Welcome back to New Number Ones!!
This is where we give our readers a preview of the exciting new comic book series debuting each month. We have compiled an alphabetical list with cover art and the official solicitation text from PREVIEWSworld. Check below for our PCS NOTES to find out what we just have to tell you some more about the new comics in question.
There are a ton of new series of interest starting in October. There is a good mix of both existing and new characters featured in these books. Below you will find a slate of new books from a wide variety of publishers. Some of our favorite comic book talents are bringing us some of these new series.
Of note, the House of X and Powers of X miniseries are ending and a whole new slate of X-Men books begin to roll out this month. You will see some of them in our list.
We hope you will take a look and think about giving these a try. We will bring you reviews of most of these debut issues as they come out, and don’t forget to use the comments section to let us know what you think of this list.
AMAZING MARY JANE #1
Marvel Comics
Writer: Leah Williams
Artist: Carlos E. Gomez
Cover Art: Humberto Ramos
One lucky lady just hit the jackpot with her own series – THE AMAZING MARY JANE #1 by writer Leah Williams and artist Carlos Gomez will bow this October, putting the spotlight on the love of Peter Parker’s life! But if Spider-history has taught us anything, such a position is rarely a good one and usually spells trouble!
In a story spinning from the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25, Mary Jane Watson just got her big shot – but at what cost? And can she really trust anyone as she pursues her Hollywood dreams?
Mary Jane is no stranger to drama, so you can be sure that THE AMAZING MARY JANE will be offering up action, glamour, grit, and even a little sass in this new ongoing series, coming in October!
Release Date: October 23, 2019
PCS NOTES: We are excited to see what Leah Williams will do in this book. This is the first new series in the list from Williams.
BATMAN’S GRAVE #1 (OF 12)
DC Comics
Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist: Bryan Hitch & Kevin Nowlan
Cover Art: Hitch
The World’s Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case-without filling the empty grave next to those of his parents. Can Batman imagine the life of a corpse with a half-eaten face without dying himself?
Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships of the modern age, reunite in this maxiseries about life, death and the questions most are too afraid to ask.
Release Date: October 9, 2019
PCS NOTES: The creative team alone has us extremely interested in this book. The folks who brought us The Authority teaming up again on a Batman story? Yes, please.
BIRDS OF PREY #1
DC Comics
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artist: Emanuela Lupacchino & Ray McCarthy
Cover Art: Lupacchino & McCarthy
Black Canary’s life has spiraled out of control: her personal life is going through the ringer and her band is in crisis when an old flame resurfaces only to flicker out and set her on an all-new mission against an all-new opponent. The only thing she can be grateful for is the fact that she’s not alone, as Huntress finds herself on a collision course with Black Canary’s quarry at Detective Montoya’s urging. Meanwhile, Harley Quinn has resurfaced outside of Gotham City and out of the Suicide Squad, with a new lease on life that is sure to make everyone else’s life more complicated. And that’s only the first five pages.
Needless to say, the Birds are back in town! With more pressure and higher stakes than they have ever faced before, brought to you by hard-boiled superstar writer Brian Azzarello and the bombshell art team of Emanuela Lupacchino and Ray McCarthy.
Release Date: October 30, 2019
PCS NOTES: We are looking forward to having a new ongoing Birds of Prey series even though the lineup seems designed to coincide with the upcoming film. The creative talent is definitely top notch.
CATALYST PRIME: SEVEN DAYS #1 (OF 7)
Lion Forge Comics
Writer: Gail Simone
Artist: Jose Luis
Cover Art: Stjepan Sejic
DAY ONE: Lorena Payan was the first to realize a meteor was hurtling towards Earth two years ago. Now, she’s the first to realize the Earth is in danger once more from something equally cosmic but far more sinister. As dubbed by a mystery figure, the Obsidian Men begin appearing silently all over the globe, and our heroes Noble, Summit, and Accell join together to investigate.
Release Date: October 2, 2019
PCS NOTES: If there is one book that we have been looking forward to more than any other this month, it is this one. Gail Simone’s universe melding event book looks super good.
DOCTOR DOOM #1
Marvel Comics
Writer: Christopher Cantwell
Artist: Salvador Larroca
Cover Art: Aco
THE CRACK OF DOOM!
From Christopher Cantwell comes a new monthly ongoing series…
Victor Von Doom – scientist, sorcerer, disfigured face, twisted soul – has been spending much of his time warning against a trillion-dollar global effort to create the first “artificial” black hole. Wrestling with visions of an entirely different life…a better future…DOCTOR DOOM finds himself at a crossroads. (what is he questioning?)
A catastrophic act of terrorism kills thousands, and the prime suspect is… DOOM? Victor will have to push his unexplained thoughts aside and focus on remaining alive as the title of “Most Wanted Man” is thrust upon him….
Left with no homeland, no armies, no allies, indeed, nothing at all, will the reign of Doctor Doom come to an abrupt halt?
Release Date: October 9, 2019
PCS NOTES: Christopher Cantwell is probably the only writer that could get me to read a Doctor Doom solo series. I can’t wait to see what he does with it.
EXCALIBUR #1
Marvel Comics
Writer: Tini Howard
Artist: Marcus To
Cover Art: Mahmud Asrar
A NEW DAWN IS FORGED!
The Otherworld is rocked by war! It is a new era for mutantkind as a new Captain Britain holds the amulet, fighting for the Kingdom of Avalon with her Excalibur at her side – Rogue, Gambit, Rictor, Jubilee…and Apocalypse.
Release Date: October 30, 2019
PCS NOTES: This is part of the new Dawn of X series. It has an interesting cast and an excellent creative team.
GHOST RIDER #1
Marvel Comics
Writer: Ed Brisson
Artist: Aaron Kuder
Cover Art: Kuder
ALL HELLS BREAK LOOSE!
The Brothers Ghost Rider are back! Johnny Blaze ain’t just the king of Hell-he’s the warden too. He’s the first line of defense between the demonic hordes trying to escape the joint and the lords of other hells making a play for his throne and all the power that comes with it – including a certain evil queen from his past! Meanwhile, Danny Ketch never wanted to be a Ghost Rider. Now that his brother’s in charge downstairs, Ketch must take on the duty of Earth’s Spirit of Vengeance full-time-no matter how much he’d rather be doing anything else… Superstar creative team ED BRISSON and AARON KUDER redefine the Marvel Universe’s supernatural underbelly for a brutal new era! PLUS: the first installment of the Caretaker Chronicles! Forget everything you thought you knew!
Release Date: October 2, 2019
PCS NOTES: HELL YEAH!! We have been looking forward to this book since it was first solicited. Ed Brisson is a heck of a writer and Aaron Kuder has been doing some excellent work. We have high hopes for this.
GRENDEL DEVILS ODYSSEY #1 (OF 8)
Dark Horse Comics
Writer: Matt Wagner
Artist: Matt Wagner & Brennan Wagner
Cover Art: Wagner & Wagner
Grendel Prime searches the stars for a new home for mankind, and Matt Wagner returns to his darkest creation! As civilization comes to an end on Earth, the final Grendel Khan gives Grendel Prime a new directive: Find a perfect planet to be the new home for the human race. But will the deadly and relentless paladin ultimately save humanity… or destroy it?
* Grendel Prime continues the legacy in a space adventure!
* Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror combine.
Release Date: October 2, 2019
PCS NOTES: Matt Wagner! Grendel! That’s it. Just take my money now!
MARAUDERS #1
Marvel Comics
Writer: Gerry Duggan
Artist: Matteo Lolli
Cover Art: Russell Dauterman
THE X-MEN SAIL AT DAWN!
Even in this glorious new dawn, Mutantkind faces hardships and oppression from their human counterparts. Led by Captain Kate Pryde and funded by Emma Frost and the Hellfire Trading Company, Marauders Storm, Pyro, Bishop and Iceman sail the seas of the world to protect those hated and feared!
Release Date: October 23, 2019
PCS NOTES: Another Dawn of X title. This one has the most interesting cast for my tastes. With a confusing setting description, we will need to read it to see where this ensemble cast fits in X universe.
METAL MEN #1 (OF 12)
DC Comics
Writer: Dan DiDio
Artist: Shane Davis & Michelle Delecki
Cover Art: Davis
The Metal Men are back! And back and back and back again, as we take a deep look into Doc Magnus’ lab as he experiments with what it means to be sentient. Meanwhile, a mysterious liquid Nth metal has appeared in the science site at Challengers Mountain that appears to have come through from the Dark Multiverse…
Release Date: October 16, 2019
PCS NOTES: The co-publisher of DC takes out his writer’s pen for this maxi-series. The art we have seen from Shane Davis from this series already makes it a must have.
MONEY SHOT #1
Vault Comics
Writer: Tim Seeley & Sarah Beattie
Artist: Rebekah Isaacs & Kurt Michael Russell
Cover Art: Isaacs
In the near future, space travel is ludicrously expensive and largely ignored. Enter Christine Ocampos, inventor of the Star Shot teleportation device. Her big idea: She’ll travel to new worlds, engage-intimately-with local aliens, and film her exploits for a jaded earth populace trying to find something new on the internet. Now, Chris and her merry band of scientist-cum-pornstars explore the universe, each other, and the complexities of sex in MONEY SHOT!
A story about scientists having sex with aliens for the glory of mankind-and money.
Release Date: October 23, 2019
PCS NOTES: OMG!! We are super stoked for this book. It is clever and ambitious. We are looking forward to see how this cums out!
R(ENDER) #1
Oni Press
Writer: Leah Williams
Artist: Lenka Simeckova
Cover Art: Simeckova
Emie Ocampo, a photographer who can capture the last images from the retina of the
deceased teams up with Natalie Bixel, a skeptical detective, to unravel a slew of unsolved murders in a neon/noir landscape.
Release Date: October 2, 2019
PCS NOTES: This is the second Leah Williams book on the list and the first one that comes out. It sound intriguing.
ROKU #1 (OF 4)
Valiant Entertainment
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Ramon Bachs
Cover Art: Dave Johnson
How many lives must the lethal assassin Roku take in her first series?
Killing her way around the globe, the deadly weapon called Roku will face a challenge she can’t simply execute.
Being bad has never been so fun.
Release Date: October 30, 2019
PCS NOTES: Cullen Bunn writes good comics. It is as simple as that.
RUBY FALLS #1 (OF 4)
Dark Horse Comics
Writer: Ann Nocenti
Artist: Flavia Biondi
Cover Art: Biondi
Ruby Falls is a sleepy town. But sleep brings nightmares, and Lana is about to wake up in the middle of her hometown’s biggest secret: the “disappearance” of infamously progressive Betty Gallagher during the mobster-ruled heyday of the old mining town. When details of the cold-case murder start to come out through her grandmother Clara’s foggy, dementia-jumbled memories, Lana becomes obsessed with cracking the case, even if it splinters the peaceful town-and endangers everything she loves.
From Ann Nocenti and rising talent Flavia Biondi making her American comics debut comes Ruby Falls: a neo-noir tale of love, memory, and murder mysteriously woven through three generations of women, and hinging on their individual, intertwined fights for freedom.
Release Date: October 2, 2019
PCS NOTES: Berger Books continually puts out quality comics and this one has us interested.
SPELL ON WHEELS #1 (OF 5)
Dark Horse Comics
Writer: Kate Leth
Artist: Megan Levens
Cover Art: Ming Doyle
Three young witches are robbed of their magical items, and they’ll have to hit the road to track down the mysterious thief before he does any damage to-or with-their possessions.
Release Date: October 19, 2019
PCS NOTES: The second volume of this series hits just in time for Halloween. Kate Leth’s writing has been top notch and we are excited for the return of this book.
X-MEN #1
Marvel Comics
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Leinil Francis Yu
Cover Art: Yu
DAWN OF X!
The X-Men find themselves in a whole new world of possibility… and things have never been better! Jonathan Hickman and superstar artist Leinil Yu reveal the saga of Cyclops and his hand-picked squad of mutant powerhouses!
Release Date: October 16, 2019
PCS NOTES: The new main X-Men book debuts with a cast of Summers and Logan. If we have learned anything in the past few months, it is that you need to read what Hickman is writing about the X-Men.
Trade Paperback Highlights
DAMNATION OF CHARLIE WORMWOOD
Source Point Press
Writer: Christina Blanch & Chris Carr
Artist: Chee
Cover Art: Francesco Francavilla
The complete omnibus of the phenomenal story edited by Mark Waid! How far will a man go to save his son? Charlie Wormwood has a pretty normal life – a house, a wife, a job, and a kid. With his son sick, he begins treading a dangerous path to make things right. Teaching in prison gives him many “opportunities” but what problems will he create as he walks into the prison of darkness for his family?
Release Date: October 9, 2019
PCS NOTES: We have been excited for this for a while. It is a highly recommended book from PCS.
RED HOOK TP VOL 02 WAR CRY
Image Comics
Writer: Dean Haspiel
Artist: Haspiel
Cover Art: Haspiel
The Red Hook’s dead girlfriend is resurrected into War Cry, a human of mass destruction hosted by a teenage boy named Rajak Allah. When a demigod from their past comes to haunt them to death, they must resolve their lost love. This Ringo-nominated comic continues the New Brooklyn saga.
Release Date: October 9, 2019
PCS NOTES: We interviewed the creator of this book a few weeks ago. Check out that interview and buy the book.
