Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 3/2/22

Every week, tons of new books hit the stands, each with potential. Some live up to that 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

Returning Favorites
Nice House On The Lake #7 Tynion’s Nice House returns. Great creepy read.

Moon Knight #9 – The current Moon Knight series has been hot and a great read. The Martin Simmonds Variant Cover for this issue is especially hot with sales of the 1:25 at $80 and up

New #1’s
Radio Spaceman Mission To Numa 4 #1 – New Mike Mignola series. When a ship crashes and lands on a mysterious planet and some of the surviving crew go missing, the mysterious mechanical hero Radio Spaceman is called to investigate. But the planet hides much more than the missing crew, and Radio Spaceman may be stumbling into more than even he can handle. Based on Mignola’s viral pencil sketches, Radio Spaceman is a steampunk space adventure full of mystery, monsters, and awesome gadgets.

Batman Killing Time #1 – Three villains, one Dark Knight, and a deadly heist gone wrong. Catwoman, the Riddler, and the Penguin join forces to pull off the greatest robbery in the history of Gotham City. And their prize? A mysterious and priceless artifact in the secret possession of Bruce Wayne! There is a Momoko 1:100 Variant that was selling above ratio, but the latest sale was at $95. Need to watch this one.

Loaded Bible Blood Of My Blood #1 – Loaded Bible returns Jesus’ clone vs the clone of Dracula.

Rogue Sun #1 – New title in Image’s superhero universe. Yesterday: New Orleans’ greatest hero, ROGUE SUN, was murdered. Today: rebellious teenager DYLAN SIEGEL discovers that Rogue Sun was his estranged father, Marcus-and that he’s inherited his father’s mantle. Tasked with protecting our world from the forces of the supernatural-and solving his father’s murder-Dylan will be forced to come to terms with the man he’s spent the majority of his life hating. From acclaimed writer RYAN PARROTT (Mighty Morphin, Power Rangers, Dead Day) and rising star artist ABEL (Harley Quinn, Crimes of Passion) comes A SUPERNATURAL MURDER MYSTERY that explores the complicated bond between father and son.

What If Miles Morales #1 – Kicking off the new series of What If? that follows Miles Morales as different Marvel characters. First up is Captain America.

Notable Reprints
Catwoman #39 2nd Ptg Sozomaika Recolored Variant– Sozomaika is a rising star. This second print has a recolored version of the smoking hot 1:25 variant

Death Of Doctor Strange Bloodstone #1 2nd Ptg – Second printing of the first appearance of Lyra Bloodstone featuring the 1:10 design variant.

Hulk #3 2nd Ptg Ryan Ottley Variant Cover – Second printing of the first appearance of the “Black Hulk”.

Star Wars Darth Vader #20 2nd Ptg Chris Sprouse Beskar Variant Cover – Second printing of the first cover of Din Djarin and Grogu. Recent sales on the second print around $14. Check Mycomicshop tonight.

Strange Academy #15 2nd Ptg Humberto Ramos Variant Cover – Second printing of the first cover appearance of Gaslamp.

Venom #4 2nd Ptg Humberto Ramos Variant Cover 2nd print featuring Bedlam on the cover.

Duel (Bliss On Tap) #1 Cover B 2nd Ptg – The hot indy series Duel goes back for a second print.

For the Cover

Fantastic Four #41 Souza Black History Month Variant – Not a knock out like the previous covers have been, but a fun cover featuring Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

Ones to Watch
Star Wars High Republic #15 – Sold out at Midtown. Expect deaths as phase 1 of High Republic comes to an end. Potential spoilers later.

Star Wars High Republic Eye Of The Storm #2 – Another Star Wars book of interest this week. The 1:25 incentive Mico Suayan sitting around $100 as per recent sales on eBay.

Alien #10 – As the solicitation says, “And what new terrifying type of Xenomorph awaits them?” Phillip Kennedy Johnson has been killing it on Aliens.

Small Press Gem
Usher Of The Dead #1 – New small press horror book from Blood Moon Comics. I love indy books and love horror. This is their first ongoing series. Blood Moon has put out a couple books so far and have been fun reads for horror fans.

Small Press Pick of the Week
Follow Me Into The Darkness #1 – The follow up to the hit You Promised Me Darkness, which was a fantastic read. Do not care if it heats up, worth picking up for the read.

Pick of the Week
Strange #1 – Following the Death of Doctor Strange, Clea becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme. Great covers like the regular Barends cover and the J Scott Campbell Cover, just pick the one you like.

Quick Flip
Black Panther #4 – Seems people are speccing on the book following the heat of Black Panther #3, #4 is already seeing sales above cover. The Larroca variant is hitting $20 on eBay as of today. All covers sold out at Midtown and TFAW. Check Mycomicshop.com tonight for copies.