Over at the news site Comics for Sinners, you’ll find my review of The Troop #1, now on sale from Titan Comics. Written and created by actor/director Noel Clarke (who’s best known to sci-fi fans as companion Mickey Smith of Doctor Who) and illustrated by Joshua Cassara, it’s the latest take on the superhero genre, with a quartet of metahumans hunted by a mysterious organization—think the Fantastic Four crossed with the X-Men, but with slight religious overtones. And nudity. And liberal dropping of F-bombs. Head over to C4S to learn more about it.
Speaking of super-teams, are you aware that StarWarp Concepts has its very own team of costumed crimefighters, known as Troubleshooters, Incorporated? No? Then allow me to fill you in…
Perfect for superhero fans, the graphic novel Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings is about a supernatural team of superfolk-for-hire, consisting of a wizard, a sorceress, a female ninja, a high-tech-armor-wearing rock concert lighting designer, and a werewolf. Not every superhero team has Tony Stark’s billions to play with, you understand, and the Troubleshooters are just looking to earn a living while fighting the monsters that have always lurked in the shadows.
Written by the husband-and-wife team of Richard C. White (Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination, The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special) and Joni M. White, and illustrated by Reggie Golden and Randy Zimmerman, Night Stalkings presents the TSI members on their first mission: protecting a multimillionaire from a trio of Middle Eastern demons out to raise a little hell! It’s available in both print and e-book formats, so visit the Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings product page for all the ordering information, as well as sample pages.
