MAY 22, 2024
Elvira Meets HP Lovecraft #4
By: David Avallone, Kewber Baal, Dave Acosta, Robert Hack, Photo
Type: Cover A – Acosta, Cover B – Baal, Cover C – Hack, Cover D – Photo
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Publisher Link: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/
Summary: Elvira is lost in the psychedelic madness of Dreamland, with no escape plan, no tour guide, and the last copy of the book every evil space god in the universe wants to get its tentacles on – the Necronomicon! Can a showgirl survive in a world full of monsters that look like 1970s prog rock album covers? Will Lovecraft rescue her, or trap her there for all eternity? You never know with that guy. Find out for sure in Chapter Four of this otherworldly comedy from author DAVID AVALLONE (Elvira in Monsterland, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist KEWBER BAAL (Vampirella) – featuring non-Euclidean covers from BAAL, DAVE ACOSTA, ROBERT HACK, and the Mistress of the Dark Herself!
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Grim #17
By: Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Skylar Patridge
Type: Cover A – Flaviano, Cover B – Patridge
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: As the new story arc continues to shake up the afterlife, Jess and her crew of Reapers fight an all-out war against Annabel, who cannot be allowed to continue causing chaos.
Jessica Harrow has no other options but to raise an army, but it may be too late as Annabel’s powers grow even stronger, and The End could decide to make an appearance at any time…
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Feral #3
By: Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner
Type: Cover A – Forstner & Fleecs, Cover B – Forstner & Fleecs
Publisher: Image Comics
Publisher Link: https://imagecomics.com/
Summary: More animal horror in this ongoing series from the creators of Stray Dogs! Elsie, Lord, and Patch learn the rules for survival, but will they follow them? In a forest infested with rabid monsters, the indoor cats can’t afford to make any mistakes. But mistakes are the Lord’s specialty. Don’t get bit. Don’t get scratched. Don’t become… feral.
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John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando: Rise of the Sludge God #3
By: Michael Moreci, Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, Skylar Patridge, Jason Wordie, Nate Piekos
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: In the heart of the quarantine zone, Gallagher and her resolute team find themselves trapped in a chilling deadlock with a relentless horde of bloodthirsty sludge monsters. As an enigmatic terraforming phenomenon lingers, a daring plan emerges, paving the way for an electrifying, high-stakes confrontation with the Sludge God!
With writing by Michael Moreci and artwork by Alberto J Albuquerque, you won’t want to miss this thrilling conclusion to Rise of the Sludge God, a prequel to John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, an upcoming video game by Saber Interactive & Focus Entertainment.
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Something Is Killing the Children #37
By: James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Jenny Frison, TBA
Type: Cover A – Dell’Edera, Cover B – Frison, Cover C – 5 Year Foil Stam, Cover F – Foc Reveal Variant
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Publisher Link: https://www.boom-studios.com/
Summary: Years before the foundational Archer’s Peak Saga, this standalone story continues the formative look at Erica Slaughter’s early days before she became the hunter she is now!
When encountering a species of monster, she’s unfamiliar with killing, what lessons will this young hunter learn as she faces a foe that could finally outwit her?
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White Boat #1
By: Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla, TBD
Type: Cover A – Francavilla, Cover B, Cover D Retailer 25 Copy Incentive Variant, Cover E Retailer 50 Copy Incentive Variant
Publisher: DSTLRY
Publisher Link: https://dstlry.co/
Summary: NEW SERIES DEBUT from the acclaimed team behind Detective Comics and Night of the Ghoul comes a modern horror classic! White Boats are the mega-yachts that the super-rich use to traverse the globe-floating islands where your every desire can be fulfilled. And getting invited on board one should be a dream come true that is until the crew traps and transports you to a remote island where secret cults have existed for millennia, working on something called ‘The Human Project.’ Does the White Boat ship you to paradise or sink you into hell on earth? WHITE BOAT reunites Scott Snyder, the visionary writer who redefined comic book dread with Wytches and introduced Batman into a terrifying, cerebral era, with modern noir master Francesco Francavilla for a white-knuckle descent into Lovecraftian maritime madness! For fans of HEREDITARY, THE HOST, JURASSIC PARK & THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU.
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The Fog #4 (of 4)
By: Steve Ekstrom, Marco Fodera, Christian Rosado
Type: Cover A – Rosado
Publisher: Sumerian Comics
Publisher Link: https://sumerian.ink/
Summary: Cover by Christian Rosado, best known for his work on Dark Horse’s Skull and Bones, as well as appearances on Heavy Metal’s Taarna and Dynamite’s Vampirella.
THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN TERROR.
The final issue of The Fog Returns has arrived. After Machen causes havoc amongst the residents, Andrew hatches a plan with Annie and Casey to get to him and do whatever it takes to end things once and for all.
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The Goon: Them That Don’t Stay Dead #2
By: Eric Powell, Jim Mahfood
Type: Jim Mahfood Variant Cover
Publisher: Dark Horse
Publisher Link: https://www.darkhorse.com/
Summary: To mark the 25th anniversary of The Goon, Eric Powell returns with an all-new miniseries, Them That Don’t Stay Dead! When one of the Goon’s most hated enemies delves into black magic to settle their grudge, there are unsuspected consequences, for them, the Goon and all of Nameless Town. An old evil returns in a new way to reclaim Lonely Street.
With an alternate special edition cover by renowned artist Jim Mahfood.
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Archie Comics: Judgment Day #1 (of 3)
By: Aubrey Sitterson, Meghan Hutchinson, Francesco Francavilla, Jae Lee, Reiko Murakami
Type: Cover A – Megan Hutchison, Cover B – Francesco Francav, Cover C – Jae Lee, Cover D – Reiko Murakami
Publisher: Archie Comics
Publisher Link: https://archiecomics.com/
Summary: In a world overrun with demons, Archie Andrews is on a quest to cleanse Riverdale of all wicked-kind. Harnessing the destructive power of a captive fiend, he will have to destroy corrupted and possessed versions of the people closest to him. Questioning his own morality and forced to make difficult sacrifices, are Archie’s efforts truly good, or the work of pure evil? Traverse the most horrifying version of Riverdale yet in the first Archie Premium Event.
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