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? Very light week this week, which is good because I am saving up for the Booksgiving sale at Mycomicshop, and a mega sale at a somewhat local shop. Here is what is on tap:
New Series
Arcadia #1 – In a future where humanity has vanished, a new form of life rises from the ruins: the Serants , artificial beings born from mysterious technological chrysalises known as Superdragons . Each one carries a Pearl , a biotechnological core that holds their consciousness, their memories…their soul. Halu is a Serant born late, emerging from a forgotten silo. He is rescued from destruction by Weedy, an eccentric scavenger obsessed with the remnants of the past and the search for meaning in their own existence. Soon after, Halu meets Fix, a practical, strong, and luminous young mechanic who awakens something deep within him. Together, in a world of ruins and dangers, they search for meaning, connection, and a reason to endure. Arcadia is a work of existential science fiction.
Daredevil & Punisher The Devils Trigger #1 – DAREDEVIL and THE PUNISHER – two of Marvel’s mightiest with one of the most celebrated and storied rivalries in comics find themselves at odds, not only with each other, but with New York’s criminal element once again! Writer Jimmy Palmiotti revisits the world that was, as Frank Castle is pitted against the Gnucci crime family for their most violent and visceral confrontation yet! As their conflict threatens to tear Hell’s Kitchen apart, it’ll fall to DAREDEVIL to contain the chaos!
Dead Head #1 – Iron Age Comics Presents: Dead Head #1. It’s John Wick meets Jason Voorhees in this off-the-wall slasherfest! Dead Head is an action-packed, gorefest of a love letter to classic horror slashers. Follow along as Dead Head’s thirst for revenge leads him through dozens of slashers to the one and only Mauler Mason – a legendary killer who’s murdered thousands!
Devil On My Shoulder #1 – Something terrible has happened. For forty days she was tortured by five men and left for dead–but she will get her revenge on each and every one of them. And it will be bloody. An event that takes her on a strange and violent supernatural path of payback through bizarre encounters with ex-hitmen, sadistic art enthusiasts, and literal devils.
Notable Reprints
GI Joe A Real American Hero #26 Hama Files Edition – Representing the origin of Snake Eyes as it first appeared in GI Joe ARAH 26.
For the Cover
Black Cat #4 – Cheeky Adam Hughes cover using negative space.
Pick of the Week
Infernal Hulk #1 – New take on the Hulk, first appearance of the Infernal Hulk, I mean we saw his fist before…. The evil known as Eldest has literally torn Bruce Banner and the Hulk apart and taken the Hulk’s body as their own. This new, unstoppable Infernal Hulk is ten times the monster that everyone always feared Hulk would be. Their diabolical plan is to plunge the world back into ancient horrors by transforming our heroes into nightmarish beasts! Meanwhile, the indomitable Bruce Banner, though powerless, will stop at nothing to thwart their evil schemes!