Vi firar nyåret med att kolla in vad som dyker upp hos jänkarna i mars. Jag låter Andreas stå för årskrönikan så ska jag försöka få till någon sorts framtidsutsikt över det kommande året inom de närmaste dagarna. Gott nytt år till er alla! (som Jan Malmsjö skulle ha sagt).

Här presenteras och bedöms varje månad alla nyheter som kommit i de amerikanska förlagens solicitations, som gäller det som kommer ut från förlagen om tre månader. Alla #1 från DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Vertigo Comics, Dark Horse Comics och Image Comics kommer gås igenom, medan #1 från övriga förlag kommer uppvisas om jag ser något jag fastnar för. Varje nummer kommer bedömas efter en femgradig skala, som lyder som följer:

1 – Helt ointressant

2 – En intressant skapare

3 – Två intressanta skapare eller enbart en fast med lockande premiss

4 – Två favoritskapare eller enbart en med lockande premiss Prenumerationsvärdig

5 – Två favoritskapare med lockande premiss Given Prenumeration

Varje månad kommer jag längst ner i inlägget även utnämna ett nummer till Månadens tips.

Mot titlarna!

DC Comics:

THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS: THE GRIM KNIGHT #1
written by SCOTT SNYDER and JAMES TYNION IV
art by EDUARDO RISSO
cover by JOCK
variant cover by GABRIEL DELL’OTTO
blank variant cover available
Ripped from Batman’s greatest nightmares, the Grim Knight is his world’s most dangerous vigilante, unafraid to use any weapon and go to any lengths to stop those whom he deems worthy of death. Trained with the finest arsenal Wayne money can buy, learn the secret origin of the second-deadliest Batman, hand selected by the Batman Who Laughs to bring his dark plans to fruition. This one-shot has a big 28-page story!
ONE SHOT | ON SALE 03.13.19
$4.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+

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Kommentar: Snyder och Risso är två favoriter och att den här verkar knyta an till Snyders Dark Nights: Metal och The Batman Who Laughs är lockande även om jag inte läst någon utav dem. Kan ju vara intressant att se hur de kommenterar och särskiljer Grim Knight från sin uppenbara inspiration i form av Marvels Punisher.

UNDER THE MOON: A CATWOMAN TALE OGN
written by LAUREN MYRACLE
art and cover by ISAAC GOODHART
When 14-year-old Selina Kyle, the girl who will grow up to be Catwoman, becomes homeless, she must confront questions of who she is and who she will become.
Selina rejects human cruelty, but sometimes it seems as though brute force is the only way to win. And if Selina is going to survive on the streets, she’ll have to learn to be tough. Can she find her humanity and reconcile toughness with her desire for community…and love?
From Lauren Myracle, the New York Times bestselling author of books like ttfn and ttyl, comes a new graphic novel that tells the story of a teenage Catwoman as she struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham City.
ON SALE 05.01.19
$16.99 US | 6” x 9”
192 PAGES | FC
ISBN: 978-1-4012-8591-3

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Verkar röra vid intressant ämnen och hela denna nya uppsättning av Original Graphic Novels riktade mot Young Adult-marknaden ser lovande ut med flera nya och tidigare okända röster.

DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: SPACED OUT OGN
written by SHEA FONTANA
art by AGNES GARBOWSKA
cover by YANCEY LABAT
There’s a new student at Super Hero High in DC Super Hero Girls: Spaced Out, and she’s about to take some of her new friends on an out-of-this-world mission as DC Super Hero Girls joins the DC Zoom lineup!
Earth’s new Green Lantern, Jessica Cruz, must report to Oa and introduce herself to the Green Lantern Corps—as if learning new powers and being the new girl at Super Hero High weren’t enough! Luckily, some of her new friends are willing to accompany her. But when they arrive, instead of the Green Lantern Corps they find General Zod, Faora, and Non. While the spacefaring girls take on this intergalactic threat, the Earthbound students are faced with their own challenge—pet-sitting Krypto! It’s Kryptonian chaos across the universe!
ON SALE 05.29.19
$9.99 US | 6” x 9”
128 PAGES | FC
ISBN: 978-1-4012-8256-1

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DIAL H FOR HERO #1
written by SAM HUMPHRIES
art and cover by JOE QUINONES
variant cover by NICK DERINGTON
Miguel, a teen daredevil, becomes the newest wielder of the Hero Dial—a rotary phone-like device that grants the user superpowers for one hour when they dial H-E-R-O. Will he rise as a new hero in the DC Universe or crumble under the weight of responsibility the dial thrusts upon him? This blistering new six-issue miniseries joins the Wonder Comics lineup with
stories by award-winning fan favorite Sam Humphries (HARLEY QUINN) and art by Joe Quinones (Howard the Duck).
ON SALE 03.27.19
$3.99 US | 1 of 6 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T

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Marvel Comics:

AGE OF CONAN: BÊLIT #1 (of 5)
TINI HOWARD (W) • KATE NIEMCZYK (A)
Cover by SANA TAKEDA
Variant Cover by AFU CHAN
Variant Cover by SARA PICHELLI
VARIANT COVER BY OLIVIER VATINE
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
THE SHE-DEVIL OF THE SEA WHO WOULD BE QUEEN!
BÊLIT. The name alone conjures fear up and down the coasts of the Hyborian Age. And the sight of her ship, the Tigress, is an omen of despair for any town in the pirate queen’s path!
The AGE OF CONAN kicks off with one of Conan’s most formidable — and memorable — female compatriots, in an all-new story revealing how she became the undisputed QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST!
The teenage Bêlit, obsessed with the sea — as well as the monsters and treasures she thinks are summoning her there — stows away on the ship of the dread Admiral ATRAHASIS into a deadly adventure even she could not predict!
PLUS: The first chapter in an all-new BÊLIT prose novella, presented here for the first time!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY #1 (of 6)
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A)
Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY
Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
VARIANT COVER BY GREG SMALLWOOD
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
In 1962, in AMAZING FANTASY #15, 15-year-old Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and became the Amazing Spider-Man! Fifty-seven years have passed in the real world since that event — so what would have happened if the same amount of time passed for Peter as well?
A special high-end limited series that’s a part of the celebration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary, SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY combines the talents of Chip Zdarsky (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, MARVEL 2-IN-ONE) and Mark Bagley (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN) to tell the entire history of Spider-Man from beginning to end, set against the key events of the decades through which he lived!
In this first oversized issue, when Flash Thompson is drafted to serve during the Vietnam War, Spidey must weigh the question of where his responsibility truly lies!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

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Kommentar: Ett helt klart intressant koncept som känns helt rätt att utforska. Har inte den största kunskapen om de inblandade vilket drar ner betyget.

MAGNIFICENT MS. MARVEL #1
SALADIN AHMED (W) • Minkyu Jung (A)
Cover by EDUARD PETROVICH
Variant Cover by ELSA CHARRETIER
Variant Cover by BABS TARR
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
ALL-New ongoing series from Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed!
MS. MARVEL IS BACK!
But it’s not business as usual in Jersey City. Aliens are wreaking havoc in Kamala’s corner of the world, and they seem weirdly interested in Ms. Marvel…and her family. Eisner Award–winner Saladin Ahmed (BLACK BOLT, EXILES) and rising star Minkyu Jung (Batgirl, Nightwing) take the reigns of one of Marvel’s most beloved new characters! You won’t want to miss this shocking start of a new era!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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Kommentar: Ahmed känns rätt att ta över Kamala Khans äventyr som första nya författare på titeln efter hennes skapare G. Willow Wilson avslutat sin tid med henne.

MEET THE SKRULLS #1 (of 5)
ROBBIE THOMPSON (W) • NIKO HENRICHON (A) • Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY NIkO HENRICHON
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
ISSUE #1 – MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
WHO DO YOU TRUST?
ISSUE #1 – The Warners are your typical family. Dad works at Stark. Mom works in a senator’s office. Jennifer and Alice are students at Stamford High School. The only thing that makes them different is that they’re shape-shifting Skrulls and have infiltrated our society to pave the way for a Skrull invasion. Robbie Thompson (SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL) and Niko Henrichon (DOCTOR STRANGE, Pride of Baghdad) bring the Marvel Universe down to earth with a bold new look at the Skrulls that will test even YOUR loyalty.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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DOMINO: HOTSHOTS #1 (of 5)
GAIL SIMONE (W) • DAVID BALDEON (A) • Cover by R.B. SILVA
Variant Cover by RIAN GONZALES
VARIANT COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
BULLY, BRAWLER, MERCENARY, SPIES: THE MARVEL UNIVERSE’S HOTTEST TEAM IS HERE!
• Domino and her pals Outlaw and Diamondback are caught between warring nations! And it’ll take a whole new crew of international women of mystery to sort it out!
• Featuring the titanic talents of Gail Simone (Birds of Prey) and David Baldeón (Spirits of Vengeance)!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY #1 (of 6)
PAUL SCHEER & NICK GIOVANNETTI (W) • Gerardo Sandoval (A) • Cover by GERARDO ZAFFINO
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
VARIANT COVER BY Rob Liefeld
VARIANT COVER BY Carlos Pacheco
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
The Cosmic Ghost Rider is stuck in the past, so he might as well have some fun with the origins of the Marvel Universe, right?! After going back in time and trying to kill Thanos as a baby, Frank Castle has sworn off trying to alter history. But when he arrives in Earth’s past at the birth of the Fantastic Four, how can he resist jumping in on the fun?!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

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AGE OF X-MAN: PRISONER X #1 (of 5)
VITA AYALA (W) • GERMAN PERALTA (A) • Cover by PATCH ZIRCHER
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
SECRET VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY Inhyuk Lee
ENTER THE AGE OF X-MAN!
In the Age of X-Man, when you break the law, you aren’t sent to just any prison. You’re sent to the Danger Room…a penitentiary filled with the roughest and meanest mutants that don’t fit into X-Man’s utopia. They each have a reason for being there. And they’re all ready to kill each other. But that’s about to change, because the newest prisoner just arrived…Lucas Bishop!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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AGE OF X-MAN: APOCALYPSE & THE X-TRACTS #1 (of 5)
TIM SEELEY (W) • SALVA ESPIN (A)
Cover by GERARDO SANDOVAL
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
SECRET VARIANT COVER BY TBA
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
ENTER THE AGE OF X-MAN!
X-Man has created a utopia for mutants…a utopia where no one knows love. Thankfully, a hero rises up to lead the rebellion against this way of life and teach the ways of family and romance, and he goes by the name…EN SABAH NUR?! Join Apocalypse and his rebel X-Tracts as they strive to teach the world to love again!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: CITY AT WAR #1 (OF 6)
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • MICHELE BANDINI (A) • COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN
VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV
MARVEL GAMES VARIANT COVER BY TIM TSANG
SINISTER SIX VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL
SPIDER-MAN VILLAINS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
PRESS START ON A BRAND-NEW MARVEL UNIVERSE!

Showered with worldwide acclaim, the blockbuster Marvel’s Spider-Man has everyone’s spider-sense buzzing! Now you can experience the emotional and shock-filled story that takes favorite characters (including Mary Jane, Aunt May, Norman Osborn, Otto Octavius and Miles Morales) and spins them into an all-new and unexpected web of drama, spectacle, and classic Spidey action in the Mighty Marvel Manner…with more original stories to come!
After years of seeing Wilson Fisk escape criminal prosecution, the wise-cracking web-slinger finally has the opportunity to team with the PDNY to help them arrest his fearsome foe. But when the Kingpin of Crime is removed from the mean streets of the Big Apple, how will the mysterious Mister Negative’s ascent to power bring Peter Parker’s civilian world and Spider-Man’s superhuman worlds crashing together?
Plus: All-new story moments never seen in the game and bonus behind-the-scenes content!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME PRELUDE #1 (of 2)
WILL CORONA PILGRIM (W) • Luca Maresca (A)
DOES WHATEVER A SPIDER CAN!
PETER PARKER has already fought with the AVENGERS, but now he faces his biggest challenge: HIGH SCHOOL! Having the proportionate strength and agility of a spider doesn’t help Peter fit in, but when a piece of alien CHITAURI technology falls into the wrong hands, his abilities just may be the only thing standing between New York City and annihilation! Well, that and the expert tutelage of one TONY STARK, A.K.A. IRON MAN! Get ready for this summer’s SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME with this adaptation of the smash-hit SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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JESSICA JONES: PURPLE DAUGHTER MPGN TPB
Written by KELLY THOMPSON
Penciled by MATTIA DE IULIS
Cover by MARTIN SIMMONDS
FIRST TIME IN PRINT! The critically acclaimed team that brought you JESSICA JONES: BLIND SPOT is back! When her daughter, Danielle, comes home with purple skin, Jessica Jones is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her time with the Purple Man and her marriage to Luke Cage! As Jessica digs deeper than ever before into the darkness at the center of her life, will she find relief — or yet another nightmare? Brace yourself for another thrilling, chilling tale that will challenge everything you think you know about Marvel’s top P.I.!
136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-91511-7

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CLOAK AND DAGGER: NEGATIVE EXPOSURE MPGN TPB
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Penciled by FRANCESCO MANNA & RUAIRI COLEMAN
Cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
FIRST TIME IN PRINT! The light-and-darkness duo returns! Cloak and Dagger may be back together, working as super-powered police consultants, but Tandy and Tyrone are another story. With both involved in new relationships, will the tension of each watching their ex with someone new break apart their newly re-formed team? Meanwhile, something strange is happening in L.A.’s underground reservoir system — and when Dagger goes to investigate, she finds herself face-to-face with an old nemesis. Mister Negative has returned, and he plans to stretch Cloak’s powers to their physical limits — and summon an eldritch Darkforce god to Earth! Can Cloak and Dagger protect L.A. from the Devourer? And can they admit their true feelings for one another before darkness consumes them both?
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-91510-0

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STAR WARS: VADER – DARK VISIONS #1 (of 5)
DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • ISSUE #1 – PAOLO VILLANELLI (A)
Cover by GREG SMALLWOOD
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
ISSUE #1 – Variant Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & ELIA BONETTI
ISSUE #1 – Movie Variant Cover Also Available
ISSUE #1 – WHO IS DARTH VADER?
He has been many things: a SITH warrior, a commander, a destroyer. DARTH VADER is to many throughout the GALACTIC EMPIRE a symbol of fear and mysterious, otherworldly power. But there are some who have seen the DARK LORD in a different light. There are some corners of the galaxy so dark and desperate that even Vader can be a knight in shining armor. The first issue of a new STAR WARS limited series, writer Dennis Hopeless (CLOAK AND DAGGER, JEAN GREY) sheds new light on the many sides of the galaxy’s greatest villain.
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

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STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC – PADMÉ AMIDALA #1
JODY HOUSER (W) • CORY SMITH (A) • Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
CONCEPT DESIGN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Puzzle Piece Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Movie Variant Also Available
A DESPERATE DIPLOMATIC MISSION FOR SENATOR AMIDALA!
• PADMÉ sets out in secret to try to bring a neutral world into the Republic fold.
• Is this a genuine offer of alliance, or another trap for the outspoken Senator?
• And will rejecting the help of the JEDI be a deadly mistake?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99

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STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC – GENERAL GRIEVOUS #1
JODY HOUSER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A) • Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
GREATEST HITS VARIANT COVER BY PEPE LARRAZ
CONCEPT DESIGN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Puzzle Piece Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Movie Variant Also Available
THE FEARSOME SEPARATIST GENERAL STRIKES!
• In his hunt to kill Jedi, GRIEVOUS stumbles across a power greater than he imagined.
• What secrets will the killer cyborg find inside a lost Jedi temple?
• Can Grievous strike a blow against the very FORCE itself?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99

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MARVEL RISING #1 (of 5)
Nilah Magruder (W) • ROBERTO DI SALVO (A)
Cover by AUDREY MOK
Variant Cover by RON LIM
Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
HEROES OF THE ROUNDTABLE!
With the powers of GIRL and the powers of SQUIRREL on their side, Kamala Khan and Doreen Green are an unbeatable team! But that title is about to be seriously challenged — because New Jersey has been invaded by a swarm of knights in shining…suits?! Driving cars armed with javelins?! Uh-oh. Kamala and Doreen are gonna need allies to help protect their home turf — and they know just who to call. Don’t miss the return of the team-up that’s got everyone talking!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

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MARVEL SUPER HERO ADVENTURES: SPIDER-MAN – SPIDER-SENSE OF ADVENTURE #1
SHOLLY FISH, TY TEMPLETON, AND MORE! (W)
MARIO DELPENNINO, TY TEMPLETON, AND MORE! (A)
Cover by JACOB CHABOT
Being a Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man means friends and foes alike! But whether Spidey’s slinging jokes or slinging webs, he’s sure to bring a smile to the faces of readers of all ages! Come discover your Spider-Sense of adventure in the latest issue of this bombastic series that’s got everyone from one to 100 talking!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/All Ages …$3.99

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Vertigo Comics:

SECOND COMING #1
written by MARK RUSSELL
art by RICHARD PACE
cover by AMANDA CONNER
variant cover by TOM FOWLER
Witness the return of Jesus Christ, as He is sent on a most holy mission by God to learn what it takes to be the true messiah of mankind by becoming roommates with the world’s favorite savior: the all-powerful super hero Sun-Man, the Last Son of Krispex! But when Christ returns to Earth, he’s shocked to discover what has become of his gospel—and now, he aims to set the record straight.
ON SALE 03.06.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | MATURE READERS

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Dark Horse Comics:

Astro Hustle #1
Jai Nitz (W), Tom Reilly (P/Cover), Ursula Decay (I), Chris Crank (C), and Greg Smallwood (Variant cover)
On sale Mar 6
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
Chen Andalou, the black sheep of a prominent activist family, returns after being accidentally put in cryo-stasis for sixty years. Chen, a cosmic criminal, wakes up to find his younger brother is now the President of the Galaxy. Chen does what he knows best:  he steals stuff and causes a problem.
Astro Hustle is a slick and sexy romp through the stars evoking the sci-fi disco era of the late 70s.

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Bad Luck Chuck #1
Lela Gwenn (W), Matthew Dow Smith (P/I/Cover), and Kelly Fitzpatrick (C)
On sale Mar 27
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
She’ll need more than a rabbit’s foot to get through this.
Cursed at birth, Charlene ”Chuck” Manchester hires out her own bad luck, providing disaster where someone else can profit. She can get you that insurance payout fortune—for a price. But bad luck doesn’t always go as planned, and when Chuck gets stuck between a dissatisfied crime boss client, a cult leader, and a dogged insurance-fraud investigator, things get . . . explosive.
Everything that could go wrong does—and only about half of it by accident.
”Raucous, violent, delightful. Bad Luck Chuck is Chuck-approved.”—Chuck Wendig

Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Har inte koll på de inblandade över huvud taget, men handlingen känns tillräckligt originell för den ska hänga kvar i medvetandet.

Black Hammer ’45: From The World of Black Hammer #1
Jeff Lemire (W), Ray Fawkes (W), Matt Kindt (A), Sharlene Kindt (C), Matt Kindt (Cover), and Veronica Fish (Variant Cover)
On sale March 6
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
During the Golden Age of superheroes, an elite Air Force crew called the Black Hammer Squadron was formed to fight the Axis powers. Facing occult threats from the German side, this team must save a family of scientists from the Nazi’s. But the mysterious and dangerous Ghost Hunter is hot on their trail.
From the World of Black Hammer comes a truly gripping tale of war and intrigue!
“Black Hammer is the maddest, most brilliant comic I’ve read in years.”—Mark Millar (Kick Ass)

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Kommentar: Lemire och Black Hammer-världen är alltid lockande och att den gode kanadensarens själsfrände Matt Kindt står för bilderna här kan innebära något mycket speciellt.

Calamity Kate #1
Magdalene Vissagio (W), Corin Howell (A/Cover), Valentina Pinto (C/cover), and Tana Ford (Variant cover)
On sale Mar 13
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
Kate Strand reboots her destructive life and moves to LA to be the superhero she always wanted to be—Calamity Kate: gun-toting monster killer. With her latest career change, she faces new challenges, relationships, and competition; desperate to show she’s worth a damn in a world overrun by zombies, vampires, demons, goblins, and the ultimate monster bounty: the Seven Fabled Beasts of Yore. From the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of the breakout hit Kim & Kim and DC Comics’ Eternity Girl with Gerard Way, and artist on IDW’s Ghostbusters and X-Files, comes this modern-day, adventure of heroes and monsters.

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Invisible Kingdom #1
G.Willow Wilson (W) and Christian Ward (A/C/Cover)
On sale Mar 20
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
Set in a in a far-flung star system, this new epic sci-fi monthly saga tells the tale of two women—a young religious acolyte and a hard-bitten freighter pilot—who separately uncover a vast conspiracy between the leader of the system’s dominant religion and the mega-corporation that controls society. On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair of rebels risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth.  But when your beliefs betray you, what choice is there left?  By Hugo Award-winning writer G. Willow Wilson (Wonder Woman, Ms. Marvel) and Eisner Award-winning artist Christian Ward (Black Bolt, ODY-C).

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Kommentar: Redaktören Karen Berger är en av de personer inom seriebranschen jag respekterar allra mest och ända sedan sina dagar hos Vertigo Comics har hon visat upp sin oöverträffade känsla och smak. På sitt nya Berger Books hos Dark Horse har hon redan släppt flertalet intressanta titlar, men ingen är så emotsedd som Invisible Kingdom. Jag har väntat på denna serie sen den annonserades på San Diego Comic Con i juli. G. Willow Wilson, en av de hetaste nuvarande författarna, samarbetar med en mästare vad gäller innovation och design i form av Christian Ward. Att det är en sci-fihandling som innehåller så många aspekter jag älskar gör inte mina förväntningar på denna mindre. Kommande årets mest spännande släpp än så länge!

Image Comics:

Assassin Nation #1

WRITER: Kyle Starks
ARTIST / COVER A: Erica Henderson

MARCH 13 / 32 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Hot off her breakout success at Marvel, two-time Eisner award winner ERICA HENDERSON (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead) teams up with KYLE STARKS (writer of sales beast Rick and Morty) for a hilarious twist on the hitman trope that will have readers laughing in the aisles over ASSASSIN NATION. The World’s Former Greatest Hitman hires the 20 best assassins in the world to be his bodyguards. These mean-as-hell hired guns and murderers must work together to keep the new crime boss safe while attempting to solve the mystery of who’s trying to off him. With the same laugh-until-you-cry spirit of action-comedies like Hot Fuzz, Tropic Thunder, and Deadpool, ASSASSIN NATION is the bombastic, side-splitting murder-fest you’ve been waiting for.

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Lazarus: Risen #1

WRITER: Greg Rucka
ARTIST / COVER A: Michael Lark

MARCH 20 / 64 pages / FC/ M / $7.99

“FRACTURE I,” Part One LAZARUS returns in an all-new prestige format! New series, new story arc, new size, and a new quarterly schedule! Introducing a new ongoing LAZARUS series—at 64 pages, perfect bound, LAZARUS: RISEN continues the story of Forever and the Carlyle Family… featuring an oversized, 44-page story by Eisner winners GREG RUCKA and MICHAEL LARK, an all-new short story exploring the larger world of LAZARUS by Eisner-nominated writer LILAH STURGES, an all-new supplement to the Modern Age: World of Lazarus Roleplaying Game by Green Ronin, original design artifacts and art supplements, and more! Two years have passed since the Carlyle Family was betrayed in battle, and the Conclave War encroaches on every side. As a new era dawns, Johanna Carlyle goes on the attack to ensure the survival of her Family, relying on the loyalty and support of the Carlyle Lazarus—her sister, Forever—remaining at her side. And while their united front may be enough to turn the tide, the cracks are beginning to show… HOLLYWOOD NEWS! Amazon has set up LAZARUS for development with Rucka onboard as a writer. Rucka and Michael Lark will both executive produce alongside Angela Cheng Caplan.

Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Två briljanta skapare i synk, en av de senaste årens bästa protagonister och ett fantastiskt världsbygge. Det är vad herrar Rucka och Lark har åstakommit under 28 nummer av första serien Lazarus och 6 nummer av miniserien Lazarus: X+66. Det är alltså med glädje jag ser återkomsten av en av Image Comics absolut bästa titlar.

Little Bird #1 (of 5)

WRITER: Darcy Van Poelgeest
ARTIST / COVER A: Ian Bertram
COVER B: Tradd Moore

MARCH 13 / 40 pages / FC/ / $3.99

Director/screenwriter DARCY VAN POELGEEST boasts a long list of awards and accolades for his storytelling prowess and brings the same writing finesse to IAN BERTRAM’s breathtakingly detailed artwork in the gorgeous, hyper-detailed miniseries LITTLE BIRD. With the same limitless scope as a new EAST OF WEST or SAGA and the drama and surrealism of Akira, LITTLE BIRD follows a young resistance fighter who battles against an oppressive American Empire and searches for her own identity in a world on fire.

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Bertram är en spännande tecknare och en lovande handling ger förhoppningar om denna miniserie.

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FIREFLY: BAD COMPANY #1 (BOOM! STUDIOS)
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Josh Lee Gordon
Artist: Francesco Mortarino
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Diego Galindo
Incentive Cover: Jamal Campbell
Synopsis: In this 40 page celebration, take a look into the never-before-seen history of one of the most beloved Firefly characters in the ’Verse—SAFFRON! Journey through the early days of Saffron’s life, from before her fateful meeting/marriage to Mal. This is an origin story no Firefly fan is sure to forget!

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Som ett stort Firefly– och Joss Whedon-fan ser jag fram emot allt nytt därifrån och Boom! har inlett sin tid som hemvist för Captain Mal och kompani lovande.

RONIN ISLAND #1 (BOOM! STUDIOS)
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Giannis Milonogiannis
Preorder Cover: Ethan Young
Incentive Cover : David Lafuente
Synopsis:
– After a mysterious attack wipes out the major cities of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, survivors from all three lands find refuge on a hidden island and build a new society.
– Hana, the orphaned daughter of Korean peasants, and Kenichi, son of a great samurai leader, have little in common except for a mutual disdain for the other. But these young warriors will have to work together when an army invades the island with shocking news: there is a new Shogun and the Island is expected to pay fealty in exchange for protection from a new enemy…a mutated horde that threatens to wipe out all
humanity.
– Award-winning writer Greg Pak ( Firefly, Mech Cadet Yu ) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis ( Prophet ) present a story that examines how we move forward when our past divides, set against the backdrop of a post-disaster 19th century Japan.

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Ser lovande ut och tror helt klart det är något Pak kan göra bra grejer med.

THE GRAND ABYSS HOTEL OGN HC (BOOM! STUDIOS)
*****ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR MAY 2019*****
Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $24.99
Writer: Marcos Prior
Artist: David Rubín
Cover Artist: David Rubín
Synopsis:
– Marcos Prior and Eisner-nominated artist David Rubín ( The Hero , Rumble , Battling Boy : The Rise of Aurora West ) weave a politically satirical look at democracy today through the lense of hyper-violence and explosive action.
– Imagine a world overrun by big business and “fake news” via the social media machine . . . In The Grand Abyss Hotel neoliberalism has become a state religion, while the citizens quietly and then not-so-quietly rebel, giving way to violence on the streets and sowing chaos.
– A masked vigilante takes on the role of hero to battle politicians, the erosion of democracy, and social media. After the fires burn low and the dust settles, social order returns. Or does it?

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Låter absolut som min typ av titel och David Rubín är en fantom med sina verktyg så denna går inte att blunda för.

GLOW #1 (IDW PUBLISHING)
Tini Howard (w) • Hannah Templer (a & c)
The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are ready to take on the world—or at least LA—in this comic based on the hit Netflix series! When the unthinkable happens and the women of GLOW find themselves ahead of schedule, Sam ruins the promise of a wrestling-free weekend with… more wrestling! Robbed of blissful relaxation and forced to raise money to fund their way to the event, the GLOW team is less-than-prepared for their opponents: real gorgeous lady wrestlers. What could possibly go wrong?!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Intresse: 2

MORNING IN AMERICA #1 (ONI PRESS)
(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A/CA) Claudia Aguirre
The year is 1983. A series of disappearances afflicts Tucker, Ohio following the opening of a mysterious new factory. But when the town finds itself under siege from strange monsters, it’s up to intrepid girl gang of no-account teen delinquents to try and figure out what’s happening-and save everyone’s lives before it’s too late.
In Shops: Mar 06, 2019
$3.99

Intresse: 3

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #1 (of 6) (VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CAFU, MICO SUAYAN
Cover A by MICO SUAYAN
Cover B by BEN HARVEY
Cover C by DAVID MACK
Glass Variant Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Blank Cover Also Available
Eisner Award-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER, HARBINGER WARS) returns to the Valiant Universe to continue crafting Toyo Harada’s controversial mission to save humanity from itself. Presented in an oversized format and featuring a lineup of all-star artists, including Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT SALVATION), CAFU (RAI), and more, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA will place the planet’s most powerful man in the spotlight as he strives to control the course of history. But with the menacing mastermind’s resources dwindling after the downfall of the Harbinger Foundation and a target on his head, will the formidable psiot re-emerge as humanity’s greatest hero…or its most dangerous villain?
$4.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | On sale MARCH 13th

Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Dysart är en riktigt talangfull författare och hans Harbinger-del av Valiantuniversumet är det som jag tycker är mest intressant. Att han utvecklar sin mest framträdande skurk är också spännande för mig i och med att jag har en försmak för moraliskt tveksamma karaktärer.

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INVISIBLE KINGDOM #1 av G. Willow Wilson och Christian Ward

Hoppas att ni har hittat något bra (även bland sådant jag sågat) och Comics Of Future Past återvänder i slutet på nästa månad.

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