Hey everyone. Dirty D has only a couple of books he is highlighting this week, so I am doing an Assistant Editor week and showing off some books of interest. Check out what it on tap .
New Series
WELCOME TO PARADISO! Welcome to Paradiso, where the money flows like blood and the blood flows like acid! The Tulum of space, Paradiso is a hidden gem among the colonies with its tropical climate, white sand beaches and a remarkable population of hyper-wealthy criminals. When Colonial Marshals Dash Nanda and Lydia Reeves are sent there to bust a smuggling ring, they think they’ve hit the job-assignment jackpot. But the only ones getting lucky here are those HUNGRY enough to take what they need.
New York City, over two decades into the future, has been devastated by crime, ongoing storms, radiation from a terrorist incident in Times Square and the genetic mutations caused by a life-saving ‘cure.’ After a series of murders rip through the city’s brothels, an escort named Vin Yeong, who cosplays as Snow White- and is one of the generation of deformed victims – decides to help find the killer, or killers, responsible, reluctantly joining forces with Jarrod Hannover, the lone cop assigned to the case. The two are led to a biotech megacorp launching a cellular metal called Warm Fusion – a pioneering technology meant to replace prosthetics limbs – and soon confront the sociopathic scientist Nicholas Fleischer, his monstrous alter-ego Mr. Barnaby, and the hideous monster that he’s been secretly creating. WARM FUSION is a dark, sci-fi thriller, mixing the body horror of David Cronenberg with the bleak urban future of Blade Runner. For fans of VIDEODROME, THE THING, and ROBOCOP.
For the Cover
Uncanny X-Men #7 (Bengus Marvel vs Capcom Variant)
Fans of the Marvel vs. Capcom fighting game should dig these covers. Crossover potential.
In the year 2030, a family-run private defense company, Synap, secretly puts together the pieces of a mysterious giant robot while training psychically gifted individuals to one day control it. However, with the startling increase in UFO sightings, the family finds their time is running out to assemble the ancient machine.
Rocketfellers #1
New Ghost Machine series.
Literary horror icon and multi-award-winning novelist TANANARIVE DUE (The Reformatory) and hot newcomer *KELSEY RAMSAY* present MOON DOGS—following East African werewolves secretly living in Miami, as this minority within a minority is caught in a burgeoning war that threatens both lycanthrope and human lives.
WADE AND LOGAN – TOGETHER AGAIN! The most unlikely team-up turned most demanded one, DEADPOOL and WOLVERINE are BACK! Together again and ready to blow your minds in this ongoing series that hits like a never-ending action movie – with the fate of the world in the balance! When a fan-favorite VILLAIN is unearthed, you’ll get to see a new side of our heroes and their adversary, as an ages-long plan comes to fruition. And the only thing that stands between the Earth and annihilation is the Best There Is and the Merc With The Mouth. Brought to you by another legendary pairing – writer Benjamin Percy (WOLVERINE, HELLVERINE) and artist Joshua Cassara (X-FORCE, X-MEN) – these comic superstars put your favorite super heroes through their paces in a series chock-full of surprises, twist reveals and a villainous plot that’ll turn long-term and newly arriving X-readers’ heads.
Ones to Watch
Ultimate X-Men #10
Remember the spoilers we posted some issues back showing what looked to be Ultimate Wolverine in the background? Well. The mystery character looks to be explained this issue.
Spirits of Vengeance #4
Potential for a new character.
BAPTISM BY FIRE! As Johnny Blaze is still learning to live with his new normal after the events of GHOST RIDER: FINAL VENGEANCE, something new and sinister has begun to stir! Something more bloodthirsty than anything Johnny Blaze has ever known – something that eats souls and Spirits alike and it’s HUNGRY.
Amazing Spider-Man #63
Dr. Doom suited Spider-Man
Pick of the Week
Ultimate Universe One Year in #1
THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN TO THE MAKER’S ARRIVAL! Deniz Camp flips the narrative on ULTIMATES and takes us inside the Maker’s Council! The heroes of the Ultimate Universe aren’t the only ones who have been preparing for the return of the Maker, and the clock is ticking down his unique one-shot sets the stage for the second year of the Ultimate line and includes the debut of the Ultimate versions of two major Marvel characters! (hint: One of them is Ultimate Wolverine)
Ultimate Universe One Year in #1 (Cappuccio Spoiler Variant)
There is not enough exciting books to put out an FOC list this week, but here are a couple covers that’s stood out…nothing great.
There is not enough exciting books to put out an FOC list this week, but here are a couple covers that’s stood out…nothing great.
And from the Dirty D’Man himself.
Crisis on Infinite Earths #8 (Facsimile Foil Variant))
And for those that like Action #1 homages…