DC COMICS
AQUAMAN 80TH ANNIVERSARY 100-PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Ivan Reis, Joe Prado
story by DAN JURGENS, GEOFF JOHNS, BRANDON THOMAS, CHUCK BROWN, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, MICHAEL MORECI, MARGUERITE BENNETT, DAN WATTERS, JEFF PARKER, SHAWN ALDRIDGE, AND FRANCIS MANAPUL!
art by STEVE EPTING, PAUL PELLETIER, VALENTINE DE LANDRO, HENDRY PRASETYA, POP MHAN, TRUNGLES, MIGUEL MENDONÇA, EVAN “DOC” SHANER, TOM DERENICK, FRANCIS MANAPUL, AND MORE!
After defending the seven seas for eight decades, it’s time to throw Aquaman a party! This all-star-filled anthology spans across the ocean king’s legacy, not just celebrating his own triumphs, but also those of his greatest allies and enemies. We look at his ongoing romance with Mera, his bitter rivalry with Black Manta, his brotherly conflict with Ocean Master, and the inspiration he lends to younger heroes like Tempest and Jackson Hyde, the newest Aqualad. It would not be an Aquaman celebration without also looking at how he’s changed over the years, including a brand-new tale of Bombshells Aquaman. This special brings together Aqua talent past, present, and future, including reuniting fan-favorite creative teams such as Geoff Johns and Paul Pelletier, Dan Jurgens and Steve Epting, alongside Dan Watters and Miguel Mendonca. Plus, two of the stories are prequels to two new Aquaman miniseries launching in September, kicking off another 80 years of undersea adventure!
Retail: $9.99
In-Store: 8/31/2021
BATMAN 89 #1 (OF 6)
(W) Sam Hamm (A/CA) Joe Quinones
Step back into the Gotham of Tim Burton’s seminal classic Batman movies! Batman ’89 brings in screenwriter Sam Hamm (Batman, Batman Returns) and artist Joe Quinones (Dial H for Hero) to pull on a number of threads left dangling by the prolific director. Gotham becomes torn in two as citizens dressed as Batman and The Joker duke it out in the streets. As D.A. Harvey Dent tries to keep the city together, he targets the one problem tearing it apart: BATMAN! And he’ll get Bruce Wayne’s help in taking down the Dark Knight!
Retail: $3.99
In-Store: 8/10/2021
BATMAN FEAR STATE ALPHA #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Riccardo Federici (CA) Ben Oliver
The event over a year in the making begins Fear State settles upon Gotham City, and no one is safe! Overwhelmed by the dual threat of the Scarecrow and Peacekeeper-01, Batman and his allies have been one step behind since the events of Infinite Frontier #0 and with the arrival of a mysterious anti-Oracle and the return of Poison Ivy, Batman might have more than he can handle!
Retail: $4.99
In-Store: 8/31/2021
BATMAN SECRET FILES CLOWNHUNTER #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) Ed Brisson (A) Rosi Kampe (CA) Mico Suayan
Clownhunter’s brutal mission to hunt down all the clowns from The Joker War continues! The untrained but focused vigilante stalks a boss-level clown, but his luck might be running out as he walks into an ambush set by Punchline! In a horrific parallel to his days at Gotham Academy, Clownhunter finds himself overwhelmed and outgunned…just the type of odds he likes!
Retail: $4.99
In-Store: 8/17/2021
BATMAN THE WORLD HC
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Lee Bermejo
BRIAN AZZARELLO (writer)/ LEE BERMEJO (artist) – USA MATHIEU GABELLA (writer)/THIERRY MARTIN (artist) – France PACO ROCA (writer/artist) – Spain ALESSANDRO BILOTTA (writer)/ NICOLA MARI (artist) – Italy BENJAMIN VON ECKARTSBERG (writer)/THOMAS VON KUMMANT (artist)- Germany STEPAN KOPRIVA (writer)/MICHAL SUCHANEK (artist) – Czech Republic TOMASZ KOLODZIEJCZAK (writer)/PIOTR KOWALSKI, BRAD SIMPSON (artists) – Poland ERTAN ERGIL (writer)/ ETHEM ONUR BILGIC (artist) – Turkey ALBERTO CHIMAL (writer)/RULO VALDES (artist) – Mexico CARLOS ESTEFAN (writer)/PEDRO MAURO (artist) – Brazil INPYO JEON (writer)/ JAE-KWANG PARK , KIM JUNG JI (artists) – Korea, XU XIAODONG, LU XIAOTONG (writers)/QIU KUN, YI NAN (artists) – China Writers: KIRILL KUTUZOV , EGOR PRUTOV (writers)/ NATALIA ZAIDOVA (artist) OKADAYA YUICHI (artist/writer) – Japan
DC takes Batman’s war on crime worldwide in a new hardcover anthology, Batman: The World. This 160-page book will feature Batman stories by creative teams from across the globe, taking place in their home countries. This original Batman project launches worldwide on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and the complete anthology will be localized to the following international territories: North America, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, China, Korea, and Japan. This global collaboration is the first of its kind for DC, so join us for this phenomenon, proving that Batman is a true pop culture icon–and that the call for justice knows no borders.
Retail: $24.99
In-Store: 9/14/2021
HARDWARE SEASON ONE #1 (OF 6)
(W) Brandon Thomas (A) Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz (CA) Mateus Manhanini
Curtis Metcalf was the brightest shining star of Alva Industries, a brilliant scientist mentored by Edwin Alva since childhood…until the failures of Alva technology at the Big Bang disaster threatened to destroy the company, and Alva needed a scapegoat. Now Curtis is on the run from the Dakota police department…but a man as smart—and paranoid—as Curtis takes precautions. With a nearly indestructible suit of armor and remarkable inventions that he never handed over to Alva, Curtis stands determined to do much more than clear his name…he’s going to take the fight back to Alva himself! Writer Brandon Thomas (Future State: Aquaman, Excellence) is joined by Hardware’s co-creator and Milestone founder Denys Cowan to open a legendary new chapter in the story of the Milestone Universe’s most complicated man! Is a better world on his mind? Or just a world built for him?
Retail: $3.99
In-Store: 8/10/2021
I AM BATMAN #0
(W) John Ridley (A/CA) Travel Foreman
Future State gave readers a preview of things to come with Jace Fox as the new Batman…but his debut in the core line arrives with a bang! Picking up immediately from the events of The Next Batman: Second Son, Jace thrusts himself into action when the Magistrate’s crackdown on Alleytown begins, using armor he’s found in the abandoned Hibernaculum. The age of a new Dark Knight starts now!
Retail: $4.99
In-Store: 8/10/2021
JOKER PRESENTS A PUZZLEBOX #1 (OF 7)
(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Jesus Merino, Joshua Hixon (CA) Chip Zdarsky
It’s story time! The G.C.P.D. discover a mysterious corpse, a magical box, and a murderer’s row of the city’s most dangerous villains sitting in a jail cell. Now all they need to figure out is what exactly happened. Fortunately, one suspect is willing to talk. Unfortunately, it’s The Joker. Now, superstar writer Matthew Rosenberg, magnificent artist Jesus Merino, and a multitude of rising-star artists invite you to spend a night in the Gotham Central interrogation room for a dozen tales of murder, mayhem, and mystery as told by the Clown Prince of Crime himself. Can you solve this puzzle before the sun comes up?
Retail: $4.99
In-Store: 8/3/2021
MIDNIGHTER 2021 ANNUAL #1
(W) Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
The big finish to the adventure starting all the way back in the conclusion of Future State: Superman: Worlds of War. Midnighter traveled into the future to help get himself out of a jam, only to swap places with his future self. Now, the Midnighter from the future finds himself trapped in a paradox, working his way back to his onetime present to swap places again. Don’t worry if you’re confused—so is he! The key to this whole thing is Andrej Trojan, the nefarious industrialist who tried using Superman’s mission on Warworld to his own end. Midnighter has been carrying Trojan’s robotic skull with him, hunting for the 2021 iteration of the man, and shutting his whole company down before any of this trouble even starts. Finishing the serial, which runs in the back of Action Comics, this time-travel escapade also leads into Superman and the Authority!
Retail: $5.99
In-Store: 8/31/2021
PENNYWORTH #1 (OF 7)
(W) Scott Bryan Wilson (A) Juan Gedeon (CA) Jorge Fornes
Spanning the years between the hit TV show and today, Pennyworth tells the continuing adventures of Alfred Pennyworth as an MI6 counterintelligence agent—this time in Cold War-era Soviet Russia. When Alfred and his partner receive intelligence that nuclear weapons are being manufactured near the Arctic Circle, they’re off to infiltrate the remote military base to learn more. But things don’t go exactly as planned, and the ramifications of this mission may be more far-reaching than anyone could have guessed, as our present-day butler gets dragged back into his past…
Retail: $3.99
In-Store: 8/10/2021
SUPERMAN 78 #1 (OF 6)
(W) Robert Venditti (A/CA) Wilfredo Torres
Fly into director Richard Donner’s Superman once more in Superman ’78! Written by Robert Venditti (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) and drawn by Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66), Superman ’78 tells a brand-new adventure in the world of the beloved film. A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the city and starts wreaking havoc. This looks like a job for Superman! But where did the metallic menace come from, what is its purpose, and who is Brainiac?
Retail: $3.99
In-Store: 8/24/2021
SUPERMAN VS LOBO #1 (OF 3)
(W) Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie (A/CA) Mirka Andolfo
What happens when an indomitable force meets an irritating object? That’s what readers find out when Superman runs into Lobo. Think of it like a boy scout joining a biker gang. What will be worse, the damage Lobo causes on his own, or the chaos of trying to stop him? I smell a team-up, fanboys! Numen is the most popular being in the universe, a god clogging all social channels. And he does not like competition. This means Superman and Lobo must go. Further complicating things is Dr. Flik, a scientist determined to study the last sons of Krypton and Czarnia respectively. What can she glean from the hero who lost everything as a baby and the bad, bad boy who made it all go away just for the heck of it? From writers Tim Seeley and Sarah Beattie the team behind the indie hit Money Shot and Punchline artist Mirka Andolfo comes a hilarious new superhero epic!
Retail: $6.99
In-Store: 8/24/2021
DC YOUTH COMICS
AMETHYST PRINCESS OF GEMWORLD TP
(W) Shannon Hale, Dean Hale (A/CA) Asiah Fulmore
Amaya, princess of House Amethyst in Gemworld, and her brother love magical pranks. But when one goes much too far, her parents ground the young royal…to Earth! They hope a week in the mundane world teaches her that magic is a privilege…and maybe washing dishes by hand will help her realize that the palace servants should be respected. Three years later, Amy has settled into middle school and ordinary life. She doesn’t remember any other home. So when a prince of the realm brings her back to Gemworld and restores her magical destiny, how will she cope?
Retail: $9.99
In-Store: 11/9/2021
BATMAN AND ROBIN AND HOWARD TP
(W/A/CA) Jeffrey Brown
To Damian Wayne, there is nothing more important than protecting the streets of Gotham City as Robin. But when he makes a critical mistake while out on patrol, Damian finds himself benched. And what’s more, Damian’s dad, Bruce Wayne—a.k.a. Batman—decides that starting over in a new school will be just the distraction Damian needs from his superhero routine. Certain that Gotham Metro Academy has nothing to teach him, Damian is completely unprepared for the challenge he finds in Howard—the smartest and most athletic kid in school. The boys’ rivalry is instantaneous and fierce…and both are sure only one of them can be the best in their class.
Retail: $9.99
In-Store: 11/9/2021
MARVEL COMICS
AVENGERS TECH-ON #1 (OF 6)
(W) Jim Zub (A) Chamba (CA) Eiichi Shimizu
When the Red Skull wields a strange new power that strips heroes of their powers and threatens the entire world, the Avengers turn to Tony Stark’s experimental new technology to save us all. Here come the Iron Avengers – Avengers Tech-On!
Sleek high-tech power suits bristling with energy and amped-up attack power face off against super villains enhanced to match. It’s mechs and mayhem in the Marvel Mighty Manner!
Avengers Tech-On is a sentai-inspired action-adventure series produced in partnership with Bandai Namco of Japan, written by Jim Zub (Uncanny Avengers, Champions) and illustrated by Jeff “Chamba” Cruz (Venom: The End, Street Fighter)!
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $3.99
BLACK PANTHER #1
(W) John Ridley (A) Juan Cabal (CA) Alex Ross
NEW CREATIVE TEAM, NEW DIRECTION – “THE LONG SHADOW” STARTS HERE!
Academy Award-winning writer John Ridley and Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal launch an all-new BLACK PANTHER series with an action-packed espionage story that will upend everything in T’Challa’s life and have ramifications for the entire Marvel Universe!
Secrets from T’Challa’s past have come back to haunt him! Fresh from returning from his travels in space, Black Panther receives an unexpected and urgent message from a Wakandan secret agent! Now T’Challa must race the clock not only to save his agent, but also to keep his true agenda under wraps. Because if the truth comes out, it could cost T’Challa everything…
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $4.99
CABLE RELOADED #1
(W) Al Ewing (A) Bob Quinn (CA) Stefano Caselli
THE BIG GUN IS BACK!
It’s a new era, in a new galaxy, that’s under siege from a deadly new threat…but you can still rely on one man. Cable is locked, loaded and landing on the deadliest planet in X-history – to steal the ultimate weapon…and stop the LAST ANNIHILATION!
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $4.99
DARKHAWK #1 (OF 5)
(W) Kyle Higgins (A) Juanan Ramirez (CA) Iban Coello
Who is the ALL-NEW DARKHAWK?
Connor Young is a seventeen-year-old star basketball player with the world ahead of him, until a surprising medical diagnosis changes everything. But what happens when a mysterious amulet finds him and gives him powers beyond belief? What will he do with these new abilities? Get in on the ground floor as KYLE HIGGINS (RISE OF ULTRAMAN, Radiant Black) and JUANAN RAM REZ (WEB OF VENOM) start a new era.
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $4.99
DEADPOOL BLACK WHITE BLOOD #1 (OF 5)
(W) Tom Taylor, More (A) James Stokoe, More (CA) Adam Kubert
LIKE A CLASSIC BLACK & WHITE MOVIE, BUT WITH WAY MORE BLOOD!
What’s black, white, and red all over? Three blood-drenched tales of violence and mayhem led by Marvel’s Mirthful Mercenary himself, Deadpool! You want to see today’s top talent take it to the hilt to bring you the wildest Wade Wilson adventures yet?! This is the book for you! It’s as plain as black and white. And red.
Parental Advisory
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $4.99
DEFENDERS #1 (OF 5)
(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez
SUPERSTARS AL EWING & JAVIER RODR GUEZ REUNITE FOR A COSMOS-COLLIDING JOURNEY!
When existence itself faces extraordinary threats, it needs an extraordinary defense! That’s when you call…THE DEFENDERS!
DOCTOR STRANGE and the MASKED RAIDER take a non-team of Marvel’s weirdest, wildest heroes on a mission that will uncover the hidden architecture of reality itself! This cosmos was not the first to exist…but if the DEFENDERS can’t track Marvel’s oldest villain through the deepest trenches of time – it might be the last!
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $3.99
EXTREME CARNAGE LASHER #1
(W) Clay McLeod Chapman (A) Chris Mooneyham (CA) Skan
WITNESS THE BIRTH OF A NEW SYMBIOTE!
Four issues into the Carnage event of the summer and the bodies just keep piling up – including some of the Venomaniacs the Mighty Marveldom know and love! But now is not a time to mourn for fallen heroes (or their symbiotes). CARNAGE is on the loose, and he’s building an army…
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
EXTREME CARNAGE RIOT #1
(W) Alyssa Wong (CA) Skan
Carnage may be building an army, but his ultimate goal remains shrouded in mystery. What is his endgame? And how many will he massacre to achieve it?
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $3.99
KANG THE CONQUEROR #1 (OF 5)
(W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Mike Del Mundo
THE ORIGIN OF KANG!
The man called Kang the Conqueror has been a pharaoh, a villain, a warlord of the space ways and even, on rare occasions, a hero. Across all timelines, one fact seemed absolute: Time means nothing to Kang the Conqueror.
But the truth is more complex. Kang is caught in an endless cycle of creation and destruction dictated by time and previously unseen by any but the Conqueror himself. A cycle that could finally explain the enigma that is Kang. And a cycle that begins and ends with an old and broken Kang sending his younger self down a dark path…
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $4.99
MARVELS VOICES IDENTITY #1
(W) Gene Luen Yang, More (A) Marcus To, More (CA) Jim Cheung
CELEBRATING THE GREATEST ASIAN SUPER HEROES AND CREATORS FROM ACROSS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!
Some of the best Asian super heroes in comics are getting the spotlight in this special action-packed and heartfelt issue! Shang-Chi! Ms. Marvel! Jubilee! Silk! Jimmy Woo! Come celebrate these amazing and legendary heroes from new and established Asian creators that will surely expand “the world outside your window!” Plus: Be prepared for some big and special surprises that can only be told in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $5.99
MILES MORALES MARVEL TALES #1
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Sara Pichelli (CA) Sway
A 21st-century sensation swings his way into superstardom as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of Marvel’s most impressive talent from the past eight decades! And when the Peter Parker of the Ultimate Universe falls, young Miles Morales steps up as his world’s new Spider-Man! From the brilliant creative pairing of Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli comes a web-slinger for the modern era – but who is Miles? How did he get his powers? What deadly dangers will he face? And how will he live up to Peter’s legacy? Find out in his debut scene from ULTIMATE FALLOUT #4 and the mythos-making ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN (2011) #1-5!
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $7.99
SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY ANNUAL #1
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Mark Bagley (CA) Chip Zdarsky
A Special Encore Return to the World of SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY by the Original Creative Team!
SPIDER-MAN. He’s a threat. He’s a menace. And J. JONAH JAMESON will do whatever it takes to make the world see it! But in this companion piece to last year’s hit miniseries SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY, will the decades of his obsession bear fruit for Jonah…or be his destruction?
CHIP ZDARSKY and MARK BAGLEY reunite for this story told in a world where Marvel’s beloved characters aged in real time!
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $4.99
SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE SPIRIT RIDER #1
(W) Taboo, B. Earl (A) Paul Davidson (CA) Takashi Okazaki
SHE’S LIKE NO GHOST RIDER YOU’VE EVER SEEN!
SHE IS KUSHALA – A SORCERER SUPREME, A SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE…AND THE SAVIOR OF JOHNNY BLAZE’S SOUL!
Blaze has been through a lot lately, from ascending the throne of Hell to nearly murdering his former allies on the Avengers. But his nightmare is far from over. Something – or someone – is haunting him, and only a Ghost Rider with the powers of a Sorcerer Supreme can find out why. The dynamic writing duo of Taboo (of the Black Eyed Peas) and B. Earl expand the Rider mythos with an action-packed special that will kick off a brand-new era of vengeance! Kushala’s about to be the hottest thing in hell.
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $4.99
WINTER GUARD #1 (OF 4)
(W) Ryan Cady (A) Jan Bazaldua (CA) Toni Infante
WINTER COMES FOR THE WHITE WIDOW & THE RED GUARDIAN!
Russia is cleaning house! And when the Red Guardian starts hunting down state secrets, he puts himself right back in his home country’s crosshairs – dragging the White Widow along with him. But the motherland has new heroes now…and not even the Red Room could have prepared Alexei and Yelena for the Winter Guard’s retribution. Bold twists and bombastic action abound as Jason Aaron’s Winter Guard tracks down two of Russia’s dirtiest secrets! Don’t miss the chills and thrills of Ryan Cady and Jan Bazaldua’s new epic thriller!
RATED T+
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $4.99
X-MEN TRIAL OF MAGNETO #1 (OF 5)
(W) Leah Williams (A) Lucas Werneck (CA) Valerio Schiti
THE STORY THAT WILL SHAKE KRAKOA TO ITS CORE!
A horrific murder. A shocking revelation. A trial that will divide the new mutant nation. Leah Williams and Valerio Schiti bring you a new epic that threatens the Reign of X and will upend the world of mutants. The truth is hidden, the danger is far from over, and the trial has begun
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $4.99
MARVEL LICENSED COMICS
WARHAMMER 40K SISTERS BATTLE #1 (OF 5)
(W) Torunn Gronbekk (A) Edgar Salazar (CA) Dave Wilkins
SURVIVE THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FUTURE WITH THE SISTERS OF BATTLE!
A squad of Adepta Sororitas, led by CANONESS VERIDYAN arrive on planet Siscia to retrieve a lost Inquisitorial acolyte and put down a heretical uprising. As Novitiate GHITA’S first mission with her Order gets underway, what should be an easy mission turns into something much worse, as an unknown force deep within the subterranean city of the planet rears its ugly head!
It’s no-holds-barred action, mystery, and daemons galore as the all-female military force lets bolters blaze and flamers scorch in this all-new saga! Show your faith and fervor to the Emperor by joining us for the start of the next phase of WARHAMMER comics at Marvel!
Parental Advisory
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $4.99
MARVEL STAR WARS COMICS
STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADV MONSTER TEMPLE PEAK #1 (OF 4)
(W) Cavan Scott (A/CA) Rachael Stott
Follow former Jedi turned saber-for-hire monster hunter Ty Yorrick in her first comic appearance in this all-new High Republic miniseries by Cavan Scott and Rachael Stott!
Ty is a brave yet superstitious monster hunter, traversing the galaxy with KL-03 and her trusty rune-stones fighting the deadliest monsters on any world. After dealing with an escaped Drewen being transported to the Republic Fair, Ty heads to Loreth, where local pioneers have tasked her with taking on the fearsome Gretalax that terrorizes them. She takes the mission but can’t shake the feeling that something is amiss with the Force.
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $4.99
STAR WARS WAR BOUNTY HUNTERS 4-LOM ZUCKUSS #1
(W) Daniel Jose Older (A) Kei Zama (CA) Mahmud Asrar
ZUCKUSS BATTLES 4-LOM! WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TIE-IN!
Together, lethal droid 4-LOM and Gand Findsman Zuckuss make an unparalleled bounty hunting team. Yet a brutal battle with Boba Fett has divided them. Lost and alone on the crime-infested streets of Nar Shaddaa, Zuckuss faces down an utterly transformed 4-LOM…but why is his old friend out for blood? The answer may lie in the past, from an early mission that helped forge their formidable partnership. Daniel José Older and Kei Zama’s one-shot is the second of four action-packed “War of the Bounty Hunters” tie-ins about the criminal underworld’s most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best STAR WARS writers and illustrators in the galaxy.
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $4.99
iMAGE COMICS
ANT #1
(W) Erik Larsen (A/CA) Erik Larsen
“ANT: WHO SHE IS AND HOW SHE CAME TO BE!”
Erik Larsen takes on a whole new wall-crawler! ANT’s epic adventure kicks off with this all-new origin issue! A new ongoing title by ERIK LARSEN.
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $3.99
ECHOLANDS #1 (MR)
(W) J. H. Williams, Haden Blackman (A) Dave Stewart (A/CA) J. H. Williams
A MAJOR IMAGE COMICS 2021 EVENT.
The story of Earth’s last war starts with Hope’s sticky fingers…
The multiple award winning BATWOMAN team JH Williams III (Promethea, The Sandman: Overture, Batman) and W. Haden Blackman (Star Wars, Elektra) reunite for an all-new ongoing series! They’re joined once again by colorist supreme Dave Stewart and master letterer Todd Klein.
In a bizarre future world that has forgotten its history, a reckless thief Hope Redhood holds the key to excavating its dark strange past – if only she and her crew can escape a tyrannical wizard and his unstoppable daughter. But fate will send them all on a path leading to a war between worlds.
ECHOLANDS is a landscape format mythic fiction epic where anything is possible; a fast-paced genre mashup adventure that combines everything from horror movie vampires to classic mobsters and cyborg elves, to Roman demigods and retro rocket ships. It’s going to be a helluva ride!
Each issue of the series will offer a Raw Cut edition, featuring the art from J H Williams III as it looked leaving his work studio.
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $4.99
KING SPAWN #1
(W) Sean Lewis, Todd McFarlane (A) Javier Fernandez, Brett Booth, Philip Tan, Stephen Segovia, Todd McFarlane, Marcio Takara (CA) Puppeteer Lee
A historical NEW ongoing SPAWN series begins!
The launch of this book, nearly three decades in the making, further expands the SPAWN UNIVERSE with a growing presence of Hell, Heaven, and Heroes here on Earth.
A classic villain from Spawn’s past has begun asserting his powers on Earth by corrupting as many souls as possible. And only Spawn knows that he even exists. Continuing the dramatic battles from SPAWN’S UNIVERSE #1, this is where it all begins!!!!!
Don’t miss out…the last time a new ongoing SPAWN series launched was in 1992.
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $5.99
ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK #1 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Jorge Corona
Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a brand-new haunting tale. An artist named Ro retreats from the grind of the city to an old house in a small town to find solace and inspiration without realizing the muse within is not what she expected. Fans of Stephen King and Neil Gaiman will enjoy this beautiful, dark, and disturbing story of discovery, love, and terror.
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
SECOND CHANCES #1 (MR)
(W) Ricky Mammone (A/CA) Max Bertolini
Second Chances Hotline – call now and get a new identity! All you need is some cash, a proper referral, and a very good reason to start over. When Leblanc, the man behind the hotline, is approached by a shady figure from his past, he’s forced to accept a new client who doesn’t meet any of the requirements – a client with chemically induced amnesia in desperate need of protection. Up-and-coming writer RICKY MAMMONE and artist MAX BERTOLINI (The Witcher, Nathan Never) explode onto the scene with this psychedelic, action-packed, bizarre noir that feels like John Wick punching through an existential French New Wave fever dream.
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $3.99
ST MERCY #1 (OF 4)
(W) John Zuur Platten (A/CA) Atilio Rojo
NEW MINISERIES!
A tale of vengeful retribution, ST. MERCY pits the Incan Empire against the American West – and features two strong, determined young women who must defy authority and ultimately embrace their destiny. Mercedes Oro is one of the surviving descendants of the Incans who has been charged with protecting a cache of cursed gold used in their child sacrifice rituals. But when an outlaw tries to steal the gold for his band of thieves, he unknowingly sets events in motion that will unleash an angry god who is willing to travel through the centuries to have what he desires.
From the writer of Jurassic World: Evolution, The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena, and Wanted: Weapons of Fate comes a revenge tale that spans a millennia!
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $3.99
TROVER SAVES THE UNIVERSE #1 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Tess Stone (A/CA) Tess Stone
For fans of Rick and Morty and Mega Man!
A new limited series filled with mystery, murder, and mayhem from fan-favorite author TESS STONE, set in the world of Rick and Morty co-creator JUSTIN ROILAND’s hit video game series Trover Saves the Universe!
Welcome to the ICJ – Important Cosmic Jobs – where the boss ranks employees, and at the end of each month, the worst employee literally gets the axe. It’s… not a great gig.
But when ICJ’s top eyehole monster winds up dead, the company’s most inept (and rival) employees, Klover and Bo, are falsely accused of his murder and hunted by the Space Cops!
Now they must clear their names and unravel a conspiracy that reaches the very top…that is, if they don’t kill each other first!
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
ABLAZE COMICS
MARIA LLOVETS PORCELAIN #1
(W) Maria Llovet (A/CA) Maria Llovet
First ABLAZE brought you the surreal, bewitching tale of Maria Llovet’s Eros/Psyche…now comes Porcelain.
Beryl’s life in the desert, living with her aunt and her cat, is relatively simple…until the day she finds and enters the Dollhouse.
Stuck inside an ever-changing mystery house that hunts children and turns them into dolls, Beryl goes on a psychedelic journey where she must face the notion of her own limitations and move past them…before she becomes the building’s newest prey.
PORCELAIN is a labyrinth of a psychologically thrilling experience told in a way that only acclaimed creator Maria Llovet (Faithless, Heartbeat, Loud, Eros/Psyche) can tell it.
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
AFTERSHOCK COMICS
CAMPISI #1
(W) James Patrick (A) Marco Locati (CA) Fran Galan
Sonny Campisi is a small-time fixer for the mob-controlled neighborhood of Green Village. If you don’t pay your gambling debt, he’ll come and collect. If you get a little rough with one of “the girls,” he gets a little rough with you. But when a dragon flies into town and Sonny is the one who’s tasked with getting rid of it, it’s a problem unlike any he’s ever faced, and a chain of events begins that will affect everyone who lives in that neighborhood. Especially Sonny.
A new comic by James Patrick, the writer of KAIJU SCORE, and breakout artist Marco Locati, CAMPISI is a genre-mashing comedy-thriller that plays like one part Get Shorty, one-part Dragonslayer, and all parts absurdly wonderful!
Each issue of CAMPISI features 24 pages of story and art with a cardstock cover!
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $4.99
GOD OF TREMORS ONE SHOT (MR)
(W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Piotr Kowalski
A 19th Century gothic horror of exorcism, demonic worship and epilepsy.
When Aubrey has his first seizure, he’s pulled out of school and hidden away in the family’s remote country estate. His father – a high-ranking English priest – tries to chase the “devil” out of Aubrey – but maybe the devil lurks in the grotesque pagan effigy that dwells on the grounds. And maybe the devil will turn out to be Aubrey’s only ally…
A singular tale of nightmarish terror and creeping enlightenment told against a backdrop of ignorance and brutality, GOD OF TREMORS springs from the fertile imagination of award-winning writer Peter Milligam (OUT OF BODY, Shade the Changing Man, X-Force) with illustrations from Piotr Kowalski (JOIN THE FUTURE, Sex).
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $6.99
ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS
LESTER OF THE LESSER GODS ONE SHOT
(W) Eric Powell, Lucky Yates, Mac Cushing (A) Gideon Kendall (CA) Eric Powell
From Eric Powell (The Goon), Lucky Yates (Comedian and voice of Dr. Krieger from Archer), Mac Cushing (Spook House) and Eisner Award-winning artist Gideon Kendall (Megaghost) comes Lester of the Lesser Gods! Lester has no friends and no life. That is until Satan unleashes the Apocalypse! No longer is he a 32-year-old, 300 pound LARPer who lives with his mother. A mother who constantly re-minds him of his lowly conception in a biker bar bathroom. But momma didn’t get that gimpy hip from knocking boots with any old biker… t’was a GOD! And Satan shall suckle his knuckle! HUZZAH! And for the hardcore collector… Special Edition cardstock cover by Gideon Kendall!
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $3.99
AWA COMICS
NOT ALL ROBOTS #1 (MR)
(W) Mark Russell (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Rahzzah
In the year 2056, robots have replaced human beings in the workforce. An uneasy co-existence develops between the newly intelligent robots and the ten billion humans living on Earth. Every human family is assigned a robot upon whom they are completely reliant. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the Walters, a human family whose robot, Razorball, ominously spends his free time in the garage working on machines which they’re pretty sure are designed to kill them in this sci-fi satire from Mark Russell (The Flintstones, Second Coming) and Mike Deodato Jr. (The Amazing Spider-Man,The Resistance).
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
BEHEMOTH COMICS
NINE STONES #1 (MR)
(W) Samuel Spano (A/CA) Samuel Spano
Disturbing dreams shake Alistair “Allie” Jacobi’s nights. But his daytime life is not much better. His father, the boss of a criminal organization, has decided that it’s time for his son to gain experience in the underworld. So Allie, 19, finds himself doing an “internship” in a convenience store run by the man who, under the cover of home deliveries, is selling drugs to the entire city. To teach him the “job” is Christopher, an older guy. The bond created between the two of them will give life to dark presences and disturbing and enigmatic premonitions.
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $3.99
BINGE BOOKS
HEROES UNION #1 THE COSMIC CRUSADE
(W) Roger Stern (A) Sal Buscema (A/CA) Ron Frenz
Naucrate the Auteur Cosmic – half the universe celebrates her genius, the other half cowers before her world-shattering power. And the only ones who can stop her are Earth’s foremost super-group… The Heroes Union! Legendary creators Roger Stern (The Avengers), Ron Frenz (Thor) and Sal Buscema (Captain America) unite to chronicle the adventures of a marvelous new generation of heroes in a cosmic epic bursting with so many breathtaking twists and thrills, it should probably come with seat belts! This 68-page, standalone story introduces all-new 21st Century Heroes in an exciting new, square-bound “Binge Book” format!
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $4.99
BOOM!
EAT THE RICH #1 (OF 5) (MR)
(W) Sarah Gailey (A) Pius Bak (CA) Kevin Tong
What unspeakable horror eats away at the heart of Crestfall Bluffs?
With law school and her whole life ahead of her, Joey plans to summer with her boyfriend Astor in his seemingly perfect hometown of Crestfall Bluffs.
It’s a chance to finally meet Astor’s family and childhood friends, all while enjoying a vacation with every need attended to by servants.
But beneath the affluent perfection lies a dark, deadly rot… will Joey discover the truth before it’s too late, and if she does, can she survive to tell the tale?
The bold, horrifying psychological thriller from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey (The Echo Wife, Magic For Liars) with artist Pius Bak (Firefly, The Magicians), perfect for fans of Stillwater and Nailbiter!
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $3.99
DARK HORSE COMICS
GOLEM WALKS AMONG US #1 (OF 2)
(W) Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden (A/CA) Peter Bergting
The Golem has a long memory . . .
After being awakened from his long sleep in a shrine in Eastern Europe, Josef the Golem aids in the fight against the witches that once again terrorize humanity. Deployed to a small village where a cult has taken root, Josef encounters not only witches but an old enemy who remembers him well . . . and is out for vengeance!
Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden continue the legacy of Lord Baltimore’s world in another tale from the Outerverse, with art by Peter Bergting and colors by Michelle Madsen!
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
KILLER QUEENS #1 (OF 4)
(W) David M. Booher (A/CA) Claudia Balboni
Meet Max and Alex. Reformed intergalactic assassins for hire. On the run. Also super gay. Their former boss-a fluffy monkey with a jetpack-is hot on their tail to take back his stolen ship. They gotta eat, so they take a mission from Alex’s old flame. Your standard no-kill, casualty-free kidnapping recovery from a nearby moon. Only complication? Half the moon is ruled by a fascist dictator hostile to foreigners. They’re the Killer Queens, so what could possibly go wrong?
Join rising star David M. Booher (Canto, Alien Bounty Hunter) and an all-LGBTQ creative team as they tackle issues of love, xenophobia, and the terror of fascist dictatorships in this hilarious sci-fi epic.
In Shops: Aug 18, 2021
SRP: $3.99
LUCKY DEVIL #1 (OF 4)
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Fran Galan
A down-on-his-luck schlub is possessed by a malevolent demon. Just when he thinks things can’t get worse, the exorcism goes wrong . . . and he finds that somehow he’s retained all of the entity’s supernatural gifts. After a path of revenge on all the people that have wronged him, he begins to gather worshippers and form a cult.
But the legions of Hell don’t take kindly to this, and they send demonic agents to murder the schlub-turned-god before he gains too much power.
• For fans of The Sixth Gun, Harrow County, and Locke & Key.
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
UNBELIEVABLE UNTEENS WORLD OF BLACK HAMMER #1 (OF 4)
(W) Jeff Lemire, Tyler Crook (A/CA) Tyler Crook
From the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series comes this meta team superhero saga taking place between two different worlds.
After signing at a comic book convention, Unbelievable Unteens artist Jane Ito finds herself visited by one of the characters from her own creation-but was it her own creation? Were the Unteens an actual school of teenaged misfit superheroes who battled supervillains under the lead of the mysterious Dr. Miles Moniker? And if so, who wiped their memories and why? As Jane’s world is turned upside down and she learns the true nature of her identity she discovers a sinister plot leading her to assemble a team she had suspected was purely fictional.
• An exciting reimagination of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer series!
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $3.99
DYNAMITE COMICS
ELVIRA MEETS VINCENT PRICE #1
(W) David Avallone (A) Juan Samu (CA) Dave Acosta
The two titans of horror and comedy untie in comics for the very first time! Dynamite Entertainment Proudly Presents… Elvira Meets Vincent Price!
Elvira is back, with her most historic AND greatest costar ever! The ghost of Vincent Price is a spirit with a mission, and only the Mistress of the Dark can help! The Apocalypse is coming, and it’s going to be live-streamed for binge-watching, but a long-lost movie can save the world… if only the movie star specter and the horror hostess with the mostest can find it in time! Thrills, chills, and all sorts of terrible puns!
Issue #1 features an all-star cast of cover artists, including fan favorites Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Juan Samu and a stunning photo of the gorgeous lady herself – Elvira: Mistress of the Dark!
Things You Didn’t Know About Elvira
-Screenrant.com
Her mother owned a costume shop.
Elvis gave her career advice.
She worked with Federico Fellini.
She’s An Award-Winning Actress
She’s A Well-Established Author
Fascinating Facts About Vincent Price
-MentalFloss.com
Vincent Price initially studied for a master’s degree in fine arts.
A museum in East Los Angeles is named after Vincent Price.
Vincent Price was a major foodie.
Tim Burton’s Vincent Price documentary remains incomplete and unreleased to this day.
Vincent Price’s voice is featured on a Disneyland attraction.
David Avallone is Dynamite’s ghastly and fantastic Elvira scribe, having recently and successfully completed several arcs of the horror hostess with the mostest’s adventures and joined for the first time by artist Juan Samu, fresh from drawing the great adventures of Hasbro’s comics universe at IDW.
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
KISS PHANTOM OBSESSION #1
(W) Ian Edginton (A) Celor (CA) Jae Lee
KISS Comics are back! Dynamite Proudly presents the best, because you wanted the best… KISS in “Phantom Obsession”!
Darius Cho is the richest man in existence and the most reclusive. To many, he’s a ghost, a phantom… whilst other believe he doesn’t exist and is actually a front for a maze of companies and consortiums. Truth is, he does exist and he’s a KISS fan! KISS are hired by Cho to play a private party and from there, Cho’s obsession takes center stage and it’s the fight of the band’s life!
Featuring the most metal of heavy metal covers by super star artist Jae Lee, Stuart Sayger, Tim Seeley, series artist Celor and a special photo cover featuring the one-and-only legends of Rock and/or Roll – KISS!
Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as X-Force, Scarlet Traces, H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds and Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast. Celal Koc aka Celor is based in Ankara, Turkey. He worked as an animator for several years before working as sequential artist for Action Lab Entertainment (2016). An incredible talent with a dynamic and striking style, artist Jae Lee has worked for every major publisher drawing every major character and team! Hack/Slash: Resurrection (2017) from Image Comics and then Hack/Slash vs Chaos! (2018) from Dynamite. They all rock and roll all night and party every day.
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $3.99
HEAVY METAL
ADVENTURES OF ADRIENNE JAMES #1 (OF 12)
(W) Matt Medney, Bruce Edwards (A/CA) Geraldo Borges
High adventure among the stars! In a far-off galaxy obsessed with rarity and the exotic treasures of a million worlds, thousands of treasure hunting factions vie for the rarest treasure of them all – the fabulous and mysterious E-Ra-Du! Long rumored to be the source of ultimate power and hidden somewhere in the galaxy by the long-lost Elders, the E-Ra-Du holds the key to dominance over the cosmos. The star-scattered secrets leading to it and the spoils it promises have long been lost over eons. And now AeroJ, capital of the galaxy, is rocked by the death of the leader of the virtuous Lumans, Waldun Li, while he and his partner, the intrepid and infamous Adrienne James, were hot on the trail of the E-Ra-Du! Still reeling from his shocking death, Adrienne, who must now take on the mantle of High Luman is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime – which begins, of course, at her own funeral.
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $2.99
IDW PUBLISHING
STAR TREK MIRROR WAR #0
(W) David Tipton, Scott Tipton (A/CA) Carlos Nieto
Get caught up with the Mirror Enterprise-D before its crew-helmed by Jean-Luc Picard-faces new threats and challenges in the upcoming Mirror War event!
Following the failure of the attempt to steal ships from the Prime Universe, Picard and the Mirror Crew are called back to Earth to report to the Emperor personally… so long as they can survive the trip!
In Shops: Sep 08, 2021
SRP: $3.99
TRANSFORMERS KING GRIMLOCK #1 (OF 5)
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Agustin Padilla (CA) Cary Nord
KING GRIMLOCK BEGINS! Grimlock, the beloved powerhouse T-rex with an attitude and one of the strongest Cybertronians in existence, finds himself magically transported to a world of fantastical beasts and strange powers! In this savage world, where the strong rule with sword and iron, Grimlock finds a new opportunity to prove he’s the strongest there is… but as Grimlock and the human barbarian, Arko, will learn, sometimes brute strength isn’t enough.
Written by Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, Justice League of America) with art by Agustin Padilla (Dungeons & Dragons, Suicide Squad), King Grimlock features the iconic Transformers character in a solo adventure through a world of swords-and-sorcery unlike anything you’ve ever seen!
In Shops: Aug 04, 2021
SRP: $4.99
TRANSFORMERS SHATTERED GLASS #1 (OF 5)
(W) Danny Lore (A) Guido Guidi (CA) Alex Milne
Shattered Glass isn’t your average Transformers tale… “Shards” is the story of the ongoing battle between the power-hungry Autobot autocrats and the freedom-fighting Decepticon laborers. Join author Danny Lore (James Bond, King in Black: Captain America, Champions) in exploring this fractured alternate universe just before it shatters.
In issue #1, many kilocycles after the Cybertronian War has destroyed Earth, Blurr, an evil Autobot Seeker, hunts his newest bounty who holds a piece of information that could reignite the war.
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $3.99
TITAN COMICS
ELRIC DREAMING CITY #1 (MR)
(W) Julien Blondel (A) Julien Telo (CA) Mike Mignola
GORGEOUS COMIC ADAPTATION OF MOORCOCK’S WORLD-RENOWNED CULT FANTASY SAGA!
Elric of Melniboné, is exiled from his home and cursed to walk the land under the influence of the god of chaos, Arioch. With his sword Stormbringer, Elric must find his way through the unknown
FIRST TIME THAT MOORCOCK’S NOVELS HAVE BEEN FULLY ADAPTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
In Shops: Aug 11, 2021
SRP: $3.99
VAULT COMICS
DEADBOX #1
(W) Mark Russell (A/CA) Ben Tiesma
Welcome to the town of Lost Turkey, where the main source of entertainment is a cursed DVD machine that seems to know more about the fate of its citizens than they do.
In Shops: Aug 25, 2021
SRP: $3.99
