Monday, July 31, 2023

New Titles Arriving at Dr. No's on August 02, 2023!


Featured Title of the Week

STAR WARS DARK DROIDS #1
"SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS!" 
A STAR WARS EPIC LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE!

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! Charles Soule continues his legendary run on STAR WARS with the most ambitious event in STAR WARS comics history! Joined by his WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS collaborator Luke Ross, the superstar team carves a new path for the future!
Rated T 


"Read More" to see what #1's are coming out as well as everything else coming out this week.



AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) Celeste Bronfman, Erica Schultz (A) David Lopez, Shaw, Julian (CA) Corin Howell
HALLOWS' EVE RETURNS! HALLOWS' EVE's big play to break Chasm out of jail! You don't want to miss this! PLUS, find out what the HELLFIRE GALA means to the Spider-World THIS year! It is INTENSE!  


ASTONISHING ICEMAN #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) Steve Orlando (A) Lan Medina (CA) Jesus Saiz
THE OMEGA-LEVEL MUTANT AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE! 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!  


BUFFY LAST VAMPIRE SLAYER (2023) #1 (OF 5)
BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Casey Gilly (A) Oriol Roig (CA) Ario Anindito
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.
Fans won't want to miss this brand new mini series from veteran Buffy scribe Casey Gilly, set after the events of Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer Special #1!  


CONAN BARBARIAN #1
TITAN COMICS
(W) Jim Zub (A) Roberto de la Torre, José Villarrubia (CA) Dan Panosian
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S LEGENDARY CONAN IS BACK IN A NEW TALE OF BRAVERY AND HEROISM!
CONAN THE BARBARIAN FCBD EDITION LEADS INTO THE DEBUT ISSUE!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. Will CONAN and his new ally be able to hold off this new horde of invaders? 


DEATH OF VENOMVERSE #1 (OF 5)
MARVEL PRH
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Gerardo Sandoval (CA) Bjorn Barends
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!   
  

DRACULA RETURN CULT OF WHITE WORM #1 (OF 4)
SCRATCH COMICS
(W) Dacre Stoker & Various (A) Chris Geary
This first issue of four does exactly what the title suggests, diving right into the events that bring Dracula back to unlife to threaten the world once more! Packed with horror, action and intrigue, this authentic and faithful continuation of Dracula by Bram Stoker, Dracula The Return: Cult Of The White Worm is the first miniseries brought to you by co-writers Dacre Stoker and Chris McAuley with artist Chris Geary. It is based on unpublished manuscripts and notes from Bram Stoker himself, introducing new characters and events into the Dracula mythos. For the first time in literary history, a member of the Stoker family is writing a comic that continues the story from the classic novel with readers also being treated to 2 satisfyingly macabre and violent bonus strips that delve further into the Stokerverse.  


FIRE AND ICE #1
DYNAMITE
(W) Bill Willingham (A) Leonardo Manco (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz
A FANTASY CLASSIC RETURNS TO LIFE WITH AN ALL-NEW PREQUEL SERIES!
     More than four decades ago, two iconic creators came together to bring to the silver screen an amazing new world of magic and adventure. In their classic animated film Fire and Ice, legendary artist FRANK FRAZETTA and famed director RALPH BAKSHI crafted a unique vision of beauty and danger, of good versus evil, all cast against a hypnotic backdrop of savage prehistoric splendor. Now, at long last, this timeless vision is expanding into comics with the first new story to revisit Frazetta and Bakshi's remarkable realm since 1982!
     Before the fire waned and the ice spread across the world...before Teegra met Larn...before everything you know about the unforgettable animated movie came to be, there were the before times - times when evil might still be blunted, times when innocence was not yet lost. In Fire and Ice #1, acclaimed comics writer BILL WILLINGHAM (Fables, Legenderry) joins forces with artist LEONARDO MANCO (Hellstorm: Prince of Lies, Blaze of Glory) - making his triumphant return to comics - and a new legend is about to be born! 


GRIMM SPACE P1 NOCHHIO #1
SCOUT COMICS
(W) Frank Martin (A/CA) Ramiro Borrallo
After malfunctioning repeatedly aboard his old ship, P1-Nocchio was most grateful for being repaired and upgraded by a tinkerer named Petto. He was so grateful that P1-Nocchio dreamed of one day becoming a real boy to give Petto the son he always wanted. Unfortunately, the wide-eyed robot would soon learn that wishes made upon a star don't come true so easily.  


IMMORTAL ASCENSION #1 (OF 2)
FAIRSQUARE COMICS LLC
(W) David Chisa (A) Kristian Rossi (CA) Bella Rachlin
What if an Elektra type of character was thrown in an arcade game fighting style adventure? She'd be the GodKiller! Gear up for an epic tale of redemption and combat! Meet Rose, once known as the GodKiller, a fierce warrior who's seen it all - from brutal beatdowns to painful punishments. Now seeking peace and solitude, she's about to face her biggest challenge yet! As a master of the art of combat, she'll need to level up and rescue her students from the monstrous Hell Ghouls gang.
     The comic debut of American writer, cinematographer and musician David Chisa, with art and color by Argentine storyteller Kristian Rossi (IDW, Marvel, DC Comics), Immortal Ascension will take readers on a wild ride, with action-packed scenes that will have them button mashing for more! This the ultimate beat them up for comic book collectors!
     With covers by Kristian Rossi and fan favorite artist Bella Rachlin (over 146K followers on Instagram!) 


MAGNETO #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) J.M. Dematteis (A/CA) Todd Nauck
MAGNETO WAS RIGHT! MAGNETO burst onto the scene as the most diabolical of "Evil Mutants"! But 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 that will show how Magneto Was Right...from a certain point of view. In fact, one mutant, known as IRAE, in her FIRST EVER APPEARANCE, has taken Magneto's lessons to heart in a way that will upend even the Master of Magnetism's best strategies! Get ready for an all-new saga set during Magneto's tenure as Headmaster of the NEW MUTANTS, and learn how the once die-hard villain emerged as a conflicted figure in the saga of the X-MEN! 


PROJECT RIESE #1 (OF 6)
MAD CAVE STUDIOS
(W) Zac Thompson (A) Jeff McComsey (CA) Rus Wooton
It's 1952. The wound WWII inflicted on the world is still fresh. Sam Safdie and his ragtag group of treasure hunters have been searching for the fabled map of the Owl Mountains for years...and they finally found it. Their journey leads them to a massive war complex that hides both unknown horrors and a fortune in gold. However, the deeper they travel, the more they realize the complex has developed a life of its own and that some secrets are better left buried in the past.Project Riese is an action-packed adventure/sci-fi tale perfect for fans of Uncharted, Overlord, and The Keep. 


QUEST #1
IMAGE COMICS
(W) Jonathan Luna, Crystal Wood (A/CA) Jonathan Luna
SERIES PREMIERE
Writer/artist JONATHAN LUNA (THE SWORD, ALEX + ADA) returns for an ONGOING FANTASY SERIES with writer CRYSTAL WOOD (The Black Ballad)!In a land inspired by Southeast Asia, Princess Anya's new husband Prince Devyan is violently abducted by three giant demons at their wedding. Anya sets out on an epic journey with a growing band of loyal warriors, crossing deadly landscapes and battling horrifying demons. What will she sacrifice to save the man she loves?  


RANGER STRANGER SUMMER SPECIAL #1
SCOUT COMICS
(W) Matt Battaglia (A/CA) Tyler Jensen
It's summer! Another hot, scorching, fireball of fun. At least the bluegill are biting. And the ticks. And the African hornets! And the slithering, bloodthirsty rattlesn--where were we? Oh right, summer. Fear not, because your favorite deranged wilderness guide, Ranger Garland Woodburn, has cooked up a real humdinger of a Summer Special full of camping tips, water safety, and other questionable gems of nature knowledge to learn and enjoy while the world burns all around. 


ROBOTECH RICK HUNTER #1 (OF 4)
TITAN COMICS
(W) Brandon Easton (A) Simone Ragazzoni (CA) Inhyuk Lee
THE WAIT IS OVER... ROBOTECH LAUNCHES INTO AN EPIC NEW SERIES
FROM TRANSFORMERS WRITER, BRANDON EASTON AND POWER RANGERS ARTIST, SIMONE RAGAZZONI!
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! 


SACRIFICERS #1
IMAGE COMICS
(W) Rick Remender (A) Max Fiumara, Dave McCaig (CA) Max Fiumara
SERIES PREMIERE
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.
New York Times-bestselling writer RICK REMENDER (LOW, DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny X-Force) joins forces with superstar MAX FIUMARA (Amazing Spider-Man, FOUR EYES, Lucifer) to take you through the dark science fiction world of THE SACRIFICERS!  


SANDMAN UNIVERSE SPECIAL THESSALY #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) James Tynion Iv (A) Maria Llovet (CA) Reiko Murakami
The immortal witch Thessaly is no stranger to dead ends. But she's won the hearts of gods and beings more powerful than gods, and persistence has always been her strong suit. Following her scheming machinations in Nightmare Country and Dead Boy Detectives, Thessaly is more determined than ever to suss out the seemingly impenetrable mystery surrounding the death of Madison Flynn. To do that, she's going to have to get close to the source material--close enough to magic herself into the job of screenwriter on Madison Flynn's biopic. But she's going to need a little help to keep the gig...perhaps from one of those Muses the King of Dreams told her about long ago... The Sandman Universe Special: Thessaly reunites 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!  


STAR WARS DARK DROIDS #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) Charles Soule (A) Luke Ross (CA) Leinil Yu
"SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS!" A STAR WARS EPIC LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! 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! Charles Soule continues his legendary run on STAR WARS with the most ambitious event in STAR WARS comics history! Joined by his WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS collaborator Luke Ross, the superstar team carves a new path for the future!
Rated T  


STRANGE ACADEMY MILES MORALES #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) Carlos Hernandez (A) Juann Cabal (CA) Nick Bradshaw
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. ONE CHAPTER OF A THRILLIING THREE-PART SAGA! 


WHAT IF DARK VENOM #1
MARVEL PRH
(W) Stephanie Williams (A) Jethro Morales (CA) Philip Tan
WHAT IF...BEN GRIMM BECAME VENOM? 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! 

"Read More" to see everything coming out this week.
And here is the rest of our arrivals this week!





New Titles Arriving at Dr. No's on July 19, 2023!

No comments: