Hello RCX Family!
Starting this week I am going to be changing up the format of the weekly newsletter a bit. I will be spotlighting some of the cooler things on FOC as well as splitting the book list up into categories like I did in the before times. I will also try to add some notes or comments about books I think are particularly interesting.
Think of this as a supplement to our Tuesday night YouTube live show that you can find at https://www.youtube.com/@richmondcomix!
Some dates to keep in mind over the next few months:
Saturday April 15 is Powhatan Comic-Con! The show will run from 10am to 4pm. More details can be found at https://www.facebook.com/events/746632650242928.
Saturday May 6 is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!
June 1st is our 36th anniversary and subscribers will find a note in their box on Free Comic Book Day about something special we are cooking up.
July 4th we will be closed for the great switcheroo!
Booklist is at the bottom!
FOC SPOTLIGHT
DESTINY NY MYSTICAL MAFIA #1 CVR A LEIRIX (MR)
In-Store: 5/3/2023
$4.99
Black Mask Studios
Writer: Pat Shand, Artist: Elisa Romboli, Cover Artist: Leirix
Lilith Aberdine is the last surviving daughter of a mystical crime family. She has spent her whole life running from her past, but now those old demons are finally catching up to her. She thought she was meant to be with former prophecy girl Logan McBride, but life has pulled them apart. Now, with Lilith in New York and Logan in California, will destiny reunite them or drive them further apart? From writer Pat Shand (Gangster Ass Barista, Snap Flash Hustle) and artist Elisa Romboli (Alice In Leatherland, A Thing Called Truth), this series will plunge you deep into the mystical world of Destiny NY... a world just like ours, except magic is commonplace.
PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD #1 (OF 6) CVR A KRIS ANKA (MR)
In-Store: 5/2/2023
$4.99
DC Comics
Writer: Kyle Starks, Artist: Steve Pugh, Cover Artist: Kris Anka
Having earned his release from the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker wants to try and do normal superhero stuff for a change. Unfortunately everyone, including the bad guys, thinks he sucks at superhero stuff. But when busting up a terrorist ring introduces Christopher Smith to the cutest thing to ever walk (awkwardly) on four legs, he finds the unconditional love he's been denied his whole life. That is, until the dog is kidnapped right out from under him by a super-villain who has some very un-super-heroic plans for Peacemaker's brand of ultraviolence. Will he help an infamously unstable super-powered criminal steal the world's most valuable—and dangerous—DNA? Honestly, Christopher's pretty lonely, so it probably just depends on how nicely they ask... Breakout writer Kyle Starks (I Hate This Place, Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton) and art legend Steve Pugh (Preacher Special: Saint of Killers, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass) deliver a brutal and hilarious take on DC's biggest P.O.S. that will bust guts, break bones, and melt hearts!
SHAZAM #1 CVR A DAN MORA
In-Store: 5/2/2023
$3.99
DC Comics
Writer: Mark Waid, Artist: Dan Mora, Cover Artist: Dan Mora
The World’s Finest creators present the World’s Mightiest Mortal in a dazzling solo series! Dinosaurs from space! The Clubhouse of Eternity! Homicidal worms and talking tigers! Atomic robots, alien worlds, mad scientists, sinister curses, and villains from throughout the DC Universe—welcome to the wild adventures of Billy Batson, whose big red alter ego defends the Earth from its weirdest and wildest threats! Want to stop Lex Luthor and The Joker? Call Superman and Batman! International crises? Page Wonder Woman! But when Garguax, Emperor of the Moon, sets his sights on Gorilla City, that's when you shout Shazam! The fan-favorite team of Mark Waid and Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest) brings the magic!
UNWRITTEN COMPENDIUM 1 TP (MR)
In-Store: 6/20/2023
$59.99
DC Comics
Writer: Mike Carey - Peter Gross, Artist: Peter Gross - Vince Locke - Various, Cover Artist: Yuko Shimizu
Boy wizard Tommy Taylor is the main character in a series of fantasy novels by author Wilson Taylor that have become a cultural phenomenon. However, as a result of Tommy's success, the real Tom Taylor—the son Wilson long abandoned—is worshiped worldwide as a literary legend made flesh. As Tom's life begins to take on eerie and deadly parallels with Tommy's, he's drawn into a strange literary underworld where the power of storytelling is as strong as any spell. This first book in a series of two compendiums collects THE UNWRITTEN #1-30 plus the original graphic novel THE UNWRITTEN: TOMMY TAYLOR AND THE SHIP THAT SANK TWICE.
(Tommy's note: This is an AMAZING series that I absolutely loved when it was coming out monthly. It has strong Harry Potter vibes while also being a love letter to literature.)
MONOMYTH #1 (OF 6) CVR A CECELIA LO VALVO & MARISSA LOUISE
In-Store: 5/3/2023
$4.99
Mad Cave Studios
Writer: David Hazan, Artist: Cecilia Lo Valvo, Marissa Louise, Cover Artist: Cecilia Lo Valvo, Marissa Louise
(Magic is all but extinct. When the last ailing wizard casts a final desperate spell to summon the descendants of ancient bloodlines to a school for magic now in disrepair...those chosen ones find a horror of the likes they’ve never experienced. They will have to confront the deepest parts of themselves, their tragic pasts, and defeat each other to survive the ordeal.
Monomyth is an all-new mini-series from the mind of David Hazan (Nottingham).
TMNT LAST RONIN LOST DAY SPECIAL CVR A BISHOP
In Store: 5/24
$7.99
IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A/CA) Ben Bishop
A special one-shot set in the Ronin-verse! After the Last Ronin defeated Oroku Hiroto, Master of the Foot Clan, New York City was free for the first time in more than a decade. But along with the newfound freedom comes a dangerous power vacuum waiting to be filled, and without a common enemy in the Foot Clan, various factions are vying to take control. Longtime resistance leader April O'Neil finds herself and her loved ones-including four small mutant turtles she and her daughter, Casey Marie Jones, are raising and training together-once again caught up in the battle for the soul of the city. When April takes the young mutant turtles with her on a supply run into the city, they become lost and must find their way back to the sewer lair or risk becoming collateral damage in the newest power struggle overtaking the streets. Old memories mix with new realities as April and her four small charges race to get back home before it's too late. This title will be standard trim size, not the oversized format of The Last Ronin series.
EXTREME VENOMVERSE #1 (OF 5)
In Store: 5/10
$4.99
MARVEL PRH
(W) Ryan North, Various (A) Paolo Siqueira, Various (CA) Leinil Yu
RETURN TO THE VENOMVERSE!
Face front, Venomaniacs - to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the creation of VENOM, the SUMMER OF SYMBIOTES IS UNDERWAY! And it all starts with EXTREME VENOMVERSE, a landmark series that's going to take Mighty Marveldom to corners of the hive never seen before in three titanic tales!
FIRST! Comics superstars RYAN NORTH AND PAULO SIQUEIRA put a fresh and exciting spin on a story you may be familiar with... starring Eddie Brock as... SPIDER-MAN?!
THEN! Your new favorite comics writer, MIRKA ANDOLFO, shows you a side of the whole Brock family you NEVER thought you'd see!
AND FINALLY! One of the best writer/artists in comics today, LEONARDO ROMERO, reimagines Venom as a SAMURAI!
But whether all of your new favorite symbiotes will survive this summertime saga remains to be seen?
Rated T+
SILK #1 (OF 5)
In Store: 5/10
$3.99
MARVEL PRH
(W) Emily Kim (A) Ig Guara (CA) Dave Johnson
SILK IS BACK!
Cindy Moon returns as the web-spinning Spider-Hero SILK in an all-new, all-star series! As Silk gains popularity in the public eye, Cindy is questioning her place in the world. But existentialism will have to wait when a powerful new villain is turned loose! In a race against the clock, Silk discovers the dangers of ancient Korean magic - and social media. Don't miss the comics debut of stunning storyteller EMILY KIM and the return of legendary comic artist TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Rated T
BOOK LIST
DC
BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #7
BATMAN INCORPORATED #7 CVR A JOHN TIMMS
BATMAN INCORPORATED #7 CVR B MICO SUAYAN CARD STOCK VAR
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #4 (OF 7) CVR A JORGE CORONA
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #4 (OF 7) CVR B MIKE PERKINS CARD STOCK VAR
BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE #4 (OF 7) CVR C BRIAN BOLLAND VILLAIN CARD STOCK VAR
DANGER STREET #5 (OF 12) CVR A JORGE FORNES (MR)
DANGER STREET #5 (OF 12) CVR B MITCH GERADS CARD STOCK VAR (MR)
DANGER STREET #5 (OF 12) CVR C TOM KING APRIL FOOLS CARD STOCK VAR (MR)
LAZARUS PLANET REVENGE OF THE GODS #3 (OF 4) CVR A GUILLEM MARCH
MULTIVERSITY HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #2 (OF 6) CVR A AMANDA CONNER
MULTIVERSITY HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #2 (OF 6) CVR B VASCO GEORGIEV CARD STOCK VAR
SANDMAN UNIVERSE NIGHTMARE COUNTRY THE GLASS HOUSE #1 (OF 6) CVR A REIKO MURAKAMI (MR)
SANDMAN UNIVERSE NIGHTMARE COUNTRY THE GLASS HOUSE #1 (OF 6) CVR B ROD REIS CARD STOCK VAR (MR)
SANDMAN UNIVERSE NIGHTMARE COUNTRY THE GLASS HOUSE #1 (OF 6) CVR F YOSHITAKA AMANO WRAPAROUND CARD STOCK VAR (MR)
SUPERMAN LOST #2 (OF 10) CVR A CARLO PAGULAYAN & JASON PAZ
SUPERMAN LOST #2 (OF 10) CVR B LEE WEEKS CARD STOCK VAR
WILDCATS #6 CVR A STEPHEN SEGOVIA
WILDCATS #6 CVR B NATHAN SZERDY CARD STOCK VAR
TP/GN
A TOWN CALLED TERROR TP (MR) 16.99
ABE SAPIEN DARK & TERRIBLE TP VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2) 29.99
BELIT & VALERIA TP VOL 01 SWORDS VS SORCERY (MR) ( 19.99
Future State: Gotham Vol. 3: Batmen At War,16.99
GHOST RIDER VOL. 2: SHADOW COUNTRY,19.99
GRENDEL OMNIBUS TP (2ND ED) VOL 04 PRIME (C: 0-1-2 29.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY EPIC COLLECTION: EARTH SHALL OVERCOME,39.99
GUN HONEY BLOOD FOR BLOOD DM ED TP VOL 01 (MR) (C: 17.99
GUN HONEY BLOOD FOR BLOOD TP VOL 01 (MR) (C: 0-1-2 17.99
MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 3 - THE TRIAL OF THE GODS [DM ONLY],15.99
MISSING YOU TP
NITA HAWES NIGHTMARE BLOG TP VOL 02 (MR) 16.99
SHANG-CHI AND THE TEN RINGS,24.99
SHOCK SHOP TP (C: 0-1-2) 19.99
STUFF OF NIGHTMARES TP 16.99
Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 1: The Truth,16.99
VANISH TP VOL 01 (MR) 14.99
WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEYRE DEAD TP VOL 03 (C: 0 14.99
X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: LEGACIES,44.99
MANGA
Am I Actually the Strongest? 2 (Manga),12.99
BLITZ GN VOL 02 (C: 0-1-2) 12.99
Call Girl in Another World Vol. 6,13.99
Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World (Manga) Vol. 6,13.99
Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro 14,12.95
Dungeon Builder: The Demon King's Labyrinth is a Modern City! (Manga) Vol. 7,12.99
FAIRY TAIL: 100 Years Quest 12,10.99
GUNBURED × SISTERS Vol. 4,13.99
I'm Standing on a Million Lives 13,10.99
Kingdom of Z Vol. 6,12.99
Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari Vol. 2,13.99
MoMo -the blood taker- Vol. 4,13.99
MY COWORKER HAS A SECRET GN VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2) 13.99
My Dress-Up Darling 08,14.99
My Isekai Life 06,12.99
My New Life as a Cat Vol. 1,13.99
No Longer Allowed In Another World Vol. 2,13.99
Orient 14,10.99
Parallel Paradise Vol. 13,13.99
SENGOKU YOUKO GN VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2) 13.99
Shonen Note: Boy Soprano 3,12.99
SNOW FAIRY GN (C: 0-1-2) 13.99
The Ideal Sponger Life Vol. 13,12.99
There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... (Manga) Vol. 1,13.99
This Is Screwed Up but I Was Reincarnated as a GIRL in Another World! (Manga) Vol. 6,12.99
To Your Eternity 18,12.99
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Manga) Vol. 7,12.99
Witchcraft Works 17,12.95
World's End Harem Vol. 14 - After World,13.99
World's End Harem: Fantasia Vol. 8,13.99
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Vol. 23,12.99
ALL AGES
5-Minute The Little Mermaid Stories,14.99
Disney Baby: Ariel Loves the Ocean,6.99
Disney Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy #3: Ophelia and the Fairy Field Trip,6.99
Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper,13.99
LEGEND OF KORRA RUINS OF EMPIRE OMNIBUS TP (C: 1-1 24.99
Marvel Studios Be More Spider-Man,12.99
NOVA: SAM ALEXANDER,13.99
REYNARDS TALE STORY OF LOVE AND MISCHIEF HC (C: 0- 22.99
Star Wars The Dark Side Pocket Expert,7.99
The Beauty of Horror 6: Famous Monsterpieces Coloring Book,16.99
The Little Mermaid Live Action Novelization,8.99
The Little Mermaid: Adventures on Land,5.99
The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide,18.99
The Little Mermaid: Guide to Merfolk,12.99
The Little Mermaid: Make A Splash,17.99
THOR & LOKI MIDGARD FAMILY MAYHEM HC (C: 0-1-0) 14.95
World of Reading: The Little Mermaid: This is Ariel,5.99
STATUES
MARVEL LOKI ALLIGATOR LOKI ART SCALE 1/10 STATUE ( 150.00
STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN AHSOKA TANO 1/6 SCALE BU 120.00
COMICS
007 FOR KING COUNTRY #1 CVR A LINSNER (C: 0-1-2) 3.99
007 FOR KING COUNTRY #1 CVR B PUEBLA (C: 0-1-2) 3.99
007 FOR KING COUNTRY #1 CVR C HILL (C: 0-1-2) 3.99
007 FOR KING COUNTRY #1 CVR D LEIRIX (C: 0-1-2) 3.99
ALL AGAINST ALL #5 (OF 5) CVR A WIJNGAARD (MR) 3.99
AMBASSADORS #2 (OF 6) CVR A KERSCHL (MR) 3.99
AMBASSADORS #2 (OF 6) CVR C QUITELY (MR) 3.99
BARBARIC HELL TO PAY #3 CVR A NATHAN GOODEN
BARBARIC HELL TO PAY #3 CVR B CORIN HOWELL VAR
BLACK CLOAK #4 CVR A MCCLAREN 3.99
BLACK CLOAK #4 CVR B MILLEDGE 3.99
BLOODLINE: DAUGHTER OF BLADE 3,3.99
BLOODLINE: DAUGHTER OF BLADE 3 STEPHANIE HANS VARIANT,3.99
BRIAR #4 (OF 4) CVR A GARCIA 3.99
(Tommy's note: This is the best version of Sleeping Beauty I've ever read!)
BRIAR #4 (OF 4) CVR B PAQUETTE 3.99
BRIAR #4 (OF 4) CVR E FOC REVEAL VAR 3.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: COLD WAR ALPHA 1,4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: COLD WAR ALPHA 1 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS BARON ZEMO VIRGIN VARIANT,4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: COLD WAR ALPHA 1 DANIEL ACUNA VARIANT,4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: COLD WAR ALPHA 1 STEFANO CASELLI MARVEL ICON VARIANT,4.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA: COLD WAR ALPHA 1 STEVE MCNIVEN INFINITY SAGA PHASE 3 VARIANT,4.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL 48,3.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL 48 ELENA CASAGRANDE STORMBREAKERS VARIANT,3.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL 48 ERICA D'URSO VARIANT,3.99
CARNAGE 12,3.99
CARNAGE 12 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS HELA VIRGIN VARIANT,3.99
CLEAR #2 (OF 3) CVR A MANAPUL 4.99
CLEAR #2 (OF 3) CVR B FOIL MANAPUL 5.99
COSMIC GHOST RIDER #1 2ND PRINTING VAR,3.99
DARK RIDE #5 CVR A BRESSAN & LUCAS (MR) 3.99
EIGHT BILLION GENIES #8 (OF 8) CVR A BROWNE (MR) 3.99
EIGHT BILLION GENIES #8 (OF 8) CVR B RIVERA (MR) 3.99
EIGHT BILLION GENIES #8 (OF 8) CVR C MAKE A WISH ( 3.99
END AFTER END #6 CVR A SUNANDO C
END AFTER END #6 CVR B LIANA KANGAS VAR
FANTASTIC FOUR 6,3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR 6 KAARE ANDREWS VARIANT,3.99
FRANK FRAZETTA TALES OF SCIENCE FANTASY #1 CVR B F 4.99
GIANT KOKJU #1 (OF 3) CVR A KOBLISH (MR) 3.99
GREAT BRITISH BUMP OFF #1 (OF 4) CVR A ALLISON 3.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1,4.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 AARON KUDER INFINITY SAGA PHASE 3 VARIANT,4.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS DOCTOR DOOM VIRGIN VARIANT,4.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 DERRICK CHEW VARIANT,4.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 KEV WALKER GROOTFALL VARIANT,4.99
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 1 SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT,4.99
HALLOWS' EVE 1 MICHAEL DOWLING 2ND PRINTING VARIANT,3.99
HEXWARE #5 (OF 6) CVR A LAVINA (MR) 3.99
HEXWARE #5 (OF 6) CVR B SEELEY (MR) 3.99
KNOW YOUR STATION #5 (OF 5) CVR A KANGAS (MR) 3.99
KNOW YOUR STATION #5 (OF 5) CVR B CAREY (MR) 3.99
KROMA BY DE FELICI #4 (OF 4) CVR A DE FELICI 7.99
LITTLE MONSTERS #12 CVR A NGUYEN (MR) 3.99
MANIAC OF NEW YORK DONT CALL IT A COMEBACK #2 4.99
MARVEL'S VOICES: SPIDER-VERSE 1,9.99
MARVEL'S VOICES: SPIDER-VERSE 1 INHYUK LEE VARIANT,9.99
MARVEL'S VOICES: SPIDER-VERSE 1 JOHN GIANG VARIANT,9.99
MARVEL'S VOICES: SPIDER-VERSE 1 PHIL JIMENEZ VARIANT,9.99
MASTERS OF UNIVERSE MASTERVERSE #3 (OF 4) CVR A NU 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN 5,3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN 5 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS ELECTRO VIRGIN VARIANT,3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN 5 DAVID MARQUEZ VARIANT,3.99
MONARCH #3 CVR A LINS 3.99
MOON KNIGHT 22,3.99
MOON KNIGHT 22 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS KINGPIN VIRGIN VARIANT,3.99
MOON KNIGHT 22 TOM REILLY VARIANT,3.99
NEMESIS RELOADED #4 (OF 5) CVR A JIMENEZ (MR) 3.99
NEMESIS RELOADED #4 (OF 5) CVR C BOOTH (MR) 3.99
NIGHTFALL #3 DOUBLE FEATURE CVR A MAAN HOUSE
NOCTERRA #13 CVR A DANIEL & MAIOLO (MR) 3.99
PHANTOM ROAD #2 CVR A WALTA (MR) 3.99
PREDATOR 2,3.99
PREDATOR 2 GEOFF SHAW VARIANT,3.99
RADIANT BLACK #23 CVR A COSTA MV 3.99
RADIANT BLACK #23 CVR B GRIFFIN MV 3.99
SEASONS HAVE TEETH #1 (OF 4) CVR A KHALIDAH 4.99
SEASONS HAVE TEETH #1 (OF 4) CVR B FEGREDO 4.99
SEASONS HAVE TEETH #1 (OF 4) CVR E FOC FOIL REVEAL 6.99
SILVER SURFER: GHOST LIGHT 3,3.99
SILVER SURFER: GHOST LIGHT 3 KEN LASHLEY VARIANT,3.99
SPAWN #340 CVR A SPEARS 2.99
SPAWN #340 CVR B KIBAR 2.99
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS 33,3.99
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA 30,3.99
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA 30 CHRIS SPROUSE RETURN OF THE JEDI 40TH ANNIVERSARY VAR IANT,3.99
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA 30 PEACH MOMOKO WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH VARIANT,3.99
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI - EWOKS 1,4.99
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI - EWOKS 1 CHRISSIE ZULLO VARIANT,4.99
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI - EWOKS 1 PEACH MOMOKO VARIANT,4.99
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC 8,3.99
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC 8 MARGUERITE SAUVAGE VARIANT,3.99
STONEHEART #2 (MR) 3.99
STORM & THE BROTHERHOOD OF MUTANTS 3 [SIN],3.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen #1 Cover A (Sakai),4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen #1 Variant B (Eastman),4.99
TWO GRAVES #6 CVR A DOYLE (MR) 3.99
W0RLDTR33 #1 CVR A BLANCO (MR) 3.99
W0RLDTR33 #1 CVR B AJA (MR) 3.99
WEST OF SUNDOWN #10 CVR A AARON CAMPBELL
WEST OF SUNDOWN #10 CVR B JIM TERRY VAR
WEST OF SUNDOWN #10 CVR C TIM SEELEY VAR
WHITE SAVIOR #4 (OF 4) CVR A 3.99
X-23: DEADLY REGENESIS 2,3.99
X-MEN 1963 1 FACSIMILE EDITION [NEW PRINTING],3.99
X-MEN 21,3.99
X-MEN 21 GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI TRADING CARD VARIANT,3.99
X-MEN 21 NIC KLEIN STORMBREAKERS VARIANT,3.99
X-MEN 21 STEFANO CASELLI VARIANT,3.99
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