NEW INDEPENDENT TITLES NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026
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CHAINKATA #1
(W/A) Daniel Warren Johnson
Standard Cover by Daniel Warren Johnson (£3.60)
Variants
Daniel Warren Johnson Black And White Variant (£3.60)
Daniel Warren Johnson Sword And Sorcery Variant (£3.60)
Riley Rossmo Variant (£3.60)
Rob Liefeld Variant (£3.60)
Blank Variant (£4.35)
Luma is a chainsaw-wielding warrior queen seeking out an unknown power in the vastness of space. All she wants is to find peace... but violence and terror chase her through every black hole. Princess Mononoke meets Warhammer 40k in this high octane, sci-fi adventure poised to be the biggest launch of the year! It all begins with forty pages of story with no ads for the regular price of just $3.99!
EXQUISITE CORPSES: LONE GUNMAN #1 (Of 5)
(W) Pornsak Pichetshote (A) Alberto Ponticelli
Standard cover by Alberto Ponticelli (£4.35)
Variants
Rafael Albuquerque Variant (£4.35)
Michael Walsh Collectible Card Polybagged Variant (£6.10)
Blank Variant (£5.10)
SERIES PREMIERE In this can’t-miss follow-up to the first EXQUISITE CORPSES series, Laura and her fellow survivors, Xavi and Jason, have attempted to carve out an existence with her winnings, far away from the evil machinations of the 13 Families. But, two years after the unfathomable events unleashed in their hometown and Laura’s game-winning performance as the Last Gunman, all that they did to survive still haunts them. Now, the legacy of the golden mask refuses to stay silent…and their lives are in danger once again. Uncover the history of the Lone Gunmen and find out what’s next for EXQUISITE CORPSES from breakout star PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE (Absolute Green Arrow), and acclaimed creators ALBERTO PONTICELLI (Unknown Soldier), JORDIE BELLAIRE (Absolute Wonder Woman), and BECCA CAREY (RADIANT BLACK)!
I SAW SPAWN (A TWISTED CHRISTMAS TALE) #1 (One-Shot)
(W) Chris Killian and Andrew Sanders (A) Todor Hristov
Standard cover by Rob (Sketchcraft) Deumas (£5.10)
Variant Cover by Daniel Henriques (£5.10)
The sequel to last year’s acclaimed Christmas horror story, I SAW SANTA! Writers CHRIS KILLIAN & ANDREW SANDERS take readers back to the twisted world of serial killers, Santa, and of course Spawn. The North Pole is shaken by a gruesome massacre that bears the signature of serial killer, Charlie Kohl. As Santa Claus investigates, dark forces begin to corrupt Santa's workshop from within, and it’s clear Spawn is the only one who might be able to put a stop to this terribly twisted Christmas. The tale unfolds with the glorious art of TODOR HRISTOV. Truly a new Holiday tradition not to be missed!
THE SNAIL #1 (One-Shot)
(W) Garth Ennis (A) John McCrea
Cover by John McCrea (£5.10)
From the twisted mind of Eisner Award-winning writer GARTH ENNIS (creator of The Boys and Preacher) and long-time artist collaborator JOHN McCREA (Hitman, The Demon, DEAD EYES) comes this disturbing, psychedelic tale of lust, greed, power, and possession. When you are offered your heart’s desire, what (and who) are you willing to sacrifice to achieve it? And should you really be making that deal with a... talking snail? An all-new, standalone horror tale from the top talent brought to fans by the Ninth Circle line of comics.
FINAL BOSS #1 BlACK, WHITE & BLOOD REPRINT (One-Shot)
(W/A) Tyler Kirkham
Standard Cover by Tyler Kirkham (£3.60)
Variants
Tyler Krikham Variant A (£3.60)
Tyler Krikham Variant B (£3.60)
BLACK WHITE AND BLOOD REPRINT A year ago, Final Boss #1 blew the roof off the comic industry and instantly sold out. Tommy Brazen set a new standard for pure, adrenaline-fueled action. Now, the gory slugfest returns in a special reprint stripped down to what really matters: black, white, and BLOOD red!
ICE CREAM MAN THE MORRAL COIL SHUFFLE (NEW EDITION)
(W) W. Maxwell Prince (A) Martín Morazzo
Cover by Martín Morazzo (£9.10)
CE CREAM MAN is proud to present an unprecedented comic book EVENT.
Continuing their exploration into just what a comic can BE, the award-nominated team responsible for ICE CREAM MAN — one of the most enduring comics of the last decade — have pushed the envelope so far it's fallen right off the table.
“The Mortal Coil Shuffle” is a one-time-only, one-of-a-kind ICE CREAM MAN story... told via a deck of 55 “playing” cards, rather than within the periodical pages of a traditional floppy comic book.
ICE CREAM MAN "The Mortal Coil Shuffle" is a beautiful, custom-designed deck of cards (featuring custom backs and a custom box, too!). All art is, as ever, by Ice Cream Man stalwarts Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran, and Good Old Neon. Some cards will tell part of the story; while other cards cast inscrutable spells on unwitting characters; and some must be joined with other cards to form a complete piece of art (the card deck’s version of a “spread.”). It's a first-of-its-kind comic experiment, and also, perhaps, the last...
It's a first-of-its-kind comic experiment, and also, perhaps, the last...
The Mortal Coil Shuffle will be printed once and once only — no second printings, no new runs, and never collected in a trade of any kind. It will exist — and then, like magic — it won’t.
So get ready to Go Fish, Draw Four, Declare War, and (probably) Fold Your Hand in this exciting comic book delivery style — told, of course, in the creepy, strange voice readers have come to expect from Ice Cream Man yarns.
Good luck, and watch out for those Wild Cards!
DARK HORSE COMICS
VAMPIRE HUNTER D: FORTRESS OF BLOOD #1 (Of 4)
(W) Chris Condon, Hideyuki Kikuchi (A) Filipe Andrade
Standard Cover by Filipe Andrade (£4.35)
Variants
Riccardo Federici Variant (£4.35)
Yoshitako Amano Variant (£4.35)
The first official comic series based on Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Vampire Hunter D!
A vampire lord has marshalled his forces and is marching on human settlements aiming to leave no survivors! One thing stands among his path to the next city — the old fortress. There, a family of outcasts will need to buy enough time for the humans to flee. And wandering this same path is the beautiful, indomitable hunter — half-human, half-vampire — known as D.
HELLBOY IN HELL: Parade Of Horrors #1 (Of 2)
(W) Mike Mignola, Márk László (A) Márk László
Standard Cover by Márk László (£4.35)
Variant Cover by Mike Mignola (£4.35)
Hellboy’s search for a drink in Hell leads through a cemetery to a macabre procession in honor of Satan’s death, but the demons are not all so happy after their Lord was murdered.
Mike Mignola, artist Márk Lászlo (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Professor Harvey is Gone) colorist Dave Stewart, and letterer Clem Robins for this morbid celebration in the pits of Pandemonium.
LADY BALTIMORE: THE CONSTANT DEATH OF DR ROSE #1 (Of 3)
(W) Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden (A) Bridget Connell
Cover by Abigail Larson (£4.35)
Lady Baltimore pursues an ice-cold rumor to a town ravaged by a terrifying monster, only for the ghost of Lord Baltimore to bring tidings and even more devastating evil has been unleashed: their old ally, Dr. Rose — the embodiment of plague itself.
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Bridgit Connell, and Michelle Madsen continue their horror adventure series in this new three-part story.
THE ONES II: THE OTHER ONES #1 (of 4)
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Jacob Edgar
Cover by Jacob Edgar (£4.35)
There came a day, a day unlike any other, when all THE CHOSEN ONES from many different mythologies were ordered by a prophecy of the universe to band together and stand up and defeat the ACTUAL CHOSEN ONE. This was all news to the collective chosen ones because not only did they find out there were other chosen ones but that none of them were THE chosen one like they were told (unless this is what they were chosen for, which, spoilers: they were.)
Anyway, that first story has been told and told so well that THE ONES ARE BACK for an all-new challenge and a brand-new prophecy to fulfill. In fact, this new first issue is PACKED with the next dozen adventures of the ONES at least!
The Ones are back to take on and hold on to something, yes, THE OTHER ONES. Seems there are a few other people on earth who thought or were told THEY were The Ones. And they are not thrilled.
This explosive new comedy adventure by THE ONES is by original creators Peabody and Eisner award-winning creator of Ultimate Spider-man, POWERS and Jessica Jones Brian Michael Bendis and cartooning sensation of Batman and The Rocketeer Jacob Edgar.
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
ROBIN HOOD #1
(W) Nate Cosby and Greg Weismann (A) Alessandro Ranaldi
Standard Cover by Joshua Middleton (£4.35)
Variants
David Nakyama Variant (£4.35)
David Aja Variant (£4.35)
Phil Hester Variant (£4.35)
Nathan Szerdy (£4.35)
Premium Blind Bag (£17.99)
Y’know, there’s been a heap of legends and tall tales about Robin Hood. All different, too. Well, the folks of the animal kingdom have their own version. It’s the story of what REALLY happened in Sherwood Forest. In this first chapter of never-told-but-completely-true stories of the world’s most famous archer, ol’ Robin Hood gets himself in a heap of trouble by breakin’ into mean ol’ Prince John’s castle everyday for a week... but nobody can figure out what Robin’s been stealin’. And when Prince John finds out what’s missin’... wooooooooo boy.
ROBIN HOOD is a romping, uproarious adventure series from Eisner Award-nominated writer NATE COSBY (Cheetara: Worldbreaker), Gargoyles creator GREG WEISMAN, and illustrator ALESSANDRO RANALDI (Zootopia), featuring covers by JOSHUA MIDDLETON, DAVID NAKAYAMA, NATHAN SZERDY, and two of comics’ greatest archer-related artists, PHIL HESTER and DAVID AJA!
This issue features a PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG which contains three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of variant covers exclusive to this title.
BEN 10 #6 (NEW STORY ARC)
(W) Joe Casey (A) Robert Carey
Standard Cover by Robert Carey (£4.35)
Variants
Duncan Rouleau Variant (£4.35)
Dustin Nguyen Variant (£4.35)
Sebastian Piriz Variant (£4.35)
Eric Cante Variant (£4.35)
Premium Blind Bag (£17.99)
Ben 10 is back as the adventure of a lifetime continues! Grandpa Max is forced to put Ben and his Omnitrix to the ultimate test. But the results are catastrophic, bringing Ben face to face – for the very first time – with an all-new take on a classic villain first seen in October’s Ben 10 Creator Files #1! Featuring the return of writer JOE CASEY to scripting duties and the continued artistic awesomeness of ROBERT CAREY!
This issue features a PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG which contains three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of variant covers exclusive to this title. Please Note: The number of Blind Bags is limited. Allocations may occur.
This issue also includes a FREE bonus BEN 10 poster with exclusive art by artist DUNCAN ROULEAU, shipping in a clear polybag and available only on covers A - F and in the Premium Mystery Blind Bag!
RED SONJA/BARBARELLA #1
(W) Homero Rio’s (A) Diego Yapur
Standard Cover by Joseph Michael Linsner (£4.35)
Variants
Collette Turner Variant (£4.35)
Diego Yapur Variant (£4.35)
Cosplay Ivy/Red Sonja Variant (£4.35)
Cosplay Ivy/Barbarella Variant (£4.35)
Premium Blind Bag (£17.99)
Two legendary heroines. Two impossible worlds. One mystery that should never have crossed between them.
Barbarella is sent after an Obsidian Mirror tied to her mysterious past - an object that may hold the key to a life she barely remembers. Far away, under a blood-red sky, Red Sonja rides into danger to rescue an Oracle whose fate seems already written in violence and prophecy.
Neither woman knows the other exists. Neither understands the force pulling them closer. But when science fiction collides with sword-and-sorcery, Barbarella and Red Sonja are drawn toward a strange new threat where memory, destiny, desire, and survival all carry a price. Science fiction meets savage fantasy in a new adventure where everything has a price... and some debts are paid in blood.
This issue features a PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG which contains three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of variant covers exclusive to this title.
VAMPIRELLA PARADISE #1
(W) Thomas Sniegoski (A) Edu Menna
Standard Cover by Francesco Mattina (£4.35)
Variants
Joseph Michael Linsner Variant (£4.35)
Josephine Tomarchio Variant (£4.35)
Cosplay Lauren Delorean Variant (£4.35)
Premium Blind Bag (£17.99)
Dynamite takes Vampirella to... Paradise!
She's been to hell and back and now, legendary writer Tom Sniegoski continues his epic tales of Vampirella with this all-new series! At the end of Vampirella: Armageddon, the Almighty God bestowed upon Vampirella a wondrous gift, but this new world she finds herself in is corrupted by The Mad God of Chaos and the Blood Red Queen of Hearts. While living a dreamlike existence in paradise, Vampirella will unfold the darkness and be called to battle once more!
Featuring the return of Armageddon artist Edu Menna, this new series also features the return of cover artist Francesco Mattina, Joseph Michael Linsner, the dynamite debut of Josephine Tomarchio and the cosplay of Lauren DeLorean!
This issue features a PREMIUM MYSTERY BLIND BAG which contains three limited editions of the issue selected randomly from a range of variant covers exclusive to this title.
IDW PUBLISHING
EVENT HORIZON PANDEMONIUM #1
(W) Christian Ward (A) Hernán González
Standard Cover by Christian Ward (£4.35)
Variants
Dante Navarro Variant (£4.35)
Hernán González Variant (£4.35)
Heaven is real. And it’s worse than Hell.
The crew of the starship Event Horizon awaken in a prison they’ve never seen before and don’t remember entering. A prison where the walls whisper and their trauma is given life, power, and... eternity. But why is Heaven horrendous? And if the Event Horizon has long been abandoned... how did they get here?
Christian Ward (Event Horizon: Dark Descent, Batman: City of Madness) enters the Chaos Realm one final time to tell the most daring cosmic horror story of all! With horror artist extraordinaire Hernan Gonzalez (Star Trek: The Last Starship) at his side, no corner of Heaven or Hell is safe...
A QUIET PLACE: RISING TIDES #1
(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Luke Sparrow
Standard Cover by Declan Shalvey (£4.35)
Variants
J.J. Lendl Florida Travel Guide Set Variant (£4.35)
Tyler Kirkham Variant (£4.35)
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
When a young woman named Grace tracks her estranged father to a run-down houseboat in the Florida Keys, she expects disappointment, resentment, maybe even closure. Instead, the entire world ends.
Now stranded in the aftermath of the invasion that shattered civilization, she and her sick, aging father cling to survival on the open water — the only space safe from the creatures who attack at the sound of a single breath. But his oxygen is running low, supplies are disappearing quickly, and the deadly predators circling the shoreline are learning fast.
And on top of it all, a hurricane is coming.
A tense, new emotional story begins within the world of the acclaimed A Quiet Place franchise. Declan Shalvey (Moon Knight, Wolverine, Terminator) and Luke Sparrow (Terminator) ask: What would you do when stuck between the choice of sudden death or rising tides?
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 (One-Shot)
(W) Pallie Paul Allor (A) Enid Balám
Standard cover by Enid Balàm (£5.10)
Variants
David Lafuente Variant (£5.10)
Will Robson Variant (£5.10)
Following the events of "The City That Never Dies," winter has arrived, the holidays are rapidly approaching, and the characters of the TMNT Universe have wounds that need to heal. Tang Shen, inspired by Michelangelo's love of the holiday season, decides it's time for the Hamato Clan, their allies, and even some of their enemies to come together to share one holiday meal. But will bad blood within the group allow them to break bread together? And are there external forces waiting outside the meal to break the group's bones?
It's a holiday story only the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles could be a part of!
BOOM STUDIOS
SWAMP THING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #1 (One-Shot)
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Werther Dell’Edera
Standard Cover by Werther Dell’Edera (£8.10)
Variants
Jenny Frisson Virgin Variant (£8.10)
Tyler Boss Swamp Thing Homage Cover (£8.10)
Martín Morazzo SIKTC Homage Cover (£8.10)
Werther Dell’Edera Foil Variant (£9.99)
Jenny Frisson Glow-In-The-Dark Virgin Variant (£9.99)
Blank Variant (£8.10)
Blank Green Foil Variant (£9.99)
Blank Black Foil Variant (£9.99)
TBA Artist Variant (£8.10)
Werther Dell’Edera Variant (£8.10)
In a world where the fears of children manifest into living, breathing monsters, this crossover brings one of horror's most iconic characters straight into the Slaughterverse!
James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera, the superstar team behind the smash hit Something is Killing the Children, push the boundaries for the very first crossover story ever told in the fan-favorite Slaughterverse.
Two siblings who are life-long comics fans find their way to horror comics, in spite of the fears they inspire.
As the terrifying visions from the pages of the comics start to come to life, Erica Slaughter will have to hunt down one of horror's most recognizable figures — Swamp Thing himself!
BRZRKR: CITY IF DARKNESS #1 (One-Shot)
(W) Mike Costa (A) Kenny Wong
Standard Cover by Kenny Wong (£9.10)
Variants
Antonio Fuso Variant (£9.10)
Kenny Wong Foil Variant (£10.99)
Antonio Fuso Variant (£10.99)
TBA Artist Variant (£9.10)
Antonio Fuso Virgin Variant (£9.10)
Take an explosive trip across the world and back in time in this all-new entry to the breakout hit universe!
HONG KONG, 1994: The handover from the UK to China is fast-approaching, and Hong Kong has been plunged into chaos.
A brutal triad gang war is spilling into the streets in a flood of blood and bullets, and a young Triad’s life is about to change forever as he steps into the shadow of the BRZRKR!
Into this wave of heroic bloodshed enters B, with a centuries-long wrong to right, and ten thousand bullets to do it with.
From veteran writer Mike Costa and artist Kenny Wong comes a hard-boiled action masterpiece only BRZRKR can deliver!
NO ONE CAN ESCAPE THE DIALECTIC #1
(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Antonio Fuso
Standard Cover by Antonio Fuso (£4.35)
Variants
Design Variant (£4.35)
Antonio Fuso Black And White Virgin Variant (£4.35)
THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS COMIC BOOK MAGAZINE!
From Pulitzer Prize and National Magazine Award-winning reporter Spencer Ackerman (Waller Vs. WildStorm, Iron Man) comes the next generation of political radicalism in vigilante comics — unafraid to strike back at the deportation machine that threatens the foundations of American freedom!
When agents of the fearsome Special Naturalization Operations (SNO) become themselves hunted by a masked vigilante, a power struggle breaks out inside SNO between the Deep-State old guard and its death-squad vanguard, Gladio Unit!
Who is the masked vigilante calling themselves The Dialectic, posturing as a Marxist force of history? What is their relationship to their community’s liberation — and its violent suppression by SNO?
With powerful art by Italian superstar Antonio Fuso (House of Slaughter, G.I. Joe), No One Escapes the Dialectic is an unapologetic, provocative, and boundary-shattering new ongoing comic series for the age of permanent crisis.
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1
(W) Seanan McGuire (A) Amy Mebberson
Standard Cover by Amy Mebberson (£4.35)
Variants
Andy Price Variant (£4.35)
Nicoletta Baldari Connecting Virgin Variant (£4.35)
Blank Variant (£4.35)
Tony Fleecs Collectible Card Variant (£4.35)
TBA Artist Variant A (£4.35)
TBA Artist Virgin Variant (£4.35)
The Mane Six are about to turn an accident into an ADVENTURE in this all-new Friendship is Magic tale!
Come along for the ride as award-winning author Seanan McGuire and beloved My Little Pony artist Amy Mebberson bring fans new stories from the heart of Equestria!
When a Pinkie Pie prank turns into a birthday cake disaster, one of Twilight Sparkle’s beloved books is ruined in the chaos. The Mane Six must set out on a quest to find a new copy of the book that Twilight Sparkle believes might hold the key to learning how to fix broken friendships.
This debut issue of the all-new BOOM! My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series has been created with fans old and young alike in mind! So giddy-up, reader, as we return to the land of Equestria with a whole series of never-before-seen adventures for Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Rarity!
TITAN COMICS
VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE - WAKE IN HATE #1
(W) John Lees (A) Tom Madrake
Standard Cover by Andrea Sorrention (£4.35)
Variants
Seth Adam’s Variant (£4.35)
Tom Mandrake Variant (£4.35)
Andrea Olimpieri Variant (£4.35)
Andrea Sorrentino Virgin Variant (£6.10)
Seth Adam’s Foil Variant (£13.99)
Tom Mandrake Black And White Virgin Variant (£6.10)
When a city on edge becomes a feeding ground, one vampire is sent into the chaos to uncover what's really hunting amidst the protests. In the shadows of a city on fire, the bloody feed on every screen has spilled into the streets. Amidst the turmoil, whispers spread of bodies drained in the chaos, killings too precise to be human. When suspicion falls on vampires exploiting the unrest, the powers that be turn to Silky, enigmatic owner of The Dutchman bar, to uncover the truth.
BLADE RUNNER: TOKYO NEXUS - DIE WITH HONOR #1
(W) Nancy A. Collins (A) Mariano Taibo
Cover by Dylan Teague (£4.35)
Variants
Alan Quah Variant (£4.35)
Kit Wallis Variant (£4.35)
Jesús Hervás Variant (£4.35)
Alan Quah Virgin Variant (£6.10)
Dylan Teague Virgin Variant (£6.10)
Alan Quah Foil Variant (£13.99)
Alura shows the Kalanthia traitor, who is head of the Cheshire bootleg Replicant program, photos of Stix and Mead, realising they are still alive, he panics and demands she kill them. Alura refuses until Uldren makes good on his promise of delivering bootleg Replicants as promised. Later, she summons Stix and introduces him to the 'Borealis Team' — a three-Cheshire Replicant team who are all clones of the original Aurora Team who served with Stix on Kalanthia. He is ordered to lead them on a mission to hunt down and kill Madame Nomura.
Meanwhile, Mead, still believing that Stix is the killer of Sayo — Nomura's daughter, steals his Cheshire ID card and breaks into Cheshire HQ in search of evidence and witnesses the brutal mass assassination of the Yakuza sub-bosses by a second Cheshire Replicant kill team led by Lerna, who is linked to Alura via one of the two surviving Aurora Yokes.
ONI PRESS
SCOTT PILGIRM EX: DAWN OF METAL SCOTT #1
(W/A) Bryan Lee O’Malley
Standard Cover by Bryan Lee O’Malley (£3.60)
Multiple Eisner Award winner Bryan Lee O'Malley returns to Scott Pilgrim for the first time since the bestselling series' conclusion... with a brand-new, one-shot prequel to the hit Scott Pilgrim EX video game!
Scott met Ramona. Sparks flew. The two of them had to work together in order to defeat Ramona's Seven Evil Exes and their nefarious leader, Gideon Gordon Graves. Some other stuff happened in various media formats that may or may not be canon. That's all in the past. These days, Scott and Ramona are a happy couple and the Exes have moved on from their unhealthy obsessions. I guess they all got therapy or whatever. Now, after a period of peace, a new threat is about to emerge. Are our heroes ready? Let's find out!!!
Features the complete 16-page DAWN OF METAL SCOTT prequel comic, plus never-before-seen extras!
ARCHIE IN HELL #1
(W) Patrick Horvath (A) Tyler Crook
Standard Cover by Tyler Crook (£4.35)
Variants
Patrick Horvath Variant (£4.35)
Paul Azaceta Variant (£4.35)
Jesse Lonergan Variant (£4.35)
Blank Variant (£4.35)
Tyler Crook Foil Virgin Variant (£8.10)
Patrick Horvath Foil Virgin Variant (£8.10)
TO BE SAVED... HE MUST BE DAMNED! In the bloodstained tradition of AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, something wicked this way comes to Riverdale in an infernal new ongoing series from multiple Eisner Award winner Patrick Horvath (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees) and Russ Manning Award winner Tyler Crook (Out of Alcatraz, Harrow County)!
They say that every small town has a secret. Well, in the case of Riverdale, it’s one heck of a humdinger: An ancient order of cultists has infiltrated its townspeople, bent on using human sacrifice to usher a demon lord into our mortal plane. And they’ve finally identified the final target they need to bring a century’s worth of planning to fruition: hometown football champion and all-around good guy Archie Andrews. But this secret cabal never dreamed that actual witches walk Riverdale’s streets... and when cult and coven clash in the final stages of Archie’s secret-ritual sacrifice, the consequences will be cosmic... and young Archie Andrews will find himself damned to something far worse than Hell’s inner circle.
Unstuck from time and space. Bound to a terrible curse. Late for school. Things are about to go from bad to downright diabolical as Horvath and Crook unleash the most malevolently merciless Archie Comics tale ever told... and, truly, you’ll never, ever expect what happens next.
ADVENTURE TIME: BONNIE THE VAMPIRE HUNTER SPECIAL #1
(W) Caroline Cash (A) Tia Roxae
Standard Cover by Caroline Cash (£7.10)
Variants
Tia Roxae Variant (£7.10)
Kenny Wroten Variant (£7.10)
Hot on the heels of last year’s bestselling ADVENTURE TIME: THE BUBBLINE COLLEGE SPECIAL, Eisner Award–winning cartoonist Caroline Cash (PeePee PooPoo, Nancy) returns to the Land of Ooo with fast-rising star Tia Roxae (Face Fatigue, The Glass Chamber) for an all-new, self-contained 56-page spectacular featuring a brand-new, alternate universe take on everyone’s favorite bubblegum-vampire romance!
What’s Bonnibel Bubblegum’s mission in life? To eradicate the vampires that plague her world! It’s a lonely existence eked out on the fringes of society — so imagine her surprise when she finds an unlikely ally in a vampire... An extremely pretty vampire... An extremely pretty, extremely kissable vampire...
Wait, what do you mean this vampire has a boyfriend?! (A boyfriend?!) Travel back into the endless possibilities of the space-(adventure) time continuum as Bonnie the Vampire Hunter makes her fearless first appearance in a thrilling new giant-sized special for the ages! (Ages, ages, ages... Is there an echo in here?)
ARTISTS FROM THE ABYSS: CHARLIE ADLARD #1
(W) Chris Condon, Tim Seeley (A) Charlie Adlard
Standard Cover by Charlie Adlard (£5.10)
From the depths of the endless abyss... EC Comics and Oni Press proudly present the first in a new series of one-shot celebrations spotlighting the boldest and bloodiest talents from EC’s new class of caustic cartoonists! (Take it from us: They really put the “ill” in “illustrator,” heh heh!) Our first victim? Comics legend and Eisner Award–winning artist Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead, Of the Earth)!
For the first time between two covers, survey Adlard’s punishing portfolio of uninvited resurrections, souls sold cheap, and spectacularly sadistic horrors as illustrated in the immortal EC Comics manner (with lots and lots of red, naturally). Plus: A brand-new, never-before-told tale reuniting Adlard with acclaimed writer and fellow survivor of the Tormentor’s rack: Chris Condon (Ultimate Wolverine, That Texas Blood)!This is sure to be the most murderous mag you’ll read all winter! Shovel and lyme not included.
IGNITION PRESS
RAMPANT SWINE #1
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Christopher Mitten
Standard Cover by Christopher Mitten (£4.35)
Variant Cover by Jöelle Jones (£4.35)
This never happened, yet it’s all true. In a Britain forged in blood, mud, magic, and monsters, the legendary King Arthur is a brutal warlord surrounded by his knights who are every bit as savage, strange, and legendary as the world they inhabit. When the young knight Culhwch arrives at Arthur’s fortress pleading for help in completing 39 impossible tasks assigned him by the giant Ysbaddaden to win the hand of his beautiful daughter Olwen, he and Arthur’s warriors embark on an incredible quest of giant slaying, monstrous boar hunting, and magical treasure theft, as they battle their way through a dying age of myth. But beneath the bloodshed and barbarism, something isn’t right. Because every great legend has a story beneath the story — and King Arthur was never meant to be this kind of hero.
From Si Spurrier (Minotaur, The Flash) and Christopher Mitten (Hellboy, The Autumn Kingdom), comes a savage and subversive reimagining of an Arthurian legend — a brutal five-issue fantasy epic in the tradition of Conan the Barbarian, where the heroes are dangerous, the monsters are real, and the age of wonder is coming to an end.