FOC PICKS FOR 6/8/2026

Hello my CHU Friends. Running late again this week, so going to get right into the picks.

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COVERS

 

MARK SPEARS REVEALS ALL! WHO is this man? Where did he come from? How did he become the artist he is today? How did he build an independent comic book empire that took the industry by surprise? ALL THIS AND MUCH MORE IN A HORROR-CENTRIC ISSUE OF THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC COMICS MAGAZINE OF ALL TIME!

We don’t talk much about Spears these days…but this magazine is still $2.99, and this issue will feature Mark Spears.

 

POTENTIAL FIRSTS

 

ENTER: SINESTRO! Tomar Re and Jo Mullein find themselves face-to-face with the Blackstars at long last, but they are not prepared for the might of Sinestro!

 

 

ENTER THE WORLD OF ROOK: EXODUS! What happened between Rook and Dire Wolf? Why did Exodus’ World-Engine fail? Who are the new Wardens? This limited series continues to answer those questions and more, collecting all-new entries debuting all-new characters and stories for the first time! With interior character art from Ghost Machine’s all-star artists, don’t miss the outstanding classic homage covers that let you decide what ’80s inspired guidebook look you want to collect!

 

NEW ONES

 

GODZILLA UNLEASHED, nowhere is safe! An unholy alliance between KNULL and GODZILLA conquers UNIVERSE 616 – and now DOOM, SPIDER-MAN, KANG, EMMA FROST, GHOST RIDER, THE PUNISHER, MAN-THING and more stand on the edge of annihilation! When DOOMSTADT rips across dimensions to capture a kaiju capable of stopping the KING OF THE MONSTERS, the team collides with MECHA FIENDS, MULTIVERSAL KAIJU and a deadly RED SKULL in ADAMANTIUM armor. But as universes burn, an unexpected ally may hold the key to survival. A bombastic, continuity-shaking launch that shreds the Multiverse in TRUE KAIJU-CRUSHING FASHION!

 

 

Symbie may be a symbiote without a host, but that’s never slowed him down! Ever since Spider-Man freed him from a mad scientist’s lab, Symbie has made it his mission to unleash mischief across the Marvel Universe. His latest targets? The Fantastic Four, Thor, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Captain America and the Marvel Mutts! From SYMBIE INFINITY COMIC to MARVEL MUTTS INFINITY COMIC and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, see some of Symbie’s greatest Marvel moments so far – all in one place for the very first time!

 

 

The long-awaited sequel to the beloved film! Small town teenager Alex Rogan has already saved multiple worlds. But that was only the beginning of his story. Forty years after the cult-classic movie that pioneered CGI and inspired generations of fans, an all-new story picks up from the end credits and takes off for the stars! Now the leader…and sole member…of the Star League, Alex must rebuild the galaxy’s only defense force against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada. Introducing a new cast of Starfighters alongside fan-favorite faces—and new killers and cutthroats in the shadowy employ of the Ko-Dan—The Last Starfighter #1 launches a sci-fi legacy to new heights! A thrilling and heartfelt journey through a newly expanded universe!

Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-dan Armada!

 

 

Two years ago, hordes of monsters rose from the earth and sea, devouring everything in sight. Much of mankind was massacred before the monsters realized they needed humans. In this new world, humans have two options: service or slaughter. When a young child named Frankie narrowly escapes their fate as livestock, they soon realize that their fight for survival has only just begun.

 

Five years ago, a government supercomputer triggered the Singularity: an explosion of technological superintelligence heralding an unimaginable tomorrow. At least, it almost did. Within moments, a failsafe activated. The plug was pulled. The future was aborted. But something leaked in those first picoseconds, through wire and wave. And now? The future fights back. Inexplicable events. Miracles and monsters. Harbingers of revolution…or apocalypse? Minotaur is the tale of Gloria Monday, a photojournalist documenting the lives of those, like her, who are haunted, tortured, and transformed by outbreaks of the future; along with the no-nonsense ex-military muscle who watches her six, and the reformed tech bro secretly bankrolling their global mission to expose it all.

 

BEEFCAKE

 

Bruce Wayne has yet to get any Beefcake love from comic collectors (it’s primarily Nightwing and Clark Kent/Superman). But this could be the one that lights a spark.

 

PICK OF THE WEEK

 

I don’t know if there’s a great comic book cover for Vincent D’Onofrio to sign other than ASM Kingpin keys. This could be the book to bring to conventions and send in to signing events. He’s coming to Florida Supercon, and this book comes out days before. So I expect it to be hot in Florida that week (literally and figuratively).

 

Parting Thoughts

I’m tired, and ready for bed. Have a great week!