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DC COMICS
BATMAN #100
written by JAMES TYNION IV
art and wraparound cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
backup stories art by GUILLEM MARCH, CARLO PAGULAYAN, and DANNY MIKI
wraparound cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
card stock variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:25 card stock variant cover by JORGE JIMENEZ
blank variant cover
ON SALE 10/6/20
$6.99 US | 56 PAGES | FC | DC
CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $7.99 US
”The Joker War” comes to a city-shattering conclusion as Batman battles The Joker in a brutal, no-holds-barred duel! This is a fight 80 years in the making, and its outcome won’t just change Batman’s life—it will change Gotham City for years to come! Plus, catch the first glimpse of the new villain known as Ghost-Maker! And after the senses-shattering conclusion of ”The Joker War” come a pair of short stories that will chart what’s to come in Gotham City and Batman. Don’t miss the first showdown between Batman and Clownhunter!
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Det var åratal sedan jag överhuvudtaget läste Batman men jag gillar James Tynion IV:s egna serier och en vacker dag kommer jag ge serien en ärlig chans igen.
RORSCHACH #1
written by TOM KING
art and cover by JORGE FORNéS
variant cover by JAE LEE
blank variant cover
ON SALE 10/20/20
$4.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 of 12 | FC
CARD STOCK COVERS
DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+
It’s been 35 years since Ozymandias dropped a giant interdimensional squid on New York City, killing thousands and destroying the public’s trust in heroes once and for all. And since that time, one figure in a fedora, mask, and trenchcoat has become a divisive culture icon.
So what does it mean when Rorschach reappears as an assassin trying to kill a candidate running against President Robert Redford? Who is the man behind the mask, and why is he acting this way? It’s up to one detective to uncover the true identity of this would-be killer—and it will take him into a web of conspiracies involving alien invasions, disgraced do-gooders, mystic visions, and yes, comic books.
Writer Tom King joins forces with artist Jorge Fornés for a new miniseries that explores the mythic qualities of one of the most compelling characters from the bestselling graphic novel of all time, Watchmen.
Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Tom King brukar ju tälja guld av det mesta han ger sig på såsom The Vision, Omega Men, Mister Miracle och Adam Strange och den här gången är turen kommen till Rorschach vilket ser mycket lockande ut.
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: HARLEY QUINN #1
written by KATANA COLLINS
story by SEAN MURPHY and KATANA COLLINS
art by MATTEO SCALERA
cover by SEAN MURPHY
variant cover by MATTEO SCALERA
blank variant cover
ON SALE 10/27/20
$4.99 US | 1 OF 6 | 32 PAGES | FC
CARD STOCK COVERS
DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+
The Joker is dead, Bruce Wayne is behind bars…and Gotham City is just starting to redefine itself without Batman.
As Harley Quinn struggles to adjust to her new life as the mother of Jack Napier’s twins, an elusive mastermind called the Producer seizes the moment to assemble a crew of villains—starting with the Starlet, a serial killer who murders Gotham’s golden age film stars in homage to their silver screen roles.
When a recent, gruesome crime scene suggests a connection to The Joker, the GTO, and FBI agent Hector Quimby turn to Harley as the one person with information that could crack the case. With some help from Bruce, Harley agrees to investigate—but to protect her children and her city from a fatal final act, Harley must flirt with madness and confront her own past.
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Harley Quinn som mamma till hennes och Jokerns små tvillingar i Sean Murphys alternativa White Knight universum som verkligen vänder upp och ner på det mesta.
AMERICAN VAMPIRE 1976 #1
written by SCOTT SNYDER
art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
variant cover by ARTIST
blank variant cover
ON SALE 10/20/20
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 OF 9 | FC
DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+
America is broken. Trust between the government and the American public has crumbled. Paranoia reigns supreme.
It’s 1976, and this is the concluding chapter of the Eisner Award-winning American Vampire!
Skinner Sweet has exhausted all efforts to regain his lost immortality. With his powers and purpose gone, he is now determined to go out with a bang. At a seedy motorcycle rally in the desert where he’s closer than ever to his death wish, Pearl Jones and a shocking partner tracks him down for one last, desperate mission: The force known as the Gray Trader and its minions are tunneling through the bowels of the world to unleash hell on Earth—just in time for America’s bicentennial. With catastrophe looming, it’s up to Skinner and Pearl to reconcile and change the course of history—or die trying.
The series that launched the careers of superstars Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque returns for nine final issues and the closing chapter of the legacy of American Vampire.
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Scott Snyder och Rafael Albuquerques serie American Vampire tillhör den ständigt växande högen av serier jag missat och jag blir inte mindre sugen när jag ser premissen för den senaste följetongen.
DC THE DOOMED AND THE DAMNED #1
written by KEN PORTER, JOHN ARCUDI, SALADIN AHMED, ALYSSA WONG, TRAVIS MOORE, MARV WOLFMAN, and more
art by RILEY ROSSMO, MIKE PERKINS, LEONARDO MANCO, TRAVIS MOORE, TOM MANDRAKE, and more
cover by KYLE HOTZ
PRESTIGE FORMAT | ONE-SHOT
ON SALE 10/13/20
$9.99 US | 80 PAGES | FC | DC
It was a dark and stormy night when the creatures of the DC Universe began to emerge from their lairs into the cool evening air. Tales of the macabre, the murderous, and the morbid abound in this spine-chilling special about monsters and mayhem! What happens when Batman encounters a true urban legend after speaking its name three times in a mirror, or when Madame Xanadu enlists the help of Man-Bat to take down a shadowy specter? And who can stop an intergalactic demon from turning people into frog beasts? Only the unlikely team-up of Green Lantern and Etrigan! All this and seven more fang-tastic tales to trick your treats and bob your apples.
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Oktober innebär ju att Halloween står för dörren och DC Comics fläskar på med två specialnummer: DC The Doomed and the Damned…
LEGEND OF THE SWAMP THING HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR #1
written by TOM KING, JAMES TYNION IV, PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, RAM V, and VITA AYALA
art by MIKE PERKINS, EMMA RIOS, CHRISTIAN WARD, DOMINIKE ”DOMO” STANTON, and more
cover by MIKE PERKINS
ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 10/6/20
$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC
It’s Halloween, and DC invites you to welcome Swamp Thing to your witching-hour festivities. In this 48-page collection of all-new stories, the Guardian of the Green reveals past lives and the unforgettable horrors that befall those who cross his path. From ancient Rome to present day, Swamp Thing stalks these ghostly and ghastly tales—all of which are best read by the light of a jack-o’-lantern!
Intresse: 2
Kommentar:…och så en smaskig Swamp Thing-special.
MARVEL COMICS
WARHAMMER 40,000: MARNEUS CALGAR #1 (OF 5)
KIERON GILLEN (W) • JACEN BURROWS (A/C)
Variant Cover by GAMES WORKSHOP
Variant Cover by TBA
COLOR YOUR OWN VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war…
The saga of WARHAMMER 40,000 comes to Marvel Comics!
MARNEUS CALGAR, the legendary Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, leads his elite Space Marines against humanity’s greatest threats in a galaxy engulfed in endless war.
Kieron Gillen (UNCANNY X-MEN, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, The Wicked + The Divine) spearheads the initiative with this introductory miniseries, illustrated by Jacen Burrows (PUNISHER: SOVIET, MOON KNIGHT, Crossed)–and we’re just getting started!
Now, witness Marneus Calgar’s never-before-told origin story, from his beginnings on Nova Thulium, to his campaigns in the Black Crusades, and to the unfolding mystery of the BLACK ALTAR, as a deadly threat from his past reemerges to threaten the present of the Ultramar system.
This all-new tale is essential reading for 40K aficionados, as well as the perfect primer to the world of WARHAMMER 40,000 for those new to the universe. See the Ultramarines in glorious combat, the strife between the worlds of the Imperium, and witness the larger than life characters who preside over it all! This is but the first foray into the larger darkness that is to come from Warhammer and Marvel Comics.
Be prepared.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Det här är en serie som jag inte ens skulle ta i med tång även om någon kastade den på mig, trots att det är Kieron Gillen och Jacen Burrows som ligger bakom.
WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 (OF 4)
TABOO & BENJAMIN JACKENDOFF (W) • SCOT EATON (A)
COVER BY Mike McKone
VARIANT COVER BY TAKASHI OKAZAKI
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY MIKE PLOOG
VARIANT COVER BY JEFFREY VEREGGE
THE HOUR OF THE WOLF!
A new Werewolf by Night is prowling the Southwest, but all is not as it seems! A young man, a family curse, and an unholy experiment prove a dangerous combination for a small town in Arizona. All young Jake wants is to protect his people, but who will protect him from the monster within? Taboo of the BLACK EYED PEAS and Benjamin Jackendoff team up with Scot Eaton to tell an epic tale of righteous fury and incredible transformation in the Mighty Marvel Manner that is not to be missed!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Intresse: 4
Kommentar: En ny Werewolf by Night-serie som ser mycket lovande ut och jag blir extra nyfiken när jag ser att Taboo från Black Eyed Peas är en av medskaparna.
IMAGE COMICS
THE SCUMBAG #1
WRITER: Rick Remender
ARTIST/COVER A: Lewis LaRosa, Moreno Dinisio
COVER B: Andrew Robinson
OCTOBER 21 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
”JAZZ APPLE ARMAGEDDON,” Part One The fate of the world rests in the hands of the worst person on it! NEW ONGOING SERIES from the writer of DEADLY CLASS! RICK REMENDER launches an all-new comedy espionage series, THE SCUMBAG—the story of Ernie Ray Clementine, a profane, illiterate, drug-addicted biker with a fifth-grade education. He’s the only thing standing between us and total Armageddon because this dummy accidentally received a power-imbuing serum, making him the world’s most powerful super spy. This new ongoing series will feature a murderers’ row of all-star artistic talent rotating each issue. The first issue showcases the stunning work of LEWIS LaROSA, with subsequent chapters and covers by brilliant talents such as ANDREW ROBINSON, ERIC POWELL, TULA LOTAY, WES CRAIG, ROLAND BOSCHI, SIMONE DI MEO, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, DUNCAN FEGREDO, YANICK PAQUETTE, MIKE McKONE, DAVE JOHNSON, MORENO DINISIO, and many more!
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Ett tag slukade jag allt jag kom över av Rick Remenders alster men med tiden har en viss mättnadskänsla uppstått. Hans nya serie The Scumbag känns mer som en cash grab à la Mark Millar men eftersom serien kommer att illustreras av ett häpnadsväckande team av olika fenomenala tecknare så kommer jag att utforska den när tillfälle bjuds.
COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1
WRITER: Steve Orlando
ARTIST/COVER A: Davide Tinto
COVER B: Stjepan Sejic
COVER C: Peach Momoko
COVER D: Maika Sozo
COVER E: David Talaski
COVER F: Emanuela Lupacchino
COVER G: Mirka Andolfo
OCTOBER 14 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $3.99
The last survivors of the Multiverse live among us under new, superheroic identities, five survivors of doomed worlds…taking a second chance to ensure our world lives on. A new twist on strange superhero comics, with a bleeding-edge eye on the modern moment, COMMANDERS IN CRISIS follows in the footsteps of Doom Patrol and Thunderbolts as five unexpected heroes come together to solve a murder unlike any other. The victim? Compassion itself…This is ideacide! A new series by acclaimed writer STEVE ORLANDO (Wonder Woman, Doom Patrol: Milk Wars, Martian Manhunter) and artist DAVIDE TINTO (Marvel Action: Spider-Man), an intense, weird action thriller reminding us about the importance of compassion and hope in the present moment, and putting fists to faces along the way!
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Jag vet inte riktigt vad jag ska förvänta mig av Commanders in Crisis. Steve Orlando: bra författare, superhjältar från ett döende multiversum : kul koncept men frågan är om jag orkar investera tid och pengar på en helt ny värld av superhjältar? Tveksamt.
GETTING IT TOGETHER #1
WRITER: Omar Spahi, Sina Grace
ARTIST: Sina Grace, Jenny D. Fine
COVER A: Jenny D. Fine
COVER B: Kevin Wada
OCTOBER 07 / 32 pages / FC/ M / $4.99
Pitched toward the audience for relationship drama/comedies that made last year’s Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me into a hit””! —The Hollywood Reporter
Each extra-juicy, extra-length issue of this must-read miniseries is guaranteed to satiate even the thirstiest drama-hound! Newcomer artist JENNY D. FINE shines alongside Marvel Comics’ Iceman writer SINA GRACE and co-creator OMAR SPAHI in the all-new modern dramedy you didn’t know you needed! Sam and Jack are best friends, and Sam is dating Lauren, Jack’s indie rocker sister and roommate. Tensions skyrocket when Sam and Lauren decide to open up their long-term relationship, sending social shockwaves through their friend group and the entire Bay Area, leaving poor Jack caught in the middle! Life gets pretty messy when you’re in your 20s and your friends are your family.
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Ett relationsdrama som ser ut som en Vänner-sitcom för 2020-talet. Svårt att leva upp till och behöver verkligen vara något alldeles extra för att fånga mitt intresse.
BLUE IN GREEN OGN TP
WRITER: Ram V
ARTIST/COVER A: Anand Rk
OCTOBER 28 / 144 pages / FC/ M / $17.99
The dark and haunting portrayal of a young musician’s pursuit of creative genius—the monstrous nature of which threatens to consume him as it did his predecessor half a century ago. From creators RAM V (Grafity’s Wall, These Savage Shores) and ANAND RK (Grafity’s Wall), BLUE IN GREEN is an exploration of ambitions, expectations, and the horrific depths of their spiraling pursuit.
Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Det lilla jag läst av Ram V:s These Savage Shores slog mig med häpnad och har gjort mig sugen på mer. Serieboken Blue in Green (som lånat sitt namn från Miles Davis jazzklassiker) beskrivs som en skräckberättelse om konflikten mellan artistiska ambitioner och frustrationen när den uteblir eller kör fast, något som många utövande konstnärer råkar ut för förr eller senare, och eftersom jag själv är musiklärare som en gång i tiden hade musikerdrömmar så kan jag verkligen relatera till detta.
DARK HORSE COMICS
NORSE MYTHOLOGY #1
Neil Gaiman (W), P. Craig Russell (W/A/Cover), Mike Mignola (A), Jerry Ordway (A), Dave Stewart (C), Lovern Kindzierski (C), and David Mack (Variant Cover)
On sale Oct 7
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
#1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner Award–winning comics legend P. Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories by taking readers through the creation of the Nine Worlds to the epic origin and adventures of Thor, Odin, and Loki all the way to the end of life—Ragnarök.
Having previously written about deities in American Gods and The Sandman, Gaiman teams with Russell to finally bring readers to follow the northern gods in their own setting in this comic book adaptation of the hit novel!
Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Jag har nyligen läst P. Craig Russells lysande adaption av Lois Lowrys dystopiska The Giver och att Russell nu återigen samarbetar med Neil Gaiman, den här gången i en serieversion av hans hyllade Norse Mythology, gör mig eld och lågor.
THE TRUE LIVES OF THE FABULOUS KILLJOYS: NATIONAL ANTHEM #1 (OF 6)
Gerard Way (W), Shaun Simon (W), Leonardo Romero (A/Cover), Jordie Bellaire (C), Becky Cloonan (Variant Cover), and Paul Rentler (Variant Cover)
On sale Oct 14
FC, 48 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
After the Analog Wars, the Killjoys lost their way—and their memories. A rat chews through Mike Milligram’s TV cord, and reality unravels. But when his Ramones records disappear, Mike remembers what the fabulous Killjoys and some toy rayguns can do.
Gerard Way and Shaun Simon take it all back to their original concept, rebooting the Killjoys in present-day America, where it’s impossible to tell what’s real and what Mom and Dad just tell you to keep you calm.
• From Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance.
• The original inspiration for My Chemical Romance’s Danger Days!
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Serien The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys är ett hjärteprojekt för den tidigare My Chemical Romance-sångaren Gerard Way, som fått en imponerande seriekarriär med verk som The Umbrella Academy och DC:s Young Animal, eftersom den bygger på gruppens konceptplatta Danger Days där alla gruppmedlemmarnas alter egon råkar ut för olika öden och äventyr. Nu är serien tillbaka igen och även om jag inte är något fan av varken My Chemical Romance eller Killjoys så är det värt att uppmärksamma.
BOOM! STUDIOS
DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #1
WRITER: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
ARTIST: Dev Pramanik
COVER A: Jae Lee
COVER B: Dan Mora
COVER C: Miguel Mercado
* Set in the years leading up the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Dune-which inspired the upcoming feature film from Legendary Pictures- DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets.
* Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man named Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey.
* These unlikely souls are drawn together first as renegades and then as something more, as they discover their true fate – to change the very shape of history!
$4.99
In Shops: Oct 21, 2020
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Jag är ett stort fan av Jodorowskys misslyckade försök att göra en filmatisering av Frank Herberts science fiction-roman Dune på 1970-talet, speciellt med tanke på att Jean ”Moebius” Giraud var med i processen och även om filmen aldrig blev av så återanvändes mycket i den magnifika Infallen. Den kommande nyfilmatiseringen av Herberts verk ser helt okej ut och nu kommer även en tecknad serie från BOOM! Studios att hålla ögonen på.
MÅNADENS TIPS:
Oktober månad bjöd inte på några självklara höjdare för min egen del. Den enda titel som jag är lite intresserad av är Rorschach med Tom King vid rodret. Annars ser jag mest fram emot Jeff Lemire och Tyler Crooks minserie Colonel Weird: Cosmagog som nu äntligen kommer ut efter att ha legat i malpåse under pandemin.
