Swamp Thing: New Roots
Mark Russell, Phil Hester &, Andrew Constant, writers; Marco Santucci & Tom Mandrake, artists; John Kalisz & Hi-Fi, colorists
DC Comics, 2021
As the title implies, these stories represent a return to the Swamp Thing's roots: mo
Read more…Two Moons Vol. 1: The Iron Noose
John Arcudi, writer; Valerio Giangiordano, artist; Bill Crabtree, colors; Michael Heisler, letters
Image Comics, 2021
I can't help thinking of this as a Dark Horse horror title. Not just because of Arcudi's work on Hell
Read more…Big Girls Vol. 1
Jason Howard, story & art
Image Comics, 2021
Jason Howard is mainly known as an artist, having collaborated on Trees with Warren Ellis and The Astounding Wolf-Man with Robert Kirkman. This is a dystopian story about a genetic experim
Read more…Something is Killing the Children Vol. 5
James Tynion IV, writer; Werther Dell’Edera, illustrator; Miquel Muerto, colorist
Boom! Studios, 2022
The action here is set a year after the monster disaster at Archer's Peak. We immediately meet another youn
Read more…Tales from Harrow County Vol. 2: Fair Folk
Cullen Bunn, script; Emily Schnall, art; Tyler Crook, lettering
Dark Horse Books, 2022
This story arc begins with Bernice telling her lover Georgia about the ritual she used to erase everyone's memories of E
Read more…Lucky Devil
Cullen Bunn, script; Fran Galán, art; El Torres, letters
Dark Horse Books, 2022
Cullen Bunn is incredibly prolific. I almost missed this four-issue miniseries until it popped up on a creator search. The protagonist is a sad loser named St
Read more…Newburn Volume 1
Chip Zdarsky, writer; Jacob Phillips, artist
Image Comics, 2022
Easton Newburn is a private detective who works to keep the peace between New York City's rival crime factions in this crime noir series. The details of that arrangement
Read more…Something is Killing the Children Vol. 4
James Tynion IV, writer; Werther Dell'Edera, illustrator; Miquel Muerto, colorist
Boom! Studios, 2022
The previous collection ended with the disaster at Archer's Peak, which might have left an even larger body
Read more…Ice Cream Man Vol. 6: Just Desserts
W. Maxwell Prince, writer; Martín Morazzo, art; Chris O'Halloran, colors
Image Comics, 2021
Another collection of four diverse tales about the world of the Ice Cream Man. "The Big Sweet" is about a cult that is app
Read more…The Seeds
Ann Nocenti, author; David Aja, artist
Berger Books, 2021
The Seeds collects a four-issue miniseries set in a dystopian future. How dystopian? So bad that some think that planet Earth may be dying. The bees are swarming (a sign of the resur
Read more…Hellblazer: Rise And Fall
Tom Taylor, story; Darick Robertson, art; Diego Rodriguez, color
DC Black Label, 2021
A return to classic John Constantine (with pitch-perfect Darick Robertson art), this is almost literally an origin story, beginning with Co
Read more…May 11
JENNY ZERO VOL II: HOMELAND INSECURITIES #1
Story: Dave Dwonch, Brockton McKinney | Art/Cover: Magenta King | $3.99
I read the first issue of the first Jenny Zero miniseries, and I think I praised it at the time. I did in my head, anyway, and
Read more…Undiscovered Country Vol. 3: Possibility
Scott Snyder & Charles Soule, writers; Giuseppe Camuncoli, layouts; Leonardo Marcello Grassi, finishes; Matt Wilson, colors; Crank!, lettering.
Image Comics, 2022
The saga continues as the group makes its way
Read more…House of Slaughter Vol. 1: The Butcher's Mark
James Tynion IV & Tate Brombal, story; Tate Brombal, script; Chris Sheehan, illustrator; Miquel Muerto, colorist; Werner Dell'Edera, designs & development
BOOM! Studios, 2022
This prequel to the series So
Read more…Saga Volume Ten
Brian K. Vaughan, writer; Fiona Staples, artist
Image Comics, 2022
Saga finally returns after a long hiatus. The storytellers have not lost a step, but I confess that it had been so long that I completely forgot about Marko's murder a
Read more…Deadly Class, Volume 11: A Fond Farewell, Part One
Rick Remender, writer; Wes Craig, artist; Lee Loughridge, colorist
Image Comics, 2022
This is the first chapter of the final arc of the series. Years after the events at Kings Dominion, the series che
Read more…Invisible Kingdom Vol. 3: In Other Worlds
G. Willow Wilson, writer; Christian Ward, artist
Berger Books, 2021
Wilson and Ward's epic space opera ends with a literal bang in this final installment. Due to the pandemic the decision was made to publish i
Read more…Echolands Book 1: Hope's Crucible
J. H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman, co-creators & co-writers; J. H. Williams III, art & design; Dave Stewart, colors; Todd Klein, letters
Image Comics, 2022
Echolands is an ambitious fantasy story. The characters
Read more…Wynd Book One: Flight of the Prince
James Tynion IV, writer; Michael Dialynas, illustrator
Boom! Box, 2021
In many ways Wynd has a conventional high fantasy setting. Pipetown is a medieval-looking city-state, ruled by a king. And of course, there is m
Read more…Books of Magic Vol. 3: Dwelling in Possibility
Kat Howard, David Barnett, writers; Tom Fowler, Craig Taillefer, artists; Jordan Boyd, Marissa Louise, colorists
DC Vertigo, 2021
The third collection opens with the same issue that appeared in the first
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