New Comics Day – 4th 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 new comics day – Wednesday 4th January 2023
A quick reminder for our UK readers that due to the extra Bank Holiday this week, many comic book shops probably won’t get their delivery until later than usual – best check with your LCS to find out when your books will be available!
Number Ones
Bulls of Beacon Hill #1 (Steve Orlando, Andy MacDonald, Lorenzo Scaramella, Carlos M. Manqual)
Doctor Christopher Boldt has everything he ever wanted: A successful career as a surgeon, a supportive and loving boyfriend, and an overload of hype on his rumoured run for Boston City Council. But there’s one problem – it’s all held up by a lie. For years, Chris has been hiding in plain sight, desperate not to be connected to his father, Orin Paige, one of Boston’s most notorious gangsters. Until now, Chris has been able to live with the secret. And Chris’s father has been just as happy to deny any connection to his queer son, who he sees as a liability in the mob world. Now, Chris’s political aspirations have put father and son on a collision course. A collision course bathed in blood. A story of family secrets and violent retribution.
Joe Fixit #1 (Peter David, Yildiray Cinar, Dee Cunniffe, Matt Milla, Jordie Bellaire)
Peter David’s tour de force through some of his greatest Hulk hits continues with a return to JOE FIXIT! Gone are the ripped-up shorts of the Hulk of yore—this enforcer prefers the slick suave of a striped suit, and the Hulk has traded in “monster” for “mobster” as he lends his strength to the Las Vegas casino scene. Of course, the Kingpin has his own ideas about who the toughest guy in town is, and it’s up to Spider-Man to keep the two of them from destroying Sin City!
Mosely #1 (Rob Guillory, Sam Lotfi, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Andrew Thomas)
Mosely is a satirical sci-fi blockbuster perfect for fans of God Country and Ghost Cage!
In the hyper-technological world of the later 21st century, Mosely is a bitter old janitor on a mission from a higher power-to unleash holy Hell upon the “too big to fail” Tech Gods.
Can one man bring down the corporate powers who’ve used their vast influence to oppress an all too complacent human race (and hopefully win back the favor of his estranged family while he’s at it)?
Mosely’s taking up the Holy Hammer and you better believe he’s gonna smash some $h!t until he sets mankind free!
Each issue has wall to wall content, and will feature a bonus story by series writer Rob Guillory starting with issue #2!
Phoenix Files #1 (Various)
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.
Purgatori Must Die! #1 (Ray Fawkes, Álvaro Sarraseca)
Purgatori’s always pissing somebody off – but this time she may have gone too far! It may have some connection to her growing insanely powerful and probably starting to kill and eat the gods. In fact, that last part for sure. And gods are like potato chips, right? It’s not like she’s going to stop at one. And so, the various pantheons have pooled their not inconsiderable resources to offer up a big prize to whatever psycho manages to kill her. Who wants to try? Hey, who doesn’t?! The creative team behind Vampirella Vs. Purgatori and the recent Purgatori miniseries reunite for the grand third act of this Purgatori saga! Guest-starring Evil Ernie, Vampirella, the Sacred Six… and more!
Robyn Hood: Dagon #1 (Joe Brusha)
Just when it looks like Robyn might finally get some down time, new threats emerge against the citizens of New York City. Blood thirsty monsters are roaming the streets and It seems that no one is safe…not even Robyn herself.
Scarlet Witch #1 (Steve Orlando, Sara Pichelli, Matt Wilson)
There is a door that appears only to those who need it most, who have no one else in the world to turn to. On the other side of this door is the witchcraft shop. Friend or foe, human or otherwise—if your need is great and your hope is gone, there you will meet the SCARLET WITCH! Wanda Maximoff is familiar with hitting rock bottom—and now that she’s finally found peace, she’s pledged all her power to help others who are languishing at their lowest. But when a woman falls through Wanda’s door with a terrifying story of a town gone mad, the Scarlet Witch will have to muster her wits and chaos magic to deal with an insidious threat! A groundbreaking new chapter in the Scarlet Witch’s history!
Scotch McTiernan’s Holiday Party #1 (Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, Scott Koblish)
First came the 4/20 special, then came Scotch McTiernan’s Halloween party, and now the former Deadpool chums form Voltron again to bring you Scotch’s holiday bash. Emphasis on bash. The most powerful Scrooges in the human race are visited by the Ghost Of Christmas Future when they try to colonize Mars. All the fun, insanity, and thought-provoking violence of the first two comics are perfected in this third holiday installment. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll buy one to read and one to slab for your descendants.
Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings #1 (Gene Luen Yang, Michael YG, Erick Arciniega, Travis Lanham)
Father and sonm side by side?! Shang-Chi is lost in time and the only one who can help him is…his father?! What will Shang-Chi do when he meets the younger version of his evil parent? Will he be able to change the course of history? Or will Shang-Chi be shocked to discover he didn’t know his father as well as he thought?
Trades and OGNs
Ant-Man: Ant-Iversary (Various)
Celebrate the astonishing legacy of the Ant-Man with every hero who ever donned the helmet! Reacquaint yourself with Hank Pym, the original Ant-Man, during his early days as a costumed hero! Join the irredeemable Eric O’Grady on an untold adventure set during the events of SECRET INVASION! And in the present day, reconnect with Scott Lang as he tries to stop the villainous Black Ant from freeing the killer android Ultron from captivity! But in the far future, who is the new hero calling himself Ant-Man? And what can he do against an Ultron who has become a god?! Plus: Classic tales featuring Hank at the mercy of the pernicious Protector — and tackling the terrible Time-Master!
The Black Ghost Vol. 2: Shame the Devil (Alex Segura, Monica Gallagher, George Kambadais, Marco Finnegan, Ellie Wright, Greg Smallwood)
Six months after the events of the first arc, we find Lara in a different spot. Sober and focused on her job at The Creighton Courier covering the increasingly corrupt CCPD. But that’s all about to change. A letter from a dead man, Marco Nava–the original Black Ghost, and her brother Tomas’s best friend–derails Lara’s plans, and sends her sprinting down a rabbit hole to find out more about the man who wore the Black Ghost mask before he was gunned down.
The Collector: Unit 731 (Rod Monteiro, Will Conrad, Marco Lesko)
A man can go by many names, and when someone has been around as long as Michael, he can gain more than just a few aliases. Now he’s Michael Smith, but back in the 1940s he went by James. When the obituary for John, who Michael met during WWII, comes up in the paper, Michael finds himself reflecting on a lifetime he left behind–and the horrors and experimentation he, John, and others, endured at the infamous Manchuria-based Japanese facility known as Unit 731.
Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout (Bartosz Sztybor, Roberto Ricci, Fabiana Mascolo)
It hurts. Night City hurts. The suffering runs deep and the deeper one falls, the longer the self-prescribed dreams play. Fortune, hope, love- all made possible by DMS technology. But not everyone desires a happy ending. A braindance repairman soon discovers the answer to pain . . . comes in a blackout.
Deathbed ( Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia, Deron Bennett)
Myth, hack, sex symbol, stark raving lunatic-all of these words have been used to describe Antonio Luna, the world’s greatest living adventurer. Or at least he was until 20 years ago, when he mysteriously vanished from the public eye.
Now the 90-year-old has returned and claims to be on his deathbed. Which is where Valentine Richards, a failed novelist turned reporter, comes in. Val is hired to travel to Luna’s remote castle home and uncover where the old star has been all these years, and just how much of what he says is actually true. But once Val starts to hear Luna’s tale, she finds herself entering into an insane world of psychedelic violence and explosive supernatural adventure.
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.
History Comics Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes (Tracey Baptiste, Shauna J. Grant)
Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this volume, learn about two brave women who stood up against segregation, setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott!
A Black woman who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus sparked a bus boycott and became part of one of the most iconic moments in American history. Yet, few know that Rosa Parks had actively worked toward social justice her whole life. And even fewer know that the seeds of the statewide bus boycott were first planted by a teenager named Claudette Colvin, who was arrested on similar charges months earlier. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin inspired a nation, showing how positive change can start with a single defiant act. Their actions have become the stuff of legend, but there is so much more to their lives, their stories, and the movement they began.
Middlewest Complete Tale (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Nate Piekos)
When a violent storm levels his sleepy Middlewest town, Abel and his childhood companion Fox must flee into a world of mystical carnies and soothsayer hobos, bridge trolls and wilderness spirits, endless forests and forgotten children.
Collects the complete Eisner Award-nominated tale of Abel, a boy who must navigate a strange and mysterious land in order to discover who he can become, with exclusive bonus features!
Murder Inc. Vol. 1: Valentine’s Trust (Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming)
A brand-new world of historical crime fiction like you’ve never seen before. Discover a world in which the families of organized crime never lost their stranglehold on the United States. Today is the day that Valentine Gallo becomes a made man, and it’s also the day he learns the secrets behind the organization he has served since he was old enough to walk. But it is mysterious hitwoman Jagger Rose that will forever turn his life upside down. Be there when shocking secrets of this new world spill out onto the very first page. This bold new vision of crime fiction harkens back to Bendis’s earliest work in crime comics, while also giving you everything you expect from the creators of Powers, one of the most successful and longest-lasting independent comics in history.
New Fantastic Four: Hell in a Handbasket (Peter David, Alan Robinson, Mike Spicer, Joe Caramagna)
Spider-Man! Ghost Rider! Wolverine! The Hulk! When these unlikely heroes first banded together to briefly become the new Fantastic Four, they made Marvel history. Now this fan-favorite team returns in an all-new adventure! Set shortly after the events of the group’s first appearance, brace yourself for a wild ride and guest stars aplenty — including, of course, the original FF! And a series of mystery villains you’ll never see coming! But can even this powerhouse quartet handle the heat from a demonically possessed Human Torch?! Or will they need a little extra firepower to avoid being toast? Writer Peter David dances between the raindrops of continuity to spin a new tale of this fabled fantastical foursome!
Tales from Harrow County Vol. 3: Lost Ones (Cullen Bunn, Emily Schnall)
Ten years have passed since Emmy left Harrow County. Since then a lot has changed, but what happened to Emmy herself and what adventures did she go on since she forfeited her magical powers and left town with the Abandoned. In this epic and essential tale find out where life has taken her and what dangers lurk in the shadows waiting for her in this story taking place outside of Harrow County for the first time.
Usagi Yojimbo Origins Vol. 4: Lone Goat and Kid (Stan Sakai)
Presenting the complete saga of rabbit ronin Miyamoto Usagi from the very beginning in new, definitive color editions! This volume focuses on a series of important short stories from the early days of Usagi’s adventures, including “Frost and Fire,” “A Kite Story,” “Blood Wings,” “The Way of the Samurai,” and “Lone Goat and Kid”! Beginning with these early issues, find out why the series has won ten Eisner Awards, two Harvey Awards, an American Library Association Award, and has been called by Stan Lee, “one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found.” Collects all-new color editions of issues #19-24 of Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 1, originally published in black-and-white by Fantagraphics.
Vengeance of Vampirella Vol. 3: Ghost Dance (Tom Sniegoski, Fritz Casas, Stéphane Roux, Michael Sta. Maria, Kewber Baal)
Vampirella struggles not only with the bestial side of her nature but with the mysterious return of Adam Van Helsing. Besieged on all sides, she and the remnants of the Danse Macabre fight on against the Lords of Chaos while the world slips that much closer towards oblivion.
The Ward: Welcome to the Madhouse (Cavan Scott, Andres Ponce)
St. Lilith’s is a secret hospital for supernatural creatures. The personnel are overworked, the facility is underfunded, and all operations must be kept hidden from the public. A place, and a life, Dr. Nat Reeves thought she left behind. Until a wounded woman (with a tail) appears on her doorstep.
