Our comics industry has grown so much that not only Marvel or DC superhero stories are regularly published in Russian, but also graphic novels for connoisseurs of gourmets. Most of the most interesting comics this year are BD, steampunk, fairy tales and space opera.

Metabarons

Comic of the Year

Brutal space opera, standing on a par with "Dune" and Warhammer. A saga about several generations of a militant clan of metabarons, full of blood, Shakespearean passions and ambiguous anti-heroes. Swords sparkle, cyborgs creak with prostheses, heroes die and are maimed in the name of honor and family, and storytelling robots sparkle from an excess of high feelings.

The creator of this universe, a mystic and surrealist, spit on all the taboos regarding violence, sex and the principles of plot construction. And the artist Juan Jimenez turned his violent fantasies into detailed, not at all "comic" drawings.

The Incredible Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

Mathematical and historical adventures of the great inventor Charles Babbage and Byron's brilliant daughter Ada Lovelace in a parallel steampunk reality. Alternate history, it seems, has never treated the real one so carefully. Author Sidney Padua has done a great job research work and drew a comic strip about two scientists ahead of their time, the semi-fantastic Difference Engine, and Mathematics itself.

Of course, The Amazing Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage will not captivate everyone. But above all, this is an interesting intellectual and graphic experiment, in which it is pleasant and informative to take part. Even if you are infinitely far from complex calculations, mathematical theories and biographical sketches of Victorian scientists.

Valerian

The most long-awaited novelty of the year: BD classics from the 1960s and 1970s have finally reached Russia. All it took was to!

Nowadays, when comics have become adult and super-serious, Valerian looks amazingly kind and naive. Its closest analogue is not even "", but "". Only Alice grew up and became the red-haired enchantress Loreline, and Pashka Geraskin became the brave cosmonaut Valerian, who has not lost his boyish recklessness. And around them are colorful alien civilizations, hundreds of outlandish creatures and complex conflicts that are not always resolved by victory over evil...

Just keep in mind: the first issues of Valerian are completely childish, and the drawing in them is much weaker than in later ones. If you are not in the mood for childhood nostalgia, start with the second volume.

Mouse Guard

As planned, this comic is reminiscent of the Redwall cycle, only more mature and serious. David Peterson imagined and depicted the amazing world inhabited by intelligent mice. Their civilization is reminiscent of our Middle Ages. Rodents live in fortified cities guarded by the Mouse Guard. The noble mice are sworn to protect their brethren and fight dangers like giant snakes and bandits on the roads.

The plot of the first volume is a little simple, but the action is written out very dynamically. A detailed drawing gives the "Mouse Guard" a unique style. If you like adventure fantasy, in which there is a place for courage and honor, but you are bored with the usual surroundings, be sure to pay attention to this comic.

Jessica Jones. Elias

Brian Michael Bendis is a multifaceted screenwriter, but in Russia he is best known for classic superhero comics in the spirit of Hollywood blockbusters. Most of his work that has come out with us is full of action, action, characters, but not depth or originality. Suffice it to recall "M Day", "Secret War" or "Avengers vs. X-Men".

But Bendis is capable of much more daring and extraordinary work. Proof of this is the Jessica Jones series, which served as the basis for. An adult, bold and unusual comic tells about a girl who was once a second-rate superhero, and now retrained as a private detective. Jessica faces mundane issues that elude her more famous counterparts like Captain America and Iron Man.

Injustice. year one

Typically, comics based on games serve as optional supplements to the original source and have neither independent value nor outstanding plots. Surprisingly, the rare exception to this rule was prehistory.

The plot in the game, in fact, served only as an excuse for a showdown between heroes and villains from the DC Comics universe. The comic is a great story about how Superman embarked on the path of tyranny, which led to a split in the ranks of his former comrades. In terms of drama, intensity of passions and character development, the Injustice comic is not inferior, and sometimes even surpasses the DC Comics main series and is quite worthy to stand on a par with the cult "" from Marvel.

Star Castle 1869

Fortunately, the days when you had to get acquainted with French BD comics either in the original or through amateur translations on the Internet are gone. Star Castle 1869 is a stunningly beautiful watercolor novel by artist Alex Alice. This is not only a work of art, but also a well-developed steampunk adventure, which is not too typical for the genre.

In addition, the story about the alternative 19th century, brave etheronauts and flying ships is a nod to the works and good example quality juvenile fiction. The Russian edition has received a luxurious embossed cover and already has two volumes - the next part is just around the corner.

Unicorn

There are no magical ponies in this BD. This is a hard mystical fantasy, imbued with the spirit of astrology, alchemy and gnosticism. The year is 1565, religious wars are raging in Europe, the Inquisition is rampant. Only in this version of the Earth there are also primordials - ancient monsters. The Order of Asclepiad scientists is trying to unravel their secret, connected with the riddle of the physiology of man himself. And the enemy is hunting for the heroes, to whom their discoveries are in the throat ...

Connoisseurs of history will be pleased (or shocked) by how famously the authors juggle the names of the sages of the Renaissance. Among the actors appear not only the banal Nostradamus and Paracelsus, but also, say, Ambroise Pare, Conrad Gesner and Fracastoro.

Uncle Scrooge

All of us in childhood stared at the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his nephews and sang along on Sunday at the TV: “Ducks! Woo!" And they did not even suspect that the famous billionaire drake was created by the American comic book artist Carl Barks in the 1950s.

"Uncle Scrooge: Just a Poor Old Man" is a collection of his early works. Thanks to this comic, Russian readers have a chance to get acquainted with the origins of DuckTales and learn more about the fascinating past of Uncle Scrooge. A real comic book classic in a very good edition with comments by Barks himself will melt the hearts of those born in the 1980s, and in the 1990s, and in the 2000s.

Year of release: 2014-2018
Genre: comics
Publisher: MARVEL/IDW/Dark Horse
English language
Number of pages: 320х24-30
Description: since 2015 MARVEL publishing house new issue the Star Wars series. All previous Dark Horse comics are no longer canon! These are exciting new adventures of the familiar heroes of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa, which, according to Disney, will complement and expand the universe of the new trilogy of films. Screenshots

30
july
2017

Format: CBR, TXT, Scanned pages
Year of release: 2000-2015
Genre: Fantasy, comics
Publisher: MARVEL
Russian language
Number of pages: 23-69
Description: The author of distribution I am!!! Marvel Ultimate comics are compiled by me personally according to the list found on the Internet, in which all issues of comics are arranged in chronological order of plot development. Here you will not need to first look at the list, and then look for the desired issue of the comic. Everything is here, we take it and read it, everything is in perfect order, I vouch personally. I personally adjusted everything myself, each issue. Download and enjoy the moment friends!!)) Screenshots

07
May
2017

Gen 13, Divine Right, Danger Girl

Format: CBR/CBZ, Scanned pages
Author: Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, J. Scott Campbell
Year of issue: 1997-2014
Genre: Comic, Fantasy
Publisher: Image Comics, Wildstorm, Coeval
Russian language
Number of pages: 20-50
Description: Gen-13 - A comic book magazine published in Russia by the "Rovesnik" publishing house. Far from all the issues were published, since "Rovesnik" chose only the highest quality works, despite the gaps in the plot. We have filled in these gaps. More than 20 issues were translated and decorated. This collection is a collection of issues (in chronological order), which ...

08
aug
2015

Danger Girl / Dangerous Girls (Jeffrey Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell / Jeffery Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell)

Format: CBR, Scanned pages
Author: Jeffery Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell
Release year: 2008
Genre: Comics, Adventure
Publisher: Rovesnik
Russian language
Number of pages: 30
Description: ...Not so long ago, I received information from one of my agents that the bosses of the radical parties have formed an alliance - the Fourth Reich, in the hope of creating a new state of terror. Our sources report that their battalions have already grown into legions. You can imagine what this war machine. We must stop them before their dreams become ours...

18
Apr
2015

Archie comics - Sonic the Hedgehog Comics / Archie Comics - Sonic the Hedgehog Comics (Archie Comics)

Year of issue: 1993-2015
Genre: Adventure
Translator: Diamond Dust, Team Chaos
Publisher: Archie Comics
Russian language
Number of pages: 23-30
Description: All available translations of Sonic comics. List of Free Comic Day Specials 2007 releases Sonic Blast: 1 Sonic Quest: 1 Sonic the Hedgehog: 1-7; 13; 19; 25; 57; 79-86; 120; 124-131; 145-151; 155, 160-235; 252-256 Sonic Universe: 1-63 Sonic X: 1-6; eleven; 35; 40 Sonic Quest 1 Sonic 3d Blast Sonic and Knuckles Knuckles the Echidna: 1 Sally: 1-3 Tails: 1-3 Sonic The Secret Ring Happy reading...

28
Jan
2014

28 days later / 28 days later

Format: JPG, Scanned pages
Author: Steve Niles
Year of release: 2009-2011
Genre: Comics, Horror, post-apocalyptic, drama
Publisher: Fox Atomic
Russian language
Number of pages: 676
Description: The comic "28 Days Later" tells about the events that take place after the end of the movie "28 Days Later" and before the movie "28 Weeks Later". One of the main characters is Selina, a friend from the movie "28 Days Later". She agreed to be a guide to infected London for journalists who want to reveal the truth to the world about what is happening inside the infected zone. But in addition to infected people, there are also other ...

12
May
2013

The Walking Dead / The Walking Dead

Format: CBR, Scanned pages
Author: Robert Kirkman
Year of issue: 2003-2013
Genre: Comics
Publisher: Image Comics
Russian language
Number of issues: 110
Number of pages: ~27 each
Description: After being injured while doing work, Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma in an empty hospital. He wanders the hallways looking for staff, but finds something completely different. A crowd of zombies. Fearing for his life, Rick returns home to look for his family. However, everything around is overrun by zombies. In search of relatives, Rick goes to Atlanta... ATTENTION! Distribution is carried out by adding new releases ...

05
mar
2013

Fear Hunters / Nightmare Fighters, NARR8 (10 episodes)

Format: CBR
Quality: Initially computer (Screenshots of the Ipad screen)
Release year: 2012
Genre: Comics
Publisher:
Russian language
Number of pages: ~35 per episode
Description: Mental illnesses are monsters from nightmares that keep the human soul in captivity. However, there are people who are ready, at the risk of their lives, to penetrate into the sick subconscious of patients and fight hand-to-hand with the monsters of madness that have enslaved them: the Fear Hunters team of psychiatric fighters led by Dr. Powell. The battle will be grandiose and deadly...
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26
Feb
2013

ElfQuest Book 1

Format: JPG, Scanned pages
Release year: 1994
Genre: Comic, Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Publisher: Makhaon
Russian language
Number of pages: 178
Description: Path of the Elf. A wonderful tale that becomes part of the reader forever. The difficult path of a group of elves in the "world-two-moons". ElfQust has already become a cult comic book series, which was created by a married couple of American artists Richard and Wendy Pini and has been in production since 1978. Based on a fantasy story about a tribe of elves and many other fantastical creatures struggling to survive on a primitive planet similar to Earth...

24
but I
2012

Rock with us

Format: PDF, CBR, Scanned pages
Year of release: 2010-2012
Genre: Comics
Publisher: Marvel
Russian language
Number of pages: 43
Description: Number of magazines 18. This is an interesting magazine. Each issue has 2 comics and interesting articles. There is also a page called on the network on this page links to interesting sites are written. An interesting magazine I advise everyone to download! List of numbers 2010: No. 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 2011: No. 1-12

10
oct
2012

Terry Pratchett Watch! Guard!

Format: JPG (scanned pages)
Release year: 2007
Genre: Comic
Publisher: L "Atalante
Russian language
Number of pages: 123
Description: "Twelve o'clock at night, and everything is calm!" - such is the motto of the Night Watch of Ankh-Morpork, the most glorious city in the entire Discworld. And if “not everything” is calm, then you just walk along the wrong streets. In general, to become a real night guard, you need to make a lot of effort. First, you should learn to run not too fast - otherwise you will suddenly catch up! Secondly, you need to comprehend the basic principle of surviving in violent fights - just do not participate in ...

The advent of modern comics was preceded by 18th-century political cartoons by William Hogarth.They were a series of drawings united by a common idea.

The next important stage in the development of the art of creating comics was the activity Rodolphe Tepffer and Wilhelm Busch. The first became famous The story of Monsieur Vyo-Bois", World fame to another was brought by the popular poetic series" Max and Moritz”, which tells about two tomboys.

« Teddy bear and tiger"- this was the name of the first American comic book, which was published in 1892. No less popular was the story " yellow kid» about a little boy from China who, in search of adventure, came to America.

A well-known comic book creator is Rudolf Derks. It was he who came up with bubbles”, frames in which the speech of the characters is placed.

Golden age of comics

This period in the history of American comics, which lasted (according to various estimates) from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s. The first serious steps in the development of the art of graphic novels were made at the beginning of the 20th century, in search of new ways of graphic and visual communication and self-expression. At first, comics were purely humorous in nature. This is largely due to the etymology English word that determined their name. This situation changed radically in June 1938, when the character Superman(English) Superman).

The beginning of the golden age is considered to be the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics, published in 1938 and published by DC Comics. The appearance of Superman was very popular, and soon superheroes filled the pages of comics. Other characters that have been popular for a long time are Plastic(English) plastic man), published by Quality Comics, as well as Detective Spirit by cartoonist Will Eisner, which originally appeared as an add-on bundled with the Sunday edition of the newspaper.

In total, more than 400 superheroes were created during this period. Most of them strongly resembled Superman and did not survive to this day, but it was then that heroes such as Batman and Captain America.

The Second World War had a major impact on the content of superhero comics - now the heroes fought the Axis, and the covers depicted superheroes fighting the leader of the Nazi movement, Adolf Hitler. After the victory over fascism, superheroes with nuclear abilities began to appear, for example Atomic Thunderer and Atomic Man. Historians of the time believe that the childish characters helped ease young readers' fears about the prospect of nuclear war. In addition, the heroes began to fight the communists, and some were involved in the Korean War.

However, after the end of World War II, the popularity of superheroes began to decline. In general, it was during the golden age that a new and to this day the main direction in comics appeared - superheroes and new worlds.

Along with superheroes, cartoon characters also appear in comics. For example, stories about Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse. They win not only children's, but also an adult audience.

Entire publishing companies specializing in publishing comics are being created: Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics. One of the largest is Marvel. She produced such masterpieces as Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Iron Man, Spider-Man.

AT 1970 - 1980 began a big competition in the comics industry between the two largest printing companies "Marvel" and "Dell". Dell starts reprinting comics from the 30s and 50s, and Marvel Comics responds with a series of new adventures spiderman.

AT 1977 - three months before the release of the sensational fantasy film by George Lucas " star Wars» Marvel Comics takes revenge by publishing a series of comics based on the film. Star Wars exceeded all expectations, breaking all record circulations. Warner Communications attracts readers with characters Hulk, Doctor Strange, Dick Tracy and Flash Gordon. Subsequently, feature films and animated films were shot based on these comics.

1989 the year was the fifteenth anniversary Batman. The comic book cycle was timed to coincide with this year and the feature film "Batman" was shot, in which such first-class actors as Michael Keaton (Bruce Wayne) and Jack Nicholson (Joker) participated, everything was thought out to the smallest detail, and the film became the highest grossing film of all time movies (for that period), and comics brought a lot of money.

AT 1990 In 2008, the Classics in Illustrations series was published, which included Moby Dick, The Raven, Poe's poems, Dickens's Great Expectations, Lewis Carroll's Alice in the Crossroads. The Mutant Ninja Turtles, released by Mirage Studios and written by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, made a real sensation.

A variety of comics exist around the world from Chinese manhua to Japanese manga, comic books in the US, and short strip comics in Europe. Despite all the variety of styles and genres, the main task of comics is to evoke feelings and emotions in the reader. Elements such as dialogue bubbles or text frames are used to display dialogue and convey the message to the reader. necessary information. The drawings and their arrangement, as well as various auxiliary elements, are designed to support the sequence of events in the narrative.

The most famous form of printed comics is the so-called strips, or miniatures. They usually consist of four small drawings following one another and are published in newspapers and magazines. More voluminous comics are published as separate magazines, books or albums.

Figures and facts:

In New York at Heritage Auctions in February 2012, a collection of rare comics owned by Billy Wright was sold. The comics reportedly went under the hammer for $3.5 million.

The top lot among the exhibited auctions was the 27th issue of the collection Detective Comics (1939), on the pages of which Batman first appeared. The publication was bought for 523 thousand dollars. In 1939, the late Billy Wright of Virginia paid 10 cents for Detective Comics #27. The auction also sold the first collection of Action Comics (1938), where Superman debuted. They paid $299,000 for it.

A collection of unique comics sold at auction in the French capital for 650 thousand euros. According to the organizer of the auction - the Sotheby's auction house - about a hundred of the most popular among collectors of pictures and drawings by famous European, American and Japanese artists went under the hammer.

Among the most expensive lots is the original illustration for the Mysterious Star comic book from The Adventures of Tintin, published in the Soir newspaper, which was sold for more than 234,000 euros. This famous picture, which depicts how the faithful dog of a fearless journalist - Milu - stained his paws in tar, was painted by the Belgian artist Georges Remy, who worked under the pseudonym Hergé, in 1941.

Per 100 thousand euros purchased the original title picture of the comic " black island". And the first edition of comics about Spiderman cost 40 thousand dollars, in 1963 its value was 12 cents.

2015 was a heaven for all geeks and comic book lovers. It had a staggering number of premieres and announcements of comic book films, as well as TV and animated series. It seems that comics have returned to a golden age. In the meantime, superheroes conquer the cinema, we decided to see what is happening in their home world. Here we have collected for you the most interesting and memorable comic book issues that were released in 2015 abroad and in Russia.

Read also the collection best comics 2015 in Russian, according to the editors of the World of Fantasy.

Mortal Kombat X

Publisher: DC

Game comics are rarely a full-fledged work: they often use the storyline of the original and serve as just another marketing lever. However Mortal Kombat X turned out to be a rare exception and pleased even inveterate skeptics.

The plot of the comic tells about the events that took place shortly before the story told in the game. A war for the throne rages in Outworld between the armies of the usurper Kotal Kahn and Mileena, the heiress of Shao Kahn. Against the backdrop of political games, Reiko, one of Mileena's warlords, and the mysterious priest Havik are trying to collect the Kamidogu daggers in order to gain the power of the blood spell and get the Shinoka amulet, which contains the soul of the sorcerer. All this leads to a battle between the fighters already familiar to us. Outworld and the earthly realm.

The plot, which seems to be only supposed to prepare the reader for the events of the game, turned out to be quite self-sufficient. In the game itself, alas, the plot is disastrously small, so the comic is strongly recommended to all fans of the universe. The authors treated the stories of the heroes very carefully: they managed to reveal them and tell why each of them took one side or another in the war for the throne of the Outer World.

And of course, each issue of the comic is distinguished by bloody, cruel and beautiful action scenes - according to the canons of the genre. After all, it is for this that we love and appreciate Mortal Kombat, is not it?

Years go by, and Scorpio and Sub-Zero do not change their habit and find new reasons for a deadly fight.

Chrononauts

Publisher: Image Comics

In the near future, two scientist friends come up with a way to travel through time. And, as usual in modern world, decide to make a show out of it by broadcasting live the first ever trip to the past. Really, what could go wrong here?

However, one of the heroes suddenly realizes that in the present he is not very attractive: his beloved father is dead, his wife left him, and all that is left is a bored scientific work. So he decided to stay in the past and become almost the ruler of the world, because everything is available to him modern technologies: he can drive a shiny sports car through the streets of ancient Rome, fly a fighter jet among dinosaurs, bombard the Mongolian army with tank guns - whatever your heart desires! And having fun together with your best friend is doubly more fun.

Chrononauts- a smart, funny and instructive story about friendship, responsibility and life choices.

Submachine guns in medieval Scotland or samurai on German tanks in the 16th century - nothing is impossible for Chrononauts.

Giant Days

Publisher: BOOM! Box

The days of three girlfriends are heavy and unpredictable. Daisy, Esther and Suzanne have just entered college, independent adulthood is just around the corner, and thoughts of childhood fun are still hovering in my head.

These are very warm, funny, but realistic stories about youth, about the time when you just want to enjoy life, love and do stupid things. Giant Days- a teenage comic that tells about the problems of growing up, about the first kiss and first sex, about finding your way in life, about loyalty and strong friendship.

But first of all, these are also truly living heroes - you willy-nilly empathize with them, laugh and cry with them and recognize yourself at that age when a person is full of desire to live and feel the world, only slightly opening its doors to him.

Daisy, the youngest and most naive of her friends, has obvious problems: she will either talk to the dove or see the divine radiance inside the goth.

Inhuman Error

(The Amazing Spider-Man Special #1 + Inhuman Special #1 + All-New Captain America Special #1)

Publisher: Marvel

Yes, yes, you are not mistaken Inhuman Error- story divided between three series. It started with Spider-Man, continued with The Inhumans, and ended with The New Captain America.

A huge flying island looms over New York, from which bird-like monsters constantly fly out, threatening the population. A typical weekday for Spider-Man's friendly neighbor.

Finding out the cause of this anomaly, Peter meets a team of Inhumans led by Queen Medusa. It turned out that the flying island is connected with the home world of non-humans - New Attilan. A little later, a new Captain America joins the heroes - Sam Wilson, the former Falcon, who replaced the aged Steve Rogers. With such a motley company, they will once again save New York, and at the same time reveal the secret of the identity of the master of these bird-like monsters.

Although the plot is divided between three series, main character Here is Peter Parker. For that alone, these three issues are worth reading. This is exactly the Spider-Man that millions fell in love with: a perky joker, constantly pouring jokes.

A funny and smart comic whose main message is that even superheroes sometimes make mistakes, but you always need to get back on your feet and keep going.

Here, Peter Parker is still a young kid, munching on a burrito on top of a skyscraper and mocking the new Captain America.

BIG MAN PLANS

Publisher: Image Comics

A small comic strip of four issues, telling about the unenviable fate of a certain dwarf. A very severe and life-hardened dwarf. From childhood, he was destined to endure bullying. His own father was the only person who sincerely loved him. But the early death of a parent, orphanhood, the army and prison knocked out the last dreams of happiness from the hero.

“Know, son, life will never be fair to you ... You will suffer worse than anyone who deserves torment ... This is a test for a real man, a real person ... Promise me, son, that you will never back down. Promise...” The son felt on himself all the facets of human meanness, baseness and anger. Now he is going to accomplish his last secret revenge, because apart from her he has nothing left.

Violent and naturalistic BIG MAN PLANS strikes, on the one hand, with a picture from which goosebumps run down the skin, on the other hand, with a drama that touches to the depths of the soul. This story about a big little man in a harsh world is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent.

Together with the main character, we will go from our native village house to the trenches in Vietnam.

Batman: End Game

(Batman V.2 #35-40)

Publisher: DC

endgame- this is a story arc in the main ongoing about Batman, which began in late 2014 and came to a magnificent conclusion in 2015. The Joker, presumed dead, reappears in Gotham - with heavy artillery in the form of a deadly virus that is freely spreading among the townspeople. It would seem that the story is familiar, but everything is complicated by the fact that not a single antidote developed by Batman can be combined with this virus, which is based on some "ancient" secret.

This is the same comic that at one time created an incredible hype around supposedly new version about the Joker as an immortal being, a ghost of Gotham that has existed since the very foundation of the city.

But end game That's not why it deserves attention. An incredibly beautiful and, most importantly, tense story does not let the reader go for a second, pleases with clever plot twists and an unexpected ending. Author Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo have managed to create a sumptuous comic that is considered one of the best in Batman history.

Legacy of Luther Strode

Publisher: Image Comics

Roaring, furious and bone-breaking action - that's it Legacy of Luther Strode. You almost never see such lively, non-stop action in comics (except in some oriental ones).

This is a direct continuation of the hits The Strange Talent of Luther Strode and The Legend of Luther Strode. Big guy Luther, who suddenly received incredible power, his girlfriend Petra and the mysterious Delilah are looking for a certain Kain - the most powerful person on Earth - encountering a series of the most dangerous and most charismatic fighters on their way. That's all. Nothing more is known about the plot.

But it is not necessary. Legacy of Luther Strode beautiful with memorable characters and incredibly beautiful dynamic battles. As if the soul of "Bucky the Fighter" came to life in the colorful scenery of the Disney "Hercules". All this is seasoned with excellent black humor. At the time of writing this text, four issues have been published, but, believe me, a few pages are enough to fall in love with this comic.

Legacy of Luther Strode is filled to the brim with references to famous works: from The Matrix and Django Unchained to Afro Samurai.

Rat queens. Volume 1: Insolence and Magic

Publisher: Image Comics

Comic "Rat Queens" became a valuable gift from the world of comics for all fans of D&D and other role-playing games. The main characters of the world of orcs, elves and goblins revived on the pages are a team of adventurers: Dee the sorceress, Hannah the elf, Violet the dwarf and charming little Betty. Their typical weekdays are filled with the most typical quests: kill a horde of goblins, decapitate a troll... clean out the toilets in the barracks. It would seem that quite an ordinary story is being formed in the fantasy world. But now add to this incredibly colorful characters, an adult who has no boundaries, humor, as well as spectacular and bloody fights.

"Rat Queens" go beyond the usual understanding of fantasy adventure. They follow certain rules of role-playing games and at the same time they are cruelly mocked. Only here you can meet such characters as, for example, Betty - a cute short lesbian who loves hallucinogenic mushrooms, or Violet, who shaved off her dwarf beard because it's mainstream. It was the bright characters and excellent humor, coupled with pleasant drawing, that made " Rat Queen" a comic that everyone should read. Moreover, the Russian translation turned out to be extremely successful, retaining all the charm of the original jokes and hardened words.

The comic captivates the reader from the first pages with its dynamic narrative: beautiful fights, jokes, sex, drugs, except that rock and roll is not enough.

The Amazing Spider-Man: The Last Wish

Publisher: Marvel

At the very end of 2015, the Komilfo publishing house announced the release in Russia of the collection The Amazing Spider-Man: The Last Wish, which included translated editions The Amazing Spider-Man #688, №689 and now legendary №700 , which shows the death of Peter Parker, which stirred up the entire comic book community.

Spider-Man pays his last tribute to his old enemy Otto Octavius. The mutilated body of Doctor Octopus is living its last hours, and suddenly Otto says: "I am Peter Parker." Trapped in a dying body, Peter must learn how Octavius ​​managed to swap their minds and return to his body.

« Last wish»( Dying Wish) has become a rare exception to the rule: in this superhero comic, it’s not the physical confrontation that comes to the fore, but the battle of minds. You watch with bated breath as Parker and Octavius ​​try to outsmart each other, and together with Peter you take your last breath in a dramatic ending.

Otto Octavius ​​very quickly got used to the role of Spider-Man and in some respects was even more capable than Parker.

I kill giants

Publisher: Image Comics

Another teen comic that we just can't help but talk about. I Kill Giants was released in 2008 and since then has managed to gain critical acclaim, win a couple of prestigious awards and fall into the hearts of millions of readers. And now, through the efforts of XL Media, he finally got to us.

Twelve-year-old girl Barbara, who is fond of role playing, lives in her own reality, and she is the only one who can protect the world from the evil giants with her crushing hammer Koveleski. Because of her eccentricities, it is very difficult for Barbara to get along with classmates, and adults invariably try to beat all sorts of nonsense out of her. Only a few try to reach out to the girl and understand what kind of drama is hidden behind her fantasies.

« I kill giants» - to tears, a touching story about a still small and fragile, but brave soul, which struggles with all its might against the injustice of our world.

The main character Barbara sometimes expresses very deep thoughts, which are quite difficult to accept at such a young age.