I haven't had time to read anything yet this week but holy moly is it a gigantic week of amazing books! Absolute Flash continues DC's unbelievably great alternate reality experiment.
The nostalgia pool gets even deeper this week with new issues of Herculoids, Silverhawks and a new Thundercats spinoff mini series! So far Dynamite has been knocking it out of the park with their new versions of old properties that I love.
Some other standouts coming this week:
PREORDER PLEASE!
I really can't stress enough how sending in weekly or monthly preorders helps me figure out how much of something I should order. It also ensures that you get everything you want. If you are sending me a weekly FOC preorder please have it in by Monday at noon.
Catalogs and FOC for DC, Image, Oni, Massive, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, Mad Cave and several other publishers can be found at https://www.lunardistribution.com/
Catalogs and FOC for Marvel, Dark Horse, IDW, Boom and a whole host of Manga publishers can be found at https://prhcomics.com/
For now Catalogs and FOC for most publishers can be found at https://www.previewsworld.com/. I can't say how accurate their data is these days.
And now, the book list!
TP/GN
AKOGUN BRUTALIZER OF GODS TP (MR),19.99
BATMAN CATWOMAN TP (MR),24.99
DC Finest: Team-Ups: Chase to the End of Time,39.99
DOOM TREASURY EDITION,29.99
HELLO DARKNESS TP VOL 01 (MR) ,19.99
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS ACROSS THE MORPHIN GRID TP ,19.99
MINOR ARCANA TP VOL 01 ,17.99
PHOENIX VOL. 1: ORBITAL RESONANCE,17.99
THUNDERCATS CHEETARA TP VOL 01 ,19.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2: THE PAPER,19.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: LEARNING CURVE,39.99
UNCANNY VALLEY TP VOL 01 ,17.99
ALL AGES
Sonic the Hedgehog #77 Cover A (Thomas),3.99
What Would Bluey's Mum Do?,9.99
YOUNG ADULT
STUDENT GOVERNMENT TP,14.99
COMICS
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #6 CVR A NICK DRAGOTTA,4.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #6 CVR B FRANK QUITELY CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #6 CVR C SIMON BISLEY CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR A NICK ROBLES,4.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR B CLAYTON CRAIN CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR C DAN PANOSIAN CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR D ALBUQUERQUE CONNECTING CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR E DECLAN SHALVEY CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR F NICK ROBLES FOIL VAR,7.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR G LOGO DESIGN FOIL VAR,7.99
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 CVR H BLANK CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
ADVENTUREMAN FAMILY TREE #1 (OF 3) CVR A DODSON,3.99
AVENGERS #24,3.99
AVENGERS #24 NETEASE GAMES MARVEL RIVALS VARIANT,3.99
BATMAN #613 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A JIM LEE,3.99
BATMAN & ROBIN YEAR ONE #6 (OF 12) CVR A CHRIS SAMNEE,3.99
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #37 CVR A DAN MORA,3.99
BUG WARS #2 (OF 6) CVR A MAHMUD A ASRAR & MATTHEW WILSON (MR),4.99
CABLE: LOVE AND CHROME #3,3.99
CATWOMAN #74 CVR A SEBASTIAN FIUMARA,3.99
CATWOMAN #74 CVR B FRANK CHO CARD STOCK VAR,4.99
CATWOMAN #74 CVR C DAN PANOSIAN CARD STOCK VAR,4.99
CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #4 (OF 6) CVR A SEAN IZAAKSE,3.99
Christmas 365 #4 (CVR A) (Piotr Kowalski),3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #19 CVR A DE LA TORRE (MR),3.99
CONAN BARBARIAN #19 CVR C HARRIS (MR),3.99
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #12 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR A GEORGE PEREZ,4.99
DAREDEVIL: UNLEASH HELL - RED BAND #3 [POLYBAGGED],4.99
DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 (OF 5) CVR A PABLO M COLLAR,3.99
DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 (OF 5) CVR B ETHAN YOUNG CARD STOCK VAR,4.99
DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 (OF 5) CVR C BLANK CARD STOCK VAR,4.99
DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #4 CVR A VARGAS,2.99
DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #3,3.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1095 CVR A MIKEL JANIN,4.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #1095 CVR B BRUNO REDONDO CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
DEVIANT #9 (OF 9) CVR A JOSHUA HIXSON (MR),3.99
DICK TRACY #8 CVR A GERALDO BORGES,4.99
DREAMWEAVER GIANT SYZ SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A ASHLEY WOOD,5.99
EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #9 (OF 12) CVR A LEE BERMEJO,4.99
EDDIE BROCK: CARNAGE #2,3.99
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #7,3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #3 FACSIMILE EDITION,4.99
GI JOE #5 CVR A TOM REILLY,3.99
GI JOE #5 CVR B DAVID FINCH & SANDRA HOPE VAR,3.99
GI JOE #5 CVR C RYAN SOOK VAR,3.99
GOING UNDER GN (MR),19.95
HERCULOIDS #2 CVR A MATTINA ,4.99
HERCULOIDS #2 CVR B LINSNER ,4.99
HERCULOIDS #2 CVR C BARENDS ,4.99
HERCULOIDS #2 CVR D MASSAFARA ,4.99
HERCULOIDS #2 CVR E POWELL ,4.99
INCREDIBLE HULK #340 PAN DIMENSIONAL 3D EDITION,9.99
KING SPAWN #43 CVR A MARCIAL TOLEDANO VARGAS,2.99
KING SPAWN #43 CVR B MIRKO COLAK VAR,2.99
LA STRONG CHARITY COMIC FOR LOS ANGELES FIRES CVR A (ONE SHOT),9.99
LAST BOY #1 (OF 5) CVR A PANOSIAN (MR),4.99
LAST BOY #1 (OF 5) CVR H FOC REVEAL (MR),4.99
MAGIK #3,3.99
MAGIK #3 JENNY FRISON VARIANT,3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #31 [DVS],3.99
MOUSE GUARD DAWN OF THE BLACK AXE #1 (OF 3) CVR A RODRIGUEZ,4.99
NEW CHAMPIONS #3,3.99
NEW GODS #4 (OF 12) CVR A NIMIT MALAVIA,3.99
NEW GODS #4 (OF 12) CVR D JENNY FRISON INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY BIG BARDA CARD STOCK VAR,4.99
NIGHTWING #124 CVR A DEXTER SOY,4.99
NIGHTWING #124 CVR B JORGE FORNES CARD STOCK VAR,5.99
NULLHUNTER #6 (OF 12) CVR A MICHAEL WALSH (MR),3.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #2,4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #2 ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO VARIANT,4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #2 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT,4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #2 LEINIL YU DOOMASAUR VARIANT,4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #2 NETEASE GAMES MARVEL RIVALS VARIANT,4.99
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #2 WILL SLINEY VARIANT,4.99
OUT OF ALCATRAZ #1 (OF 5) CVR C VALERIA BURZO VAR,5.99
POWER FANTASY #7 CVR A CASPAR WIJNGAARD (MR),3.99
PSYLOCKE #5,3.99
PSYLOCKE #5 BEN HARVEY PSYLOCKE VARIANT,3.99
PSYLOCKE #5 NETEASE GAMES MARVEL RIVALS VARIANT,3.99
QUESTION ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #5 (OF 6) CVR A CIAN TORMEY,3.99
ROCKETFELLERS #4 CVR A FRANCIS MANAPUL,3.99
SACRIFICERS #15 CVR A MAX FIUMARA & DAVE MCCAIG,3.99
SAGA #72 (MR),3.99
SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA #3,3.99
SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA #3 JOSH NIZZI MARVEL STUDIOS VARIANT,3.99
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR A PARRILLO,4.99
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR B LEE & CHUNG ,4.99
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR C STOKOE ,4.99
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR D BORGES ,4.99
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR E TAO ,4.99
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR F LEIRIX ,4.99
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR G MANIX ,10.00
SILVERHAWKS #2 CVR Y FOC SPEARS ORIGINAL ,4.99
SPAWN RAT CITY #12 CVR A KIBAR,2.99
SPECTRUM #4 (OF 6),4.99
Star Wars High Republic Adventures Phase III #16 (CVR A) (Harvey Tolibao),3.99
SUPERMAN THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR #2 (OF 3) CVR A BRYAN HITCH,6.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #5 Cover A (Dunbar),5.99
The Serpent in the Garden: Ed Grey and the Last Battle for England #3 (CVR A)),3.99
Those Not Afraid #3 (CVR A) (Glenn Fabry),3.99
THUNDERCATS LOST #1 CVR A MASSAFERA ,4.99
THUNDERCATS LOST #1 CVR B HENRY ,4.99
THUNDERCATS LOST #1 CVR C SHALVEY ,4.99
THUNDERCATS LOST #1 CVR D BAGLEY ,4.99
THUNDERCATS LOST #1 CVR E LEE & CHUNG ,4.99
THUNDERCATS LOST #1 CVR F MASSAFERA FOIL ,9.99
TITANS #21 CVR A PETE WOODS,3.99
TITANS #21 CVR E FRISON INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY STARFIRE VAR,4.99
TVA #4,3.99
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #14,4.99
ULTIMATE X-MEN #13,4.99
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #109 CVR A DAVID FINCH & DAVE MCCAIG (MR),3.99
Welcome to the Maynard #4 (CVR A) (J. Bone),4.99
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT: RED BAND #8 [POLYBAGGED],4.99
WHEN I LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON THEE #3 (OF 5) CVR A REBELKA,4.99
Who Are the Power Pals? #1 (CVR A) (Ahmed Raafat),4.99
X-FORCE #9 [XMH],3.99
YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1 2ND PRINT VARIANT,4.99
ZATANNA #2 (OF 6) CVR A JAMAL CAMPBELL,3.99
ZATANNA #2 (OF 6) CVR B DAVID NAKAYAMA CARD STOCK VAR,4.99
ZATANNA #2 (OF 6) CVR C TERRY DODSON CARD STOCK VAR,4.99
ZATANNA #2 (OF 6) CVR E DAVID NAKAYAMA FOIL VAR,6.99
FOC SPOTLIGHT
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #1 CVR A RYAN OTTLEY & ANNALISA LEONI
$3.99
Image Comics
Writer: Robert Kirkman, Artist: Ryan Ottley, Annalisa Leoni, Cover Artist: Ryan Ottley, Annalisa Leoni
SERIES PREMIERE
THE BEST NEW (NOT QUITE A) SUPERHERO SERIES IN THE UNIVERSE!
Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence, BATTLE BEAST searches the universe for the one warrior mightier than him—and a glorious death, his only reward.
But even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy’s deadliest warrior...unless he does the unthinkable.
Superstars ROBERT KIRKMAN and RYAN OTTLEY present the most demanded** INVINCIBLE** story of all time, revealing the secret story of Battle Beast that’s perfect for any long-time fan (no spoilers!) and new readers alike.
COVER C Blind Bag: This is a first-of-its-kind blind bag program.
The blind bags will include a chance to get ANY of the solicited covers from A through I.
However, there are rare SURPRISE issues that may or may not be related to BATTLE BEAST or the Invincible Universe that can be found in these blind bags.
Those SURPRISE issues will not be publicly announced in advance of the issue release.
GODZILLA VS SPIDER-MAN #1
$4.99
MARVEL PRH
(W) Joe Kelly (A/CA) Nick Bradshaw
ROUND THREE: VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!
Fresh from the original SECRET WARS, PETER PARKER A.K.A. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN returns to Earth with a spiffy new (alien) costume without a care in the world except for a complicated love triangle with MJ and Black Cat...and unbelievable pressure at the Daily Bugle... rent... bills... super-villains... oh, and GODZILLA IS IN NEW YORK CITY with his atomic breath aimed squarely at the wall-crawler! Don't miss the two most popular characters in pop culture history absolutely going at it in this kaiju-sized slugfest for the ages!
ROUND THREE IN A SERIES OF SIX ONE-SHOT THROWDOWNS!
ONE-SHOT
Rated T
GIANT-SIZE WACKY RACES #1 CVR A LINSNER
$4.99
DYNAMITE
(W) Ivan Cohen (A) Mariano Benitiz Chapo (CA) Joseph Michael Linsner
Featuring 40 pages of story and art! Thrill to the all-new adventures of Penelope Pitstop!
This Giant-Size one-shot features three thrilling chapters that take us on a high-octane adventure from writer Ivan Cohen and super-star-artist-in-the-making Mariano Benitez-Chapo! Featuring a race-for-the-ages with tough and beautiful Penelope, handsome and mysterious Peter Perfect and of course Dick Dastardly (and a new look at Muttley! All of this action and high-speed adventure under three covers: Joseph Michael Linsner, Egal Galmon and Robert Hack!
Ivan Cohen has written titles starring some of the best-loved and most-well known characters in fiction, ranging from Batman, Spider-Man, and the Teen Titans to Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, and even the Space Jam version of LeBron James. His work includes mainstream comics for all ages; custom projects for clients such as LEGO, Honda, Mars, Incorporated, and Snickers; the award-winning THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES, and the teen/adult-focused MULTIVERSITY: TEEN JUSTICE, featuring the breakthrough character Kid Quick.
Wacky Races is an animated TV series, aired in 1968 to 1970 on CBS. The series was possibly inspired by the 1965 slapstick comedy The Great Race, as it consists of eleven drivers racing across North America in order to win the title of ""World's Wackiest Racer"". The cartoon has a large number of regular characters, with 23 people and animals spread among eleven race cars.
ADVENTURE TIME (2025) #1 CVR A NICK WINN
$4.99
ONI PRESS INC.
(W) Pendelton Ward & Various (A) Derek Ballard (CA) Nick Winn
"C'mon, grab your friends-ADVENTURE TIME is BACK with AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES from a star-studded cast of cutting-edge creative talents! "BEST OF BUDS" starts here with a brand-new adventure nearly a decade in the making!
When Finn and Jake save the newly installed Computer Princess from the clutches of the evil Ice King-he just wants a bride, OK, is that too much to ask?!-the two escort her back to the Computer Kingdom, where she gives our totally mathematical adventurers a new quest: find the powerful guide for heroes-the Enchiridion-and bring it back to her, so she can scan it for her digital archive! But where are they going to find it? And how?! An epic journey awaits Finn and Jake, but can they remain best of buds throughout their quest? Or is their friendship about to be put to the test?!
Fantasy and friendship unite as the beloved animation icons of Adventure Time return to comics to pick up where their Eisner Award-winning adventures left off! It all begins in "Best of Buds Part 1" by cartoonist and animator Nick Winn (Bloody Mary)-plus the first chapter of new monthly backup feature by classic Adventure Time writer/storyboard artist and 2024 LA Times Book Prize Finalist Derek Ballard (Cartoonshow)!"
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE #1 CVR A HILDEBRANDT (MR)
$14.99
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
(W/A) Enki Bilal & Various (CA) Greg Hildebrandt
Heavy Metal magazine is back! Heavier than ever! This relaunch brings the world's greatest illustrated magazine back to the forefront of comics. One of the magazine's original line-up of legends, Enki Bilal - returns with the English language adaptation of his acclaimed BUG series. Michael Conrad (Hello Darkness, In Bloom) will be teaming up with Greek comics legend, Ilias Kyriazis (Collapser, What We Wished For), for an all-new series entitled Millstone. The outrageous Burton & Cyb returns with "Poor Monsters" by Antonio Segura and Jose Ortiz, as well as Vicente Segrelles' classic, The Mercenary. The English language debut of Janevsky's cult sci-fi heroine, Sixella. Guido Crepax' classic character Valentina returns by the hands of writer/artist Sergio Gerasi. Heavy Metal will harness the power of its own rich stable of characters, starting with the ultimate Taarakian warrior, Taarna! Writing duo Leah Moore and John Reppion will pen Taarna's ongoing adventures, accompanied by art from Anna Morozova. Also featuring one-shots of: Cold Dead War (B-17) by Craig Wilson, Grimaldi by Keron Grant, and Legends of Taarna by Joseph Michael Linsner. Fernando Dagnino brings a new cyberpunk short: Lester, That Old Feeling. The return of classic strips The Bus by Paul Kirchner and June 2050 by John Workman. Visionary creators David Quinn and Tim Vigil deliver Transcendestiny. Writer/artist Dwayne Harris gives us the fantasy tale They Dug Too Deep. Jim Rugg exposes Kecksburg UFO and Jon Wayshak writes and draws a horror short entitled Cobot. Plus Interviews, The Dossier, prose fiction and more!
FIRE & ICE WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #1 (OF 6) CVR A TERRY DODSON
$3.99
DC Comics | DCC
Writer: Joanne Starer, Artist: Stephen Byrne, Cover Artist: Terry Dodson
SPINNING OUT FROM THE PAGES OF ABSOLUTE POWER AND THE DC ALL IN SPECIAL! In the pages of DC's Absolute Power event, Fire and Ice had finally achieved what Fire always wanted. The dynamic duo made a glorious return to the ranks of the Justice League--and during a major world crisis, no less! But when the crisis was overcome, the smoke had cleared, and all the superpowers were restored, Ice found herself shooting off uncontrollable spurts of fire, and Fire had ice crystals forming at her fingertips. Oops. With their powers switched and no solution in sight, Fire and Ice tuck tail and regroup in Smallville, where they realize their predicament makes them something worse than has-been heroes: menaces to the local community they've come to love. But Fire's always got a plan, no matter how shortsighted! And when she goes digging around in Zatanna's bag of tricks for a quick fix in the middle of karaoke night...what could possibly go wrong? Aside from, y'know, everything. Again. Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville writer Joanne Starer teams up with fan-favorite artist Stephen Byrne, returning Fire and Ice to Kansas for another raucous romp full of heart and humor in the midst of their own personal hell!