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
What’s up Wednesday Warriors. Kind of a small-ish week, lots of books but weak on spec.
New #1’s
Batman & The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 – Marc Silvestri on Batman. Excited for this one.
Cherish #1 – Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents a new series by bestselling author Katana Collins and rising star artist Gabriel Caitano: Cherish, featuring character designs by Marc Silvestri! When the blood on the boardroom floor moves from metaphorical to literal…
Hell To Pay #1 – Hellboy meets Indiana Jones in this supernatural adventure from CHARLES SOULE, Image Comics.
Monsters Of Metal #1 – Optioned in advance of release. One shot horror book.
Natures Labyrinth #1 – In the middle of the ocean lies a remote island complex lined with traps and an ever-changing landscape. Created by a mysterious man known only as “Ahab,” the island was designed to test the wills of the world’s most notorious criminals. In a battle royale style game, eight violent felons will fight for survival and to the death over the course of three days of relentless action. The winner receives a wealth or riches and complete anonymity, but at the cost of keeping their silence about the island’s existence. What Ahab doesn’t know is that someone is on to him. Someone has infiltrated his island with the intention of revealing the truth about this twisted game.
Ones #1 – New Bendis Series. Every single person in every mythology that was told they were THE ONE are brought together for the first time to defeat… THE ONE. The actual one. The real actual one. This amazing new vision is brought to life by wunderkind artist and cocreator Jacob Edgar (Batman, Army of Darkness). Watch as he brings explosive comics splendor to this big new world! Think Good Omens meets Ghostbusters meets The Adam Project meets The Goonies meets Everything Everywhere All at Once meets, um, anything else you’ve ever liked!
Quick Stops #1 – New Kevin Smith series featuring View Askew characters. Enter the Askewniverse when pop culture nuisance Kevin Smith’s brand-new anthology series opens for business, telling tall tales from the Jersey world of his classic comedies!
Secret Invasion #1 – A New Skull Invasion hits earth.
Tiger Division #1 – The defenders of South Korea take center stage in their own series.
One to Watch
Deadpool #1 – New Deadpool series. New group of assassins named Atelier make their first appearance.
For the Cover
Predator #4 Stan Sakai Cover – Just a bad ass piece by Stan Sakai.
Small Press Pick of the Week
Behold Behemoth #1 – New Boom Studios series. Greyson’s world is crumbling following his brother’s sudden and mysterious death… His sleepless nights are haunted by vivid nightmares of a terrifying monster, pushing him to the brink of losing both his sanity and his job as a social worker. But he’s truly shaken to the core when his newest case-a young orphaned girl named Wren-is found at the scene of a brutal murder, just hours after first meeting Greyson. The line between nightmare and waking life blurs as Greyson soon discovers that the monster from his dreams might just be real-a mythical, ancient beast that is bringing about the end of the world, with shocking connections to both him and Wren…
Pick of the Week
Hulk #10 – New character appearance and right on the A cover as well. Spoilers tonight.