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? Past couple of weeks had some surprise hits early on, and some sneaky ones that came up after. This week has a lot of potential. Check out what is on tap:
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New Series
Predator Bloodshed #1 – In the near future, Earth’s fiercest fighters have gathered for an underground martial arts tournament organized by a shadowy organization. But all hell breaks loose when an unexpected combatant enters the ring: an alien PREDATOR! Now the champions are battling not just for the grand prize, but for their very lives! Can a disparate group of competitors band together in time to survive the extraterrestrial hunter?! Choose your fighter, place your bets and brace yourselves for a bloody tournament unlike any other!
Punisher #1 – As unflinching and uncompromising as ever, Frank Castle’s memory is damaged and he’s hunting for answers and criminals alike! He’ll get more than he bargained for of both when the notorious and bloodthirsty JIGSAW returns…with THE PUNISHER dead in his sights!
The Peril Of The Brutal Dark An Ezra Cain Mystery #1 – New York City, 1941.
Ezra Cain is a private investigator with a reputation for taking it on the chin if it means solving a case. But it’s his former life as an archaeology student that makes him the only man to track down an artifact that’s gone missing from the Museum of Natural History…an ancient anvil said to hold the power of the Greek god Hephaestus. If someone could harness that power, they could bend nations to their will. Science fiction quickly becomes Cain’s reality when a shadowy sect calling themselves the Brutal Dark appears in the city wielding resources that defy human logic. Now Ezra is the only thing that stands between them and their plot to overthrow America!
Universal Monsters The Phantom Of The Opera #1 – HE HORRIFYING NEW VISION OF THE STORY YOU ONLY THINK YOU KNOW!
After a series of violent crimes wracks the Paris Opera House, Christine Dubois’s career is in chaos. But the show must go on, and Christine will discover that no one—especially the mysterious voice whispering from the eaves—is what they seem. As an old friend returns to investigate these surprising attacks, Christine will find out there’s no escaping… THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. The superstar team of Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things) and Martin Simmonds (Department of Truth) present the shocking new horror series of 2026 that will thrill _Phantom of the Opera _fans new and old with a twist no one will see coming!
Murder Drones #1 – Based on Glitch Productions’ global animation phenomenon created by Liam Vickers and now streaming on Prime Video, it’s three cheers for ‘destroy all humans’ as all-star creators Wyatt Kennedy (Nights, Marvel Voices) and Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) unleash the record-setting comics adaptation of the series that you have watched 330 million times: MURDER DRONES! In the far future on the desolate exoplanet designated Copper 9, the humans are long gone but the robotic worker drones they created to mine the planet’s resources are still hard at work. Together, they have managed to forge their own makeshift society . . . or so they thought until a previously unknown kind of robot—the dreaded ‘Murder Drones’—are activated by a long-forgotten human-scripted protocol to disassemble any worker that deviates from its original programming. But when a rebellious young worker drone named Uzi forms an unlikely alliance with two disassembly drones—Serial Designations N and V—can they, together, uncover the secrets of their origins . . . and stop the spread of the unsettling mechanical virus known as the Absolute Solver? Robots, violence, teen angst, mad science, love, loss, doors, hormones, and chaos! What more could you ask for? A pen, perhaps? It’s a clicky pen! (Ask your kids. They’ll get it!)
Notable Reprints
Action Comics #419 Facsimile Edition – A strange occurrence in space has explosive results for Superman, creating a dangerous chain reaction whenever his feet touch the earth! Now the Man of Steel must stop an audacious thief empowered by the same energy! Then, meet Christopher Chance—he’s suave, sophisticated, and willing to trade places with those who find themselves in deadly danger—for the right price! It’s the first appearance of the Human Target!
Assorted Crisis Events #8 Cover C 2nd Ptg (on eBay) – Second Prints for the series have ended up doing well. The first print of this one flew off the shelves and blew up. There caveat is there was a good amount of time for retailers to get orders in. Check Mycomicshop.com tomorrow.
Cover of the Week
Rocketeer The Island #1 Cover B Variant Dave Stevens Cover – The Rocketeer returns to save Amelia Earhart in a brand-new story by creator Dave Stevens! The year is 1938, and Cliff Secord (A.K.A. the Rocketeer) is recruited to lead a search and rescue mission. The mission? Find Amelia Earhart! Considering a year has passed since the famous pilot went missing, the Rocketeer is hesitant at first—that is, until he learns the expedition is to the same island Betty ran off to with the scummy photographer Marco! The Rocketeer will have to uncover the secret of the century’s greatest mystery while trying to win back his girlfriend. But what else awaits him on the island? Beloved writer John Layman (Chew, Titans) and artistic powerhouse Jacob Edgar (Plastic Man: No More, The Ones) team up to tell the wildest Rocketeer story ever, based on a never-published outline by Rocketeer creator Dave Stevens!
Maid Cafe #1 – Fantastic looking Mark Spears cover. A terrifying hardcore slasher horror series from the writer of Papa Duke and the artist of Marry Me! Mao’s love for her chainsaw and her mounting hatred for the ungrateful men of a Maid Cafe explode in a delicious bloodbath, spilling out over a shopping center. Her fellow maids soon catch the fever of retribution, and the girls of the otherwise competing cafes, decorated in cheeky aprons, pink hair bows, and blue suede shoes, run amok through the mall’s Pachinko parlors and snack shops. Join the maids in a frilly pastel uprising!
Mercy Sparx Daddy Issues #3 Sveta Shubina Cover (on eBay) – Mercy must set aside her feelings of being used as a pawn in Wallace Bordeaux’s long standing rivalry with the demon, Malphus, as the beast escapes its confinement, and only Mercy, Wallace, and their mutual allies can stop it. All while wondering if her childhood guardian will survive, in the wild conclusion to this miniseries! (Check Mycomicshop for this one)
Ones to Watch
House Of Lowther #1 – (only one copy on eBay currently at $11.99 asking price.) An exciting new supernatural/fantasy series from multi-talented writer/artist K Lynn Smith. Kicking off with the first of three double-sized issues. Sawyer Ellis takes a job at the mysterious gothic mansion, the House of Lowther, believing it’s just an ordinary janitorial job. But as she settles into her new role, she quickly realizes the place is not only stuck in the past but saturated in the supernatural. She might be a little over her head… (Check Mycomishop for this one as well.)
Is Ted Ok #1 (on eBay) – Sold out at Midtown. Fantastic looking new series. This is a story about Ted and Sarah. Ted, isolated and paranoid, works for a mega-corporation owned by the world’s only trillionaire. He suffers from night terrors, obsessively draws the same mysterious figures again and again, all while listening to one track of music on repeat–oh, and the only “person” he ever talks to is a stray cat. His humanity is hanging by a thread. Sarah is a new arrival to the city, fighting her own demons, and her job is to remotely spy on Ted to ensure he doesn’t hurt anyone…or himself. When Ted’s mental state begins to crack, Sarah compassionately intervenes to help, and things go catastrophically wrong. IS TED OK? mashes up the paranoid existentialism of SEVERANCE with the cosmic sci-fi of AKIRA while exploring what happens when the act of help goes horribly wrong. From creator Dave Chisholm, Is Ted OK? is a spectacularly unpredictable yarn–each successive issue shatters the scope of the previous, all without losing its core: a search for human connection in an oppressive, paranoid world. (another one to check Mycomicshop for)
Pick of the Week
Amazing Spider-Man Venom Death Spiral #1 – The next epic SPIDER-MAN and VENOM crossover starts here and continues through April! A new super-powered serial killer is on the loose and they’re coming for Spidey, Venom and everyone in between. But what terrible secret has CARNAGE learned, and what does it have to do with Spider-Man?!