New Comics This Week

ON THE RUN! Jo Mullein is on the run! Can she get to the bottom of who is after her and how they keep tracking her location before its too late?

A CRUCIAL FOLLOW-UP TO ABSOLUTE EVIL #1! Superman finds himself at the forefront of a bold new age of heroes in the Absolute Universe, but he quickly learns that he wasnt the worlds first super-powered protector. Enter Hawkman, who has a few tips for the new kid, whether he wants to hear them or not!

Now a major motion picture starring Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson! With a mutant army hot on their heels, Jake and his team seek help on an offshore oil rig run by his brother. But as Drea investigates, she realizes a vengeful mutant warlord may be the least of their concerns.

UNFRIENDLY COMPETITION? Gwen's new band competes in a Battle of the Bands! But things get more dangerous than they bargained for when someone unexpected takes the stage by storm. Will Gwen and her band survive?!

DAWN OF THE GOBLIN SLAYERS PART TWO! The sins of Norman Osborn come back to haunt him and everyone he cares about! Norman and the other Spiders THROW DOWN against Hobgoblin and his Goblin Slayer army! And one of the Spiders makes the ultimate sacrifice!

ITS A TEENAGE NIGHTMARE! Theres a certain man  names Ash, you may have heard of him  who is doomed to battle against the forces of evil, over and over again, whether he likes it or not. No matter where he goes, the cycle of violence always repeats itself  until the day that he arrives in the picturesque town of Riverdale. This supernaturally wholesome community seems to break the curse that has plagued Ash ever since he first encountered its otherworldly evil all those years ago. Or rather, the curse was broken  until an over-curious teenager named Archie finds a copy of the Necronomicon Ex Mortis and reads a portion of it aloud, summoning the horrifying Deadites once again! Now Ash and the good townsfolk of Riverdale must hold back the undead hordes long enough for Archie to undo what hes unwittingly done. Otherwise, an Army of Darkness will roll over Riverdale and destroy everything and everyone in its path  and thats just not going to happen on Ashley J. Williamss watch! Fresh-faced author ERIC BURNHAM (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghost Busters) joins wide-eyed artist BILL GALVAN (Archie, Guardians of the Galaxy) for a long nights journey into mayhem with Archie X Army of Darkness #1! Featuring clean-cut covers from GALVAN, ROBERT HACK, LAURA BRAGA, CRAIG CERMAK, and STUART SAYGER, this premier issue also boasts a special PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG that contains three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of variant covers exclusive to this offering  including two original covers by GALVAN and FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, as well as multiple line art variants and colored blanks. Please Note: The number of Blind Bags is limited, and allocations may occur.

A STUNNING NEW CHAPTER OF THE DEATHLY DARK FAIRY TALE BEGINS! From masters of horror Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Sixth Gun) and Christopher Mitten (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D), follow two young sisters into a twilight realm haunted by faeries, monsters, and demons in a quest to rescue their parents from an eons-old blood sacrifice . . . Kidnapped by the fae, sisters Sommer and Winter's parents have disappeared behind the veiled walls of the Autumn Kingdommythical borderlands that their fantasy author father once thought were total fiction. Now, with the human world far behind them, their final conquestand their father's freedomstands before them . . . behind a legion of goblins, trolls, and corrupted human souls . . . EVIL DEAD meets LABYRINTH in this dazzlingly rendered horror saga that /FILM calls classic 'sword and sorcery' shot through with 'scary monsters and mortal peril'!

A beyond-the-screen adventure filling in the gap year at the outset of the hit film Avatar: The Way of Water!Jake and his Na’vi warriors took the fight to the RDA and attacked one of their construction sites building train rails for transportation of weapons and soldiers. One of the warriors of the fight showed Lo’ak, Neteyam, and others to the place of their victory only to discover construction was already continuing as if nothing had happened. How can the People defeat a foe who so casually shakes off what should have been a great victory?• Six-issue series.

A NEW UNIVERSE?! The Avengers and Twilight Court must face the destruction of the universe! But will their combined might be enough to save it? Or will this be the end of the Marvel Universe as they know it?

THE WAR OF SHADOWS MUST END! Hell has arrived at the heavenly gates of Samsara. Will the League of Shadows save their paradise, or will the Unburied reclaim their stolen land? And within it all, who will Batgirl become in the face of so much death? The finale to the War of Shadows is here, and you dont want to miss it!

FRACTION AND JIMENEZ UNLEASH THE MONSTER MEN! After he survives the date night from hell, the long night isnt over for Bruce Wayne. While he juggles multiple needs as Bruce, Hugo Stranges Monster Men attack a petrochemical facility and force Batman into action. Gotham City becomes a powder keg as superstars Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez continue their acclaimed run on the Caped Crusader.

STATIC GETS SHUTDOWN! Having been caught in the destruction of Neo-Gothams Q-Grid Station, Hamilton Hill High student Melvin Kim is reborn with mastery over all things technological! With a disdain for humanitys overdependence on technology, Melvin becomes the villain Shutdown and sets his sights on Dakota City, where Static prepares to launch the Q-Grid worldwide--but will Batman Beyond arrive in time to stop Shutdowns scheme?

From acclaimed creator Kayden Phoenix, visionary behind the groundbreaking Latina superhero universe (A LA BRAVA), comes her bold new all-ages saga of myth, magic, and destiny! Raised in a world once ruled by the goddess Hecate, three identical sisters (North, Dips, and Sept) flee their orphanage after a dire warning from their teacher, Ms. Nyx. Their mission: find Hecate and stop Medusas uprising before it engulfs the kingdom of Illust. On the run, the Triplets are saved by a mysterious lion named Lena, who joins their quest. But Lena hides a secret that could shatter everything -- shes Hecate herself, and the girls shes protecting are her daughters. To defy a deadly prophecy, shes traded her life to the Fates and now fights in the shadows to destroy the traitors threatening her world& and her family. [This is a co-publication with partner Keenspot.]

First new issue in two years! A new full color serial begins with The San Fernando Kid, a frolicking romp through the buttercups of robbery, racism, prison, and the proper way to tie a noose. The issue is rounded out with stories about Frederick the Great and bumping into Old friends, plus more. Comics for everyone!

Warm flesh! Cold technology! As an astronaut, you have collided both together in an unwieldy alliance to survive the harsh vacuum of space. Now, as you wait to see whether all of your precious airlocks and heat shields will keep you from getting freeze-dried by the very cosmos you yearn to explore, never fearthere's an all-new issue of CRUEL UNIVERSE to help you keep calm! In the next installment of EC Comics' Eisner- and Ringo Awardnominated sensation: Stargazing writers Anthony Mauro (Salvation), Greg Pak (Planet Hulk), and Amy Roy (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss) are transmitting live from the scene of an interstellar disaster, as coldly calculating artists Kano (Action Comics), David Lapham (Stray Bullets), and Malachi Ward (Black Hammer Reborn) record the distant pinpricks of light from their exploding space ships as they reach Earth hundreds of years later. Who said SCIENCE can't be entertaining?!

Welcome to Defa 9 - the safest you will ever be. An advanced society under the complete control of a loyal automated military. Warbots on every street and cameras on every corner. Our huge orbital satellites are even able to protect you from the weather - and should events ever get out of hand, youll be happy to hear we can remotely lock you all safely in your homes! A secure and unassailable world, all under the watchful eye of our mechanical AI advisers. So should skydiving assault teams from another world attack Defa-9 - we have everything under control with absolutely zero surprises&what could possibly go wrong?

FOR BATMAN TO WIN, DOES DAMIAN HAVE TO LOSE? Bruce Wayne became Batman to strike terror into the hearts of criminals, but he never imagined a world where Gotham City would be so safe it no longer needs its Caped Crusader. But when he arrives in a Gotham where Damian achieved that very peace, will Bruce destroy everything his son has built to overcome the Heart of Apokolipss test and re-enter the K.O. tournament?

Lee Harvey Oswald has unleashed the Department of Truths most unhinged agents to bring in Cole Turner by any means necessary. Caged in by nightmares from all sides, Cole chooses the devil he knows. Cole chooses the Star-Faced Man. Also in this issue: superstar creators Scott Snyder and Joshua Hixson conclude their history-making Elvis epic!

GAZE INTO THE EYES OF THE DRAGON! Even the bravest of adventurers would think twice about taking on a full-grown, fire-breathing serpent in its own lair  but for the Queen of the Forbidden Mountains, such fearsome creatures are just another resource to be tapped in her relentless quest for power. But such single-minded focus on one all-consuming goal can mask hidden dangers  particularly in the Fae Realm, where Maleficent has no shortage of enemies!Enchanted chroniclers PAULINA GANUCHEAU and THEO STULTZ continue to weave their narrative spell in Disney Villains: Maleficent Vol. 2 #4  illuminated by ethereal covers by GANUCHEAU, STULTZ, ELLERY, and ROBERT QUINN!

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Father and son turned enemies. A kidnapped heir. The immortal throne on the line. Everything comes to a head in the explosive climax of EAT YOUR YOUNG, as Edmund and Kerr face off against Foremans army. With the clock ticking, its their one shot to save Elsa... and decide the future of the Immortal Irons.

The spectacular finale of the scariest sci-fi story ever told!The spaceship Event Horizon has been to Hell, but will it come back? After their captains death, the last crew members make a last-ditch attempt to destroy the ships gravity drive. Its perhaps the only thing capable of hurting Paimon! But&what is this angelic presence felt aboard the ship?Horror masters Christian Ward and Tristan Jones tell the final chapter of the crew of the Event Horizon!

This month, from Antarctic Press! A lonely man, looking to make a change to his mundane life, creates an alter egothe Crimson Lionand tries to be the villain of the city he calls home, but fails in every way imaginable.

THE SECRETS OF MONGO REVEALED - FLASH GORDON VS. FLASH GORDON - MING VS. MING - WORLD VS. WORLD. IT ALL COMES TO THIS! What Flash Gordon discovers in the tunnels beneath Mingo City will change everything in the battle to come! But his evil counterpart is determined to beat him there  and with the help of two Dr. Zarkovs, Dark Flash has an edge. Will the two men  and two worlds  destroy each other? Jeremy Adams and Eder Messias fulfill a flash-tastic destiny in the final issue of this pulse-pounding arc!

JUSTICE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES! Worlds collide as two of the most beloved entries in the legendary Disney Afternoon lineup of animated shows meet for the first time ever in a brand-new title crafted by both series original authors!Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and Darkwing Duck creator TAD STONES join forces with acclaimed artist CIRO CANGIALOSI to bring the Defenders of St. Canard and the Manhattan Clan together for an adventure so epic that no single continuity could contain it!After contacting a wary Morgana Macawber through her magic mirror, the scheming Demona whisks the uncooperative sorceress out of St. Canard and into her New York City lair, where she proceeds to grill Morgana for the location of a certain mystical tome with enough eldritch energy to allow Demona to finally conquer the world.Darkwing Duck, of course, isnt about to take this lying down. As soon as he learns about Morganas abduction, DW and his stalwart sidekick Launchpad McQuack are in the air, racing towards the Big Apple to rescue his avian amour. But will the Terror That Flaps in the Night be able to handle the City That Never Sleeps  not to mention the stone guardians who protect it?Find out in the action-packed first issue of GARGOYLES/DARKWING DUCK, featuring tantalizingly transformative covers by STONES, CANGIALOSI, DECLAN SHALVEY, and IVAN BIGARELLA  as well as an exclusive BLIND BAG VARIANT! Please Note: The number of Blind Bags is limited, and allocations may occur.

A new story arc starts here!G-Force has one mission: Eliminate Godzilla and the rest of the kaiju threat. After discovering Jacen, the boy with the fire of Godzilla, they knew they had an ace up their sleeveand they pitted the two forces of nature against one another.Where Jacen and Godzilla once stood, there is now only Jacen. G-Force has ushered in a new era of global peace, and the world is eternally thankful. Godzilla&is seemingly no more.But theres a fire raging inside of Jacen. He sees the beast inside of his mind. Is it possible&this is all part of a larger plan? Is it possible&that Godzilla will return? As something new&something bigger? Something&entirely more powerful?Find out what has become of the King of the Monsters in this brand-new story arc, featuring art by superstar artist Hendry Prasetya (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto) and series writer Tim Seeley!

Rachael, Bella, Jessy and Sheena have escaped to the relative safety of their flat, but violence has broken out across South London. As the band come to realise what is behind their survival thus far, they set out to rescue a friend and take the fight to the streets. What they don't anticipate is exactly the sort of trouble their decision is going to get them into, or who they are going to encounter.

Iron Age Comics Presents: The Haunted Box returns in this quarterly horror anthology series featuring the Blood Queen and other terrifying demons willing to entice unsuspecting victims to open the box and take what's inside...

Inspired by firsthand paranormal encounters at the liminal edges of human perception, SpectreVision co-founder and real-life experiencer Daniel Noah joins acclaimed writer Cecil Castellucci (Shade the Changing Woman) and rising star Chloe Stawski (Sapphic Pulp) for our fourth incursion into the unifying forces behind startling phenomenaUFOs, hauntings, anomalous animals, and morewith a tale of deep-black government experiments, psychic research, and destiny among the stars . . . Adeline is a lonely, lost aspiring artist. Raised in foster care and languishing in the cruelty and ignorance of turn-of-the-millenium America, her life is without direction or higher purpose. But when shes recruited by a mysterious program that seeks to study her latent telepathic abilities inside a deep-underground military base, she starts down a path she was maybe always traveling . . . a path that reaches a major crossroads when she meets the ethereal Lyriana and finds her long-lost spiritual connection in the process. But when Lyriana suddenly disappears, Adeline must question the true nature of her new masters . . . and test the limits of her abilities to see if love truly is eternal.

END OF STORY ARC Inferno Girl Red gone, Team IGR fractured, and The Twins embracing horrifying new forms. Is this the end for Apex City? As IGRs ultimate enemy finally steps into view, a fateful decision will change the destiny of Team IGR forever!Dont miss the stunning conclusion of INFERNO GIRL RED: BOOK TWO! 45 story pages!

TRUTHS REVEALED! As our heroes converge on Starco in Gotham City, the villain pulling all the strings is finally revealed!

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE! Blood- and whiskey-soaked tales from the lost episodes across LOGAN's life! In the wake of the first World War, Logan finds himself hip deep in trouble with a bootlegging operation - and maybe a taste for the good stuff - in a revelatory tale by Benjamin Percy and Robert Gill. Logan's days as a secret government operative reveal a startling truth about the Marvel Universe - and an untold mission with Carol Danvers! - by Wolverine stalwart Frank Tieri and Raffaele Ienco. PLUS: Superstar Mirka Andolfo takes Logan on a job that changes his destiny as man and a mutant! RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.

Sometimes love can be a little...weird!Ignition Press debuts its first anthology, and it’s an oversized hunk ‘o burning love spanning from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space! Emotions run hot in romance, and some people go to extremes for the person—or creature—they desire. Featuring new work by Chris Burnham (Doom Patrol); Patrick Horvath (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees) and Morgan Beem (The Author Immortal); Rosa Ekedal (Think Tank); Olivia Dufault (TV’s Legion) and Dani (The Invisible Man); and more!

There’s no turning back now for our favorite heretic! Facing against the tyrannical leader of the Church, the Hierophant, Marian might have finally chosen a path she can’t turn back from. Now the Church is on her heels, and it looks like martyrdom in the name of her Mother is her only future. But the witches still think of her as one of their own, even if she doesn’t want to acknowledge them, leaving a sliver of salvation for her yet… Legendary creator Tini Howard and master artist Joe Jaro bring blasphemers to their knees in this bold series of diving conviction.

JAMES TYNION IV AND ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO RETURN TO THE APOCALYPSE! The residents of the House on the Lake and the House by the Sea were both told the same thing: that they were the only humans who survived a global apocalypse. But while Walter, the mysterious and seemingly all-powerful alien master of the Lake House, chose to save the people hed grown fond of, the Sea House was assembled by another of his species, Max--and she chose the most brilliant and competitive humans. Theyve just learned their only path to survival is to kill every one of the loveable losers in the Lake House...and they know exactly how do it. And whats worse? Someone in the Lake House has agreed to help them... The Nice House saga has collected multiple Eisner Awards and the prestigious Best New Series prize at the Angouleme International Comics Festival, and now is the time to get on board as the action kicks into high gear and the horrors in its pages grow even more grotesque!

LIFE'S MORE FUN WITH SOME GOOD SCARES! Dynamite's first-ever ongoing comic book series set in the world of the beloved film Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas continues with its second seasonal issue this February! Dr. Finkelstein's newest creation, the deceptively adorable Shiver, has been spirited away by Lock, Shock, and Barrel, much to Sally's consternation. But things are about to go from bad to worse for this newest resident of Halloween Town when Shiver stumbles into Oogie Boogie's lair - and unknowingly consumes a breakfast belonging to three of his hungry ghouls! Luckily for Shiver, Lock, Shock, and Barrel aren't about to lose their new friend over such a trivial misunderstanding - not when they're due at Christmas Town for the snowy realm's first-ever Halloween. And it's a good thing, too, because when the famed trio of tricksters confront the horrifying adorableness of Christmas Town's take on their signature celebration, they'll need all the help that they can get to set things right! Jolly old elves TORUNN GRONBEKK and EDU MENNA summon the holiday spirits in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town #2 - accompanied by costumed covers from JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, SOO LEE, and ALAN QUAH, as well as a special selection from the Disney Library!

Being NOVA PRIME ain't easy- between doing good and doing what needs to be done to keep the Worldmind running (which sometimes includes doing good), RICH RIDER barely has time to sleep. But when his ship gets stolen by dishonorably discharged ex-Nova Corps member and intergalactic criminal mastermind EDEN RIXLO, Rich is at risk of not even having a place to lay his head&

You've met Slaughter, now meet his OTTER SQUAD -- Blastquake, Shadowvolt, and Scrapyard! Deep in the heart of the Cozeltez rainforest, Slaughter leads the Otter Squad in an assault on the blood-worshipping terrorist cult known as L.E.E.C.H.! But before the otters can strike, they're swarmed by the dreaded HIGH LORD ODEK SEM! Grab a 'chute and prepare to jump into this all-new series that fans of TMNT and G.I. Joe are sure to enjoy! [This is a Keenspot publication.]

You know the storyhe lassoed a tornado and vanished. But what happened next? In this balls-to-the-wall second installment, Pecos Bill and Toe Doe seek out the help of a team to assist in their mission of bringing down the evil Wizard and restoring order to Oz. Meanwhile, Tyrannosaurus Tex is hot on their trail. [This is a Keenspot publication.]

BEHIND BARS! After being caught red-handed for a crime she most certainly did commit, Ivy finds herself in the cold and unloving embrace of the Gotham City correctional system. Is this the end of Ivy, or has her war only just begun?

It's an intergalactic battle royale between the universe's smartest man and its saddest gang of bench-warming superheroes! The Vindicators (newly dubbed the Vind-RICK-ators) have managed to track down Rick Sanchez, but he's not going quietly as the galactic search for Rick hits its chaotic fever pitch. Rick's foes pull out every stop to corner the madman and TRY to bring him in to pay for his crimes against EXISTENCE! But Rick has a few tricks up his lab coat. Will the cosmic super-genius finally be forced to face the consequences of his terrible actions, or have the Vindicators, led by Morty, fallen into one of his most elaborate traps yet? THE END is almost certainly nigh as cosmic annihilators Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and Jarrett Williams (Speed Force) count down to the end of Rick and Morty's epic 10-year run at Oni Press!

The drug known as “Ripcord” has become the scourge of the world. It’s extremely addictive, and it doesn’t just alter your perception, it fundamentally alters who you are. Ripcord users have their whole bodies taken over by the substance, and it transforms them into mindless, frenzied killers who want nothing but to destroy. This makes every place the drug has grown popular dangerous.Dillon is one of thousands who has lost a family member to Ripcord, but unlike so many others, she’s going to do something about it. Her sister has gone missing in the Outback, and Dillon is going to stop at nothing—and let nothing stop her—until she brings her home.This latest foray into the darker depths of humanity from writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Deluge) is brought to vivid life by artist Aneke (DC Comics Bombshells, Bylines in Blood) and colorist Patricia Martin (Dune: The Graphic Novel). Ripcord is an ultraviolent exploitation comic in the vein of movies like Mad Max and Near Dark. Each issue features a cover by Jorge Fornes, the artist of Rorschach and Danger Street.

The experiments are working! Etta is starting see the effects that the mysterious flowers that dot the landscape around the Meridian Fellowship can have on rabbits, and her benefactors are urging her to start testing her theories on human beings. She isn’t sure which terrifies her more: the potential consequences of such dangerous actions, or the agony of not knowing what amazing things her formulas could do for her fellow man.Yet, the more she thinks she understands how the science works, the less she comprehends the influence the otherworldly forces that fuel her experiments is having over her own life.This tale of cosmic horror from Stephanie Williams (Wonder Woman and Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter) intensifies.