A DARK INTERLUDE, Vault's FEARSCAPE sequel - HYPE

By Zack Quaintance — It’s been a rough year, folks, both within comics and in the real world writ large (usually an unpleasant place to think about). The COVID-19 pandemic shut down new comics distribution, and, more concerning for growing publishers like Vault, it took away the industry’s ability to hand sell comic books and trade collections during the summer con season. It’s not great. We did, however, get some great news this week — the singular Vault Comics series Fearscape is getting a sequel (though, don’t call it that). Whatever it is, it’s called A Dark Interlude.

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GET HYPED: Dragon Hoops HC by Gene Luen Yang

By Zack Quaintance — I am, as the very nature of this piece implies, hyped for Dragon Hoops, the new original graphic novel from writer/artist Gene Luen Yang. Due out March 18 from publisher First Second, the book is a memoir, tackling the common tension between sports and comics through the lens of Yang’s life.

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GET HYPED: The Omega Men Deluxe Edition HC

By Harry Kassen — As anyone who’s read my last Get Hype article can tell you, I love two things in these. Cheating the format a little, and being a real egghead about it. So when I say that I’m very excited for The Omega Men Deluxe Edition, that probably makes perfect sense. It’s probably pretty clear that I’m a big fan of Tom King at this point, and this series with Barnaby Bagenda, Romulo Fajardo, Jr., and Pat Brosseau (and many others) may be the one I’m most excited to see get the hardcover treatment.

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GET HYPED: Wonder Woman #750 looks awesome and important

By Zack Quaintance — Despite DC Comics’ current deluge of giant-sized anniversary celebration issues, I am far more hyped for Wonder Woman #750 (due out this coming Wednesday) than any of the others, even The Flash, which I have traditionally read with much more zeal than Wonder Woman. The main reason being that there’s a bigger sense of gravitas with this book than the others, and there’s layers as to why within that.

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GET HYPED: The Best Comics from the March 2020 Comics Solicitations

By Zack Quaintance — Hey hey hey...it’s 2020 and we’re starting a few new features. First up is a look at recently solicited comics, under our old familiar GET HYPED banner. These are the new #1s, trades, original graphic novels, finales, and other books that have us excited for the four Wednesdays in March 2020.

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