Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what comics are arriving in comic book stores, bookstores and on digital. This week brings a new edition to DC’s Absolute Comics line as well as the resurrection of a cult classic under the Black Label line. The new Venom stands revealed this week, plus Moon Girl celebrates an anniversary and IDW kicks off a Lore War.
I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:
- Penguin Random House (Marvel + IDW + Dark Horse + more)
- Lunar Distribution (DC + Image + more)
- Diamond’s PreviewsWorld (Dynamite + more)
- ComicList (Pretty much all of the above)
- Amazon/Kindle new releases (digital comics)
As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. With Diamond going through bankruptcy proceedings, distribution has become even more questionable, with deliveries and arrival dates changing. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.
Absolute Green Lantern #1 (DC, $4.99): Al Ewing and Jahnoy Lindsay bring Green Lantern into the Absolute Universe. Sojourner “Jo” Mullein will be the protagonist, with appearances by John Stewart, Hal Jordan, “The Abin Sur” and more in this “Biblical” science fiction series.
All-New Venom #5 (Marvel, $4.99): The premise of the newest Venom series was that Al Ewing and Carlos Gomez had set up a mystery around who exactly was inside the Venom symbiote — a mystery that was set to be revealed in this issue. But hey, this is comics, and Marvel decided to reveal Venom’s identity today on their website a couple days before it arrived. I won’t spoil it here, but I’m sure you can find it yourself if you want to (or stay away from any spoilers between now and then if you’d rather be surprised).
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Silent Missions (Image Comics, $3.99 each): Issue #21 of the original G.I. Joe series from Marvel is one many fans remember fondly — this was the dialogue-less issue that Larry Hama wrote and drew, featuring Snake-Eyes rescuing Scarlett from Destro’s castle after she was captured by Cobra. Skybound is not only reprinting that issue, but also putting out a series of “silent” one-shots, the first featuring Beach Head in a story by Phil Hester, Travis Hymel and Lee Loughridge.
Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #1 (DC, $4.99): Ram V, Anand RK and Butch Guice bring the cult classic series back to life in this Black Label prestige-format series..
Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 (Marvel, $6.99): Charles Soule and Steve McNiven, the team behind Marvel’s The Death of Wolverine, will reunite a decade later for this miniseries offering a look at a dark future for the Man Without Fear.
Star Trek: Lore War #1 (IDW, $5.99): Data’s evil twin, Lore, gets a huge upgrade as he becomes a god and remakes reality in this Star Trek crossover series by writers Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Christopher Cantwell, and artist Davide Tinto.
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #1 (Marvel, $4.99): Cullen Bunn and Dalibor Talajić wrap up the trilogy of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe titles with a new volume that finds the Merc with a Mouth hunting down the evil versions of Marvel heroes.
I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer #1 (Image Comics, $3.99): Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard are back with this miniseries about a fashion design student with murderous impulses.
Plague House #1 (Oni Press, $4.99): Michael W. Conrad and Dave Chisholm team for this new horror miniseries about a trio of ghost hunters searching for the supernatural reason why a family man murdered his entire family.
Ironheart: Bad Chemistry #1 (Marvel, $4.99): John Jennings once again brings Ironheart and the villainous Khem together in this new one-shot with artist Jethro Morales.
Past Time #1 (Mad Cave Studios, $4.99): Joe Harris and Russell Olson tell the story of a baseball player with a strange affliction that keeps him from going out into the daylight who gets a chance at stardom when the league introduces night games.
Concert of Champions (Marvel, $4.99): Dazzler’s world tour might have ended, but Jason Loo’s tenure working on the character continues in this one-shot. Drawn by Rafael Loureiro, the concert of all concerts will feature Allison Blaire and several friends, including Lila Cheney, Spider-Gwen, Luna Snow and more.
Black Ritual: The Book of Nyx #1 (Image Comics, $3.99): Set in the world of Spawn, this new miniseries by Thomas Healy and Nat Jones is about the former She-Spawn, current Queen of Hell Nyx, and what she’s been up to since she last teamed up with Spawn.
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 10th Anniversary Special (Marvel, $4.99): Marvel celebrates 10 years of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur with a one-shot anthology that reunites her co-creators, Brandon Montclare and Natacha Bustos. There’s also a story by Justina Ireland and Luca Claretti that introduces a mysterious new duo known as Devil Girl and Moon Dino.
Marvel Rivals #1 (Marvel, $6.99): The successful video game leaps into print, as Marvel brings the Infinity Comic they released by Paul Allor and Luca Claretti to comic shops.
Jimmy Olsen’s Supercyclopedia (DC, $12.99): This YA graphic novel by Gabe Soria and Sandy Jarrell is about a relic sent by the New Gods to Earth — the Supercyclopedia — that finds its way into the hands of Jimmy Olsen. Together with his friends Linda Park and Rip Hunter, Olsen must battle Toy Boy and his Mischief League of the Multiverse in a dimension-hopping adventure.
You Must Take Part in Revolution (Street Noise Books, $23.99): Melissa Chan and Badiucao’s new dystopian graphic novel is set in a future where China and the U.S. are at war and follows three idealistic youths with different ideas on how to navigate a techno-authoritarian landscape.