Perly mesiaca Máj 2026 #2
MARVEL COMICS
DOOMQUEST #1 (OF 10)
Writer(s): RYAN NORTH
Artist(s): Francesco Mobili
Cover Artist(s): ALEX ROSS
FOIL VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
VARIANT COVER BY ROSE BESCH
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ROSE BESCH
VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN
VARIANT COVER BY FABRIZIO DE TOMMASO
VARIANT COVER BY MR GARCIN
VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR.
VARIANT COVER BY PETE WOODS
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
THE DAYS OF DOOM!
- Doctor Victor Von Doom is a great scientist, an unparallelled sorcerer and the ruler of his own nation. He is, by any measure, a great man. And yet Doom wants more.
- And when Reed Richards – Mister Fantastic, his greatest enemy and eternal rival – is showcased at a prestigious international event to which Doom wasn’t even invited, Doom is outraged.
- Reed shares his plan for his eventual retirement project: the total optimization of history. He intends to go back in time, to all the eras humanity wasted on war and conflict, and fix them, saving trillions of lives and ensuring humanity can achieve its greatest and final glory.
- The idea of Reed rewriting history in his own image is, of course, antithetical to Doom, and so he decides to do it before Reed does.
- But when the Fantastic Four intervene, Doom finds himself in a battle he never intended – across all of time and space!
- DOOMQUEST is an evergreen Doom story: the perfect introduction and exploration of his character. This fun and adventurous miniseries takes readers into the heart of Victor Von Doom, across the depths of time and space and into action-packed battles you can’t see anywhere else – and beyond!
QUEEN IN BLACK #1 CVR A RYAN STEGMAN
Writer(s): Al Ewing
Artist(s): Iban Coello
Cover Artist(s): Ryan Stegman
$7.99
HEL ON EARTH! On the farthest edges of the solar system, KNULL, GOD OF THE VOID, builds a brand-new army to destroy Earth...but HELA OF ASGARD might have gotten there first - as she makes planetfall with a legion of the galaxy's deadliest symbiotes! Two of the most powerful evils in the galaxy are at war...and the SON OF VENOM is caught right in the middle! Writer Al Ewing (IMMORTAL HULK, MORTAL THOR) and Iban Coello (IMPERIAL, FANTASTIC FOUR) - the team behind VENOM WAR - bring you a cosmic collision of evil versus evil with the good caught in the middle!
AVENGERS: ARMAGEDDON #1 CVR A DIKE RUAN
Writer(s): TBA
Artist(s): TBA
Cover Artist(s): TBA
$5.99
ARMAGEDDON HAS ARRIVED! Red Hulks devastating tear across the globe must be stopped…but it will take a colossal gathering of Earths Mightiest Heroes to do it! Calling in the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Wolverine and more…but who will survive this super-powered cataclysm?! There will be a pre-Armageddon Marvel Universe and a post-Armageddon Marvel Universe. Be here to bear witness to the transformation.
STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE CASSIAN ANDOR #1 CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ
Writer(s): Benjamin Percy
Artist(s): Luke Ross
Cover Artist(s): David Marquez
$4.99
CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF ROGUE ONE! Before the heist that shook the galaxy, a lone REBEL operative walks into danger. CASSIAN ANDOR infiltrates the lawless maze of KAFRENE, racing against troopers, bounty hunters and time itself in a tense espionage thriller. Set prior to Rogue One - the critically praised blockbuster hailed as one of the best STAR WARS films - return to the grit and glory of a REBELLION on the brink.
REBORN: ULTIMATE IMPACT #1 (OF 5)
Writer(s): Chris Condon
Artist(s): STEFANO CASELLI
Cover Artist(s): BEN HARVEY
FOIL VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER
VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY DIKE RUAN
VARIANT COVER BY CREEES LEE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
FIRST APPEARANCE VARIANT A VARIANT COVER BY Stefano Caselli
FIRST APPEARANCE VARIANT B VARIANT COVER BY TBA
FIRST APPEARANCE VARIANT C VARIANT COVER BY TBA
FIRST APPEARANCE VARIANT D VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE’S LEGACY LIVES ON!
MILES MORALES returned from the Ultimate Universe with a plan: safeguard the ORIGIN BOXES – catalysts for the creation of new super heroes – before they fall into the wrong hands! But the secret is out as Miles’ battle over the boxes engulfs the entire Marvel U! This May, Chris Condon (ULTIMATE WOLVERINE) and Stefano Caselli (ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER) team up to create stunning and unforgettable new characters on both sides of a conflict that will shape the future of the 616!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/VENOM: DEATH SPIRAL BODY COUNT #1
- Writer(s): CHARLES SOULE
Artist(s): KEV WALKER
Cover Artist(s): CAFU
COMPLETE DEATH SPIRAL VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO
CLASSIFIED TARGET VARIANT COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
VARIANT COVER BY NOGI SAN
VARIANT COVER BY PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$4.99 - THE ORIGIN OF TORMENT!
- The scariest new villain in the Marvel Universe finally gets his story told! He’s hunted Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and Eddie Brock, killing his way to their throats and wrapping his razor whip around them. What forged the deadliest serial killer since Cletus Kasady? Find out in this one shot that will define Torment’s past and his future!
JLA / AVENGERS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Writer(s): KURT BUSIEK
Pencils: GEORGE PÉREZ
Cover Artist(s): GEORGE PÉREZ • VARIANT COVER BY Ryan Stegman
48 PGS./Rated T+ …$5.99
The first issue of the grandest Marvel and DC Comics crossover of them all – an icon-packed event decades in the making! After years of anticipation, JLA / AVENGERS saw acclaimed writer Kurt Busiek (MARVELS) reunite with his AVENGERS collaborator George Pérez – an artistic legend for both companies – to assemble every single member of Earth’s Mightiest and the World’s Greatest in one blockbuster book! Universes collide as the Justice League fights the towering Terminus and the Avengers face the awesome menace of Starro! Each team must undertake an epic quest on the other’s world, with the fate of both realities in the balance! It’s one of the all-time great comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form!
*Marvel will be publishing issues #1 and #3 of JLA/AVENGERS Facsimile Editions, while DC will be publishing issues #2 and #4.
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE OMEGA #1
Writer(s): JEPH LOEB
Artist(s): SIMONE DI MEO
Cover Artist(s): SIMONE DI MEO
VARIANT COVER BY JOE MADUREIRA
VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI
VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$5.99
SECRETS REVEALED!
BETRAYALS. DEATHS. AND A SHOCK ENDING THAT WILL HAVE X-MEN FANS TALKING FOR YEARS!
WICCAN & HULKLING: RAID OF ULTRON #1
Writer(s): JOSH TRUJILLO, WYATT KENNEDY, ZOE TUNNELL & MORE
Artist(s): LUCIANO VECCHIO, RACHAEL STOTT & MORE
Cover Artist(s): RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO
VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
WICCAN & HULKLING REUNITE WITH FAMILY…AND DANGER!
Wiccan & Hulkling gather their known & beloved friends and family to celebrate their wedding anniversary – but everything goes awry when Ultron arrives to reclaim Vision and Viv! Join a group of exciting Marvel talent and rising stars for this year’s Marvel’s Voices: Pride, centering on Marvel’s fan-favorite gay couple and their amazing friends to help defeat the evil and re-center community in times of darkness!
ASTONISHING MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #1
Writer(s): CODY ZIGLAR
Artist(s): Alessandro Miracolo & Ig Guara
Cover Artist(s): TAURIN CLARKE
VARIANT COVER BY Paco Medina
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T…$5.99
MILES MORALES and his AMAZING FRIENDS! Need all the help they can get! Spider-Man does whatever a spider can – but he’ll need hand from his super-powered friends (and frenemies) to handle Bumbler’s string of art robberies, Hightail’s super-speedy secret mission and Frost Pharaoh’s assault on Brooklyn Visions Academy!
Astonishing Miles Morales: Spider-Man Infinity Comic (2025) #1-6 for the first time in print!
PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Writer(s): GERRY CONWAY
Pencils: SAL BUSCEMA
Cover Artist(s): SAL BUSCEMA
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
The landmark first issue of Spider-Man’s second solo series! In the sensational seventies, Spidey fans just couldn’t get enough of their favorite super hero in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and MARVEL TEAM-UP – so the web-head got another long-running series, with Peter Parker getting top billing! But fear not, there’s plenty of costumed action as Spidey shows exactly why he deserves to be called SPECTACULAR in a clash of the arachnids with the deadly Tarantula! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all!
Reprinting PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #1.
INDIE VYDAVATEĽSTVÁ
MAD CAVE
BABYLON COVE #1
Creators: (W) Rafer Roberts (A/CA) Joe Eisma
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140534900111 | Product Code: 0326MA0802-0326MA0803
In-Store Date: 5/20/2026
This is a story about Heather, a no-nonsense career-gal who returns to her picturesque New England hometown for the first time in a decade to attend a family funeral; Dennis, the all-American dreamboat who broke Heather’s heart in high school; Charlie, the late-blooming shy boy who Heather never gave the time of day, and Karthon, the ancient demon with plans to feast on the flesh of everyone in town. If you ever wondered what would happen if Stephen King were allowed to write one of those Hallmark holiday movies…Welcome to BABYLON COVE.
DOG TAG #1
Creators: (W) Mark Russell (A/CA) PJ Holden
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 60196140533200111 | Product Code: 0326MA0809-0326MA0811
In-Store Date: 5/6/2026
Dog Tag is a fictional story about a very real war. It follows the life and thoughts of Corporal Tom Fuller through the final year of World War II as his service takes him from the invasion of Normandy to the surrender of Japan. Borrowed from real world stories and little known events of the war, Dog Tag asks big questions about the war while focusing on the heroism of the ordinary people who lived and died during the conflict.
ONI PRESS
DESTINATION KILL #1
Creators: (W/A/CA) Joe Palmer
Price: $5.99 | UPC: 64985600895400111 | Product Code: 0326ON0917-0326ON0923
In-Store Date: 5/13/2026
THE FUTURE IS A RIOT! In the footsteps of JUDGE DREDD, V FOR VENDETTA, and TANK GIRL, the first great milestone in 22nd-century science fiction is here! Written, illustrated, and hand-lettered by British comics virtuoso Joe Palmer (Time Before Time), DESTINATION KILL is powered by the thrum of a million gigawatts of nonstop visual firepower . . . as rendered by one of the most incendiary visual storytellers in comics today. The year is 2125, and the all-powerful corporation Overcon uses its robot workers to pour our drinks and dispense our meds, all while rebuilding London’s Central City into a hyper-modern megalopolis bolted together in its own image. But as Overcon prepares to celebrate the first year of its Paradise Loop—a superfast transatlantic train that connects the Central City to New York in under 60 minutes—an unwieldy army of displaced human workers floods the streets with weapons, plotting an attack at the anniversary gala. Enter: Gina Serene, a stressed-out, pill-popping police detective in desperate need of a vacation and her ex-partner turned P.I., Lance Wingman—who are now the only thing standing between Overcon’s skyscraper-sized fist and the worker uprising that threatens to bring Britain’s capital crashing down around them.
MURDER DRONES HOME #1
Creators: (W) Wyatt Kennedy (A) Soo Lee (CA) Alessio Zonno
Price: $6.99 | UPC: 64985600925800111 | Product Code: 0326ON0942-0326ON0945
In-Store Date: 5/13/2026
A DOUBLE-SIZED MURDER DRONES ONE-SHOT SPECIAL! From Glitch Productions and Oni Press comes a groundbreaking one-shot adapting the shocking and stylish origin episode of creator Liam Vickers’s worldwide animation phenomenon in a stand-alone, 40-page special! Join series scribe Wyatt Kennedy (Nights, Marvel United) and special guest artist Soo Lee (Camilla: The Last Vampire, Disney’s Maleficent) as they bring to life the chilling visions of a time long before the fall of the surface world on Copper-9, locked away deep in the recesses of poor Serial Designation N’s seemingly innocent, childlike little brain (or CPU, or whatever drones have). Will the secrets of N’s old human family, the Elliots, give Uzi and her friends the knowledge to stop the Absolute Solver virus? Or will it unlock a monster long forgotten?
RICK AND MORTY FOREVER #0
Creators: (W) Daniel Kibblesmith (A/CA) Troy Little
Price: $8.99 | UPC: 64985600887900011 | Product Code: 0326ON0946
In-Store Date: 5/27/2026
THIS IS IT—THE FINAL END OF RICK AND MORTY! In one last shamelessly transparent promotional stunt, Oni Press, unsatisfied with the end of The End, proudly presents Rick and Morty Forever . . . the final issue of Oni Press’ immortal run on the sci-fi, dimension-hopping, foul-mouthed, pretentiously beautiful, intellectual temper tantrum turned cultural phenomenon known as Rick and Morty from nigh-omnipotent writer Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki) and franchise uber-veteran Troy Little (Cult of the Lamb)! How do you punish the smartest man in the universe? Show him everything—everything—he’s ever wanted to know or see . . . and afford him no power to do anything about it. Rick Sanchez, the destroyer of worlds. Now he sits in endless observation of all there is to see, tortured by cosmic impotence, the ultimate expression of “go to your room and think about what you did.” But in his endless torment, Rick realizes that a fate of unspeakable horror also awaits his unwitting companion: his grandson, Morty. Can Rick save the soul of the only being that ever stood by him through all his indiscretions? Can the transformative power of love give rise to the triumph of the human spirit? Or is everything just #@$%@?
TITAN COMICS
BLADE RUNNER TOKYO NEXUS TO LOSE IS TO WIN #1
Creators: (W) Kianna Shore, Mellow Brown (A) Mariano Taibo (CA) Junggeun Yoon
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 79361173639900111 | Product Code: 0326TN1008-0326TN1013
In-Store Date: 5/6/2026
Discovering that Mead and Stix are still alive, their old commanding officer, Uldren sets out to kill them before they can reveal his treachery. The data he stole from Tyrell has enabled the Cheshire Corporation to create bootleg Replicants with the same kill signature as Stix. Meanwhile, still dealing with the fallout from the Yakuza civil war Stix and Mead find themselves fighting for survival against Rumika, A Blade Runner sent by Tyrell to destroy Cheshire and all those connected with it.
CONAN AND DRAGONERO #1
Creators: (W) Stefano Vietti, Luca Enoch (A) Lorenzo Nuti (CA) Roberto De La Torre
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 65946045881600111 | Product Code: 0326TN1014-0326TN1017
In-Store Date: 5/13/2026
TBA
LENORE GHOST STORY #1
Creators: (W/A/CA) Roman Dirge
Price: $4.99 | UPC: 65946039408400111 | Product Code: 0326TN1042-0326TN1044
In-Store Date: 5/13/2026
TBA
ARCHIE COMICS
ARCHIE COMICS 85th ANNIVERSARY PRESENTS: ARCHIE’S MOVIE MANIA (ONE-SHOT)
Summer time is here and blockbuster movies are already starting to heat up movie theater screens all over the globe! Of course, Archie and his extended group of friends are going to get in on the action! First, the Superteens and the Power Pets take on some souped up zoo animals in an all-out brawl! But who’s the evil mastermind behind all the chaos? Then, Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez battle it out to be the next best fashion critic! Inspired by upcoming movies like : Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus plenty more homages to notable movies throughout Archie’s history, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got extra popcorn before diving into this fun-filled issue!
Script: Jamie L. Rotante
Pencils: Steven Butler, Bill Galvan
Inks: Lily Butler, Ben Galvan
Letters: Jack Morelli
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Main Cover: Dan Parent
Variant Covers: Holly G!, Adrian Ropp
On Sale Date: 5/13
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
IGNITION PRESS
Innards Cover A Sam Lotfi #1
- Rob Guillory (writer)
- Sam Lotfi (artist)
- Sam Lotfi (cover_artist)
Powerhouse creative team Rob Guillory and Sam Lotfi ( Mosely ) reunite for a psychological sci-fi thriller at the center of the Earth! It’s Roy Wilder’s first day on the most dangerous job in the world. After a catastrophic nuclear attack, humanity’s last energy source is Lucifium. The mineral, buried miles beneath Earth’s surface, is accessible only by teleportation and navigation through an inhospitable subterranean maze. The motley brotherhood of “divers” employed by the ONIS corporation gambles their bodies and minds in pursuit of a better future for themselves and their loved ones. The high-risk, high-reward mission attracts the daring and desperate alike, and all must be unflinching to survive under the leadership of grizzled rig boss Jax Ridley. But even the boldest will break when Roy’s initiation cracks the seal on a harrowing corporate secret… and the depths come alive to awaken the crew’s inner demons. Innards is a high-pressure, terrifying thrill ride for fans of Event Horizon and The Abyss . B Cover: Eisner Award-winning artist Rob Guillory ( Chew, Farmhand ) plumbs the depths of creativity in this striking variant cover. C Cover: For every 10 copies of Innards #1 orders, retailers can secure this incentive cover by fan favorite illustrator Mike Huddleston ( Decorum, 3 World 3 Moons ).
May 6th, 2026 • $4.99
Showdown Cover A Steve Lieber #1
- Dave Wielgosz (writer)
- Tadd Galusha (artist)
- Steve Lieber (cover_artist)
Some things you just can’t get over. When Trish Sullivan left her hometown for college, she left behind unfinished business. Now she’s back and looking to settle up. Trish blames Harvey Harlowe for the death of her little brother, so Trish’s homecoming is an eye-for-an-eye mission. She’s going to kill him, and Harvey should get his affairs in order. But Harvey’s dad has just died, and an injury destroyed his football scholarship. Without a future ahead of him, Trish’s challenge is all the more welcome. He’s more than ready to go down fighting, and no one is going to step in and save him. Showdown is a grounded drama rooted in the burden of family and the weight of revenge from writer Dave Wielgosz ( Batman: Man-Bat ; TMNT: Mutant Nation ) and artist Tadd Galusha ( Godzilla: Unnatural Disasters ). It’s a gritty and emotional pulp drama in the vein of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Criminal , with main covers by artist Steve Lieber ( Whiteout ). Knuckles will be bruised and noses will be broken...but so will hearts. Cover B: Series artist Galusha provides in-your-face, explosive open-to-order variants for Showdown . Cover C: Available for every 10 copies ordered by retailers, David Lapham , creator of the seminal crime comic masterpiece Stray Bullets , also contributes a special #1 incentive variant.
May 13th, 2026 • $4.99
Bad Thoughts Cover A Dave Wachter #1
- Ande Parks (writer)
- Dave Wachter (artist)
- Dave Wachter (cover_artist)
He knows every terrible thing you've done. And he's coming for you. Jack Coates can look inside your mind and see every awful thing you've ever thought or done. It's painful, but it serves him very well at his private security firm that deals with difficult situations and even more heinous people. He's a good soldier with a good team that he trusts...but he's about to find out what happens when you put your trust in the wrong people. Veteran writer Ande Parks , the co-creator of Extraction , and killer artist Dave Wachter ( Godzilla ) invite you to unlock a story about a terrifying new kind of hero. Featuring open-to-order covers by Wachter and revered artist Fernando Blanco ( World Tr33 ; Catwoman ). Cover C: For every 10 copies ordered, retailers unlock a special cover by industry legend Phil Hester ( Gotham City: Year One, Green Arrow ), inked by his longtime collaborator and series writer Ande Parks .
May 27th, 2026 • $4.99
MASSIVE PUBLISHING
CLUB NEPHILIM #1 CVR A RENAN SHODY (MR)
Authors: Pat Shand
Cover Art: Renan Shody
Illustrators: Jordi Perez Elisa Feliz
A supernatural, action/packed, and sometimes erotic, stand/alone saga that adds a new layer to the Mercy Sparx Universe. The supernatural bazaar and brothel, Club Nephilim, is led by the rogue angel Ladara, a former servant of Heaven who now tends to her own flock of outcasts. Although offered an apology and a return to the divine realms, Ladara rejected it to pave her own way. While Mercy Sparx is determined not to become a powerful archetype in her own world, ramifications continue to unfold on a grand scale as a result of her actions!
CRYPTID CORPS #1 (OF 6) CVR A MAX BERTOLINI
Authors: Anthony Cleveland
Cover Art: Max Bertolini
Illustrators: Max Bertolini
When an elite government unit of extra/dimensional beings is ambushed on a mission to stop a vengeful tyrant, the team is shattered by betrayal, murder, and a revelation that threatens the entire planet. The best of Antarctic Press
KILLSWITCH #1 (OF 4) CVR A ERWIN J ARROZA
Authors: Sophia Banks Don Handfield
Cover Art: Erwin J Arroza
Illustrators: Gabriel Ibarra
In 2067 Los Angeles, consciousness is currency. When corporate thief Atlas jumps off a skyscraper to escape authorities, he doesn't die—he wakes up in the body of Kate Sloan, a comatose cop. In a world where neurolink chips allow the dead to hijack the living, Atlas works with his handler Smitty to steal crypto codes from corrupt Elysium executives. But when he's ready to jump to his next body, he discovers Sloan has a daughter—and she knows he's not her mother. The explosive new sci/fi thriller where nobody is who they seem!
TISENA #1 (OF 6) CVR A DAVID MACK
Authors: TJ Sterling
Cover Art: David Mack
Illustrators: Xong Bros
Main Cover by legendary artist David Mack (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Kabuki) A thrilling new series in the spirit of Super Sentai and Power Rangers, from Okemus creator TJ Sterling. Tisena—the last Okemus Hunter from the future—now calls present/day New York City home. But instead of fighting to save her own future, she’s focused on protecting ours. When Mesar, her only ally, is captured by the rogue military group known as Faction 6, Tisena must stop them from exploiting the power of the Okemus Hunters to create deadly weapons of mass destruction. As her search for Mesar intensifies, she crosses paths with Amara Andrews, a fiery and brilliant FBI agent searching for her missing sister, who is determined to help Tisena bring down Faction 6.
INVADER COMICS PRESENTS DEVIL IN THE HERD #1 (ONE-SHOT) CVR A KATELYN WINDELS
Authors: Katelyn Windels
Cover Art: Katelyn Windels
Illustrators: Katelyn Windels
In the deserts of the American southwest, a man with no face and red eyes follows a cattle drive, seeking the soul of one of the cowboys. Jedidiah is the only member of the team that seems to notice this faceless man following behind their drive// a man, he comes to find, is Satan himself.
FLOATING WORLD COMICS
APE #1 (ONE SHOT)
Authors: Rich Tommaso
Cover Art: Rich Tommaso
Illustrators: Rich Tommaso
Rich Tommaso spent over six years--going from his work on a variety of Black Phoenix projects and returning every so often, to this special one, to slowly craft a panel here and a page there, little by little. All in an effort to sharply hone his skills in order to produce a comics art work reminiscent of the early 1952-1956 Mad magazines! Studying (and deeply admiring) the “Mad” works of Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis and of course, the Mad creator himself, Harvey Kurtzman, by 2026, after five months of uninterrupted work, Rich has finally finished this long-awaited project. In this one-shot comic book, APE No. 1, you’ll read about mad scientists, strange visitors from outer space, horny bald men in newspaper offices, gun crazy cowboys, junkies, flunkies, businessmen, husbands, wives, lovers, haters and angst-ridden teenagers!,,,Everything you’d expect to find in an old, mid-20th-century issue of Mad!
ROCKETSHIP ENTERTAINMENT
EMPIRIA #1 (MR)
Authors: David K. Wilson
Cover Art: Jacques Salmon
Illustrators: Jacques Salmon
In the kingdom of Empiria, modern times have come. Now, anyone can have the power of a wizard by using magic crystals. They can power a magic mirror to talk with a friend across the kingdom, tune into your favorite show, or power a magic broom. Princess Mae didn’t spend her entire life studying magic just to be a shill for her father’s crystal business. He gets rich off his people while doing nothing to make their lives better. She made the sacrifice to have real power so she can protect her people, not exploit them. In Dragon City, Randy, a punk rock unicorn, is just trying to take the subway home. There it is. That look. He hates that look. These old timer unicorns were born before the Reformation. They must have had their horns taken by dragons. When they were young, by the look of it. Now they view the youngest generation with both pride and envy. The crops are failing, the cows skinny, and jobs are scarce. Justin lost his job at the dairy a few months ago. That doesn’t stop his elf neighbor from stopping by every night to drink his beer. Watch his mirror. Burn through his crystals. Then Petra shows up at Justin’s favorite bar. Why would a pretty lady like her be interested in a down-on-his-luck ex-farmer? She is the best thing to happen to him in years. Writer/Creator: David K. Wilson Artist: Jacques Salomon Letterer: Scott O. Brown Editor: Lee Nordling
KEENSPOT
POOH BEAR ADVENTURES PIGLETS VERY BAD DAY #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A TESSA ROSE
Authors: Matt Cole
Cover Art: Tessa Rose
Illustrators: Tessa Rose
Rabbit is certain that every problem can be solved with a clever plan, and the arrival of Kanga and her lively son Roo gives him the perfect opportunity to prove it. With Pooh’s calm cooperation and Piglet’s very reluctant help, Rabbit sets a scheme in motion that quickly leads to mistaken identities, nervous adventures, and one extremely overwhelmed Piglet. Faithful to the warmth and gentle humor of A.A. Milne’s classic characters, Pooh Bear Adventures: Piglet's Very Bad Day, delivers a charming all-ages story filled with laughs, heart, and timeless lessons about friendship, kindness, and the simple joys of the Hundred Acre Wood. [This is a Keenspot publication.]
TIM SEELEYS LUCKY CHEAP HEAT #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A TIM SEELEY
Authors: Danny Harrell
Cover Art: Tim Seeley
Illustrators: Erick Marshall
Tim Seeley’s Lucky returns with an all-new, action packed tale straight from the squared circle. Lucky attempts to bring down an underground fight club and runs into trouble in the form of an 8-foot beast handing out Alabama A$$ Whuppins. Can Lucky and the Super Beasts overcome the battle royal that stands in their way or will this mission punch their ticket to the morgue? Find out in Lucky: Cheap Heat! [This is a Keenspot publication.]
VAULT COMICS
EXCOMMUNICATED #1 CVR A FLAVIANO
Authors: Jeremy Robinson
Cover Art: Flaviano
Illustrators: Tiago Palma
When a faithful nun and a festering demon are each excommunicated from the church—and from hell—because of a botched exorcism, they must work together to uncover a sinister plot that endangers their lives and the world. New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Robinson and "X-men United" artist Tiago Palma thrill and terrify readers with an unlikely and unholy pairing—a nun and demon working together. With cover art from modern masters like Ito, Josh Hixson, Tyler Crook, and Flaviano Armentaro.