JUNE 28
Vampirella vs. The Superpowers #2
By: Dan Abnett, Pasquale Qualano, Joseph Michael Linsner, Jung-Geun Yoon, Leirix, Cosplay, Rebeca Puebla, Jae Lee
Type: Cover A – Lee, Cover B – Leirix, Cover C – Yoon, Cover D – Linsner, Cover E – Puebla, Cover F – Cosplay, Cover G – 10 Copy Lee Line Art Variant, Cover H – 10 Copy Linsner Line Variant, Cover I – 15 Copy Cosplay Virgin Variant
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: The adventures of the blood thirstiest superhero ever and her mighty sidekick, Dyna Might, continue! On the hunt for at least one killer-and maybe more-our champions must blend in with the superhero crowd. But Vampi’s never been the blending type Don’t miss the latest adventure by writer Dan Abnett (Silver Surfer) and artist Pasquale Qualano (DC Vs. Vampires)!
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Draculina Blood Simple #4
By: Christopher Priest, Michael Sta. Maria, Jay Anacleto, Rafael Kayanan, Ariel Diaz, Joseph Michael Linsner, Cosplay
Type: Cover A – Anacleto, Cover B – Linsner, Cover C – Kayanan, Cover D – Diaz, Cover E – Cosplay, Cover F – 10 Copy Sta Maria Original Variant, Cover G – 10 Copy Linsner Line Art Variant, Cover H – 10 Copy Cosplay Virgin Variant, Cover I – 15 Copy Diaz Virgin Variant, Cover J – 15 Copy Kayanan Virgin Variant
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Guest-starring Vampirella! The family reunion from hell escalates with Vampi being drawn into her sister’s evil scheme. Arriving in Los Angeles to stop Draculina’s serial killing of Vampi look-alikes, Vampi finds herself caught in the blood war between fallen angels and the demon Belial, for whom Vampi’s mother Lilith gave birth to a legion of monsters. All of the children of Lilith-Draculina, Vampirella, the sea creature Levi and ‘adopted’ children Victory and Vampirette-have been marked for death by this host of vengeful angels (The original Hell’s angels…?), which suits Draculina’s nihilistic scheme just fine!
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Elvira in Monsterland #2
By: David Avallone, Kewber Baal, Dave Acosta, John Royle, Kewber Baal, Photo
Type: Cover A – Acosta, Cover B – Royle, Cover C – Baal, Cover D – Photo, Cover E – 10 Copy Baal B&W, Cover F – 10 Copy Royle B&W, Cover H – 20 Copy Baal Virgin, Cover I – 25 Copy Acosta Virgin
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Elvira’s archenemy, Vlad the Impaler – the original Count Dracula – is raiding the Multiverse of Movies to kidnap Famous Monsters, and now it’s Frankenstein’s turn! Can Elvira stop him before he makes off with Karloff? And what’s Vlad got planned with this Monster Army he’s building? Tune in for an adventure beyond Mary Shelley’s wildest dreams, courtesy of writer David Avallone (Elvira in Horrorland, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Kewber (Vampirella, KISS, Red Rising) Baal! Featuring another bevy of beautiful covers by Dave Acosta, John Royle, Kewber Baal and a photo cover of the Mistress of the Macabre herself – Elvira!
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Bram Stoker Monster Hunter #2
By: Olivia Cuarteeo-Briggs, Emilio Pilliu
Type: Cover A – Emilio Pilliu
Publisher: Aftershock Comics
Publisher Link: https://aftershockcomics.com/
Summary: The writing team behind MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER reunites! The arduous trial of Oscar Wilde continues in London, along with the mysterious killings. Meanwhile, in the past, a teenage Bram Stoker finds himself in the seductive clutches of the head vampire of Dublin Castle – Dorian Gray.
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Maniac of New York Don’t Call It a Comeback #4
By: Elliott Kalan, Andrea Mutti
Publisher: Aftershock Comics
Publisher Link: https://aftershockcomics.com/
Summary: Detective Zelda Pettibone is on her own against the murderous Maniac Mary! Well, on her own if you don’t count the legion of Maniac Mary stans stampeding through the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Can renegade ex-Mayoral aide Gina Greene get there in time to help her only friend destroy the Maniac for good? She doesn’t have any more issues after this one, so she had better hurry! Each issue of MANIAC OF NEW YORK: DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK features 24 pages of story and art with a cardstock cover!
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Victory #1
By: David Walker, Brett Weldele, Dave Johnson
Type: Cover O – Johnson Ltd Virgin
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Get Dave Johnson’s cover for Victory #1 free of trade dress with this Limited, Virgin Edition!
From Vampirella’s fiftieth anniversary to her very own series! She started as Vampirella’s lover and ended up a very powerful pawn of Vampi’s mother, Lilith. Along the way, Victory’s made new friends, seen countless horrors, been saddled with a demon’s ring that she can’t get rid of, encountered the ghost of an old friend, and opened too many dimensional gateways to count. Despite that, there’s so much that we don’t know about Victory, like what her childhood was like. Or what she’s been doing with her demon ring and the crazy powers it has granted. Or which old – well, foe wouldn’t exactly be the right word – is about to show up to cheer her on. From writer David F. Walker (Compass, Young Justice, Naomi) and artist Brett Weldele (The Beauty, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?).
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Neighbors #4 (of 5)
By: Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, Miguel Mercado, Meghan Hutchinson
Type: Cover A – Mercado, Cover B – Hutchinson
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Sometimes the strangest worlds require the most unusual and unexpected alliances. Maw author Jude Ellison S. Doyle and House of Slaughter artist Letizia Cadonici pull the Gowdie family deeper down the rabbit hole as the finale approaches! But where alliances form, paranoia can also grow, and an ominous encounter with Isobel rocks Oliver to the core.
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Seasons Have Teeth #3 (of 4)
By: Dan Watters, Sebastian Cabrol, Qistina Khalidah
Type: Cover A – Khalidah, Cover C – Foc Reveal Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: While the Summer photos are a sensation, Autumn is a different beast altogether, and not just because the stationary lair of decay takes up the entirety of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, threatening another meltdown. It’s the time of guilt for Andrew, where his life started to wither as well, but can it do any more harm in the present than it has in the past? Readers will find out in the thrilling and timely penultimate issue before winter and the grand finale arrives!
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Exorcists Never Die #3 (of 6)
By: Steve Orlando, Sebastian Piriz
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Publisher Link: https://madcavestudios.com/
Summary: For Syd Miller and Ellen Blair, every victory on the way down through the Hellscraper is the kickoff of the next fight! Having barely lived through their battle with Lust, Syd and Ellen have racked up another win. Unfortunately, that makes them easy prey for the next demonic sin in waiting: Gluttony. After all, what’s tastier than glory, and who could possibly ever get enough of it? Thousands of souls wait for the chopping block many floors below, but if Syd and Ellen can’t exorcise Gluttony, they’ll never reach the bottom of the Hellscraper for the save. Unfortunately, the odds don’t look good. Syd’s glory hogging already killed his relationship with Ellen years ago, and now it might just get both of them killed! Can the man who’s never sacrificed a day in his life do so in time to survive?
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The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1
By: Isaac Goodhart, Miquel Muerto, Tate Brombal, James IV Tynion, David Talaski
Type: Isaac Goodhart Variant Cover, David Talaski Variant Cover
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: From the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner award-winning writers of Something is Killing the Children, The Department of Truth, and House of Slaughter; and the artist on Victor and Nora: A Gotham Love Story comes this LGBTQ+ horror-hero coming-of-age series that’s Invincible meets Doom Patrol.
Meet teenage mad scientist Christopher Chaos. For all his life he knew he was different. His brilliant mind works in ways that defy logic and enable him to do things that push him beyond his peers. Unfortunately, these abilities have also caused great pain in his personal life–leading others to fear him and leaving Christopher with profound loneliness and guilt.
Then one day something cracked. When the cute boy at high school turns out to be a deadly creature, Christopher finds himself pitted in a world of monsters, heroes, and a cult of hunters out to kill them all.
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W0rldtr33 #3
By: James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire, Marcos Martin
Type: Cover A – Blanco, Cover B – Martin
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: W0RLDTR33 holds the key to understanding why Ellison Lane’s kid brother carried out such an unimaginable atrocity but it may already be too late to stop the Undernet from destroying someone else Ellison loves. The next horror must-read from multiple Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) and FERNANDO BLANCO (Detective Comics) continues!
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