Let’s Get Digital: The Digital Comics Report for May 23rd, 2012

It’s no secret it’s a great day to be a comic fan! With so many fantastic new titles out from all your favorite publishers there’s never been a better time to enjoy comic books than right now and with comiXology getting your favorite books when you want them has never been easier! With nearly 200 new comics available for download today there is bound to be something for ever taste. Don’t believe us? Check out some of the titles below and tell us what you think!

Same Day as Print

Irredeemable #37: The Final Issue of Mark Waid’s Seminal Superhero Series! Can the Plutonian, seemingly Irredeemable, find his salvation? What is the true definition of a hero? And can a world, ravaged by loss and carnage, ever believe in such an idea again? The stunning, breath-taking conclusion of Mark Waid’s Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated superhero saga. Do not miss this final issue of a master writer’s Magnum Opus!

Youngblood #71: ROB LIEFELD’s YOUNGBLOOD returns bigger and better than ever with an all-new look at the next generation of superheroes, courtesy of screenwriter JOHN McLAUGHLIN (Black Swan, Parker), up-and-coming artist JON MALIN and YOUNGBLOOD creator and Image founder ROB LIEFELD! In this first issue, a young reporter is embedded in the Youngblood team. Her assignment is to gather enough information for a humiliating puff piece, but she quickly discovers Shaft, Vogue, Lady Photon, Die Hard and Cougar are a team to be reckoned with. Badrock would be part of the group too… if he wasn’t in a coma with wounds that have nearly pulverized his otherwise rock-hard hide.

Rachel Rising #8: When graves begin exploding in Manson, Rachel suspects the cause is the mysterious blonde woman who leaves a trial of death behind her. Is she Death incarnate, or just one very ticked-off witch? Find out in the newest chapter of spellbinding horror from the mind of Terry Moore.

Collections & Graphic Novels:

Will You Still Love Me if I Wet the Bed?: 82 pages! What started out as an exercise in keeping a personal comics journal, quickly evolved into Liz Prince’s first solo graphic novel. Described as a mix between Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka, Liz’s comics are comprised of short vignettes that capture all the cute, gross, and endearing aspects of relationships. It’s the perfect book for all those fans of autobiographical comics who want to see a happy ending.

A Treasury of 20th Century Murder: The Terrible Axe Man of New Orleans: 82 pages! Nights of terror! A city awash in blood! New Orleans right after the First World War. The party returns to the Big Easy but someone looks to spoil it. Grocers are being murdered in the dead of night by someone grabbing their axe and hacking them right in their own cushy beds! The pattern for each murder is the same: a piece of the door is removed for entry, the axe is borrowed on the property, and the assailant aims straight for the head! Why? How could he fit through that piece in the door? The man is never found for sure but speculations abound which Geary presents with his usual gusto! “Geary’s black-and-white palette and line shading give the right historical feel to his tales, and he has a sharp eye for the details of a time period. That, combined with his historical research, makes his story all the more horrific as the reality of it is impossible to escape.” -Graphic Novel Reporter “He takes his readers back to that time, draws us into the fearful moments of the spree, and leaves us more than a little unsettled afterwards. THE FULL FIVE TONYS!” -Tony Isabella, The Comics Buyers Guide.

Phonogram Vol. 2: The Singles Club: Collects PHONOGRAM: THE SINGLES CLUB #1 -7. The second series of Phonogram separates itself from the frenzied mob of adoring critics just long enough to transform into this handsome collected volume. Seven individual-yet-interconnected stories set in a single night in a single club, each staring a young phonomancer, each exploring a different mystery of music and magic. Includes a cover gallery and ‘Making Of’ extras. We’ve put you on the guest list. Don’t be late. This is one night you’ll never forget.

New & Noteworthy Back Catalogue:

Batman: The Brave and the Blod #1 – 6: Based on the hit Cartoon Network animated series, the outrageous adventures of Batman and friends come to the comic book page! Join the Dark Knight as he faces challenges that only he can solve–with a little help from his DC Universe pals! A tale of terror and adventure as Batman faces the Composite Creature! Written by Matt Wayne–writer on the BATMAN: BRAVE AND THE BOLD television series and writer on Justice League and BEN 10: Alien force!

 6th Planet #1 -2: 6th Planet tells the story of a near future where scientists discover that the planet Saturn is rapidly changing, and possibly becoming habitable for humans. Is it Gods work? Can science explain it? Or are there aliens involved? These are the questions that separate a world deprived of its resources into groups, who are all convinced they know the answer. In the midst of the chaos, NASA launches a space mission, with our hero Darius on board, a monkey from NASA’s “Animals to Mars” program. His mission: to find out what exactly is going on with Saturn, and if these changes are hostile or friendly to us. The 6th Planet comic follows the mission of Darius, and how the situation on Earth takes a turn for the worse.

Vampire’s Portrait Vol. 1: When young artist Lou catches the eye of the devastatingly handsome Sein on the street one afternoon, he thinks his new patron simply wants to commission a portrait for his wall…but what secret flickers within Sein’s piercing gaze? At the very moment that Lou draws closer to his brooding boss, an arrogant rogue named Adam crashes the party and pulls the curtain on Sein’s blood-sucking identity. Lou realizes that his bond with Sein goes beyond mere portraiture and into the deep recesses of his heart…but is this frightened boy truly ready to unleash an untamed beast?