Spiral Comics Blog

A prequel comic book series to the upcoming sequel film. Jaegers and Kaiju clash! “Prepare to return to the epic universe of Jaegers and Kaiju with Pacific Rim Aftermath, the official comic book prequel to the highly anticipated new film Pacific Rim Uprising starring John Boyega and coming to theaters March 2018. Santa Monica, 2034. In a city that was once the jewel of the west coast, a new world has emerged: one rising up from the ashes of giant robots and giant monsters. In this futuristic aftermath, we will meet a new generation of survivors, including Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, who is searching for answers behind the death of his Legendary father; Griffin, a Jaeger pilot who […]

Holy, choose-you-own-adventure book! That’s what this is…but in a comic format. I know. So cool. “The classic you-choose-the-story format jumps to comics with this dungeon-crawling fantasy adventure for young readers. Urik the dwarf will need help from his trusty spirit guide if he’s to find the mysterious Dragon Relic, a quest assigned to him by the gods. There’s just one little problem: that spirit guide is you. New dangers and new decisions loom on every page. Help Urik overcome deadly demons, lying fairies, and beautiful, yet treacherous, unicorns. Will he return home a glorious champion, or fall in a hole? Combining the setting and decision-making of classic sword-and-sorcery RPGs with the captivating storytelling and art of comics, Relic of the […]

The latest addition to DC’s Hanna-Barbera Universe…Snagglepuss! And he’s a gay Southern playwright…wait! Wha?!? “It’s 1953. While the United States is locked in a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union, the gay Southern playwright known as Snagglepuss is the toast of Broadway. But success has made him a target. As he plans for his next hit play, Snagglepuss becomes the focus of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. And when powerful forces align to purge show business of its most subversive voices, no one is safe. Drama. Humor. Tragedy. It all starts in Exit Stage LEFT: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1, a new miniseries from the writer who brought you the Flintstones. RATED T+” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: […]

Fans rejoice! Terry Moore is back with more Strangers in Paradise (SIP) with a new series called STRANGERS IN PARADISE XXV. His original long-running series is a masterfully crafted story with multi-dimensioned characters. After SIP, Moore published other great series like: ECHO, RACHEL RISING and MOTOR GIRL. But now, he’s thankfully revisiting the SIP universe. “America’s favorite couple is back. To celebrate its 25th-Anniversary, the Eisner Award-winning series is back with an all-new story beginning with this #1 issue. Francine and Katchoo are living the dream until they learn a former Parker Girl is in hiding and writing a tell-all book about the wicked empire Darcy Parker built with Katchoo at her side. Determined to stop her, Katchoo enlists the […]

Way cool! The on-again, off-again X-beauties get their own mini-series under the Marvel Legacy banner. The X-ual tension is killing me! (See what I did there?) “Ring of Fire Part 1 Everybody’s favorite X-couple is reunited. And boy, are they not happy about that… Kitty Pryde must send Rogue and Gambit on an undercover mission to find a group of kidnapped mutants. What they discover on this mission will shock them. But will it also bring them closer together…? It’s a high-stakes adventure caper that only the two hottest X-Men can deliver. Rated T+” Buy It Now Interested in Getting Started In X-MEN comic books? Check out our guide here. Related shopping tags: MARVEL LEGACY (2017), X-MEN FAMILY TITLES

This looks hilarious! “Hilarious parodies of the most famous and recognizable properties of the big screen. Laugh at the film industry and the characters that populate its ranks in this book of vignettes, perfect for pop culture and film lovers. What happens when a Wookie goes to the vet? When E.T. meets the MIB? When a house hanging from balloons floats into a Hitchcock scene? When a pirate needs to fix his eyeliner? Find these answers and more in this brilliant book of strips that reveal what’s happening on the set of your favorite movies when the cameras aren’t rolling-or when your favorite franchises cross the streams.” Buy It Now Related shopping tags: MOVIE TIE-IN

Another attractive offering from Vault comics. Bethany, a minstrel, is determined to find a missing boy in a world where the bad guy can raise an army of dead. Oh, did I mention she’s a necromancer? Cool. That should help. A lot. “Bethany is a minstrel with a heart full of adventure, a would-be hero determined to find a missing boy from the town of Llyne, and a friend to all woodland critters. But mostly the dead ones. Because Bethany is also a necromancer. Captured by the vile Lord Rolland, Bethany will make an unlikely friend, who is all-too-good at providing more corpses to raise.” Buy It Now

Oh! This is a really cool surprise. Another visit to the wastelands…that alternate reality where Old Man Logan is originally from. This prequel tale of Old Man Hawkeye will either add to the richness of that world or dilute some of its coolness. More Spider-Mobile will be a bonus, for sure. “AN EYE FOR AN EYE Part 1 The super heroes have fallen. The country has been divided into territories controlled by super villains. Among the wastelands lives CLINT BARTON – one of the few Avengers to survive. But it’s been 45 years, and he’s no Avenger. Trying to eke out a living anyway he can, the former HAWKEYE is confronted with a startling discovery: the sharpshooter is going blind. […]

This new one from Image looks pretty cool. I don’t know what a ‘human-spirit hybrid’ is, but I’d like to find out by reading the comic book. “In an alternate world where Earth is populated with powerful human-spirit hybrids called Fantasmen, Folke and Roisia Herviett, two siblings with opposing worldviews, are challenged to prove their worth and take up their parents’ positions in a devious group who secretly run the world. Meanwhile, Seraphim, a Fantasmen warrior guard, is sent to prevent a catastrophic event from affecting the Earth and its own universe. From designer MELITA CURPHY, writer SINGGIH NUGROHO, and featuring the art of SAMI BASRI (Power Girl, WITCHBLADE), comes a fantasy drama set in a sci-fi world unlike any […]

Oh, sweet. This hardcover collects all the MARVEL PRIMER PAGES that have been appearing in all the Marvel Legacy stories three pages at a time. Great idea to collect them all in one place. “Celebrate the Marvel Legacy as we enter a brave new era. It begins at the dawn of the human race, and ends with a child’s prayer. In between, empires fall, mysteries brew, secrets are revealed, quests are undertaken, and legends are forged. And it all leads up to the dramatic return you’ve been waiting for – and one you’ve been dreading. Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic and a host of superstar artists deliver an epic story that will touch every corner of the Marvel Universe. It’s everything […]