news Comix News: Band of Bards Press Release & Media Info for May 2023

May 1. 2023, Buffalo, NY

Band of Bards, the exciting indie comics publisher from the Rust Belt, announces its May solicitations in PREVIEWSworld. These titles will be at your LCS on July 26. All BoB comics arrive on the final NCBD of each month. Make Bardsday your special reason to go pick up your pull!

AMERICAN DREAMS #4 is a Band of Bards Double Issue finale of Dan Kalban’s popular series. This action-packed chapter puts our hero to the test. We’re also excited to tell you that AMERICAN DREAMS #4 will be Band of Bards’ first comic featured in Diamond’s FOC listings! What a great way to wrap up this series.
The Jewish Hercules Jake Gold, secretly the superhero known as Liberty, finds himself in a brawl to end all brawls. Fast-paced, heavy-hitting action abound as we come to the thrilling conclusion of this series. Can Jake rise to the occasion and protect everyone’s American Dreams?

Featuring a glorious Cover A by Fell Hound and a 1:10 incentive virgin cover.

JACIN AND THE OLYMPIANS is an all audiences, woman-led sci-fi action adventure mixing Giant Mechs with space opera epic storytelling. With a fast paced manga influence this oversized comic will leave readers satisfied, yet hungering for more. For lovers of Star Wars, Power Rangers, Evangelion, Voltron, and Nickelodeon's 'Avatar: The Legend of Korra.'
Zeus and his Pantheon have been wiped out by the Titans of Myth! Jacin Mukai & her genetically-engineered demigoddess friends use divine tech to protect the remnants of humanity. Aboard the Starship Olympia they quest to find the legendary Colossi. Humanity's last hope is JACIN AND THE OLYMPIANS!

TALES FROM THE PANDEMIC, presented by Mario Candelaria, is already SOLD OUT. Our modest print run was clearly too modest. Band of Bards will be ordering another print run of this Twilight Zone inspired anthology. BoB is proud of Mario’s team and thrilled to count them as Bards. Big time congratulations to this groovy team.

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(W) Dan Kalban (A) Dody Eka (CA) Fell Hound
Double Issue Finale! 

MAY231615(W) Shane Berryhill, Alex Ogle (A) Mattia Monaco (CA) Alex Ogle, Maja Opac

(W) Mario Candelaria, Danny Earls, James Ferguson (A) Andy Michael, J. Paul Schiek, Randy Haldeman, Joe Hunter, Dan Buksa, Sachi Ediriweera, Laura Helsby, Adam Ferris (CA) Skylar Patridge

An comics mixed tape of 8 stories to mark the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’ve felt like you’ve been living in an never ending episode of the Twilight Zone then this book is for you!

In Shops: May 31, 2023