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This is a very cool-looking spin on the zombie genre for DC. “‘I looked, and there before me was a pale horse. Its rider was Death, and Hades was following close behind him.’-Revelation 6:8 A mysterious techno-virus has been released on Earth, infecting 600 million people and turning them instantly into violent, monstrous engines of destruction. The heroes of the DCU are caught completely unprepared for a pandemic of this magnitude and struggle to save their loved ones first…but what happens to the World’s Greatest Heroes if the world ends? New York Times best-selling writer Tom Taylor (INJUSTICE) returns with a terrifying new tale and is joined by artists Trevor Hairsine (LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT) and Stefano Gaudiano (The […]

Whoa, you might want to check this one out. It could easily be as big a hit as HEATHEN was for Vault Comics. Looks good. “Over millennia, Brigid, Goddess of theSun, has conquered and converted the entire solar system into worshipping her and her alone, save one space colony. The witches of Fey are the last believers of The Morrigan, Goddess of Death, Brigid’s sister and the only other God left. As Brigid’s forces prepare for one final battle, The Morrigan prepares to do what she does best: Destroy.” Pre-Order Now

Another intensely good-looking, Black Label, Batman mini-series. This one from Snyder/Capullo. Must read. “Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum. Young. Sane. And…he was never Batman. So begins this sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as he embarks on a quest through a devastated DC landscape featuring a massive cast of familiar faces from the DC Universe. As he tries to piece together the mystery of his past, he must unravel the cause of this terrible future and track down the unspeakable force that destroyed the world as he knew it… From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the team that reinvented Batman from the emotional depths of ‘Court of Owls’ to the bombastic […]

This right here has all the makings of a sleeper hit. “The Headtaker, feared executioner and wielder of the legendary Wailing Blade, kills every man who meets his gaze. And, right now, he’s looking at Tychon, an upstart bandit prince fighting to save his father from the chopping block. An oversized first issue with so much skull-splitting action, you’re guaranteed to lose your head over it. Wailing Blade is high-adrenaline fantasy adventure, in the dark future of mankind, from the mad minds of Rich Douek (Gutter Magic, TMNT) and Joe Mulvey (SCAM). Available in eye-popping Silver and Gold foil enhanced covers.” Pre-Order Now

There’s not a whole lot of info on this new issue from IDW’s Marvel Action line. Could this be their replacement for the failed digest series? Time will tell. “Two classic Spider-Man tales, pulled from the legendary Vault of Heroes. First-a chance encounter with the Enchantress pits Spidey against Thor-with the whole of Asgard right behind. Then, when Flash Thompson gets a bite from a werewolf, Spidey seeks the aid of the sorcerer supreme-Doctor Strange.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In SPIDER-MAN (PETER PARKER) comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: IDW MARVEL ACTION, SPIDER-MAN, SPIDER-MAN (PETER PARKER), SPIDER-MAN FAMILY TITLES

The third and final mini-series in this super-cool, cross-property, crossover trilogy. “The 80th anniversary of Batman collides with the 35th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this stunning concluding miniseries to the BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES trilogy. Our heroes have battled the evil of the Foot Clan in Gotham City and Bane in New York, but now Krang has gotten his hands on the most dangerous technologies in the DC Universe-and no universe is safe from his wrath. Co-published with IDW.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In BATMAN comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: BATMAN, BATMAN FAMILY TITLES, CROSS-PROPERTY CROSSOVERS, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

This one looks very intriguing. Aftershock has put out quality stuff for a while now. “In 1970s Los Angeles, Jonny is one of the thousands of musicians trying to make it big while working a crummy bar job, and getting drunk with his whiskey soaked P.I. friend, Jackie. When Jonny gets tangled up with a local mob hitman, he not only finds a new and violent career, but maybe the inspiration for his music as well. From Ollie Masters (The Kitchen, Snow Blind) and Eoin Marron (HER INFERNAL DESCENT, Army of Darkness, James Bond) comes the next rock’n’roll crime sensation, with a beat that’ll kill you dead.” Pre-Order Now

The origin of Naomi! Finally!! “This is it. In this issue, all secrets are revealed. Who is Naomi? Where did she come from? What can she do? And what does it mean for the rest of the DC Universe? It’s the one you’ve been waiting for from Bendis, Walker and Campbell.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W), DC WONDER COMICS [2019]

Oooo, a remake of the original manga series! I’d love to experience this again for the first time. “2199 will be Earth’s final year-unless the voyage of space battleship Yamato can succeed. The alien Gamilas have devastated the biosphere, determined to reshape our planet into their own new home. But a third force has intervened, as an emissary from the distant Iscandar has given humanity the plans for a faster-than-light drive. If the Yamato can battle its way through the Gamilas fleet to reach Iscandar, their technology can heal the Earth-but the odds against us are literally astronomical…The classic 1974 anime TV series Space Battleship Yamato became a fan phenomenon in North America under the title Star Blazers. Now the […]