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 light week. A couple of contenders, a couple of cool covers, and DC/Marvel Fan-service. Here is what is on tap:
New Series
Capes #1 – LONG OUT-OF-PRINT AND VERY IN-DEMAND! RE-INTRODUCING ROBERT KIRKMAN AND MARK ENGLERT’S CORNER OF THE INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE. BOLT! KID THOR! KNOCK OUT! CAPTAIN COSMIC! CLAIRE VOYANT! BIG BRAIN! COMMANDER CAPITALISM! Welcome to Capes Inc, employers of your favorite super heroes that protect—well, at least when they’re on the clock—New York City from threats like MACHINE HEAD, TITAN…and now are in the crosshairs of an enemy they never expected!
Erotech #1 – Bad bosses, crazy co-workers, and sex robots. What could go wrong? EroTech is the story of Samantha Jenkins, new Silicon Valley CEO, trying to rally her team of misfit engineers and out-of-touch managers to release the new Model 6000 on time. Testing is going well, but there’s still a few bugs to work out… Includes the first installment of “AI Joe”, a new feature from indie comics legend, Dean Haspiel!
Ferocious #1 – A tavern boy’s sheltered life is overturned by the arrival of a towering, draconic woman, a wayward soldier from a distant war who single-handedly lays waste to his entire village. He swears an oath of righteous vengeance but in order to fulfill it he’ll have to seek training from the warrior woman herself. Ferocious is epic fantasy on an intimate scale, a revenge thriller like no other, one that stirs the heart as it goes for the jugular.
Final Boss #1 – From the dynamic creator and artist, Tyler Kirkham (Amazing Spider-Man, Green Lantern), comes a thrilling new action hero: Tommy Brazen in FINAL BOSS! Get ready for an over-the-top adventure that’s a high-octane nod to classic action stories. Trying to forge a new path, Tommy uses his newfound powers for various paid enforcer gigs and street fights, only to uncover a past far more complex than he ever imagined.
John Le Carres The Circus Losing Control #1 – Every day, the intelligence agents of the Circus are enmeshed in high-stakes, high-wire acts that the average citizen would never notice. They protect Britain’s most sensitive secrets—and in modern Britain, secrets are everything. At the head of it all is Control: the all-powerful puppet master who decides who goes where, who does what, and sometimes, of necessity, who lives and who dies. But now, Control has vanished. He doesn’t show up at the office. He misses his meetings. He won’t—or can’t—answer his phone. He is, simply, nowhere. Control’s assistant Maggie is the only one who knows he’s gone, and with an imminent and critical mission in Vienna, the clock is ticking. Maggie knows every protocol, every password, and every operative—but whether something has happened to Control or whether this is part of his plan, she has no idea. Either way, she can’t trust anyone with the knowledge of his absence. Can she even trust him?
Nova Centurion #1 – With the Xandarian Worldmind, the sentient repository of an entire extinct people’s culture and history, relying on regular (and expensive) energy infusions, Richard Rider is for hire. A deep-space drifter weighed down with the truth of the terrible lie that the new Galactic Union was built upon, Nova is a corps of one. But how long can he keep his hands clean handling dirty money?
Spawn The Dark Ages #1 – ‘Saxon barbarians harry Britain from the east. In the North, the Pictish threat looms. From the West, Hibernians send raiders from the land that shall one day be called Ireland.áAurelianus, newly anointed king, must defend Britain against all of these threats, whilst also dealing with the growing rebellion amongst his own people. For there are stories of another, more worthy king. One anointed by the old Celtic gods û whom the Christians refer to asáthe Devil Spawn…’áAn exciting new miniseries from acclaimed Artist and Writer, Liam Sharp. Epic brutality comes to the Spawn Universe.
Notable Reprints
Mark Spears Monsters #1 6th Ptg Zombie Variant Cover
Mark Spears Monsters #4 2nd Ptg Witching Hour Homage (eBay)
One to Watch
Batman Superman Worlds Finest #45 – A new villain that is a composite of Lex Luthor and Joker is coming. Posiibly appears this issue. Spoilers Tuesday night.
Pick of the Week
DC Marvel Batman Deadpool #1 – Second part of the Marvel/DC crossover, this time from the DC side. Pick a cover, I am shooting for the Dan Mora cover myself. Sure it is going to be massively printed, but this is pure fan service.