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 is up Wednesday Warriors? Big week this week, but light on spec. Lots of new series. Lots of cool covers. And lots of scary fun books in time for Halloween. Check out what is on tap.
New #1’s
Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees #1 – Don’t. Murder. The locals.This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong’s cardinal rule. After all, there’s a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city. “Dexter” meets Richard Scarry’s Busy Town. On Mycomicshop
Bite-Sized Tales Of Terror #1 – Scout Comics – My childhood friend, Jon Clark, releases a new book featuring three deeply disturbing horror stories in this new one shot. “Objects”: The discovery of a strange lump on his chest shatters everything a ladies man knows about love. “Contact”: An abused housewife claims that aliens are trying to get in touch with her, all they need is her location. “Crave”: A corporate meeting descends into absolute insanity when a “scentologist” unveils her latest creation. On Mycomicshop
Cyberpunk 2077 XOXO #1 – Follow up to the optioned series. Beneath the skin, flesh, and cyberware lies a beating heart–and only two things can stop a heart from beating: love and death. Its gang on gang violence as the Maelstroms target the Moxes for an ambush. Is a bloodbath underway or could this be love at first sight?
Hack Slash Back To School #1 – HACK/SLASH returns with an untold tale and critically acclaimed cartoonist ZOE THOROGOOD at the bloody helm! Slasher hunter Cassie Hack is only just getting used to her man-monster partner, Vlad, when she’s drawn into a new case involving a murderous bunny mascot, dead kids, and an entire squad of maladjusted teenage serial-killer hunters! On Mycomicshop
Jay Garrick The Flash #1 – New series featuring the Golden Age Flash
Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong #1 – Fun little crossover between the DCU and Godzilla and his Kaiju foes.
Sensational She-Hulk #1 – New She-Hulk series (hoping it rights the ship) featuring an awesome foil Adam Hughes cover.
Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #1 – New horror tinges Spider-Man series.
A Splatter Western One Shot – Dead Sky Publishing – A chance encounter between a sideshow owner and a man with his fair share of secrets unleashes an unholy terror on the folk of Randall’s Oasis and Professor Morris’ Pageant of Curiosities. A grisly murder brings the attention of fastidious Sheriff Jacob Dillon. What will he discover in the desert, and how will he stop it? Read the darkly comedic Splatter Western Swallower of Shades to find out those shocking answers!
Subgenre #1 – New Matt Kindt book. A man is living two lives. He is a private detective in a dystopian cyberpunk future trying to solve a triple murder. But when he falls asleep–he wakes up as a wandering adventurer in a barbaric fantasy world where magic exists. Is he two separate people? Or is he a third person that has undergone a psychotic split? He jumps back and forth from sword-wielding barbarian to jaded private eye trying to solve the brutal crime. But the bigger question is, can he merge these realities without losing himself?
One and Done
Headless Horseman Halloween Annual 2023 – The first annual Halloween anthology from Dark Horse Comics. A collection of five stories from a variety of creators.
Victor Crowleys Hatchet Halloween Tales V #1 – Victor Crowley from Hatchet fame returns in this annual Halloween book. On TFAW
Fear The Funhouse Presents Toybox Of Terror #1 – Archie Horror. In Riverdale, even the toys are terrifying in this anthology one-shot set in the universe of last year’s successful Fear the Funhouse comic. Three tales of dolls, robots, and puppets gone awry all thanks to the work of a shadowy toymaker and a young girl intent on revenge, in the vein of the widely successful M3GAN movie and Child’s Play franchise.
For the Cover
Superman #7 David Nakayama Card Stock Cover – Sweet negative space cover by Nakayama. Female Brainiac appears as well. On TFAW
Miles Morales Spider-Man Sara Pichelli New Warriors Cover – While she does not appear in the book, a female version of Ultimate Spider-Man appears on the cover. Who knows, Spider-Gwen started this way.
Al Capone Vampire #1 Homage Cover – D-Rog had this on his Dirty D’s FOC spotlight, homage to the classic Punch Comics #12. On Mycomicshop
Dwellings #2 Dave Bardin Cover – Speaking of cool homages, here is a take on Chamber of Chills #19.
Pick of the Week
Crypt Of Shadows (2023) – Horror one shot set in the Marvel U. Scarlet Witch faces a new villain.
I believe the Hughes She-Hulk foil cover has a Nov. 1 shipping date
You are correct. When I checked it is shipping later. Apparently there is a foil shortage coming out of last week’s New York Foil Con. (I kid of course but the book is Nov 1)