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[Comic Review] “God Hates Astronauts” #7 Has Lots of Vulgar Animal Men

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Reviewed by Brady Steele. God Hates Astronauts #7 keeps the crazy sauce pouring all over this issue. Just to keep things fresh, creator / mad genius Ryan Browne has a special guest star narrate this month: real-person and comic book writer Charles Soule! There’s also plenty of explosions, swearing and fighting animal men here too.

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WRITTEN BY: Ryan Browne

ART BY: Ryan Browne

PUBLISHER: Image Comics

PRICE: $3.50

RELEASE: 1 April 2015

It almost doesn’t matter what happened before as this issue and many of the previous ones. This chapter has so much out-of-nowhere oddball antics that it feels like watching an out-of-control demolition derby with superhero tropes instead of cars. Creator Ryan Browne throws so many things at reader’s month in and month out that it’s a lot to take in. The flashbacks keep the wacky factor high this month as samurai swine led by French-Japanese rice farmer despots. If that sounds oddball, and you like what you see, you are in the right place.

The present day action is just as insane. Cyborg giraffes, game-console-gods and pissed off momma-heroes fill out the zany for this month’s installment. Starrior’s daughter is taken by force to save the galaxy. That always sounds good when it’s not YOUR daughter being sacrificed, right? Browne knows how to mix oh so many things together here that it almost makes sense in its scattershot approach to storytelling. Reading this book feels like you’re watching a child’s dreams who fell asleep watching some crazy 1980s science fiction flick after eating too much ice cream and reading comic books and playing video games all night. That IS a compliment.

Next month looks like time travel will be involved. Here’s hoping it blends this wacky world even more than it already has been the last seven issues. This series is a truly fresh shot of hot sauce in the eyes in the comic book world. The random candy ads and backup story are just more helpings of Browne’s unchecked imagination. I hope readers are brave enough to give God Hates Astronauts a chance. Even without knowing everything that’s going on, this book is an entertaining read so give it a look-see.

Mr. Steele enjoys all things comics and imagination-based. Using his lifetime of comic-fu-dom for good, he imparts his knowledge for the universe to enjoy and for you, dear readers, to pass it on.

Twitter: @mrbradysteele

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‘The Wicked Trinity’ – Preview New Archie Comics One-Shot Inspired by ‘The Craft’ [Exclusive]

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From Sabrina’s Magical World, Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon that Archie Comics will be releasing brand new one-shot comic The Wicked Trinity this coming June.

You’ll be able to meet The Wicked Trinity in the 32-page comic on June 12, 2024.

In The Wicked Trinity, “Sabrina’s magical nemesis Amber Nightstone and her sidekicks, Jade Kazane and Sapphire Gill, are intent on becoming the most powerful witches in the world. Isolated from so many around them, the three have formed a coven based on their individual needs for vengeance and true freedom.

“But when there is some dissent among the ranks, their small coven is threatened to be obliterated from within.”

The Wicked Trinity features a script by Sam Maggs, art by Lisa Sterle, colors by Ellie Wright, letters by Jack Morelli, main cover by Lisa Sterle, and variant cover by Soo Lee.

Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante tells Bloody Disgusting, “When Editor-In-Chief Mike Pellerito came up with the idea of the Wicked Trinity—Amber Nightstone, Jade Kazane, and Sapphire Gill—I was immediately intrigued. I even had the good fortune to work on the script for Jade and Sapphire’s first appearance in last year’s SABRINA ANNUAL SPECTACULAR comic for younger readers. What I especially loved about these magical teens is that they could seamlessly transcend from classic-Archie stories into more mature, even horror stories. I was eager to start developing their world with a modern sensibility, taking cues from the great work of Kelly Thompson and Veronica Fish on our SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH series, and Sarah Kuhn and Carola Borelli on our recent DARKLING one-shot. Inspired by series like Charmed and films like The Craft, I knew there was so much potential to build up this coven in a story that beautifully blends magical fantasy with horror.”

Writer Sam Maggs previews, “Real witches writing real witches—that’s how we do things over at Archie Comics! I was named after a famous witch—Samantha from Bewitched—and so I grew up absolutely obsessed with everything witchcraft, devouring every book series I could about teen witches. That makes WICKED TRINITY a dream project for me. The power and energy of teen girls is absolutely unmatched (just look at the engine behind fandom culture) and being able to harness that metaphorically for a story like this is such a delight. Everything I write focuses on the power of female friendship, and this story is no exception. And what’s better than a morally grey female character? I struggle to think of anything. Cat familiars, maybe? Also, I’m totally a practicing witch now. So maybe if you read this, you’ll find yourself imbued with magical powers, too.*

Artist Lisa Sterle adds, “I can’t wait for people to be re-introduced to The Wicked Trinity! Witches, fashion, and Archie Comics; this is truly a magical trifecta and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to put my own personal stamp on this. I love to create stories in which girls find their own power, both from within themselves and through their friendships and coven. If you’re a fan of my Modern Witch tarot, you’ll find this comic just as magical.”

Exclusively check out the two covers for The Wicked Trinity one-shot comic below!

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