This month we give our readers a preview of the exciting new comic book series debuting in November. 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.
This is a list of just some of the new series coming this month. Check with your LCS or wherever you get comics to make sure you find new things to thrill you. 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.
You will find the books listed below in the order of when they are released.
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Week of November 4th
Crossover #1
Image Comics
Written by Donny Cates
Art by Geoff Shaw & Dee Cunniffe
Cover Art by Geoff Shaw & Dave Stewart
The creative powerhouses behind the bestselling, critically acclaimed GOD COUNTRY, Thanos Wins, and REDNECK returns for the biggest launch of the year.
Imagine everything you thought was fantasy…was real. And now join us, in a world where reality is dead…and anything is possible…
Release Date: November 4, 2020
PCS NOTES: This is a highly anticipated series that we have high hopes for.
Happy Hour #1
Ahoy Comics
Written by Peter Milligan
Art by Michael Montenat
Cover Art by Montenat
First issue! In future America, being happy isn’t just a right-it’s the law. While the Joy Police brutally enforce the cheery code, two young people go on the run, searching for a haven of melancholy where they can safely bask in the blues. A timely tale by superstar writer Peter Milligan (X-Statix, The Prisoner) and artist Michael Montenat (Dominion, Hellraiser Annual). All AHOY titles feature extras: prose, pictures, and, perhaps, poems!
Release Date: November 4, 2020
Origins #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Clay Chapman
Art by Jakub Rebelka
Cover Art by Rebelka
* A thousand years after humans are killed off by artificial intelligence, one man is brought back to life – David Adams, who created the technology that destroyed his people.
* Now with the help of the android Chloe who revived him, David will try to restore humanity – and stop the AI overlords he created.
* David embarks on the greatest battle of his life, seeking redemption while also discovering if humanity can – or should – have any kind of future.
* A new sci-fi epic for fans of Little Bird and Descender from acclaimed writer Clay McLeod Chapman (Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety) and illustrator Jakub Rebelka (Judas), based on a concept by Arash Amel (A Private War), Joseph Oxford (Me + Her), and Lee Toland Krieger (The Age of Adaline).
Release Date: November 4, 2020
Red Atlantis #1
AfterShock Comics
Written by Stephanie Phillips
Art by Robert Carey
Cover Art by Robert Hack
A series of unexplained, violent crimes on Election Day around the U.S. leads the FBI to zero in on a covert group of Russian terrorists.
When a Texas journalism student named Miriam accidentally finds herself mixed up in the investigation, her life will never be the same. With political espionage, treason, and even mind control, can she clear her name and stop the U.S. from entering into a new Cold War?
From writer Stephanie Phillips (Butcher of Paris, ARTEMIS AND THE ASSASSIN,
DESCENDENT) and artist Robert Carey (Aliens: Resistance, James Bond) comes a fast-paced political thriller that explores the dark history of U.S./Russian relations.
Release Date: November 4, 2020
PCS NOTES: A New Stephanie Phillips book?? Yes, please.
U.S.Agent #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Christopher Priest
Art by Georges Jeanty
Cover Art by Marco Checchetto
CHRISTOPHER PRIEST & STEFANO LANDINI BRING BACK THE SUPER-SOLDIER YOU LOVE TO HATE!
“American Zealot” Chapter 1 of 5: John Walker, the former Super Patriot, has been stripped of his official USAgent status and is now operating as an independent government contractor protecting government covert interests. His latest protection detail draws him into a conflict between a small town and the corporate giant trying to destroy it. John acquires a new partner and new enemy along the way while being haunted by ghosts from his past and confronting challenges to his future.
Release Date: November 4, 2020
Wolverine: Black, White & Blood #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Gerry Duggan, Declan Shalvey, Matthew Rosenberg
Art by Adam Kubert, Joshua Cassara, Shalvey
Cover Art by Kubert
TOP MARVEL TALENT SINK THEIR CLAWS INTO ALL-NEW WOLVERINE TALES AND THEY’RE BLOODIER THAN EVER!
LOGAN. PATCH. WEAPON X. WOLVERINE. The mysterious mutant has gone by many names and lived many different lives. Now, experience ALL-NEW untold tales of the best there is through the lens of an all-star cast of creators, in the unadulterated black and white format (with a healthy splash of blood red all over)!
Return to the Weapon X program with Gerry Duggan and Adam Kubert, and a new revelation from Wolverine’s shattered memories. Join Matthew Rosenberg and Joshua Cassara on an explosive deep-cover spy mission from Wolverine’s association with NICK FURY. Head into the wilds with writer/artist Declan Shalvey as Logan finds himself in the crossfire of a deadly trap! This is the one you’ve been waiting for, bub. Parental Advisory
Release Date: November 4, 2020
Year Zero Volume 2 #1
AWA / Upshot Studios
Written by Benjamin Percy
Art by Juan Jose Ryp
Cover Art by Kaare Andrews
Upshot’s hit series Year Zero returns with four new harrowing tales of survival from around a post apocalyptic world: A grizzled Norwegian sea captain and her two young grandchildren navigate an ocean teeming with undead while eluding the relentless pirates on their trail. A Colombian cartel boss indulges all of his most sadistic whims unaware that a threat far greater than zombies is headed toward his jungle fortress. A Rwandan doctor must overcome the crippling fear that has plagued him all his life as he stumbles through the African bush. And a pregnant woman barricaded in an American big box store discovers that the greatest threat to her life – and her unborn child’s – might not be undead.
Benjamin Percy (Wolverine, X-Force) once again pens this global look at the zombie apocalypse, now joined by artist Juan Jose Ryp (Britannia) and colorist Frank Martin (Infinity Wars).
Release Date: November 4, 2020
Week of November 11th
Children of the Grave #1
Scout Comics
Written by Sam Romesburg & Ben Roberts
Art by Gioele Filippo
Earth has been reset. Now known as Terra, the populace lives in blissful ignorance of the centuries of unrest that plagued mankind. Now the Terrans receive all they need from the mysterious, but unquestioned, “Providers.” Life is free of hardship, pain, and suffering on Terra, but something is brewing and young Terran Daniel is determined to find the truth. Scout Comics presents another installment in the annals of Sci-Fi futures that are too good to be true.
Release Date: November 11, 2020
Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl #1 (of 5)
Image Comics
Written by Steve Niles
Art by Marcelo Frusin
Cover Art by John Romita Jr.
NEW STORY ARC! It’s KICK-ASS versus HIT-GIRL. Old allies become enemies when Mindy screeches into Albuquerque to kill the imposter who’s been running gangs in New Mexico. And as Hit-Girl sets out to avenge Dave and stop Kick-Ass’ criminal operations for good, Patience fights to survive as the target of the best assassin in the biz-and questions whether she could ever kill a child to save her own life.
Release Date: November 11, 2020
Miskatonic #1
AfterShock Comics
Written by Mark Sable
Art by Giorgio Pontrelli
Cover Art by Jeremy Haun & Nick Filardi
Miskatonic Valley holds many mysteries – cultists worshipping old gods, a doctor deadset on resurrecting the recently deceased, a house overrun by rats in the walls – but none more recent than a series of bombings targeting the Valley’s elite.
These horrors reach a breaking point when the brilliant, hard-nosed investigator Miranda Keller is sent to stop the bombings. To J. Edgar Hoover, there can be no other explanation than those responsible for similar actions during the Red Scare of the 1920s…but when Miranda digs too deep, she uncovers an unimaginable occult conspiracy, one that may cost Miranda her job – and her sanity.
From writer Mark Sable (GODKILLERS, Graveyard of Empires) and artist Giorgio Pontrelli (Dylan Dog), MISKATONIC is a mix of historical crime fiction and Lovecraftian-horror that dives deep into the American nightmare.
Release Date: November 11, 2020
PCS NOTES: This looks really interesting.
The Recount #1
Scout Comics
Written by Jonathan Hedrick
Art by Gabriel Ibarra Nunez
After the assassination of a U.S. President, the conspirators turn their sights on all who helped him get into power. By this, they mean to kill everyone who helped him ascend to the presidency-including the ordinary citizens who elected him, essentially plunging the entire country into civil war. Meanwhile, the vice president, one of the few survivors of the executive branch, struggles to prevent the nation from descending into chaos.
Release Date: November 11, 2020
Resident Alien #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Shaun Simon
Art by I.N.J. Culbard
Cover Art by Gabriel Ba
Harry’s learned a lot about himself and the possibility that other aliens have been stranded on Earth, too. He needs to figure out what to do with Honey, the only resident in Patience, USA, who sees him in his true alien form, as well as deal with his feelings toward Asta, his best friend. Harry’s been stranded in a small town pretending to be a human doctor for so long, loneliness is bound to creep in.
Release Date: November 11, 2020
PCS NOTES: We are really excited to get our hands on this book.
Sweet Tooth: The Return #1
DC Comics
Written by Jeff Lemire
Art by Lemire & Jose Villarubia
Once upon a time there was a little boy named Gus. He had antlers and lived with his father in a little cabin in the woods. Then his father died, and the big man with cold eyes took Gus away. Gus went on many great adventures, found friends, love, happiness, family, and acceptance.
Now, years later…it begins again. A young boy with antlers and deer-like feature wakes in a bizarre and completely foreign world where the last humans struggle to survive. They tell the boy he is special, he is chosen, and that he alone can lead them back to a world dominated by the oppressive Hybrids.
Sweet Tooth: The Return is no re-hash of the original series, but rather a bold re-imagining of the Sweet Tooth mythology; taking elements of the original series and remixing them into something familiar, but totally new. A divided world. A planet long ago past the point of devastation. And at the center of it all, a child who didn’t ask to be born into any of this, but who has no choice but to try and forge some life for himself. His visions and dreams may not be real at all…they may just be fiction. But they are hope. And sometimes hope is enough.
Acclaimed writer/artist Jeff Lemire reunites with colorist José Villarubia to bring you the next chapter in the saga of DC’s acclaimed series Sweet Tooth!
Release Date: November 11, 2020
Taskmaster #1 (of 5)
Marvel Comics
Written by Jed MacKay
Art by Alessandro Vitti
Cover Art by Valerio Giangiordano
TASKMASTER HAS MURDERED MARIA HILL!
Or at least that’s what the whole world thinks. Now the greatest spies in the business are hunting him down and won’t stop until Taskmaster is dead or clears his own name! Follow JED MACKAY (BLACK CAT) and ALESSANDRO VITTI (SECRET WARRIORS) on a globe-spanning adventure that will send ripples through every corner of the Marvel Universe’s espionage community!
Release Date: November 11, 2020
Week of November 18th
Barbalien: Red Planet #1 (of 5)
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Tate Brombal
Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta
Cover Art by Walta
A groundbreaking new sci-fi action series in the world of the Eisner Award-winning Black Hammer universe, about prejudice, honor, and identity. Mark Markz has found his place on Earth as both a decorated police officer and as the beloved superhero, Barbalien. But in the midst of the AIDS crisis, hatred from all sides makes balancing these identities seem impossible-especially when a Martian enemy from the past hunts him down to take him back, dead or alive.
* Origin Story for Barbalien.
* Art by Gabriel Hernández Walta (New Mutants, X-Men)!
Release Date: November 18, 2020
A Dark Interlude #1
Vault Comics
Written by Ryan O’Sullivan
Art by Andrea Mutti
Cover Art by Ariela Kristantina
After the stunning success of Fearscape, comes A Dark Interlude, the story of-No! The only offence to literature greater than the loathsome synopsis is the sequel. I will not stand idle while some poor excuse for an editor mangles and confuses my story, which is intact, perfect, and concluded, with this derivative drivel. Mark my words, this nonsense has nothing to do with my tale. I am not in it. I do not condone it. And you, dear reader, should not buy it. -HH
Release Date: November 18, 2020
Frank At Home On the Farm #1
Scout Comics
Written by Jordan Thomas
Art by Clark Bint
Frank returns from the trenches of World War I expecting to be greeted by his loving family on their farm. What he finds instead is a dark mystery, his family missing, and only the animals there waiting for him. This sets in motion a terrifying and horrific turn of events as Frank begins his desperate search for his missing kin in a tale that is equal parts The Shining and Twin Peaks.
Release Date: November 18, 2020
Sea of Sorrows #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Rich Douek
Art by Alex Cormack
Cover Art by Cormack
Deep sea adventure with a horrific twist! From the creative team behind last year’s hit horror series, ROAD OF BONES, comes an all-new tale of bone-chilling terror!
In the aftermath of the Great War, the North Atlantic is ripe for plunder by independent salvage crews. When a former naval officer hires the SS Vagabond, he leads the ship to a sunken U-boat, and a fortune in gold. Tensions mount as the crew prepares to double cross each other, but the darkness of the ocean floor holds deeper terrors than any of them have bargained for!
Plunge headfirst into the icy waters of dread with another historic tale of terror from writer Rich Douek, and artist Alex Cormack.
Release Date: November 18, 2020
PCS NOTES: We will definitely have a Preview Review of this book as it gets closer to release.
Week of November 25th
The Comic Book History of Animation #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Fred Van Lente
Art by Ryan Dunlavey
Cover Art by Dunlavey
The team behind IDW’S Comic Book History of Comic Books returns with a brand-new series! From Aardman to Zoetrope, Disney to Miyasaki, Hanna-Barbera to Pixar, and everything in between! The perfect companion piece to CBHoC, the Comic Book History of Animation focuses on the filmmakers and beloved characters of the past century and a half, and is essential for fans of the medium and ‘toon newbies alike.
Release Date: November 25, 2020
PCS NOTES: These books are just fantastic and we expect the History of Animation to be entertaining and informative.
I Walk With Monsters #1
Vault Comics
Written by Paul Cornell
Art by Sally Cantirino
In Jacey’s past is the Important Man who took away her brother. Now Jacey has David, who sometimes transforms into a terrifying beast. Together, they’ve found a way to live to hunt, sniffing out men who prey on the vulnerable. But Jacey and David are about to run into the Important Man again. From Paul Cornell (Wolverine, Doctor Who, Elementary) and Sally Cantirino (Last Song, We Have To Go Back) comes a haunting story about the monsters that walk beside us all, and sometimes lurk within.
Release Date: November 25, 2020
PCS NOTES: Vault Comics has just been killing it. This looks like another winner.
Power Pack #1 (of 5)
Marvel Comics
Written by Ryan North
Art by Nico Leon
Cover Art by Ryan Stegman
Power Pack is back! Katie, Julie, Jack and Alex Power have been ssuper-heroing since they were learning to tie their own shoes. It’s been ages since they fought side by side as a family, but a special occasion – and an old grudge – is about to put the gang back together. There’s just one teeny tiny hiccup: a brand-new law restricting underage super heroes!
But surely, if the fate of all New York City is at stake, the powers that be will make an exception? Keep your fingers crossed as the Power siblings fight for their right to save the world!
Release Date: November 25, 2020
PCS NOTES: You know I am looking forward to this one.
