UPCOMING RELEASES for 08/02/23
Do you read these introductory paragraphs? Or are they just keeping you for the good stuff? Like, should we just jump right into the list NEW RELEASES without any pontification? Let’s give it a try!
—CHALLENGERS CHOICE—
SACRIFICERS #1 (Image)
Tomorrow is a harmonious paradise thanks to five families who make everything perfect...for the price of one child per household. Now, as that bill comes due, a son expected to give everything for a family that never loved him and an affluent daughter determined to destroy utopia must unite to end one generation's unnaturally protracted reign. Written by RICK REMENDER with stunning art from MAX FIUMARA!
—SPOTLIGHT GRAPHIC NOVEL—
DOCTOR STRANGE FALL SUNRISE TREASURY (Marvel)
Brace yourself for a Doctor Strange story like you've never seen! From the uncanny mind of Tradd Moore (SILVER SURFER: BLACK), the Master of the Mystic Arts stars in one of his most mind-bending adventures - now wilder than ever on the oversized pages of a Treasury Edition!
—SPOTLIGHT COMICS—
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 (Titan)
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S LEGENDARY CONAN IS BACK IN A NEW SERIES FROM A NEW PUBLISHER! Years after the battle of Venarium, a weary CONAN returns to his homeland to seek rest and solitude. However, a mysterious scout rides in to warn the Cimmerians of an imminent threat on the march from the Pictish wilderness. 
FIRE AND ICE #1 (Dynamite)
The comic book prequel to FRANK FRAZETTA and RALPH BAKSHI's classic animated flim FIRE AND ICE! Before Teegra met Larn there were the before times - times when evil might still be blunted, times when innocence was not yet lost. Acclaimed comics writer BILL WILLINGHAM (Fables) joins forces with artist LEONARDO (Hellblazer) MANCO - and a new legend is about to be born!
BUFFY LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER (2023) #1 (BOOM!)
Thess is all grown up, having taken up the mantle as the new Slayer! But with new responsibilities comes new enemies, and a mysterious clan will do anything to get to her, even if it means using her friends as bait. Set after the events of Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer Special #1!
SANDMAN UNIVERSE THESSALY #1 (DC)
Following her scheming machinations in Nightmare Country and Dead Boy Detectives, the immortal Thessaly is more determined than ever to suss out the seemingly impenetrable mystery surrounding the death of Madison Flynn. Reuniting Nightmare Country visionary James Tynion IV with star Faithless artist Maria Llovet to take you on a journey through the festering darkness pulsating beneath Hollywood's glitz and glamour!
ASTONISHING ICEMAN 1 (Marvel)
After the events of this year's can't-miss HELLFIRE GALA, BOBBY DRAKE, A.K.A. ICEMAN, sets his sights on heroic deeds like never before. But as a new situation develops that links Iceman to his Antarctic ice palace, he'll have to be slicker than ever to accomplish his mission before ORCHIS knows what hit them! An all-new adventure that'll push Iceman to the limits of his powers...and beyond!
MAGNETO 1 (Marvel)
When PROFESSOR XAVIER must leave the planet for life-saving treatment, Magneto inherits a new title: TEACHER! With the NEW MUTANTS under his tutelage, how will these young and powerful mutants learn to take orders from...a super villain?! And one who tried to KILL them and their predecessors?! There are two sides to every story, and J.M. DeMatteis and Todd Nauck weave a tale of X-Men past that will show how Magneto Was Right...from a certain point of view.
STAR WARS DARK DROIDS 1 (Marvel)
Who or what is THE SCOURGE, and why is no droid safe? As a corruption spreads from one droid to the next THE REBELLION and THE EMPIRE face chaos! What role does AJAX SIGMA play in all of this? And whose side is he on? Find out when horror comes to a galaxy far, far away!
DEATH OF THE VENOMVERSE 1 (Marvel)
THE END OF THE VENOMVERSE IS HERE! CULLEN BUNN and GERARDO SANDOVAL reunite to bring the symbiotic ax down on the VENOMVERSE! CARNAGE has been building his powers up, extracting unique abilities from many villains throughout the MARVEL UNIVERSE to the point of traversing the Multiverse with ONE GOAL: KILL ANY AND ALL VENOMS!
ROBOTECH RICK HUNTER #1 (Titan)
ROBOTECH LAUNCHES INTO AN EPIC NEW SERIES! After the devastating events of the Macross saga, RICK HUNTER must face an all new threat, along with the ghosts of his past when a Zentraedi splinter group attacks Yokohama, Rick is called to investigate! Piloting the new prototype YF-4 Veritech, Rick encounters old friends and new enemies, all while recounting the moments of his life that shaped most epic moments in the ROBOTECH universe!
WHAT IF...? DARK VENOM 1 (Marvel)
When BEN GRIMM returns to Earth after his exploration of space post-SECRET WARS, he finds that the FANTASTIC FOUR has trapped a helpless Klyntar symbiote in Reed's lab! But is that symbiote really helpless? Or is it truly one of the most dangerous symbiotes in the galaxy? Witness the birth of a brand-new VENOM!
STRANGE ACADEMY MILES MORALES 1 (Marvel)
School is back in session, and Strange Academy is kicking the school year off with a field trip to New York City to throw down against Brooklyn Visions Academy in the MULTIVERSAL MATH BOWL! When a mysterious new villain crashes the mathletics, the students of Strange Academy must team up with Miles Morales to put a stop to his plots.
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GRAPHIC NOVELS / COLLECTIONS
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BLACK HAMMER OMNIBUS VOL 2
BLUE BEETLE GRADUATION DAY
CAPTAIN AMERICA SENTINEL OF LIBERTY VOL 2
CLASSWAR
DOCTOR STRANGE FALL SUNRISE TREASURY
HANSEL AND GRETEL
LEGION OF X BY SPURRIER VOL 2
PRISM STALKER WEEPING STAR
MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN BY ZIGLAR VOL 1
SANDMAN BOOK 06
SECRET WARRIORS OMNIBUS (NEW PRINT)
SOGGY LANDING
SPAWN ORIGINS VOL 26
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA VOL 6
STAR WARS THRAWN (NEW PRINT)
SWAMP THING GREEN HELL HC
TIME BEFORE TIME VOL 04
TRVE KVLT
WEREWOLF JONES & SONS DLX SUMMER FUN HC
WEST OF SUNDOWN VOL 02
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MANGA
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AMONGST US BOOK 1 SOULMATES
BORUTO VOL 17
GIRL ON THE SHORE COLLECTOR ED
RAINBOW DAYS VOL 05
REFORMATION OF WORLD BY REALIST DEMON KING GN VOL 01
TSUGUMI PROJECT 2
WIND BREAKER 1
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YOUNG ADULT / ALL-AGES
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CURSED PRINCESS CLUB VOL 02
MARVEL-VERSE KANG
MEXIKID
MOON GIRL DEVIL DINOSAUR
HAIR TODAY GONE TOMORROW
LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK
MY LITTLE PONY #15 CVR A EASTER
SCOOBY-DOO WHERE ARE YOU #123
STAR WARS HYPERSPACE STORIES #7 CVR A FOWLER
TEEN TITANS CONNECTING COVERS
RAVEN (1 OF 4)
BEAST BOY (2 OF 4)
BEAST BOY LOVES RAVEN (3 OF 4)
ROBIN (4 OF 4)
YOUNG ALFRED PAIN IN THE BUTLER
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MARVEL
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DOCTOR STRANGE 6
FANTASTIC FOUR 10
FANTASTIC FOUR 10 ASRAR 1:25
INCREDIBLE HULK 1 (2ND PRINT)
ASTONISHING ICEMAN 1
ASTONISHING ICEMAN 1 YOUNG
ASTONISHING ICEMAN 1 LAND 1:25
MAGNETO 1
MOON KNIGHT 26
MOON KNIGHT 26 PARRILLO 1:25
SCARLET WITCH 7
SCARLET WITCH 7 PICHELLI 1:10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 1
STAR WARS DARK DROIDS 1
STAR WARS YODA 10
STRANGE ACADEMY MILES MORALES 1
DEATH OF THE VENOMVERSE 1
DEATH OF THE VENOMVERSE 1 DELL'OTTO 1:10
WARLOCK: REBIRTH 5
WHAT IF...? DARK VENOM 1
X-MEN 25
X-MEN 25 ROSS
X-MEN 25 HITCH
X-MEN 25 DAUTERMAN
X-MEN 25 MOMOKO 1:10
X-MEN 25 ROSS VIRGIN 1:100
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DC
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CITY BOY #3 CVR A JUNG
CITY BOY #3 CVR B CREEES LEE
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5 CVR A JANIN
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5 CVR B PAQUETTE
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #5 CVR C 1:25 MARTINEZ BUENO
KNIGHT TERRORS BATMAN #2 CVR A MARCH
KNIGHT TERRORS BATMAN #2 CVR B MATTINA
KNIGHT TERRORS BATMAN #2 CVR C MASSAFERA
KNIGHT TERRORS BATMAN #2 CVR D 1:25 STOKOE
KNIGHT TERRORS BLACK ADAM #2 CVR A HAUN
KNIGHT TERRORS BLACK ADAM #2 CVR B WARD
KNIGHT TERRORS BLACK ADAM #2 CVR C ROBERTSON
KNIGHT TERRORS JOKER #2 CVR A RAFFAELE
KNIGHT TERRORS JOKER #2 CVR B WARD
KNIGHT TERRORS JOKER #2 CVR C BROWN
KNIGHT TERRORS JOKER #2 CVR D 1:25 ROSSMO
KNIGHT TERRORS POISON IVY #2 CVR A FONG
KNIGHT TERRORS POISON IVY #2 CVR B LEIRIX LI
KNIGHT TERRORS POISON IVY #2 CVR C MCKELVIE
KNIGHT TERRORS POISON IVY #2 CVR D 1:25 MALAVIA
KNIGHT TERRORS RAVAGER #2 CVR A SPOKES
KNIGHT TERRORS RAVAGER #2 CVR B STOKOE
KNIGHT TERRORS RAVAGER #2 CVR C SHASTEEN
OMEGA MEN #3 FACSIMILE
PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD #4 CVR A ANKA
PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD #4 CVR B LIEBER
PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD #4 CVR C ANKA
PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD #4 CVR D 1:25 MERCADO
SANDMAN UNIVERSE THESSALY #1 CVR A MURAKAMI
SANDMAN UNIVERSE THESSALY #1 CVR B PATRIDGE
SANDMAN UNIVERSE THESSALY #1 CVR C 1:25 DARNELL
STEELWORKS #3 CVR A SAMPERE
STEELWORKS #3 CVR B DEODATO JR
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN JON KENT #6 CVR A HENRY
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN JON KENT #6 CVR B COLON
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN JON KENT #6 CVR C BRAGA
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN JON KENT #6 CVR E 1:25 ZU ORZU
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IMAGE
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BLACK CLOAK #6 CVR A MCCLAREN
BLACK CLOAK #6 CVR B LOTAY
HEY KIDS COMICS VOL 03 SCHLOCK OF THE NEW #5
JUNK RABBIT #5 CVR A ROBINSON
JUNK RABBIT #5 CVR B VALENTINO
JUNK RABBIT #5 CVR C ROBINSON
JUNK RABBIT #5 CVR D BODE
LOVE EVERLASTING #10 CVR A CHARRETIER
PAKLIS #7
QUEST #1
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR A FIUMARA
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR B TEDESCO
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR C 1:10 LOTAY
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR D 1:15 FRISON
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR E 1:20 SCALERA
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR F 1:25 JONES
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR G 1:30 KLEIN
SACRIFICERS #1 CVR H 1:35 WILLIAMS III
SPAWN #344 CVR A WILLIAMS III
SPAWN #344 CVR B TOLEDANO
SPAWN #344 CVR C WILLIAMS III VIRGIN
VOID RIVALS #2 CVR C 1:10
W0RLDTR33 #1 (4TH PRINT)
W0RLDTR33 #2 (3RD PRINT)
W0RLDTR33 #3 (2ND PRINT)
WALKING DEAD DLX #68 CVR A FINCH
WALKING DEAD DLX #68 CVR B ADLARD
WALKING DEAD DLX #68 CVR C HUGHES
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OTHER PUBLISHERS
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ANCIENT ENEMIES #5 CVR A BEYRUTH
BUFFY LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER (2023) #1 CVR A
BUFFY LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER (2023) #1 CVR B
BUFFY LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER (2023) #1 CVR C
BUFFY LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER (2023) #1 CVR E
ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE CHRISTOPHER CHAOS #2 CVR A ROBLES
ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE CHRISTOPHER CHAOS #2 CVR B ROBLES
ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE CHRISTOPHER CHAOS #2 CVR C 1:10 MOON
CONAN BARBARIAN #1 CVR A PANOSIAN
CONAN BARBARIAN #1 CVR B TORRE
CONAN BARBARIAN #1 CVR C ARTGERM
CONAN BARBARIAN #1 CVR E MIGNOLA
CONAN BARBARIAN #1 CVR F GIST
CONAN BARBARIAN #1 CVR G WRAP
CONAN BARBARIAN #1 CVR J 1:10 TORRE
DARK SPACES GOOD DEEDS #3 CVR A RAMSAY
DARK SPACES GOOD DEEDS #3 CVR B BEALS
DEAD BY DAYLIGHT #2 CVR A SAMPSON
FANTOMAH SEASON 2 #1 CVR B FAWKES
FEARLESS DAWN COLD CVR A
FENCE REDEMPTION #3 CVR A JOHANNA
FIRE AND ICE #1 CVR A SEINKIEWICZ
FIRE AND ICE #1 CVR C FRAZETTA MOVIE POSTER ART
FIRE AND ICE #1 CVR F 10 COPY INCV ASRAR ORIGINAL
FIRE AND ICE #1 CVR Y 5 COPY FOC INCV MANCO WRAP
GARGOYLES #7 CVR A NAKAYAMA
GARGOYLES #8 CVR A NAKAYAMA
GARGOYLES #8 CVR C PARRILLO
GRIM #12 CVR A FLAVIANO
GRIM #12 CVR B REAPER
GRIM #12 CVR C 1:10 REAPER
HELLBOY BPRD 1957 FROM BELOW
HUNT KILL REPEAT #5
KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #306
ONCE UPON A TIME AT END OF WORLD #8 CVR A WADA
ONCE UPON A TIME AT END OF WORLD #8 CVR B CONNECT
ORDER AND OUTRAGE I #4 CVR A MORALES
ORDER AND OUTRAGE I #4 CVR B STARLIN
PARKER GIRLS #9
PROJECT RIESE #1 CVR A MCCOMSEY
ROBOTECH RICK HUNTER #1 CVR A LEE
ROBOTECH RICK HUNTER #1 CVR B CHEW
ROBOTECH RICK HUNTER #1 CVR E GREGO
SINS OF THE SALTON SEA #3 CVR A BRADSTREET
SINS OF THE SALTON SEA #3 CVR B MARTINBROUGH
SINS OF THE SALTON SEA #3 CVR C FERGUSON
STAR TREK DS9 DOG OF WAR #5 CVR A HERNANDEZ
STAR TREK DS9 DOG OF WAR #5 CVR B PHOTO
STAR TREK DEFIANT #6 CVR A WARD
TALES FROM NOTTINGHAM #6
TMNT LAST RONIN LOST YEARS #5 CVR A GALLANT
TMNT LAST RONIN LOST YEARS #5 CVR B BISHOP
TMNT LAST RONIN LOST YEARS #5 CVR RI 1:25 CHO
TMNT LAST RONIN LOST YEARS #5 CVR RI 1:50 CHO
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NEW #1’s
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BUFFY LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER (2023) #1
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1
FIRE AND ICE #1
ASTONISHING ICEMAN 1
MAGNETO 1
ROBOTECH RICK HUNTER #1
SACRIFICERS #1
SANDMAN UNIVERSE THESSALY #1
STAR WARS DARK DROIDS 1
STRANGE ACADEMY MILES MORALES 1
DEATH OF THE VENOMVERSE 1
WHAT IF...? DARK VENOM 1
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MERCHANDISE
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AEW GALLERY JOHN MOXLEY STATUE
CLASSIC DC COMICS 3D FOAM BAG CLIPS
MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME CORE RULEBOOK
SDCC 2023 PX EXCLUSIVES
MAN-THING LUNCHBOX
WOLVERINE FLEECE BLANKET
