New Comics Day – 25th January 2023
Join us as we dive into the new books hitting shelves at your LCS this week – the new number ones and trades are all below so that you know what to look for on Wednesday 25th January 2023
New number ones
Archie Vs the World #1 (Aubrey Sitterson, Jed Dougherty,Matt Herms, Jack Morelli)
In a post-apocalyptic future, our hero Archie Andrews is cursed to walk the world alone-well, alone with his souped-up jalopy. But Archie can defend himself-in fact, he’s the master of a brutal, deadly form of martial arts and must use his skills when he comes face-to-face with his rival and evil mirror image, Reggie. This action-packed one-shot is equal parts Mad Max: Fury Road and The Fist of the North Star, and reunites the Jughead the Burgarian team from 2022’s smash-hit comic THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER!
Batman: One Bad Day – Catwoman #1 (G. Willow Wilson, Jamie McKelvie, Tamra Bonvillain,layton Cowles)
Selina Kyle, a.k.a. Catwoman, is the greatest thief that Gotham City has ever seen. She’s effortlessly stolen countless items of immense value over the years and successfully evaded the GCPD and Batman. But when Catwoman finds out an item from her past is being sold for way more than it used to be worth, it sends Catwoman into a spiral, and she’ll do everything in her power to steal it back. Batman tries to stop her before she goes too far, and a mysterious figure known as the Forger will change Catwoman’s life forever. The all-star creative team of G. WILLOW WILSON (Poison Ivy, Ms. Marvel) and JAMIE McKELVIE (The Wicked & The Divine, Young Avengers) unite for this epic story!
Belle: Scream of Banshee #1 (Dave Franchini)
Since she was a child, Anabelle “Belle” DiMarco has been haunted by her past. Hailing from a bloodline of beast hunters and warriors, her family has slain many enemies over the centuries. As Belle dives deeper into the depths of her legacy, she discovers that some of the blood on her family’s hands is innocent. And cursed with this knowledge, Belle will take on a vengeful spirit that will open her eyes to her ancestor’s tainted history and change her life forever.
Darkwing Duck #1 (Amanda Deibert, Carlo Lauro, Jeff Eckleberry)
He is the terror that flaps in the night…He is the ferocious fowl who plucks the evil eye from the face of foul play…He is Darkwing Duck! Alongside his trusty sidekick Lauchpad McQuack, Darkwing hyper-vigilantly defends St. Canard from the dastardly, devilish demons who would wage wanton war! By night, our caped defender lurks in the shadows, striking fear (and maybe confusion?) in the heart of the criminal underworld…but by day, no one suspects that Darkwing is also mild-mannered Drake Mallard, a well-meaning father to his adorable adopted daughter, Gosalyn! Can Darkwing successfully navigate his two separate lives, all while looking incredibly cool and impossibly handsome? (Hint: Probably not, but…) You’ll have to read to find out!
Dragon Age: The Missing #1 (George Mann, Kieran McKeown, Mike Altiyeh)
A new story leading directly into BioWare’s upcoming game Dragon Age: Dreadwolf! Varric Tethras and Lace Harding descend into the abandoned Deep Roads beneath Marnas Pell in pursuit of a former friend. But the corruption of the blight has infected the walls, and the threat of darkspawn looms heavy in the air . . .
The Exiled #1 (Wesley Snipes, Keith Arem, Adam Lawson, Eskivo)
A genre-bending Sci-Fi Noir described as “Seven meets Blade Runner”, The Exiled follows hardboiled detective Niles “Roach” Washington as he pursues a serial killer who is using mysterious, ancient tools to rip the spines from his victims. When forces outside and within the police department attempt to discredit him for his theories, Roach’s instincts keep pushing him forward. With enemies on all sides, Roach wades deeper into the conspiracy and uncovers a secret 5000 years in the making.
Green Hornet: One Night in Bangkok #1 (Shannon Eric Denton, Jethro Morales)
The Green Hornet returns in the all-new epic “One Night in Bangkok”! The son of a criminal the Green Hornet once sent to prison has grown up vowing vengeance on the costumed crime-fighter – and with the training of the world’s foremost assassin, the man now known only as Snake will at last have his revenge! Descending on Century City, Snake sets out on a bloody campaign to decimate the criminal population – all in the name of the Green Hornet. It’s up to the Green Hornet to leap into action, salvage his reputation, and confront Snake before more lives are lost. Television, comics, and videogame writer Shannon Denton teams up with artist Jethro Morales (Sheena, Queen of the Jungle) for this fast-paced epic that brings back one of the greatest action heroes of all time – the Green Hornet!
Inferno Girl Red #1 (Mat Groom, Erica D’Urso, Igor Monti, Becca Carey)
A new school, new relationships, new possibilities-for any teenager, big moves are both challenging and exciting. But it’s a whole other thing for Cássia Costa…because an ancient cult and their army of demons has ripped her new home of Apex City out of our universe and cast it into darkness! To have any hope of saving it, Cássia must survive the worst night of her life, embrace a secret legacy, and find the courage to fight when all seems lost-as the blazing light of hope in the dark, Inferno Girl Red! The saga of the newest Image Comics superhero begins here!
Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods #1 (Various)
As the Lazarus rain beats down upon planet Earth, human beings are only a fraction of those affected by this transformative upheaval–enter: We Once Were Gods. This series of vignettes explores Lazarus Planet’s effects across the many extraordinary locations and creatures in the DC Universe, and like their human counterparts, these beings are in for some big changes. Can Themyscira survive the resurrection of every invading army that ever graced its shores? Will Martian Manhunter survive a psychic link to a Doomsday nest? What happens when the monsters from the Trench gain the ability to breathe air? And look out, Shazam Family…the Rock of Eternity is about to get rocked.
The Magic Order 4 #1 (Mark Millar, Dike Ruan)
The Magic Order is in turmoil after Cordelia is forced to expel her brother. Whispers of discontent persist among the other wizards. They’re tired of the rules they’ve all been living under-and now a coup is brewing.
Murderworld: Wolverine #1 (Jim Zub, Ray Fawkes, Carlos Nieto, Matt Milla, Cory Petit)
Wolverine is “the best he is at what he does,” and what he does is hunt victims in Murderworld! Our contestants are about to feel the SNIKT! Will anyone survive Arcade’s deadliest game? Arcade and his schemes have been a punchline in the past, but this game is no joke. Each issue ups the ante and will keep readers guessing right up until the end. Don’t miss it!
Phoenix Files #1 (David Wohl, Joe Brusha, Dave Franchini)
Agent Phoenix’s past is shrouded in mystery. Even he doesn’t know much about where his pyrokinetic powers come from. For years he’s used them in the service of shadow agencies without a second thought. Now, with the help of Avril Williams, a fellow agent and witch, he’s finally going to uncover the dark truth about his past.
Rick and Morty #1 (Alex Firer, Andrew Dalhouse, Fred Stressing)
BRAND-NEW #1! A supremely intelligent madman and his teen sidekick scour the multiverse for the elements of the perfect world–a world of pure mathematics. Also, a different supremely intelligent madman and his teen sidekick are on a quest for a space milkshake. Supposed to taste pretty good. When Goldenfold, not Rick Sanchez, leads the pursuit of madcap adventure and groundbreaking knowledge, things are going to get… well, interesting in that weird, can’t-look-away sense.
Sins of Sinister #1 (Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck, Bryan Valenza, Clayton Cowles)
POWERS OF ESSEX! It’s the end of the world as we know it, and at least Sinister feels fine. For now. Can that last? Especially when we discover that he really is his own worst enemy… The universe-melting X-event begins here, in a horror timeline that makes Age of Apocalypse look like the X-Men Swimsuit Special. This kicks off the X-Men crossover Sinister has been planning since the beginning…and is going to have to see through to the bitter end.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – The Lost Years #1 (Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Ben Bishop, Jeremy Clark, Daniel Chavez)
In the smash-hit miniseries TMNT: The Last Ronin, readers witnessed the final gut-wrenching days of the Heroes in a Half Shell. For Michelangelo in particular, the march to his heartbreaking last battle was long and dangerous, taking him from New York City, to Japan, across Asia and Europe, and then back home again to administer final justice against those guilty of killing his family. But what happened during those fateful years when he had only the need for vengeance and Master Splinter’s journal to guide him? What battles did he fight? What hard lessons did he learn? The time has come to find out as original miniseries writers Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz join artist Ben Bishop to reveal what adventures the Last Ronin experienced during his vengeful journey. While in the present, a new master, Casey Marie Jones, prepares her young terrapin students to be the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Van Helsing: Deadly Alchemy #1 (Pat Shand)
After months of dealing with the remnants and ramifications of her father’s vile experiments, Liesel Van Helsing returns to the place where it all started, the laboratory of Abraham Van Helsing. Besieged by the horrors of her father’s past, Liesel realizes that some pages should be left unturned.
Wonderland Annual: A Wonderful Life #1 (David Wohl, Dave Franchini)
Wonderland, the realm of dreams, has placed a target on the Liddle family since before Calie was born. But what if Calie never existed? What if this realm never had a chance to sink its claws into her? How would the world have turned out without the erstwhile Queen of all the Madness? Find out in this twisted holiday story filled with cheer, yule and insanity!
Trades
American Gods Vol. 1: Shadows (Various)
The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award–winning novel and hit Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a graphic novel for the first time!
Collecting the first nine issues of the American Gods comic book series, along with art process features, high res scans of original art, layouts, character designs, and variant covers by Becky Cloonan, Skottie Young, Fabio Moon, Dave McKean, and more!
The Archies in India (Various)
Archie and his friends from Riverdale have been globetrotting for decades… but their favorite place to visit by far is India! This special collection includes every story where Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and yes, even Reggie, have travelled to the great country. And what would any great trip be without plenty of romance, special cameo appearances, and TONS of musical moments? Plus, a BRAND-NEW STORY! In “Stars in Their Eyes,” Bollywood star Amisha Mehta has a film lined up to shoot in India and manages to get Betty and Veronica a gig as extras. The girls arrive on the set and Amisha discovers one of the biggest teen heartthrobs, Prasad Arora, is now scheduled to be in the film as well. When she hears this, she’s hopeful she will be in a scene with her crush. Betty and Veronica decide to play matchmaker to get Prasad and Amisha introduced… but will they cause more harm than good?
The British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind (Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Andrea Mutti, Lee Loughridge)
British Paranormal Society members Simon Bruttenholm and Honora Grant arrive at Noxton together, but with separate goals: Honora hopes to uncover information on the town’s strange traditions, while Simon is searching for his missing assistant. But their separate investigations lead down the same twisted path that hides a dark secret behind Noxton’s innocent façade! Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson expand the Hellboy universe with a spooky new tale featuring art by Andrea Mutti with colors by Lee Loughridge, collects the four-issue miniseries in hardcover.
Dark Nights: Metal Omnibus (Various)
An evil force as old as time has emerged from the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. But it’s not just any nightmares that have spilled out of this void. They call themselves the Dark Knights: twisted versions of Batman, each from a world where one of his worst fears has come true. To defeat them, Batman and the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metals capable of repelling the Dark Knights and their master, the fearsome Barbatos. If they fail, everything they’ve ever known will be plunged into eternal darkness. Prepare to have your world rocked with this omnibus!
Demon Days (Peach Momoko)
Acclaimed artist Peach Momoko reimagines the Marvel Universe! A wandering swordswoman with a psychic blade arrives at a village targeted by demons. One is black-and-white with a horrifying tongue, and another may be the strongest demon there is! Mariko Yashida hears mysterious voices and has strange dreams that feel real. Maybe her redheaded maid who dresses all in black might know more than she lets on? But as Mariko embarks on a wondrous journey, deadly creatures lurk in the woods — including a mysterious blue-skinned woman and a giant with super-strength and claws! Enter a creative and mysterious new world of demons, monsters, mutants and magic!
Earth-Prime (Various)
The creative minds behind The CW’s hottest DC superhero shows are bringing their talents and the characters they’ve made so popular to comic books in a can’t-miss event! Set in the CWverse, the series features Ryan Wilder, a.k.a. Batwoman, making her costumed comic book debut, Superman and Lois’s first anniversary, the Legends of Tomorrow, Stargirl, the Flash, and more! While each issue focuses on a different series, a threat lurks in the background, out to finally bring these heroes to their knees!
Elektra: Black, White & Blood Treasury Edition (Various)
Elektra walks the line between good and evil — with style! It’s an undisputed fact: Trained by both the vicious Hand and the benevolent Chaste, Elektra Natchios is the best assassin in the Marvel Universe! And a murderers’ row of all-star Marvel creators are here to present the proof, in glorious black and white…with lashings of blood! A dozen astonishing tales set throughout her long and lethal life illustrate her fighting skills, ninja training and sheer determination! From the mean streets of Hell’s Kitchen to the seedy back alleys of Madripoor — and even farther afield — prepare to see Elektra in a whole new light…taking on ninjas, vampires and worse on the larger-than-life pages of a Treasury Edition!
Fragmentation (Marc Guggenheim, Beni Lobel, Chris Sotomayor)
When pieces of history from some of the world’s most traumatic and horrible events start appearing as fragments of time invading our world, it threatens all of human existence. One family discovers that their personal tragedy is at the center of everything, making them the only people who can help put an end to the Fragmentations.
Godzilla Rivals: Round One (Various)
Epic monster battles featuring some of Godzilla’s fiercest rivals: Hedorah, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Battra! Each story is an all-out, knockdown Kaiju brawl. First, Godzilla and Hedorah smash their way through New York City while the search for the only scientist who can stop the chaos goes on in the streets below. Then, Mothra, the ancient and beautiful guardian of nature and humanity, is trapped in Lake Ikeda, but when one Kaiju awakens, Godzilla is close behind.
When Mars invades Earth, Godzilla surfaces from Tokyo Bay and is pulled into battle with the flying saucers. Captured and taken by the Martians, Godzilla is forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena, where the King of the Monsters faces its biggest challenge yet: King Ghidorah. In the finale, at a quiet beachside town ravaged by constant sewage spillages and toxic waste dumps, something is stirring. Deep under the rolling hills that surround Hackney-on-Sea, Battra is awakening, driven by a single goal: to destroy mankind and save planet Earth.
Grim Vol. 1 (Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano Armentaro)
Jessica Harrow’s untimely death is a mystery… but her journey as one of many Reapers in the afterlife has only begun! Join Jessica as she discovers the secrets of the beyond, and finds out what happened to the Grim Reaper himself!
Acclaimed writer Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn) and fan-favorite artist Flaviano (New Mutants) present the first collection of this widely sold-out smash hit that fans haven’t been able to get enough of – a bold new vision of what comes after, and the nature of death itself!
Iron Cat (Jed MacKay, Pere Perez, Frank D’Armata, Ariana Maher)
Iron Man and Black Cat both thought they’d seen the last of the Iron Cat armor! If Felicia Hardy is surprised to see the suit again, you can imagine how furious Tony Stark is! But there’s someone new in the Iron Cat armor — and this mysterious figure has a plan that will soon put them in the crosshairs of nearly all the heroes in the Marvel Universe! Both Iron Man and Black Cat’s secrets and mistakes are about to come back to haunt them! But Tony and Felicia aren’t going to let this new Iron Cat have all the fun. Tony has done his own fresh spin on the feline armor, and Felicia may like some of his innovations!
Kang: The Saga of the Once and Future Conqueror (Various)
A timeless threat! Kang the Conqueror, the time-traveling despot determined to rule the timestream, has menaced the Avengers and Fantastic Four for years. But when the Vision tries a new strategy against their longtime nemesis, he ignites a temporal war – and Kang’s first strike is a killer! Can a team of Avengers gathered from across time save history? Plus: Kang sends Kamala Khan back to the Avengers’ earliest days; battles symbiotic threats with Spider-Man, Rocket Raccoon, the Black Knight and Monica Rambeau; and targets Moon Knight’s patron, Khonshu! And can the FF survive when Kang’s many personas – from Rama-Tut to Immortus – unite against them?
Norse Mythology III (Neil Gaiman, Craig Russell, David Rubin, Colleen Doran, and Galen Showman)
In this third volume, Gaiman and Russell once more team with a legendary collection of artists to bring more Norse myths to life, including a wild quest where Thor and Tyr face a multiheaded giantess, fire-breathing sea serpents, and more bizarre mythological creatures; the journey of Odin to the end of the world, and finally we reach the end of the world Ragnarok: the final destiny of the gods.
Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 1 (Various)
In the wake of Return of the Jedi, the Emperor has been defeated! But the nascent New Republic still has enemies, and that’s where X-Wing Rogue Squadron comes in! Led by Wedge Antilles, the galaxy’s greatest pilots will take on all threats. Dogfights, assassination attempts, political intrigue – it’s all in a day’s work! Meanwhile, Palpatine’s top assassin, Mara Jade, must complete her final mission – or die trying! And the human-replica droid Guri ponders her destiny – and the secrets buried in her programming – in a gripping sequel to SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE! Don’t miss these classic Star Wars tales, penned by some of the franchise’s bestselling authors!
Strange Academy Year One (Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado)
The Marvel Universe’s first school for sorcerers throws open its doors! Doctor Strange has finally established an academy for the mystic arts, bringing together young people from across the cosmos with an aptitude for magic to study under tutors including Doctor Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Daimon Hellstrom and all your favorite Marvel mages! From mindful Mindless Ones to pan-dimensional games of tag, the Strange Academy definitely lives up to its name — but the students’ first field trip lights a fuse that will blow up in a big way! Tragedy strikes, hearts are broken, uncanny new abilities manifest and a huge secret is revealed! The Academy’s extraordinary curriculum will take the class from outer space to Asgard — and if a shocking murder mystery isn’t traumatic enough, Parents’ Day sure will be!
Wild Cards: The Drawing of Cards (Paul Cornell, Mike Hawthorne, Enid Balam,Cory Petit)
The sci-fi anthology Wild Cards is given the mighty Marvel treatment! Beginning with an adaptation of the first two stories in the inaugural “mosaic novel” edited by acclaimed fantasy author George R.R. Martin, brace yourself for an alternate history in which a devastating alien weapon detonated on Earth in the 1940s. Now, when a human is infected with the alien “Wild Card” virus, the odds are that they will be killed — known as “drawing the black queen.” Of those who survive, most become “jokers,” left with some strange mutated form. A lucky few are called “aces,” gifted with super-powers they can put to use toward heroic goals — or villainous ones. Prepare to enter a world where you must play the cards you are dealt — and the implications are wild!
Youth Vol. 2 (Curt Pires, Alex Diotto, Dee Cunniffe)
Youth is Larry Clark’s Kids meets Chronicle. X-Men by way of Frank Ocean. It smashes together the violence of coming of age with the violence of the superhero narrative-as well as the beauty. Six months later. Some of the kids are dead. Some are missing. Some are trying to do better. One thing is for certain: They’re not the only ones with powers, anymore. The greatest teen superhero book of the decade continues here.
