Comics Guide: July 24-30, 2023

DC COMICS

BATMAN BEYOND: NEO-GOTHIC #1

Story: Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing | Art/Cover: Max Dunbar | Variants: Christian Ward, Ejikure, Belén Ortega, Dike Ruan | $4.99/$5.99 (card stock)

Terry McGinnis defeated the evil A.I. controlling Neo-Gotham and asserted himself as the one true Batman, but his next battle will bring him to the remains of Old Gotham. Children are going missing and being swallowed by the city’s old bones. Batman Beyond will have to go underground, led by a mysterious splicer named Kyle the Catboi, to find the children and confront the city’s buried sins. What happened to the green of the city? What happened to magic? And what villains never left old Gotham? All these questions will be answered by the red-hot creative team of Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (Batman: One Bad Day — Clayface, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty) and Max Dunbar (Batman: Urban Legends).

Lots of folks are big "Beyond" fans, and there was a push for a "Beyond" movie, by Kevin Smith, Michael Uslan and others. But Ive always felt he was more Spider-Man than Batman, and I already had one of each. (Actually, several.) So I'd rather read Batman and Amazing Spider-Man. YMMV.

BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS — GILDED CITY HC

BATMAN: THE AUDIO ADVENTURES #7 (OF 7)

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #3

BATMAN: THE KNIGHT HC

DC/RWBY #6 (OF 7)

ICON & ROCKET SEASON ONE TP

Heads up, Milestone fans!

KNIGHT TERRORS #2 (OF 4)

Story: Joshua Williamson | Art: Giuseppe Camuncoli & Caspar Wijngaard | Cover: Ivan Reis & Danny Miki | Variants: Francesco Mattina, Mahmud Asrar, Jeff Spokes, Ivan Reis, Mahmud Asrar, Ivan Reis ($5.99) | $3.99/$4.99 (card stock)

Oh dang — I gotta do another one of these this month? Batman and I are joined by … Wesley Dodds, the Sandman?! What the heck? I thought I was the only dead person allowed in this story. I guess not! We uncover one of Wesley’s oldest cases, which haunted him until the day he died — and it points us in the direction of the Nightmare Stone. But Insomnia has unleashed his own army to hunt us down … the Sleepless Knights. And this issue is their first appearance, kids! Get scared!

My introduction to Wesley Dodds was the Fox/Sekowsky Justice League/Justice Society crossovers, and clearly Fox had no idea what to do with him, except to turn him into another punchy character. So I was unmoved. But I loved Sandman Mystery Theatre, which needs an ominbus, please.

KNIGHT TERRORS: ACTION COMICS #1 (OF 2)

Slipping into the world of nightmares is only the beginning as Power Girl faces off with the scariest dream of all … herself! Paige may have narrowly escaped the grasp of the devious Johnny Sorrow, but all of that was just a warm-up for the real villain inside. Meanwhile, the Super-Twins are lost in a terrifying dreamscape and being hunted by a nightmare version of their own adopted father, the murderous Cyborg Superman. Can Superboy, Kong Kenan, and the Steel family find the twins in time to save them, or will they join his bloody list of victims?

KNIGHT TERRORS: ANGEL BREAKER #1 (OF 2)

Deep in an abandoned Kobra safe house is a device able to access the dream powers of John Dee, a.k.a. Doctor Destiny. As heroes across the world succumb to nightmares, Angel Breaker wants it. Now, to infiltrate a hall of horrors, she'll need the help of a professional thief — the man known as Raptor. But Angel Breaker and Raptor aren’t exactly friends. Can the mysterious merc trust a man who feels nothing but grudges as the strange pair encounter a horror as old as the Coda Sisterhood and even more dangerous? While the world sleeps, Angel Breaker might be the final girl still awake!

KNIGHT TERRORS: DETECTIVE COMICS #1 (OF 2)

Story: Dan Watters | Art/Cover: By Riccardo Federici | Variants: Bernard Chang, Kyle Hotz, Cully Hamner, Bernard Chang, Dustin Nguyen | 40 pages | $4.99/$5.99 (card stock)

Jim Gordon stumbles upon a sacred ritual held by three disciples chanting around an enchanted clock … and one of them is wearing the robotic Batsuit that he donned many years ago as Batman … except this metal suit seems to have been soldered directly into the flesh of the wearer! What do these creatures want with Gotham, and why are they targeting Jim's daughter, Babs, too? This has to be a dream, right? Or perhaps it’s a nightmare, but if you die in it, you can die in real life as well.

KNIGHT TERRORS: HARLEY QUINN #1 (OF 2)

Imagine a world — beyond both the waking world and that of dreams. A world where your every choice creates a series of infinitely rippling profane reverberations. Where donuts and soda cans can do the cancan and I actually am goin’ steady with yer mom. Our story takes place there, in the realm beyond the limits of the liminal. A place we call … the Harley Quinn Zone. I’m your host, Dr. Ryleha Q. Niun, attorney of drawers — Just kiddin’. It’s still me, Harley! But hey, this one is real freaky — and my life is already pretty dang bananas! Hold on to your buns, ’cause this one is gonna give you some interdimensional chafing for sure! Plus, Leah Williams and Ben Templesmith help me crack a cosmic-mystery night terror! This case goes so many layers deep it’s practically a true turductective story, if you will …

KNIGHT TERRORS: TITANS #1 (OF 2)

Story: Andrew Constant | Art: Scott Godlewski | Cover: Yanick Paquette | Variants: Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Christian Ward, Tony Harris, Jorge Corona, Dustin Nguyen | $4.99/$5.99 (card stock)

The kids are not all right! After plummeting into the Nightmare Realm, the remaining members of the Titans come face-to-face with a fever dream turned reality: the Terror Titans! These warped versions of our heroes are prepared to do anything to become the next Justice League … even kill!

POISON IVY: UNCOVERED ONE-SHOT

This gallery of Poison Ivy’s greatest variant covers celebrates the first year of the verdant villainess’s acclaimed, GLAAD Award-winning ongoing series.

SUPERMAN: THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR #1 (OF 3)

Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch reunite to tell a tale centered on their favorite superhero. Superman learns Lex Luthor is dying, and he wants the Man of Steel to help him find the cure for whatever is causing his rapid decline. While the world wants to say good riddance to Luthor, Superman will go to the ends of the universe, through different dimensions, and across time to save his foe. But just why does he want to save the person who’s spent his life trying to destroy him? And will he even be able to find the solution?

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

007: FOR KING COUNTRY #4

DEJAH THORIS (2023) #5

DISNEY VILLAINS SCAR #4

ELVIRA IN MONSTERLAND #3

GARGOYLES #7

PATHFINDER: WAKE THE DEAD #2

VAMPIRELLA VS. SUPERPOWERS #3

VICTORY #2

Story: David F. Walker | Art: Brett Weldele | Covers: Dave Johnson, Bryan Hitch, Ariel Diaz, Giuseppe Matteoni, Carla Cohen, Cosplay (Alicia Marie & Rachel Hollon), Geebo Vigonte | Teen+ | $3.99

Eisner Winner David F. Walker's Latest Character Study!

Fans first got to meet Victoria Harris in the history-marking and making Vampirella #0 on Free Comic Book Day in 2019, as Christopher Priest teed up his continuing, celebrated tenure on the franchise. Now with her very own powers, costume, and storylines, VICTORY is breaking into her own series for the first time! Eisner-winning scribe David F. Walker (Power Man & Iron Fist, Bitter Root, Naomi) is taking her on a thrilling journey in the present, while diving deep into her origins as well! Fans won't want to miss the scintillating second issue!

As if being cursed with the ring of the demon Belial wasn't bad enough for Victory, now she's being chased by demons who want the very same ring that she can't get rid of - making for unpleasant irony and lots of that brimstone smell. Speaking of smell, Victory is escorted to the P.U. (Purgatory Department — no, not that Purgatori) by her new colleagues, Lucy Fuhr and Gaye Briel. There, she gets some face-to-face time with the big boss himself — the Devil!

"The first issue of the new series looks extremely promising. Walker pumps so much wit, charm, and swagger into the first issue" — You Don't Read Comics

Here’s a trailer.

IMAGE COMICS

BONE ORCHARD: TENEMENT #2

DEAD LUCKY #7

FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #25

Fire Power will return with a double-sized 44-page story picking up where the previous arc’s shocking finale left off, with readers reeling for the Johnson family. After learning Wei Lun killed his parents, Owen cannot let the past go.

"No lie, Issue #25 might be my favorite of Fire Power yet,” said Amanda LaFranco, Editor, Skybound Entertainment. “The battle might be over, but the war is not yet won, and the tension between Owen and Wei Lun is palpable as the group recovers from the epic finale of our last arc. We’re building to something BIG in these next issues, and Robert and Chris are putting on a masterclass of character and stakes in this double-sized return, you won’t want to miss it!”

INDIGO CHILDREN #5

KLIK KLIK BOOM #2 (OF 5)

MONSTRESS #46

NEWBURN #9

NIGHT CLUB #6 (OF 6)

OLD DOG #6

PURR EVIL #1 (OF 6)

Story: Mirka Andolfo | Art: Laura Braga | Covers: Braga, Mirka Andolfo, Peach Momoko, Maika Sozo | $3.99

Harvey Award winning superstar Mirka Andolfo (known for her comics Unnatural, Mercy and Sweet Paprika, alongside her work with DC and Marvel) and fan-favorite illustrator Laura Braga (artist of Harley Quinn, Future State: the Next Batman and Witchblade) team up for the first time to bring Purr Evil to life! Purr Evil will launch from Image Comics this July in the United States, and will be released simultaneously in Italy (Star Comics); France and Belgium (Dupuis); and Spain, Argentina and Chile (Moztros).

Purr Evil is The Last of Us meets Hit-Girl and Léon: The Professional in a six-issue miniseries with high-adrenaline content, and is a new adventure comic produced by Arancia Studio, the Italian creative atelier which worked on Andolfo’s bestselling Image Comics titles and many successful books.

“I’m very excited to see this new comic come to life,” said Adolfo. “And, even more to have my friend Laura with me to work on such a great and fulfilling project, as well as Bryan Valenza, our colorist, Fabio Amelia, our letterer, and the whole team at Arancia Studio! I can’t wait to find out what the fans think of our new madness, and I’m enormously grateful to Image Comics and the other international partners for believing in our crazy project. We are sure fans will love it, too!”

The story will explore an unusual mother-daughter relationship, seasoned with horror and urban fantasy elements. Can the bond of the two women overcome a life built on blood and lies? What secret is lurking in the Morando family’s apartment?

Purr Evil tells the story of Rita, a young mother forced by the mistakes of her dark past to become a ruthless, cold-blooded killer, in order to defend her daughter Deb from the endless evil that looms over her. In a world on the brink of doom, the unconditional love between mother and daughter must overcome every barrier and every misunderstanding alongside blood, sweat, tears, and a tremendous lot of malevolent kittens.

I assume cats will come into play somewhere.
Here's a preview.

ROGUE SUN #14

SAVAGE STRENGTH OF STARSTORM #3

SPAWN ORIGINS VOL 6 DELUXE EDITION HC

SPAWN SCORCHED #20

SUMMONERS WAR: AWAKENING #4 (OF 6)

Story: Justin Jordan | Art: Luca Claretti Colors: Igor Monti | $3.99

Trapped between the bounty hunter Malakhan and a legion of Stiodani soldiers, will Rai and Tomas be sacrificed as part of Captain Eve’s master plan?

The Summoners War: Awakening comic series is the latest expansion to the Summoners War IP, following Skybound’s previous comic series Legacy, which is now available as a collection.

Issues of Summoners War: Awakening debut alongside the latest new mobile game entitled Summoners War: Chronicles, released November 2022. The variety of expansions is a testament to the game’s success and longevity, which proves to be a major tentpole for Com2uS’ gaming portfolio. Com2us has been in partnership with Skybound since 2017 jointly releasing Summoners War comics, The Walking Dead mobile games, and much more. Com2uS is extending its business territory from mobile games to Global Media Contents Company that covers different entertainment genres.

"The future looks bright as ever for Summoners War: Awakening." — ComicBook.com

"The story line keeps you locked in, and the art is a masterpiece." — Comic Crusaders

W0RLDTR33 #4

MARVEL COMICS

ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1 FACSIMILE EDITION

I'm not sure what the point of this is. The original issue was just a set of teasers for upcoming events, wasn't it? Events that have already happened? Which, to my mind, doesn't make this issue collectible — it makes it moot.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: SPIDER-MAN OR SPIDER-CLONE TP

AVENGERS #3

Just in time for their milestone 60th anniversary, the Avengers will enter a new era next month under writer Jed MacKay and artist C.F. Villa, complete with a new lineup, a breathtaking mission, and deadly new enemies…

Meet the ASHEN COMBINE!

LORD ENNUI, an embodiment of atrophy who drains a city’s life and spirit.
IDOL ALABASTER, a living godhead that you’ll worship whether you like it or not.
CITYSMITH, an insane artist that twists cities like clay.
THE DEAD, a mysterious commander of ghosts.
MERIDIAN DIADEM, an endless dungeon who consumes, converts, and spits out prisoner after prisoner.

The Avengers fly into action as this collection of the multiverse’s greatest monsters descends from the Impossible City to follow their respective appetites. Cityslayers all, these super nihilists pursue the assassination of metropolitan areas for sport! Each member ravages populations in their own terrifying way and their unique methods of destruction will make them a formidable match against even the powerful roster of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes that assemble in this new run of AVENGERS! As the battlezones are declared, the Avengers scatter to defend Earth. Who will be pitted against who?

The ASHEN COMBINE don’t start wreaking havoc until July’s AVENGERS #3 but their story began in AVENGERS #1, when the Avengers first received knowledge of the TRIBULATION EVENTS, a series of grand-scale disasters that will spark upheaval throughout the known universe. Unleashed due to Kang’s desperate search for “THE MISSING MOMENT,” the ASHEN COMBINE and the FALL OF THE IMPOSSIBLE CITY are one of the many extraordinary challenges that the Avengers will need to overcome as they are tested to see if they truly are the greatest heroes of all reality!

AVENGERS BEYOND #5 (OF 5)

AVENGERS BY JASON AARON VOL 4 HC

AVENGERS OMNIBUS VOL 2 HC

CAPTAIN AMERICA BY TA-NEHISI COATES OMNIBUS HC

COSMIC GHOST RIDER #5

CULT OF CARNAGE: MISERY #3 (OF 5)

LIFE LOST!

All of the symbiotes in Alchemax’s care have been STOLEN, including the FIVE LIFE FOUNDATION SYMBIOTES! Harnessing each of their unique abilities, a mysterious and CLASSIC symbiote villain has started making moves in the chaos of the Summer of Symbiotes. But WHO?! Read and find out!

“Summer of Symbiotes” tie-in.

DANNY KETCH GHOST RIDER #3 (OF 5)

DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA BY ZDARSKY VOL 2: RED FIST SAGA PT 2 TP

DAREDEVIL AND ECHO #3 (OF 4)

DEADPOOL #9

GHOST RIDER #16

HALLOWS EVE #5 (OF 5)

HELLCAT #5 (OF 5)

HULK BY DONNY CATES VOL 2: HULK PLANET TP

I AM IRON MAN #5 (OF 5)

INCREDIBLE HULK #2

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8

As the X-Men throw their latest Hellfire Gala, Iron Man has to contend with the new Stark Sentinels flying through New York! Can Tony stop these mutant-hunting machines alone? Guest-starring Emma Frost!

"Hellfire Gala" tie-in.

MARY JANE AND BLACK CAT: DARK WEB TP

MMW X-MEN VOL 1: REMASTERWORKS HC

PREDATOR #5

SHE-HULK #15

SILK #3 (OF 5)

SPIDER-MAN INDIA #2 (OF 4)

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER — BLACK, WHITE AND RED #4 (OF 4)

TRAPPED ON THE FROZEN PLANET HOTH!

FRANK TIERI sends VADER to HOTH.
STEVE ORLANDO goes cerebral with THE CORRUPTION OF DARTH VADER’S MIND!
PLUS: The Final Chapter of JASON AARON & LEONARD KIRK’s dark tales!

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER — BLACK, WHITE & RED is bringing together some of the industry’s hottest talent to tell all-new tales of terror from throughout the Dark Lord of the Sith’s brutal history! Told in stunning black, white, and red, this first-of-its-kind Star Wars title will also mark a legendary comics creator’s first foray into the galaxy far, far away — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman has drawn an all-new cover for the final issue of the series, STAR WARS: DARTH VADER — BLACK, WHITE & RED #4!

Hitting stands in July, Eastman depicts Vader in his iconic and distinct style as he finds himself trapped on the icy planet Hoth. Vader’s mysterious return to this famous Star Wars location, first seen in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, will be revealed in a thrilling new tale by writer Frank Tieri and artist Danny Earls. The issue will also present the final chapter of Jason Aaron and Leonard Kirk’s saga that ran across all four issues and a mind-melting venture into Vader’s psyche by Steve Orlando and Paul Davidson.

STAR WARS MANDALORIAN SEASON 2 #2

STORM #3 (OF 5)

STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS TP

THUNDERBOLTS EPIC COLL VOL 1: JUSTICE LIKE LIGHTNING TP

TRIALS OF X VOL 11 TP

ULTIMATE INVASION #2 (OF 4)

Story: Jonathan Hickman | Art/Cover: Bryan Hitch Jonathan Hickman | Variants: Julian Totino Tedesco, Lucas Werneck | 40 pages | Teen+ $5.99

The Maker plans to make sure Earth’s Mightiest Heroes never become heroes at all. And then he can reshape the universe into exactly what he wants it to be…

I assume that once Hickman has re-established the Ultimate Universe, he will use it in his G.O.D.S. event. And probably destroy it again.
I always thought Ultimate Iron Man's gray-and-red look was kinda cool. I mean why would you paint the whole thing?

VENOM #23

A NEW VISION OF TOXIN!

Toxin is the offspring of the most dangerous symbiote in the history of the Marvel Universe: CARNAGE. But while Carnage and Cletus Kasady are separated and both devising machinations and plans of cosmic bloodshed and conquest, what has its progeny been doing? And will Dylan Brock or the Venom symbiote survive when they come face to face with this latest terrifying Toxin?!

PLUS: Toxin isn’t the only symbiote in this story who’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen! The symbiote family is about to grow a little larger … and what’s coming will change the continuing saga of the symbiotes FOREVER!

I don't suppose that when Hickman destroys the Ultimate Universe again, he can take all the symbiotes with him? Nah, I couldn't be that lucky.
“Summer of Symbiotes” tie-in.

WHAT IF ...? DARK: SPIDER-GWEN #1

Spider-Legend Gerry Conway returns to his most famous Spider-Story for this WHAT IF along with co-writer Jody Houser! WHAT IF Gwen Stacy didn’t die on the bridge that day, but Spider-Man DID?!

‘Nuff said, I presume!

Maybe, in this universe, someone can manage to kill Norman Osborn permanently.

WOLVERINE #35

WEAPONS OF X CONCLUSION!

WOLVERINE. BEAST. Only one of ’em’s left standing after these CLONE WARS. And it ain’t no clone. The brutal finale of Wolverine’s very own CLONE SAGA sets the stage for his next journey and presages some of the major turning points to come for Krakoa!

"Fall of X" tie-in.
So, do you suppose this is actually Dark Beast? I know we've seen him, a prisoner of Sinister, but how do we know there hasn't been a swap?
If not, Hank McCoy is irredeemable.

X-CELLENT #5 (OF 5)

X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: THE FATE OF THE PHOENIX (NEW PTG) TP

X-MEN HELLFIRE GALA 2023 #1

THE FALL OF X BEGINS HERE!

The Hellfire Gala is always the biggest event of the season … but this year’s will upend Krakoa as we know it. What is meant to be mutantkind’s greatest night becomes their worst nightmare as the FALL OF X begins! Written by Gerry Duggan alongside an all-star lineup of artists including Kris Anka, Joshua Cassara, Russell Dauterman, Adam Kubert, Pepe Larraz, R.B. Silva, and Luciano Vecchio, X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1 will be a giant-sized one-shot that propels mutankind into an unpredictable future. All your favorite X-Men are going to be left reeling after a series of shocking revelations, stunning betrayals, horrifying tragedy, impossible deaths … and more. Fans will also see their favorite heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe turn out in the most glamorous looks of the year and witness the reveal of the all-new X-Men lineup, including the winner of this year’s X-Men Fan Vote! Page after page of jaw dropping moments that no one will seeing coming, all in one CANNOT-MISS package!

Since 2019’s revolutionary HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X series, mutantkind has experienced unparalleled growth and prosperity on the island nation Krakoa — but can it really last forever? It all begins in July’s shocking X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1 one-shot where danger, conspiracy and sacrifice threatens to shatter everything mutantkind accomplished on Krakoa. Revealed earlier today and showcased at the panel was a brand-new FALL OF X teaser image by Bryan Hitch. The haunting image is accompanied by a list of FALL OF X tie-in titles, some of which have yet to be announced!

Below are some additional upcoming titles and issues:

Announced last month at Marvel Unlimited’s X-Men: 60 Uncanny Years Live Virtual Event, the devastating events of the Hellfire Gala and the tragic circumstances of FALL OF X calls for the return of the Avengers’ Unity Squad in a new run of UNCANNY AVENGERS written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by Javier Garrón! The new lineup will include Captain America, Rogue, Deadpool, Quicksilver, Psylocke, and Penance. This powerhouse new team must solve the mystery of who the new, murderous Captain Krakoa is -- and stop his army of killers from igniting the fires of a new world war. Fans can check out the team on the newly revealed main cover of this highly-anticipated series!
Gerry Duggan will also continue to write X-MEN throughout FALL OF X. Following the Hellfire Gala, the title will see a cast shakeup with new additions such as the winner of this year’s X-Men fan vote and Kate Pryde. She’s been known as Kitty, Sprite, Ariel, Red Queen and Captain Kate. Now, as the X-Men finds their way through their darkest hour … SHADOWKAT emerges! Harkening back to the character’s ninja training, see the characters radical transformation in a new design sheet by visionary artist Peach Momoko.
Benjamin Percy’s run on X-FORCE has been delivering pulse-pounding action and thought-provoking drama since the Dawn of X, and now the stakes are higher than ever! Daniel Acuña joins as cover artist for this bold new era, and his X-FORCE #43 piece unveils new team leader Colossus on the frontlines with the squad … but where he leads them you will never expect!
Percy’s astounding work on WOLVERINE will also be kicked into high gear as the dire circumstances of FALL OF X send Logan on the run and into a collison course with GHOST RIDER! Alongside acclaimed artist Geoff Shaw, Percy will bring both his WOLVERINE and GHOST RIDER runs together in a four-part epic: GHOST RIDER/WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF VENGEANCE! A demonic serial killer is murdering innocent mutants. But what is it about this deadly new villain that forces our two heroes to team up? And what buried secret does he share with Wolverine and Ghost Rider’s never-before-seen very first meeting in the past? The crossover kicks off in August’s GHOST RIDER/WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF VENGEANCE ALPHA before unfolding in the pages of GHOST RIDER #17 and WOLVERINE #36 and coming to a fiery conclusion in GHOST RIDER/WOLVERINE: WEAPONS OF VENGEANCE OMEGA.
Tony Stark’s new stealth armor debuts on the cover of Gerry Duggan and Juan Frigeri’s INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #9. With Feilong in control of Stark Unlimited and using its resources to build Stark Sentinels, Tony Stark has proposed a new alliance with Emma Frost. Tony will play a key role during FALL OF X and his latest solo title impacts mutantkind’s new status quo in surprising ways.

A special variant cover for July’s X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1 will give eager fans a sneak peek at Marvel Studios' X-Men '97, the upcoming Disney+ series and sequel to the iconic X-Men: The Animated Series. Dan Veesenmeyer, a storyboard artist on the original series and the illustrator behind the packaging for Hasbro’s recent Marvel Legends 90s Animated Series line, captures the excitement behind the X-Men’s animated heyday in this stunning cover. The piece spotlights the main cast of the show including Magneto, who will join the X-Men in the series. Adorning the one-shot that will propel the X-Men into the FALL OF X era, the X-MEN: HELLFIRE GALA #1 X-MEN ’97 VARIANT COVER celebrates the X-Men’s return to the world of animation in style and hits stands just in time for the X-Men’s milestone 60th anniversary.

You would think with the regular disasters that occur during these events, they'd stop having them.
Here's a trailer.
"Fall of X" tie-in.

MORE COMICS

ALICE NEVER AFTER #1 (OF 5)

Story/Art/Cover: Dan Panosian | Art: Giorgio Spalletta | BOOM | Mature | $4.99

Alice finally got her wish. Wonderland has become her new home, but with her abuser's avatar with the uncanny grin turning the mad residents of a moonstruck world against her, she's clawing for a little rationality amongst the chaos.

As Alice's sister Edith and her childhood friend Earl fight for a way to bring her back, Alice has to contend with whether or not her torment is due to her father, herself, or maybe a curious combination of both...

Superstar writer Dan Panosian (Unkindness of Ravens, Black Tape) and artist Giorgio Spalletta (007: For King & Country) explore the morbid side of escapism in this twisted tale that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is just irresistible to comics writers, isn't it? I guess I should read it someday, but given all the adaptations, homages and allusions, I kinda feel like i already have.
Of course, I've already read Lost Girls.
Here's a preview.

ALLEY OOP ON THE MISSISSIPPI TP

Heads up, comic strip collectors!

ALWAYS HUMAN VOL 2: LOVE & GRAVITY GN

I think this is YA.

AMERICAN DREAMS #4 (OF 4)

BEN MORTARA AND THIEVES OF GOLDEN TABLE #3 (OF 4)

BEST OF JANE BOND TP

Story/Art: Mike Hubbard | Rebellion / 2000AD | $16.99

This collection of campy espionage adventure from 1960s girls' comic Princess Tina is lovingly restored to its full glory, and is lavishly illustrated throughout by Mike Hubbard, the artist of iconic Daily Mirror strip Jane.

How could I NOT buy this?

BEYONDTOPIA LEGENDS TP

BLADE RUNNER: 2039 #5

A NEW ARC BEGINS AS BLADE RUNNER 2039 GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO!

Reunited, Ash and Cleo take to the road in search for Cleo's missing mother. Will they survive the treacherous I-5 Highway, and can they escape the lingering threat of Niander Wallace's 'First Angel', Luv?

BLAKEMORE #1 (OF 2)

Story: Jamal Blair | Art/Cover: Albert Sawal Dela Cruz | Advent | $4.99

A new nightmare wakes the city that never sleeps in the follow-up to the Blakemore motion picture. Blakemore investigates a rash of seemingly unrelated missing persons only to find out a supernatural force has targeted the city.

BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE

Story: Rob Humphrey | Art: Austin McKinley, Austin McKinley | Source Point Press | mature | $4.99

Exhumed from the world of TWIZTID HAUNTED HIGH-ONS — this definitive BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE origin story cannot be missed!

Buried and forgotten for eleven years after being brutally gunned down in the streets, Blaze is awakened from his cold slumber and sets out on a path of revenge! Returning to his old neighborhood, he learns that the only thing that changes in the streets is the date, and that when you're already dead, you may not have anything to lose.

That hand may have come from the cover of Fantastic Four #244.

BRZRKR: POETRY OF MADNESS #1

Story: Keanu Reeves, Steve Skroce | Art/Cover: Steve Skroce | BOOM | Mature | $9.99

A sea of gore and devastation awaits as B, through a fateful chance encounter, safeguards the advanced and ancient realm of Atlantis as its unstoppable protector.

But a sickly king serves as a symbol for the rot inside, as the security and bliss created through B's violence is shallow... The cracks created by a secret cult might spell a monstrous end for the legendary city, one beyond even B's ability to save.

Renowned filmmaker and record-shattering comic creator Keanu Reeves joins acclaimed writer and artist Steve Skroce (Doctor Strange) for a one-shot special that fans of Lovecraftian horror would be mad to miss!

You knew there would be a sequel. And I'll be shocked if there isn't a movie someday. Starring Keanu Reeves, naturally.

BY THE HORNS: DARK EARTH #11

CAPTAIN BLOOD BY RAPHAEL SABATINI HC

Story: Raphael Sabatini |Art: Edmund Drury, Guido Buzelli, Robert Forrest | Book Palace | $35.99

Four swashbuckling pirate tales from the pen of Raphael Sabatini. First published in the 1950s these exciting comics are seeing publication for the first time in 70 years.

The artwork has been re-scanned and cleaned so the reproduction is even better than their first appearance. Presented here are Thriller Picture Library #50 (Captain Blood, art by Edmund Drury), Thriller Picture Library #61 (The Black Swan, art by Robert Forrest), Thriller Picture Library #84 (The Chronicles of Captain Blood, art by Robert Forrest), and Thriller Picture Library #168 (Captain Blood Rides Again, art by Guido Buzelli).

I don't understand the fascination with pirates, but with my fascination for Vikings, I'm not in a position to talk.
This is one of three titles by "Book Palace" this week, which evidently has found a market for reprints of old British comics.

CASTLE FULL OF BLACKBIRDS HC

CEREBUS VOL 16: THE LAST DAY TP NEW PTG SGN ED

CHANGELINGS #6 (OF 7)

CHARM CITY #1

A serial killer stalks the streets of modern-day Baltimore — but what the police don't know is all of the victims are witches, part of an underground secret society living among us for centuries. And when yet another body turns up, it falls on the victim's sister — a witch who was excommunicated from the community years ago and hasn't used magic since — to use her contacts as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun to unravel the mystery and catch the killer.

The Baltimore police are baffled when a Ravens cheerleader is found floating in the Inner Harbor with an arcane symbol carved onto her corpse. And only Alyssia Singer, music blogger at the Baltimore Sun, knows what it means: that a serial killer is targeting Baltimore's underground witching community. Alyssia —an excommunicated witch who no longer uses magic —must decide: take the case and confront her estranged family and long buried demons ... or risk more bodies piling up.

"CHARM CITY is a longtime passion project of mine and bringing it to life at Scout Comics has been a dream come true! Scout has been an incredible collaborator every step of the way. Everyone I've worked with has both supported me in telling this story and contributed to it, making the book better and more special that I could have ever imagined. CHARM CITY is a very personal, very specific story that draws on my love of murder mysteries, my time working as a music journalist and grounded urban fantasy-- and Scout has been the perfect place for it!"— Josh Eiserike

"Tense, terrifying and unexpectedly emotional, CHARM CITY delivers. Like Alyssia's soundtrack, this story rocks." — legendary showrunner Julie Plec (creator of THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE ORIGINALS, LEGACIES and many, many more).

It also annoys me that everyone's always out to kill witches. Seems to me they'd be handy to have around. But they're women with power, and we know how some men feel about that.

CHILDREN OF THE COMET #1 (OF 5)

Story: Damian Connelly | Art/Cover: Gabriel Kikot | Sumerian Comics | Mature | $3.99

A new series set in the world of You Promised Me Darkness and Follow Me Into The Darkness! Ten years after the events of Follow, Sage and the children of the comet live prosperously in New Kolosimo. But one day before the birthday of Miracle, the daughter of Sage and Daversa, new threats appear and the children of the comet must go into action again. Satanists, psychedelic dimensions, chihuahuas that shoot laser beams from their eyes, a deadly villain who wakes up after many years of being asleep and many other oddities. Welcome back to Kolosimo, where everything is weird.

Didn't read the two predecessors. Couldn't find reviews of them onsite. Anybody have an opinion?

CIH PRESENTS WAR IN HELL ONE-SHOT

COMPLETE PEANUTS TP VOL 19 1987-1988

THE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1987-1988: VOL. 19

Story/Art: Charles M. Schulz | Fantagraphics | 344 pages | $22.99

In this latest paperback volume of Peanuts, romance is in the air: Charlie Brown’s flirtatious winking in class sends him to the school nurse, Linus’s attempts to woo “Lydia” of the many names are met with mockery — and Peppermint Patty and Marcie’s fierce quarrel over which one of them “Charles” likes the best. Other storylines include Snoopy’s stay in the hospital for a hockey-related knee injury — until everyone realizes that dogs don’t have knees, Patty’s campaign to be her school’s “May Queen,” Sally’s rocky career as a playwright, and Snoopy’s “kiss-and-tell” book. Plus, fan-favorites Lucy, Rerun, Spike ... and Snoopy’s feathered Beagle Scouts!

The Complete Peanuts is the publishing project that launched a renaissance in comic strip publishing and the only place Charles M. Schulz’s classic has ever been collected in its entirety. Featuring impeccable production values, each volume of this series features two successive years of newspaper strips (dailies and Sundays), plus bonus material such as celebrity introductions, interviews, and a brief biography of Schulz himself.

COUNT DANTE #2 (OF 6)

COVER OF DARKNESS FEMME FATALES

Story: George Michail, Chris Cam | Art: Vinz El Tabanas, Ty Peterson, Colin Turnbull (A/CA) Nat Jones | Source Point Press | Mature | $4.99

Source Point Press proudly presents four gruesome tales, set in the COVER OF DARKNESS universe. Uncover the twisted, reimagined, origin stories of Bloody Mary, the Invisible Woman, the Bride and the Phantom of the Opera. Featuring uncanny art by Nat Jones (Spawn, Death Dealer), Vinz El Tabanas (Resilient) and the debuts of two incredible new talents: Colin Turnbull and Ty Peterson.

The plural of Femme Fatale is Femmes Fatale. I'm not buying anything from a writer that doesn't know basic spelling.

CRESTAR & KNIGHT STALLION #1 (OF 5)

Story: Paul Allor, Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, Abdallah Jasim | Art: Garrie Gastonny (CA) Travis Charest | Meridian Media Ventures Inc. | Mature | $4.99

In a Detroit teetering on the edge of destruction, Crestar, a battle worn vigilante discovers a young man with superhuman abilities. Coming to be known as the Knight Stallion, this new hero fears only one thing ... his Arab mother.

I think Detroit has been teetering on the edge of destruction for about 25 years. It's been a long teeter.

CURSE OF CLEAVER COUNTY #3

DEEP DARK #3 (OF 4)

DOOR TO DOOR NIGHT BY NIGHT VOL 1 TP

DRACULA RETURN CULT OF WHITE WORM #1 (OF 4)

Story: Dacre Stoker, Chris McAuley, Denice Ciencin | Art: Chris Geary | Scratch Comics | Mature | $4.99

This first issue of four does exactly what the title suggests, diving right into the events that bring Dracula back to unlife to threaten the world once more! Packed with horror, action and intrigue, this authentic and faithful continuation of Dracula by Bram Stoker, Dracula The Return: Cult Of The White Worm is the first miniseries brought to you by co-writers Dacre Stoker and Chris McAuley with artist Chris Geary. It is based on unpublished manuscripts and notes from Bram Stoker himself, introducing new characters and events into the Dracula mythos. For the first time in literary history, a member of the Stoker family is writing a comic that continues the story from the classic novel with readers also being treated to 2 satisfyingly macabre and violent bonus strips that delve further into the Stokerverse.

On a recent episode of What We Do in the Shadows, Guillermo mentioned Dracula and the vampires all laughed. I hope there's a story behind that.

ERNIE IN KOVACSLAND: WRITINGS, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL GENIUS

Josh Mills, Ben Model, Pat Thomas | Fantagraphics | 284 pages | $34.99

Ernie Kovacs inspired countless comedians, musicians, humorists, and writers in the latter half of the 20th century and beyond. He is cited as a direct influence by the creators and stars of such innovative comedy series as Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, and Mystery Science Theater 3000. An award in his name has been granted to uproarious humorists like Amy Sedaris (Strangers with Candy) and Harry Shearer (This is Spinal Tap). A true visionary, Kovacs's iconoclastic approach has forever made its mark on the world of comedy. In celebration of this cockeyed genius and his prolific creative output, Fantagraphics presents a career retrospective of Ernie Kovacs featuring never-before-seen material from Kovacs's archive.

I have only the vaguest idea of who Ernie Kovacs is. I assume much of his work, being from the early days of television, did not survive.
Here's a preview.

EXCITING COMICS #37

EXORCISTS NEVER DIE #4 (OF 6)

FRANK FRAZETTA’S MOTHMAN #2 (OF 5)

FRONTLINE WAR STORIES BY GINO DANTONIO HC

BOOK PALACE

FRONTLINE WAR STORIES BY GINO DANTONIO HC

Story/Art: Gino D'Antonio | Book Palace | $35.99

Originally published in War Picture Library 67, 83, 168 and 281, these four stories showcase the spectacular art of one of the most gifted artists to work in the European comics field, Gino D'Antonio. Born in Milan in 1927, he made his comics debut at the age of 20 with the series Jesse James. It was his work with Fleetway Publications that brought his art to an international audience through the pages of publications such as War and Battle Picture Library as well as the short lived War at Sea Picture Library.

Here's another Book Palace reprint.

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #74

HEARTSTOPPER GN 1-4 BOX SET

HEXES VOL 2 GN

HOPE VOL 2 #2 (OF 4)

HUNT KILL REPEAT #5 (OF 6)

IMMORTAL ASCENSION #1 (OF 2)

Story: David Chisa | Art/Cover: Kristian Rossi | Fairsquare Comics | $9.99

What if an Elektra type of character was thrown in an arcade game fighting style adventure? She'd be the GodKiller! Gear up for an epic tale of redemption and combat!

Meet Rose, once known as the GodKiller, a fierce warrior who's seen it all — from brutal beatdowns to painful punishments. Now seeking peace and solitude, she's about to face her biggest challenge yet! As a master of the art of combat, she'll need to level up and rescue her students from the monstrous Hell Ghouls gang.

The comic debut of American writer, cinematographer and musician David Chisa, with art and color by Argentine storyteller Kristian Rossi (IDW, Marvel, DC Comics), Immortal Ascension will take readers on a wild ride, with action-packed scenes that will have them button mashing for more! This the ultimate beat them up for comic book collectors!

With covers by Kristian Rossi and fan favorite artist Bella Rachlin (over 146K followers on Instagram!).

That sure is a lot of genres Frankensteined into a single story.

JACIN AND THE OLYMPIANS #1

Story: Shane Berryhill, Alex Ogle | Art: Mattia Monaco | Cover: Alex Ogle, Maja Opac | Band of Bards | $9.99

Zeus and his Pantheon have been wiped out by the Titans of Myth! Jacin Mukai and her genetically-engineered demigoddess friends use divine technology to protect the remnants of humanity aboard the Starship Olympia as they quest to find the legendary Colossi. Humanity's last hope is Jacin and the Olympians! All audiences, woman-led sci-fi action adventure double issue that mixes Giant Mechs in a space opera epic with fast-paced manga influenced comics.

Percy Jackson + Jason and the Argonauts + Avengers + Japanese mechs + Star Wars + Grrl Power. I thought the previous book had a lot of genres!

JEWISH DELI ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CHOSEN FOOD GN

Story/Art: Ben Nadler | Chronicle Books | $24.95

A delightful celebration of Jewish delicatessens in an accessible comics format, full of history and humor, and guaranteed to make you hungry.

Beloved culinary and cultural institutions, Jewish delis are wonderlands of amazing flavors and great food-bright, buttery, briny, sweet, fatty, salty, smoky. ... In The Jewish Deli, comics artist and deli aficionado Ben Nadler takes a deliciously entertaining deep dive into the history and culture of this food and the places that serve it up to us across the counter.

A visual treat, this accessible and informative nonfiction graphic novel delivers stories of tradition and innovation, celebrations of iconic menu staples, flavor profiles, food preparations, ordering advice, spotlights on legendary and up-and-coming delis, and much more.

Now I want a pastrami on rye.

JUDGE DREDD: DARKEST JUDGE TP

KENT MENACE QUARTERLY #1

Story: Scott Braden, Various | Art: Dan Lawlis, Various | Art/Cover: Matthew Plog | Brilliant Enterprise LLC | $9.99

He is known by many names ... "Mysterious Mariner," "Supernatural Sailor," "Weird Hero!" He is Kent Menace, two-fisted sailor of the limitless Pangean Sea, and four-color comic book hero-turned-reality's-champion. And he once again takes up his mystical harpoon — the Tritonblade — to fight the good fight across time and reality in 2023! Overseen by art director Belinda Miller, chronicling some of his greatest moments will be co-creators Scott Braden and Mike Malborough, as well as: John Charles, Frank Fosco, Marty Grosser, Mark Herr, Dan Lawlis, Tom Newell, Chuck Patton, Eraklis and Erin Petmezas, Matthew Plog, Meggan Groves Robinson, Dillon Samuelson, Nate Shelton, Mark Wheatley, Lance Woods, and Hiroshi Kanatani! And get your first look at Brilliant's upcoming Weird Western in a preview of Marty Grosser's The Gunhand! What else is there to say but: HUZZAH!

The Kirby estate called, and they want OMAC's hair back.

KITSUNE #5 (OF 6)

LARRIGAN RIDES AGAIN HC

Story/Art: Emilio Frejo, Carlos Roume | Book Palace | $35.99

Following on from our best-selling first Larrigan collection, this volume of 4 stories completes the lone gunslinger Larrigan's adventures. Reprinting Lone Rider #14 (Rough Justice by Emilio Frejo), Cowboy Picture Library #455 (Hate Town by Emilio Frejo), Cowboy Picture Library #459 (The Devil's Posse by Carlos Roume), and Cowboy Picture Library #467 by Emilio Frejo. These atmospheric western thrillers are reprinted here for the first time since their original publication in 1962.

Another Book Palace reprint.

LEOPARD FROM LIME STREET BOOK 3

MACBETH GN

MEMOIR IN PICTURES & WORDS BY BRIAN BOLLAND HC

Story/Art: Brian Bolland

An epic journey through the life and art of Brian Bolland. This book presents a visual journal of Brian Bolland's development as an artist, writer and observer of the world around him. Through the course of the 336 pages this volume comprises, the artist takes us through his family history, his friendships, the comics he was reading, the bands he was listening to-in essence a potpourri of the many influences that shaped his development as one of the most outstanding artists of his generation. Foreword and Introduction by Johnny Vegas and Dave Harwood.

MIRACLE KINGDOM #2

MURDER BY MAIL #1

Story/Art: Joshua Werner | Source Point Press | $4.99

You're a Private Investigator working for Illicit Investigations, Inc. in Cleaver County, and your first client just brought you a case you'll never forget...

In Murder By Mail, a fully interactive role-playing experience, you are presented with evidence from an unsolved murder case, and through the favors you call in, the interviews you conduct, and your own wits and attention to detail, you can discover the identity of the killer and put the case to rest.

Annie Donovan's father has been brutally murdered in a hit and run, mere months after the unsolved murder of her mother. Has a killer marked her family for death? Will she be next? Can you navigate the twists and turns of this case and find the true killer?

NIGHTWALKERS #5 (OF 5)

PALOOKAVILLE HC VOL 24

Story: Seth, Luc Chamberlain | Art: Seth | Drawn & Quarterly | Mature | $15.99

Palookaville 24 marks the long-awaited return of Seth's beloved series, which offers readers an invitation into the world and varied artistic practice of the iconic cartoonist. An intriguing visual feast, "The Apology of Albert Batch" is the culmination of ten years of collaboration between director Luc Chamberlane and Seth-a short film documenting Seth's venture into puppetry. An extensive photo essay detailing the making of the film accompanies a DVD.

PLANET COMICS #21

POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED HYPERFORCE #1

Story: Melissa Flores, Meghan Camarena | Art: Federico Sabbatini | Cover: Keyla Valerio | BOOM | $7.99

Celebrate the Rangers' 30th Anniversary as prolific Power Rangers storyteller Melissa Flores and acclaimed writer, media personality and voice of the HyperForce Pink Ranger in the HyperForce RPG, Meghan Camarena (Radiant Pink), bring the fan-favorite HyperForce Rangers from the screen to the page-for their first dedicated full-length story since their morphinominal first season!

Mistress Vile, formerly known as Rita Repulsa, and Dark Specter have invaded the Morphin Grid, but it will take far more than just the Mighty Morphin and Omega Rangers to stop them!

As the dark contagion spreads and puts the Rangers in their most vulnerable state yet, the HyperForce Rangers will have to scour the multiverse for as many unexpected allies as they can, while they're pushed to their limits...

Here's a preview.

PRE-CODE CLASSICS: WORLDS OF FEAR SOFTEE VOL 2

PS ARTBOOKS BLACKHAWK SOFTEE VOL 6

PS ARTBOOKS COMMANDER BATTLE ATOMIC SUB SOFTEE

PS ARTBOOKS MILITARY COMICS SOFTEE VOL 1

PS ARTBOOKS PUNCH COMICS FACSMILE ED #12

PS ARTBOOKS PUNCH COMICS FACSMILE ED #13

PS ARTBOOKS PUNCH COMICS FACSMILE ED #9

PS ARTBOOKS SUSPENSE COMICS FACSMILE ED #3

PS ARTBOOKS SUSPENSE COMICS FACSMILE ED #6

PS ARTBOOKS SUSPENSE COMICS FACSMILE ED #8

REBEL GRRRLS #1

Story: Danny Harrell | Art/Cover: Robert Ahmad | Keenspot Entertainment | $5.99

Cursed with the power to resurrect the dead through music, three girls from rural Alabama set out to tour dive bars, basements and county fairs throughout the south. If making it as an all-girl punk band wasn't difficult enough, these cursed souls are pursued by a ghoul, disguised as a record executive, who has been tasked with using them to resurrect enough of the dead to overthrow the living. Despite the forces of hell patiently awaiting its time to rise, these riot grrrls are intent to prove that they're no sellouts, and that they can make their mark on their own. Will it be revolution, girl style ... or Armageddon?

They sure didn't skimp on the variant covers!

RED ROOM CRYPTO KILLAZ #3

RICK AND MORTY #7

Titan Comics is a bold new publishing initiative from Titan Publishing, offering readers the best new stories from new and established comics creator…

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RIVERS OF LONDON: HERE BE DRAGONS #1

Story: Ben Aaronovitch (story editor), Andrew Cartmel (story editor), James Swallow (writer) | Art: José María Beroy (pencils), David Cabeza (inks) and Jordi Escuín (color) | Covers: José María Beroy, David M. Buisan, V.V Glass | Titan | $3.99

CO-WRITTEN BY NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING AUTHOR, JAMES SWALLOW!

A dangerous monster is at large above the streets of London. And its name…Wyvern!

After a Met Police helicopter on night patrol is attacked by an unidentified aerial phenomenon, the Met's only sanctioned wizard, Peter Grant, and his mentor, Thomas Nightingale, are called in to investigate. Peter and Nightingale find themselves drawn into a battle between two groups of hunters – one human, and one fae- as they uncover a legacy of events that extend back to the 1960s. To save the skies of the city, Peter must face the enraged beast – but can he end things peacefully... or will he be forced to destroy the LAST WYVERN?
- Find out about the full series HERE.
SEASONS HAVE TEETH #4 (OF 4)

SINNERS VOL 1 GN

Story: Simon Birks | Art: R. H. Stewart | Blue Fox Comics | Mature | $19.99

This morning Hope Martinez woke up dead in an abandoned building, but that was only the start of her problems. Finding her boyfriend murdered in the hallway outside, she panics and runs, but only as far as the car parked outside which has been sitting there, waiting patiently just for her.

SOCIAL FICTION GN

Story: Chatal Montellier | Art: Geoffrey Bock | New York Review Comics | $24.95

An anonymous official chides a man under surveillance for stepping out of view of a security camera; visitors to an underground mall are forced to form a new society when a nuclear strike may (or may not) have left them as the sole survivors on Earth; newlyweds living in an authoritarian New York City attempt to navigate the insidious hurdles of being permitted to have a child; and a Puerto Rican boxer discovers that segregation continues in America long after death. In this collection of three novellas, Wonder City, Shelter and 1996, published together in English for the first time, Chantal Montellier's blend of dark humor, gripping storytelling and consistent focus on the perils of totalitarianism, shows her to be a master of both comics and science fiction.
- I bet the New York Review of Books gives this a good review.
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #31

SPACE OUTLAWS #1 (OF 3)

Story/Art: Marco Fontanili | Scout | $6.99

In 1887, a dangerous, parasitic alien escapes from a Martian prison, flees to Earth, possesses a human, and proceeds to commit crimes until confronted by a Martian robot and the Texas Rangers.

Earth. 1887. The most dangerous criminal in the solar system — the prisoner F-24K — has escaped from the Maximum Security Prison on Mars. Upon fleeing the facility, he manages to reach planet Earth, where he is intent on resuming his criminal exploits. The prison's wardens, however, send the deadliest of their robots, the robot "OV3RK1LL," to stop the dangerous villain. Meanwhile, F-24K has taken possession of a poor dirt farmer’s body and is committing crimes. However, when a group of Texas Rangers captures the criminal, the situation gets decidedly more complicated.

"Working with Scout is a huge honor for me. It's thanks to them that I have started to have a 'name' in the American comic book industry, and I can call this a real job. Having a publisher like Scout is the best thing for me because — working alone as I do (and as I want) — they leave me total freedom and control of my IPs. That said, if I have any needs, I can count on my editor, the graphic design crew, and all the other members of the team. What more can you ask for?" — Marco Fontanili, writer/creator
- This reminds me of a story in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.
STAR WARS HYPERSPACE STORIES #6 (OF 12)

STARS IN THEIR EYES GN

TALES FROM NOTTINGHAM #6 (OF 6)

TALES OF VULCANIA #2

TALYN SEEDS OF DARKNESS #1

Story: Caspian Darke, Geoffrey Rickett | Art/COver: Banished Shadow | Scout | $5.99

Nonstop. Rulers Vlad Vorden & Amelia are bent on exterminating the witches whom they blame for spreading the bubonic plague known as The Black Death. They pursue the witch queen, Aradia, the last survivor. While seeking refuge, Aradia buries a bloody Seed of Darkness, a seed harnessing the power of the first true magic, the Ars Magica. Meanwhile ... Talyn mourns the mysterious abduction of her sister at the hands of an unknown ghostly dark entity.
- More witch persecution! Put me down as a proud witch ally!
TEDDY SCARES TP

TERRY & THE PIRATES MASTER COLL VOL 5 HC

THE GIMMICK #5 (OF 6)

THE RIBBON QUEEN #1 (OF 8)

Story: Garth Ennis | Art: Jacen Burrows, Guillermo Ortego | Cover: Declan Shalvey | AWA | Mature | $3.99

There is something ancient and terrible loose in the world of men. Something that hates them with burning passion, that bears a grudge born of ten thousand years. Something that wants its revenge.

NYPD Detective Amy Sun has a problem: Three years ago, a young woman was rescued from a serial killer by a police tactical unit. Now she's dead, and Amy has a bad feeling that the SWAT team leader is responsible. As she investigates the existence of a corrupt cabal within her own precinct, Detective Sun soon discovers that there is something else on their trail — a force of vengeance older than the human race itself has awoken, invoked by the tormented murder victim in the weeks before she died, and is out for the blood of the guilty, who soon find themselves suffering a fate more gruesome than anything they could have dreamed of. The Ribbon Queen has come to New York City ... and when she learns the truth, Amy is not at all certain that it should be stopped.

TITAN MOUSE OF MIGHT #4

TMNT USAGI YOJIMBO WHEREWHEN #5

TRAKOVI #1 (OF 5)

Story/Art: Adriean Koleric | Scout | $4.99

A Slovenian thug in Edmonton, Canada, tries to put his criminal past behind him, but there are those who know where the bodies are buried who refuse to allow the dead to rest in peace.

A botched road heist results in a fatal school bus crash that sets in motion events within the underground community that can only be described as massively inconvenient.

At the center of the gruesome happening is 'The Slav with No Remorse' …TRAKOVI! A Slovenian thug taking on light contract work in the Northern Canadian City of Edmonton. His involvement and shocking decision made during the happening has put into motion events that not only affects himself, but those closest to him as they all strive for a somewhat 'better' life. The harrowing affair also introduces the barbarous WENDY, who brings ferocious retribution and a shocking revelation that will leave TRAKOVI and YOU the reader in absolute shock!

Each chapter in this 5 part series titled 'BLIND FAITH' ends with a massive cliff-hanger that will leave you speechless and clamoring for the next installment!

“Being given the privilege of having been accepted into the SCOUT COMICS family is just that, a privilege,” Koleric said. “As a Creator you devote a substantial amount of time into producing a book that does not guarantee you an audience, response or eyes of a Publisher. So to have one who puts out personal favorite titles like IT EATS WHAT FEEDS IT, GRIT and MULLET COP, then gives you the call to join this roster is absolutely everything. SCOUT to me is a true Publisher for Independents and one that I will promote as much as I can. If they believed in me, then I'll believe in them.”

“Adriean Koleric is fully within his element, creating one Hell of a ride that will leave you bloodied and squatting heels down with a cigarette!” — Cody (Keeping it Geekly Podcast / @keepingitgeekly)

“What an emotional roller coaster this entire series was. Oh, boy! Insane finale to a truly artistic, fun and genre/barriers-bending series. A proper accomplishment, indeed.” — @lucifers_liege (Reader)

"Trakovi is a hilarious kickass throat punch of a book with killer art" — @40oz_Goose (The Pink Buzz Podcast)

"Tra-fkn-kovi is a fun cynical Ennis-esque ride as well as being gorgeous visually" — @00joepocket, The Pink Buzz Podcast)

“There’s always going to be an allure for unique storytelling and art style. Trakovi and unique go hand in hand, with the edgy/grunge art to the intense nature of the characters.” — @B-TV Podcast

“The art is boombastic and mindblowing, with a brilliant unique style. This is something to behold as the characters jump of the page (or screen) with an in-your-face style.” — Michael Nimmo (3 Million Years)

TRAVELING TO MARS #7

UNDER A BLOOD RED MOON #1

Story: James Mascia | Art: Vladamir Aleksic | Cover: Renato Camilo | Dren Productions After Dark | Mature | $5.99

The Earth has been invaded by a race of aliens who are only interested in finding new slaves for their empire. This creates a problem for some of the other species living here — vampires and werewolves. The more humans they take off-planet, the less food they have. Humanity's fate is locked in between these two warring factions whose only desire is to retrieve their food source ... so one way or the other, the human race is screwed. Vampires vs. Werewolves vs. Aliens — who will claim the human race as their own? Whoever wins... we lose.
- Sigh. Never at the table, always on the menu.
VAMPIRE SLAYER (BUFFY) #16

VICIOUS CIRCLE #2 (OF 3)

VIOLET DESCENDS #4 (OF 5)

WILD’S END #2 (OF 6)

THE WILD COSMOS #1

Story: Curtis Clow | Art: Mauro Mandalari | Colors: Yinfaowei Harrison | Letters: Toben Racicot | Chun Lo | Scout | $4.99

A space smuggler must capture a magical girl and trade her to space pirates in order to get his crewmate back.

Captain Cooper and his crew struggle to stay afloat in The Wild Cosmos. But after finding a derelict space station they have a chance at a big score. The Captain makes the call, they’re going after the dangerous loot. ... And he’ll have to live with the consequences of that choice.

"I'm excited to get The Wild Cosmos out with Scout and open the series up to a whole new audience!" — Curtis Clow, writer/creator

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AM I ACTUALLY THE STRONGEST VOL 4 GN

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AYAKASHI TRIANGLE VOL 4 GN

BEAUTY AND FEAST VOL 9 GN

DRAGON PRINCE VOL 3: PUZZLE HOUSE GN

DRUGSTORE IN ANOTHER WORLD: THE SLOW LIFE OF A CHEAT PHARMACIST VOL 7 GN

DUKE OF DEATH & HIS MAID VOL 7 GN

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FORMERLY FALLEN DAUGHTER OF DUKE VOL 4 GN

FOX & LITTLE TANUKI VOL 6 GN

FRANKLIN AND THE GHOST #2 (OF 8)

HIGH SCHOOL PRODIGIES HAVE IT EASY IN ANOTHER WORLD VOL 13 GN

HOW DO WE RELATIONSHIP GN VOL 9 GN

I’M A WOLF, BUT MY BOSS IS A SHEEP VOL 3 GN

IN CLEAR MOONLIT DUSK VOL 5 GN

LES MISERABLES OMNIBUS VOL 3 GN

PRECARIOUS WOMAN MISS BLACK GENERAL VOL 9 GN

PRIMUS 7 VOL 1 GN

SERAPH OF THE END GUREN ICHINOSE CATASTROPHE AT SIXTEEN GN

SOICHI JUNJI ITO STORY COLL HC

SUPER HXEROS VOL 11 GN

SUPPOSE A KID FROM THE LAST DUNGEON BOONIES MOVED TO STARTER TOWN VOL 9 GN

THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME VOL 22 GN

WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY VOL 20 GN

XOGENASYS VOL 1 GN

MORE KIDS

ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #342

GODZILLA: MONSTERS PROTECTORS — SUMMER SMASH #1

Story: Erik Burham | Art/Cover: Dan Schoening | IDW | All Ages | $6.99

Ahh, summer vacation. Cedric's ready for sunny beaches, cool drinks, and not being at school! Nothing could go wrong ... short of a Xilien invasion! Between alien attacks, maybe-evil robots, and the return of the scariest monster Cedric's ever had to face, it's going to take him, his friends, and all Earth's protectors to fight back! If only they could find Godzilla... An extra-length one-shot completing the Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors in the perfect Godzilla adventure for middle graders!

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LIFE & TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK: DRAGON OF GLASGOW HC

Joris Chamblain, Fabrizio Petrossi | Fantagraphics | 56 pages | $19.99

Return to Uncle Scrooge’s epic past in this standalone Disney graphic novel… full of thrills and chills in the long-ago coal mines of Scotland! An all-new saga set in the world of Don Rosa’s Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck series, The Dragon of Glasgow forges a new trail with adventures rendered in a modern, animation-inspired style.
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Rivers of London Here Be Dragons @ Titan Comics

Titan Comics is a bold new publishing initiative from Titan Publishing, offering readers the best new stories from new and established comics creator…
The Baron July 21, 2023 at 12:27pm

I have only the vaguest idea of who Ernie Kovacs is. I assume much of his work, being from the early days of television, did not survive.

My Dad was a big fan of Kovacs. His stuff was re-run on our local PBS station for a few years when I was a kid. I remember finding it mildly amusing, though it's possible that a lot of it went over my juvenile head.
Jeff of Earth-J July 21, 2023 at 12:43pm

"But I loved Sandman Mystery Theatre, which needs an ominbus, please."

You're probably going to have to content yourself with "Compendium One" (introduction by Patton Oswalt), It's a softcover but which comprises #1-36 + Annual #1.

"KNIGHT TERRORS"

Sound about as interesting to me as if it were titled "bed-wetters."

FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #25: "Fire Power will return with a double-sized 44-page story picking up where the previous arc’s shocking finale left off."

If you're not reading Fire Power, this may be the opportunity to rectify your error. The solicitation doesn't say "Good jumping on point," but I'd take it for granted if I were you. Image publishes two of my current favorite comics, and this is one of them.

CAPTAIN AMERICA BY TA-NEHISI COATES OMNIBUS HC

I haven't read any of this run. As Cap aften says, "Legionarres, talk me into it!"

"That hand may have come from the cover of Fantastic Four #244."

...which in turn came from the splash page of the Lee/Kirby Silver Surfer graphic novel.

It's also very much a "Dark Shadows" thing.

"The plural of Femme Fatale is Femmes Fatale. I'm not buying anything from a writer that doesn't know basic spelling."

Try ordering X number "tacos supreme" and see what happens. I guarantee you the response will be, "X tacos?" While I'm thinking of it, there's a burger chain whose employees are directed to ask, "Will you be enjoying that in your car?" when you order at the drive-thru window. The first time that happened to me, I had no idea what they were asking. I responded, "I'm plan drive to the window and pick it up." [What they were really asking was, "Will you be eating that in your car?" in which case they give you a placemat or something. My answer to that question is, "Hell, no! I'm going to drive home and then eat it." (I do not allow food to be consumed in my car.)

"I have only the vaguest idea of who Ernie Kovacs is. I assume much of his work, being from the early days of television, did not survive."

When I was in junior high school, I became a huge fan of Groucho Marx and began watching You Bet Your Life every weekday night on my local PBS affiliate. Following that was Ernie Kovacs, and I began watching that, too. Ernie Kovacs was absolutely brilliant. Anyone looking at his show for the first time today might not be impressed, unless he had the ability to put the show in its proper historical context. Otherwise, today's first-time viewer might dismiss it as something he's already seen before. It's like people who dismiss Orson Welles' Citizen Kane or (to use a comic book example) Alan Moore's Miracleman. Several years ago I stopped buying biographical comics (although I recently pre-order one about Jimi Hendrix by Mike Royer), and I probably won't buy this one. But, if you ever have the opportunity to cath an episode of his TV show, you should give it a look. It's not so much laugh-out-loud funny as it is thought-provoking... at least that's how I remember it. Some of it was silly, I admit, but the word that describes it best is experimental.

MACBETH GN

I don't know. Shakespeare doesn't usually translate well into comics form (in my experience). However, I really liked Tom Mandrakes version of Hamlet, and Macbeth is one of my favorite plays so we'll see. (I didn't pre-order it, so my LCS may not even get one in.)
Captain Comics July 22, 2023 at 11:17am

"I remember finding [Kovacs] mildly amusing, though it's possible that a lot of it went over my juvenile head."

Ernie Kovacs was absolutely brilliant.

It didn't air in my area in my youth. Or in my adulthood. As I said, I only have a general knowledge of Kovacs, because I've never seen any of his work. It looks like there's some on Roku (possibly) for free, so I'll ejjimicate myself.

You're probably going to have to content yourself with "Compendium One"

Hardback or death! Seriously, I try to restrict myself to HCs of essential material. I enjoyed Sandman Mystery Theatre, but not enough to give up precious bookshelf space to a paperback.

...which in turn came from the splash page of the Lee/Kirby Silver Surfer graphic novel.

Which I have, and did not remember. Thanks!

Sound about as interesting to me as if it were titled "bed-wetters."

Bwah-ha-ha!

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