Spiral Comics Blog

Expectations are high for this new English adaptation of URUSEI YATSURA from the same creator of RANMA 1/2 and INUYASHA. We may still need those extensive notes on Japanese cultural references in order to get all the in-jokes. “In a high-stakes game of tag, Ataru must touch Lum’s horns in ten days-or aliens will take over the earth. The fact that Lum can fly doesn’t make Ataru’s job any easier. As it turns out, the game of tag is only the beginning of Ataru’s troubles, as he continues to attract strange encounters with otherworldly beings like beautiful snow spirit Oyuki and the sexy crow goblin Princess Kurama. For older teen audiences.” Pre-Order Now

D&D as an RPG has come back with a vengeance…check out this cool-looking comic book mini-series from IDW! “When war threatens the Moonshae Isles, legendary heroes return to defeat the forces of an unthinkable foe. The Forgotten Realms are changed forever as young wizard Helene and her friends grow from raw recruits on the streets of Mintarn into powerful warriors. Creators B. Dave Walters (Stream of Many Eyes, Geek and Sundry, The Rundown) and Tess Fowler (Kid Lobotomy, Critter) join forces to bring you an all-new DandD adventure of epic scope and flair. Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition sales continue to explode. With millions of copies sold around the world, DandD has returned as a cultural force.” Pre-Order Now Related […]

This new mini-series from Dark Horse’s Berger Books imprint and by long-time veteran writer J.M. DeMatteis looks intriguing. “In 1969, seventeen-year-old Kathy Sartori was brutally attacked, her body hurled into Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay. Miraculously, she survives, fights her way back to the surface, only to discover that 50 years have passed, and an eerie doppelganger has lived out an entire life in her place. Kathy soon confronts not just this strange double, but the madman who ‘murdered’ her five decades earlier. Will he, and the dark entity that lives inside him, hold the key to Kathy’s missing years? Or will Kathy become a ghost of herself and be forced to live out what remains of her life on the edge […]

Seriously. If you’re looking for something outside the mainstream that is deeply interesting and may even be a sleeper hit. This definitely qualifies… “Hyper violent street harassment revenge fantasy in the style of Sailor Moon about about an average schoolgirl who transforms into a foul-mouthed and rage-fuelled Magical Girl. Watch in awe as she swiftly disposes of street harassers and uses her array of magical weapons, printed in fluorescent pink and blue.” Pre-Order Now

Here’s a great jumping-on point for AVENGERS comics books!! “THE WAR OF THE VAMPIRES BEGINS. TRANSYLVANIA IS BURNING. As vampire civil war throws the world into chaos, the mysterious Shadow Colonel and his squad of undead revolutionaries have one burning question on their murderous minds: Where is Dracula? And if the Avengers find him first, will the lord of the damned be friend or foe? Rated T+.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In AVENGERS comic books? Check out our guide here. Interested in Getting Started In CAPTAIN AMERICA (STEVE ROGERS) comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: AVENGERS, AVENGERS FAMILY TITLES, CAPTAIN AMERICA, CAPTAIN AMERICA (STEVE ROGERS), JASON AARON (W)

The flagship MLP series reaches 75 issues! Who would have thought this phenomenon would be galloping this long? “My Little Pony celebrates 75 issues of friendship and fun with this double-sized adventure. When a chance purchase leads to a legendary quest for a missing constellation, the ponies reach for the stars and find themselves in the path of their most galactic villain yet… the chaotic Cosmos.” Buy It Now Interested in Getting Started In MY LITTLE PONY comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: MY LITTLE PONY

I’m always on the lookout for unique, new comics that grab my attention. This conglomeration of irony qualifies… “Chronicling the angst and betrayal of a young woman named Tink, grown in a tube to be a political weapon but concerned instead with receiving a text back from Brad and getting drunk in the shower sometimes. Things change when Tink is introduced to a robot angel slave named Amanda.” Pre-Order Now

Here’s a nice little one-shot with a release timed to coincide with the March 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, CAPTAIN MARVEL. “HERO FOR A DAY, HERO FOR A PLANET. It’s CAROL DANVERS Day. Air Force Pilot Carol Danvers is a hero to many…so what could possibly delay her to her own celebration? Only her other job-as Earth’s Mightiest Hero, CAPTAIN MARVEL. Stuck between her duty to her community and her responsibility to the wider world, Carol will have to make a tough decision, and muster all of her power to fend off an invasion force. Don’t miss the excitement of the STRONGEST and MIGHTIEST hero of all in her latest adventure. Rated T.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: CAPTAIN […]