Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 5/3/23

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, there is money to be made this week on the Pick of the Week, if you can secure copies. Check out what is on tap below:

New #1’s
Astrobots #1 – Whatnot – Writer of the original Transformers comic kicks off a new series about giant robots and based on a toy line.

Groot #1 – Marvel – A look at the early life of Groot.

Monomyth #1 – Mad Cave – From the writer of Nottingham. When the last ailing wizard casts a final desperate spell to summon the descendants of ancient bloodlines to a school for magic now in disrepair…those chosen ones find a horror of the likes they’ve never experienced.

Peacemaker Tries Hard #1 – DC Black Label – New mature series for Peacemaker.

Starsigns #1 – Image – The constellations of the zodiac fall to earth, granting twelve ordinary people from very different walks of life the superhuman powers of the Starsigns. But each of them is about to learn that power always comes with a price…

Survival #1 – Dark Horse – When Emma Reed journeyed back to her hometown in Alaska, she was expecting little more than a tense family reunion at the annual military alumni get together. But early that morning, a plane crash landed in the thick woods near the mountain. And the creature within brings an ancient terror to the last American frontier, and will turn this unspoiled wilderness into a killing ground.

Notable Reprints
Batman #181 Facsimile – First appearance of Poison Ivy goes back for another reprint, this time there is a foil variant and a blank as well.

Cover of the Week

Batman & The Joker The Deadly Duo #7 Jock Cover – Just a great looking cover

One and Done
Carnage Reigns Alpha #1 – New Carnage-centric mini series kicks off.

Ones to Watch
(All Spider-themed week)
Cult Of Carnage Misery #1 – Liz Allen becomes Misery, a new symbiote.

Edge Of Spider-Verse #1 – Third series of Edge kicks off with several new Spider-variants

Spider-Man 2099 Dark Genesis #1 – We get a couple of new 2099 characters, Carnage 2099 on the cover, and a potential for one more.

Small Press Pick of the Week
Lamentation #1 – New Cullen Bunn series from Oni Press. A new production is set to begin at the famed Requiem theatre: Razide’s Lament, three acts of gothic horror set inside a haunted castle with a story that some say is more than mere fantasy.

Pick of the Week
Star Wars #34 – A new first appearance or something, is driving the price of this one way up. Cover A has hit as high as $75 on one sale but eBay prices hovering in the $35-$40 range. Grab and flip.