Spiral Comics October 2019 Newsletter

by Glenn Snow | October 15th, 2019

WELCOME

Hello, comic fans! If it only takes two instances to make a trend, then there’s a new trend in comic publishing. Scout has been doing these “Binge!” titles, where they publish the first issue of a mini-series…then they release next the whole series as a trade paperback with no further individual issues. A World Blue Wave now has a similar publishing concept where they publish the first issue of a mini in print, then release the subsequent chapters digitally only before they publish the trade paperback. They’re calling this the Premiere #1 Program. We’ll see if this trend lasts. Otherwise, I’m super excited for new Star Wars comics, as the long-running ongoing flagship series has ended, and something will assuredly be following on soon. Meantime, there’s some pretty cool offerings this month, including a Kylo Ren mini. As always, let us know if we can search our stacks for something…we try to cater to regular, normal newbies…crazy, intense collectors…and everyone in between (except for Artie Banks…what a slimeball PI). –Glenn
P.S. Spiral Comics offers a free Recommendations Service for upcoming comic books. Learn more here

ANNOUNCEMENT

You’re already getting our monthly Newsletter with generic comic book info. Why not sign up for our Free Recommendations Service, where we send you curated comic book selections that specifically meet your interests! We have hundreds of character/team tags to choose from. The recommendations are always free, but what do the actual comics cost, you wonder? Prices vary, of course, but you can get up to 4 standard comics per month shipped to your home for approximately ~$16. That’s a monthly dose of 4 of your superhero crushes delivered to your door every month. Test drive our recommendations service here.

GET STARTED IN COMIC BOOKS

Focus This Month:
Get Started In… Star Wars

There’s some really cool Star Wars stuff offered this month ahead of what I assume will be a relaunch of the main flagship title soon. Check out our guide to Getting Started In Star Wars comic books!

Spiral Comics has created specific articles–and we keep them current–to help you get started in particular characters and series. See all of our GSI Guides here.

Get Started Now

NEW TAGS

The following tags were added to Spiral Comics’ database since last month. They can represent existing pop culture tags that hadn’t been created in our database yet, as well as brand new tags from the latest Previews catalog. Click on the links to see a short description and any items that can be pre-ordered this month…
  A WAVE BLUE WORLD (AWBW) PREMIERE NO. 1 PROGRAM
  DARK PHOENIX SAGA [1980]
  DC ACTION FIGURE REPRINTS
  DC BLACK LABEL PRESTIGE FORMAT GRAPHIC NOVEL MINI-SERIES
  DYNAMITE DOLLAR EDITIONS
  ERB NOVEL UNIVERSE [2020]
  FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S
  JACK KIRBY (W/A)
  JUDAS CONTRACT, THE [1984]
  KLAUS
  LOVE AND CAPES
  MARVEL HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVERS [2018]
  MARVEL IRON MAN 2020 VARIANT COVERS [2020]
  NAMOR, THE SUB-MARINER
  PHOENIX SAGA [1976]
  ROOSTER TEETH
  SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS ACTION FIGURE REPRINTS [2000-2001]
Explore our massive Tag List here

SPOTLIGHT TAG

Each month, Spiral Comics focuses on a tag which has a stand-out presence in the latest Previews catalog. Check it out!

2099 RELAUNCH STORYLINE [2020]

The 2099 Universe is making a small comeback with a relaunch storyline. There were some interesting takes on familiar characters last time around. I’m sure there’ll be one or two standout characters this time as well. It’s worth a look to see if anything grabs your attention.

Explore our massive Tag List here

FIRST IMPRESSIONS FOR OCTOBER 2019

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF KYLO REN [2020] #1
Tons of Star Wars stuff this month, but this one looks exceedingly cool.

“WITH BEN SOLO’S FALL… COMES KYLO REN’S RISE. Young Ben Solo is legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker’s most promising pupil. As the son of Rebel Alliance heroes Leia Organa and Han Solo, as well as Luke’s own nephew, Ben has the potential to be a great force for light in the galaxy. But the Skywalker legacy casts a long shadow, the currents of the dark side run deep, and Darth Vader’s blood runs in Ben’s veins. Voices call from both his past and his future, telling him who he must be. He will shatter, he will be reforged, his destiny will be revealed. Snoke awaits. The Knights of Ren await. Ben Solo’s path to his true self begins here. ”

Pre-order Now

SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: ALIEN REALITY [2020] #1
More tales of Spider-Man from his black costume days!

“Peter Parker find himself entrenched in a battle with Hobgoblin. Where did HOBGOBLIN get these new powers? The original creative team from Symbiote Spider-Man return for the next installment of classic tales from the Alien Costume Saga.”

Pre-order Now

ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: THICKER THAN BLOOD [2019] #1
Mostly formulaic, but these AvP series are always entertaining.

“Predators board a luxury charter spaceship, unleashing a path of terror and bloodshed. An adolescent girl and her younger ‘brother’ are the last to survive, and begin a cat-and-mouse chase with the attackers. They hope for an escape, but they haven’t counted on the alien . . .”

Pre-order Now

See all of our First Impressions for this month here
See all of the brand new series for this month here