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BOOK OF SLAUGHTER #1 CVR A MORA (O/A)
The future of the Slaughterverse is laid bare by Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter creators James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera in the very first SIKTC one-shot special!
From the sidelines to the spotlight, Book of Slaughter follows the white mask Maxine Slaughter... but will her loyalties remain where they are, or will she show her true colors?
In addition to being a precursor to the upcoming chapters of both series, this special issue features a sizable guidebook that delves into the deep lore of the Order of St. George!
ANIMAL POUND #1 (OF 4) CVR A GROSS (MR)
When animals grow tired of being caged, killed, and sold off-it's only a matter of time before they've had enough...
When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they quickly find themselves as comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs.
But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution!
Discover an epic graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated artist Peter Gross (American Jesus, The Books of Magic).
King and Gross collaborate for the first time ever to bring this enduring Orwellian allegory to life for the 21st Century.
BOOK OF BUTCHER #1 CVR A MORA
Leading into the fifth anniversary of Something Is Killing The Children and building on last year's Book of Slaughter, Maxine Slaughter steps into the spotlight in her journey from White to Black Mask.
With New Orleans as her destination, what will Maxine uncover about House Boucher... and what will she learn about herself in the process?
The award-winning, bestselling creative team of James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera unleash their only first issue of 2023 and set the stage for year five of the Slaughterverse!
UNDERHEIST #1 (OF 5) CVR A LAPHAM
After his gambling addiction brings David to the lowest point in his life and decimates his personal life, he'd do anything for one last chance at setting things right but the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
He may just be in luck-if he can call it that; the grapevine yields illicit fruit as he learns of a heist, one involving a tunnel system that no one knows better than former NYC subway veteran David...
In this brand new hardboiled heist series with a supernatural horror twist perfect for fans of Phantom Road and Newburn, the hit Stray Bullets creative team of David & Maria Lapham explore how seeking atonement can lead people to do desperate and dangerous things.
STUFF OF NIGHTMARES SLAY RIDE #1 CVR A FRANCAVILLA
If you dare, get into the sinister spirit of the season and join The Nightmare Keeper for a demented Saint Nick story... one who decks the halls with holiday horror, crafting a very merry macabre Christmas unlike any other!
As malls continue to die, a down-and-out former mall Santa named Heinrick Fiddler's rage turns to madness, and he's dead-set on making sure department store shopping isn't the only thing that's deceased.
Treasured Fear Street and Goosebumps author R.L. Stine is joined by Bram Stoker Award-nominated artist Pius Bak (Eat the Rich) for another tale straight from your nightmares!
ORCS THE GIFT #1 (OF 4) CVR A LARSEN
An alliance between Orcs, Crows, and Elves is the last thing anyone would expect, but times have changed since the defeat of the Wizard.
The adventuring party grows larger as two of the Crows join the gang of miscreant Orcs! But the fun can only last so long as the Wolf King holds a deep grudge against the Orcs, threatening a second War of the Beasts!
Will this unlikely alliance last?
Orcs creator Christine Larsen returns for more magical mayhem, where the stakes have never been higher!
DARK HORSE COMICS
ASSASSINS APPRENTICE II #1 CVR A STEINBAUER
Assassin's Apprentice starts its second chapter here! Spring comes to the Six Duchies, and with it, the fearsome menace of the Red-Ship Raiders. As the danger creeps ever closer to Buckkeep, Fitz is given his first true mission from Chade, to infiltrate the estate of a nobleman and look for any signs of treason. But an assassin's job is far from simple, and the fate of the realm may depend on if Fitz can take a life, or spare one instead.
BOREALIS #1
From screenwriter Mark Verheiden (The Mask, Swamp Thing), writer/actor Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica, Hemlock Grove), and artist Cliff Richards (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Justice League) comes Borealis, a bone-chilling supernatural thriller! Winter nights last months, temperatures can hit seventy below, alcohol is illegal... and something mysterious is emerging on the remote ice. Welcome to the isolated Qinu, Alaska and a world of bad memories for State Trooper Silaluk "Sil" Osha. After thirteen years away from Qinu, Sil is pulled back to investigate a series of brutal murders, only to face a dark past... and her frightening connection to deadly legends.
CRITICAL ROLE TALES OF EXANDRIA II ARTAGAN #1
The powerful and mischievous Archfey Artagan, also knownas the Traveler, finally gets his day in court-which is the last thing he wanted. But since he's here, he's happy totell the Seelie and Unseelie courts how he's graced thematerial realms with his knowledge and mentorship. Butthere are witnesses who may have a different take, and the consequences could be dire. Writer Sam Maggs, artist Aviv Or, and colorist Cris Peterbring you a fabulous new story from the world of Exandria,created in consultation with the cast of Critical Role!
HELLBOY WINTER SPECIAL YULE CAT ONESHOT #1 CVR A SMITH
Hellboy travels to Reykjavik, where children are disappearing and a giant beast has been spotted. Could it be the infamous Yule Cat of Icelandic lore? Fan-favorite Hellboy artist Matt Smith writes and draws this chilling wintery one-shot!
MASTERPIECE #1 CVR A MALEEV
From the Eisner award-winning creators behind Daredevil and Scarlet comes an all-new crime comic epic! Emma is a brilliant and driven 16-year-old. She has paid for school with her next level inventions and is well-known for her funny and honest webcomics. Then, one day, one of the most famous billionaires on the planet confronts her with the truth about her world. Emma discovers she is the only daughter of two of the greatest, most charismatic master criminals of all time. The suavest, most liked criminals ever. The criminal's criminal. The ones that wrote the rulebook. There are movies about them starring the biggest movie stars. Her parents were the authors of the greatest casino robbery of all time, the greatest museum heist of all time, and they took the world's most famous billionaire for a cool billion... before they disappeared never to be seen or heard from again. Ghosts. Zero Preston is the greedy billionaire her parents brilliantly ripped off before they disappeared. He has been looking for payback for years. He finds Emma... who clearly does not have his money. Zero threatens Masterpiece into pulling a grand, impossible job against his corporate enemy. This "Master of the Universe" will have his satisfaction. Masterpiece fashions a crew of her peers and her parents' old associates to pull off one of the greatest heists of all time. Among the cast of characters comes the return of the legendary criminal The Paragon. A Robin Hood for our times. This exquisitely well-dressed, long con master criminal returns to his calling when faced with the truth behind the sinister corporate forces of Zero.
TIME TRAVELER TALES #1
Oliver has a problem-a time travel problem. Some mysterious force keeps throwing him through time, and this time he's in the Wild West, rescuing... circus animals? But as crazy as that is, it's only the beginning of his adventure. Content creator and internet superstar Karl Jacobs debuts his new all-ages comics series, inspired his popular Minecraft stories on Tales from the SMP, created in collaboration with writer David Scheidt, artists Kicking Shoes, and letterer Joamette Gil.
DC COMICS
BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES (2024) #1
A new ongoing series teams up Gotham's greatest detectives with Crystal Cove's teen sleuths! The big top's the place for thrills and chills--even more so when a traveling circus is haunted! But even Scooby and the gang don't realize just how chilling it is for Nightwing...because this is Haly's Circus, Dick Grayson's childhood home!
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD #1 (OF 12) CVR A JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
General Zod was Krypton's most notorious criminal. Now he has an entire planet to rule--but what happens when the most dangerous individual in the universe gets everything he ever wanted? Obviously, he wants more--and he'll stop at nothing to get it--in the most brutal series you'll read this year! This is not a hero's journey. This is a dark ride, brought to you by the sick and twisted minds of Adventures of Superman writer Joe Casey and artist Dan McDaid in his monumental main-line DC debut. For General Zod and his family, the descent into hell has just begun.
NEW TEEN TITANS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A PEREZ GIORDANO
Roll call: Robin! Cyborg! Beast Boy! Kid Flash! Wonder Girl! Assembled by the mysterious sorceress Raven, these heroes must band together to protect the alien princess Koriand'r from marauders who have pursued her to Earth. Witness the rise of DC's greatest teen superhero team in this nostalgic facsimile re-creation of the groundbreaking first issue by comics legends Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
TITANS BEAST WORLD TOUR ATLANTIS #1 OS CVR A MIKEL JANIN
BEAST WORLD PLUNGES INTO THE DEEP! Written by Sina Grace, Frank Tieri, and Meghan Fitzmartin Art By Riccardo Federici, Valentine De Landro, and More As Garth reacts to the crisis amongst his former Titans teammates, all hell breaks loose in the depths of Atlantis! It's a clash of Aquaman and Tempest in a deep-sea battle royale that points the way to new horizons ahead. Plus, megalodons versus Mera and Jackson Hyde, and Black Manta channels his inner manta in this exciting next installment of Beast World!
TITANS BEAST WORLD TOUR GOTHAM #1 OS CVR A JANIN
Written By Chip Zdarsky, Grace Ellis, Gretchen Felker-Martin, Sam Maggs, and Kyle Starks Art By Miguel Mendonca, Daniel Hillyard, Ivan Shavrin, PJ Holden, and Kelley Jones As the bestial infection spreads all over Earth, the shape-shifting spores finally start to take root in Gotham City! Follow the feral tales of your favorite heroes and villains as they lose themselves to their more beastly nature. With stories by Eisner winners Chip Zdarsky, Grace Ellis, and so many more, it's sure to leave you hooting and howling in delight!
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
DISNEY VILLAINS CRUELLA DE VIL #1 CVR A BOO
The beloved Disney villain - in her own FABULOUS series, darling!
Even though there's absolutely no hard evidence that noted couturière Cruella De Vil was ever involved in the theft of any Dalmatian puppies, her name has been ruined in all of the tabloids, and now her reputation in the fashion world is hanging by a thread. Which is why she's willing to do anything - ANYTHING! - to restore her good name - even stealing the royal family's priceless jewels!
How will that restore her reputation, you ask? You'll just have to pick up this brand new entry in Dynamite's Disney Villains adventures to find out! With a story (and a cover) by the astonishingly talented SWEENEY BOO, and interior art by the continentally sophisticated MIRIANA PUGLIA, Disney Villains: Cruella De Vil #1 also features covers from the intensely fashionable JOSHUA MIDDLETON!
JENNIFER BLOOD BATTLE DIARY #1 CVR A LINSNER (MR)
Everybody's favorite suburban wife, mother, and covert assassin - created by comics author extraordinaire GARTH ENNIS (The Boys, Battlefields, Preacher, The Punisher, Hitman) - returns for an all-new tale of extralegal killing and ruthless vigilantism!
Following the grisly events of Bloodlines, the woman formerly known as Jessica Blute - a.k.a. Jen Fellows, a.k.a. Jennifer Blood - finds herself involved with a new class of criminals. This one-woman bane of organized crime is supposedly dead and buried, and that's exactly what she wants the world to think. Now, however, a visit to her original penitentiary gravesite puts Blood in the crosshairs of a vicious prison gang - one that has no idea of what's about to hit them!
Written by FRED VAN LENTE (Marvel Zombies) and illustrated by ROBERT CAREY (The Outsiders), Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary #1 also features killer covers from artists JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, LESLEY "LEIRIX" LI, and REBECA PUEBLA!
JUSTICE DUCKS #1 CVR A ANDOLFO
Darkwing Duck Is Teaming Up - Whether He Likes It or Not!
Foes of evil! Enemies of injustice! To the mighty heroes of the JUSTICE DUCKS, all bad guys are a total bummer and must be taken down - even if said bad-o's are from OUTER SPACE!
In this thrilling maiden issue: Flying saucers descend from the skies, to (maybe) wreak (possible) havoc upon the (mostly) innocent citizens of St. Canard! All that's stopping these aggressive alien agitators is STEGMUTT, GIZMODUCK, NEPTUNIA, MORGANA, and (most important, in his opinion) DARKWING DUCK!
Written by the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning ROGER LANGRIDGE and illustrated by celebrated Darkwing Duck artist CARLO LAURO, this latest chapter in the ongoing saga of St. Canard's web-footed wonders is surely destined for greatness - just like DD himself!
IDW PUBLISHING
GODZILLA RIVALS JET JAGUAR VS MEGALON ONESHOT #1 CVR A HUANG
Jen Onça is not excited to start her new, fast-paced fast-food career at Minilla Burger, but she'd much prefer a mundane day to the sudden return of Megalon! The monster brings destruction, trapping Jen in a forgotten lab deep beneath the restaurant with only the half-built form of Jet Jaguar to help her get out! She must repair the robotic defender to save herself and the city, but first she needs to escape the rubble trapping her in this tense adventure!
IMAGE COMICS
DUKE #1 (OF 5) CVR A REILLY
MINISERIES PREMIERE
THE G.I. JOE INITIATIVE BEGINS HERE.
Conrad Hauser has made first contact with an alien being...or was it a UFO? Was it both? But no one, not even Colonel Hawk, will believe the story of the jet fighter converting into a colossal alien robot that nearly killed the man known as Duke.
Now, one of the US Army's most decorated officers is on the hunt for answers, drawn into a conflict that no amount of training could ever prepare him for. A war that only a real American hero has any chance of surviving...
Superstar writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (Superman, Batman) and artist TOM REILLY (The Thing, Ant-Man) kick off the first of four action-packed miniseries that will introduce the best and worst humanity has to offer in the Energon Universe.
ADVENTUREMAN GHOST LIGHTS #1 CVR A DODSON
NEW STORY ARC!
When the Good Guys of the Golden Age come back, all their ghosts follow-now Claire, the new Adventureman, and her maybe-beau Chris, the new Crossdraw Kid, defend peace on earth from a phantom empire of crime!
By MATT FRACTION (SEX CRIMINALS, Hawkeye) and TERRY & RACHEL DODSON (RED ONE, Harley Quinn).
BLOODRIK #1 (OF 3) (MR)
Bloodrik is angry, confused, and starving. Unable to achieve success in his usual hunting grounds, he stomps his way into unfamiliar woods in an attempt to feed his stomach and heal his ego. What he finds will lead him on a journey of madness, violence, fire, and BLOOD!
BLOODY DOZEN SHROUDED COLLEGE #1 (OF 6) CVR A SLINEY
MINISERIES PREMIERE
SPACE VAMPIRES!
In this new installment of THE SHROUDED COLLEGE, CHARLES SOULE and WILL SLINEY's supernatural horror-adventure saga, three down-and-out astronauts are tasked with the ultimate heist-breaking a group of deadly vampires out of a space prison orbiting the Sun. Apollo 13 meets Blade in this killer thriller!
OUR BONES DUST #1 (OF 4) CVR A STENBECK
MINISERIES PREMIERE
A feral child equal parts predator and prey, navigates a nightmare landscape of brutality and blood inhabited by scattered cannibal tribes. An interesting place to poke around for a curious Artificial Intelligence.
A four issue mini-series by long-time Mike Mignola collaborator Ben Stenbeck (Baltimore, Frankenstein Underground, Koshchei).
CREEPSHOW HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2023 (ONE-SHOT) CVR A MARCH (MR)
CREEPSHOW is here to put the fear in your cheer!
You've heard of Santa, you've heard of Krampus, but have you ever heard of "The Christmas Man"? Witness the birth of a new horrifying holiday classic from DANIEL "DON'T CALL ME SANTA" KRAUS (The Shape of Water) and jolly JONATHAN WAYSHAK (Skin Crawl)!
Then, jovial JAMES ASMUS (Survival Street, Rick & Morty) and lively LETIZIA CADONICI (House of Slaughter) deliver a cautionary tale about stealing the wrong parcel in "Package Thief."
SHIFT (ONE-SHOT) CVR A MONTI MV
He's tangled with Radiant Black and fought alongside the Dead Lucky-but who's the man in the suit, and how did he assemble his team of supervillains?
This extra-length one-shot contains the four five-page SHIFT stories originally released in IMAGE!, plus a brand-new five-page story by SHIFT creators KYLE HIGGINS & DANIELE DI NICUOLO, ahead of SHIFT's appearance in RADIANT BLACK & The Catalyst War!
SHIFT is a Massive-Verse title.
MARVEL COMICS
AVENGERS TWILIGHT #1
Rated T+
DAREDEVIL GANG WAR #1
THE HEAT IS ON IN HELL'S KITCHEN!
ELEKTRA NATCHIOS, former assassin turned DAREDEVIL, has been recruited by the Amazing Spider-Man to stop New York City from tearing itself apart as every mobster and super villain in town go to war! And Elektra is the only thing standing in the way of Hell's Kitchen's annihilation at the hands of a dangerous new gang - the HEAT - whose violent schemes from the pages of DAREDEVIL unfold!
Rated T+
DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU GANG WAR #1
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
GANG WAR has thrown the crime lords and super heroes of New York into a deadly conflic,t and as both, Shang-Chi must play each side against each other in a dangerous game of deception! When he became leader of his family's Five Weapons Society, he promised to use it for good, but friends and foes alike have been unsure of his true intentions. The stakes of Gang War will force his hand as he vows to protect Chinatown and use the opportunity to eliminate the Five Weapon Society's biggest rivals! He'll use his world-class fighting skills as well as deceit, calculation and manipulation to navigate the battlefields as he learns the Art of War is all about the shades of gray!
Rated T+
FALL OF THE HOUSE OF X #1
Rated T+
GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1
Rated T+
KID VENOM ORIGINS #1
Rated T+
MARVEL MEOW #1
Kids to Adults
MIGUEL OHARA SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1
Rated T+
MSH SECRET WARS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Rated T
ORIGINAL X-MEN #1
THE OG 5 ON AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE!
Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel - the first and greatest heroes to bear the X-Men name - once traveled into their own futures and reset the course of history. Now another multiversal mystery calls them forth. When the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the world as we know it. With shocking surprise guests and heart-pounding twists and turns, Christos Gage and Greg Land kick off a story that will shake the whole MU!
Rated T+
RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO #1
Rated T+
RISE OF THE POWERS OF X #1
Rated T+
RETURN TO THE PLANET OF THE APES #1
Rated T+
ROM AND THE X-MEN MARVEL TALES #1
Rom meets the Children of the Atom as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with MARVEL TALES! During his classic adventures hunting the vile Dire Wraiths on Earth, Rom encountered the ever-Uncanny X-Men - and Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! In ROM (1979) #17-18, written by Bill Mantlo and illustrated by Sal Buscema, Rom and the X-Men are searching for the offspring of a Dire Wraith and a human, a creature known as Hybrid - which Cerebro has detected as a mutant! But as they clash over their target, Rom gets a taste of his own medicine courtesy of Kitty Pryde! Then, in ROM (1979) #31-32, the Galadorian hero battles Mystique's villainous mutant team - including future X-Men stalwart, Rogue - before teaming up with them for a rematch against Hybrid!
Rated T
STAR WARS REVELATIONS #1
FROM THE HIGH REPUBLIC TO THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY AND BEYOND! JABBA THE HUTT! DARTH VADER! MACE WINDU! KEEVE TRENNIS, THRAWN AND MORE!
Introducing new characters, new twists and new turns across all of Marvel's STAR WARS line! This star-studded issue puts the pieces on the board for what's to come in a galaxy far, far away!
Rated T
STAR WARS VISIONS TAKASHI OKAZAKI #1
Rated T
TIMELESS #1
BEHOLD THE FUTURE OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE - FEATURING THE DEBUT OF TWO NEW MARVEL ICONS!
In a devastating future born from the choices of today, all of time and space is threatened by the ascension of an ancient evil. The MOON KNIGHT UNENDING has risen - a nightmare born of StarkTech, the Eternal Machine and the God of the Moon - and now all of Earth bows before his overwhelming power! But one man stands against Khonshu's coming tide of chaos: POWER MAN, the Marvel Universe's final living super hero. But who is Power Man - and how did he come to wield the unstable powers of the Sentry, the Hulk and the Iron Fist? What dark, deeply personal conflict underpins this mind-bending apocalypse? And at the end of the line, can the Marvel Universe ever truly be saved? PLUS - a SHOCKING glimpse into the next year of Marvel stories!
Rated T
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
Rated T
VENGEANCE OF THE MOON KNIGHT #1
Clad in the black of mourning, the Midnight Mission remains! But who is left to keep the faith? And how have they been changed by the Black Spectre's master stroke? The next chapter of MOON KNIGHT starts here as the congregants of the Midnight Mission pick up the pieces and carry on the mission...and find themselves faced with a mysterious new enemy in eerily familiar vestments.
Rated T+
INDIE VYDAVATEĽSTVÁ
BLASFAMOUS #1 CVR A ANDOLFO
From international superstar MIRKA ANDOLFO (SWEET PAPRIKA, MERCY, UNNATURAL, Harley Quinn, Punchline) comes a new horror comedy that only Andolfo can deliver-asking the question: how many fans is your soul worth?
In a world where pop stars have ascended to divinity, and the masses bow in veneration to a new generation of viral superstars-angels and demons thrive on this exaltation, and revel in this spotlight that grants them unimaginable power.
Clelia, the reigning queen of pop, finds her throne shaken by a newcomer radiating with enigmatic charm. As her fans waver and the public eye threatens to wander, Clelia and her demonic agent, Father Lev, are thrust into a battle for dominance on this exhilarating stage of music and mysticism. How far will they go to defend her reign and unravel the mystery of this sensational new threat?
Mixing the sacred and profane, Harvey Award-winning Mirka Andolfo effortlessly merges the mythological urban fantasy of American Gods with the sardonic wit of The Good Place in a brand new dark series featuring stunning visual and narrative intensity set in the glittering world of pop music.
GUMAA BEGINNING OF HER #1 (OF 7) CVR A JEEHYUNG (MR)
YOUNG KHALIDA escapes from a drug syndicate and discovers an ancient blade in a long-abandoned temple. Using its power, she becomes the GODDESS OF THE CITY, controlling the citizens through dark magic and fear. But events are being manipulated against her from the shadows, targeting Khalida.
A final action-packed confrontation will reawaken the ancient war and change the balance of power between HEAVEN AND HELL...FOREVER.
INVASIVE #1 CVR A HERVAS (MR)
Beyond excess, beyond ethics, beyond science . . . Enter a terrifying new experiment in pain from Eisner Award nominee Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Basilisk) and acclaimed illustrator Jes s Hervás (The Empty Man)! Dr. Carrie Reynolds was a veteran trauma surgeon with a godlike mastery of muscle and bone. But outside the operating room, her rigidly ordered life spiraled into chaos when her daughter, Heather-a recovering plastic surgery addict-suddenly disappeared, only to mysteriously reemerge in a catatonic state, her vocal cords removed . . . the latest in a series of victims scarred by a battery of brazenly cruel medical procedures that have baffled police and left an alarming number of once-ordinary citizens maimed, mutilated, or dead on arrival. Deep beneath the streets of Carrie's city, a new kind of underground hospital has just opened its doors . . . and, once inside, there are no rules, no oaths, and no taboos too deep to not to be broken. Together, a new class of surgeon has sworn to pierce the final threshold of accepted medical orthodoxy one incision at a time. The scalpel is their tool. The alleys are their operating theater. Murder is their medicine. And only Carrie can stop what they're planning next . . .
LIFE IS STRANGE FORGET ME NOT #1 (OF 4) CVR A LOTAY (MR)
After the events of LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS, Alex & Steph tour across the states in their band until they find another lost soul on the side of the road - Lily.
The pair take the teenager under their wing to uncover the truth of what she's running from. But there's more to Lily than meets the eye, as she silently struggles under the weight of heartache and memories from lives she hasn't lived, to protect those around her from the truth of pain. An all too familiar story to Alex, but is there time to save Lily from a similar, lonely, fate?
MAZE AGENCY #1 CVR A SILVANO BELTRAMO
The Maze Agency is back! The Eisner- and Harvey-Award nominated series by creator Mike W. Barr (writer/creator of Camelot 3000 and writer of Batman: Son of the Demon) joins forces with artist Silvano Beltramo to return to the world of everyone's favorite comic book detective team. Jennifer Mays, sophisticated New York private eye and owner of the Maze Agency and her paramour, Gabriel Webb, somewhat scruffy true-crime writer and amateur sleuth, romance, solve crimes and catch killers in fair-play detective stories that the reader is challenged to solve before they do! In their latest adventure, someone is stalking the set of a slasher movie series. Jen and Gabe have to figure out the killer's identity and true motive-before they become the killer's next victims!
NINJAK SUPERKILLERS #1
PRESTIGE ED - 48 PAGES - A ruthless team of superpowered killers versus the world's most lethal assassin - who will survive? The all-new explosive limited series Ninjak: Superkillers is a fast, fun, globetrotting noir tale presented by the talented team of Jeff Parker and Mike Norton! Surrounded in hostile territory, Ninjak and songbird agent Myna are in the fight of their lives! With no support, no supplies, and no way to escape, there's no way out but through!
QUESTED VOL 2 #1 CVR A JACINTO
Rising star at Marvel (Spider-Man 2099) and DC Comics, Kim Jacinto, returns to the world of Quested for another iconic launch cover for Volume 2.
The misadventures continue in a brand new season of Quested by writers Michael Calero (Alpha Betas, Sumerian's American Psycho) and Thomas Parson, with art by Kit Wallis (Good Boy, Mr.Easta).
"Episode 1: Lothar's Inferno."
All hell breaks loose in the land of Faerbraun as Jinx embarks on an epic journey through the Underbraun with an unlikely companion. Pursued by his former right hand man Hamo, it's a race against time as Jinx attempts to save his father, the mythic hero Lothar. While the two comrades face off in the land of the dead, only Lithia remains to defend Faerbraun from the dire effects of opening the door to the underworld.
WASHED IN THE BLOOD #1 (OF 3) CVR A CORONA (MR)
Jorge Corona is a Venezuelan artist and the winner of the 2015 Russ Manning Award. A writer and illustrator, his works include Batgirls, We are... Robin, Nightwing, and The Flash for DC Comics, plus numerous titles from BOOM! Studios. Corona is also the co-creator of Goners and No. 1 With A Bullet (Nominated for the 2018 Eisner Awards for Best Cover Artist) alongside Jacob Semahn for Image Comics, the illustrator and co-creator of Image Comic's Middlewest, and The Me You Love In The Dark with writer Skottie Young.
What if you were called upon by the WORST god of all time? In a frozen post-apocalyptic wasteland, a young cult survivor hears the voice of the self-proclaimed god of guns. Like any human would be, he is hypnotized by the prospect of power by listening to this divine freak. A path to salvation paved with love, turmoil, and mostly death.
Explore the world of Kevin Roditeli in Massive's take on "Black Mirror" with a post-apocalyptic twist!
A tale inspired by Mad Max, Hellraiser, Fallout and the filmography of David Cronenberg.
"Washed In The Blood takes you on a trippy thrill ride through visceral illustrations and an intensely cold, savage, post-apocalyptic tale." - Jason Bennett, Popculthq.com
"The best storytelling (both textually and artistically) that I HAVE EVER SEEN." - Comicbookposer.com
"If you give yourself to Roditeli's narrative, it will take you somewhere, and you'll arrive at the end smarter than whence you started." - Blake Morgan, Blakebuzz.com
BLOOD RUN #1 CVR A STEFANO CARDOSELLI
For fans of Twisted Metal and Death Race! Welcome to "The Boneyard," folks! It's a racetrack from hell, revving its engines with death and destruction! The most ruthless of race car drivers have come to this unholy superspeedway to test their mettle. There are no limits, and there are no rules. But with each passing lap, the sadistic violence ratchets up another level-like a child burning ants with a flamethrower! Will anyone see the checkered flag? Can anyone survive... the Blood Run?!
PLANETARY EXPANSION #1 (OF 8) (MR)
Abandoning their lives on earth, 1,000 hand selected passengers aboard a Starship head to repopulate a new habitable planet. In another Solar System exists a planet just like Earth with fresh air, clean water, and sustainable life. They will brave the dangers of space and push past the limit to get there.
SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT KILLER SANTA #1 CVR A MARTINEZ (MR
"The Life and Times of Killer Santa" Oh, Christmas, bloody Christmas. Everything changed for Billy in the blink of an eye when a deranged maniac in a Santa suit murdered his family in front of him. But what happened to that unimaginable degenerate who shattered lives without a care? This is the story of that holiday monster! We turn back the clock to 1984 and find out what motivated one man to terrorize a family and create the curse of Silent Night, Deadly Night. It's Christmas Eve...and we are unwrapping a new horror!
SPELLWEAVER #1 CVR A ROBERT AHMAD
A magical new fantasy series from the artist of Rebel Grrrls! Strange phenomena have befallen the once mighty town of Wolfguard, with reports of monstrous creatures prowling the surrounding woods and entire families disappearing from their homes. It's all the work of a dark curse from a sinister witch that the townsfolk simply call... the Witch of Wolfguard! Now it's up to a young sorceress named Cecile and her band of stragglers to find and take down this evil force, but they'll soon find that's no easy task!
BLOOD LOVE GHOST AND A DEADLY SPELL #1 CVR A (O/A)
Off of the huge successes of his previous comics, You Promised me Darkness and Follow me Into Darkness, here's a little gem Damian Connelly saved for last...
"Blood, Love, Ghosts, and a Deadly Spell" is a dark, atmospheric 64 page volume filled with horrific tales from the inimitable mind of Damian Connelly, author of the best-selling hits "You Promised Me Darkness" and "Follow Me into Darkness". The book contains four never-seen-before self-contained horror short stories and an illustrated poem that will terrify, unsettle, and astonish.
BLOODY PARTS #1 CVR A MARTINEZ (O/A) (MR)
Did you ever want to change everything about you? Quinn is the perfect subject: unhappy with their body's limitations, addicted to prosthetics. They would do anything to become perfect...and Doctor Torossian, head of Trabeal's Project CHANGELING, is about to oblige. So, get ready for a bloody tale of sci-fi-themed carnage and cybernetically assisted psychosis, in full living color! This incredible story is about to open up into a whole new world when the long-lost hero Agent '79 is called out of retirement to try to stop Quinn's rampage. It's old school vs new school when an obsolete relic has to stop a cutting-edge nightmare! "Parts" was originally serialized in American Mythology Monsters. This issue is fully colored for the first time and includes a brand-new chapter!
CHARRED REMAINS #1 CVR A MAAN HOUSE (MR)
A dark entity made of fire, smoke, and ash-"The Fire Man"-blazes through a young girl's home, killing her entire family. Amy Durant swears she saw this supernatural creature, but no one ever believed her. Unfortunately, these past fears reignite a decade later as her city goes up in flames. With no one else to rely on, Amy is forced to battle both past trauma and the face of the inferno.
DISTEMPER #1 (OF 3) CVR A NENAD CVITICANIN
Just getting by in this post-apocalyptic shell of a world where man's best friend has caused the death of 90% of humanity is already hard enough, but it becomes exponentially more deadly when a group of survivors inadvertently rescue a kidnapped woman and find themselves inexorably dragged into an unrelenting struggle against a family of better armed-and much more dangerous-adversaries.
IMMORTAL ASCENSION #1 (OF 2) CVR A ROSSI (O/A)
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!)
MACHINE GIRL & SPACE HELL ENGELS #1 CVR A ANDOLFO
Brace for a high-octane journey, as Machine Girl returns for a new adventure, a perfect jumping on point! Megan embraces a daring mission alongside her loyal comrades. As the reigning Champion of Intergalactic Mixed Martial Arts, her skills are pushed to the brink. Her objective: conquer challenges, battle old and new foes, and uphold a promise: Delivering a cryptic egg to her friend's sisters, leaders of the enigmatic Space Biker Gang. Courage, skill, and destiny collide amidst the stars!
MALL #1 SCOUT LEGACY ED
Scout Legacy editions bring back some of our most prolific issue number ones back in print! The Mall is set in everyone's favorite decade, the 1980's. This coming of age crime story takes place in a small Florida town at the height of the popularity of indoor malls. When the head of the Cardini Mob Family mysteriously dies, his three illegitimate children each inherit a store in the mall. While the stores front as legal businesses, the real money is in the illegal businesses. The kids are thrust into a world of crime, all the while just trying to survive normal high school life.
QUESTED VOL 2 #1 CVR E KIT WALLIS
Cover by Kit Wallis, the artist behind such series as Mr Eastah, Warcorns, Good Boy, Hellicious, and the series artist on QUESTED!
The misadventures continue in a brand new season of Quested by writers Michael Calero (Alpha Betas, Sumerian's American Psycho) and Thomas Parson, with art by Kit Wallis (Good Boy, Mr.Easta).
"Episode 1: Lothar's Inferno."
All hell breaks loose in the land of Faerbraun as Jinx embarks on an epic journey through the Underbraun with an unlikely companion. Pursued by his former right hand man Hamo, it's a race against time as Jinx attempts to save his father, the mythic hero Lothar. While the two comrades face off in the land of the dead, only Lithia remains to defend Faerbraun from the dire effects of opening the door to the underworld.
RICK & MORTY PRESENTS RICK IN A BOX #1 CVR A CANNON (MR)
From Harvey Award nominee Rafer Roberts (Grumble) and Eisner Award winner Zander Cannon (Kaijumax) comes Rick and Morty's hairiest predicament of the year! Rick and Morty return from their latest escapade . . . bent a little out of shape. They just need some time away in their sealed orgone chamber to return to their normal shape, size, and metabolic stability. As days turn into weeks, the world begins to recover from the chaotic influence of Rick Sanchez, until Jerry f**ks it all up by using Rick's special shampoo and releasing a horde of nanobot-infused hair dolls-yep, hair dolls-on an unsuspecting populace.
SCARY CHRISTMAS VOL 2 #1 CVR A HASSON & HAESER (O/A) (MR)
The Christmas creeps are back! While everyone else is dreaming of sugar plumbs, we're delivering a dose of holiday horror that you won't forget! This year three new tales of yuletide terror will keep you awake all Christmas night with visions of monsters and mayhem. These tales are delivered in stark black and white like the classic horror magazines of the past. Beware of creatures coming down the chimney to terrorize your family this holiday season. Come with us to discover twisted tales of holiday monsters and maniacs! Scary Christmas comes with two covers - Main & Racy Variant by the horror team of Buz Hasson & Ken Haeser (The Living Corpse)!
SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT #1 MAIN CVR A HASSON (O/A) (MR)
Ho Ho Horror! The slasher film that turned Christmas into a killer holiday is back! Billy saw his parents viciously murdered at the hands of a madman in a Santa suit. Orphaned and alone, Billy suffered even more at the hands of an overly strict nun, turning him into a killing machine hell-bent on punishing the naughty. Now...40 years later, a new nightmare begins. A holiday killer is on the loose, but there's more here than just a psycho in a red suit. Sinister forces have awakened to raise an unstoppable evil once more, doling out punishment with the edge of his axe. Don't get caught on this naughty list. This is a brand new officially licensed story taking place after the events of the 1984 movie and delivering a brand-new horrifying holiday classic! This issue comes with four covers - Main Cover by Buz Hasson & Blair Smith, Variant by Puis Calzada, Classic Photo Cover, and a special Black & White Virgin Century cover edition limited to just 100 copies printed!
SKEETERS #1 (OF 4)
Small town hijinks ensue as extraterrestrial mosquitos descend on a sleepy beach town.
When giant mosquito-like alien creatures invade a rural seaside community, a frustrated sheriff and two oddball exterminators end up being the town's only hope for survival. A comedic and gruesome story for fans of Slither, Arachnophobia, and other classic creature-features!
STREET FIGHTER MASTERS: KIMBERLY #1 CVR A GENZOMAN
American graffiti ninja Kimberly Jackson joins the ranks of the World Warriors in her very own one-shot adventure! Kimberly hits the streets to stand up to the dark forces infesting in Metro City, with a little help from Guy and the Bushin-ryu ninja clan!
SUNSHINE PATRIOTS #1 (OF 2) CVR A CHAYKIN (O/A) (MR)
You think you've read everything about Hollywood? Think Again!
And when legendary creator Howard Chaykin is in the director's chair, expect the unexpected.
Follow the adventures of two former members of Roosevelt's Rough Riders cavalry, who arrive in Hollywood in 1913 and find themselves caught in the web of a dangerous new world. As the first Sicilian mobsters make their way to the City of Angels, the two heroes find themselves recruited as mercenaries for the movie studios and drawn into the cutthroat world of cinema, with a front-row seat to the building of a new American empire. With its action-packed narrative and exciting new historical setting, Sunshine Patriots is a must-read for fans of the Western genre and anyone interested in the early days of Hollywood and the formation of one of the most important facets of modern American culture.
TOTAL PARTY KILLER #1
A mature dark fantasy with a bloody splash of comedy for fans of Quentin Tarantino movies and Dungeons & Dragons. No one told Verity, the Adventuring Intern, that her first quest would be this bloody. Perpetually surrounded by mayhem, mutilation, and murder, Verity finds little sympathy in her mentor Captain Bastion. With the looming danger of the primordial dragon Gridda on the horizon, Verity has to ask herself one simple question; how badly does she really want this job.
X-O MANOWAR UNCONQUERED PRESTIGE ED #1 (OF 2)
For the first time, X-O UNCONQUERED issues 1-3 have been collected together and bound in a prestige format! Just in time for the 30th anniversary, collect X-O MANOWAR is an unforgettable new series by superstar creators Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, and Liam Sharp to put the king back on his throne and chart a new course for Valiant's flagship series.
ZORROS FELIZ NAVIDAD SPECIAL #1 CVR A SPARACIO (O/A)
Feliz Navidad! It is Zorro's very first Christmas special ever! With adventurous new short stories and a few classic tales from yesteryear brought together into a fun package that celebrates the unique joy that is Zorro! The holidays are a special time and this issue brings out the very best in our hero as he delivers his own brand of peace and joy to the citizens of Pueblo de Los Angeles. This incredible issue celebrates the hero Zorro as he helps to bring the most wonderful time of year to life for the less fortunate. Join us in this unique look at the holidays through the eyes of the Masked Avenger, Zorro! This issue comes with four covers - Main by Mark Sparacio, Classic Art Variant, a Photo Cover, and a special Black & White Century edition limited to just 100 copies printed!
ARCHIE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR 2023 ONESHOT
BRAND NEW STORY: "Christmas Chaos!" Christmas goes from nice to naughty for Archie and his friends when Jingles and Sugarplum are replaced by their bizzarro counterparts Jangles and Sourplum and a cranky ol' version of Santa called Grumpus! All that plus more holiday hijinks!
BLACK HOPS KAMEN AMERICA ONESHOT
CUTE KILLER RABBIT!
SEXY COSTUMED HEROES!
ALL TIM LIM!
The independent comics crossover is finally here! Task Force 22114-codename BLACK HOPS-must stop the dastardly Apex Moth and his CRYPTIQ goons from awakening a legendary creature with the help of Kamen America's nemesis, Vermillion Masquerade! It will take Black HOPS, Kamen America, and Kamen Comet to collectively combat this cataclysmic calamity from coming to fruition!
BLOODFIRE FOR GOD & COUNTRY ONESHOT CVR A SERRA (RES)
The 1993 hero who took the comic book industry by storm is back! Bloodfire was the world's first superhero to get his powers due to the AIDS virus! Now, in the present day, the world has been swept up in a medical pandemic! How has this affected Bloodfire, and what changes have happened in the past 30 years?
EXCITING COMICS SKETCHBOOK ONESHOT
YOU TELL THE TALE!
ACTION/ADVENTURE AS YOU LIKE IT!
The wildest adventures we could come up with may be nothing compared to what's in your imagination. So show us what you've got! Draw up your own drama of daring deeds, or commission it from your favorite artist!
SUPERVERSE FESTIVUS SPECIAL ONESHOT CVR A NICHELLE FRAGA
HOLIDAY SEASON SPECIAL!
A collection of various stories featuring AP's most popular characters as they celebrate the season! Stuff your most super stocking with this seasonal special!
SABRINA TEENAGE WITCH HOLIDAY SPECIAL CVR A FISH
Celebrate the winter solstice with Sabrina Spellman in this special holiday one-shot that returns to the acclaimed world of the Sabrina the Teenage Witch series! First, in "The Longest Night," at Sabrina's magic boarding school, she and her friends work together on the longest night of the year to save their friend enthralled by a dark and clever Beast, impossible to kill in his own world, and difficult to kill in our own. Then, in "A Very Spellman Solstice," a flash backstory shows young Zelda and Hilda breaking tradition to go to a school dance, but when Hilda joins forces with one of the ghosts of Solstice past, it curses their night out. Writer Kelly Thompson and artists Veronica and Andy Fish return for another bewitching Sabrina story, along with the team of writer Danielle Paige and artist Veronica Johnson for a festive flashback story!
GFT 2023 HOLIDAY PINUP SPECIAL CVR A REYES
Just in time for the happiest time of the year comes the Grimm Fairy Tales 2023 Holiday Pinup Special!
Get ready to check out all of your favorite Grimm Universe heroines and villainesses, spreading some holiday cheer in their sultry winter outfits! Some of the industry's top artists contribute gorgeous pin-ups of the Grimm Universe's most popular female characters in this stunning collection.
Also includes a never before published Grimm Fairy Tales short story!
GFT QUARTERLY 2023 HOLIDAY SPECIAL CVR A VITORINO
The world of business is cutthroat, but even the holidays tend to offer a softer side to the C-Suite executives who keep the companies running and the economy booming. And this season of cheer is a special one, as a generous CEO has spared no expense in making sure their top workers are taken care of with the best gifts money can buy...from Krampus. Don't miss this yuletide feast for the eyes as horror and cheer collide into one dangerously festive set of stories tied snuggly together like a present under the tree!
MONSTER FUN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2023
The Monster Fun Christmas Special is here again, bringing readers the gift of 32 pages of comics, competitions, and gags to entertain and inspire over the holiday period! Not only is there the return of Kid Kong, Hell's Angel, Gums, Witch Vs Warlock, Space Invaded! but this issue also sees the introduction of Peaches Jones, the globe-trotting 14-year-old meeting monsters from all over the world in Peaches' Creatures, and making their debut in this Christmas issue is Rex Power, the Tyrannosaurus Rex from space!