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? Another smaller week, couple of new series, a couple of books I am keeping my eye on for when I get to the shop.
New Series/#1’s
Jenny Sparks #1 – DC – The Spirit of the 20th Century returns for the 21st in this action-packed new miniseries by Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King
Night Club 2 #1 – Dark Horse – Mark Millar’s teen vampire super hero book returns, wish it still had the cheap cover price though.
Patra #1 – Dark Horse – a new slasher horror series. From the celebrated creators behind Starman and The Flash comes this new supernatural series about slasher monsters, mad scientists, and cult movie-inspired horror. A young girl named Patra wakes up with no memory of her past. All she knows is that a big knife and a horrific mask appear whenever she’s in danger. Oh, that, and a deranged killer, in the tradition of 1980s slasher films, who is slaughtering families in a small mid-western town, and wants to make Patra his victim too. Join us for a new series as one brave little girl faces both monstrous dangers and mysterious secrets in this homage to the classic horror movies of yore.
Predator vs Black Panther #1 – Marvel – Fresh off the Wolverine crossover, the Predators now visit Wakanda to take on Black Panther
Standstill #1 – Image – Meet Ryker Ruel, an enigmatic, lecherous, and clinically insane sociopath who is suddenly in possession of a top-secret device that can freeze time! Now, as the bodies of world leaders pile up, famous works of art go missing, and other strange crimes dominate the headlines, only the device’s creator, a run-of-the-mill science geek, knows what’s happening and sets out to stop Ryker’s seemingly endless revenge tour. If you could stop time, what wouldn’t you do?
One and Done
Permadeath #1 – Dead Sky Publishing – PERMADEATH is your one shot at two tales of terror! Set aside the playing cards and the poker chips, in this retirement home “THE BIG GAME” is astral projection. The buy-in is high and could cost you your life! Then, “SCATTERSHOT,” where the lines between video games and righteous quests blur as life and limb are nothing compared to glorious victory!
Small Press Pick of the Week
Something Crawled Out #1 – Some stores will be giving away this new Vault title. Edith “Eddie” Miller has no grand plans or great prospects. She spends her days sleeping in and her nights working shifts at a gas station. But when her younger sister fails to come home, Eddie unearths a web of missing girls and rotting bodies. The police prove useless, so Eddie teams up with her best friend, Rainer, in a desperate hunt to find her sister. The only thing is-Eddie believes her best friend might be the Devil himself.
Pick of the Week
Wolverine Revenge #1 – Greg Capullo makes his grand return to Marvel Comics storytelling as he and Jonathan Hickman pit WOLVERINE against a cadre of foes who will turn his world upside down! Regular and red band versions available.