Sam King 4/12/18 Sam King 4/12/18

Review: Santa Clause Private Eye vol. 1

By Sam King

What is Santa Claus Private Eye Vol. 1 about? Take a magical childhood icon, add festive humor, mix in detective fiction, and sprinkle it with murder. Pour all of that into a hot chocolate mug, and you’ve got Santa Claus Private Eye in a chestnut shell. That is the best way I can describe it. We have all heard that Santa Claus knows who has been naughty and who has been nice. This story has a fresh take on how he gets his information…or rather what his magical intel can reveal when applied to another occupation.

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Bruce Lee Hits the Streets in Darby Pop Publishing’s All-New Bruce Lee: The Walk of the Dragon

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Bruce Lee: The Walk of the Dragon, an all-new, all-ages, full-color comic adventure, releases as a “one shot” on March 28, 2018, courtesy of Darby Pop Publishing. The self-contained story lives in the same continuity as the hugely successful Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises but shines even more of a spotlight on one of history’s few real-life superheroes. This special issue was written by animation superstar Nicole Dubuc (My Little Pony, Star Wars: Rebels, Transformers: Rescue Bots). Interior art is once again courtesy of Brandon McKinney with a cover from John Haun.

Dustin Cabeal 9/27/17 Dustin Cabeal 9/27/17

Review: Bastard’s Waltz

By Dustin Cabeal

I never did find the time to keep up with this series. After reading the great first issue, I definitely wanted more, and so I happily read the trade collecting the series. What a tremendous story it ended up being. Usually, I don’t like superhero homage stories in the least bit. There were traces of it all throughout the trade, but never once did I sigh from the reference. Now, I didn’t cheer either, but then that wasn’t what the creators were striving for you to do.

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BASTARD’S WALTZ Trade Paperback Releases September 2017

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Bastard’s Waltz, an all-new, full-length adult crime/conspiracy saga, releases as a trade paperback book on September 27, 2017, courtesy of Darby Pop Publishing. This graphic novel was written by Mark Bertolini with art and cover by Giovanni Guida.

Dustin Cabeal 7/13/17 Dustin Cabeal 7/13/17

Review: Bastard’s Waltz #1

By Dustin Cabeal

With a name like Bastard’s Waltz and the main character named “John The Bastard,” you better fucking believe that I was going to check this book out. The catch is that most people think that anything with “Bastard” in the title is a shoe-in for praise on this site, but it’s the opposite. I’m not just going to stamp our seal of approval on something because it shares a word, but rather I’m going to be tough on it just like any other book.

Dustin Cabeal 7/11/17 Dustin Cabeal 7/11/17

Darby Pop Publishing Releases Deluxe Editions of Two Sold-Out TPB’s, Indestructible and Side-Kicked

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To celebrate their first month as a truly independent comic book studio sans distribution partnerships, Darby Pop Publishing will release Deluxe Editions of two of their previously sold-out trade paperbacks, Indestructible: Not So Much Vol. #1 Deluxe TPB and Side-Kicked Vol. 1.5 TPB -- each now featuring an additional 22 pages of story.

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Darby Pop Publishing Declares Its Independence Day On July 4th

After four years of editorial autonomy paired with distribution partnerships, Darby Pop Publishing is ready to become truly “indie.” With a new “direct” deal in place, Darby Pop Publishing’s titles will continue to be available through Diamond Book Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors, but retailers can now find the publisher’s critically-acclaimed titles listed under Darby Pop’s own heading in the PREVIEWS catalog.