Spiral Comics Blog

This looks super cool. I loved The Iron Giant movie. Same concept from the talented team of Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa. I only wish it was an ongoing instead of a mini. “Once a year, giant robots from outer space come to Earth and bond with young cadets from the elite Sky Corps Academy to defend the world from the terrifying aliens known as the Sharg. It’s a great honor to be chosen, but this year…well, the wrong kid was picked. Greg Pak (Totally Awesome Hulk) and Takeshi Miyazawa (Ms. Marvel) team up for an action-packed adventure perfect for fans of Amadeus Cho and Pacific Rim.”

This is very exciting if you’re looking for an entry point for modern Doctor Who comics. This eight-part story arc will cross over among the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Doctors with additional specials and a pair of bookend one-shots. Guaranteed to be collected into a trade paperback. “THE VOID HAS ALWAYS EXISTED: ‘NO PLACE. THE SILENT REALM. THE LOST DIMENSION.’ THE ENDLESS, EMPTY SPACE BETWEEN UNIVERSES. BUT THE VOID IS NO LONGER EMPTY. A SPARK HAS BEEN LIT IN THE EMPTINESS – A SPARK NOW GROWN INTO AN ENTITY POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SHATTER CREATION. THE VOID IS HUNGRY. AND IT IS ALREADY HERE. THIS IS A THREAT BIGGER THAN US. IT’S MORE THAN ONE DOCTOR CAN HANDLE – AND […]

Billed as a “high stakes intergalactic extreme rock comic.” Eric Powell has had a few stealthy hits recently. This one is probably worth a look. “From Brendon Small, the man who brought you Dethklok and Metalocalypse, comes a high stakes intergalactic extreme rock comic. Based on his album, Galaktikon, we follow Triton, intergalactic hero of the universe, who will face the ultimate outer space struggle: getting over his divorce.”

The mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart continues to intrigue people to this day. Faerber constructs a compelling “John Carter”-like scenario for her. “COPPERHEAD WRITER JAY FAERBER TEAMS WITH RISING STAR SUMEYYE KESGIN TO UNVEIL ELSEWHERE: THE FANTASTIC STORY OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO AMELIA EARHART. Mysteriously transported to a strange new world filled with flying beasts and alien civilizations, Amelia desperately struggles to return home. Along the way, she forges alliances and makes enemies as she goes from aviator to freedom fighter in a rebellion against a merciless warlord. ‘Get lost in this other world and you’ll be in the best company.’ – KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE)”

This is a slick looking dystopian future world with Nightwing leading the hunt for the last of the illegal metahumans…until his own family becomes a target. “NIGHTWING: THE NEW ORDER is the story of a future world without ‘weapons’-where superpowers have been eliminated and outlawed. The man responsible? None other than Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Nightwing, now leader of a government task force called the Crusaders who are charged with hunting the remaining Supers. But when events transpire which turn the Crusaders’ aim toward Grayson’s own family, the former Boy Wonder must turn against the very system he helped create, with help from the very people he’s been hunting for years-the last metahumans of the DC Universe. Don’t miss this bold […]

Hmmm. What the heck is this? “ADVANCE SOLICIT ANNUAL IS HERE. ANNUAL IS NOW. ANNUAL IS A NEW-FORMAT COMIC BOOK ANTHOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. It all starts here: pulp popcorn tale, THE WINTERNATIONAL. The CASEY/FOX collaboration from Playboy. New-millennium mythology with JIM RUGG. Plus, more all-new material and special features. A once-in-a-year artistic pleasure orgy that you simply can’t afford to miss.”

Still super excited to experience this new interpretation of Robotech. This cover is awesome! “HARMONY GOLD’S CULT ’80s TV SERIES, ROBOTECH RETURNS FOR ALL-NEW ADVENTURES. COMIC WRITTEN BY BRIAN WOOD (DMZ, BRIGGS LAND, NORTHLANDERS) AND ILLUSTRATED BY MARCO TURINI. FEATURING CLASSIC CHARACTERS RICK, LISA, MINMEI, ROY, CLAUDIA AND GLOVAL, THIS NEW COMIC SERIES WILL DELIGHT ORIGINAL FANS AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE.”

With a new television series coming this summer from Amazon, it’s only right that NEC launches another Tick comic book series. This one written by Cullen Bunn! “Amazon is bringing The Tick back to TV this summer. And NEC is bringing The Tick back to comics in August with an all-new continuing color series. Written by Cullen Bunn (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, X-Men Blue, Harrow County) and drawn by Douglas Paszkiewicz (Arsenic Lullaby), The Tick and Arthur confront the dire menaces of ninjas and murder clowns, while also flashing back to blasts from The Tick’s heretofore unexplored past. Join us for fun as Bunn imprints The Tick with his own creative style of storytelling.”

Cool. Here’s a brand new Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse quarterly comic. “Quackaroonie. In ‘Hot Sauce,’ Chef Donald gets a spicy shakedown from Duckburg’s most wanted… Then it’s Mickey Mouse vs. ‘The Big Fat Flat Blot Plot’ in a brand-new chiller by Andrea ‘Casty’ Castellan. Bullet points: * It’s a brand-new prestige-format Disney quarterly-with more of the fan favorite creators you want. * Andrea ‘Casty’ Castellan brings back the Phantom Blot for a pulse-pounding new adventure.”

Archie Comics continues its digest-sized reprints of classic and modern Marvel comics with the Avengers! “Marvel Comics’ best-selling heroes are back in the ever-popular digest format. This second issue spotlights the blockbuster superhero team The Avengers. This is a can’t-miss collector’s item that will only be printed once.”