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:
YOUNG JUSTICE #1
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by PATRICK GLEASON
variant cover by PATRICK GLEASON
AMETHYST variant cover by TBD
IMPULSE variant cover by TBC
ROBIN variant cover by TBD
SUPERBOY variant cover by TBD
WONDER GIRL variant cover by TBD
blank variant cover available
Superboy! Wonder Girl! Robin! Impulse! Amethyst! They’re all united in YOUNG JUSTICE #1, the debut issue of a brand-new series that also introduces new heroes Teen Lantern and Jinny Hex!
When the nightmare dimension known as Gemworld invades Metropolis, these teen heroes reunite to deal with the situation—but they’re shocked to discover the battle may be the key to the return of Conner Kent, a.k.a. Superboy! This mix of fan favorites and new legacy heroes will be the center point for some of the biggest goings-on at DC! As if that weren’t enough, Bendis reunites with all-star artist Patrick Gleason (SUPERMAN, ACTION COMICS, GREEN LANTERN CORPS) to bring the new heroes of DC’s Wonder Comics to life!
ON SALE 01.09.19
$4.99 US | 40 PAGES
FC | RATED T+
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Har aldrig varit något särskilt för dessa karaktärer som definieras namnmässigt genom att vara ungdomsversioner på existerande karaktärer och koncept. Däremot är Bendis och Gleason båda intressanta så det är nog möjligt att de kan få ihop en spännande historia.
NAOMI #1
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS and DAVID F. WALKER
art and cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
variant cover by TBD
DC’s biggest, newest mystery starts here!
When a fight between Superman and Mongul crashes into a small Northwestern town, Naomi (last name?) begins a quest to uncover the last time a super-powered person visited her home—and how that might tie into her own origins and adoption.
Follow Naomi’s journey on a quest that will take her to the heart of the DC Universe and unfold a universe of ideas and stories that have never been seen before. Join writers Brian Michael Bendis, David Walker and breakout artist Jamal Campbell in Wonder Comics’ massively ambitious new series and star…NAOMI.
ON SALE 01.23.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Nja, koncept låter helt okej men inte tillräckligt för att tilltala i någon högre grad.
THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1
written by JOHN RIDLEY
art and cover by ALEX DOS DIAZ
variant cover by TB
Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) examines the mythology of the DC Universe in this compelling new miniseries that reframes iconic moments of DC history and charts a previously unexplored sociopolitical thread as seen through the prism of DC Super Heroes who come from traditionally disenfranchised groups.
This unique new series presents its story as prose by Ridley married with beautifully realized color illustrations from a selection of exciting illustrators and comics artists. Alex Dos Diaz provides art for #1, which follows the story of Jefferson Pierce, the man who will one day become Black Lightning, as he makes his way from being a young track star to a teacher and, ultimately, to his role as a hero.
Future issues focus on characters such as Karen and Mal Duncan, Tatsu Yamashiro and Renee Montoya.
Extensively researched and masterfully executed, THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE promises to be an experience unlike any other. You may think you know the history of the DC Universe…but the truth is far more complex. THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE isn’t about saving the world—it’s about having the strength to simply be who you are.
PRESTIGE FORMAT
ON SALE 01.30.19
$7.99 US | 1 of 5 | 64 PAGES
APPROX. 8.5” x 10.875”
FC | MATURE READERS
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Låter helt okej som facklitteratur, men jag är inte direkt säker på hur bra det kommer funka i denna utformning.
MYSTERIES OF LOVE IN SPACE #1
written by JAMES TYNION IV, SALADIN AHMED, CECIL CASTELLUCCI, KYLE HIGGINS, JEFF LOVENESS and others
art by TOM GRUMMETT, KYLE HOTZ, ELENA CASAGRANDE, MAX DUNBAR and others
cover by JOELLE JONES
Sometimes love can make you feel like you’re from another planet…but what if you actually were? Join Superman, The New Gods, Green Lantern, Starro, Hawkgirl and even the Teen Titans’ new sensation Crush for eight tales of romance that will whisk you to the moon and back!
ONE-SHOT | PRESTIGE FORMAT
ON SALE 01.30.19
$9.99 US | 80 PAGES
FC | RATED T+
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Tematiska one-shots är helt enkelt inte min grej.
SUPERMAN 100-PAGE SUPER-SPECTACULAR #1
written by MARV WOLFMAN
art and cover by CLAUDIO CASTELLINI
“This is the best Superman story I’ve ever written.” So says living legend Marv Wolfman, and when you’ve written hundreds of Superman stories as he has, it means a great deal. This gem of a tale—written and drawn from 2006-2009 for the SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL series—explodes from the DC archives as a triumphant tale of Clark Kent’s fateful first days in Metropolis, which were far from easy. His early failures almost ensured there would never be a hero called Superman. Powerful writing and stunning art combine to conjure an inspiring story that needed to be published, one you will never forget, from a pair of master storytellers.
ONE-SHOT | PRESTIGE FORMAT
ON SALE 01.30.19
$9.99 US | 96 PAGES
FC | RATED T
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: En kan inte säga annat än att DC säljer in denna bra. Wolfman har gjort mycket under sin karriär så det här kan vara något att ha ett öga på.
THE CURSE OF BRIMSTONE ANNUAL #1
art by MIKE PERKINS
backup art by DENYS COWAN and DON HUDSON
written by JUSTIN JORDAN
cover by PHILIP TAN
In this thrilling new annual, Brimstone and Annie are called to help prevent a cult from bringing their god to life via a sacrificial ritual…by none other than John Constantine! Then, explore the origins of Wandering Jack. Plus, witness some of the supernatural deals the Salesman has made throughout the ages. (When you bargain with the devil, prepare to be burned, people!)
ON SALE 01.23.19
$4.99 US | 48 PAGES
FC | RATED T
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Är inte särskilt förtjust i annuals och denna serie känner jag att den inte tilltalar mig det minsta heller. Får lite väl mycket 90’s-vibes.
JUSTICE LEAGUE ANNUAL #1
written by JAMES TYNION IV and SCOTT SNYDER
art by DANIEL SAMPERE and JUAN ALBARRAN
cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
The Source Wall has degraded too much, and the League must patch the hole right now or the whole Multiverse will collapse! Our heroes scramble for a solution and turn to the only thing that might work: the Omega Titans! The only problem? They killed the Entropy Titan back in JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE. Whoops…but never fear! Kyle Rayner, Miss Martian and Steel—from the non-planet-eating Titans team—guest-star with a plan to create a new Entropy Titan…one that’s so crazy it just might work.
ON SALE 01.30.19
$4.99 US | 48 PAGES
FC | RATED T+
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Ännu värre är en annual som inte är skapligt fristående. Här behövs mycket från serien ha lästs innan.
TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1
written by ADAM GLASS
art by RYAN BENJAMIN
cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and CAM SMITH
Betrayed by the Red Hood, Damian hunts down Jason Todd and vows vengeance—or death! Meanwhile, Djinn and the rest of the Titans battle one of the Other’s closest allies—Joy Stick! (Making his DCU debut from the Teen Titans Go! universe.) But when Control Freak learns all of Djinn’s most dangerous secrets, Djinn will do anything to keep the Teen Titans from finding out the truth!
ON SALE 01.30.19
$4.99 US | 48 PAGES
FC | RATED T
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Här har vi ytterligare ett exempel på det jag menar med de andra annuals.
Marvel Comics:
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
JASON AARON (W) • MAHMUD ASRAR (A)
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
PARTY VARIANT COVER BY MAHMUD ASRAR
Variant Cover by GREG HILDEBRANDT
Teaser Variant Cover by ESAD RIBIC
PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY ESAD RIBIC
Variant Cover by GERARDO ZAFFINO
Variant Cover by Daniel Acuña
Variant Cover by Jesus Saiz
Variant Cover by Bill Sienkewicz
Variant Cover by John Cassaday
Variant Cover by Kirbi Fagan
Variant Cover by Adi Granov
Action Figure Variant Cover by John Tyler Christopher
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
BY CROM, THE GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY
HERO RETURNS TO MARVEL!
From an age undreamed…hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet…
Robert E. Howard’s creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you! Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death!
The all-new ages-spanning saga begins here, by writer Jason Aaron (THE MIGHTY THOR, STAR WARS) and artist Mahmud Asrar (UNCANNY X-MEN, ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS), as Conan’s destiny is forever changed!
48 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Inte läst någonting med Robert E. Howards klassiska karaktär, vilket givetvis bör åtgärdas. Därför peakar inte min uppmärksamhet på denna. Tar hellre originalhistorierna. Däremot är det ett oerhört starkt kreatörsteam, så för Conanfantasten känns detta som rejält inspirerande.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1
DONNY CATES (W) • GEOFF SHAW (A)
Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
Wraparound Variant Cover by GEOFF SHAW
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
VARIANT COVER BY GERALD PAREL
VARIANT COVER BY STEVE SKROCE
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY BERNIE WRIGHTSON
PARTY VARIANT COVER BY TBA
PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
WHO WILL STAND
The universe is on fire. Hundreds of worlds are at war. Never has there been such hatred and division across the cosmos. And in spite of all this, Thanos of Titan is still dead…or is he? Now, more than ever, the cosmos need the Guardians of the Galaxy…but in the aftermath of the Infinity Wars, who is left to answer the call? Featuring every cosmic super hero in the known universe by the THANOS WINS creative team of Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Cates och Shaw har gjort mycket ihop och kan varandra utan och innan. Tror definitivt detta kan bli bra. Känner mig däremot frågande till hur ”new reader friendly” denna är med tanke på hur mycket av Cates tidigare kosmiska Marvelgrejer den bygger på.
CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
KELLY THOMPSON (W) • CARMEN CARNERO (A)
Cover by Amanda Conner & Paul Mounts
variant Cover by Alex Ross
variant Cover by Lauren Tsai
variant Cover by Adam Hughes
VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
Movie variant cover also available
ALL THE STARS ALIGN AS KELLY THOMPSON AND CARMEN CARNERO TAKE ON MARVEL’S PREMIER FEMALE SUPER HERO!
As Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers has spent months in space protecting Earth from alien threats big and small, but now it’s time for Earth’s mightiest hero to come home. New York City has never looked so good. But every re-entry comes with the unexpected, and Carol is about to hit a whole lot of unexpected. It’s a fresh start and an oversized, star-studded welcome home for a hero who’s been punching the glass ceiling since the 1970s — and just in time for the first female-led film from Marvel Studios! The next 50 years of Captain Marvel starts here!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Karaktären har intresserat mig sen jag hörde om Kelly Sue DeConnicks revitalisering av Carol Danvers. Kelly Thompson har jag också ett gott öga till, men inte på grund av hennes författande (inte läst något av henne) utan hennes kolumnskrivande på Comic Book Resources och segmentet She Has No Head!. Den här titeln känns dessutom utformad för att vara bra att hoppa på om en är intresserad i ljuset av den kommande filmen.
BLACK WIDOW #1
JEN & SYLVIA SOSKA (W) • FLAVIANO (A) • Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant cover by MIRKA ANDOLFO
VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JOHN BUSCEMA
…AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH HER.
Natasha Romanoff was trained to kill. For years now she’s tried to overcome that programming, to side with the angels…to be a hero. And where’d that get her? Killed. By one of the few true friends she allowed herself to have. Now she’s back from the dead, angry as hell and finding those better angels harder and harder to hear. Jen and Sylvia Soska — the Twisted Twins of horror — join rising artist Flaviano to weave a web of vice, violence and vengeance that will net Natasha the biggest bad men she’s ever faced…or put her back in the ground for good.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Flera trådar som kan spinnas till ett bra nät här, men är inte säker på skaparna som jag inte äger någon kunskap om. Kan däremot bli intressant med den mörka och skräckorienterade inriktningen.
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1
TOM TAYLOR (W) • JUANN CABAL (A)
CoverS by ANDREW C. ROBINSON
VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERM
VARIANT COVER BY JUAN CABAL
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA, SR.
GAME, ANIMATION, AND BLANK VARIANT COVERS ALSO AVAILABLE
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Spider-Man is the worst neighbor EVER! There are always crazy villains and property damage and drama and…and he CATCHES the villains. And he tries to fix the damage and he helps carry your groceries and actually that property damage keeps the rents down. You know what? Spider-Man is the best neighbor ever and this book will give you a closer look at Spider-Man’s (and Peter Parker’s) neighborhood than any book ever. Also, it wouldn’t be a Spider-Man adventure without a threat that could destroy not only Spider-Man, but all his neighbors. Superstar writer TOM TAYLOR (X-MEN RED, ALL-NEW WOLVERINE, Injustice) and rising art star JUANN CABAL (ALL-NEW WOLVERINE, X-23) give you the most local Spider-Man ever!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Nja, kan väl vara trevligt men är inte vad jag söker efter.
INVADERS #1
CHIP ZDARSKY (W) • CARLOS MAGNO & BUTCH GUICE (A)
Cover by BUTCH GUICE
Variant Cover by MICO SUAYAN
Variant Cover by ALEX ROSS
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
B&W VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JOE QUESADA
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY FRANK ROBBINS
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
THE GREATEST GENERATION OF MARVEL HEROES IS BACK – TO STOP ONE OF THEIR OWN!
In commemoration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary and springing from events in the pages of AVENGERS and THE BEST DEFENSE, the Marvel Universe’s first super-team is back! CAPTAIN AMERICA. THE HUMAN TORCH. THE WINTER SOLDIER. NAMOR. They fought in WORLD WAR II together as THE INVADERS. But now NAMOR is the enemy, a global threat more powerful than ever. His deadly plans are as deep and far-reaching as the ocean and REVELATIONS about his past could THREATEN the MARVEL UNIVERSE! It’s up to his old teammates to stop him, but what chance do they have against the man who knows their every move? ”War Ghost” begins here!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Inte de karaktärer jag blir mest upprymd av. Men det kan bli okej. Guice är kompetent och kommer passa väl att göra flashbacksekvenserna i serien (står inte här men Magno tecknar nutiden och Guice dåtiden). Lite spännande att få veta hur Zdarsky tacklar en titel som inte i huvudsak fokuserar på humor.
CHAMPIONS #1
JIM ZUB (W) • STEVEN CUMMINGS (A) • Cover by Kim Jacinto
Variant Cover by Michael Cho
Variant Cover by Lee Garbett
MARVEL 80TH VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
Variant Cover by Skottie Young
THE WORLD STILL NEEDS HEROES – AND THERE ARE HEROES ALL OVER THE WORLD!
The Champions have gone global! The team has seen explosive growth under Ms. Marvel’s leadership, with super-powered members ready to answer the call in a dozen different countries. They’re saving people and improving lives across the planet while they inspire the next generation… but something sinister lurks beneath the surface of their expanded mission. It’s a dark secret that could destroy the team and everything they stand for!
Jim Zub (AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER, UNCANNY AVENGERS) and Steven Cummings (Wayward, Legends of the Dark Knight) ignite a new era of CHAMPIONS, filled to the brim with action, adventure and drama in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Kan vara intressant. Zub och Cummings har tidigare gjort Image Comics Wayward ihop som jag haft ögonen på ett tag så det bör vara ett sammansvetsat team åtminstone.
MAN WITHOUT FEAR #1
JED MACKAY (W) • DANILO BEYROUTH (A) • CoverS by KYLE HOTZ
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY KHOI PHAM
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY RAFAEL ABLUQUERQUE
ISSUE #1 – CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY TBA (1 OF 5)
Daredevil is gone, but Hell’s Kitchen is still a place of heroes and villains. Foggy Nelson (issue #1), the Defenders (issue #2), the many loves of Matt Murdock (issue #3), the Kingpin (issue #4) and a mysterious Guardian Devil (issue #5) will all learn what it means to live in a world without a Daredevil. And without a Daredevil to protect it, has hell come for his city? Who is The Man Without Fear?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Sådana här veckoutgivna serier som släpps ut som något sorts minievent känns som en andra klassens produkt för mig. Kommer säkert inte figurera händelser som gör några riktiga avtryck på karaktären heller. Nej, tror det räcker att stoppa efter Charles Soules sista nummer på huvudserien i november.
AGE OF X-MAN ALPHA #1
ZAC THOMPSON & LONNIE NADLER (W) • Ramon Rosanas (A)
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant Cover by RAHZZAH
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID NAKAYAMA
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY GEORGE PEREZ
VIRGIN HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY GEORGE PEREZ
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
The age of X-Man dawns…
and the X-Men cannot stop it.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Ointressant one-shot.
CRYPT OF SHADOWS #1
AL EWING (W) • GARRY BROWN & MORE (A)
COVER BY KYLE HOTZ
VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG GUNS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
ALL-NEW HORROR STORY!
For Marvel’s 80th Anniversary we’ve gone into the vaults to bring back some classic titles from the Marvel of yesteryear…but maybe some vaults should stay closed! Something terrifying has broken free and crawled forth from one of the most terrifying corners of Marvel-dom, the CRYPT OF SHADOWS! Prepare for terror! The shadows are deeper than you think, and horrors lurk within…
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Nej, finns mer lockande skräck i överflöd.
JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS #1
CULLEN BUNN & Clay MCLEOD CHAPMAN (W) • FRANCESCO MANNA & MORE (A)
Cover by MIKE McKONE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
YOUNG GUNS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
ALL-NEW SCI-FI STORY!
In celebration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary and the comic books that captivated hearts and minds across generations, join us for two scintillating sci-fi stories – the first an extraterrestrial adventure by Cullen Bunn the likes of which haven’t been seen in this or any other decade, and the second a tale of terror by Clay McLeod Chapman that could take place in your very own back yard! The secrets of the the universe lie waiting to be discovered, True-Believers, on a JOURNEY TO UNKOWN WORLDS!
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Cullen Bunn drar upp betyget, men tycker inte sådana här one-shots är ”worth your buck”.
WAR IS HELL #1
HOWARD CHAYKIN & PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON (W) • HOWARD CHAYKIN & MORE (A)
COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
YOUNG GUNS VARIANT COVER BY TBA
ALL-NEW WAR STORY!
In honor of Marvel’s 80th Anniversary and history with War Comics comes a brand new edition of WAR IS HELL with two fascinating and soul-crushing tales of War. “In the Mood” by Howard Chaykin takes you to the skies as the Luftwaffe and RAF battle over the English Channel for a battle tale of bitter irony and “War Glammer” by Phillip Kennedy Johnson brings you back to Earth in modern day Afghanistan with a story that will chill you to the bone.
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Återigen, nej tack. Om du gillar Chaykin finns det åtminstone något som kan dra dig in.
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1
CHARLES SOULE, ANN NOCENTI, GREG PAK (W) • PAULO SIQUEIRA, TOMM COKER & MORE (A)
COVER BY ARTHUR ADAMS & FEDERICO BLEE
VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
VARIANT COVER BY MARCOS MARTIN
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY ADI GRANOV
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
THE CLASSIC MARVEL SERIES RETURNS FOR MARVEL’S 80th ANNIVERSARY!
Three titanic tales celebrating the first decade of Marvel stories! First — an all-new tale of the man they call the Wolverine begins in the 1940s! Then comes Captain America, the first Avenger of World War II still fighting for freedom today! And finally, the untold tale of Namor and the atom bomb!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Om någon undrar varför jag ger så mycket ettor på one-shots så kan jag säga att det är sällan de ger något särskilt plus att jag tycker att DC och framför allt Marvel ger ut alldeles för många titlar.
UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #1
ED BRISSON (W) • CARLOS GOMEZ (A)
Cover by SALVADOR LAROCCA
VARIANT COVER BY EDUARD PETROVICH
Cyclops!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Enbart intressant om du läser huvudserien skulle jag tro.
WEB OF VENOM: UNLEASHED #1
RYAN STEGMAN (W) • Kyle Hotz (A)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
From the illustrator of the blockbuster series of the summer comes the next epic installment in the WEB OF VENOM — a journey from the symbiote’s perspective through Eddie’s old haunts in San Francisco. It might not like what it finds…
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Pumpas mycket Venom nu, före och efter filmens biopremiär. Tycker Venom känns väldigt mycket som en produktion av 90-talet och kan inte påstå mig vilja läsa alltför mycket han figurera i.
WOLVERINE: THE LONG NIGHT ADAPTATION #1 (of 5)
BENJAMIN PERCY (W) • MARCIO TAKARA (A)
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
VARIANT COVER BY GABRIEL WALTA
• Following a string of mysterious deaths in Burns, Alaska, Special Agents Sally Pierce and Tad Marshall arrive to investigate. They soon find there’s more going on than meets the eye…
• Marvel’s hit scripted podcast, “Wolverine: The Dark Night,” comes to life on the page! Chilling twists and turns, brought to you by the original author of the podcast, Benjamin Percy, and the art talents of Marcio Takara!
40 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Den här har faktiskt lite att erbjuda. Skapare med lite tyngd bakom, spännande grund och riktigt snyggt första omslag. Min bana trogen dock så skulle jag gärna höra podcasten den bygger på först.
STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC SPECIAL #1
ETHAN SACKS, JODY HOUSER, MARC GUGGENHEIM & CHIP ZDARSKY (W)
Carlos Gomez, Paolo Villanelli, Caspar Wijngaard and more! (A)
Cover by ROD REIS
VARIANT COVER BY KHOI PHAM
GREATEST HITS VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO
PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY Mike McKone (5 OF 27)
THE GREATEST HEROES OF THE REPUBLIC, THE DEADLIEST VILLAINS – AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN!
Four creative teams! Four stories featuring your favorite Star Wars characters!
• The baddest Jedi in the galaxy has a score to settle — MACE WINDU returns in an action-packed adventure from OLD MAN HAWKEYE’S Ethan Sacks!
• You can run, but can you hide from the twin lightsabers of Sith assassin ASAJJ VENTRESS? Feel her fury in a tale expertly woven by veteran STAR WARS comic scribe Jody Houser (THRAWN, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS).
• And is JAR JAR BINKS’ role in the Star Wars story over? NOT BY A LONG SHOT! Because Chip Zdarsky (PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE) has a rancor bone to pick with the galaxy’s most notorious Gungan.
• You can take the clone out of the war but you can never take the war out of the clone — CAPTAIN REX dusts off his blaster and enters the fray in a story by X-MEN: GOLD author Marc Guggenheim.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$4.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Fortsättningarna på Age Of Republic-eventet verkar så tråkigt och att det tidsmässigt utspelar runt filmseriens mest plågsamma film göra inte skada bättre. Hard pass.
STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC – OBI-WAN KENOBI #1
JODY HOUSER (W) • CORY SMITH (A) • Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH
CONCEPT DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY IAIN McCAIG
HEROES VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY Mike McKone (3 of 27)
Movie Variant Cover Also Available
THE EARLY DAYS OF OBI-WAN KENOBI, JEDI KNIGHT!
• Following the wishes of his master, OBI-WAN has taken on ANAKIN SKYWALKER as an apprentice.
• Will his mission alongside his young Padawan bring them closer together, or sow the seeds that will drive them apart?
• And who else is after the ancient holocron that they seek?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Se STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC SPECIAL #1.
STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC — JANGO FETT #1
JODY HOUSER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A) • Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
VARIANT COVER BY IN-HYUK LEE
Concept Design Variant Cover by TBA
VILLAINS VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY Mike McKone (4 of 27)
Movie Variant Cover Also Available
THE MOST FEARED BOUNTY HUNTER IN THE GALAXY!
• JANGO FETT’S reputation precedes him as joins a crew for what seems like a simple job.
• Wait, is that a KID with him?!
• Will his fellow bounty hunters be foolish enough to betray Jango and his son, BOBA FETT?
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Se STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC SPECIAL #1.
MARVEL SUPER HERO ADVENTURES: SPIDER-MAN – ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE #1
SHOLLY FISCH AND TBA (W) • TBA (A)
Cover by JACOB CHABOT
It’s a SPIDER-TACULAR adventure when Spider-Man is visited by his fellow web-slingers! What wall-crawling, web-swinging trouble will Peter Parker get into when he’s joined by Anya Corazon, Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen? Only one way to find out!
32 PGS./All Ages …$3.99
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Om du skulle behöva indoktrinera någon unge som kan eller behöver lära sig engelska.
Vertigo Comics:
Inget nytt denna månad.
Dark Horse Comics:
FIGHT CLUB 3 #1
NOV180205
(W) Chuck Palahniuk (A) Cameron Stewart (CA) David Mack
Marla Singer is about to deliver her second child, but the daddy isn’t her husband-it’s Tyler Durden, who’s very invested in his heir, and the world he’ll inherit.
Marla, her first son, and her husband-the unnamed narrator in the novel, who now goes by Balthazar-live in a rundown motel with sketchy neighbors. In the FIGHT CLUB 2 graphic novel, Tyler transformed Project Mayhem into Rize or Die-now, as a road to paradise presents itself, a new group has implemented a ruthless and deviant plan to fine-tune mankind, leading Balthazar to forge an unlikely alliance . . . with Tyler Durden.
o Chuck Palahniuk writes the sequel to the sequel to Fight Club.
o Chuck Palahniuk & Cameron Stewart reunite!
In Shops: Jan 30, 2019
Final Orders Due: Jan 07, 2019
SRP: $3.99
Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Väldigt förtjust i både boken och filmen. Har läst tre fjärdedelar av 2:an av samma kreatörsteam och Cameron Stewart är väldigt begåvad och passar ihop med Palahniuks humor och manus överlag.
AVATAR: TSU’TEY’S PATH #1
NOV180209
(W) Sherri Smith (A) Jan Duursema, Dan Parson (CA) Doug Wheatley
Tsu’tey, proud warrior of the Omatikaya clan, betrothed to Neyteri, has his life turned upside down by the arrival of Jake Sully of the Sky People.
Reveals events only hinted at in James Cameron’s Avatar!
o James Cameron’s masterpiece comes to comics!
o Written by award-winning novelist Sherri L. Smith!
In Shops: Jan 16, 2019
Final Orders Due: Dec 24, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Avskyr Avatar-filmen och känner inte till någon av kreatörerna.
ALIENS: RESISTANCE #1
NOV180211
(W) Brian Wood (A) Robert Carey (CA) Roberto de la Torre
Following the events of Alien: Isolation, Amanda Ripley is kept silent by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation about the xenomorph threat. Enter Zula Hendricks, an Ex-Colonial Marine, in need of Ripley’s help to expose a sinister bio-weapons program. The duo teams up against an upgraded arsenal designed to keep the darkest atrocities secret!
o Starring series favorite: Amanda Ripley!
o Written by Brian Wood of Aliens: Defiance.
In Shops: Jan 23, 2019
Final Orders Due: Dec 31, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Wood är en begåvad författare och Aliens är en stark franchise. Denna gynnas däremot av att ha läst Woods andra Aliens-grejer innan.
TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION: EXTREMIS MALIS #1
NOV180219
(W) Christofer Emgård (A) Fernando Baldó (CA) John Paul Leon
Months after a bioweapon attack devastated New York City, the Division agents are the last hope of a United States struggling to hold itself together. During a mission gone horribly wrong, Division Agent Caleb Dunne’s partner is gruesomely killed and Dunne vows to track down the mysterious woman responsible. As he gathers clues to her whereabouts, he uncovers a grave threat to a nation already on the brink of total collapse.
A must-have for fans of intrigue and tales of survival, this comics series is the perfect introduction to the post-pandemic world of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, the sequel to Ubisoft’s record-breaking videogame Tom Clancy’s The Division.
In Shops: Jan 09, 2019
Final Orders Due: Dec 17, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Inte speciellt intresserad av varken franchisen eller serien. Skulle i sådana fall vara att se vad svenske Emgård har att erbjuda.
WYRD #1
NOV180247
(W) Curt Pires (A/CA) Antonio Fuso
There are problems, cases, too strange for US law enforcement to solve. Pitor Wyrd is the one who solves them-for a fee, of course. An unaging, invincible detective with a penchant for the strange, Wyrd is the one the government calls when things go very badly and very strange.
This issue: Crimea. A failed attempt at recreating a certain US supersolider. A monster roaming the countryside. A trail of bodies.
In Shops: Jan 30, 2019
Final Orders Due: Jan 07, 2019
SRP: $3.99
Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Intressant kreatörsteam och omslag som är tilltalande. Lite stereotyp handling, men gillar genren och det kan eventuellt göras något bra med den setupen.
HALO: LONE WOLF #1 (OF 4)
NOV180272
(W) Anne Toole (A) Kieran McKeown, JL Straw (CA) Christian Ward
Sent on a covert mission without the rest of her team, Spartan Linda-058’s skills in infiltration and marksmanship are called upon to end the threat posed by a wanted scientist on a distant planet. With only an ONI AI at her side, Linda must fight through both the dregs of the Covenant and the hostility of a lost human settlement to stop the rogue scientist in his tracks.
In Shops: Jan 02, 2019
Final Orders Due: Dec 10, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Förutom ett snyggt omslag av Christian Ward har det här inte mycket att erbjuda i mina ögon.
STARCRAFT: SOLDIERS #1 (OF 4)
NOV180273
(W) Jody Houser, Andrew Robinson (A/CA) Miguel Sepulveda
Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Star Wars) joins Blizzard Entertainment writer Andrew R. Robinson (Overwatch Anthology) for issue #1 of StarCraft: Soldiers, the latest addition to the StarCraft expanded universe. Newly graduated Lieutenant Shivani Singh wants to defend the Dominion on the front lines, but it will take more than good grades and confidence to survive on the edge of zerg space.
In Shops: Jan 23, 2019
Final Orders Due: Dec 31, 2018
SRP: $3.99
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Inte mycket intressant med denna.
Image Comics:
Criminal #1
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Artist / Cover: Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips
January 09 / 48 pages / FC / M / $3.99
THE RETURN OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED CRIME COMIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY! Hot off their bestselling series KILL OR BE KILLED and their original graphic novel MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, crime comic masters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS finally return to their most-demanded title—as a new MONTHLY SERIES! In this double-sized (at no additional cost!) debut issue, Teeg Lawless is back in town. But he finds himself in more trouble than ever, thanks to his delinquent teenage son—and this time, fists and bullets may not be enough to solve his problems. A perfect introduction to CRIMINAL and its dark, exciting world, this series will also include back page art and articles to bring readers more fully into the noir experience.
Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Brubaker och Phillips är en av de bästa författare-illustratörduos som finns att tillgå över huvud taget. När de återvänder till en av sina signaturtitlar dessutom är det inte mycket att fundera på. Vill en förbereda sig på återkomsten finns Criminal i sju samlingsvolym samt deras senaste OGN My Heroes Has Always Been Junkies som utspelar sig i samma värld. Läst första volymen av denna antologiserie själv och den är rätt och slätt rent crime noir-guld.
Oliver #1
Writer: Gary Whitta
Artist / Cover: Darick Robertson
January 23 / 24 pages / FC / T+ / $3.99
Award-winning screenwriter GARY WHITTA (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Book Of Eli) teams with celebrated artist DARICK ROBERTSON (Transmetropolitan, HAPPY!, The Boys) for a new take on a literary classic—with a futuristic twist. OLIVER re-imagines Charles Dickens’ most famous orphan as a post-apocalyptic superhero fighting to liberate a war-ravaged England while searching for the truth about his own mysterious origins. “GARY WHITTA slips effortlessly from movies into comics with a terrific story and career-best art from DARICK ROBERTSON.”—MARK MILLAR
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Älskar Robertson, men gillar inte så övertydliga nyversioner på litteraturklassiker.
Gunning For Hits #1
Writer: Jeff Rougvie
Artist / Cover: Moritat
January 09 / 32 pages / FC / M / $3.99
Set in the shady New York City music scene of the mid-80s, GUNNING FOR HITS stars Martin Mills, a record company talent scout with an inscrutable past. Follow Martin as he attempts to sign a rock band that’ll conquer the world in this music business crime thriller written by music producer JEFF ROUGVIE (David Bowie, Big Star) with art by MORITAT (The Spirit, Harley Quinn, Hellblazer). Plus: each issue will include a background feature and a Spotify playlist.
Intresse: 1
Kommentar: Moritat är inte någon jag varit jätteimponerad av och Rougvie har jag inte koll på om han kan hantverket att skriva serier. Inte lockad alls.
Vindication #1 (of 4)
Writer: MD Marie
Artist: Carlos Miko, Dema Jr.
Cover: Jonathan Davis
January 16 / 32 pages / FC / M / $3.99
In turbulent times, when cops are often portrayed as the enemy of the people, Detective Chip Christopher maneuvers the blurred blue line between racism and due diligence in order to do his job. And right now it’s his job to investigate Turn, a young black man with a sketchy past—who was previously exonerated of a similar murder.
Intresse: 2
Kommentar: Handlingen verkar ha flera intressanta delar, men personerna bakom har jag ingen kunskap om och jag skulle säga att detta känns som det blir lite mellanmjölk.
Övriga förlag:
LOUD OGN (BLACK MASK STUDIOS)
(W) Maria Llovet (A/CA) Maria Llovet
The LOUD nightclub. A latecomer stripper, a pissed waitress, a hitmen couple, a suspension bondage performer, a pregnant teenager, a clan of vampires, a pedophile, a lesbian junkie, a divorcing middle-aged woman, a sadistic dominatrix, and many other souls in search of love, drugs, and blood converge at the hottest club in town on a night that none will ever forget. If they survive.
In Shops: Jan 30, 2019
SRP: $16.99
Intresse: 3
Kommentar: Premissen känns tillräckligt galen för att dra upp intresset. Llovet ser ut att ha en spännande stil och att politiskt laddade Black Mask är förlaget bakom gör att denna ska hållas kvar i bakhuvudet.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #1 (BOOM! STUDIOS)
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Jordie Bellaire
Artist: Dan Mora
Cover Artists:
Main Cover A: Matthew Taylor
Main Cover B: Kevin Wada
Main Cover C: Royal Dunlap (Virgin)
Preorder Cover D: Becca Carey (Virgin)
Incentive Cover E: Jen Bartel
Incentive Cover F: Jen Bartel
Synopsis:
– Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon.
– This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil.
– But her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as Jordie Bellaire ( Redlands ) and Russ Manning Award-Winner Dan Mora ( Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers ) bring Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends…and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang faces brand new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell.
– WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Intresse: 4
Kommentar: Känns optimal för den som vill bekanta sig med fenomenet Buffy. Imponerande skapare bakom en fantastisk franchise. Om en är som jag och bara varit intresserad av den officiella fortsättningen på TV-serien i serieformat är denna nystart mindre spännande.
PETER CANNON: THUNDERBOLT #1 (DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT)
Price: $3.99
Rating: Mature
Cover A: Sean Phillips
Cover B: Dave McCaig
Cover C: Butcher Billy
Cover D: Paulina Ganucheau
Cover E: Caspar Wijngaard
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Art: Caspar Wijingaard
Genre: Superhero
Page Count: 32 Page
ON SALE DATE: 1/16/2019
His level of genius is matched only by his heroics, and in humanity’s darkest hour, he’s the hero they need the most—alas, poor humanity. Peter Cannon—the man known as Thunderbolt—is only too happy to leave civilization to face its end. Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + the Divine) teams up with powerhouse artist Caspar Wijngaard (Doctor Aphra) as he returns to the superhero genre with a dark, humorous and relentless love song to the genre.
Well, ”Love Song” in a Leonard Cohen Love Song kind of way. Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt: saving a world he hates.
Intresse: 5
Kommentar: Det här låter precis som den typ av superhjälteserie jag skulle kunna älska. Med Gillen bakom litar jag också på att det blir väl genomfört. Wijngaard har jag varit intresserad att läsa tidigare på flera serier dessutom. Att det är en full revamp av en karaktär utan alltför mycket backstory passar utmärkt också.
Månadens tips:
PETER CANNON: THUNDERBOLT #1 av Kieron Gillen och Caspar Wijngaard
Hoppas att ni har hittat något bra (även bland sådant jag sågat) och Comics Of Future Past återvänder i slutet på nästa månad.
