Comics I'll Be Checking Out This Week
Must-Buy Comics This Week:
Orion TP Wrestle Heist TP The Art of Cartoon Saloon: 25 Years HC Freaks' Squeele HC vol. 1 Kloud 9: The Star Soldier Book One GN Ladies of the Knight TP
Black Cat #12
Civil War: Unmasked #3
Deadpool Modern Era Epic Collection: X X Baby TP
Fantastic Four First Foes: Shalla-Bal One-Shot - The origins of Shalla-bal.
Hulk: Smash Everything TP - Hulk takes on all comers, including a supermassive black hole. Ryan North is writing, so that's the only reason I care
It's Symbie #1 - Collects "some of Symbie's greatest marvel moments so far"
Jeff the Landshark: Superstar #1 - Mojo wants to make a killer tv show, so he kidnaps Jeff.
Sorcerer Supreme #8
Spider-Men: Worlds Collide (Marvel Premiere Collection) TP - Value priced, collects Spider-Men (2012) #1-5 and Spider-Men II (2017) #1-5.
Uncanny X-Men #31
Wolverine #23
X-Men '97 Season 2 #2
Absolute Batman #22
Absolute Catwoman #2
Barbara Gordon: Breakout #3
Batman #156 Facsimile Edition
Batman and the Monster Men TP (2026 Edition)
Bleeding Hearts #6
Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #1 - Clayface breaks out of Arkham, ready to stage his comeback, but someone has already beaten him to it, posing as him. Meanwhile, young women are disappearing in LA, and a new supplement is causing hideous transformations in users.
Fury of Firestorm #4
Green Lantern Corps #18
Lex Luthor: Diabolical Genius GN - When Superman throws his dad in jail, Young Lex enlists the help of his bodyguard Slade to kidnap Lois Lane in hopes of trading her for his father's freedom. Batman shows up. too. Dang.
Orion TP - Prince Orion wonders how he was ever chosen to become a Prince of joyful New Genesis, with his brooding and battle-hungry nature. When he learns he as actually the son of Darkseid, he struggles to live with himself, and when Darkseid attacks, he must find out if he can become a hero, or if he is destined to become a monster. Ngozi Ukazu!!
Supergirl #15
The Credits Roll into the Sea vol. 1 - A 65-year-old woman mourning the death of her late husband enrolls in a local film school after meeting an ambitious young filmmaker at the local theater.
Did You Hear About Mimi Green #2
The Goon: A Bunch of Old Crap TP vol. 3
Witness Point #1 - A small midwestern town descends into chaos when it's revealed that the US government has sent every murderer, con-man, and crook there for witness protection for the last 40 years.
Blood & Thunder #15
Do a Powerbomb Black & White #1
The Forged #12
The Seasons #11
Transformers #34
Wrestle Heist TP - After being crippled by a shady wrestling promoter, a former pro gathers a group of others wronged in the ring to rob the promoter blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year.
2000 AD Prog 2488
The Art of Cartoon Saloon: 25 Years HC - Technically not comics, but a retrospective on 25 years of films from Cartoon Saloon!
Be Not Afraid TP - Cora, a simple farm girl, is visited by an angel. Soon after, she gives birth to a Nephilim. On the eve of his 18th birthday, Cora receives a vision from heaven telling her to destroy her own child.
B.O. Wolf #1 - A dual timeline comic that interweaves Beowulf with the lives of a bunch of middle school students in the 1980's.
Calexit: Say Goodbye to Hollywood #1 - Will California be able to defend its citizens? Is it all over for Hollywood?
Destination Kill #3
Dinogoliath One-Shot - A horror comic in which a bunch of cops trying to arrest a drug kingpin must face a monster.
Dispatched #1 - An ex black-ops officer now works as a delivery driver for a local courier company. When he finds himself trapped in a besieged corporate office park, he uses items in the unopened packages to fight his way from floor to floor and free hostages.
EC Epitaphs from the Abyss HC Book One Library Edition - Adds 50 pages of behind the scenes materials.
Flash Gordon #18
Flash Gordon: The Movie Adaptation TP - Reprints the 80's comic.
Freaks' Squeele HC vol. 1 - A universe in which superheroes attend University to hone their skills in heroism and also master their image in the media.
The Future is ****** #15
Heaven HC - Four young women investigate a vanishing, supernatural strip club. Only some can find it. Some say it's a mirage. Others say you can't miss the giant neon heels lighting up the night skies. Katie Skelly
Indisputable Zorro by Alex Toth HC - Reprints Toth's Zorro in a hardcover, slipcased edition. This version is the original black & white.
Innards #2
Just Brutal #4
Kloud 9 Book One: The Star Solider - Kal, an ordinary teen searching for direction, falls in love with Cosmo, an alien deserter with an entire galaxy hunting him down. Kal must decide whether to stay on Earth, or risk everything for the boy who's stolen his heart.
Ladies of the Knight TP - George wants to be a knight, but first she has to convince someone to take her on as a squire. Serafina doesn't want an apprentice. Too bad she's getting one anyway.
The Last Session Collection TP - Collects both volumes with a new cover.
Love as a Foreign Language Deluxe Anniversary Edition HC - Back in print for the 20th anniversary; enjoy this rom-com about a Canadian in Korea.
Narwhal & Jelly GN Book 8: A Super Scary Narwhaleen
Operation: Iron Coffin #1 - Look, I'm gonna be real. I won't be checking this one out. I just gotta give props to a book about Dracula killing a bunch of Nazis
Order #2
Pimp Killer #1 - LA Jones hunts down pimps. Following the murder of a young woman in Reno, she turns her attention to finding "Lucky" Strikes, notorious for torturing women who try to flee him.
Planet Atmos: Exordium TP vol. 1 - Atmos is home to a racing league famous throughout the galaxy. The main characters, all racers, find themselves caught up in a web of political intrigue and conspiracy.
Prince Valiant: Peril of the Round Table HC - The comic adaptation of the Prince Valiant film, out of print for more than 70 years.
Remastered Zorro by Alex Toth HC - Color edition of the similar volume listed above.
Smurfs Archives HC vol. 5
Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Special (One-Shot) - When a meteor with the power to destroy all life crashlands on the planet, Eggman steals it and uses it to power Metal Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog: Knuckles Anniversary Special HC - Knuckles trains Trip, a young guardian in need of a mentor.
Speed Racer #10
Spider-Man: Mighty Mayhem! Mighty Marvel Team-Up vol. 6 OGN
Strength & Ash #2
TMNT: IDW Collection HC vol. 10
The Twilight Zone #9
Tripwire: From the Archive TP vol. 1 - Interviews with many creators such as Alan Moore, Mike Mignola, and Harlan Ellison.
White Boat #3
Wicked: The Graphic Novel TP vol. 1 - Adaptation. Looks very painterly.
Xanar and Mr. Tuxedo TP - Two beings from separate realities unite to stop a sorcerer who is threatening to destroy everything.
Zorro's Legacy #1 - A modern-day descendant of Zorro quests to live up to his newly-discovered heroic roots.
A Boring Man and an Extraordinary Man vol. 1 - BL. Two former classmates are reunited in the workplace. Mochizuki can't understand why Hyuga would want someone as ordinary as him.
The Barbarian's Bride vol. 7
Blue Summer Haze vol. 1 - BL. Makoto's friend transferred away in grade school. Devastated, they hoped to keep playing baseball and reunite at Koshien. When Shusuke suddenly transfers back, it becomes hard for the boys to keep their heads in the game.
Flying Witch vol. 14
Heaven's Official Blessing HC vol. 2
Her Frankenstein GN - Originally published in 1986. A young man with no direction meets a teenage girl obsessed with movies and mayhem, and, at her direction, becomes her monster.
Hima-Ten! vol. 1 - High school rom-com. Iemori works part-time as a housecleaner. When Himari, a model and makeup company president, starts attending his school, he's shocked to find himself working for her.
History of the Kingdom of Orcsen vol. 1 - The chief of the dark elves unites with the orc king to save her people from the light elves of her own kingdom.
I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons vol. 5
Killer Shark in Another World vol. 7
The King's Beast vol. 18
The Lady Knight and the Beast-Eared Child. vol. 6
Love 4 a Walk vol. 2
Mocha the Cat and His Forever Family vol. 3
My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions vol. 8
Not Your Idol vol. 4
Nue's Exorcist vol. 7
Otaku Vampire's Love Bite vol. 8
Phantom Busters vol. 4
The Prince's Keeper vol. 2
Shimazaki in the Land of Peace vol. 9
Skip and Loafer vol. 12
Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You vol. 7
Spacewalking With You vol. 3
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo vol. 4
Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho vol. 9
Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe vol. 3
When a Clueless FPS Player Falls Into Another World vol. 2
Yona of the Dawn vol. 46