The tagline, which didn't copy, reads "stories that stick".

Indeed they do.

Another quality small publisher.  The first solicits I read were underwhelming, and like most of you, have limited funds to devout to my addiction.

Again, Comixology Unlimited comes to the rescue and allows me to sample their products.

I've previously mentioned in an earlier post how surprised and satisfied I was reading Daomu.

There are 4 other titles listed and I've read them all with brief notes here.

I'm listing these in alphabetical order, as that's how I read them as they appeared.

So, we're starting off with "bad" news before good, in this case.

Not BAD, but the least enjoyable of everything else I've read.  Not bad necessarily, but not the genre I prefer, and to be fair, these are only the first 2 chapters, giving just a taste of what to expect.

All summaries are from CU.



A mysterious evil crosses a peaceful valley in search of they elusive and mysterious saint of light, Luminae. But she is protected by a sisterhood of warriors and witches who will stop at nothing to insure Luminae's safety. When one of the sisterhood disappears, however, the rest place themselves on high-alert... clearly there is Darkness on their heels...

This has both story and art by Bengal, someone I've not encountered before reading these Magnetic Press titles.

I've liked his other work, and the artwork here not quite as compelling.  Again, probably just my personal bias.  The story, however, is not as clear and coherent as the others I read.  I'd be inclined to buy and re-read the others, but not so much this one.  The girls are on the run and that's pretty much all I got out of the first two issues.  These didn't grab me, but YMMV.



The story of the pilot and his assistant controlling their huge mech in a battle to defend a city from another alien tech.  Cool premise, but what really hooked me was the appealing art and willing to try this with my CU.

In a future where civilization is defended by giant, humanoid vehicles known as "Meka", two pilots learn to deal with the consequences of their unquestioning dedication to military duty as their vehicle is incapacitated in the center of a once-thriving city they themselves turned into a war zone!

Written by JD Morvan (Sillage, Zaya) and illustrated by Bengal (Naja, Luminae).

Bengal does what he does best, illustrating, and leaving the story to JD Morvan.  Very good combination that really conveys the rock em sock em on a gigantic scale feel of skyscraper-sized robots fighting each other against a skyline that looks like a model train set.  The point of view and scale are reinforced from the human perspective both inside the giant mech and later outside trying to fend for themselves.



Naja is the perfect killer because she feels nothing... literally. Her body registers no pain, nor does her heart, coldly executing jobs given to her by her mysterious boss, known only as "Zero." When another killer in Zero's organization targets Naja for elimination, she has no choice but to fall off the grid and seek answers, as bloody as they might be...



Written by international creative powerhouse JD Morvan (Sillage, Zaya) and illustrated by French sensation Bengal (Meka, Luminae)!

The same team that gave us Meka, this time telling the story of a stone cold assassin and her life of control and isolation.  Better than I otherwise would've expected having read many other female assassin stories, from Elektra, to Kabuki, Whisper, Lady Shiva, Black Widow, the Executive Assistants, and more.



In the Dream World, power and adventure belong to the Lucid Dreamers, while Night Terrors haunt the troubled and the helpless. A lucky few are watched over by mysterious guardians. The protectors of our shared unconscious lives are known as...

...Dream Walkers.

Latchkey brothers Jonas and Alan Anderson have discovered a Universe beyond our own, one that can only be reached through dreams. A tangible world filled with fantastic and frightening things, accessible only to those lucky few with the ability to lucid dream. There, they will find not only mind-blowing adventure, but the key to a vast secret history and their role in the protection of The Waking World.

Conceived and written by Multi-platinum recording artist Tom DeLonge (Blink182, Angels and Airwaves) and Ben Kull (Father of the Pride, Mission Hill), and illustrated by animation sensation Djet, this original comic series reveals an epic, ageless race for Immortality, Power, and Purpose.

The comic book prequel to the award-winning animated short film!

I like the premise but the execution here was lacking and instead of struggling thorugh, I simply gave up about half way through.  Not to my taste, though I'd be interested to see if the animated short would be better.

An unusual miss for me from MP, though I'm sure others will like this.



Who do superheroes go to when they need to unload? Dr. Ego, psychotherapist for the superhero community! Welcome to the world of the deeply disturbed, where with great power comes great anxiety, angst, and expectations!

Written and illustrated by Caio Oliveira (No More Heroes, Prophet Hill), with colors by Lucas Marangon (Star Wars, Hellcyon), pinups by Ben Caldwell, Sanford Greene, Tony Shasteen, Bengal, Joyce Chin, Brent McKee, Chandra Free, Michael O'Hare, Gary Erskine, Edgar Delgado, and more!

Cover by Eisner Award-winner Glenn Fabry!

Sounds cool and it is.  Another unknown writer / artist to me, Caio Oliveira, but one I'd read again.  Some dark underlying spoofing here, but that's what makes it appealing.  Smart of them getting Glenn Fabry for the cover as this has a Vertigo-esque feel to it.



Zaya is a retired secret agent trying to make a life for herself outside of the organization known as SPIRAL. But a mysterious cybernetic assassin is hunting Spiral agents across the planetary sprawl… could she be next?

Nice story of a single mom / retired spy being called back for duty and the struggles of protecting her children, saying good-bye to the sister who will watch over them, and her resumption of doing what she had to do for country.

Once again, the story is by Jean-David (JD) Morvan, and the art is by Huang Jia-Wei with a fine line fusion of Euro and Asian influences.

Overall, I'm very impressed with Magnetic Press and probably wouldn't have known about these gems without Comixology Unlimited.