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Bigger and better than ever, this issue features 87 PAGES OF ALL-NEW, NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN story and art!! Beyond John Nadeau’s breathtaking digitally-painted cover, you’ll read the stunning conclusion to the long-running “Living In Synn” storyline, in a 24-page lead feature written by Mark Heike, with art by Rock Baker and Jeff Austin. Learn the REAL reason behind Synn’s loss of control, and see MS. VICTORY, STARDUST and NIGHTVEIL shrink to microscopic size to deal with it. You MAY be shocked to learn the cause of it all, and who saves the day in the end!! Then, it’s STORMY TEMPEST in the far-flung future, in the conclusion of the two-part adventure started in FF #156. It’s “A Big Hand For The Little Lady”, written by Bill Black, with art by Eric Coile and Scott Shriver. Intergalactic bounty hunter Clayton the Sleeper finally gets his! And in the aftermath of Synn’s rescue, NIGHTVEIL returns to her Everglades sanctum. Unable to leave well enough alone, her mystical meddling brings our world a new meanace, WAMPYR, the vampire sorceress, in “The Best of Intentions”, with a script by Mark Heike, and art by the team of Baker and Austin. And if ONE STORMY TEMPEST story in this issue was not enough, here’s another!! “Time Grows Short” wraps up the serial adventures of STORMY in the present-time, as written by Len Strazewski, with art by Scott Larson and Jeff Austin. Next, the quiet between cosmic adventures is no respit for TARA FREMONT, as she runs afoul of that giant-sized bad girl Marla(HUMONGA)Allison in “Big Temper”, written by Eric Johnson, pencilled by Dan Gorman and inked by Jeff Austin. Then, return to the war-torn days of the early 1940′s as DINOSAUR GIRL and her allies The War Birds must deal with a new threat to the Allied forces- giant prehistoric reptiles, in “Priorities Of War”, the 17-page first-half of an epic tale written and drawn by Rock Baker, with inks by Scott Shriver. And last- but certainly NOT least, Will Meugniot’s smash hit N.E.D.O.R. AGENTS series is back with it’s latest installment, “Lunar Trap For Pyrogirl”. With the ‘lectrical lass headed for the moon straight into an alien ambush, how can the rest of her teammates save her back in 1965? You’ll have to read the story to find out!! Written, penciled and inked by creator Will Meugniot, of course. BONUS- this issue features the first-ever cover appearance of the N.E.D.O.R. AGENTS, as the NA feature is being run as a flip-book with FEMFORCE, the back cover being N.E.D.O.R. AGENTS #0!! Seven stories in all- no ads OR reprints!! Standard comic book size, 92 pages, color covers with black and white interiors; saddle-stitched. Released in 2012.
F.F.#158 is available! That’s great news I’ve been looking forward to this one for what seems like an awfully long time.Now we all just/still have to wait till the Diamond people get around to delivering our copies(though I am sure the final product will be worth the -no matter long it takes to arrive.)
I like the title reference of “A Big Hand For The Little Lady”, as that’s one of my favorite western movies.
Woo-hoo! FF #158 is out. I’ve already got my Diamond order in long ago of course. Looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.
Great issue! Beautiful covers on both sides. More FemForce stories and N.E.D.O.R #0. This issue is packed.
Brought my Diamond ordered copies home today.I am hard at work on an in depth response and am resolved to comment on every deserving aspect of every story in this comic.I hope to have something significant to say soon.
But for now a few early comments.#1 I agree with Mark. Both covers are great.#2Regarding the lead story on the Fem Force side-”Living in Syn The Conclusion”. Two points -I was totally caught by surprise by reason for and the resolution of Syn’s condition.-Next,I was really taken with the depth of humanity in this story exhibited by all the characters in this story , both “up front” and in the background.#3 “The Best of Intentions”. Great art in the first installment of a story that is conceptually really interesting. Nightveil, who is generally seen to be all powerful (and beyond human concerns) make a terrible mistake that puts the entire earth in peril,but if she stays to try and fix it she will be turning her back on her teacher and mentor who has also asked for her help in dealing with a dire situation on his home world.This is not the sort of thing you would expect to be facing “The Sorceress Supreme” which I think is very humanly insightful point that will help make for a really interesting story .Plus the story gives us a new take on the vampire mythos. #4-”A Big Hand For The Little Lady” A Stormy Tempest story set in the continuity of the AC Comics Stormy Tempest movies. This story is fast and fun and features a lot of action and is also rather clever.#5 “Times Grows Short” Another Stormy Tempest story This one is the latest installment in a series that is more grim and gritty than the previous entry .But it is important to note that these hard edges served a purpose in telling the story and that this installment ends on something of an optimistic note.#6″Big Temper -Tara vs. Marla”Humonga”Allison . A GTS.story that delivers the goods with great art and also makes the worthwhile point that you are more likely to win a fight if you rely on your brains rather than your fists.#7 “Priorities of War- the first installment of a Dinosaur Girl story that promises to introduce a whole bunch of new War-Bird heroines.(I really like that) Plus this this story features a very stirring segment,about which I will have more to say in the more “in depth” review.#8 “Lunar Trap for Pyro -Girl”.The N.E.D.O.R. Agents story Though it is relatively short the writer managed to pack an awful lot of good and detailed story into this entry Like wise there was a lot of great art in every panel of this story. I hope my up coming reviews do justice to these stories.
Good thoughts on everything in the issue.
Thanks for the kind words on “Big Temper”. And nice to see that the moral of the story (“fight with your brain”) shone through.
I just wanted to add that AC’s “new talent” really came thru. Dan Gorman and Scott Shriver passed the test and delivered the goodies.
I appreciate the comments Mark.. But I’d be nothing with out Mark Heike.. Eric Johnson and Jeff Austin. I just tried to keep up.