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Doug Wagner + Daniel Hillyard reunite for ‘I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits!’ at Clover Press

The ‘Plastic,’ ‘Plush’ and ‘Narco’ creators return with a supernatural horror comedy about zombies, psychics, Heaven and Hell, and homicidal chickens. Check out our exclusive preview.

The Fourth Leaf, the new creator-owned imprint from Clover Press, is officially getting underway with a graphic novel that seems tailor-made for the imprint’s promise of “bold, bloody and pulpy stories”: I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits! by Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard.

The longtime collaborators behind Plastic, Plush, Vinyl and Narco are back together for a supernatural horror comedy that features a pacifist, a psychic kid, a really big serial killer, the forces of Heaven and Hell, and, of course, a squad of murderous chickens.

Courtesy of Clover Press, we’re pleased to offer an exclusive preview of the new graphic novel, which launched today on Kickstarter.

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Exclusive | Meet the Toxic Avenger’s worst nightmare on the cover of ‘The Toxic Avenger vs. The Noxious Offender’ #2

Matt Bors’ cover for the second chapter of AHOY Comics and Troma Entertainment’s five-part showdown arrives ahead of its October debut.

The Toxic Avenger is about to meet his match in The Toxic Avenger vs. The Noxious Offender, and we’re happy to offer an exclusive first look at Matt Bors’ cover for the second issue.

The five-part series from AHOY Comics reunites Bors and artist Felipe Sobreiro for a showdown between Troma Entertainment’s favorite mutant hero and his murderous, multiversal doppelganger.

The Noxious Offender made his movie debut in Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV, but Toxie vs. Noxie marks the character’s first appearance in a comic book series. As Toxie deals with his increasingly complicated personal life and the forthcoming birth of his mutant baby, the arrival of his long-absent father forces Toxie to confront some of his own complicated family history. Meanwhile, Noxie takes over Tromaville and gives its residents permission to indulge in their darkest impulses.

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Take a look inside ‘Marvel Dimensions’ by Alex Ross

New preview pages from Ross’ upcoming graphic novel offer a glimpse at the Original Human Torch’s origin.

After giving San Diego Comic-Con attendees an early glimpse at his upcoming graphic novel Marvel Dimensions, Alex Ross has released the book’s first lettered interior pages online. The six-page preview, which leads up to the Original Human Torch’s origin, offers readers their first look inside the hardcover ahead of its Sept. 1 release from Abrams ComicArts.

The preview showcases the lush painted artwork Ross is known for while introducing readers to what initially appears to be a celebration of Marvel’s greatest heroes. But according to Abrams, appearances can be deceiving …

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Exclusive | Aliens take over the White House in this preview of ‘The Toxic Avenger Comics’ #10

Matt Bors and Fred Harper wrap up their ‘Toxie Goes to Washington’ arc in next week’s issue from Ahoy Comics.

We’re pleased to kick off the week with an exclusive first look at The Toxic Avenger Comics #10, the conclusion of the “Toxie Goes to Washington” storyline from writer Matt Bors and artist Fred Harper. It goes on sale July 29 from Ahoy Comics.

This story arc began in issue #6 with Toxie arriving in Washington, D.C., and things haven’t gone well for our hero. He finds himself framed for the murder of the president, while the “new female human leader” — who is obviously not an alien in disguise; why would you think that? It’s perfectly normal to remove your skin on live TV — continues to consolidates power in an effort to destroy the Earth AND ban all comics, to boot. Dastardly!

Can Toxie and the Planet Teens beat the Radiation Rangers and stop the imposter? Will America, and comics, be saved? Check out the preview below, and then pick up the issue next week to see how it all ends.

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Exclusive | Take a first look at the insides of ‘Babs: The Black Road South’ #4

Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows’ sword-and-sorcery comedy returns with its fourth issue, arriving June 17 from Ahoy Comics.

Courtesy of Ahoy Comics, today we have an exclusive first look at Babs: The Black Road South #4, the latest issue of the ongoing sword-and-sorcery comedy from Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows that goes on sale June 17 from Ahoy Comics.

If you haven’t caught up with the series yet, Babs is a gleefully irreverent take on sword-and-sorcery fantasy. The title character is a foul-tempered barbarian who is very good at violence but not much else, and she cuts through goblins, ogres and various other fantasy nuisances with equal parts competence and chaos. Fans of Ennis’ comedic work on Hitman and Dicks should enjoy it.

The Black Road South is the second Babs miniseries from the team. In this six-issue run, Babs and her partner Izzy find themselves dealing with the unexpected consequences of a gladiatorial windfall. Issue #4 finds the pair, along with a new companion named Culpepper, adrift on a raft (that’s actually a corpse) navigating a sea of something deeply unpleasant, with the added complication that their vessel may not be entirely dead.

The issue is titled “Harsh Language,” which you can expect from the comic and this preview:

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Exclusive | First look at ‘Faceless and the Family: Maze of the Mechanical Aliens’ #2

Matt Lesniewski’s series returns this summer with a new chapter that puts its found family in the crosshairs of the ruthless Carpal Tunnel Gang.

Courtesy of Oni Press, we’re pleased to present this exclusive first look at Faceless and the Family: Maze of the Mechanical Aliens #2, the black-and-white science fiction comic by Matt Lesniewski.

Now Matt Lesniewski is one of those creators you can count on to be doing something interesting and unique in comics, from his Eisner-nominated graphic novel The Freak to his work with Matt Kindt on Crimson Flower. Faceless and the Family, which is about an exiled wanderer on an alien planet seeking redemption and freedom from the armor he wears, first debuted back in 2023. This follow-up miniseries kicks off in July.

In this second issue, Faceless continues his desperate search for a way to free himself from the biomechanical armor fused to his body, even as he and his found family become targets of the Carpal Tunnel Gang. Meanwhile, Katari faces a harrowing decision about his own bio-armor.

Check out the preview, covers and full solicit below, and look for this issue in stores on Aug. 12.

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Exclusive | AHOY reveals Russ Braun’s variant cover for ‘The Forgotten Divine’

The debut Kickstarter campaign from the publisher of ‘Second Coming’ and ‘The Wrong Earth’ launches next month.

Today we have an exclusive first look at Russ Braun’s variant cover for The Forgotten Divine, the upcoming title from Braun and writer Mark Russell, ahead of AHOY Comics’ debut Kickstarter campaign launching next month.

The 64-page book follows Rodney Coleman, an unhoused veteran whose dreams of a faraway planet draw him toward others who’ve had the same visions, leading him to a cult that forms around their shared experience. I chatted with Russell about the project, who talked more about the main character, who we see on this variant cover.

“Rodney is somebody who used to defuse bombs for a living and now, having returned to civilian life, doesn’t find a lot of demand for that. As a result of that, and the PTSD the war left him with, his life has fallen apart. I chose him as the center of this story because I wanted it to be told from the perspective of someone to whom a cult would not seem any crazier than the world they had come from,” Russell said.

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Exclusive | The Power Pets + Superteens team up in ‘Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie’s Movie Mania’

Writer Jamie L. Rotante and artists Steven Butler and Lily Butler bring the Superteens and Power Pets together in the upcoming one-shot.

Archie Comics has shared an exclusive first look with us of a new superhero story appearing in Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie’s Movie Mania, on sale May 13.

The story teams the Superteens and the Power Pets against a group of rampaging zoo animals, who are being controlled by a sinister force. Writer Jamie L. Rotante is joined by penciler Steven Butler, inker Lily Butler, colorist Glenn Whitmore and letterer Jack Morelli.

The one-shot also includes a fashion-world story starring Veronica Lodge and Ginger Lopez, with the issue taking inspiration from upcoming films including Masters of the Universe, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and The Devil Wears Prada 2. Dan Parent provides the main cover, with variant covers by Holly G! and Adrian Ropp, and a foil virgin variant by Parent.

Take a look at the preview, covers and a complete “classic” Archie story below.

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Exclusive | Magnetic Press reveals deluxe box set for Mathieu Bablet’s ‘Silent Jenny’

The campaign will bring the first U.S. edition of Bablet’s climate crisis graphic novel to readers, completing the trilogy that includes ‘Shangri-La’ and ‘Carbon & Silicon.’

We have an exclusive first look at the deluxe box set being offered as part of the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Silent Jenny, the latest graphic novel from internationally acclaimed French cartoonist Mathieu Bablet. The box set will collect all three of Bablet’s science fiction graphic novels — Shangri-La, Carbon & Silicon and Silent Jenny — in a single premium edition.

The campaign launches in the coming weeks, and fans can sign up now to be notified at the Kickstarter pre-launch page.

Silent Jenny marks the conclusion of Bablet’s science fiction trilogy and its first U.S. publication. Set in a not-too-distant future ravaged by climate change, the story follows Jenny, a solitary researcher attempting to restore pollinating insects by recovering bee DNA. Mobile cities called “monads” have formed across the barren landscape, with communities developing their own customs and ways of life in the absence of stable land.

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Exclusive | The Archie gang gets sucked into a video game in ‘Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie Game Galaxy’

The one-shot, featuring a new story written and illustrated by Holly G!, arrives April 29.

We’ve got an exclusive preview of Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie Game Galaxy, a new one-shot arriving April 29 from writer and artist Holly G!, and the timing couldn’t be better, what with the Super Mario Galaxy movie opening in theaters this week.

The story kicks off when Betty agrees to watch Sabrina’s mischievous cat Salem, and the whole gang tags along to keep her company. Things take a turn when Jughead discovers an old gaming console and powers it up. Suddenly, Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the rest find themselves sucked inside the game and stranded in a dazzling universe of quirky planets and wild challenges.

Holly G!, who handles the full creative package here, incluidng script, pencils and the cover, brings her distinctive style to both the classic Riverdale characters and the game world setting.

“I’m so stoked to share my latest project for Archie Comics, where I had the chance to bring the Archie gang into a groovy, Mario-like video game universe. I’m a lifelong gamer—my journey started at just seven years old when my grandfather bought me Pong!!” she said. “Although I’m not a die-hard Mario fan (I’m more a Skyrim, dungeon crawler kinda gal) I absolutely LOVE the new Mario movie and the Epic Universe park section. WOOHOO! To make sure this adventure was authentic, I picked up Mario Galaxy on my Xbox (since my Switch decided it needed a break—meh). The story kicks off with Betty earning some extra cash pet sitting at Sabrina’s house, where they stumble upon a magical gaming console that transports them into a whimsical, wild world with Salem as their guide. Of course, I had a blast designing not only the gameplay but the fashions, as well, to honor their origins! I do hope you enjoy the blend of nostalgia and fun that I created for you in this SUPER story!”

Inks are by Bob Smith, colors by Glenn Whitmore and letters by Jack Morelli. Variant covers are by Stan Goldberg, with a foil variant by Joe Staton.

Check out the preview below, along with a complete classic Archie story that’ll also be included in the comic.

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Fanbase Press is crowdfunding ‘Shrub,’ a middle-grade graphic medicine series about a sentient plant

The eight-issue Kickstarter-funded series from Emmy nominee Shane Portman and artist Andy Alves explores loss through the eyes of an unlikely traveling companion. Check out our exclusive preview.

Fanbase Press has announced Shrub, an eight-issue series that they’re crowdfunding through Kickstarter, and we’re excited to share an exclusive four-page preview ahead of the publisher’s appearance at WonderCon in Anaheim this weekend.

The series follows Shrub, an aptly named sentient shrub, who joins a grieving brother and sister on a cross-country road trip to Hollywood, with pit stops, wacky plant enthusiasts and unexpected detours along the way.

Written by Emmy Award nominee Shane Portman of Tumble Leaf and Shape Island fame, and illustrated by Andy Alves (Top Shelf’s Cosmic Cadets), with colors by Sophia Du and Celia FitzGerald and lettering by Oceano Ransford.

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Lewis LaRosa unleashes cover art for Matt Kindt + Brian Hurtt’s ‘Fort Psycho,’ plus a look inside his career retrospective ‘Carbon Based’

The comics artist behind ‘Punisher MAX,’ ‘Bloodshot Reborn’ and more marks his return to cover duties with the Oni Press maxi-series that launches in August.

We’re excited today to reveal an exclusive first look at Lewis LaRosa’s variant cover for Fort Psycho #2, the upcoming maxi-series from writer Matt Kindt and artist Brian Hurtt, along with an early peek inside Carbon Based: The Art of Lewis LaRosa, the artist’s first career-spanning retrospective, arriving in comic shops this week from Oni Press.

LaRosa, known for his raw, realism-driven work on Punisher MAX and Bloodshot Reborn, will serve as a cover artist for all 12 issues of Fort Psycho, joining Hurtt who handles interior art. His contributions mark his first consistent return to ongoing cover duties in several years. LaRosa’s black-and-white artwork will also be available as incentive variants throughout the series’ run.

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