A Look Ahead to September: Small and Midsize Publishers

From time to time we run a look at new series coming up in the next couple of months that have caught our attention. Here is what we are looking at for September:

Black #1 – In a world that fears and hates them, that is the tag line for the X-Men. However, it is also the tag line for Black from Black Mask Studio. Black is the story about a world where only Black People have superpowers. This book started out as a Kickstarter, and is definitely one to watch.
Eclipse #1 – New Image book. Imagine if sunlight burned you alive. In the near future, a mysterious solar event has transformed the sun’s light into deadly immolating rays. The world’s few survivors now live in nocturnal cities. But a killer emerges who uses sunlight to burn his victims, and when he targets the daughter of a solar power mogul, it falls to a disillusioned solar engineer to protect her.
Frostbite #1 – From Joshua Williamson (Ghosted, Nailbiter) and Jason Shawn Alexander (Empty Zone) and out from Vertigo. Long after Earth has entered its second ice age, humanity has learned to cope with the frozen elements. In this cold and bleak future, heat is power, and brutal gangs roam the icy wasteland looking for it. If that wasn’t enough, a terrible disease nicknamed ‘frostbite’ is literally freezing people from the inside out. Once you catch it, the effect is instantaneous. There is no immunity, there is no cure. Until now. Doctor Henry Bonham and his daughter Victoria have found the key to ending frostbite. If they can get from Mexico City to a secret government outpost in Alcatraz, they could stabilize life across the globe.
The Great Divide #1 Dynamite Comics. In the near future, humanity awakens to the horrifying reality that the faintest touch from another’s skin results in agonizing death. The survivors isolate themselves, many driven mad by fragments of memories ‘absorbed’ from those they’ve killed. Two years after the ‘Divide,’ a pair of thieves stumble upon the means to save their species. But not everyone is eager to see the old world order restored…Includes a free song download — mood music for the apocalypse!
Seven To Eternity #1– Image Comics. The God of Whispers has spread an omnipresent paranoia to every corner of the kingdom of Zhal; his spies hide in every hall spreading mistrust and fear. Adam Osidis, a dying knight from a disgraced house, must choose between joining a hopeless band of magic users in their desperat e bid to free their world of the evil God, or accepting his promise to give Adam everything his heart desires. Writer RICK REMENDER reteams with collaborators JEROME OPEÑA (Uncanny X-Force, Fear Agent) and MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (TOKYO GHOST, WYTCHES) to take you on a hard road through the strange fantasy world of Zhal. All men have surrendered their freedom for fear. Now, one last free man must choose.
Skybourn #1 – New Frank Cho Series from Boom. Full of fast-paced action, Skybourne is James Bond with fantasy elements thrown in and is unlike anything Frank Cho has ever done before. * The legend of King Arthur is alive and well in modern day. Only one man, Skybourne, can stop the evil Merlin from destroying the world.
Strain: Mister Quinlan – Vampire Hunter #1 – A new series in the world of Strain. A vampiric abomination seeks to destroy the monster that sired him. Born as a mistake of a powerful vampire known as the Master and raised in the brutal gladiatorial arenas of ancient Rome, Mr. Quinlan must survive long enough to carry out his mission when his target begins hunting him.