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 this Wednesday
The Dreaded Fifth Week Edition. The Fifth Week is just that, the fifth Wednesday of the month when publishers tend to publish less regular books to not mess up the shipping schedule. Lighter pickings
Returning Favorites
Department Of Truth #11 – Its a great week when both Dept of truth and SIKTC hit. Tynion has been putting out some great reads. Department of Truth continues the Big Foot story line. Issue #1 comes out for a Final Print this week as well.
Something Is Killing The Children #18 – Secrets revealed. The 1:25 Variant is selling for almost double ratio (currently around $40).
New #1’s
Batman Secret Files Huntress #1 – One shot featuring Huntress with a great looking cover.
Icon & Rocket Season One #1 – Milestone Returns continues.
Mirka Andolfos Sweet Paprika #1 – Mirka Andolfo’s new series kicks off. A bunch of covers including a Peach Momoko cover.
Amazing Fantasy #1 – Red Room Black Widow, teenage Spider-Man, World War II Captain America – the most iconic versions of your favorite Marvel characters from across time and space all wake up on an island of intrigue, darkness and…Amazing Fantasy. Are they dead? Are they dreaming? Or have they truly been transported to another fantastical realm? And is there any way for them to return home? This isn’t just a love letter to your favorite Marvel eras
Black Beacon #1 – Lower priced Heavy Metal comic. There’s an intergalactic space station out there bigger than our solar system that wants everyone to come along and meet up. The beacon made it sound like a utopia, but what Niko finds upon her arrival is a lawless expanse where everyone is out for themselves and she’s so late she doesn’t even have a seat at the table. A story of survival, truth, and experience lies in front of Niko if she can figure out who to trust and what to do before the secret of her journey catches up with her. A sci fi tale about inability, iniquity, and inattention to detail
Runes #1 – New Source Point Press book which has sold out at some of the bigger retailers. In 850 CE Alba (present-day Scotland), it is night. A storm rages on the Great Sea and a Viking drakkar is shipwrecked against the cliffs. The only prisoner on the ship, a Northman, miraculously manages to escape. Fleeing from his past, from unforgiving nature and armed only with luck, the man moves into the clearings of the coast. Foreigner and hated in this land, the skilled Viking warrior will clash with the inhabitants of Alba, while a powerful witch watches him. Fighting for his life surviving for revenge. A Northman.
Swamp God #1 – Second of two $2.99 Heavy Metal books out this week. Should be good reads if nothing else, however, we have seen the Rise pop in value recently. At the end of the American Civil War, a ragtag squad of Confederate soldiers calls upon the ultimate evil to save the South. Now, the remains of their unit must team with Union soldiers to survive the horrors of the Swamp God
Notable Reprints
Barbaric #1 2nd Ptg
SHAZAM #1 1:25 – These black and white covers seemed to have been missed on some retailers orders last week, but if you can snatch one, they are selling for up to $100 on eBay
Star Wars Adventures #7 Cover B all the cheap copies of this cover featuring the Crimson Corsair have sold out at TFAW and Midtown, and they have been wiped out off of eBay. Only one copy at nearly 2x cover is up currently. Worth the grab and hold.
One to Watch
Shang-Chi Vol 2 #3 – features a first appearance of someone who could be important to the series long term. Spoilers later.
Small Press Pick of the Week
Last Book Youll Ever Read #1 – New Cullen Bunn book. I do love his work. Civilization is a lie. Hidden deep in our genes is the truth. And it is slowly clawing its way to the surface. Olivia Kade knows the truth, and she has become the prophet of the coming collapse. Her book, SATYR, is an international bestseller, and it is being blamed for acts of senseless violence and bloodshed all over the world. Olivia’s own life is in danger from those who have read her work. Determined to conduct a book tour, she hires security professional Connor Wilson to act as her bodyguard. She only has one requirement: he cannot read her work.
Pick of the Week
Star Wars High Republic #7 – First appearance of a Darth. This could be a great grab and hold. Check out the spoilers later. Check Mycomicshop tonight.