Spiral Comics Blog

I loved this show as a kid, and this series looks exceptional. It takes place back in the 1970’s, so it’s like a new beginning for the franchise. “CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS (The Unbelievable Gwenpool. Secret Agent Deadpool. Adventure Time. I Am Groot.) and DAVID HAHN (Batman ’66. Bombshells: United.) proudly present a story from a time when there wasn’t internet, but there WERE cyborgs. It’s the 1970s. Things are going great. Steve Austen (used to be an astronaut, now has robo-parts and a laser eye) heads to Japan to help Secret Agent Niko Abe stop a madman with missiles. Steve figures, no sweat. But then…sweat. How’s Steve going to complete his mission, when his fancy $6,000,000 body starts (DRASTICALLY) depreciating in […]

If you love Apocalypse like the next completely normal person, you’ll love this mini-series set in the AGE OF X-MAN alternate reality. He’s the ‘good guy’ in this one! “ENTER THE AGE OF X-MAN. X-Man has created a utopia for mutants…a utopia where no one knows love. Thankfully, a hero rises up to lead the rebellion against this way of life and teach the ways of family and romance, and he goes by the name…EN SABAH NUR? Join Apocalypse and his rebel X-Tracts as they strive to teach the world to love again. Rated T+.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In APOCALYPSE comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: AGE OF X-MAN UNIVERSE, APOCALYPSE, X-MEN FAMILY […]

DETECTIVE COMICS hits the 1000 milestone! You know what that means, right? Tons of variant covers!! “After 80 years, it’s here-the 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, the title that literally defines DC. This 96-page issue is stacked with an unbelievable lineup of talent that will take you on a journey through Batman’s past, present and future…plus a sensational epilogue that features the first-ever DC Universe appearance of the deadly Arkham Knight. But who is under the mask? And why do they want Batman dead? The incredible future of Batman adventures begins here.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In BATMAN comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: BATMAN, BATMAN FAMILY TITLES, DC REBIRTH, JIM LEE (CA)

This is a sharp-looking mini-series from Oni Press. Part STRANGER THINGS can’t hurt anything. “The year is 1983. A series of disappearances afflicts Tucker, Ohio following the opening of a mysterious new factory. But when the town finds itself under siege from strange monsters, it’s up to intrepid girl gang of no-account teen delinquents to try and figure out what’s happening-and save everyone’s lives before it’s too late.” Pre-Order Now

The super-popular Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) gets a new ongoing series! “MS. MARVEL IS BACK. ALL-New ongoing series from Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed. But it’s not business as usual in Jersey City. Aliens are wreaking havoc in Kamala’s corner of the world, and they seem weirdly interested in Ms. Marvel…and her family. Eisner Award-winner Saladin Ahmed (BLACK BOLT, EXILES) and rising star Minkyu Jung (Batgirl, Nightwing) take the reigns of one of Marvel’s most beloved new characters. You won’t want to miss this shocking start of a new era. Rated T+.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: MS. MARVEL, MS. MARVEL (KAMALA KHAN)

Here’s a sweet, cool-looking mini-series from Dark Horse with plenty of monsters and mayhem. “Kate Strand reboots her destructive life and moves to LA to be the superhero she always wanted to be-Calamity Kate: gun-toting monster killer. With her latest career change, she faces new challenges, relationships, and competition; desperate to show she’s worth a damn in a world overrun by zombies, vampires, demons, goblins, and the ultimate monster bounty: the Seven Fabled Beasts of Yore. From the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of the breakout hit Kim and Kim and DC Comics’ Eternity Girl with Gerard Way and artist on IDW’s Ghostbusters and X-Files comes this modern day, adventure of heroes and monsters.” Pre-Order Now

This looks very, very cool if you’re looking for something different this month! “A pair of young vigilantes break into a black market laboratory where illegal tests are being run on animals. What at first seems like a simple rescue mission becomes more dangerous when they stumble on secret military experiments, discovering to their horror that the animals they sought to help have been turned into something different, something monstrous… and, once the cages are opened, the rescuers quickly become the prey of these weaponized beasts. This high-octane action comic blends vigilante heroics with sci-fi horror for a brutal new adventure.” Pre-Order Now

This is a super-cool mini-series concept and is sure to make a lasting impression on Spider-Man’s vast story landscape. “In 1962, in AMAZING FANTASY #15, 15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the Amazing Spider-Man. Fifty-seven years have passed in the real world since that event – so what would have happened if the same amount of time passed for Peter as well? A special high-end limited series that’s a part of the celebration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary, SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY combines the talents of Chip Zdarsky (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, MARVEL 2-IN-ONE) and Mark Bagley (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN) to tell the entire history of Spider-Man from beginning to end, set against the key events of the […]