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? Not as heavy as last week. No sure shot winner, but hoping for another surprise winner like last week. One seems to always creep up. Here is what is on tap:
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New Ones
Grendel Devils Crucible Sedition #1 – New Grendel series picking up where the last one left off. Grendel Prim fights along side the resurrected Christin Spar.
Kingdom Of Earth #1 – 2036. Two years ago, hordes of monsters rose from the earth and sea, devouring everything in sight. Much of mankind was massacred before the monsters realized they needed humans. In this new world, humans have two options: service or slaughter. When a young child named Frankie narrowly escapes their fate as livestock, they soon realize that their fight for survival has only just begun.
Minotaur #1 – Five years ago, a government supercomputer triggered the Singularity: an explosion of technological superintelligence heralding an unimaginable tomorrow. At least, it almost did. Within moments, a failsafe activated. The plug was pulled. The future was aborted. But something leaked in those first picoseconds, through wire and wave. And now? The future fights back. Inexplicable events. Miracles and monsters. Harbingers of revolution…or apocalypse? Minotaur is the tale of Gloria Monday, a photojournalist documenting the lives of those, like her, who are haunted, tortured, and transformed by outbreaks of the future; along with the no-nonsense ex-military muscle who watches her six, and the reformed tech bro secretly bankrolling their global mission to expose it all.
N.S.F.West #1 – 28 PAGES OF HILARIOUS ACTION! NSFWest is a ludicrous-speed parody of naughty comics, full of genre-busting comedy and G.I. Joe-inspired action! Featuring a TON of ridiculous characters and non-stop energy! If you hate naughty comics or love naughty comics, this book is for you!
Punisher vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1 – THE PUNISHER AND SPIDER-MAN, two of the most notorious names in New York City with very different approaches to making the Big Apple safer (or not, depending on who you ask!). Join us now for a trip to the days of their earliest encounters with returning fan-favorite writer DAN ABNETT (PUNISHER: YEAR ONE) and your new favorite artist, MATTEO DELLA FONTE! Brought together by happenstance and forced to stay that way by an ally from Frank Castle’s past in need, will the web-slinger and the gunslinger be able to begrudgingly set aside their differences before they find themselves at one another’s throats?!
One and Done
Foundations #1 – The next great comics universe starts here! From the extraordinary creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Mike del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, and Nick Spencer comes an epic sci-fi saga on an intergalactic scale. Across a distant solar system and countless millennia-long cycles, a war has been fought between the forces of magic and science, and order and chaos. When astronaut and explorer Tajo Vallar undertakes a doomed expedition to a dormant moon full of mysteries, the conflict begins anew, and more dangerous than ever before! Don’t miss this perfect starting point for everything to come, as a new universe is born.
What If The Radioactive Spider Bit Jessica Jones #1 – Teenage Super-Hero Sensation SPIDER-GIRL is retired. Surly and eternally miffed bartender JESSICA JONES wants nothing more than to leave that part of her life and the traumas that came with it firmly behind her. But when a ghost from her past comes back to haunt her, she finds herself unable to leave well enough alone. Has the GREEN GOBLIN returned? And if so, is an out-of-shape ex-super hero enough to stop him?
For the Cover
Nightwing #140 Dan Mora Swimsuit Cover – The secret is kind of out now but Dan Mora Nightwing covers, especially the swimsuit covers have sold historically really well.
Mark Spears’ Monsters #11 Shark Week Jaws 2 Homage – Pretty awesome Jaws 2 Movie homage cover
Notable Reprints
Showcase #4 Facsimile Edition – Witness the birth of the Silver Age of comics! When a sudden crack of lightning bursts through his lab window, police scientist Barry Allen’s life—and that of the entire DC Universe—is changed forever! Be there as Barry dons the crimson cowl of the Flash for the very first time! Thrill as he creates his signature costume ring! Marvel as he uses his incredible speed to save lives, thwart evil—even break the bonds of time itself—all in this first fast-paced appearance!
One to Watch
Dungeon Crawler Carl Special Edition #0 – Heat has died down a bit on the FCBD hit, but still, this Absolute Batman homage should be interesting. Depending on how heavily shops ordered it, this $10 cover price book could be hard to find.