Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 1/27/21

Every week hundreds of new books hit the stands, each with potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are the picks of the week for delivery 1/27/21

Very small week for spec books. Small release week overall. Feels like a 5th week. Here is what is on tap.

New Future State Books. Seeing sellouts on some of them at several large online retailers.
Future State Aquaman #1
Future State Batman Superman #1
Future State Legion Of Super-Heroes #1
Future State Suicide Squad #1
Future State Superman vs Imperious Lex #1

One and Done
2020 One Shot – A post-apocalyptic warrior reaches the end of a long hunt for mutant giants in an abandoned city at the end of the world and can finally rest. 2020 is behind us now.

New #1’s
Damned Cursed Children #1 – Sweet Small Press horror, scary kids. In the sudden aftermath of a series of horrifying attacks, a group of strangers are forced together in a city gone mad. How many will overcome every human instinct, and do the unimaginable to survive in a world with Damned, Cursed Children?!

Dead End Kids Suburban Job #1 – Small press book, following up the popular first series. Seven years after the deadly events of September 11th, three teens struggle with the long-term fallout of that tragic day. But these former friends are brought back together when they find themselves in the crosshairs of a local drug dealer who’s out for blood. Can they put their personal traumas aside long enough to work together and survive?

Eighth Immortal #1 – Another Source Point Press new #1. Curipan has spent her immortality protecting humanity from the threat of an ancient prophecy. But time and a secret trauma have worn her down, forcing her to choose between her duty and her sanity. The Eighth Immortal is a scandalous fantasy that asks the question, should anything last forever?

Sweet Downfall #1 – New Scout book, sounds very much like Scud the Disposable Assassin. Jonny is an old-model crash test dummy who’s been repurposed as a hitman for the Don Vito Coriaci of sprawling ocean bound city-state Santa Clara City. Jonny is loyal and follows orders to the T, until his latest mission when he’s tasked with bringing in a mermaid, a delicacy with healing properties When Johnny falls in love with the mermaid and decides to save her, the chase is on!

Small Press Pick of the Week
Stake #1 – Friend of CHU, David Bryne’s new book. This did gangbusters on Kickstarter. This is the Scout release for the ongoing series. As always, the secret VHS variant is where the big money will end up for the flip, if you can find it for cheap.

Pick of the Week
Star Wars High Republic #1 2nd Printing – What can be said for a book that already has sales in the $30 range? Other than grab a couple of copies! Starting to see some undercutting with prices hitting $18 now. Check Mycomicshop to see if they release cover price copies.