FOC – August 24th, 2025

Hey CHU-ers. Running a bit late this week. Throwing this together quick. I won’t mince words. Let’s see what’s on FOC this week worth a gander!

COVERS

 

Batman Superman World’s Finest #43 (Mark Spears Variant)

Not much of a fan of his non-horror stuff. But He does Bizzaro right here.

 

 

NIGHTWING TAKES ON A SIDEKICK?! Nightwing finds himself thrust into the unlikely role of mentor to an aspiring hero with incredible power. But is the city of Bludhaven big enough for the both of them?

I don’t read Nightwing, but sometimes the variant covers are not heavily ordered. This one didn’t seem to get posted prior to FOC, however I did see this on his instagram. So I think it’s the cover. Not sure if this new sidekick is being introduced here (first appearance?) or has been already introduced.

 

REPRINTS

 

 

 

Are you kidding me? Will there be a 9th printing? Who keeps buying these?

Absolute Wonder Woman #1 is not far behind with a seventh printing as well.

 

 

Unlike previous facsimiles of this book, this is the Golden Age size. So it’s that much cooler. There’s also a blank variant and the regular cover as well (all Golden Age size).

 

GIMMICKS

 

If you’re putting together the set of trading cards, don’t forget to pre-order and save a few $’s.

 

NEW ONES

 

SERIES PREMIERE?? The Emissary Bridge has always connected the citizens of Port Lindon to hope and opportunity.? But when one man shockingly sets himself on fire, the bridge now brings something else to the town? CERTAIN DEATH? A haunting story of crime, justice, death, and how far a small town will go to keep its secrets.?

I’m not sure why the solicitations have question marks after Series Premiere…do they not know?

 

 

MINISERIES PREMIERE! Diomede Islands. For three months each year, you can walk from the USA to Russia across an ice bridge—a frozen path known as the Ice Curtain. In 1963, when the body of a young woman is discovered on this icy no-man’s land, the already fragile relationship between the superpowers threatens to collapse. With nuclear tensions rising, an FBI agent and a KGB operative must solve the murder—before the ice melts…and war ignites. From SOMETHING EPIC and BLOOD COMMANDMENT creator SZYMON KUDRANSKI comes the must-read thriller of the year.

Interestingly enough, I was checking these islands out on Google not too long ago when I was vacationing in Alaska…basically the US and Russia are technically only separated by about 5 miles because of these islands (Big Diomede is part of Siberia, and Little Diomede is part of Alaska). They’re also known as Tomorrow Island and Yesterday Island, respectively, because the International Date Line passes between them, and the big Island is about a day ahead of the little island.

And if that wasn’t cool enough, it looks like they’ll be doing movie homages of these books. I prefer the Hunt for Red October variant.

 

 

Experience a bold new series where divine conviction meets dark compromise. Sister Marian is a witch hunter, a Mother Superior and a heretic—guided by a Goddess the Church refuses to acknowledge. When the Holy Father Church brands her order blasphemers, Marian strikes a dark bargain to become their personal enforcer. As she delivers murderous judgment night after night in the city of Vespers, she can feel her soul fracture…but what can she do with the lives of her sisters at stake? Acclaimed writer Tini Howard (Catwoman, Excalibur) and artist Joe Jaro (Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer), launches a provocative new take on nunsploitation, religious horror, and rebellion!

If Cover A doesn’t “excite” you, then there’s a nice Frison variant cover 2.

 

PICK OF THE WEEK

 

THE MATRIARCH RISES! After days of searching through a mouse-infested world, Wonder Woman finally locates the lost Etta Candy and fugitive Amazon Emilie. Little does she know, they are hiding a tiny harbinger of death who will change Diana’s fate forever! You won’t want to miss the first appearance of the Matriarch in this oversize anniversary issue that will set the stage for all Wonder Woman stories to come!

Wait. What? A Wonder Woman book is the pick of the week? Has the Dirty D gone insane?

New Character. Sexy (and suggestive) Variant Cover. Slow week. That’s all you need to know here. Enough to take a flyer on, I think.

 

Parting Thoughts

That’s all I got to say about that. Peace out!