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? Another smaller week as we move into the “Summer doldrums” where things get quiet before convention season. Here is what is on tap:
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New Ones
Junk Punch #1 – This one just makes me laugh. In a near-future world, peculiar new compulsions have arisen to afflict individuals in bizarre ways, such as a need to paint all pigeons pink or the unfortunate craving to tell the truth on dating apps. One such individual is Clara Castanelle, aka Junk Punch, who ”suffers” an addiction to punching people square in their junk! From Eisner-winning author Paul Tobin and Probably Even More Talented Artist Carlos Olivares comes the story of one woman’s quest to solve a bizarre series of thefts, such as kisses stolen from willing and waiting lips! JUNK PUNCH! It’s entertainment with IMPACT!
Only The Savage Are Left #1 – A strange virus has spread across the world, transforming its victims into monsters. The only cure is to kill another infected soul. When a nonviolent young man sets out from the safety of his settlement to find his missing true love, he must face the corrupted world of monsters and monster-killers. A dramatic survival adventure that dares to ask what we should stand for in the monster apocalypse.
Supergirl Survive #1 – Cool Concept ELSEWORLDS series. Kara Zor-El lives a life of small problems. How are you supposed to hold a floppy little baby like her new cousin Kal? Who should she ask to the spring formal? And when will her father and her uncle Jor-El stop squabbling? But the planet Krypton has big problems…like the militaristic dictator Zod ruthlessly crushing dissent and threatening to unleash the planet’s most dangerous weapons on the opposition. And when things boil over and Krypton begins to burn, Kara and her infant cousin will find themselves trapped together in a prototype rocket, struggling to survive in a hostile universe that doesn’t care if they live or die…and which might prefer the latter!
One and Done
What If Cyclops Had Stayed With Madelyne Pryor #1 – Imagine a world where Madelyne Pryor, the Goblin Queen, had survived the Inferno. What would have happened if Cyclops had saved her soul? What would have happened if he and Maddie had raised their son, Nathan Summers? What would that world look like? And why would that be the most terrible thing to happen to mutantdom and Earth itself?
For the Cover
Poison Ivy #45 Noobovich Card Stock Cover – Cool and creepy.
X-Men Of Apocalypse #4 Arthur Adams Cover – Fan Favorite artist Art Adams covering Blink.
Pick of the Week
Deadman #1 – While this is not their first crack at the superhero genre for DC, they are finally doing a book that is more to their sensibility.
In the millisecond following his murder, the soul of shifty circus aerialist Boston Brand was commandeered by the goddess Rama Kushna, who deputized the erstwhile performer’s ghost with a sacred spectral assignment: the Custodian of All Souls! Now Brand floats—begrudgingly—through this bluegreen purgatory we call Earth, upholding the Laws of Spiritual Math and protecting humanity from evil—even if they can’t see or hear him. Open up to this new era of DC’s most lively deceased superhero—the Deadman—in a story about life, death, and everything in between…replete with paranormal activity, possessions, and a profusion of other poignant peculiarities.