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
Another slower week, but books could sneak up on ya. Here is what is on tap.
New #1’s
Cloaked #1 – New Dark Horse series from Mike Richardson. Twenty-five years ago, a genuine masked hero came out of nowhere to declare war on crime. All of America celebrated the exploits of the black-clad vigilante as he took down one lawbreaker after another . . . and then he disappeared. But when down-on-his-luck investigator Jake Stevens is hired to find the long-missing dark avenger, his inquiries threaten to expose the myth behind the mask.
Batgirls #1 – The Batgirls take center stage in new series.
Download #1 – Love me some Red 5 Comics. When Eric is hit by a mysterious blast of light from space, he suddenly finds his mind filled with designs for strange devices. But when he blindly begins building them, he won’t discover what they do until he and his friends turn them on. But do they dare? In the spirit of The Goonies and Explorers, the adventure begins here from the creators of Haunted and Riptide!
Shriek #1 – New Horror series from Fantaco. Fantaco was the king of horror back in the 80’s and glass to have them back. High cover price indy will scare a lot of shops away.
Third Wave 99 #1 – Very meta new Scout series about a defunct surf clothing company from the 90’s.
Notable Reprints
Conan The Barbarian #1 Facsimile Edition – Marvel’s Conan series gets reprinted in a facsimile edition.
AfterShock Triple Play #1 – We Live gets reprinted plus two other series. Good way to check out the hype on the series.
Recount #1 3rd Ptg – Recently optioned series from Scout goes back for a 3rd print. Good story and worth reading.
Cover of the Week
Thing #2 Dan Panosian Villains Reign Cover This is a straight up (well reversed) homage to the Misfits American Psycho album cover. Great creepy depiction of the Thing. We covered this one pretty heavily back in September on the Forum with some great image comparisons. Anyway, great comic cover.
Small Press Pick of the Week
Odinns Eye #1 – New Bad Idea series. Hitting $25 and up in pre-sales
DC Pick of the Week
Future State Gotham #8 – New Joker appears this issue. Will have more on this later.
Marvel Pick of the Week
Hulk #2 – New version of Banner. Spoilers later. In a small week, this very well could be the book of the week.