Happy New Year everyone. Things have been slow over the past two weeks with no FOC. The holidays threw off our schedule but we are getting back on track.
I do want to apologize about how slow it has been, but between the holidays and a loss in the family, things have been too hectic to keep a regular publishing schedule. We are getting back on track starting tonight.
New Series
Let This One Be a Devil #1
he first in a new series of TRUE WEIRD tales of cryptids from James Tynion IV and Tiny Onion
In the early 1900s, Henry Naughton returns home to the family farm in the swampy Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. One night, he encounters a strange predator stalking the woods. This sends the young scholar on a research project that uncovers the legend of Mother Leeds and the terrible birth of the JERSEY DEVIL in 1735.
Blood Train #1
28 Days Later meets _The Ruins _in this high-stakes standalone horror story. After backpacking through Asia, a group of friends climb aboard the Siberian Express to start their journey home. Little do they know, they’ve bought a one-way ticket to hell, as one of them has been infected with a bioweapon that will turn them into a monster who will slaughter everyone on the train. And the bioweapon will start World War Three if it reaches its destination in Europe. Now, these friends must make a difficult choice: kill someone they love to save the world or die trying. From NINTH CIRCLE, bringing you the BEST horror each month by the industry’s TOP creative talent!
One World Under Doom #1
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM! Six months ago, Doctor Victor Von Doom became Sorcerer Supreme – then disappeared behind Latveria’s closed borders. For most, there’s enough going on in the world that Doom’s absence is not a priority, and some time without him feels like a blessing. Only a few recognize it for what it truly was…the calm before the storm. It is a storm that has now arrived. The world has woken up to a new reality: Doctor Doom, Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, has magically taken over every broadcast medium on the planet and declared himself Emperor of the World – the ruler of a new United Latveria! And shockingly, impossibly, all of Earth’s leaders seem to be going along with this. Luckily, whether it’s mind control or Doombots, whatever’s affecting them hasn’t affected Earth’s heroes – and so they quickly form a strike team to stop Doom’s machinations. But will they succeed? And what happens when some begin to welcome their new Emperor with open arms, clamoring for One World Under Doom? Marvel’s biggest and most shocking event ever begins right here with ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #1.
Red Hulk #1
RED HULK RAGES INTO ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM! In a cell deep below the ground – is a prisoner of DOCTOR DOOM And he is not alone. Brilliant military, criminal and political minds have been gathered against their will in a prison complex that serves as a “THINK TANK” to help carry out Doom’s plan for global domination. But the RED HULK has other plans! Guest starring MACHINE MAN and DEATHLOK!
Silverhawks #1
80’s kid throw back.
In the nearby galaxy of Limbo, the deadly mob boss Mon*Star has escaped from his confinement on Penal Planet 10 – and he’s looking to take revenge on everyone who put him there! At the top of that list is Commander Stargazer, the grizzled space cop who personally took Mon*Star down the last time he went on a rampage. To recapture Mon*Star and his gang of super-criminal associates, Stargazer must put his retirement on hold and assemble a new team of his famed bionically enhanced law enforcers – the SilverHawks! Recruited from every corner of known space by the Federal Interplanetary Force, the SilverHawks were engineered to be the first line of defense against Limbo’s ruthless agents of chaos. But during Mon*Star’s long incarceration, the program went dormant, and its state-of-the-art tech has drifted towards obsolescence. Now, as they take on the galaxy’s deadliest lawbreakers, Stargazer’s new team of untested cyborgs – including Quicksilver, Bluegrass, Hotwing, Steelwill, Steelheart, and The Copper Kidd – will face the ultimate trial by fire!
For the Cover
Magik #2 (Pablo Villalobos Variant)
People love a good Magick cover and this is a good one.
First Appearances
New Champions #2
Possible first full appearance of Magnetrix. There are rumors that she could be a reborn version of Magneto’s daughter Anya.
NEW ALLIES…AND ENEMIES? Hellrune has summoned young heroes from far and wide, but who among them has what it takes to become a New Champion? The smooth-talking magician Monte seems to be a prime candidate, but is he more than he appears? And who is the mysterious MAGNETRIX?
She appears on Cover A but takes center stage on the Character Variant
Return of the Living Dead #2 (Cover A – Spears Painted)
Fans of the movie know Tarman, this issue introduces Tar Woman. Awesome cover by Mark Spears (even with the controversy.)
The Trioxin’s flowing and the body count is rising! Return of the Living Dead is back, baby, with a brain eating, skateboard thrashing, roller coaster riding, new comic story rocking everything that made the 1980’s so awesome! You thought the original Tarman gave you nightmares? How about we kick it up a notch and introduce readers to ‘Tarwoman’ – and, oh yeah, she brought friends! This ain’t your momma’s living dead! Trapped, afraid, cut off, and running for their lives in an amusement park island getaway overnight! Two groups of teens have to figure out a way to survive as the dead are rising around them, and they’re not looking for cotton candy! They want BRAINS – the other fright meat! It’s zombie horror done right
Pick of the Week
Seasons #1
This series has a lot of buzz behind it. If this becomes a hit, people may be interested in the One Per Store Preview.
SERIES PREMIERESummer, Winter, Spring and Autumn are the Seasons Sisters, the daughters of the world-renowned Seasons Detectives. Ten years ago, their famous parents disappeared. Left to raise themselves, the sisters formed an unbreakable bond. Now that bond is tested as the sisters fall prey to sinister forces. The youngest sister, Spring, is the last hope of saving them from a fate worse than death. Will Spring be able to piece her shattered family back together before its too late for them all? RICK REMENDER (BLACK SCIENCE) and PAUL AZACETA (OUTCAST) weave an elevated tale of whimsical horror unlike anything ever experienced in comics and it all starts with this double-length premiere issue!Perfect for fans of BOUNDARY-BREAKING HORROR in all forms.