July comic books / cómics de julio

Last month’s comic books have been amazing. The Walking Dead # 100 included the violent death of one of the most important and beloved character of the saga, a great issue, no wonder it quickly became the highest selling comic in the past four years, thus defeating the big two (Marvel & DC). Revival # 1, Punk Rock Jesus # 1 and Hero Worship # 1 were just terrific, and I honestly think they all deserve a review (let’s see if I can find the time to write all that). The Millar books continue to be very good. And the Judge Dredd tpb was extraordinary (just as good as the classic Dredd adventures). But if I had to choose the best title of the month it would be Paul Chadwick’s Concrete. It was excellent. And now, without further ado, here you have July’s comics as per solicitations:

BOYS #68 (MR)
(W) Garth Ennis (A) Russell Braun (CA) Darick Robertson
The next bad day: the Boys compare notes and find that all is very far from being as it should be. MM wants serious words with Butcher, Hughie gets Monkey exactly where he wants him, the Female has a revelation of her own- and news comes in of yet another fatality. Things continue unravelling fast, in part three of The Bloody Doors Off.

CONCRETE THREE UNEASY PIECES ONE SHOT
(W/A/CA) Paul Chadwick One of the medium's all-time greats is back in this collection of Concrete stories from the relaunched Dark Horse Presents! In three new adventures, the most human of heroes intervenes in a burglary that turns out to be much more, investigates a possible sighting of the aliens who gave him his rocky body, and develops an alternative to the Taser: himself. This issue strikes the perfect balance of inviting stories for new readers and character development for longtime fans!

HERO WORSHIP #1 (OF 6) 
(W) Zak Penn, Scott Murphy (A/CA) Michael DiPascale The biggest superhero screen writer in the World comes to comics for the first time! Zak Penn (writer of the Avengers movie, X-Men II & III movies, and the Alphas TV show) and Scott Murphy (lead writer of Star Wars The Clone Wars) spin a tale about the ultimate celebrity, an indestructible superhero called Zenith, and the rabid fans that worship him. Legions of adoring fans follow every disaster trying to speculate where they can catch a glimpse of their modern messiah. What happens when an unhealthy obsession leads to one fan getting super powers of his own® Available with a Regular, Wraparound, and a special White Knight Incentive cover by Michael Dipascale

HIT-GIRL #2 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) John Romita
Crashing through plate glass unscathed? Child's play. Jumping over moving cars? Whatevs. When Hit-Girl is your mentor, you'd better keep up. Kick-Ass is taking lessons in Advanced Bad Assery from Mindy McCready, and in return, he's teaching her to survive middle school. The question is, can she dispatch the Mean Girls without severing any arteries? Meanwhile, Red Mist gets serious about making his mark in the world of super crime.

JUDGE DREDD INFERNO GN (C: 1-1-2) 
(W) Grant Morrison, Mark Millar (A) Carlos Ezquerra (CA) Brian Bolland Ex-Judge Grice was sent to the penal colony on Titan for attempting to stop democratic reform in Mega-City One. Driven to insanity and aching for revenge on Judge Dredd, whom he blames for his downfall, Grice and an army of renegade prisoners have taken control and are preparing to unleash hell on the 'Big Meg' with the help of a deadly virus!

MORNING GLORIES #20 (MR)
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Joe Eisma (CA) Rodin Esquejo
Sister knows best.

PUNK ROCK JESUS #1 (OF 6) (MR) 
(W/A/CA) Sean Murphy. The newest reality show hit has the unlikeliest celebrity of all in this new black and white miniseries from writer/artist Sean Murphy (JOE THE BARBARIAN, Off Road)!  J2, the TV series starring a clone of Jesus Christ, causes chaos across a near-future United States in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new miniseries written and drawn by Sean Murphy, the acclaimed illustrator of JOE THE BARBARIAN and AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. J2 causes outrage and adulation. Religious zealots either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human being at all - let alone the Son of God. And what effect will this all have on Gwen, the young woman who is selected, through an American Idol-style process, to be the mother of the new Messiah? All this leads to the hiring of Thomas McKael, the clone's bodyguard and a former IRA operative with a turbulent past who must protect the new Messiah - a baby who captivates the world, but grows up to become an angry teenager.

REVIVAL #1 CVR A FRISON 
(W) Tim Seeley (A) Mike Norton (CA) Jenny Frison
For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead,  Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect. A beautiful 'farm noir' that puts a new twist on the zombie genre, created by NYT Bestselling author TIM SEELEY and  acclaimed artist MIKE NORTON.

SECRET SERVICE #3 (OF 7) (MR)
(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Dave Gibbons
It's James Bond meets My Fair Lady as the world's greatest spy trains his troubled nephew to leave his pathetic life behind and join the elite ranks of the British Secret Service. This issue features Jake's uncle in a must-be-seen-to-be-believed action spectacle as he seeks to uncover the mystery behind actor Mark Hamill's kidnapping and how it links to a dark secret from inside Mount Everest. At the same time, Jake is undergoing a training program like you've never seen before. It's a dream come true for writer Mark Millar as he teams with Watchmen legend Dave Gibbons for the comic they conceived with Kick-Ass and X-Men First Class director Matthew Vaughn. DO NOT MISS!!

UNWRITTEN #39 (MR)
(W) Mike Carey (A) Peter Gross (CA) Yuko Shimizu
In 'The Wound,' part 3, Richie the vampire brings on the bad news, and Tom Taylor hits Brisbane - just as detective Didge Patterson's murder investigation blows up in her face. To get to her prime suspect, she'll have to walk through guns, thugs, unicorns, and something very, very nasty that Danny discovers in a box.

WALKING DEAD #100 (MR)
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn (CA) Frank Quitely
'SOMETHING TO FEAR' CONTINUES! This extra-sized chapter contains one of the darkest moments in Rick Grimes' life, and one of the most violent and brutal things to happen within the pages of this series.  100 issues later, this series remains just as relentless as the debut issue.  Do not miss the monumental 100th issue of THE WALKING DEAD!
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Los cómics del mes pasado han sido asombrosos. The Walking Dead # 100 incluyó la violenta muerte de uno de los más importantes y más queridos personajes de la saga, un grandioso número que se ha convertido rápidamente en el cómic más vendido de los últimos cuatro años, venciendo así a Marvel y DC. Revival # 1, Punk Rock Jesus # 1 y Hero Worship # 1 estuvieron estupendos, y honestamente creo que todos merecen una reseña (veamos si me alcanza el tiempo para escribir todo). Los títulos de Millar continúan siendo muy buenos. Y el tomo recopilatorio de Judge Dredd estuvo extraordinario (tan bueno como las historias clásicas de Dredd). Pero si tuviera que elegir lo mejor del mes sería Concrete de Paul Chadwick, estuvo excelente. Y sin más preámbulos, aquí están los cómics de julio:

BOYS #68 (MR)
El próximo mal día. Al comparar notas, ellos se dan cuenta que las cosas están lejos de ser lo que deberían ser. Y las fatalidades siguen.

CONCRETE THREE UNEASY PIECES ONE SHOT
Tres nuevas aventuras del más humano de los héroes. Concrete interviene en un robo, investiga un posible avistamiento de los extraterrestres que lo convirtieron en roca y encuentra nuevas alternativas.  

HERO WORSHIP #1 (OF 6)
ZENITH es un héroe indestructible y una celebridad que miles de fans idolatran. Legiones de seguidores intentan especular donde podrían echar un vistazo a este mesías moderno. ¿Qué pasa cuando el resultado de esta peligrosa obsesión es que un fan obtenga súper-poderes?

HIT-GIRL #2 (OF 5) (MR)
¿Atravesar vidrios sin sufrir heridas? Juego de niños. ¿Saltar en carros en movimiento? Fácil. KICK-ASS está en clases con HIT-GIRL, su mentora. Y a cambio él le enseñará cómo sobrevivir en la escuela primaria.

JUDGE DREDD INFERNO GN (C: 1-1-2)
Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Carlos Ezquerra. Portada Brian Bolland.

MORNING GLORIES #20 (MR)
Las hermanas lo saben todo.

my drawing / mi dibujo

PUNK ROCK JESUS #1 (OF 6) (MR)
J2 es un clon de Jesús, y la estrella de una serie de televisión. Los fanáticos religiosos odian o aman el show, los políticos se preocupan por la influencia del programa en la población y la comunidad científica se preocupa por la clonación de humanos, más aún cuando se trata en teoría del hijo de dios. ¿Y qué sucederá con la mujer que es seleccionada para ser la madre de J2? ¿Qué pasará con J2 al convertirse en un adolescente odiado por todos?

REVIVAL #1 CVR A FRISON
Durante un día, en el Wisconsin rural, los muertos regresaron a la vida. Ahora les toca lidiar con el escrutinio de los medios, los fanáticos religiosos y la cuarentena decretada por el gobierno. En un pueblo en el que los vivos deben acostumbrarse a ver a aquellos que deberían estar muertos, un brutal asesinato debe resolverse. Vivos o no-muertos, todos son sospechosos.

SECRET SERVICE #3 (OF 7) (MR)
El mejor espía del mundo entrena a su sobrino para que abandone su patética vida y se una a las tropas de élite del Servicio Secreto Británico. ¿Y cuál es el misterio detrás del secuestro del actor MARK HAMILL?

UNWRITTEN #39 (MR)
El vampiro trae malas noticias, y Tom Taylor viaja a Brisbane. Para alcanzar al sospechoso deberá enfrentarse a maleantes, unicornios, armas, y algo realmente peligroso que Danny descubrirá en una caja.

WALKING DEAD #100 (MR)
Este es uno de los momentos más oscuros en la vida de Rick.