New Comics This Week

Missy and Cat attempt to find their way back to each other as they travel across the country to D.C. in search of an antidote, while Manjeet will stop at nothing to track them down.

The sun has set on Barrow. Vampires stalk the unsuspecting town for the first time in over two decades and nothing can stop their leader, Vladimir, from avenging his brother Vicente. Meanwhile, far south in sunny Los Angeles, Jalens old gang is on the hunt...and theyre just as hungry for vengeance. The dark of night cant hide Jalen from his past, and hes in for a rude, blood-soaked awakening.Writer Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia, Batman: Full Moon) and artist Chris Shehan (House of Slaughter, The Autumnal) dare you to survive Barrow after dark in the oversize second issue of this cult-classic revival.

THE ROGUES AND ABSOLUTE FLASH SEEK REVENGE! The deeper into Fort Fox Wally West goes, the more mysteries appear for him to chase. And whose voice is that calling to him?

THE BATTLE OF KANSAS REACHES ITS CATASTROPHIC CONCLUSION! It has all been leading to this. The final battle against Ras Al Ghul, for the fate of Smallville and the soul of Superman!

The year is 1900 and 13-year-old Lumen, raised in the peaceful Indian countryside, cannot imagine the thrilling changes her life will begin having as she ventures forth into this new and thrilling century. Lumen’s new existence in a world of retro science fiction begins when her home is attacked by steampunk assassins. She is then shocked to learn her family lineage upon meeting her grandfather, the legendary Captain Nemo; central protagonist of Jules Verne’s classic novel 20,000 League Under the Sea. However, Lumen must quickly accept this and learn to work alongside Nemo if they hope to save the world from a cadre of evil masterminds, bent on seizing control the world. To that end, Lumen and Nemo’s first foe is none other than another Verne creation, the villainously insane but almost unstoppable Robur the Conqueror, whose goal is Paris’ destruction. Lumen’s first incredible arc introduces us to a young girl, eager to do right, who will evolve adventure-by-exploit into a fearless and unique steampunk champion.• Series finale!

AGGIE, or the Aggregated Human Experience Database is an experiential technology that has come to dominate life in the near future. The ubiquitous technology allows one to live life through someone elses eyes. For most, that means a celebrity, an influencer, or an athlete. But when Aggies A.I. achieves sentience, it randomly matches its users with people that progress has left behind showing them the world through new eyes. Will this lead to widespread rejection of popular tech? Or awaken something new in society and people leading companies who shape our lives? Double issue

ALLIED, AXIS AND ALIEN POWERS COLLIDE! CAPTAIN AMERICA leads BUCKY BARNES and the rest of the HOWLING COMMANDOS behind enemy lines in order to free one of their own - but no-one is prepared for the horror they discover at HYDRA'S most top-secret base! Meanwhile, has RED SKULL managed to find a way to harness the destructive might of the XENOMORPHS, or has he merely added to the carnage and chaos of the warfront? Either way, Captain America and his allies are about to face their biggest fight yet - that is, unless an unexpected "alien" ally sees fit to intervene! RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.

Alter Ego #197 presents the incredible inside story of HILLMAN PUBLISHING1940 to 1953by MARK CARLSON-GHOST! Thrill to the adventures of AIRBOYaviatrix VALKYRIETHE HEAPSKYWOLF, et al.! With classic art by KIDA, SCHROEDER, LEAV, INFANTINO, ZOLNEROWICH, and some of comics finest artists! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) and MICHAEL T. GILBERT visits Mr. Monsters Comic Crypt! Featuring a stunning Valkyrie/Airboy cover by DAVE STEVENS! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

TORN&BETWEEN TWO LOVES! As Gwen and MJ both rush to the aid of an injured Peter Parker, Peter finds himself torn between them- but will his decision end up hurting his best friend, Harry Osborn? Plus, Spider-Man's new villain Evangeline gets an upgrade- including a mind-bending new ally who's about to make Spidey's life even MORE complicated!

Riveting final issue! Melvin wakes up in the future, where he must call on the power of Black history to rescue his wife and thwart the plans of the Modern Living Corporation.

Our brand-new digest line continues to heat things up& even in the winter, including a BRAND NEW STORY! Archie's ski lodge speed dating event isn't going the way he plannedcould Sabrina magically whip up the rizz he needs to find a cold-weather companion? Plus, get ready for snowball fights, cozy romance stories, and the puzzles, fashion pages, and pin-ups you know and love, all loaded with winter fun!

Claras world begins to close in as her AI-generated romance turns into a waking nightmare. Cut off from support and with nowhere left to hide, she must face the consequences of a fantasy programmed to love her at any cost. 9 1/2 Weeks meets Terminator in ARTIFICIAL, the new erotic thriller by acclaimed creator **Maria Llovet **(Crave, Violent Flowers, All The Things We Didn't Do Last Night).

A.I. stole your art. Were gonna steal it BACK! The Mona Lisa herself has been STOLEN! Now theres only one gateway left to the world of creativity, and the team of artists assembled by Mona to fight back against the evil force thats stealing humanitys creativity now have to train extra hard to rescue her and keep the doors of creativity open for all humanity. Time is running out, and just when things look hopeless, a new player enters the chat.

Chapter 3: Portrait of the Artist Hector finds himself trapped in a dangerous web of ink and magic, forced to confront sins of the past... and future. Al tries to escape some sinister new adversaries. Sheila has tea.

DAWN OF THE TWILIGHT COURT! As KANG and MYRDDIN battle with the Avengers across space and time, the TWILIGHT COURT fight for the survival of ALL! Learn the origin of the Impossible City as the ASHEN COMBINE return! Next month, a CELEBRATION: AVENGERS #800!

People tell you not to, but this issue were Monkeying Around! Featuring your simian favorites including Gorilla Grodd, Gorilla-Man, King Kong, Angel and the Ape, and more monkey business. With the work of Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Cary Bates, Gerry Conway, Mark Waid, Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Don Simpson, Phil Foglio, Howard Chaykin, Philip Bond, and others. Gorilla Grodd cover by Arthur Adams! Edited by Roger Ash.

Wha--you didnt think wed come back? BARBARIC loves you! AXE LOVES YOU! And hes giving you his heart, in the form of THE LONG DEATH #1. Our heroes slaughter their way ever closer to the answers to their big questions. Owen learns all about his curse; Soren learns about her curse; Axe gets drunk. The consequences are&BARBARIC.

THE FEAR OF WORLD WAR FEEDS THE SCARECROW! The Scarecrow emerges in Gotham City, and fear consumes the streets! And now that he has the murderous Hangman to do his bidding, the stage is set for Scarecrows next grand act. With terror and psychosis at a fever pitch across Gotham, the Bat-Man struggles to tame the city without destroying his personal life as Bruce Wayne...leading him to make a fateful decision about his relationship with Julie Madison...

LUTHOR AND JOKER'S TEAM-UP KICKS IT UP A NOTCH! In order to defeat the Joker/Luthor team, Batman and Superman may have to ask for a little help from their friends--if they still have any after the shocking events of last issue! Dont miss part two of The Merger.

TO COURT KORVAC! BATTLEWORLD is on the brink of destruction, and almost nothing can stop Korvac from his mission! Options are dwindling for our heroes, so JANET VAN DYNE does what she must to save them&

BLACK CAT&JAIL-BOUND?! Trapped and out of options, BLACK CAT has one last, desperate play to make! Friends, enemies, public opinion - they've ALL turned on her&except for one ride or die who may just be the key to righting this sinking super-hero ship! GUEST-STARRING EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE REDHEAD!

CONTINUES THE STORY STARTED IN THE 2021 ANIME SERIES. WITNESS LAS VEGAS AS SEEN IN THE BLADE RUNNER 2049 FILM. This all-new series sees the deadly Replicant combat model Elle-aka The Black Lotus Killer- continue searching for answers about her mysterious past. Elle's quest takes her to the irradiated city of Las Vegas (later seen in Blade Runner 2049), a sand-choked ghost-town of forgotten memories following the detonation of a dirty bomb. There she finds a community of role-playing Replicants, abandoned hospitality models from the old casinos now living as embodiments of ancient Egyptian and Roman royalty. Meanwhile, Niander Wallace, smarting from his last encounter with Elle, has dispatched a seasoned kill team to bring back her head.

This is it! The terrifying ending to the critically acclaimed mini-series that hauntingly asks how far youd go to save your kid. DO NOT SPOIL THIS ENDING. Prepare to be shocked, appalled and question everything you hold dear. Who lives& who dies& and who will never be the same?

IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF CARMINE FALCONE! With the ball drawing to a close, its now or never for Catwoman! Will she secure her prey at long last or will it be snatched from her hands by one of the many enemies in her midst? And what exactly does Carmine Falcone have hidden up his sleeve for the grand finale of the ball? Whatever it is... it doesnt seem very good!

From his earliest days at DC to creation of Swamp Thing and Wolverine to his subsequent successes, Len Wein is the subject of CBC #41, when we examine in detail the life of a comic book writer, plus look at his editorial stints as Marvel and DC, the latter where he worked with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons to help facilitate Watchmen. There's also an interview with Jay Scott Pike about his creation of Dolphin (and co-creating Jann of the Jungle) and his long career as DC romance artist and subsequent gig as pin-up girl artist. Plus: "The Death Of Will Eisner's P*S", the sad demise of the Armys Preventive Maintenance magazine! Part two of our Steve Willis profile! And Shaun Clancy reveals the saga of Adrian Lopez's Harpoon/Apple Pie humor mags! Featuring a spectacular Frank Cho cover, and edited by Jon B. Cooke!

THE CONQUERING CROWN: The King of Aquilonia has gone mad, or so the rumors say. A tyrant sits upon the throne and all will suffer until he is deposed or dead. Conan the Mercenary cares nothing for these royal rumors and petty politics, but the Cimmerians skill in battle is about to put him in the path of a mad monarch, and his life will be forever changed.

Antarctic Press Presents: Critter #9. Critter is now Josie, but what happened to the original Josie? A terrible secret is revealed as Critter questions the choices she's been making!

This time no one gets out alive, for I, your very own Cryptologist, have unleashed the walking dead for the sixth issue of my putrescent tome! Its a gathering of zombies, journeying back to the films White Zombie and I Walked With A Zombie, before venturing on into the zombie apocalypse of George Romero and Lucio Fulcis foul imagining. We also stagger through zombies that ran amok in the comic books of the pre-Code years, Bernie Wrightsons cadaverous creations, and the decomposing abominations that overwhelmed the horror comics of Brazil. The contribution made by the black stars of classic horror cinema is consummately explored, digging out a few more of this atrophied brethren. But I can see you want moreso we have The Plague of Zombies in our Hammertime section, Fantacos macabre interpretation of Night of the Living Dead and the chilling Revenant from France. This decrepitude will have you frothing at the mouth, and its available especially for retro horror fans, by Tim Leese, Mark Voger, Steve & Michael Kronenberg, and editor Peter Normanton!

Brace yourself for ALL OUT WAR as New York Times bestselling writer, Mike Carey (LUCIFER, X-MEN) and modern comic phenomenon Jonathan Wayshak (SPAWN: VIOLATOR) go for the jugular in the heart-stopping finale to their modern horror masterpiece.IT ALL ENDS HERE! After a road trip from Hell, Gail and her friends have finally made it to Uncertain, Texasonly to discover Tolomew and his elite brigade of vampire hunters beat them to the punch. And theyve got the one vampire who holds the answers to their mysterious heritage under lock and key. But neither side has time to settle the score. Jaggers back and this time shes not alone. With an army of vampires at her back and orders from Thale to take no prisoners, shes finally ready to put an end to the Necratil. Its a fight to the death and the kids will have to unleash their lethal new powers if theyre going to make it out alive.

A FAMILY AFFAIR&SHOWERED WITH BULLETS! The Gnucci crime family is one of the slimiest and most vile criminal organizations the Marvel Universe has ever seen - and it's fallen to Frank Castle, A.K.A. THE PUNISHER, to ensure that they get what's coming to them, and he's not about to let things like due process or DAREDEVIL stand in his way! But Hornhead has other ideas and ideals, as these two titans find themselves on a collision course with the fate of Marvel's first family of crime in the balance!

Featuring the origin of Dead Head! Includes a Mauler Mason backstory. Cover by Jomar Bulda. Dead Head is an action-packed, gorefest of a love letter to classic horror slashers.Follow along as Dead Head's thirst for revenge leads him through dozens of slashersto the one and only Mauler Mason - a legendary killer whos murdered thousands!

CAPTURED BY THE BROW! While investigating a German spy connected to Nazi gold, Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart have been captured by The Brow. Meanwhile, in The City, the Summer Sisters have been dealt a serious blow--can Sam bring them in without Tracy or Pat to back him up?

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS DEFINITELY ISNT STAYING IN VEGAS! With the arrival of Dejah Thoris and the revelation of her mission to track down a certain mad Martian scientist, things on post-apocalyptic Earth are looking up for the first time since the Deadmen Plague began. All that Purgatori has to do is capture Dejahs quarry  the renegade Kaldane science-criminal Taak  and shell hold the keys to the humanitys future in her iron grip. But Taaks fortress deep inside Hoover Dam will be a tough nut to crack. Luckily for Purgatoris involuntary expeditionary force, fate is about to provide them with a genuine Sin City insider  and shes a real devil with a sword, too! High rollers FRED VAN LENTE and MARCO FINNEGAN put it all on red in DIE!NAMITE: BLOOD RED #3  featuring scintillating side bets from EJ SU, ROBERTO MELI, EMILIO PILLIU, and WILL ROBSON!

A party separated. Can they find each other? Can they find themselves? Can Kieron write solicits which sound intriguing without giving away the specifics of the story? The answers are "read to find out", "read to find out", and "you tell me", respectively.

Shane Bookman has survived Hollywood, homecoming, a nervous breakdown, and rehab. Now its time to face the music. Literally. Can he relaunch his Broadway musical into the dystopian comic book epic he knows his fans will love& before the gangsters paying for it lose their patience?

THE ACCLAIMED ALL-AGES SUPERHERO SAGA ENDS HERE! The Dusk vs. El Tiburon with the fate of Blackstone on the line! Can Jaime Nuez overcome his demons to become the kind of hero hes always wanted to be, with a mask or without? The amazing first arc of THE DUSK concludes here in fine fashion!

Feeling a chill up your spine? Nay, friend, thats no gust of winter air . . . its merely the Tormentors rusty testing needle probing for a warm vertebrae to call home! So sit back, relax, and scream relentlessly into the void as we welcome you back to our horrific hostesss Catacomb of Tormentwhere every new story will leave you in stitches! On this months menu: A frantic feast of fatal delights, as prepared with loving care by the toxic talents of writers Dave Baker (Mary Tyler MooreHawk), Matt Bors (The Toxic Avenger), and Rachel Werner (The Glam World Tour), and artists Justin Greenwood (Immortal Thor), Shawn McManus (Fables), and Claire Roe (Batgirl)! Once youre done, remember to save room for another helpingpoison always spoils on the second day, so we need to use it while its still good!

THE HIT DSTLRY SERIES CONTINUES from Stephanie Phillips, the acclaimed writer of LIFE, Harley Quinn and Grim and Marc Laming, amazing artist of Star Wars, Red Sonja and more! The seven stranded children are now truly alone aboard the drifting Endeavour, with no adults left to guide them and a storm closing in. As hunger and fear take hold, alliances start to form as each child struggles to maintain control over an increasingly lawless world. In the face of isolation and the vast unknown, the line between friend and foe blurs, and the desperate search for survival begins to tear them apart. Every issue from DSTLRY is presented in our perfect bound Prestige format, featuring wraparound covers with spot gloss on robust cover stock, complemented by 48 pages of exquisite interior stock. It's the DSTLRY difference. For fans of LORD OF THE FLIES and YELLOWJACKETS.

In the penultimate chapter, Jack finds himself trapped with the human invaders spread out all over his rural town and ready to take it for themselves. Will Jack be able to defend his undead loved ones, or will his zombieneighbors take matters into their own rotting hands -- especially as they grow hungrier and hungrier?

Antarctic Press Presents: Exciting Comics #54. Its a full issue dedicated to Demon Hunter Raven, with our hero caught in a war between two super-powered factions. No matter who wins, if anyone, he may not survive intact!

As the dust settles and the bodies are counted, a brutal new playing field is revealed. A killer shows their true face&and a survivor takes their first life. Eisner-nominated writer Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian) and accomplished artist Adam Gorham (Hellhunters) rejoin James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh to ratchet up the tension on the most talked-about horror epic of the year!

Torn between loyalty and self-preservation, Antón, Pagan, Vaas, Citra, Valeria, and Yuma face Batari’s merciless command: hunt the legendary Great Beasts or die. As scars ignite and trust crumbles, the line between ally and enemy blurs—because in the valley of Suxli’s Black Flame, no one escapes unburned.

EMPEROR FLASH GOES TO WAR!Flash Gordon turns the tables on Ming and his otherworldly ally -- a dark version of Flash himself! Now he's back at the front lines of a planetary war with enemies at all sides. But the fight will take cunning and brains, not just brawn -- and it's the secrets of this warped version of Flash's world that will trigger the real explosions!

Another day, another ambush. Caleb is being hunted for a power he is struggling to control.Its Caleb and Itar versus Kyra and Cassian! Old wounds and deals with the devil& this showdown is business AND personal.Plus, have Old Roy and Axel survived being blasted under a tonne of rubble?

HALF-BREED BOY JOURNEYS TO CONFRONT HIS DIVINE FATHER! CHILD RESCUE MAY DOOM QUESTING PARTY? COMICS' LONGEST-RUNNING ANTHROPOMORPHIC TITLE! As we weather the cold in our winter coats, we take cheer in a sign of good things to come...issue 200 is almost here! The longest-running anthropomorphic title in American comics races on to its landmark achievement! Prepare to meet the goal with the newest chapters of "Tall Tails: Thieves' Quest" (JD Calderon, Daphne Lage), "Oddysee of Pal" (Danny Ferbert), and "Lizards" (John Holland, Ron Wilber)!

THE FINAL BATTLE OF THE DREADNOK WAR BEGINS! G.I. Joe and Cobra are on a collision course with the Dreadnoks and whatever remains of Duke & Cobra Commander. The penultimate chapter of the twice-monthly G.I. Joe epic is here!

THE CLAN OF THE RISING SUN! The year is 1274, and Demona and Angelika have settled in Japan, where they are helping a local clan to raise a new generation of Gargoyles  including a precocious young rookling named Katana. Demona hasnt given up her quest to restore Angelikas youth, but her now-widowed adopted daughter is more concerned with keeping her mother from being consumed by her bitterness in the years to come  a goal that may slip away forever when the clan is attacked by a new force of Gargoyle hunters! Demonas fate is forged in this fifth and final issue of Gargoyles: Demona, elegantly composed and calligraphed by Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN and animated series collaborator FRANK PAUR  with woodblock-worthy covers provided by PAUR, MEGHAN HETRICK, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, and DAVID COUSENS!

NEW STORY ARC In the aftermath of their first major battle, Loloi brings Ash and Jiminy to her home village... which has been overrun by a corrupt mayor and his augmented henchmen! All the while, Bataar's hunters are closing in...