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? Pretty good week this week. Lots of new series, some cool reprints, and some great covers. Here is what is on tap:
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New Ones
B.O. Wolf #1 – B.O. Wolf is a dual-timeline series that interweaves the epic of Beowulf with life in the 1980s. A monster stalks the halls of a middle school, a relentless bully tormenting a group of kids who escape into the fantasy world of their role-playing adventures. But as the game begins to mirror their lives, they’ll need a hero of their own. Blending myth and modern reality, the series explores how courage, imagination, and resistance endure.
Clayface Celebrity Dirt #1 – Before he was Clayface, Basil Karlo was one of the hottest stars in Hollywood. As he breaks out of Arkham once again, he’s ready to stage his comeback, but there’s just one problem: Someone already beat him to it, and Basil Karlo is already a massive star. But if that’s true, what’s next for the real Basil? And what does his predicament have to do with young women disappearing in Los Angeles and a new supplement causing hideous transformations in its users? Acclaimed horror writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle and rising star artist Fran Galán join forces for a bold new miniseries that’s equal parts body horror and Hollywood glamour.
Dispatched #1 – MacGyver meets Die Hard in this life-or-death unboxing! Estranged from his family and living under a government-issued alias, ex-black ops agent Morgan Power endures a life in suburban exile as a delivery driver for a major global courier company. It’s a 180 from his action-packed classified work abroad, until a routine shift puts him in the crosshairs of a domestic terrorist takedown. Trapped in the parking garage of a besieged corporate office park, Power goes back to basics with nothing but his survival skills and a delivery van full of unopened packages—and endless possibilities—to fight his way from floor to floor and free the hostages. But some boxes hold more trash than treasure, and Powers will also have to contend with his intensifying PTSD as the situation escalates and time runs out. Writer B. Clay Moore and rising artist Daniel Gete deliver a classic lockdown thriller with a fresh twist!
Exquisite Corpses Rascal Randy #1 – Spin off series from Exquisite Corpses. THE COTTON-TAILED EXQUISITE CORPSES KILLER GETS A SPINOFF ORIGIN STORY. The sleepy little town of Aurora Springs, NY, has exactly one claim to fame: it’s the birthplace of Rascal Randy. Not the man in the suit—the man has never mattered. He was no one until he put the mascot head on for the first time, until he felt the life leave someone’s body through the thickly furred gloves of the suit. No, Aurora Springs is the birthplace of Rascal Randy the rabbit, who, once upon a time, was poised to become the greatest animated character this country had ever seen—until greed and tragedy changed his trajectory forever. Now, before the events of EXQUISITE CORPSES SEASON 1, witness the final murder spree of this iconic killer, as chaos hops into town with buckteeth bared and ears flopping…and the secret, sordid history of Rascal Randy is finally revealed.
Operation Iron Coffin #1 – The recently resurrected Dracula, one of the world’s greatest monsters and most infamous vampires, is hell-bent on redemption. The mission he takes to make that redemption possible? Teaming up with British Allied forces during World War II. They’ll air-drop him onto a Nazi train containing a horde of soldiers, augmented villains, and a vampire plague that, if released, will create a new generation of vampire terrors. Dracula will have to battle his way through the train, confronting his past sins and facing off against the wicked Hazel and Ivy, who are calling the shots for the Nazis…and who have a vested interest in Dracula’s failures. The action horror book of the year is here.
Pimp Killer #1 – Got pimp problems? Then LA Jones is your woman. She’s made a nice little business for herself over the last few hunting down pimps. Following the murder of a young woman in Reno, she turns her attention to Luciano ”Lucky” Strykes, a low-life pimp hiding out in Hollywood. Lucky is notorious for torturing women who try to flee him, and LA is more than willing to dish out her own brand of justice, making this a match made in vengeance.
Star-Crossed #1 – New Mark Millar series. The two greatest thieves in the universe have a price on their head and every single bounty hunter alive is out to collect it. Thena Khole and Cody Blue have been living the high life since they robbed the richest woman in the universe, but they put a price on their heads when they did so, and the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter is now after them for the biggest payday of his career.
Vampyrates #1 – Through the darkness of the thousand-year eclipse they sail, seeking adventure, treasure—and blood! In a world ruled by vampires, Empress Nira of the Night Isles has always cared more for sword-fighting and carousing than ruling. But when she escapes a vicious coup by stowing aboard VMS Abyss, a pirate ship run by the mysterious Captain Akeyo, she gets more than she can handle of both. She must rise through the ranks of the Vampyrates from lowly swab to queen of the Sea of Night—so the oceans will run red with her vengeance!
Witness Point #1 – From the minds of Nathan Fillion and Heath Corson, and illustrated by Soo Lee, comes a new modern noir series full of mystery, murder, and the chaos of a small town caught up in a massive government screw up. Welcome to Baraboo, a small Midwestern town nestled in the mountains of Wisconsin, home of the Ringling Brothers Circus headquarters and friendly neighbors that all know and trust each other . . . until it’s revealed that the town has been the dumping ground for every murderer, con-man, and crook in the Witness Protection program for the past forty years. “Witness Point” as Baraboo was nicknamed by the previous marshal, has now become a hotbed of conspiracy as every resident of this formerly sleepy town eyes their neighbor with new suspicion, wondering who among them could secretly be the worst kind of criminal. It doesn’t help when the new marshal, sent to help beleaguered sheriff ”Kite” Calhoon clean up the mess, is found with his head and hands cut off, his body dumped in town square with the Annual Harvest Festival just around the corner. Thankfully they’ve sent another marshal to help. Unfortunately, she tells them she’s the ONLY marshal sent to help. And the identity of the dismembered man becomes another piece of the puzzle as the town descends into chaos.
For the Cover
Supergirl #15 Ariel Diaz Swimsuit Card Stock Cover – DC Swimsuit covers are back.
Notable Reprints
Batman #156 Facsimile Edition – Reprints classic Robin Dies at Dawn story
Green Lantern #49 Facsimile Edition – Classic Hal Jordan goes mad cover.
Amazing Spider-Man #129 Facsimile Edition – I am especially interested in the Blue Foil edition.
Amazing Spider-Man #14 Facsimile Edition – The classic debut of Spider-Man’s arch-nemesis, the Green Goblin!
One and Done
It’s Symbie #1 – Symbie gets his his own solo book.
Dingoliath #1 – From the twisted minds of rising superstar artist and creative visionary Manix Abrera, New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti, and acclaimed indie horror director Brockton McKinney comes the first terrifying tale in a groundbreaking, all-new HORROR UNIVERSE. Prepare to encounter the most nightmarish creatures ever dreamed up for the comic book page if you dare enter the Manix Monsterverse! They came for his master…but they didn’t plan for him. An elite team of officers tasked with taking down a local drug kingpin are prepared to do whatever it takes to take down their target – dead or alive. With all available units mobilized to make the bust, it’s a small army that knocks down the dealer’s door, ready to get their man. But it’s not man that waits for them on the other side, but man’s best friend. Weapons won’t save them, they can only hope to God their prayers might – the night DINGOLIATH comes to town.
Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents Betty & Veronica Swimsuit Special #1 – Archie Swimsuit covers have always been popular, tend to sell for the most money. This special collection of some of the best and most eye-catching Betty and Veronica swimsuit images, pin-ups, fashion pages, and one-page comics, collected for the first time ever in a comic-size format!
Pick of the Week
Absolute Batman #22 Dan Quintana Card Stock Cover – Dan Quintana has been super hot. Absolute Batman has been super hot. Worth picking up. Also, the origin of Harley Quinn.