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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]

This is a smart-looking, little mini-series from Image. “MINISERIES PREMIERE. DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE. Elon is a latchkey kid who spends his days alone reading comic books-until his favorite superhero, Olympian, comes crashing off the page and into reality. But as he nurses his wounded and delirious hero back to health, he discovers Olympian isn’t the only thing that came through… something evil followed him. A comedic yet heartfelt love letter to the comics medium, OLYMPIA is also a meditation on hope and loss, conceived by CURT PIRES (Wyrd) and his father, TONY PIRES, while Tony was undergoing treatment for cancer.” Pre-Order Now

Morbius makes a comeback in the Marvel Universe! “MORBIUS IS THE LIVING VAMPIRE…OR IS HE MORE? ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES. For years, Nobel Prize winning biologist Michael Morbius has been struggling to cure himself of his vampirism, and now, for the first time in years, one may be within reach. But the path to it is littered with dangers and worse. Rated T+.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: MORBIUS

If you’re as excited for this television series as I am, this comic book mini-series is must read! Characters introduced? Secrets revealed? Yeah…must read. “You’ve seen the trailer… now, witness the events leading to CBS All Access’s Picard. Before he retired to his vineyard, Jean-Luc Picard was the most decorated admiral in Starfleet. Then one mission changed his life forever. The Countdown starts here.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: STAR TREK, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

DC adapts another Rooster Teeth property for comics–print versions of their digital firsts. “Earth is at war. The villainous Union has been steadily taking over more and more of the planet after initiating the Global Culture War. In an effort to stand its ground against the Union, the Polity turns to Dr. Weller and his team of five individuals who are ‘gen:Lock compatible,’ which allows them to transfer their minds to mech suits known as Holons. Spinning out of the first season of the hit Rooster Teeth animated series, gen:Lock follows Julian Chase and his team as they pick up the pieces of their lives after the death of Dr. Weller, leading them into a high-octane adventure in one of […]

Another slick-looking series premier from Image! “SERIES PREMIERE. ‘SINS OF THE FATHER,’ Part One-Featuring the show-stopping talents of SPAWN series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER and the writer behind such hit shows as Wutang: An American Saga, Marvel’s Runaways, and Starz’s American Gods-RODNEY BARNES. When a small-town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors that will shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality… and vampires. Welcome to KILLADELPHIA.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: VAMPIRES

Wow, this looks like it could be a sleeper hit… “* Eva, a high school outcast, finds herself witness to a horrible secret: the most popular boy in school enjoys the taste of blood and will kill to get his hands on it. * Horrified and intrigued, Eva lets herself be pulled into Donatien’s macabre world. He offers the escape she has been looking for but how much is Eva willing to betray her moral code in order to find something that gives her life meaning? And will she.or Donatien.ever find redemption? * Maria Llovet ( Faithless) presents a dark, violent, decadent, disturbing story, in which life and death, blood, and love are inextricably intertwined.” Pre-Order Now Related shopping tags: […]

Multiple Eisner-nominated writer Kelly Thompson relaunches the Merc with a Mouth! Should be good! “Deadpool’s newest mercenary job has him going after the King of Monsters, who has claimed a new kingdom for his monstrous subjects…on Staten Island. But you know what they say, when you come at the king, you better not miss. The Merc with a Mouth finds himself neck deep in political intrigue, monster law, and a monster hunter out for blood. It’s like The Crown but with even more swords and monsters. Can Deadpool’s smooth charisma and deft diplomacy allow him to keep his head, or will he be royally screwed? Parental Advisory.” Pre-Order Now Interested in Getting Started In DEADPOOL comic books? Check out our […]