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Previewing Dark Blood #2... BOOM! Studios' Dark Blood #2 heads to stores this week, and we've got a first look at what to expect.  ' Does even the kindness of strangers come with a cost? Avery has adjusted to his post-WWII life in Alabama, but when an altercation with some local boys leaves him hurt, an unlikely bystander steps in. And while Carlisle, a white university doctor, not only offers Avery immediate first aid but free ongoing medical care… nothing is truly free, not even a stranger’s generosity.’   Dark Blood #2 heads to stores on 25th August, 2021. Can't wait? Then check out the official preview pages below...

Rob reviews Dark Blood #1... "What if you were given the power to change the course of history?"  It's the ultimate question that's got so many answers to it. While the subject has been crossed throughout various books, television shows, and video games there's always been both good and bad sides to this coin. On one hand, you could create a utopia, on the other, you could see a literal hellscape. It's a tough one to answer but "what would you do?"  Unfortunately,  Dark Blood doesn't have an answer yet, but this (and I use the term loosely) "time travelling" original six-parter from BOOM! Studios not only tackles a serious subject, but it also leaves you wanting more.  Dark Blood starts its story in 1955. We're introduced to Avery as he leaves a diner and heads for home. As the young man journeys home he is being followed by a mysterious figure who happens to confront Avery within a dark alleyway. As things ...

Previewing Dark Blood #1... BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at  Dark Blood  #1, the starting issue of a new six-issue original series about a young man forging a brave new future for himself and his family while dealing with his past. ' Alabama, 1955. Avery Aldridge was a decorated soldier during World War II; now he’s just an ordinary young Black man busy providing for his wife and daughter. But the wounds of the past have a way of coming back, and he’ll soon discover that he is anything but ordinary.  After a run-in awakens strange new abilities, Avery’s about to become more powerful than he could have ever dared to dream… in a country and society that never wanted him to have any power.’ Written by screenwriter LaToya Morgan, with artist Walt Barna, colorist A.H.G., and letterer AndWorld Design,  Dark Blood  #1 will be available in July 2021. Cant wait? Then check out the official preview pages ...