Dirty D’s F.O.C. Highlights for 11/2/25
Back again. Halloween Friday, Saturday kids set up a table at a local craft “convention”, and Sunday I went to a small show and hit some shops. Been a busy end of October, and start to November. The rest of the year is just going to fly by…So I’m just going to dive right in and not waste any more time.
COVERS
Kind of weak on covers this week. But Eom has his fans and is just getting started in comics. So highlighting this one.
This one made me crack a smile. Nice Batman 429 homage.
NEW ONES
Santa gives presents to the good kids and a stocking full of coal to the bad ones. But what happens when one disturbed child takes offense to Santas gift of coal, and makes it his lifes mission to torment Jolly Ol Saint Nick for the rest of his life? Sam and Twitch discover the bodies, but only Spawn can put an end to it.
ONE AND DONE
AGGIE, or the Aggregated Human Experience Database is an experiential technology that has come to dominate life in the near future. The ubiquitous technology allows one to live life through someone elses eyes. For most, that means a celebrity, an influencer, or an athlete. But when Aggies A.I. achieves sentience, it randomly matches its users with people that progress has left behind showing them the world through new eyes. Will this lead to widespread rejection of popular tech? Or awaken something new in society and people leading companies who shape our lives? Double issue
LONG LIVE, DOOM! As the Fantastic Four deal with the fallout from ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, they’re faced with big questions and a surprising new global menace! Will the White House have their backs? Willt he RED HULK? The next stage of the Marvel Universe starts here!
NOTABLE REPRINTS
THE SECRET ORIGIN OF SNAKE-EYES! One of the most in-demand G.I. JOE issues of all time is back in a special new printing featuring two of the most popular characters everSNAKE-EYES and STORM SHADOW.
Shiney…
Potential Firsts
ONE FUTURE ENDS…ANOTHER BEGINS. 3099! From the ashes of the AGE OF HEROES, a new generation of vigilantes, like SPIDER-MAN 2099, NOVA 2099 and RED HULK 2099, emerged in the dystopia that followed to forge a bright, new future – a future that has come to an end in the face of ABYSSYUS, a horrifying fusion of a KNULL-INFECTED GALACTUS! As the DEVOUR IN BLACK descends upon the world, a deal is struck with the devil – LITERALLY as MEPHISTO bets the fate of 2099 in a brutal battle of survival, pitting the warriors of 2099 against fan-favorite characters from across the Multiverse – like AGE OF APOCALYPSE-ERA WOLVERINE, CLAREMONT/BYRNE-ERA CYCLOPS AND MARVEL GIRL, HOUSE OF M-ERA WANDA and so many more – each battling for their own universe’s survival! It’s hero against hero in this no-holds-barred war against extinction! But as Marvel’s past and present duke it out, only one thing is certain: The future is coming, and it’s arriving in the form of Spider-MAN 3099?!
I think SM 3099 is front and center on the A cover.
There he is…on the cover…THWIKT…
INDY SPOTLIGHT
Father Royston Craig became a priest late in life but he’s determined to make up for lost time. Along with his regular duties at his St. Louis church, he also performs the prayers of the last rites to patients on their deathbeds at the nearby hospital. One day, he’s called to give these sacraments to Cormac Byrne, who doctors say won’t last the night. Byrne, like many others, has turned to God only at the end; he hasn’t been to church in decades. Father Roy is eager to hear his confession, but what starts as petty crime from a lifetime ago quickly becomes a horrifying litany of gangland violence and killings. Cormac Byrne is no ordinary man. He is, in fact, the head of the Irish mafia. God offers forgiveness to all who truly repent, and Father Roy completes his task by absolving Byrne of his mortal sins, leaving the man to die at peace…until the next morning. When Byrne makes a miraculous medical recovery. No longer at deaths door, Byrne is quick to return to his old ways. Its business as usual and he’s got loose ends to tie up. First things first: KILL THE PRIEST who now knows where all the bodies are buried. But Father Roy’s collar wasn’t always white, and Byrne is going to learn the hard way that Father Royston Craig was once Chief Petty Officer Royston Craig, a former Navy SEAL who found his faith in the midst of battle. Now Father Roy must face vicious gangsters, corrupt cops, and his own inner demons if he is to survive. And while he will be forced to tap into a violent skill set he thought never to again entertain, the one thing Father Roy will not do is kill.
ASHCAN ALLEY
For every 10 copies of The Beauty #2 ordered, retailers will be eligible to order a bundle of 25 ashcans promoting Ignition Press February 2026 release Ripcord, a brutal, all-new series from the maestro of horror, The Sixth Gun co-creator Cullen Bunn.
Ripcord is a riff on classic Ozploitation, full of bloody violence and surprising twists. A highly addictive and deadly drug called Ripcord is the scourge of society, turning its users into mindless, feral beasts hungry for blood. Dillon has lost her sister to the drug, and she’s determined to get her back, no matter how many biker gangs and Ripcord mutations she has to go through to do it!
Bundles of the Ripcord ashcan come with 25 copies each and are a standard ashcan trim size of 5.5″ x 8.5″, and retailers also have the option to buy a bundle for every 10 copies of The Beauty #2 they order beyond the initial 10.
If you’re interested, talk to your shop. Not sure if this can be pre-ordered through an online shop… a quick search did not reveal any opportunities.
Parting Thoughts
Yeah, pretty “meh” FOC this week.
I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween and weekend! Laters!