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BOOM! STUDIOS
APPROACH #3
MAGIC HIDDEN PLANESWALKER HC
MAGIC THE GATHERING (MTG) #22
MOSELY #1
Story: Rob Guillory | Art/Cover: Sam Lotfi | $4.99
From Farmhand creator Rob Guillory and Sam Lotfi (Harley Quinn), Mosely is a satirical sci-fi blockbuster perfect for fans of God Country and Ghost Cage!
In the hyper-technological world of the later 21st century, Mosely is a bitter old janitor on a mission from a higher power-to unleash holy Hell upon the "too big to fail" Tech Gods.
Can one man bring down the corporate powers who've used their vast influence to oppress an all too complacent human race (and hopefully win back the favor of his estranged family while he's at it)?
Mosely's taking up the Holy Hammer and you better believe he's gonna smash some $h!t until he sets mankind free!
Each issue has wall to wall content, and will feature a bonus story by series writer Rob Guillory starting with issue #2!
- Here's a preview.
DARK HORSE COMICS
THE BLACK GHOST SEASON 2: SHAME THE DEVIL TPB
Story: Alex Segura & Monica Gallagher | Art: George Kambadais | Colors: Ellie Wright | Letters: Taylor Esposito | Editor: Greg Lockard | $22.99
The Black Ghost is back! The gritty crime comic book series about a masked activist fighting for the soul of her city continues monthly with Season Two.
Lara Dominguez is a reporter who moves from her hometown of Miami to the city of Creighton. There, Lara will have to navigate the corruption of her adopted city, the uncertainties of virtue and her own personal demons.
On the heels of his acclaimed novel Secret Identity, Alex Segura returns to The Black Ghost. “When Hard Revolution, the first arc in our series was received so warmly - and got the attention of places like The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and a print edition from Dark Horse Comics — we started to think of more,” says writer Alex Segura. “I could almost feel Monica and I looking at each other from across the country and thinking 'Well, what do we do now?' "
“At the end of Season One Lara proved to have the capacity to be courageous even in her darkest moments,” says co-writer Monica Gallagher. “But in Season Two, she can no longer outrun the years of issues that have been plaguing her. With this season we wanted to explore what Lara would be like when she accepted responsibility for her past mistakes and did perhaps the hardest thing of all — worked on herself. Along with Lara, the other characters likewise have a chance to grow and evolve.”
Segura continues, “Monica and I have always said that The Black Ghost isn’t just another masked crimefighter looking to do good. We play with the elements that make up characters like Batman, The Question, Daredevil, and so on, but run them through a filter of raw humanity, in a setting that feels more like a city we’ve all walked through than the gothic streets of some fictional ones we know. That’s the initial story we were all interested in telling — what would really happen if a flawed, messed-up person was given the chance to do good — and redeem themselves in the process?”
Collects The Black Ghost: Shame the Devil #1-5.
CYBERPUNK 2077: BLACKOUT TP
EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD FANTASY VOL 1 TP
MURDER INC. VOL 1: VALENTINE’S TRUST TP
QUICK STOPS #3
SPY SUPERB #1 (OF 3)
Story/Art: Matt Kindt | $7.99
Who is the perfect spy? That question may be best answered by bestselling cartoonist Matt Kindt, who has been writing and illustrating espionage and action-fueled comics like BRZRKR (with Keanu Reeves), Apache Delivery Service, BANG! Dept. H, Ether, Fear Case, MIND MGMT, Folklords, Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy and Pistolwhip for the last two decades. Next January, Kindt and the acclaimed colorist Sharlene Kindt (Dept H) will release SPY SUPERB their latest collaboration, an offbeat mystery-thriller about a secret organization that has developed the perfect spy. And just who is that perfect spy? Someone who doesn’t even realize they are a spy.
In SPY SUPERB, a secret organization identifies the ultimate asset: a man named Jay, who is what they call a “useful idiot.” Jay is sent on missions without even realizing he’s on a mission. Until he picks up the wrong phone with the wrong secret intel and now Russian hit-squads and elite assassins are after him. But Jay believes he was a sleeper agent — and really is the "spy superb". His complete obliviousness and lack of survival skills may be the only thing that saves him in this globe-trotting espionage tale … where nothing is what it seems … but also … kind of actually is what it seems.
“In Spy Superb I wanted to explore a character, the idea of a very average person who is under the belief that he is utterly exceptional,” said Kindt. “There is a scientific term for this —The Dunning-Kruger effect — a person who insists they possess knowledge and skills that they obviously do not. What if a super spy was suffering from this? Well … they would of course be a … SPY SUPERB. It was actually really hard for me to keep this character alive past issue #1. … There are hit men after him … a super assassin who kills only with rock, paper and scissors … and a real super spy working in the shadows of our “hero” who may actually be the real spy superb. It feels really great to be drawing a new book — and I’m beyond happy that Sharlene Kindt (Dept. H) is painting it. It’s definitely the most ambitious collaboration we’ve ever had.”
The announcement of SPY SUPERB follows the news that three of Kindt’s acclaimed comics are currently in active development under the Dark Horse Entertainment banner:
Based on the comic series by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres, the feature film adaptation of the stylish spy thriller Bang! is set to star Idris Elba (The Harder They Fall, Concrete Cowboy, Luther) and be directed by David Leitch (Bullet Train, Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2). The script will be written by Kindt and Zak Olkewicz (Bullet Train, Fear Street Part 2: 1978). The film will be produced by Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg for Dark Horse, David Leitch and Kelly McCormick for 87 North, and Idris Elba. In Bang!, when a terrorist cult sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels meant to brainwash their readers, the world’s most celebrated spy is sent to track down and kill the author responsible.
Based on Kindt’s acclaimed Mind MGMT series, Curtis Gwinn (Stranger Things) is set to Executive Produce this series adaptation. The film will be produced by Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg for Dark Horse, along with Gwinn. In Mind MGMT, a young woman stumbles onto the top-secret Mind Management program. Her ensuing journey involves weaponized psychics, hypnotic advertising, talking dolphins and seemingly immortal pursuers, as she attempts to find the man who was MIND MGMT's greatest success — and its most devastating failure. But in a world where people can rewrite reality itself, can she trust anything she sees?
Director Alice Waddington (Paradise Hills) is set to direct Netflix’s adaptation of Dept. H, which is based on the popular comic book series by Matt and Sharlene Kindt. Writer T.S. Nowlin (The Maze Runner) will adapt the script. Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Paul Schwake of Dark Horse Entertainment will produce.
“If you close your eyes and imagine John Wick being dropped into a Wes Anderson film, you’ll have a sense of the world of SPY SUPERB, “said Dark Horse Publisher Mike Richardson. “It’s unconventional, unusual and the kind of smart action comic book you expect from Matt Kindt.”
SPY SUPERB is the second release from Flux House, a new boutique imprint that will feature the writing (and sometimes) art of Matt Kindt, with crime, science fiction, and humor stories all told and presented in startling and untraditional ways, following the release of MIND MGMT: BOOTLEG. SPY SUPERB issue 1 will feature a main cover by Matt Kindt and incentive variant covers by Martin Simmonds, Tula Lotay and Christian Ward. For more information about Flux House, follow Dark Horse Comics on social media and follow Flux House on Twitter.
Praise for Matt Kindt:
“I mean, it’s right there in the title. Spy. Superb. This is a truly superb espionage page that kicks off what’s sure to be a funny, nasty meditation on the spy genre. Can’t wait to see where this one goes!!!” — Patton Oswalt
"Kindt breaks all preconceived notions of what comic books are.” — IGN
“Kindt is a storyteller so fully in control of his gifts that his graphic novels read like quietly compelling arguments for the comics medium’s narrative potential.” — NPR
“One of the most exciting and original talents in the business” — The Los Angeles Times
TALES FROM HARROW COUNTY VOL 3: LOST ONES TP
THE WARD: WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE TP
Story: Cavan Scott | Art: Andres Ponce | Colorist Assistance: Mina Carrier and Pablo Kotramanis
Letters: Mauro Mantella | Cover: Andres Ponce, Franco Riesco
St. Lilith's is a secret hospital for supernatural creatures. The personnel are overworked, the facility is underfunded, and all operations must be kept hidden from the public. A place, and a life, Dr. Nat Reeves thought she left behind. Until a wounded woman (with a tail) appears on her doorstep.
DC COMICS
BATMAN #131
BATMAN: KNIGHTWATCH #5 (OF 5)
DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #9 (OF 12)
GOTHAM CITY: YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6)
JOKER: THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #4
MONKEY PRINCE VOL 1: ENTER THE MONKEY HC
POISON IVY #8
SWORD OF AZRAEL #6 (OF 6)
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
PURGATORI MUST DIE! #1
Story: Ray Fawkes | Art: Alvaro Sarraseca | Collette Turner, Joseph Michael Linsner, Antonio Fuso, Alvaro Sarraseca, Cosplay / Rachel Hollon | 32 pages | Teen+ | $3.99
THE GODS HAVE PUT A PRICE ON PURGATORI'S HEAD!
Purgatori's always pissing somebody off — but this time she may have gone too far! It may have some connection to her growing insanely powerful and probably starting to kill and eat the gods. In fact, that last part for sure. And gods are like potato chips, right? It's not like she's going to stop at one. And so, the various pantheons have pooled their not inconsiderable resources to offer up a big prize to whatever psycho manages to kill her. Who wants to try? Hey, who doesn't?! The creative team behind Vampirella Vs. Purgatori and the recent Purgatori miniseries reunite for the grand third act of this Purgatori saga! Guest-starring Evil Ernie, Vampirella, the Sacred Six ... and more!
VAMPIRELLA VS. RED SONJA #3
IDW PUBLISHING
CANTO: TALES OF UNNAMED WORLD TP
EARTHDIVERS #4
MY LITTLE PONY #8
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #56
STAR TREK #3
TMNT: ARMAGEDDON GAME — ALLIANCE #3
USAGI YOJIMBO ORIGINS VOL 4: LONE GOAT & KID TP
IMAGE COMICS
BLOOD STAINED TEETH #7
KAYA #4
MAGIC ORDER 3 #6 (OF 6)
MIDDLEWEST COMPLETE TALE TP
NITA HAWES’ NIGHTMARE BLOG #11
RADIANT PINK #2
SCOTCH McTIERNAN'S HOLIDAY PARTY #1 (ONE-SHOT)
First came the 4/20 special The Secret History of the War on Weed, then came Scotch McTiernan’s Halloween Party, and now the former Deadpool chums — Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn and Scott Koblish — form Voltron again to bring you Scotch’s holiday bash in, Scotch McTiernan’s Holiday Party. This one-shot story is set to hit shelves in January from Image Comics.
The most powerful Scrooges in the human race are visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future when they try to colonize Mars. All the fun, insanity, and thought-provoking violence of The Secret History Of The War On Weed and Halloween Party are perfected in this third holiday-themed installment. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll buy one to read and one to slab for your descendants.
" 'Sad and funny' has always been our 'sweet and sour' and we're pouring it on this third installment of our holiday-themed ruminations of the downfall of civilization lensed through '80s action heroics," said Duggan. "Thanks for spending your holidays with us this year. Thanks for pre-ordering."
Koblish added: "This is our third outing with Scotch McTiernan, and drawing him through all of his incarnations has been a blast! Give the gift of this wild and unusual comic to someone you love during the holiday season. Gerry, Brian, and I will make sure the party is well-stocked with Scotch!"
“Man, do I love working with my pals Duggan and Koblish," said Posehn. "We laugh like dumbasses as we throw our favorite tropes and jokes in a blender, add a little bit of plot, story, character and whatnot. Then Scott runs off and draws the crap out of it. And this book is no different, our third adventure with my new favorite character, Scotch McTiernan. What kind of Holiday antics await you? Well, shove a candy cane in your pie hole, pour hot cocoa on your privates and enjoy!”
SPAWN #337
STILLWATER BY ZDARSKY & PEREZ #17
UNNATURAL BLUE BLOOD #5
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #54
WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE #3 DLX ED w/7-INCH RECORD
MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: KRAVEN’S LAST HUNT TP (NEW PTG)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: INVASION OF SPIDER SLAYERS TP
ANT-MAN ANT-IVERSARY TP
AVENGERS #64
Story: Jason Aaron | Art/Cover: Garron, Javier | Teen+ | $3.99
THE BATTLE FOR THE DAWN!
The Avengers wage their final bloody showdown with the Multiversal Masters of Evil for the fate of prehistoric Earth and the entire Marvel Age of Heroes. Not everyone will survive. Meanwhile, Tony Stark must face his greatest enemy: his own father, the Iron Inquisitor.
AVENGERS BY BUSIEK PEREZ OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC (NEW PTG)
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #8
Story: Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing | Art/Cover: Carmen Carnero | Teen+ | $3.99
When Captain America's allies find themselves scattered across the country with no recollection of how they got there, Steve calls in a favor with the one person he knows can help - mutant telepath Emma Frost! But what Emma finds, chills Steve Rogers to the bone. ... As Steve and his allies race to save a city under siege by A.I.M., the Outer Circle's ultimate assassin is revealed: Introducing M.O.D.O.C., the Mental Organism Designed Only for Control!
CAPTAIN MARVEL #45
CONAN THE BARBARIAN ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL 10 HC
FANTASTIC FOUR #3
FANTASTIC FOUR ANTITHESIS TP
GOLD GOBLIN #3 (OF 5)
Story: Christopher Cantwell | Art: Lan Medina | Cover: J Scott Campbell | Teen | $3.99
Fighting his inner demons, Norman Osborn attempts a fresh start as a super hero in Chris Cantwell and Lan Medina’s thought-provoking GOLD GOBLIN limited series. In GOLD GOBLIN #3, Norman Osborn now finds himself face-to-face with his own sins after battling Chasm as Queen Goblin makes her terrifying return!
JOE FIXIT #1
Story: Peter David | Art: Yildiary Cinar | Cover: Cully Hamner & Jordie Bellaire | Teen+ | $3.99
Known for his legendary and impactful run on INCREDIBLE HULK, superstar comics writer Peter David is proving his acclaimed work on the Hulk mythos is far from over! Having just finished an epic trilogy of limited series that told the grand saga of Hulk villain MAESTRO, David will now turn his attention to another iconic creation of his — JOE FIXIT! The fan-favorite Hulk persona that muscled his way through Las Vegas as a hedonistic bodyguard will star in his very own limited series set during David’s original time on the INCREDLBLE HULK. Joining David in this Sin City adventure will be artist Yildiray Cinar (The Marvels).
“When I created Joe Fixit decades ago, it was merely as a means to shake up the standard formula,” David explained. “Typically Bruce would have set up some sort of situation and he would be worried that the Hulk would inevitably show up and screw things up. The storyline with Joe flipped the formula on its head, and set up the Hulk with his great situation in Vegas and he was worried that Bruce would show up to screw things up. I had no idea that the character would have this much staying power, and that so much would eventually be done with him in the pages of the IMMORTAL HULK. I’m thrilled that Marvel has given me this opportunity to revisit with an old friend.”
MARAUDERS #10
- You could probably publish an entire book of X-Men #141 homages.
MMW SPIDER-WOMAN VOL 3 HC
NEW FANTASTIC FOUR: HELL IN A HANDBASKET TP
PLANET HULK: WORLDBREAKER #3
SCARLET WITCH #1
Story: Steve Orlando | Art: Sara Pichelli | Colors: Matthew Wilson | Cover: Russell Dauterman | Teen+ | $4.99
The Scarlet Witch will return in January in a brand-new ongoing solo series! A groundbreaking new chapter for one of Marvel Comics’ most beloved characters, SCARLET WITCH will be written by Steve Orlando, known for his thrilling current run of Marauders and last year’s Darkhold saga, and drawn by artist Sara Pichelli, the superstar talent known for her acclaimed work on titles such as Ultimate Spider-Man. Together these two comic powerhouses will open the door to a new era of adventures, mysteries, and quests that only a hero with Wanda Maximoff’s breathtaking and unmatched mystical abilities are fit for!
Following her redemption in the pages of X-Men: Trial of Magneto, Wanda is reborn as the hero the Marvel Universe needs her to be! Making the most of her fresh start, Wanda uses her powers in a glorious new way and embraces a new calling to help those who need it the most. Experience one the most powerful magic-wielders on the planet at her very best in the series Scarlet Witch fans have been asking for!
There is a door that appears only to those who need it most, who have no one else in the world to turn to. On the other side of this door is a mysterious witchcraft shop. Friend or foe, human or otherwise--if your need is great and your hope is gone, there you will meet the SCARLET WITCH! Wanda Maximoff is familiar with hitting rock bottom — and now that she’s finally found peace, she’s pledged all her power to help others who are languishing at their lowest. But when a woman falls through Wanda’s door with a terrifying story of a town gone mad, the Scarlet Witch will have to muster her wits and chaos magic to deal with an insidious threat!
“Since I first stepped into the House of Ideas, the Scarlet Witch has been with me—in fact, she was the star of my first Marvel work ever, kicking ass, weaving spells, and humbling Doom in Darkhold! So, there was no way I could pass up the chance to work on SCARLET WITCH,” Orlando said. “Wanda Maximoff has finally broken free of the shadows she's wrestled with for years. And now? Sara Pichelli, Russell Dauterman, and I are unveiling the next chapter of her powerful, improbable, magical life. When you have nowhere else to turn ... you turn to the Scarlet Witch. And God help anyone who gets in her way.”
"You have been waiting Scarlet Witch solo return for so long!” Pichelli added. “Finally that time has come and I'm truly honored my art was chosen to make this happen. Can't wait for you to see the book."
The mesmerizing trailer lays out Wanda’s new mission and spotlights some of her upcoming feats including a breathtaking showdown with the Corrupter! Fans can also behold Wanda’s new costume designed by superstar artist Russell Dauterman and spot a new supporting character who will play a key role throughout the series — none other than DARCY LEWIS! The beloved Marvel Cinematic Universe character will make her comic book debut in the series, taking up duties as Wanda’s trusty right hand after falling through the enchanted door herself. Darcy’s mysterious past and the effect it has on Wanda’s new calling will be revealed in due time!
“Two of the major crosses that she’d been bearing for a long time had finally been lifted, so it really felt like a new moment,” Orlando told Polygon in a recent interview. “We talked about setting her up in a new place where she could put her power to service for all the people that she’s realized she could have helped if she had actually taken the time and done the work to reckon with herself sooner.”
- Here's a trailer.
SECRET INVASION #3 (OF 5)
SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF THE TEN RINGS #1
Story: Gene Luen Yang | Art: Michael Yg | Cover: Jim Cheung | Teen+ | $4.99
FATHER AND SON, SIDE BY SIDE?!
Shang-Chi is lost in time and the only one who can help him is ... his father?! What will Shang-Chi do when he meets the younger version of his evil parent? Will he be able to change the course of history? Or will Shang-Chi be shocked to discover he didn't know his father as well as he thought? Find out as Gene Luen Yang's Shang-Chi saga comes to its shocking conclusion!
SPIDER-MAN #4
STAR WARS #30
ULTRAMAN: MYSTERY OF ULTRASEVEN #5
WOLVERINE: ORIGIN DELUXE EDITION TP
X-FORCE #36
X-MEN LEGENDS #5
The year was 1991, and the X-Men were at the forefront of their incredible '90s heyday. Enter Lucas Bishop! Created by Whilce Portacio and John Byrne along with Portacio's longtime friend, artist Karl Altstaetter, Bishop burst onto the scene from the far future and infused the mutant mythos with his explosive no-nonsense attitude and the riveting mystery that drove him. The energy-absorbing mutant soldier has been a central figure in X-Men storytelling ever since, and this January, fans will travel back in time to his groundbreaking comics debut in X-MEN LEGENDS #5-6. The saga will be written and drawn by Portacio himself along with prolific comics writer Brian Haberlin.
The story will finally reveal the genesis of Bishop’s fateful time travel mission that pulled him from the future and into the X-Men’s present! Presaging Bishop’s first appearance in the classic Uncanny X-Men #282, the arc will shed new light on Bishop’s original motivations and the intense guilt he feels over his fallen teammates as well as provide surprising depth to the dystopian world he left behind. This incredible and moving two-parter is only the latest X-Men epic in X-MEN LEGENDS, the series that sees X-Men’s greatest creators return with all-new, in-continuity tales set during their original iconic runs!
Bishop, Malcolm, and Randall, the elite Omega Squad, have discovered a dark truth about the X.S.E. After a mission goes sideways, how far will they be willing to go to make this right? To the past — and beyond! Bishop will make the most shocking decision in X-MEN LEGENDS history that will redefine what you thought you knew about mutantkind’s future and the reason behind Bishop’s collision with the X-Men!
“At heart, I love the genre of science fiction. Specifically, the world building aspect of science. So, when Karl and I created Lucas Bishop, we built in our heads, a world for Omega Squad to exist in,” Portacio explained. “In the original incarnation, we didn't have much time to show any of that. Here in these two issues, Brian and I are able to give the audience a beginning glimpse of some of the detail of the world that Bishop left behind.”
“We give flavor to the micro ecosystem that is The Pool, its inmates, their families, the X.S.E., and most importantly, Bishop and his character and personality,” Portacio continued. “I've always seen Bishop as much, much more than X-Men muscle. He has always been, to me, a man perfectly born to conquer a harsh world. Yet he hides within himself a heart more suited for a kinder existence...which gives him purpose in that harsh world.”
“Whilce and I have been longtime collaborators, and both worked for Marvel individually, but never together! It's an honor he thought of me to work with him on defining more of Bishop's history; a legendary comic artist and a legendary X-Men? How could I say no??” Haberlin added.
Witness legendary Whilce Portacio’s never-before-told vision for Bishop when X-MEN LEGENDS #5 hits stands in January! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
X-MEN RED #10
PS ARTBOOKS
- It's another PS Artbooks Dump Week! This may be of interest to just a few of us, but there are so many I broke them out of the "More Comics" list.
FIGHT COMICS FEATURING SENORITA RIO VOL 3 HC
Story/Art: Lily Renee, Nick Cardy, Max Elkan, Jack Kamen | HC $52.99 | Slipcase $62.99
Finish this fight right here and now with the third and final volume featuring Rita Farrar, aka Senorita Rio. The lovely actress-turned-agent survived in a male-dominated world due to her extraordinary skills, an excellent marksman, extremely athletic, capable of amazing feats and an expert fighter, skilled in jiu-jitsu and fencing battling Axis agents throughout South America; she truly is "The Queen of Spies!" Collects the Senorita Rio stories from Fight Comics #51-71 (August 1947-November 1950).
- I thought I already had this, but I might be thinking of Volume 2. Regardless, I will get this if I haven't already, as it completes the "Rio" reprints, and I've enjoyed them more than I expected (even if they're a bit repetitive).
PS SOFTIE COLLECTION: FRANKENSTEIN VOLUMES 1 & 2 SLIPCASE SET
PS Artbooks | Story/Art/Cover: Dick Briefer | $89.99
Presenting our special edition slipcased set with the long-delayed volumes of PS Artbooks' 8-volume Roy Thomas Presents: Dick Briefer's Frankenstein in the Softee format. Volumes 3-8 previously published in hardcover. With illustrated introductions by Frankenstein expert Don Glut and Dick Briefer.
Roy Thomas Presents: Dick Briefer's Frankenstein Vol 1 collects Frankenstein stories in Prize Comics #1-37 (December 1940-December 1943).
Roy Thomas Presents: Dick Briefer's Frankenstein Vol 2 collects Frankenstein stories in Prize Comics #38-68 (January 1944-March 1948).
- Jeff of Earth-J and I have been waiting for this for a looooong time! It completes the run of Dick Briefer's "Frankenstein" feature from the 1940s. These are the only two volumes with no HC version, but the slipcase kinda-sorta makes up for it.
PRE-CODE CLASSICS: MISTER MYSTERY VOL 1 SOFTEE
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PRE-CODE CLASSICS: SUPERIOR STRANGE MYSTERIES VOL 1 HC
Art: Iger Shop, Jay Disbrow | HC $52.99, Slipcase $63.99
Canadian publisher Superior Comics arrival into the four-color horror ring all gloved up and swinging fit to punch the lights out of anybody who stands in their way with a collection of bizarre and quirky tales! From #1, "The Living Corpse," where a wife has dreams about a man dead for 10 years. Her husband makes a deal with the devil to bring the corpse back to life. The corpse kidnaps his wife. The husband gets the wife back, but is shot by her. She then loses her soul to the devil. And from #5, "Blood of the Zombie," where a man asks to be embalmed because a zombie colony will think that he has white blood and thus believe him to be a god. The colony of zombies makes his wife kill him. Collects Strange Mysteries #1-5 (September 1951-May 1952).
PRE-CODE STRANGE STORIES: ANOTHER WORLD VOL 1 SOFTEE
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PS ARTBOOKS ALARMING TALES SOFTEE
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PS ARTBOOKS BLACKHAWK SOFTEE VOL 3 SOFTEE
- There are no HC versions of this entire series, which annoys me no end. But I do want to read early Blackhawk, so I guess I'm stuck with TPs. Oh, sorry, "Softees."
- Collects Blackhawk #17-20.
PS ARTBOOKS BLACKHAWK SOFTEE VOL 4 SOFTEE
- See above.
- Collects Blackhawk #21-24.
PS ARTBOOKS BLUE BOLT TALES OF TERROR VOL 1 SOFTEE
Story/Art: Various | 216 pages | $32.99
A new PS ARTBOOKS SOFTEE format book. Never before published with stunning L.B. Cole & Wally Wood artwork plus a host of well known illustrators.
This volume features Blue Bolt #108 (February 1951), #110 (August 1951), and Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror #112 (February 1952), #116 (December 1952), #118 (April 1953), #119 (June 1953).
- If you're wondering why the numbering skips around, it's because Blue Bolt #109 and Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror #111, 13-115 and #117 were entirely reprint.
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PS ARTBOOKS CLASSICS HORROR COMICS VOL 2 SOFTEE
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PS ARTBOOKS PRE-CODE CLASSICS SPOOK VOL 1 SOFTEE
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PS ARTBOOKS BLUE BOLT FACSMILE ED #112, 118-119
PS Artbooks | 36 pages each | $19.99 each
Continuing PS Facsimile comics comes a three-issue line-up from the pen of the legendary Rudy Palais of Blue Bolt Tales of Terror. All of these comics have been faithfully reproduced with all scans reworked to bring them back as close as possible to the dizzy days of the originals.
- See above.
PS ARTBOOKS CLASSICS HORROR COMICS VOL 2 HC
Story: L. B. Cole, Jay Disbrow, Iger Shop, Bernard Baily, Sal Trapani, Basil Wolverton | HC $52.99, Slipcase $62.99
We've unearthed some more little horrors for our second volume of Classic Horror Comics! Starting with Haunted Thrills #3 (October 1952) and Haunted Thrills #7 (March 1953) where scientist George Norton saves the brain of an executed wife killer, making contact with it to develop it's evil ways? Then Terrifying Tales #12 (April 1953) complete with a classic L.B.Cole cover, where not even Jo-Jo realized what horrors lurked beneath the surface of a crystal clear lake! Finishing our grim journey with Weird Chills #1 (July 1954) where the doctor oversees a blood transfusion between a woman and a zombie! And in Weird Chills #3 (November 1954) we discover the "Terror on TV"-vampiric monsters take over the studio, attacking the cast and crew, while the audience just think it's all part of the show? Momma always said TV was bad for you, so you better stick to reading the comics!
PS ARTBOOKS PLANET COMICS VOL 16 SOFTEE
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PS ARTBOOKS STARTLING TERROR TALES VOL 1 SOFTEE
- HC, slipcase versions already published.
PS ARTBOOKS WEIRD TALES OF FUTURE FACSIMILE ED #5-6, 8
Story/Art: Various | 36 pages each | $19.99 each
- Faithfully reproduced with all scans reworked to bring them back as close to the original
- Glossy covers and interiors printed on environmentally friendly matt Carbon Based paper
- Includes oversized A3 cover reproduction on card and ready to frame, with an embossed seal identifying the limited status of this imprint
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: UNUSUAL TALES VOL 5 HC
Story/Art: Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, Bill Fraccio, Bill Molno, Rocco Mastroserio, Steve Ditko | HC $52.99, Slipcase $62.99
Where the creative talents of Charles Nicholas, Bill Fraccio, Bill Molno, Rocco Mastroserio and of course the great Steve Ditko were given much more of a free reign and able to produce even more jewels! Tirelessly serving us with a never-ending concoction of fantastic fantasy-supernatural and horror tales and mind blowing science fiction stories, they really did keep the comic buying youth of the world well and truly satisfied, no mean achievement and well worth celebrating! Reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be, just like the original comic! Collects Unusual Tales #21-25 (March 1960-December 1960).
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: GORGO VOL 1 HC
Story: Joe Gill | Art: Dick Giordano, Sam Glanzman, Charles Nicholas, Rocco Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Joe Sinnott | Art/Cover: Steve Ditko | HC $52.99, Slipcase $62.99
After a seaquake, a huge lizard-like creature walked out of the ocean and almost destroyed a fishing village in Ireland. Fortunately for the village, the same quake that brought the 65 foot monster to land has also grounded a salvage ship, the crew of which proved up to the task of capturing the beast. The monster, dubbed Gorgo, was really just a youngster and its 200 foot tall mother was coming for him. After a pitched battle with the British army, Gorga's mother, Ogra, was able to free her child and they both went lumbering back to the sea! Steve Ditko's artwork just engulfs you in this Silver Age giant monster tale! Collects Gorgo #1-5 (June 1961-January 1962).
- I've got all the Gorgo stories drawn by Steve Ditko in a separate volume by a different publisher, but my Collector Gene will force me to get this, which has the whole series.
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: MYSTERIES OF UNEXPLORED WORLDS VOL 5 HC
Story: Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Steve Ditko, Bill Montes, Charles Nicholas, Bill Fraccio | HC $46.99, Softee $32.99, Slipcase $56.99
PS Artbooks presents Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds. It's all too easy to overlook Charlton's 40 year run and 6,000 issue contribution to comic book history! Because with their roster of writers and artists including Dick Giordano, Bill Molno, Bill Fraccio, Bill Montes, Charles Nicholas plus many others and of course the truly remarkable one man creative genius Steve Ditko. Serving us with a never-ending concoction of fantastic fantasy-supernatural and horror tales and mind blowing science fiction stories, they really did keep the comic buying youth of the world well and truly satisfied. All here, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be! Collects Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #21-25 (November 1960-July 1961).
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: SPACE WAR VOL 3 HC
Story: Joe Gill | Art: Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas | HC $52.99, Slipcase $62.99, Softee $32.99
This bumper-full line-up from Charlton Comics' other-worldly Space War Volume 3 has everything you could imagine from "The Invaders!" to "The Seeds from Space" crammed between the pages. With the writing and drawing talents of Bill Molno, Rocco Mastroserio and Charles Nicholas you just won't be able to put this science fiction spectacular down and if you're quick, you can probably fight off several groups of those marauding aliens! The only question we have is when you gonna buy a ticket for this spaceship, 'cos it won't stay in orbit for very long! Collects Space War #11-15 (July 1961-January 1963).
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES VOL 5 HC
Story: Charles Nicholas, Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Bill Fraccio, Gene Colan, Dick Giordano, Sol Brodsky, Rocco Mastroserio, Tony Tallarico, Matt Baker | HC $46.99, Slipcase $62.99, Softee $32.99
Charlton's not-to-be-underestimated Strange Suspense Stories boasted a huge roster creative of talents -- Dick Giordano, Gene Colan, Sol Brodsky, Bill Molno, Rocco Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas,Tony Talarico, Bill Fraccio, Matt Baker. And, of course, Steve Ditko, whose moody, individualistic touch came to dominate Charlton's supernatural titles and, of course, led to deserved fame over at Marvel and with a kid called Parker who could swing from skyscraper tops on a gossamer web that he fired from his wrists. But before that, Charlton's shining light, Steve Ditko, was at his best in this run of Strange Suspense Stories. Collects Strange Suspense Stories #38-42 (September 1958-June 1959).
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CHILDREN OF THE BLACK SUN #1
Story: Dario Sicchio | Art/Cover: Letizia Cadonici | Ablaze | $3.99
From the artist of the hit series The House of Slaughter!
"It is not difficult to be happy under a blue sky. But it takes a lot of courage to be strong even under a black sun."
Over the years, a black sun has risen twice. A dark dawn whose rays have done terrible things to people's minds, driving them to all sorts of horror. Twelve years have passed since the last time and the world still fears the return of that inexplicable phenomenon. But fear is not the only legacy of those terrible days. All the women who got pregnant under the influence of the black sun have given birth to babies with some ... peculiarities. White hair, ashy skin, abnormal proportions and eyes as red as fire: the Children of the Black Sun.
Brightvale is a small town like many others. Here the Children of the Black Sun are treated with particular contempt, especially in the days leading up to the anniversary of the two disasters. The hatred of their fellow villagers, terrified of a possible return of that horror, will push these kids to unite and embark on a hallucinatory journey to discover themselves and their true nature. But is the black sun really about to return?
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DEATHGASM #1 (OF 4)
Story:Jason Howden, Pete Bune | Art: Industrias Lamonicana | Cover: Russell Fox | Opus | $6.66
New Zealand writer/director Jason Lei Howden (Guns Akimbo) returns to his cult horror-comedy for another blood-spattering good time! Deathgasm has reformed and gone on tour to take out every damn demon they can. But will the band survive the out-of-this-world terror of the Kaihoro Food and Music Festival? 30 pages of story!
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Story: Pat Shand | Art: Renzo Rodriguez | Cover: Conor Hughes, Fin Cramb | Black Mask | $4.99
A COFFEE-FUELED CRIME COMEDY FROM PAT SHAND (DESTINY NY, AZZA THE BARBED, VAN HELSING)!
Trinity used to live a life of crime, but now she has left behind her old life and works at a coffee shop. Unfortunately, making ends meet isn't easy to do with a minimum wage job. Not to mention the fact that customers are beginning to get on Trinity's nerves, and it's getting harder and harder to not let her old tendencies take control.
When Trinity's past comes calling, it's like the famous quote: "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"
Includes a bonus comic in each issue!
Collect covers by rising stars Conor Hughes (WHITE ASH), Elisa Romboli (ALICE IN LEATHERLAND, A THING CALLED TRUTH), & series co-creator Renzo Rodriguez (BREATHLESS)!
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Story: Frank Martin. | Art/Cover: Dan Scalisi | Variants: Rully Akbar & Periya Pillai | Logo: Dave Lentz | Scout Comics | $3.99
Jack, a young mechanic, lives in a beat-up old space ship called The Beanstalk. The captain is a human woman called “Mom,” and two aliens round out the crew: Zeke, who runs security, and Stilts, who handles their business relations. After a robot malfunctions on the ship, Mom orders Jack to sell it at a space station bazaar. Instead of selling it though, Jack gets sidetracked by a smooth talking alien who persuades Jack to give him the robot in exchange for a strange navigation unit. When he gets back, Mom is angry that Jack didn’t sell the robot and tosses the NAV unit aside, which mysteriously activates itself. As they’re sleeping, the ship somehow finds itself in deep space in front of a massive alien ship. Eager to prove that the NAV unit wasn’t a waste, Jack boards the ship and discovers a giant sleeping alien as well as a bunch of large golden eggs. Excited that they could sell one, Jack picks up an egg, which triggers an alarm, waking the alien. Jack races back to his ship, making it to safety just in time. Later, the crew celebrates their score while, unbeknownst to them, the egg begins to crack.
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"Scout Comics has quickly risen as a force in the indie comic world. Scout is publishing quality books in so many genres, and as a mash-up of both sci-fi homages and classic fairy tales, I couldn't be happier that Grimm Space has found a home there." — Frank Martin
- It's a sci-fi "Jack and the Beanstalk," if you haven't already picked up on that.
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Story: Ian Edington | Art: Kevin J. West | Cover: Ryan Christensen | Opus | $6.66
A vile blight spreads across the land. When a lone warrior rides deep into the forest to face the savagery and madness head-on, his quest for justice leads him to a figure from his past-the herald to a dark master who cannot be undone by mastery of arms alone.
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"It's another PS Artbooks Dump Week!"
I count seven new HCs, not including the D.B's Frankenstein slipcase.* It's funny... I used that exact same phrase to warn my wife that this was going to be a big week. Because PS Artbooks are printed in China, I also felt justified in using the term "slow boat from China" (which is literally true in more ways than one). She warned me not to use that phrase and when I asked her which one she meant she replied, "Both of them."
*(Oh, wait... some of these have already been published? Thanks for the heads up. My shop shouldn't pull them for me if I've already bought them, but I'll make it a point to double check before Wednesday.)
"These are the only two volumes with no HC version, but the slipcase kinda-sorta makes up for it."
The only two in this series. Most of the new series don't have a HC edition at all. That's fine; gives me a chance to cut back a bit. I think the Planet Comics "softees" have outpaced the HCs at this point, too. I'm going to have to look into that at some point and make a decision.
"I've got all the Gorgo stories drawn by Steve Ditko in a separate volume by a different publisher, but my Collector Gene will force me to get this, which has the whole series."
That same publisher (or perhaps a different one) also offers a collection of the non-Ditko Gorgo, which I also have. Under the circumstances, my "Collector Gene" has allowed me to give this one a pass.
"ALLEY OOP AND MOOTOO" - This one was supposed to have shipped in November, but now both series are up-to-date with their solicits.
PS ARTBOOKS: Cross-referencing your list with my LCS's site, these are the ones I determine to be new (all HC):
FIGHT COMICS: FEATURING SENORITA RIO VOLUME 3 HC
PRE-CODE CLASSICS: SUPERIOR STRANGE MYSTERIES VOLUME 1 HC
PS ARTBOOKS: CLASSIC HORROR COMICS VOLUME 2 HC
SILVER AGE CLASSIC: UNUSUAL TALES VOLUME 5 HC
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: MYSTERIES OF UNEXPLORED WORLDS VOLUME 5 HC
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: SPACE WAR VOLUME 3 HC
SILVER AGE CLASSICS: STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES VOLUME 5 HC
Regarding Superior Strange Mysteries v1, I already have "Strange Mysteries" volumes 1 and 2, but I think these are two (possibly three) different series. My two volumes are "Silver Age classics" and the new one is a "Pre-Code classic."
"Jeff of Earth-J and I have been waiting for this for a looooong time!"
Regarding that, v3 came out in 2013 and v8 in 2015, so exactly how long depends on when each of us started waiting, respectively. For me it's been the full ten years.
I have Dick Briefer's Frankenstein Vols. 3-8. I've been waiting for Vols. 1-2 since I bought my first one. We're probably on the same page.
Due to the vagaries of comic book distribution, my D.B. Frankenstein slipcase will not arrive in my LCS until tomorrow.
All seven other volumes arrived, though.
What I meant yesterday is that, in 2013, PS Artbooks announced that v1-2 wouldn't ship until after v3-8, so I guess I've been waiting for nearly ten years, but I've been expecting it for "only" eight. (The slipcase was originally solicited for June 2022 release.)
You are not going to believe this.
My LCS calls me this morning to tell me the slipcase is in, so I drive all the way into Dallas, a 58 mile round trip, for the second time in two days, and get there only to discover that the slipcase is damaged... not bad, but bad enough. I'm particular, but I think even someone less particular than I would balk at buying this slipcase in the shape it's in. So I asked them to get a replacement copy and maybe I'll have it by next Wednesday. I've waited eight (or ten, depending on hoow you look at it) years for these book, so what's another week?
I usually get my PS Artbooks from Westfield -- but they don't offer the Frankenstein slipcase so far. My backup is InStockTrades -- and they aren't offering it, and don't have it in "upcoming books" either. I didn't want to pull another Blackhawk Vol. 1 -- which I still don't have -- so I bit the bullet and paid full price (plus postage) at Bud Plant. No idea when I'll get it.
I hope yours arrives undamaged.
At least you saw one!
"You are not going to believe this" (revisited).
My replacement copy came in today, and guess what? It's damaged!
It's not damaged as badly as the first one, but the longer this goes on the more determined I am to get a nice one. My shop owner was very apologetic (although it wasn't his fault) and practically insisted returning it as "damaged" for another replacement. I did, but seeing as the first one was returned for the same reason, you'd think they made sure they sent the best one they had in stock (and I don't imagine they have many). The next replacement may be worse.
Stay tuned for updates.
Time for an UPDATE:
A couple of weeks ago I asked at my LCS what are the chances of them ever receiving yet another replacement for the D.B. Frankenstein slipcase. I was told "slim to none" BUT the owner thought he still had the second one in his back room. (Sometimes Diamond requires that the damaged item be returned, sometime they do not.) After two weeks of searching, he finally told me that it had, in fact, been returned and likely destroyed. In any case, I can no longer get a copy through Diamond, so I'm back to square one.
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