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6 Comics to Pick up this Week (08/07/19)

ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1 (of 5) AC

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Donny Cates (A/CA) Ryan Stegman

This MUCH anticipated story, created by Cates and Stegman (an ABSOLUTE power-house team), has promised to break comic book sale records — and we are holding our breath waiting to get our grubby little mitts on this comic.

Branching out into five additional mini-series that will run along-side the main title of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, I am sure that this series will rock Marvel sales for the next few months. Donny Cates notoriously creates insanely captivating stories and new characters that I think we will see within the first three issues of the main series.
Buckle up, folks, because there will be CARNAGE!

House of X #2 (of 6)

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Pepe Larraz

The first issue of this series sucked me in like a fly to honey, which shocked me, especially because I have never really been interested in any other modern X-Men stories. This story is NEXT LEVEL. It definitely lives up to the mass-hype that was created prior to its release, which I think will also carry over for years to come.

This series is a MUST READ!

COFFIN BOUND #1

Image Comics
(Wr) Dan Watters (A/CA) Dani

This comic has received nothing but RAVE reviews. Here a few of my favorites:

  • “Coffin Bound is a comic with a strong pulse that bleeds all over your hands while reading. You should give it a read.” – Declan Shalvey
  • “A gore-splattered-but poetic-road trip with one of the strangest stripper scenes in comics.” – John Harris Dunning
  • “Gorgeous and odd and very much its own unique monster. I am jealous at its filthy strangeness.” – Ivan Brandon

BERSERKER UNBOUND #1 (of 4) CVR A DEODATO

Dark Horse Publishing
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Mike Deodato

Jeff Lemire, swords, sorcery, and evil wizards?! TAKE MY MONEY!

LOIS LANE #2 (of 12)

DC Comics
(Wr) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Mike Perkins
Lois Lane’s investigation of an international conspiracy forces her to keep secrets from Clark, who, being completely in the dark, can not help her. Though she does find unexpected help from the streets of Gotham City…

DCEASED #4 (of 6)

DC Comics
(W) Tom Taylor (A) Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Guadiano (CA) Andy Kubert

It seems like this is the part of the story where hope is crushed by the reality that being hopeful might prove to be fruitless in a world overrun with zombies. The Daily Planet becomes a haven for those who are not infected with the virus, but can they stay safe in a city full of humans and super-humans infected with the Anti-Life Equation? Methinks not..

5 Comics to Pick up this Week (07/24/19)

Some weeks are DC-heavy, some weeks there are several amazing independent titles, but HOLY SMOKES, Marvel is PACKING A PUNCH. We’ve got some serious heavy-hitter comics releasing this week! Hold onto your butts, folks, this is going to be an epic New-Release-Wednesday.

House of X #1 (OF 6)

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Pepe Larraz
OF COURSE this has to be on my list this week: X-MEN (soft) REBOOT. Uncanny X-Men and X-Force have ended and the next chapter of X-Men begins with Hickman’s House of X and Powers of X, the mini series that will bring Mutants “out of the shadows and into the light.”

There has been an astronomical amount of hype around this mini-series and his additional series Powers of X, (which will allegedly change the way we see the past, present and future of mutants) and my hope is that this series can make itself worthy of all of this hype. House of X and Powers of X seem to be all anyone wants to talk about for the past two months and although I do not typically get excited over modern X-Men stories, I am SUPER intrigued about this — and if it will really be as revolutionary as the Marvel / Diamond descriptions and solicitations are making it seem!

Fearless #1 (of 4) Frison Connecting Variant

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Seanan McGuire & Various (A) Claire Roe, Carmen Nunez Carnero (CA) Jenny Frison
A celebration of the women of Marvel, this mini-series showcases an amazing collection of female characters who have fought, overcome, loved, and have been an inspiration to so many. From an all-female creative team, it’s so powerful to see women celebrating women and I am HERE for this series!

Valkyrie: Jane Foster #1

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Jason Aaron, Al Ewing (A) CAFU (CA) Mahmud A. Asrar
First, she was Dr. Jane Foster, then she became Thor, the Goddess of Thunder, and spinning from the pages of War of the Realms, she is now VALKYRIE. Jane Foster is one bad-B and I am so pumped to see Jason Aaron’s story of Jane Foster as Valkyrie, guide and ferry-woman to the dead.

Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre #1

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Cullen Bunn (A) Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, Joshua Cassara (CA) Declan Shalvey
An “Absolute Carnage” tie-in/prequel, Carnage has been hunting all former symbiote hosts and killing them off. This one-shot story tells the tale of the hunting down of his next victim, Andi Benton, formerly Mania (living in Philadelphia) without a symbiote to save her from the destruction of Carnage.

Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 (of 8)

DC Comics
(Wr/A/CA) Sean Murphy
In this sequel to Batman White Knight series (retroactively part of DC’s Black Label), Joker recruits Azreal to run Gotham into the ground by revealing a shocking secret about the Wayne family. While fighting to save his city, Bruce deals with how the secret begins to unravel and exposes the true history of his ancestry. This sequel series promises “new villains,” (which hooks me in), and the success of the first series is setting this series up to be a must-have!

Star Pig #1 (of 4) Cvr A Richard

IDW Publishing
(Wr) Delilah S Dawson (A) Francesco Gaston (CA) Sara Richard
“Perfect for fans of Saga and Guardians of the Galaxy,” this is the story of a 16-year-old girl, going to Space Camp (in space), who is rescued by a space-faring Water-Bear after a shuttle accident sets her flying through space. This trippy yet adorable story looks like it will be a lot of fun, and I’m excited for this adventure to begin!

6 Comics to Pick Up This Week (06/12/19)

BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #6 (of 7)

DC Comics
(Writer) Scott Snyder (Artist) Jock (Variant Cover Art) Jenny Frison

Mini-series extended to 7 issues. Features stunning cover by super-star, Jenny Frison.

EVENT LEVIATHAN #1 (OF 6)

DC Comics
(Wr) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Alex Maleev

Monthly mini-series spans the DC Universe and threatens to bring every character to their knees.

SILVER SURFER BLACK #1 (OF 5)

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Donny Cates (A/CA) Tradd Moore

After Silver Surfer is “blown” through a black hole, he has to fight to save his soul in order to survive. Donny Cates, writer of COSMIC GHOST RIDER, is sure to make this a story you’ll never forget. There are 12 covers for this trippy series debut.

VENOM #15

Marvel Comics
(Wr) Cullen Bunn (A) Iban Coello, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque (CA) Kyle Hotz

This WAR OF THE REALMS tie-in should be an incredible read. Goblins, Giants, and Symbiotes? OH MY!

ARCHIE #705: ARCHIE & SABRINA PART 1)

Archie Comic Publications
(Wr) Nick Spencer (A) Sandy Jarrell (CA) Veronica Fish

This issue introduces the beginning of a new story arc: a romance between Archie and Sabrina the Teenage Witch!

SONATA #1 CVR A HABERLIN & VAN DYKE (MR)

Image Comics
(Wr) David Hine, Brian Haberlin (A/CA) Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke

This issue introduces the world of a peace-loving people meeting a group of war-mongers in a land that belongs to neither, and a girl who is willing to put everything on the line to find her own path somewhere amidst the chaos.