FOC PICKS FOR 4/20/2026
Hello, my CHU friends. I’m back after a week of travel and being chased by competing Banjos. Or at least that was the rumor. But fear not, I have returned unscathed and ready to provide everyone with another run down of FOC picks for this week.
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COVERS
Iron Man #6 (Marvel Soccer Variant)
I’m a huge World Cup of Soccer fan…been following it since 1990…but even I won’t buy these. I mean, if Marvel put their hero’s in actual country uniforms, or if they had covers of the world soccer stars in costumes, it would be cool. But I feel this is just another money grab for Marvel and will pass like all the others.
The Rocketeer: The Island #3 (Dave Stevens Variant
Tigress Island #3 of 5 (NSFW Polybagged)
Well…there’s Dave Stevens sexy art…and then there’s this. I could see this getting some heat upon release. If you want to see the uncensored cover, you can go to Lunar Distribution (scroll to the book under upcoming FOC).
POSSIBLE FIRSTS
As the dust settles in the city of Gotham after the loss of [redacted], Robins enter the scene ready to hunt and more than one secret will be revealed in this seminal issue.
Since they didn’t appear last issue, this will be the first Robo-Robins. Some of the variant covers for this issue also feature various Absolute Robins that debuted last issue.
NEW ONES
He knows every terrible thing you’ve done. And he’s coming for you. Jack Coates can look inside your mind and see every awful thing you’ve ever thought or done. It’s painful, but it serves him very well at his private security firm that deals with difficult situations and even more heinous people. He’s a good soldier with a good team that he trusts…but he’s about to find out what happens when you put your trust in the wrong people. Unlock a story about a terrifying new kind of hero.
Bad thoughts. Bad thoughts…whatcha gonna do?..He’s coming for YOU! New series from Ignition Press.
LEAPING FROM THE PAGES OF MAY’S BATMAN #9 INTO THE NEXT LEVEL! Framed. Outlawed. Hunted. The extralegal activities of Gotham’s vigilantes have never been more dangerous. After Barbara Gordon is arrested for aiding the Bat-Family, she is shipped off to Supermax, GCPD Commissioner Vandal Savage’s pet-project prison for all who oppose him. She will find herself alone, surrounded by dangerous criminals and equally dangerous guards, in a place where nothing is what it seems. The true danger is just beginning… Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki and fan-favorite artist Amancay Nahuelpan reunite to deliver a twisty, unexpected Bat-book for DC Next Level.
Could be an interesting read.
On the farthest edges of the solar system, KNULL, GOD OF THE VOID, builds a brand-new army to destroy Earth…but HELA OF ASGARD might have gotten there first – as she makes planetfall with a legion of the galaxy’s deadliest symbiotes! Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war…and the SON OF VENOM is caught right in the middle! A cosmic collision of evil versus evil with the good caught in the middle!
DESTINATION KILL is powered by the thrum of a million gigawatts of nonstop visual firepower . . . as rendered by one of the most incendiary visual storytellers in comics today. The year is 2125, and the all-powerful corporation Overcon uses its robot workers to pour our drinks and dispense our meds, all while rebuilding London’s Central City into a hyper-modern megalopolis bolted together in its own image. But as Overcon prepares to celebrate the first year of its Paradise Loop—a superfast transatlantic train that connects the Central City to New York in under 60 minutes—an unwieldy army of displaced human workers floods the streets with weapons, plotting an attack at the anniversary gala. Enter: Gina Serene, a stressed-out, pill-popping police detective in desperate need of a vacation and her ex-partner turned P.I., Lance Wingman—who are now the only thing standing between Overcon’s skyscraper-sized fist and the worker uprising that threatens to bring Britain’s capital crashing down around them.
ASHCAN of the WEEK
For every 5 copies of Bad Thoughts #1 ordered, retailers will be eligible to order a pack of 20 ashcans promoting the upcoming series Dispatch. Each and are a standard ashcan trim size of 5.5 x 8.5.
Speak to your LCS if you’d like to reserve one of these.
GIMMICK of the WEEK
Queen In Black #1 (True Believers Blind Bag)
For the first time, Queen in Black #1 blind bags will contain only exclusive variant covers that cannot be ordered through standard channels.
Each Blind Bag contains one of these variant covers to QUEEN IN BLACK #1, exclusive to True Believers Blind Bags:
- Design Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman
- Swimsuit Variant Cover by David Nakayama
- Jeff and Knull Variant Cover by Gurihuru
- Alternate Webhead Foil Variant Cover by Pat Gleason
- Variant Cover by Artgerm
- Virgin Variant Cover by Artgerm
- Virgin Variant Cover by Jeehyung Lee
- Virgin Variant Cover by Peach Momoko
- Alternate Homage Variant Cover by Ryan Stegman
- Marvel Rivals Variant Cover by Netease Games
- All Black Blank Variant Cover
- Connecting Variant Cover A by David Marquez
- Connecting Variant Cover B by David Marquez
In addition to those listed, fans can once again look forward to super rare exclusive covers by surprise contributors, including hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind sketch covers.
There is also an exclusive variant Cover is only available in QUEEN IN BLACK #1 TRUE BELIEVERS DISPLAY BOXES and will be sealed in an individual clear polybag. The cover is a special black edition of Gleason’s iconic “webhead” style variant cover that was previously revealed as a QUEEN IN BLACK #1 TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAG exclusive.
Parting Thoughts
As you can see, this week is a bit light as compared to some of the previous weeks. So nothing really stood out other than maybe some good reads and a few cool covers. So have a great week, and we’ll see y’all next FOC!