We're back to recap a great week of Comics & Manga we read here at GamingTrend.com last week! We have three comics to showcase this week: one from Dark Horse Comics, one from Marvel Comics, and one from Titan Manga.
We also have Tim Jenkins' impressions of the most recent issue of Conan the Barbarian! At the end, keep an eye out for a preview of what we're looking at this week!
Comic cover and first five pages for Avatar: The Gap Year: Tipping Point – Issue #5/6.
Avatar: The Gap Year: Tipping Point – Issue #5/6
After a defeat against a new threat, the Sully's have to regroup to figure out the best way forward. In line with Jake's character, he's struggling to find any type of balance between his marine training and his new Na'vi life. All of this, while a tactician-style villain is predicting his every move.
The Gap Year provides a more in-depth look at the struggles Jake and his family deal with during the time leading into The Way of Water, if you're a fan of the series, you'll be excited all the way through. The final issue is set to be a huge pressure point.
All alternative covers for Star Wars: Shadow of Maul – Issue #1.
Star Wars: Shadow of Maul – Issue #1
A prequel to the upcoming Maul: Shadow Lord, comes Shadow of Maul. The first issue introduces us to Captain Lawson, a lawman trying to figure out the new normal provided by The Empire. Captain Lawson and his sidekick Two Boots attempt to take down a ring and things go, not as well as they thought it would.
While this issue doesn't have a lot of Maul himself, this series is to setup that relationship between Maul and Lawson before the release of the show on April 6th. Usually, when Disney/Marvel puts out a comic before a show, it's because they know it's important backstory, just one they (most likely) won't show in the series. So if you're a fan and want to know everything going in, I suggest watching all of The Clone Wars with Maul and read this comic run!
Manga cover and five random pages from Gizmo Riser – Vol. 1.
Gizmo Riser – Vol. 1
This was a fabulous first volume; doing a great job of building the world, the emotional ties, and the quest for our hero! Kuro, our protagonist, is a slave to the Lowest Levels of Urunaria. His uncle took him in after the death of his father in an unexplained accident. Things happen quickly as Kuro makes an escape.
Always up, never down. Kuro makes his way up and up on his way to see the surface like his father and uncle always dreamed. If you're a fan of futuristic alternate universes, Gizmo Riser does a great job of providing action, heart, and plenty of cool gadgets!
Three alternative covers for Conan the Barbarian – Issue #29.
Conan the Barbarian – Issue #29 impressions
A good adversary isn't merely born, but rather forged, as Jim Zub's Conan the Barbarian #29 shows us. Meet the Son of the Tooth. An unlikely challenger for Conan at first glance, we quickly find there's more to him than meets the eye as he works his way from the sickly eleventh child of the tribe leader to fearsome assassin of the Woeful Eye.
It's a fantastic issue that perfectly sets the stage for what is to come while also giving us possibly the series' most interesting antagonist yet.
Tim Jenkins
Main cover art for The Witcher: Blood Stone #2, X-Men United (2026) #1, and Cyberpunk 2077: Chrome #2!
Coming this week from GamingTrend Comics & Manga:
Impressions of The Witcher: Blood Stone #2, X-Men United (2026) #1, and Cyberpunk 2077: Chrome #2!
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