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VOID RIVALS #33 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
ROM THE SPACE KNIGHT HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!
While stranded after the events of the Quintesson War, Darak and Solia attempt to find a way out.
HAMMERFIST #1 (IMAGE COMICS)
Mike Denton is not a good man.
He’s actually quite deplorable. Denton walked out on his wife and two year old child. The life he’s chosen is anything but glamourous. A bottom shelf killer isn’t exactly screaming “Hire Me” on Linkedin.
UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: BLOOD OF THE WOLF MAN #3 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
The full moon is upon us again and that can mean bad things for those around Adam. As Adam tries to prevent himself from hurting anyone else while he figures out this curse he is afflicted with. His father can’t let him be taken from him and will stop at nothing to protect his son, no matter the cost. These two sides will clash and unfortunately others will pay the cost for this clash.
FIREBORN #4 (IMAGE COMICS)
Aaron Hillburg life hasn’t been the same since bonding with a mysterious egg.
The freak occurrence has granted him powers beyond his wildest dreams. It has also made him a walking target for those that want what’s now his.
TERMINAL #2 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
They're taking on the forces of evil but should you be taking on the lines at the comic shop to check it out?
There's only one way to find out!
HORNSBY & HALO #15 (ghost machine/image comics)
Zach & Rose have returned home after their adventure with The Trillion Dollar Kid & The Rocketfellers. Once home they discover that they both are having weird visions and hearing strange voices in their heads. Hopefully this doesn’t distract them from their mission of helping Tommy find more Unbelievables. Speaking of which, we get introduced to The Deadtones in this issue as well!
IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT #4 (IMAGE COMICS/ASHCAN PRESS)
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.". As Abe falls deeper into a spark addiction, he just wants to forget that he saw a human. But no matter how much spark he takes, he just can’t forget. However, does he really need to give up and forget, or does he need to find the truth for himself no matter how crazy other robots think he is?
BUG WARS: THE COMING OF THE WARDOOM #1 (IMAGE COMICS)
It’s time to return to the Yard and catch up with what’s going on with the Worldstomper! Book Two of Bug Wars picks up 6 months after Book One left off. There may be peace in the yard now, but there is a dark cloud on its way. Will Slade Slaymaker be able to survive this new threat and succeed where his father failed? Or will this new threat take out another Worldstomper on their way to total domination of the Yard?
REDCOAT #19 (GHOST MACHINE/IMAGE COMICS)
Simon Pure has seemingly lost far too much and it looks like he stands to lose more. With Benedict Arnold taken by the Men in Hoods, this leaves Albert and Simon to find Washington’s Axe before the Hooded Men can. But the question isn’t can they find it, it’s what will happen after, and what will it cost?
G.I. JOE #25 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
The covert actions of General Hawk have finally been exposed!
For months, Hawk has been putting together an alternative to G.I. Joe in NIGHT FORCE.
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE: BATTLE BEAST #12 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
This is a battle worth dying for! As Battle Beast and Conquest continue their carnage filled epic fight. One of them will surely need to give it up and say hello to the next realm. But which one will that be and what will be left of the victor?
THE LAST DRIVER #1 (IMAGE COMICS)
Remember that Barry Newman movie from 1971, Vanishing Point? Well, Sean Murphy is pretty much taking that film and giving it a bigger mythology.
THE DARKNESS #7 (TOP COW/IMAGE COMICS)
Things are coming to a head for The Darkness but should you be heading down to the comic shop?
There's only one way to find out!
SHE-SPAWN #4 (MCFARLANE COMICS/IMAGE COMICS)
The weight of Jessica Priest’s latest mission might finally break her!
After saving a young Al Simmons from a crazed cult, the pair have been on the run. It’s also led to some careful conversations.
EXQUISITE CORPSES: RASCAL RANDY #2 (TINY ONION/IMAGE COMICS)
To truly understand Rascal Randy, we need to know how he began and issue two of this series gives us just that. We see how Elias Friedman created the character that would go on to become one of the biggest icons of his era. But we also see how this dream scenario can also be turned into a nightmare quickly. Oh yeah, we also catch up with what’s happening in the present with the killer that has taken up the mantle.
D’ORC #7 (IMAGE COMICS)
It’s time to check in on everyone’s favorite orphan born of the dark and the light, D’Orc! Last we saw D’Orc he had just found out his father is none other than Gloinspear, who is the Dwarf that’s been trying to kill him. And you thought you had daddy issues. Know on the run from his father and searching for the Bone Witch, D’Orc finds himself in a bog. However, things in the bog are not what they seem. But by now D’Orc should be used to crazy things happening in his life.
BLOOD & THUNDER #16 (skybound entertainment/image comics)
The band is finally getting back together! Now that Akeldama has escaped prison and the IPPF it’s time to go get Thunder. But to achieve this goal she must now break into a prison for guns. Can she break in and save her tag team partner? Or has Thunder already met his untimely demise?
Yumi: 00EX #1 (IMAGE COMICS)
Alrighty, peeps, let's talk about Yumi: 00EX #1 by Doug Wagner, Hoyt Silva, Kevin Lennertz, & Frank Cvetkovic ( Image Comics through 12 Gauge Comics)
TRANSFORMERS #35 (SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE COMICS)
Energon supplies are running low for the Autobots on Earth, but this doesn’t stop them from helping and searching for answers. Wheeljack is on the Shard looking for solutions, Optimus is trying to save Shredhead and make sure the Decepticons are at bay, and the Aerialbots are on the hunt for the place Thundercracker swears he saw. As the teams are divided they all have threats they don’t know about yet.
WITCHBLADE #24 (IMAGE COMICS/TOP COW)
Witchblade Rescues Aphrodite 9. Should you rescue this book off the racks at your comic shop? There's only one way to find out!