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 slow week. Some cool new books coming out though. Here is what is on tap”
New Series
Aliens vs Avengers #1 – It’s all led to this: Xenomorphs reach Earth! The perfect organism meets a planet of superhumans. Who will be first to fall?
Archie The Decision #1 – Archie is finally going to pick Betty or Veronica… Written by Tom King.
Chasm Curse Of Kaine #1 – Kaine Parker is on a mission to track down his fellow clone Ben Reilly. But has becoming Chasm made Ben beyond saving? Or is there an even more menacing presence pulling his strings?
Convert #1 – Image – Science Officer Orrin Kutela finds himself stranded on a distant planet, starving and haunted by the ghosts of his dead crew. On the verge of death, he makes an astonishing discovery.
Cursed Library Alpha #1 – It’s Riverdale’s Return of the Jedi meets Dante’s Inferno. A three-part event that will close the door on the Cursed Library and usher in a whole new chapter of horror stories.
Deadpool Team-Up #1 – Wade Wilson together with MAJOR X, CRYSTAR, GHOST-SPIDER, WOLVERINE and the INCREDIBLE HULK for the first time, as the return of a LOST MARVEL COMICS CHARACTER necessitates the ultimate team-up mission!
Eye Lie Popeye #1 – The century old comic strip and legendary cartoon character is reimagined for the modern age
Phases Of The Moon Knight #1 – An all-new Moon Knight from the Marvel Universe’s ancient past: the Moon Knight of the Old Crusades! Forged in the crucible of a holy war, what long-forgotten secrets of the Marvel Universe are waiting to be discovered in his saga?!
Prairie Gods #1 – Prairie Gods is The Twilight Zone meets Sin City. Each self-contained issue centers on supernatural events and characters in and around the small prairie town of Broadacres. The series will resonate with fans of Hellboy, while the shifting genres and themes will appeal to fans of Westerns, crime, racecar movies, lost treasure serials, and war stories-with a dose of action throughout.
Notable Reprints
Transformers #1 40th Anniversary Edition – Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Transformers with a new printing of the comic book that started it all! The Autobots and Decepticons have brought their conflict to Earth-and the world will never be the same again! This issue will be printed on newsprint
For the Cover
X-Men #3 J Scott Campbell Rogue Cover
Small Press Pick of the Week
Woodstake #0 – Timed to release on the 55th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival, sink your teeth into Woodstake a brilliant horror/comedy about three days of peace, music, and blood. In the summer of 1969, an old and deadly vampire awakens as hippies unknowingly gather for the historic Woodstock Festival. Amidst the backdrop of peace signs and protest anthems, festival-goers are hunted in a chilling-but-hilarious adventure filled with music, mayhem, and vampires tripping hard on drug-infused hippie blood. Woodstake is a must-have series, masterfully blending 1960s counterculture, psychedelic imagery, vampire mythology, and biting humor into something truly special
Pick of the Week
Universal Monsters Frankenstein #1 – an electrifying new vision of the horror classic. Each issue of the limited series tells the shocking story behind one of the body parts used to create the unforgettable monster in the original film. In this first issue, Dr. Henry Frankenstein begins his unholy quest to create life by robbing the grave of a decorated police officer. But little does he know that the corpse has a son who is mourning a father-and that this young boy will forever change Frankenstein’s life.