We went through the 1,000+ December catalog items to pick out the potentially best and brightest comics. Take a look below to see what is on tap:
New Series
Cabinet #1 – In this vibrant, tongue-in-cheek adventure series, atypical teen Avani and midwestern jock Trent teleport across a post-Cold War landscape to collect bizarre relics. Why? Well, because they need to summon the arcane powers of a resplendent 17th-century cabinet to fix a teeny-tiny mistake the last time Avani used it unleashing an ancient evil from its prison and accidentally slaughtering her parents.
Cemetery Kids Dont Die #1 – Oni Press – The 21st century sucks hard, but it’s made somewhat tolerable by the latest and greatest media innovations. Enter the Dreamwave: the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep. The obsession of millions around the globe, it’s also the one point of solace for four friends known as the ‘Cemetery Kids,’ who spend their nights roaming the endless maps of the most brutal horror game ever created as they seek to dethrone the ‘King of Sleep’-the Dreamwave’s biggest, baddest, and most mysterious boss. Which was fun . . . until one of them doesn’t wake up and finds their consciousness locked inside a horror game that is anything but imaginary. Now, the three remaining Cemetery Kids must navigate a forbidden landscape to rescue their friend-and pray that the secret lurking at its center doesn’t follow them home. At the farthest edge of human perception-where science fiction and horror collide-experience 2024’s most exhilarating, terrifying adventure, downloading from critically acclaimed writer Zac Thompson
Critter #1 – Antarctic Press – Critter has grown up as a midwest superhero, but now that she’s moved out west, it’s time for her to discover her true place in the world of heroes and villains…and her destiny, according to a visitor from the future!
Crying Boy #1 – KeenSpot – In this shocking new horror series, Nadia and her son Samir have moved to Queens, New York to restart their lives after the violent death of her husband. In their new apartment, they discover an old painting of a sad, innocent-looking boy. Nadia is reluctant to keep the maudlin canvas, but relents when her son seems to bond with it. The grief-torn family have no idea that within the canvas hides a demon from Hell surviving for millennia by feeding on the souls of children. Thrown into the world of the supernatural, Nadia must overcome her depression and grief and save her son from evil.
Dawnrunner #1 – Dark Horse – A century ago a portal opened over Central America and the Tetza that came through changed our world. Now the world bends all its effort to making the Iron Kings–great mechs that must battle the Tetza for humanity’s continued survival in gladiatorial combat. Anita Marr is the greatest of the pilots and is chosen to pilot a new prototype that could change the tide in humanity’s favor.
Displaced #1 – Boom -The city of Oshawa, Ontario has vanished without a trace. Even worse, nobody remembers it or the 170,000 missing residents that disappeared along with it. As the survivors also fall into the forgotten, they must seek each other out, if they hope to have any chance of surviving in a world where no one believes they exist.
Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1 – IDW – A year and a half after the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Ghostbusters are officially back in business and headed to where it all began: New York City! Callie, Gary, Trevor, and Phoebe are moving into the Firehouse and ready to take on the Spengler family business . . . or are they? Ghostbusting on top of changing family dynamics has a way of going awry–and that’s exactly what one paranormal force is counting on. See what the Big Apple has in store for the latest generation of Ghostbusters with the first installment of this all-new series!
Golgotha Motor Mountain #1 – IDW – Matthew Erman and Robbi Rodriguez. IDW Publishing proudly presents GOLGOTHA MOTOR MOUNTAIN, a mind-bending six issue limited series which follows two brothers, Elwood and Vernon, as their life is abruptly turned into trippy terror when an interstellar rock crashes through their meth lab. With one batch left to deliver before they can start a new life, the duo have the bright idea to mash the cosmic rock and pass it off as drugs, unknowingly turning all different kinds of terrible people – neo-nazis, corrupt cops, dangerous addicts – into terrifying mutants. Can the siblings survive the madness and escape Golgotha once and for all?
Infernals #1 – Image – Abraham ‘Abe’ Morgenstern, the son of Satan, has one month to live. Before he dies, he must decide which of his three wayward children-volatile narcissist Nero, conflicted field operative Jackal, or troubled schoolgirl Bee-will inherit his shadowy empire. But will Abe ever be able to truly cede control of the Apocalypse? Or does the Antichrist have something else up his sleeve
My Bloody Valentine #1 – American Mythology – The 1981 slasher classic comes to comics with brand-new bloody stories for the first time! Love isn’t the only thing flowing, as the town of Valentine Bluffs invites you back for another bloody good time! It’s the cult-classic slasher smash hit straight from the 1980’s – My Bloody Valentine! Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the mines! Harry Warden turned Valentine’s Day into one town’s personal nightmare with a hand on his pick axe and a heart full of revenge. Now, the terror has returned, and the body count is rising!
Night Thrasher #1 – Marvel – The death of a loved one draws Dwayne Taylor back to New York City, though his days as NIGHT THRASHER are long over. But Dwayne finds the past difficult to outrun when SILHOUETTE, his ex-teammate from the NEW WARRIORS, seeks his help against a new criminal called THE O.G. And the mystery of the O.G.’s true identity and what’s to come will change Night Thrasher’s legacy forever! Don’t miss this bold new direction for a cult classic character who is leaving the ’90s behind him!
Penthouse Comics #1 – Releasing 30 years after the original line debuted, Penthouse is proud to present the ongoing return of Penthouse Comics! Featuring a wealth of talent from all across the industry telling stories in the action, thriller, and horror genres, issue #1 debuts four new ongoing tales. Gun Crazy debuts the wild ride of Dolly Sanchez and Lanoya O’Brien, two girls fighting for survival in this violent story in the crossroads of Tarantino, VHS stuff, and the 80’s. Guillem March draws Jean Dufaux’s The Dream, a tale about Megan, a Hollywood casting director who attempts to bring out the potential actor hidden deep inside a stripper in the San Francisco suburbs. I Spit On Your Grave is an adaptation of Vernon Sullivan’s famous novel about Lee Anderson, whose only goal is to avenge the death of his brother. Along the way he’ll fall into a life of debauchery and sex. Miss October follows a young and high-flying female who desperately must find the killer whose murdering women, one-by-one and dubbing them by each month of the year, before she’s next!
Roman Ritual #1 – Scout Comics – One of the greatest modern horror comics returns now from Scout. New ongoing series! A murder of a Cardinal is shaking the Vatican. But this murder is so cruel and vicious that it goes far beyond any crime or conspiracy that has ever taken place in the Vatican-and that is saying something! Self-exiled priest John Brennan is recalled to Rome as the Church’s most daring exorcist. His mission is to confront the evil spreading within the walls of the Vatican itself.
Six Fingers #1 – Image – Mini-Series Premiere. Neo Novena archaeology student Johannes Vale has always been so very in control of his life. But when he commits a brutal murder using the M.O. of a historic and notorious serial killer, everything begins to spiral out of control primarily as Johannes doesn’t remember doing it. What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game as Johannes seeks refuge in the rain-soaked streets of Neo Novena. He will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of what he did and why he did it; but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of his future-metropolis and Johannes’ own heartbroken soul. Grippingly written by writer Dan Watter with hauntingly atmospheric art and covers by Sumit Kumar and Lee Loughridge, Six Finger is a miniseries that will keep you on the edge until the very end.
Sinister Sons #1 – DC – MEET DC’S DEVIOUS NEW DUO! They’re bad to the bone, ready to brawl, and the sons of two of the deadliest villains in the galaxy: they’re the Sinister Sons and the DC Universe will never be the same! When the son of General Zod was cast off of his adopted homeworld of New Kandor, Lor-Zod runs afoul of a kid on a mission: Sinson is out to prove he’s got what it takes to live up to the family name of Sinestro! But all is not as it seems, and the sons’ journeys will take them into the heart of darkness in this sensational first issue! Superstar Super Sons scribe Peter J. Tomasi returns to the world of DC youth once again–joined by fan-favorite artist David Lafuente–to craft one of the most dynamic debuts of a duo in DCU history!
Spectacular Spider-Men #1 – Marvel – The stars of two of Marvel’s biggest series come together in their first ongoing series ever! That’s right, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are going to team up on the regular, comparing notes and using said notes to take on some of their most dangerous bad guys.
Spider-Punk #1 – Marvel – ANARCHY IN THE SPIDER-VERSE! SPIDER-PUNK GETS HIS OWN SERIES! HOBIE BROWN is THE ANARCHIC SPIDER-PUNK – set to protect EARTH-138 with his ax in hand and his chaotic band of punk rockin’ heroes backing him! NORMAN OSBORN is dead, but will the chaos he’s created be too much for Spider-Punk and gang to handle?
The Fog #1 – Sumerian – THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN TERROR. Forty years after the events of THE FOG (1980), this comic series tales a supernatural horror story that reconnects several surviving characters and/or their descendents from. John Carpenter’s original story to a new series of paranormal events that plague Antonio Bay, a small fishing community turned ghost-hunting tourist destination. Now, in 2022, something far more malevolent from Antonio Bay’s dark past is roiling up from the depths of the sea.
The Bat-Man First Knight #1 – DC – The year is 1939. The world, still reeling from the horrors of the First World War, is on the brink of tipping into an even more gruesome conflict, as fascism is on the march–and gathering strength in America’s darkest corners. Against this backdrop, a series of violent murders has begun in Gotham, and the recent emergence of the mysterious vigilante known as The Bat-Man has the power brokers of the city living in fear of institutional collapse. All of the evidence in the murder investigation defies logic: the perpetrators are all men who died in the electric chair. But when the Bat- Man comes face to face with one of these sickening anomalies, he barely escapes with his life–throwing into question his ability to survive in a world that is brutally evolving around him! Legendary writer Dan Jurgens and superstar artist Mike Perkins return to the earliest days of the Dark Knight, retelling one of his most infamous cases through an acutely modern lens, depicting a world paralyzed by anxiety and a desperate populace crying out for release!
The Goon: Them That Don’t Stay Dead #1 – Dark Horse – To mark the 25th anniversary of The Goon, Eric Powell returns with an all-new miniseries, Them That Don’t Stay Dead!
The Theme of Thieves – ComicsBurgh – In a world where randomly vanishing is a societal way of life we meet two teens coming of age as they navigate the perils of high school. Meanwhile a mysterious man travels through time to try to solve the mystery of why people are continually disappearing in the present.
Thundercats #1 – Dynamite – Dynamite brings back the 80’s toy and cartoon hit.
Vengeance Is for the Living #1 (of 4) – Floating World – Shelia Knox awakes from a two week coma to find her life torn apart. Her children have been savagely murdered. Her husband is missing. Her hand completely mangled and her throat slit to within inches of her jugular Leaving her with nothing left to live for. A 4 issue mini-series overflowing with gritty exploitation action about the power of anger/loss and the clarity of vision that vengeance can provide.
What if Venom #1 – Marvel – What if Venom took on different hosts?
Notable Reprints
Amazing Spider-Man #253 Facsimile Edition – First appearance of the Rose gets the Facsimile treatment
First Appearance of John Stewart Green Lantern gets a facsimile.
Msh Secret Wars #3 Facsimile Edition – Marvel – Pretty sure all the Secret Wars issues are getting a facsimile. #3 is a go this time around.
Uncanny X-Men #268 Fascimile Edition – Classic Jim Lee X-Men cover gets a facsimile
Young Romance #125 Facsimile Edition – Not gonna lie, other than this being a John Romita romance comics, not sure why it is getting reprinted. Did see one thing saying it was a violent cover.
Ones to Watch
Ghost Rider #1 – WHO IS THE NEW SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE? Johnny Blaze was bonded with the Spirit of Vengeance. Unwilling to be a monster, Johnny used this demon from Hell to do good as the Ghost Rider. But heroism isn’t what the Rider was meant for. So who will be the new Spirit of Vengeance? And what will it mean for the Marvel Universe?
Batman #142 – Joker Year One storyline kicks off.
For the Cover
Batman 89 Echoes #3 (of 6) (Cover B – W Scott Forbes Card Stock Variant) – Great likeness of Michelle Pfeiffer
Birds of Prey #6 (Cover D – Pablo Villalobos Sweater Weather Card Stock Variant) Killer Lobos Cover.