The Pull: A Look at the Comics Dropping the Week of June 19th

By David Harper

June 19, 2019

It’s the most glorious week you can find: it’s Giant Days week! Not to be too obvious about what my Book of the Week is going to be, but hey, it’s a very good week if only for that reason. Let’s look at that and more in The Pull, my column that dives into my buys, recommendations and curiosities from the week in comics.

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Notable Replies

Prince3PO says:

June 19, 2019

I’m super excited for Assassin Nation! I also bought the last 2 issues of Murder Falcon to read this week!
SKTCHD says:

June 20, 2019

Oh man, you’re going to looooove those Murder Falcon issues. So well done!
Prince3PO says:

June 20, 2019

Murder Falcon is making a top ten list incredibly difficult
Rolacka says:

June 21, 2019

I’m going to get Assassin Nation when it comes out in trade.

I got American Carnage, Excellence, Farmhand and Skyward.

American Carnage is so engrossing - not sure I know exactly why, but it just works so well for me. I’m disappointed it’s ending with issue 9, I’d have loved this to be a traditional Vertigo 60 issue extended series. I even broke my Comixology rule and subscribed to the single issues, despite not getting a DRM-free copy, as a symbol of support.

Are you not getting Excellence @SKTCHD ? I expected you to be trade waiting it. Issue #1 was incredible. Really exciting and I was quickly invested in the world. Issue #2 was also very good, so I’d recommend trying it.

Farmhand is a series I’m not hugely excited to read the issue beforehand, but when reading enjoy reading each issue a lot.

Skyward is such a cool series - I like the direction it is going in a lot. Exciting action adventure, and I don’t experience enough of those these days. At end of issue #5 I was expecting it to go a direction I wasn’t as enthusiastic about so a pleasant surprise.
SKTCHD says:

June 25, 2019

Rolacka:

Are you not getting Excellence @SKTCHD ? I expected you to be trade waiting it. Issue #1 was incredible. Really exciting and I was quickly invested in the world. Issue #2 was also very good, so I’d recommend trying it.

I’m 50/50 on it. I’m intrigued by it, but I’m so backed up on reads right now that adding another series to trade wait on can be tough. Your recommendation ups its likelihood a fair bit, though, and I do quite enjoy Khary Randolph’s art.

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