[SPEAKER_00]: John Remina Jr. Spider-Man cover ignites debate, and pollgeased in Bertram, re-team for Dark Fantasy series.
[SPEAKER_00]: That Texas Blood returns in September.
[SPEAKER_00]: This is Comic Book Club News for June 24, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Back when Marvel officially announced the Amazing Spider-Man 1000 they released two main covers.
[SPEAKER_00]: The first was a story-based cover, the second one penciled by John Ruby to Junior and painted over by Paolo Rivera.
[SPEAKER_00]: The latter immediately sparked a bait as it looked like a Lego-headed Spider-Man was shrugging on the top of a building as if to say, Amazing Spider-Man 1000?
[SPEAKER_00]: Eh, combatant things, there's been some confusion about whether the cover was pulled and then reinstated, though it is now seemingly not one of the two main covers, but a variant.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, a cover by Pepe LaRaz has taken the main cover slot.
[SPEAKER_00]: Full unnecessary disclosure, I avoided covering this latest tempest and a teapot here on comic book club news as, well, it's people arguing online, but it's also a little bit difficult to talk about a purely visual debate and audio format.
[SPEAKER_00]: Either way, as the internet has lumped on this cover, the comic book community has circled the wagons around living legend Roberita, saying that it's okay, perhaps even good, that he's experimenting.
[SPEAKER_00]: And in theory, I tend to agree, similar to the debate over late period Freight Miller covers.
[SPEAKER_00]: Does everything work?
[SPEAKER_00]: Certainly not.
[SPEAKER_00]: But should we be encouraging artists to try weird things and occasionally fail?
[SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.
[SPEAKER_00]: That's how you get innovation, and that's what separates human artists from machines.
[SPEAKER_00]: Amazing Spider-Man 1000 hit stores on September 16, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Just last week, we got the news that Raider Darcy Van Polgis is taking on dupe patrol for DC Comics, and while I'm certainly thrilled that Artist Nico Hinnershon is working on that book, seeing Van Polgis frequent collaborator Ian Bertram on a varied cover bum me out that the two weren't working together again.
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, bummed, no more!
[SPEAKER_00]: As Van Polgis and Bertram are following up a little bird in precious metal with the Carmen Blade, a new four-issue dark fantasy epic from image comics.
[SPEAKER_00]: In the new book, PurPR Quote, a young man on the outskirts of a dying desert world is chosen by a blade forged of stars to slay the despotic deity, Kalu, and free the watery hordes in his kingdom.
[SPEAKER_00]: Yet before the boy can begin his journey, he must first face his demons that answer the Carmen Blades call.
[SPEAKER_00]: Are thou he who take it with me in hand?
[SPEAKER_00]: Are thou he who shall slay a god?
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, that old chestnut, this is, of course, right in line with the duose previous work, which
[SPEAKER_00]: The Carmen Blade No.
[SPEAKER_00]: 1 hit stores on September 9, 2026.
[SPEAKER_00]: Originally scheduled to be released earlier this month, the new arc of that Texas blood will now hit stores in September from image comics.
[SPEAKER_00]: The 6th issue story by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips titled, Hell comes to Allison Ranch.
[SPEAKER_00]: Finds quote, Sheriff Joe Bob Coates and Deputy Wilson Harder called to the Allison Ranch.
[SPEAKER_00]: The largest and richest ranch in the United States.
[SPEAKER_00]: where family grievances are blooming into full-blown war.
[SPEAKER_00]: This first issue will be loaded with bonus materials including behind the scenes peaks newly conducted interviews, essays, and cartoons.
[SPEAKER_00]: Least part of the reason for the delay.
[SPEAKER_00]: Also earlier this month, FX announced they're developing that Texas blood as a TV series.
[SPEAKER_00]: So pure speculation here, with content and Philips both extremely busy guys, this gives curious readers a chance to catch up on the story so far before hopping into the new arc.
[SPEAKER_00]: That text is blood, hell comes to Alice in Ranch number one, hits stores on September 23rd.
[SPEAKER_00]: For comic book club news, I'm Alex Alvin.
[SPEAKER_00]: And no, I don't want no shrugs, a shrug is a cover that gets no love from me.
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