INDEPENDENTS ON TOUR IN CANADA AND THE USA THIS LATE SUMMER AND FALL!

That's right folks, the legendary, the awesome, The Independents are on tour this late summer and fall. Go out and support their awesomeness where you can!

Vagora - The Lust Of Lily Chapter 1: Dracunculus Vulgaris

With their third release of the year, and the first of all new material, Vagora drops a bomb of awesomeness on their new EP. We had a taste of new material with the live album and the explosiveness of the new lineup on their studio live album but, this release is breath taking. Vagora just keeps building on what they did in the past and knocking it out of the park no matter who's in the lineup. The addition of Jesse Nameless to the writing team is a nice fit...basically, all killer, no filler or, what you expect from a Vagora album. Thus, the standouts are the whole EP. I mean, it is just killer! As well, if Chapter 1 is this good, I cannot wait for Chapter 2 when that drops!

Ghostbusters (#19)

Well the 30th anniversary Mass Hysteria story line continues with the second last issue of the on going series as Ray is possessed by both Tiamat and Gozer! What will Peter, Egon and Winston do? Well, one god eats the other (WHAAAAAA!?) and tries to shut down the containment unit CAUSING MASS HYSTERIA (get it?). Winston remembers something Kylie said about human sacrifice....what will the Ghostbusters do? Will one of them make the ultimate sacrifice to save the world before the god destroys everything? I guess we'll find out in the conclusion of this great series that IDW has produced.

Army of Darkness: Ash Gets Hitched (#2)

Well, Ash, Shelia and the old wizard are the search for this dude as...YOU GUESSED IT! Ash said some words that brought evil into the world. The car is still in the past! That's right, the oh so dependable classic! As well, the two armies that were coming to help out Henry and company have been turned....but the wizard has a way to make them talk beyond the whole "eating your soul" bit. The story is fun, funny and great...what you would expect out of Ash in the past. If you're a fan, get on this to see what happens next with Ash in the past.

All New Ghost Rider (#6)

Well, now that the streets are safe, Robbie is using his powers to win money street racing, school is improving, his brother is doing better and....Dr. Z/Hyde is ALIVE! That's right! After the anti-climatic fight of the last issue he is back with a new drug to rebuild his army and empire. I am glad that they went this route instead of writing him off as there is so much more they can do now that the new Ghost Rider thinks all is safe...oh! That reminds me. In the issue, there is someone who sees the news and takes off, on a bike, to check out the new Rider. Is it who we think it is? I guess we'll find out as the series continues!

All New Ghost Rider (#5)

Well, the gang war is on...Grumpy is TORN apart by Hyde....and damn is it epically gory....and the war then hits the streets....and Robbie's brother is right dab in the middle of this fight. In enters Ghost Rider to battle Hyde and company....Hyde shows you the dangers of drugs and that is the end of it all. Kind of anti climatic really. However, that is not the end of the issue as the Ghost Rider has some unfinished business with an old...lets call him friend from school. Now that the streets are safe, what's next for Ghost Rider? Guess we'll find out.

All New Ghost Rider (#4)

Due to a delay, I finally got issue 4 so I could now read and review the last 3 issues of this new series featuring a new twist on a beloved super natural character. In this issue Grumpy, the gang leader, is mad. Ghost Rider barley gets out and a war is coming to his neighborhood. Is Robbie the hero that other Ghost Riders were in the past? And who is Eli? All we know about him is that it was his spirit in the car....I guess we'll find out as the series continues and all answers will be forthcoming in time.