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 a massive winner week. Lsat week we had great sales with the virgin variant of Denver. This was a book we pointed out back in the catalog highlights. This week we have some great covers, some cool reprints, and a new character or two. Here is what is on tap:
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New Series
Big Shakedown #1 – he Big One, the earthquake to end all earthquakes, has finally struck Los Angeles. The government decides not to rebuild and the city becomes a no man’s land for those that refuse to leave it. But hey, you can’t beat the weather. Five years later Ester Blanco, a down on her luck former P.I., is willing to do anything to escape the City of Angels. She believes she’s found her ticket out when a desperate father hires her to solve a missing person’s case in a city where a third of the population is already missing. Instead, the trail of this lost girl leads Ester to uncover a dark web of cults, conspiracy and corruption that threatens every Angeleno that stayed behind. THE BIG SHAKEDOWN is a sunbaked LA noir in the vein of Chinatown and The Long Goodbye and set in the post-apocalyptic remains of the most beloved/hated city in the world. From writers Jordan Blum (Minor Threats) Tim Seeley (Local Man) and artist Scott Koblish (The Despicable Deadpool) comes a pulpy tale of murder, destruction and traffic.
A pulpy, high-stakes journey through the remains of the City of Angels, uncovering a dark web that threatens the few survivors left standing.
DNX #1 – The X-Men and 3K. Each steered by an original heir of Xavier, each with their own vision for the mutant people. Each at one another’s throats. Cyclops and the Chairman both experienced the future of the Age of Revelation and came home with a renewed mission: The X-Men to prevent that future. 3K to own it. While the X-Men seek out the Fantastic Four to help save one of their own, the White Beast begins his plan to unleash the X-Virus in a major population area!
Exquisite Corpses Fox Mask Killer #1 – Exquisite Corpses spin offs keep rolling out. This time focusing on the Fox Mask Killer.
Ofiusa #1 – Writer and artist GUILLEM MARCH, well known for his work on Batman, The Joker, and Catwoman, returns as a solo creator after his acclaimed KARMEN in this new, edgy six-part series. The romance between the irresistible Mar and the young entrepreneur Joan gets off to a flying start. In another timeline, Joan meets the enigmatic Isla on a paradise island. A love triangle in which everyone is hiding something, while a dark secret from the past awaits to be revealed. With exquisite artwork that evokes paradise and a story that gradually lays bare the characters’ souls—while also leaving room for fun, seduction, and the search for truth. What happens in Ofiusa stays in Ofiusa.
Summoner Wars #1 – Based on the bestselling tabletop game from Plaid Hat Games, when the villainous Ret-Talus wreaks havoc on Itharia, a young Sera Eldwyn of the Vanguards sets off with the Shadow Elf, Selundar, to assemble an unlikely group of allies to fight back.
For the Cover
Detective Comics #1113 Dan Mora Card Stock Cover – Dan Mora has a really big, and continuing to grow, fanbase. We always look out for his DC covers.
One and Done
Absolute Cassandra Cain The Shadows Hand #1 – Years ago, The Joker trained with the League of Assassins, and when he learned all he could, he slaughtered everyone. But out of the wreckage of what was left came Lady Shiva and her daughter, CASSANDRA CAIN. Learn the origin of the Absolute Universe’s most formidable assassin and how her story is one that is intertwined with the world’s greatest thief, Selina Kyle, Catwoman!
Clive Barkers Hellraiser Resurrections The Deep Gospel #1 – The Female Cenobite looked up and saw the Engineer. He thought he was remaking her for his purposes, but she has ideas of her own. A new era of ecstasy and agony begins here for Hellraiser!
Small Press Pick of the Week
Pancho Villa Monster Hunter #1 – In the blistering chaos of the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa, fierce revolutionary and monster hunter, charges into an unrelenting nightmare, wielding ancient rune-glowing pistols forged to vanquish the eldritch hounds that savagely claimed his sister’s life. As bullets fly amid the Battle of Torreón, Villa exposes a blasphemous cult commanded by the shadowy Dr. Nyarla, who unleashes Lovecraftian abominations to devour Mexico’s very soul. Flanked by the unyielding soldadera Petra Herrera, the enigmatic alchemist Sabia, and the cynical German expatriate El Alemán, Villa wages a desperate war against multiplying shadows and forbidden rituals, but as ancient whispers grow louder, one chilling question looms: can his revolution endure the apocalyptic darkness it has unleashed?
Pick of the Week
Avengers Armageddon #4 – Word has gotten out that there will be a big reveal in this issue Marvel is finally bringing over a character they have owned for a while and have only done reprints of, until now. Watch out for the Michael Cho Spoiler Cover. Spoilers later!