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That crazy duo gets their own spinoff one-shot! “Hazel and Cha Cha-the bizarre assassins who first appear in Umbrella Academy: Dallas and blew audiences away in the Netflix series-track down a rogue time agent and cross paths with a plot to discredit Christmas. The first Umbrella Academy spinoff.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In UMBRELLA ACADEMY comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: UMBRELLA ACADEMY

More Rick and Morty craziness…you know you like it. “It takes a special kind of madness to capture and imprison Rick Sanchez – the kind of madness only an ex can deliver. Unity wants to make a play to take over the galaxy, and she’ll need the best (and worst) of her exes in her clutches to do it. And Rick wants his Party Naked t-shirt back, she stole it when they broke up.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In RICK AND MORTY comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: RICK AND MORTY

Timeless stories and highlights from Doctor Strange’s publishing history in celebration of Marvel’s 80th Anniversary! “By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth, Doctor Strange works his magic as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES. This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of our most impressive talent from the past eight decades. First, the legendary pairing of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko debut the incomparable Stephen Strange as Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme in STRANGE TALES (1951) #110. Then, in DOCTOR STRANGE (1968) #169-170, Roy Thomas and Dan Adkins offer their take on Strange’s origin – and serve up a rematch with his first foe, the dream-manipulating […]

Jonathan Hickman relaunches the New Mutants with a (mostly) classic line-up wearing retro uniforms! “THE NEW GENERATION CLAIMS THE DAWN. The classic New Mutants (Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik, and Cypher) get together with a few new friends (Chamber, Mondo) to seek out their missing member and share the good news… a mission that takes them into space alongside the Starjammers. Rated T+.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: DAWN OF X [2019], JONATHAN HICKMAN (W), X-MEN FAMILY TITLES

Grant Morrison certainly has shaken up the Green Lantern brand. Cool. “What has Hal Jordan done? Following the catastrophic events of The Green Lantern #12, no Green Lanterns can be found patrolling their space sectors…and not a single power ring lights the darkness. Across the universe, once-familiar faces now wear a different uniform and enforce a new type of galactic law. The Green Lantern Corps is dead-long live the Blackstars. Who are they? What are they? Answers will be revealed as the unstoppable Blackstars set their sights on the demons of Ysmault, Mongul…and a tiny, backwater planet called Earth. A dangerous new chapter of the Green Lantern mythology starts now.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: GRANT MORRISON (W), GREEN LANTERN […]

And you thought Elfquest was finished! “When ElfQuest: The Final Quest concluded, it ended the hero’s journey of Cutter Kinseeker, chief of the Wolfriders. But that was only the start of a new adventure for Cutter’s ‘brother in all but blood,’ Skywise. Now the stargazer elf, who thought he knew everything about Cutter, discovers how mistaken he was. That, combined with a tragic accident involving his daughter Jink, sends Skywise on a quest of his own, from the elves’ ancestral Star Home through uncharted space, and back to the World of Two Moons. Stargazer’s Hunt has story by ElfQuest co-creators Wendy and Richard Pini, with script by Wendy Pini. Veteran Elfquest alumnus Sonny Strait returns at full force as the […]

Here’s something interesting from independent publisher Mad Cave Studios. “Former assassin Velveteen is on the run from the Order of the 9, the organization that took her from her family and forced her into a life where all she knows is secrecy, violence, and death. Now, after years of running, she is bringing the fight to them. With help from an American hacker, Jasper, and a rookie officer with an attitude, Inspector Pazzi, Velveteen will use everything she was taught by the Order of the 9 against them.” Pre-Order Now

If you like Garth Ennis’ Preacher and The Boys, you’ll like his Punisher. “Garth Ennis (Co-Creator of The Boys and Preacher) is back at Marvel and writing the Punisher again, this time with art phenom Jacen Burrows (MOON KNIGHT, 303, Crossed) at his side. A dozen Russian mobsters lie dead at the Punisher’s feet and he wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger. If you know Frank Castle, you know this doesn’t necessarily set his mind at ease. Who is in New York City decimating the Russian mob and can it be long before they come into conflict with Frank? Rated MAX.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In PUNISHER comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: […]

Cool-looking mini-series from IDW that ties into the CMON tabletop mini game of the same name. Written by Ron Marz, who–if you’ll remember–wrote the Crossgen series the PATH, which was also in the samurai genre. “Chiyoko of the Koi Clan leads a group of powerful warriors, the best each clan has to offer, on a mission to save Japan from dragons and monsters. But perhaps the greatest threat she faces is not the many monsters who are ravaging the country, but her own team…” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: RPG/TABLETOP GAME TIE-IN, SAMURAI

Whoa! The sparse solicitation says, “24 pages of new stories!” Can’t wait to see the full-up contents of this potential gem. “Includes 24 pages of new stories plus classic reprints.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: CRISIS ON INTINITE EARTHS [1985], DC 100-PAGE GIANTS [2019]