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An interesting, new Vertigo ongoing series. “Don’t miss the start of this all-new ongoing Vertigo series by writer Eric M. Esquivel (Gregory Graves, Ricanstruction) and artist Ramon Villalobos (Nighthawk, America). When a crack in the border between worlds releases an army of monsters from Mexican folklore, the residents of Devil’s Fork, AZ, blame the ensuing weirdness-the shared nightmares, the otherworldly radio transmissions, the mysterious goat mutilations-on ‘God-dang illegals.’ With racial tensions supernaturally charged, it’s up to new kid in town Frank Dominguez and a motley crew of high school misfits to discover what’s really going on in this town torn between worlds.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: DC VERTIGO

Who else loves a good paranormal showdown? “Meet Pamela Evans. Much more than a typical Manhattan cab driver, she also happens to be a badass monster-fighter who wields an enchanted tire iron. Welcome to the year of her greatest adventure. JOE CASEY and IAN MacEWAN team up for MCMLXXV: modern mythology for a new generation.” Buy It Now

Another one-shot from the world of RICK AND MORTY! Gotta love these deep dives into interesting characters we only met in passing in the animated television series. Check it out! “Sleepy Gary may be a parasite, but when Jerry is with him, he’s… happy. Does it matter if it isn’t really real? Can either of them even know what’s real anymore? Explore the nuances of love, perception, and high-speed vespa chases in this darkly funny and poignant one-shot, written by Magdalene Visaggio (KIM and KIM, ETERNITY GIRL) and illustrated by series artists CJ Cannon and Nick Filardi.” Buy It Now Interested in Getting Started In RICK AND MORTY comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: RICK AND […]

Another Spider-Verse story has been quietly unfolding in EDGE OF SPIDERGEDDON. Now the main course, SPIDERGEDDON, gets underway with a #0 issue and the introduction of a new video game version of Spider-Man, who is the key to the storyline. “SPIDERGEDDON IS HERE. The end of all Spiders doesn’t exclude the star of the most anticipated video game of 2018. Marvel’s Spider-Man is out September 7, 2018 exclusively on PlayStation 4. He makes his Marvel Comics debut on September 26. How does he enter the Marvel Universe and what role will he play in the final chapter of SPIDER-VERSE? Rated T+.” Buy It Now Interested in Getting Started In SPIDER-MAN (PETER PARKER) comic books? Check out our guide here. Related […]

The origin of Uncle Scrooge’s fortune! A blueprint, I’m sure, for all anthropomorphic, cartoon animals to make it big! “The origin of Uncle Scrooge like you’ve never seen it before. We travel back in time to find out how Uncle Scrooge made his first, second, third, and fourth millions in part one of a four-issue mini-series that answers all your burning questions about how Scrooge McDuck got so very, very rich. *Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: DISNEY, UNCLE SCROOGE

Exciting! DC launches an imprint for premier talent to tell edgy stories about iconic characters outside DC Universe continuity. This should be good! “DC BLACK LABEL, the highly anticipated new imprint from DC Comics, starts here. The Joker is dead. There is no doubt about that. But whether Batman finally snapped his scrawny neck or some other sinister force in Gotham City did the deed is still a mystery. Problem is, Batman can’t remember… and the more he digs into this labyrinthine case, the more his mind starts to doubt everything he’s uncovering. So who better to set him straight than… John Constantine? Problem with that is as much as John loves a good mystery, he loves messing with people’s […]

(Oh-oh, here she comes) Watch out, boy, she’ll chew you up. (Oh-oh, here she comes) She’s a man-eater. Can’t get the Hall and Oats song out of my head for this one. Very, very intriguing. “Eisner-nominated and New York Times bestselling thriller writer CHELSEA CAIN returns to comics with a new ONGOING SERIES. A mutation in Toxoplasmosis causes menstruating women to turn into ferocious killer wildcats-easily provoked and extremely dangerous. As panic spreads and paranoia takes root, the fate of the world rides on the shoulders of one twelve-year-old girl. Part Cat People, part The Handmaid’s Tale, MAN-EATERS will have everyone talking. From the creative team behind the Eisner-nominated series Mockingbird: writer CHELSEA CAIN, artist KATE NIEMCZYK, colorist RACHELLE ROSENBERG, […]

This new series from new publisher, Ahoy Comics, could be pretty good. “AHOY Comics launches with a biting superhero satire. On one world, Dragonflyman and his sidekick Stinger enjoy a life of adventure. On another Earth, the Dragonfly hunts criminal parasites like a lethal exterminator. But what happens when these two heroes change places? By Tom Peyer (Captain Kid, Hourman) and Jamal Igle (Black, Supergirl). And, a ‘Golden Age’ Stinger solo story, by Paul Constant and Frank Cammuso. Plus: An all-new text story by comics legend Grant Morrison: ”Hud’ Hornet’s Holiday In Hell,’ illustrated by Rob Steen. All this plus a cartoon by Shannon Wheeler.” Buy It Now

There’s more than a few interesting characters in this team book. “Spinning out of the events of INFINITY WARS comes an epic space opera from DEADPOOL veterans Cullen Bunn and Matteo Lolli. Angela, the not-so-beloved half-sister of Thor. The hotheaded Valkyrie – and the human who shares her form, Annabelle Riggs. Skurge the Executioner, freshly returned from Hel. Throg, the mightiest frog of thunder. Kevin Masterson, the boy who took his father’s mace to become the hero Thunderstrike. And the Destroyer, the Asgardian armor built to take down Celestials – its wielder unknown. The events of INFINITY WARS set NEBULA off on a quest to rule the galaxy – wielding an Asgardian weapon even Thor would fear – and it’s […]

Dick Tracy pre-dates my boyhood immersion in comic books, so I’m very interested to see what this character looks like ‘reimagined for the 21st century through a retro lens.’ “IDW Publishing proudly presents the rebirth of one the most iconic comic-strip heroes of all time, Dick Tracy. The All-American detective just made the biggest collar of his career, and it only cost him his job. But now the honest cop has packed his bags for ‘the city by the lake,’ and its criminals better watch out. Reimagined for the 21st century through a retro lens by the superstar team of Michael Allred, Lee Allred, Rich Tommaso and Laura Allred, Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive is a lock to be the […]