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? This year is moving quickly for me. So busy right now. Not a stellar week but some good books. Here is what is on tap:
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New Series
CLUB NEPHILIM #1 – A supernatural, action/packed, and sometimes erotic, stand/alone saga that adds a new layer to the Mercy Sparx Universe. The supernatural bazaar and brothel, Club Nephilim, is led by the rogue angel Ladara, a former servant of Heaven who now tends to her own flock of outcasts. Although offered an apology and a return to the divine realms, Ladara rejected it to pave her own way. While Mercy Sparx is determined not to become a powerful archetype in her own world, ramifications continue to unfold on a grand scale as a result of her actions!
CRYPTID CORPS #1 – When an elite government unit of extra/dimensional beings is ambushed on a mission to stop a vengeful tyrant, the team is shattered by betrayal, murder, and a revelation that threatens the entire planet.
DOOMQUEST #1 – THE DAYS OF DOOM! Doctor Victor Von Doom is a great scientist, an unparallelled sorcerer and the ruler of his own nation. He is, by any measure, a great man. And yet Doom wants more. And when Reed Richards – Mister Fantastic, his greatest enemy and eternal rival – is showcased at a prestigious international event to which Doom wasn’t even invited, Doom is outraged. Reed shares his plan for his eventual retirement project: the total optimization of history. He intends to go back in time, to all the eras humanity wasted on war and conflict, and fix them, saving trillions of lives and ensuring humanity can achieve its greatest and final glory. The idea of Reed rewriting history in his own image is, of course, antithetical to Doom, and so he decides to do it before Reed does. But when the Fantastic Four intervene, Doom finds himself in a battle he never intended – across all of time and space! DOOMQUEST is an evergreen Doom story: the perfect introduction and exploration of his character. This fun and adventurous miniseries takes readers into the heart of Victor Von Doom, across the depths of time and space and into action-packed battles you can’t see anywhere else – and beyond.
MATRON #1 – Forty six years ago Rozina Krenek, cannibal serial killer known as the Matron, was killed in a battle with police. Today her daughter and granddaughter live with her legacy in central Texas. Zina’s diner job keeps the family afloat while Roz navigates college life. But times are hard, and as the winter draws near and the killing winds rise, the Matron will live again. Includes the 22 page story, an article, artist concept art and a pinup.
SUPERMAN FATHER OF TOMORROW #1 – THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF KRYPTON—JOR-EL! A BRAND-NEW ELSEWORLDS SUPERMAN SERIES STARTS HERE! In a corner of far-flung space, a world explodes. A lone rocket escapes the destruction and races through space, ultimately landing on a small farm in small-town Kansas. A kindly couple steps with trepidation toward the alien craft as the door opens. Out steps a man named Jor-El, the sole survivor of the planet Krypton! As Jor-El fits in to his new home, he realizes that he can help the world, not just with his newfound powers but with his intellect as well. Witness how a Man of Steel and Science saves the world!
Notable Reprints
ARCHIES TV LAUGH OUT #79 FACSIMILE EDITION CVR C DAN PARENT ROSARIO TITO PENA VERONICA MOVIE POSTER VAR – I like the Archie facsimiles but am picking this one up just for the Jaws Cover.
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #21 FACSIMILE EDITION – ALAN MOORE AND STEPHEN R. BISSETTE TEACH AN ANATOMY LESSON! The Anatomy Lesson, writer Alan Moore’s first major American comics work, delivers a haunting origin story that reshapes Swamp Thing mythology. Terrifying revelations are made about the nature of Swamp Thing, kicking off a journey of discovery that takes the character across the Earth—and beyond.
For the Cover
ASCENCIA #35 CVR A DRAX – Drax recently had a hit with the Dead Samurai cover, but one thing I have noticed, Ascencia back issues tend to sell well, especially by popular cover artists. Every issue has a new artist. I have been grabbing these, letting the sit a couple of months and listing them.
THE ROCKETEER: THE ISLAND #3 DAVE STEVENS VARIANT – Just love picking up new(-ish) Stevens covers.
ZATANNA (2026) #2 CVR D ADAM HUGHES CARD STOCK VARIANT – Love Hughes work, since it came out he was sick, I am picking up his work in support, (even though I would pick them up anyway.)
Variant Of the Week
FINAL BOSS #6 CVR D INC 1:25 NARCELIO SOUSA B&W VAR – Great looking cover, female covers like this end up doing ok. Literally none up on eBay. Could be a complete sleeper. We saw a similar situation with Capes recently.
The Hab #2 1:20 Flops Variant – And for fans of more adult covers or Flops, he is doing the 1:20 variant on this issue. Already selling for 2x ratio.
New Characters
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE CAPES #7 – New Invincible Universe character introduced. FIRST APPEARANCE of ELLA MENTAL, all-new INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE character from the soon to be hit Invincible VS game, in the first chapter of new backup stories