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
Hey Wednesday Warriors. Another small week. Please note, I am on vacation this week and will not be doing spoilers, Check the Bishop War College #1 – Krakoa is an island paradise, and it’s a vulnerable one… but not with Lucas Bishop on the case! Armor, Surge, Cam Long, Aura Charles, Amass – these are his students. Their course objective: Get strong. Defend the island. Keep mutantkind safe. What does any of that have to do with an all-Black X-Men team? Find out here! Celebrated TV writer J. Holtham (Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones) joins forces with artist Sean Damien Hill for a blockbuster brawl with the fate of all Krakoa at stake!
The Exiled #1 – Wesley Snipes helped create this cool looking new series
Storm And The Brotherhood Of Mutants #1 – Ten years from now, Mars has been destroyed – and now STORM wants revenge! To get it, the New Brotherhood will battle their way through Hell to seek the greatest secret of the Sinister Age… but are they fighting to save the world – or end it? And who is the man called IRONFIRE?
Monarch #1 – Image Comics- A new tale of terror and high-stakes science fiction hits close to home! Growing up in the city of Compton is tough enough as it is, but as Travon has learned all too well, growing up as an orphan in the city of Compton with gang members hunting you down every day is even tougher. But all of that is about to change, because today is the day that aliens make first contact with Earth-and it only spells doom for life as we know it! Death, devastation, and mayhem-can a single teenage boy rise to the challenge and protect his surrogate family and friends…or will he die trying? From RODNEY BARNES
Northern Blood #1 – Blood Moon Comics – Nazis have stolen an ancient Viking treasure, and the dead have risen to take it back! Norway,1942: an American G.I., Frank Robinson, gets caught up in a war between a legendary undead Viking warrior and the Nazi Captain responsible for ransacking a Viking burial tomb.
Stray Sheep #1 – Blood Moon Comics- a tale of psychological horror. Colson has lost both the love of his life and his unborn child. With no reason to go on, he ponders if it’s best to just end it all. That’s when he receives a mysterious invitation to participate in a series of dangerous live-or-death underground games sponsored by the mafia. With every round he plays, the risks to Colson’s life become greater, but so does his addiction to these deadly games.
Notable Reprints
Avengers #8 Cover B Facsimile Edition (TFAW, Mycomicshop, eBay)
Static #1 Cover E Fascimile Edition (Mycomicshop, (a href=”https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=Static+%231+facsimile&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=Harrower+%231&_osacat=0″>eBay) – Milestone’s most popular character gets the full facsimile treatment, polybag and all.
Small Press Pick of the Week
Harrower #1 (Mycomicshop, eBay) – Justin Jordan’s new small press book from Boom. A deconstructionist slasher tale. There’s nothing to fear in the quaint town of Harrow, New York-except, that is, for the Harrower. The children wish this boogeyman was just an urban legend, but this purveyor of puritanical vengeance against the unrighteous is very real, and there’s no escape, because the Harrower seems unkillable, and spans generations, always returning… What secrets will Alice Young, a teenage girl obsessed with the Harrower, uncover, and will she be able to escape the pull of her morbid fixation?
Pick of the Week
Red Goblin #1 (Mycomicshop, eBay> – Dylan Brock (AKA Venom) is building up his army and Normie Osborn plays a big part in it. Looking forward to his solo series.