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Canto returns at Dark Horse to search for ‘A Place Like Home’

David M. Booher and Drew Zucker’s clockwork hero returns in a third miniseries.

#canto #canto: a place like home #david m. booher #drew zucker #comic books #comics #dark horse comics #vittorio astone #andworld design

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It's "A Place Like Home" as Canto returns at Dark Horse

It's "A Place Like Home" as Canto returns at Dark Horse #comics #comicbooks

The fan-favorite fantasy comic series from Eisner- and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer David M. Booher and beloved artist Drew Zucker resumes with the launch of new mini-series, Canto: A Place Like Home. Readers can continue the story of the tiny clockwork hero Canto as the showdown with the Shrouded Man nears its climax. Featuring longtime Canto colorist Vittorio Astone and letterer Andworld…

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#andworld design #canto #canto: a place like home #comic books #Comics #dark horse #Dark Horse Comics #david m. booher #david mack #drew zucker #lisa heidhoff #vittorio astone

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"Canto" to Finish the Shrouded Man Saga

Dark Horse has announced the next Canto miniseries from writer David M. Booher, artist Drew Zucker, colorist Vittorio Astone, and letterer Andworld Design. Canto: A Place Like Home will continues Canto's story as his showdown with the Shrouded Man reaches its climax.

"Canto, the tiny clockwork knight, returns after making the ultimate choice to save his people. Allies have gathered to stand against the Shrouded Man in all-out war, but even an army may not be enough to stop this conquering sorcerer’s evil from taking over everything Canto holds dear. New Arcana is a home worth fighting for, it may not be easy but nothing ever is for the brave Canto!" (Dark Horse)

Canto: A Place Like Home #1 (of 6), featuring a main cover by Drew Zucker and variant covers by Lisa Heidhoff, David Mack, and David M. Booher, goes on sale on June 5, 2024.

(Image via Dark Horse - Drew Zucker's Cover of Canto: A Place Like Home #1)

#canto #canto a place like home #david m booher #drew zucker #vittorio astone #andworld design #shrouded man #dark horse #TGCLiz

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Buon Ferragosto da Batman Crime Solver: alla ricerca della giornata perfetta

Cari lettori e amanti del mistero, mentre il sole splende alto nel cielo e l’aria si riempie di un’atmosfera estiva, ci troviamo di fronte a un nuovo enigma da risolvere: come rendere il vostro Ferragosto indimenticabile, proprio come farebbe il nostro amatissimo Cavaliere Oscuro, Batman? In questa giornata speciale, in cui le strade della città sembrano più tranquille e le menti curiose si…

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#Batman #Buon Ferragosto #dc comics #Ferragosto #Lorenzo Magalotti #Vittorio Astone

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Godfell Volume 4 Review: A Bloody Mind Bender About Gods and Mortals

As a longtime lover of comics and proud nerd, I’ve read a lot of comics out of order. Not intentionally, mind you, but usually as a result of doing a lot of my reading at my local public library. You never know what they’ll have on the shelf, and sometimes they might not have things in release order. But that doesn’t always stop me from reading a story anyhow, especially if it has incredible art…

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#Ben Hennessy #Christopher Sebela #Godfell #Vault Comics #Vittorio Astone #volume 4

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Alright so I was reading the wikipedia article for the limpet mine because I am Very Normal™ about the antics my favourite characters get up to, and I went down a rabbit hole about this guy who I believe to have somewhat inspired the character of the Captain. (long post warning, TL;DR at the end)

I present to you, Cecil Vandepeer Clarke, the man who helped develop the limpet mine. (the last name Clarke might ring a bell to those who have read There’s A War Going On by Glowinggreeneyes)

Born in 1897, (which could’ve been the Captain’s birth year) he first served in WWI as a second lieutenant. He did quite a few things but the main thing that I want to focus on was his achievements. He was rewarded the Military Cross medal for his part in the battle of Vittorio Veneto in Italy in 1918. If you’ve seen my other infodump post you know that in the Captain’s pilot design, he had the Military Cross (underlined in red) and the Italy Star (underlined in blue) as medals (which later changed). Now, the Italy Star was specifically for WWII but I feel like we can excuse that because of creative licensing and all that. I just think the link between Italy is interesting. The France and Germany Star and the War Medal are part of his canon design, so which ever part of his story that relates to that must’ve made it through the cut which is 👀

Clarke married Dorothy Aileen Kendrick and had three children, which isn’t that important but my brain won’t let go of “a friend of Dorothy” so there’s that.

Clarke developed the limpet mine during WWII with his friend Stuart Macrae. They had to think of a detonation technique (remember, they had to attach the mine to the hull of the ship. You can’t have your frogmen blowing up) they found that an aniseed ball (a type of candy that resembles a gobstopper, only smaller) left by Clarke’s children in his office disintegrated at the perfect rate in water in order to detonate the mine.

While they were testing the limpet mine, they had to make sure it didn’t get damp in any way lest the aniseed ball starts dissolving. So naturally they wrapped it in a condom while not in use.

I initially made this post because the thought of the Captain being all flustered next to Havers while handling a detonator wrapped in a condom was sending me into hysterics but uhhh I got a bit carried away.

The Captain mentions that the limpet mine used suckers to attach to the side of the hull. But in reality they used magnets to attach them to the ship, which was the idea from the start. So tbh I have no idea what he’s going on about.

Now here’s something interesting; Clarke worked on improvements with the limpet mine in a country house called Aston House, which was acquired by the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) in 1939. The mine was being manufactured by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the house was handed over to them by the SIS where it was known as Station XII (hm, oddly close to Button House XI don’t you think?) Clarke also developed many other weapons at the house. Aston House is in Stevenage, Hertfordshire which means literally nothing to me but it might mean something to someone else.

While developing the limpet mine Clarke had come up with the idea of an underground tank (which sounds cool as hell) and proposed his idea twice, the first time to the Ministry of Supply (which was rejected) and the second time directly to Churchill himself (who essentially said “that’s great, but we’re making one of those already”). Although he was put in charge of the “trenching machine” as he was made assistant director in the Naval Land Section, he grew to hate his job and was called for military service shortly after he left. (Hm, who else absolutely despises the navy? Perhaps our favourite little army man?)

Clarke was later promoted to captain (but acted as a major) and was stationed at Brickendonbury Manor (Station XVII) where he trained SOE agents. There he suffered a bone fracture due to a rough landing during parachute training. The wiki article doesn’t mention where the fracture was but if it was in his knees I might punch a wall.

Clarke was released from the army in November of 1945. He returned to Bedford where he joined the Territorial Army as a captain and served there for six years before being transferred to the Intelligence Corps. Later he ran as like a counsellor or something and was part of the Labour/Liberal Party, but I don’t think that’s very relevant. He retired as a major at the age of 60 and died in 1961. The wiki article doesn’t mention a cause of death (which is just poetic irony at this point) but it does mention that he had a non fatal heart attack. But non fatal means he didn’t die from it so ?????

TL;DR:

- Possibly same birth year?

- Similar(ish) medals

- Developed the limpet mine with a close friend

- Stationed at a country house (twice in the case of Clarke) during WWII

- Hate the navy (though that seems to be common amongst soldiers)

- Fucked up bones

- Worked in intelligence and weapons development

- Prominently known as a captain

- Died under mysterious circumstances apparently

I am leaving out A LOT of other information so there might be more connections that I’m missing. If you wanna learn more about Clarke and the limpet mine I found this article which delves further into the development and it was a very fun read.

I… I need to lie down

#mr. willbond I am shaking your hand #like there HAS to be SOME sort of inspiration because if not then this is a horrifying coincidence #I hope the captain also has a silly nickname like ‘nobby’ #anyways this took me one late night rabbit hole and three and half hours to make sooooo…. #I am so normal about this show #this is what? captain infodump number 57? #bbc ghosts #the captain #bbc ghosts captain #the captain bbc ghosts #oh yeah I’m pulling out all the captain tags for this #long post #tawgo

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Star Wars Thursday!

Art by  Vittorio Astone

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#saving this one for later #comic panels #others' tellings #tiktok #captaincomicrecs #uzumaki #junji ito #these savage shores #ram v #sumit kumar #aditya bidikar #vittorio astone #destroyer #victor lavalle #dietrich smith #i tag everything #joana lafuente #bitter root #chuck brown #david f. walker #sanford greene #locke and key #joe hill #gabriel rodriguez #american vampire #scott snyder #rafael albuquerque #stephen king

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Coming in February 2023 from Vault Comics:

GODFELL #1 Writer: Christopher Sebela Artist: Ben Hennessy Colorist: Triona Farrell & Vittorio Astone Letterer: Jim Campbell Cover A: Ben Hennessy Cover B: Nathan Gooden

Synopsis: One sunny day in the land of Kerethim, God falls dead from the sky. The impact sends out shockwaves that draw in royal families at war, shadowy creatures of the dark, and armies of the dispossessed, all coming to lay claim to parts of God’s body. Into this power struggle wanders Zanzi Vuiline, a soldier and berserker trying to get home from a years-long war. Forced to fight her way through the strange landscapes in and on God’s corpse, from the soles of its feet through the top of its head, Zanzi will acquire a mysterious traveling companion on her own pilgrimage.

#vault comics #godfell #christopher sebela #ben hennessy #triona farrell #vittorio astone #jim campbell #comics #comic books

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Continue the quest for love, freedom, and hope with Canto volumes 3 and 4

Continue the quest for love, freedom, and hope with Canto volumes 3 and 4 #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel

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#andworld design #canto #canto: lionhearted #canto: tales of the unnamed world #dark horse #Dark Horse Comics #david m. booher #drew zucker #graphic novel #graphic novels #jorge corona #Liana Kangas #sebastian piriz #Shawn Daley #vittorio astone

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IDW Announces 'Canto III: Lionhearted' For July 2021

IDW Announces ‘Canto III: Lionhearted’ For July 2021

David M. Booher and Drew Zucker’s beloved hero returns once more to capture the hearts of readers. IDW has announced Canto III: Lionhearted, an all-new 6-issue installment of the original comic series hot on the heels of Canto & the City of Giants. ‘The tiny clockwork knight in search of a heart has found his people’s freedom and has saved them from the curse of the Shrouded Man, but is he ready…

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#Andworld Design #Canto III: Lionhearted #comics #Conor Nolan #David M. Booher #Drew Zucker #IDW Publishing #Jorge Corona #Preview #Vittorio Astone

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Captain Kirk's Weekly Comics Review - 12/30/2020

Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comics Review – 12/30/2020

The final comic review of the year. It’s late but it’s the holiday season and to be honest, during a lockdown, I also really don’t feel like getting out of my pajamas! Still, in order to give the day a sense of order and positivity, I have to think of my favourite things, and like the song says, then I don’t feel so bad! Thank God for the regularity of the comic publishing cycle. Let’s get to the…

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#adam kubert #Antonio Fabela #Benjamin Percy #Chase Marotz #collin kelly #David Booher #David Mariotte #drew zucker #IDW Publishing #J.k. woodward #jackson lanzing #marvel comics #Neil Uyetake #Philip Sevy #Star Trek #VC’s Cory Petit #Vittorio Astone

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Canto & The Clockwork Fairies

Canto & The Clockwork Fairies IDW Publishing 2020 Written by David M. Booher Illustrated by Drew Zucker Coloured by Vittorio Astone Lettered by Deron Bennett    CANTO’S SAGA CONTINUES…..   Freed from the Shrouded Man’s captivity, Canto leads his people on an exodus away from Arcana and toward their lost homeland. On the way, Canto and his Malorex enjoy a day of fun. When their games take them into the clutches of a dangerous new threat, can they liberate a gentle race of fairies without losing their new freedom in the process?    There really is a reason that this is so beloved.  Canto is one of those rare beings who comes along at just the right time who’s message of love, hope and compassion is needed more than anyone realises.  He is David and the world around him is his Goliath but as The Beatles sang, I get by with a little help from my friends & friends are all you need.  So I adore that we have this one shot that bridges the gap between the first and second arc.  The way that the boys and IDW are doing this is phenomenal in that they are allowing for this kind of freedom in the way it is being told.  Arc runs are a great way to put out a book that isn’t monthly and yet has all these plans for adventure with the character.    I adore the way that this is being told.  The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is not only presented perfectly but I am loving how it all moves everything forward.  The character development is phenomenal to see.  Canto keeps growing and changing into such a fine leader among his people and that he still seems to somehow retain that innocence and naivete while facing the circumstances and situations he finds himself in is beyond anything we have the right to expect.  The pacing here is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns along the way we see how everything works together to create the books ebb & flow.    Aside from the fact they have created this character, this world and those who inhabit it with such perfection the way the book has been layered within the story is sensational.  That we find ourselves connecting with and finding a place in our hearts for Canto remains to be one of the most exceptional things happening.  I’d like to see a homage to that Robin cover with the Sensational Character Find of…  and yes Reading With a Flight Ring will support/fund the creation of that variant cover.    The interiors here are phenomenal as well.  The creativity and imagination we see within these pages is mindbogglingly well rendered.  The linework is exquisite and how the varying weights are being utilised alongside some really nice techniques really showcases the lovely detail work we see.  How backgrounds are being utilised to not only enhance the moments but to bring us some wonderful depth perception, this sense of scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the book.  The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show such a marvellously talented eye for storytelling.  I think the colour work here is divine. How we see various techniques in application to show this really creative utilisation of the hues and tones within any given colour to create the shading, highlights and shadow work show more than some impressive talent. ​    That this is a one-shot to fill in some blanks between arcs 1 & 2 is something that I wouldn’t have expected to see.  So that fact alone is something to pay attention to.  Also that fans cannot get enough of Canto doesn’t hurt either.  This is perfect for those of you who haven’t read the first arc yet as it works as much as a stand alone story as it does keeping older fans in the loop.  Smartly written with intelligent characterisation and a real showcase of talent all around this is what everyone should be reading.

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Canto II: The Hollow Men #2 L: AndWorld Design A: Drew Zucker C: Vittorio Astone W: David M. Booher

#bats #canto #drew zucker #lettering #typography #canto ii the hollow men #idw #andworld design #vittorio astone #david m. booher

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“A Ride Around The Estate”

These Savage Shores #1 (May 2019)

Ram V, Sumit Kumar and Vittorio Astone

Vault Comics

#These Savage Shores #Ram V #Sumit Kumar #Vittorio Astone #Vault Comics #Great Comics #Great Comic Art #Dollar Bin Finds #A Ride Around The Estate

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Canto Needs To Be Read

Canto Needs To Be Read! Written by @davidbooher Art by @Drew_Zucker & @AstoneVittorio Letters by @deronbennett and published by @IDWPublishing

We recently reviewed Canto for our show The Comic Watchers Show. I think it was issue three.  Last night I was able to read issue four of six. Normally I wait till the end of a story arch before I post about it, BUT Canto is in the middle of the series.

Written by: David M Booher Art by: Drew Zucker Colors by: Vittorio Astone Letters by: Deron Bennett Published by: IDW

 Summary: In a world of…

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#Art #Canto #comic books #David M Booher #Deron Bennett #Drew Zucker #IDW #Sci-Fi #superheroes #Vittorio Astone