Tuesday, April 04, 2023

New Titles Arriving at Dr. No's on April 05, 2023!


DISNEY VILLAINS: SCAR #1
A startling new vision starring Disney's greatest villain!

Set within the world of The Lion King!  Eisner and Ringo Award-winning author Chuck Brown (Bitter Root) and stunning artist Trevor Fraley tell a tale of fire and fury, centered on an enraged Scar, unable to accept that he will never be king - not so long as long as Mufasa and his new son inhabit Pride Rock. A plan is starting to formulate within Scar's corrupt mind, which will bring him face-to-face with the mysterious shaman, Rafiki... 
  
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AFTER HOURS MAGAZINE FACSMILE ED #1 (OF 4)
FANTACO ENTERPRISES INC.
The very first Warren publication, released 65 years ago in 1957, one year before Famous Monsters of Filmland #1. This is a very tough magazine to find. This exact facsimile edition features: Bettie Page, After Hours girl of the Month centerfoldwWith the photo features and articles - Bride to Be, Miss Teree on TV, Soldier of Fortune Photographer, Strange City, 36 Men and a Redhead, East Meets West in Philadelphia, A Night with a Latin Quarter Girl, plus adult cartoons. This is a one-time printing, limited to orders received. 


AMERICAN DREAMS #1 (OF 5)
BAND OF BARDS
(W) Dan Kalban (A) Dody Eka (CA) Netho Diaz
NYC in 1900 a Jewish immigrant, Jake Gold, works in a sweatshop by day and fights in a gang at night. One night Thomas Edison performs a strange experiment in Central Park, unleashing strange energy across NYC and Jake is suddenly gifted with amazing powers. His path soon crosses with that of luminaries such as Harry Houdini, anarchist Emma Goldman, and crusading journalist Nellie Bly. Standing against the neophyte hero are Edison, JP Morgan, and, worst of all, the occultist leader Aleister Crowley. Can Jake rise to the occasion and protect everyone's American Dreams?  


BATMAN VENGEANCE OF BANE #1 (ONE SHOT) FACSIMILE EDITION
(W) Chuck Dixon (A) Graham Nolan, Eduardo Barreto (CA) Glenn Fabry
Comics readers around the world gasped in shock when Bane broke Batman’s back in Batman #497. Now learn the tragic story behind the villain in this facsimile reproduction of Bane's first appearance. Sentenced from birth to serve life imprisonment due to the crimes of his father, Bane honed his body and mind to survive the penal colony of Pena Duro. Fueled by a lifetime of violence and driven by the desire to conquer, Bane escapes from his prison and decides to take over Gotham by destroying its greatest protector--Batman! 


CODENAME RIC FLAIR MAGIC EIGHTBALL #1
SCOUT COMICS
(W) James Haick Iii (A/CA) Rafael Loureiro
The Nature Boy Ric Flair, the Rolex wearing, diamond ring wearing, kiss stealing, wheelin' dealin', limousine ridin' jet flyin' son of a gun who is regarded by many as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, finally has his own comic series! This brand-new original comic details his fact-or-fiction forays as an international superspy in the 1980s and 1990s. The series purports that Flair, who did in fact travel around the world for wrestling matches, was also a secret agent for the US government, using his persona as the ultimate wrestling heel as the perfect cover. Codename Ric Flair: Magic Eightball follows one of Flair's missions in the late 1980's. 


CRUCIFIED: EXORCISMS #1
SCOUT COMICS
(W) Sheldon Allen (A) Mauricio Campetella
And just like that, we're back! The Christ finally sits down for his eagerly anticipated and heavily hyped first LIVE TV interview with a surprising network and even more surprising choice of interviewer. During this interview, after recounting in vivid detail a recent exorcism he performed on a child in Haiti, The Christ's claims of divinity are challenged. He is put to the test in front of a national audience. SPOILER: You won't see the end coming! 


DISNEY VILLAINS SCAR #1
DYNAMITE
(W) Chuck Brown (A) Trevor Fraley (CA) Jahnoy Lindsay
A startling new vision starring Disney's greatest villain, set within the world of The Lion King!  Eisner and Ringo Award-winning author Chuck Brown (Bitter Root) and stunning artist Trevor Fraley tell a tale of fire and fury, centered on an enraged Scar, unable to accept that he will never be king - not so long as long as Mufasa and his new son inhabit Pride Rock. A plan is starting to formulate within Scar's corrupt mind, which will bring him face-to-face with the mysterious shaman, Rafiki... 


HAIRBALL #1 (OF 4)
DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Tyler Jenkins (CA) Matt Kindt
A brand-new supernatural nightmare that's Junji Ito meets Hayao Miyazaki from the Eisner-nominated creators of Fear Case and Apache Delivery Service.
     A young girl with a black cat begins to suspect the innocuous beast is behind all her troubles: her parents' fighting, family plagues, and innumerable supernatural horrors. As she tries her best to rid herself of this creature, she discovers that maybe the cat is not evil after all and a greater terror may be behind these horrific events harming her life.
 • Variant cover by Department of Truth's Martin Simmonds! 


HEY KIDS COMICS VOL 03 SCHLOCK OF THE NEW #1 (OF 6)
IMAGE COMICS
(W/A/CA) Howard Chaykin
A generation of artists ashamed of their careers has come to this, scratching out a living entertaining children who wonder why anyone would want to do anything else.
With the birth of the comics industry comes the afterbirth, a shadow twin that will sustain and occasionally sabotage it for generations to come... Fandom.  


JUNK RABBIT #1 (OF 5)
IMAGE COMICS
(W/A/CA) Jimmie Robinson
A new hero rises from mountains of consumer waste, mass homelessness, and devastating climate change. Some call the hero a myth, an urban legend, but others know that it's the JUNK RABBIT come to life!
JIMMIE ROBINSON brings a new take to the dystopian tale of how climate disaster alters not only our world, but also the heroes that literally rise from it. Swamp Thing meets RoboCop.  


KARNAL CONFESSIONS #1 (OF 12)
(W) Sorah Suhng (A) Sorah Suhng & Kate Colors (CA) Sorah Suhng
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - Sir John Dalberg As head of the Dominion Intelligence Agency, Kathryn Moore is faced with decisions that affect the lives of the billions of citizens she helps monitor and control. Armed with an endless amount of intel, she has normally navigated the moral tightrope of valuing the many over the few with ease. But when one in the echelon of the hierarchy moves against her, she calls his bluff and the price is bloody. Stripped of her power, both literally and figuratively, feeling justified in her blood-soaked actions, Kathryn Moore begins the arduous journey of regaining what was taken from her – at any cost. Legends is proud to present indie darling Sorah Suhng’s Karnal Confessions, a hybrid prose and comic art epic maxiseries debuting in March!  
   

LYCAN #1
BAND OF BARDS
(W) C.J. Hudson (A/CA) Mary Landro
A rogue pack of werewolves has been on the run for centuries. After starting new lives in a sleepy Colorado community, living undetected among humans, their enemies have finally tracked them down. Their idyllic suburban lives were a dream, but sometimes you can never escape your past, no matter how hard you try. These women wanted peace, but their tormentors won't let them be. See what happens when they unleash their long suppressed might.  


NASTY #1
VAULT COMICS
(W) John Lees (A) George Kambadais, Adam Cahoon (CA) Adam Cahoon
"Calling all scary movie fans!
     Scotland, 1994.
     Eighteen-year-old Thumper Connell still has an imaginary friend: the masked killer from his favourite slasher film. Thumper is obsessed with horror and always has been. He fills his time with scary VHS rentals and hanging out with his fellow fans, The Murder Club. But everything changes when his local video shop acquires one of the notorious films known as "video nasties" - films so scary, they're the target of the British Moral Decency League's crusade to ban and burn. But it's only a movie, right? It's all just imaginary, isn't it?
     A story about the perception of evil, the power of genre, the love of fandom, the need to create art, oh, and crap-your-pants TERROR!"  


PLANET OF THE APES #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) David F. Walker (A) Dave Wachter (CA) Joshua Cassara
DAVID F. WALKER & DAVE WACHTER BRING PLANET OF THE APES BACK TO MARVEL COMICS IN SPECTACULAR STYLE!
A new era of apes kicks off with part 1 of "Devolution"! The ALZ-113 virus has rampaged across planet Earth, and humanity is crumbling. While well-meaning researchers hunt for a cure, a fanatical group of humans has their own solution: Kill all apes. Peacekeeper Juliana Tobon is one of the few willing to stand against them, but the crisis is spreading, and soon apes will witness the true depths of human cruelty? Eisner-winning writer David F. Walker (Luke Cage, Bitter Root) joins forces with artist Dave Wachter (Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon, Star Wars: The High Republic-Trail of Shadows) on one of the most beloved sci-fi franchises in history! 


SECOND COMING TRINITY #1 (OF 6)
AHOY COMICS
(W) Mark Russell (A) Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk (CA) Richard Pace
Back again: The book that turned the comics industry upside-down with "quite a bit of humor...[and] a lot of heart" (The New York Times). Jesus Christ, the Son of God, tackles his biggest challenge in 2000 years: babysitting a child with super powers! Meanwhile, his roommate-the superhero called Sunstar-faces his greatest enemy, and his own guilt, in a court of law. Written and co-created by 2022 Eisner winner Mark Russell with art by co-creator Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk. 


SHEPHERD THE TETHER #1
SCOUT COMICS
(W) Roberto X. Molinari, Andrea L. Molinari (A/CA) Jaime Martinez Rodriguez
Nonstop Imprint! Two years ago, Val Miller, the son of Lawrence Miller (The Shepherd) died tragically. Brutalized in the Afterlife, Val's soul morphed into a vengeful wolf-wraith named Legio. In this terrible form, Val encountered his father, who had sensed Val's situation and followed him into eternity. After great anguish and profound insights, father and son vowed to use their new understanding to help other struggling souls. Now with time to reflect on his mistakes, Val struggles with regret, mourning the life he can never have. In this state of restless wandering, Val encounters monstrous souls that are hunting a solitary, young woman.  


SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 5TH ANNV ED
IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Ian Flynn (A) Tracy Yardley (CA) Tyson Hesse
It has been five years since Sonic the Hedgehog #1, can you believe it?! Five years of friendship, speediness, and chili dogs! To celebrate, we're getting the team back together! Join Ian Flynn and Tracy Yardley for a reprint of #1, plus an all-new bonus short story, a look at how the comics get made, and more!  


STAR TREK DS9 DOG OF WAR #1
IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Mike Chen (A/CA) Angel Hernandez
BORK! An extremely rare purebred corgi from Earth makes its way aboard Deep Space 9 when Quark cuts a deal to procure it for a high buyer. After all, a Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all! But Latinum the corgi comes with unexpected cargo that shakes Captain Benjamin Sisko to the core: a Borg component discovered by a crew sent to uncover Cardassian technology after the station's reoccupation. Don't miss out on this exclusive "lost episode" celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fan-favorite show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and debut comic series by acclaimed author Mike Chen (Star Wars: Brotherhood) and Star Trek comics artist extraordinaire Angel Hernandez!  


UNICORN VAMPIRE HUNTER #1
SCOUT COMICS
(W) Caleb Palmquist (A) Daryl Toh
A young woman named Jezebel moves to a magical marsh to live with her uncle, Seamus the Wizard and his puppies that never grow old. One day, Jezebel wanders into the dark forest and almost falls victim to a vampire. Luckily, her life is saved by a unicorn, who gores the vampire with his horn, killing it. Jezebel and her uncle welcome the unicorn into their family, but things are about to get dicey... An exciting new heartfelt story about friendship, love, and finding purpose in an unpredictable world.  
   


And here is the rest of our arrivals this week!





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