Welcome to the New Number Ones!
Each week we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming this week. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace.
There are some massive new creator-owned and licensed series releasing this week. Also, your thirst for horror comic anthologies is definitely getting quenched this week. We highly recommend that you check out this list.
We have an alphabetical list with cover art and the official solicitation text from the publishers of some of the cool new comics that are coming out this week. Check below for our PCS NOTES to find out what we just have to tell you about the new comics in question.
We have books on this week’s list from: Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Mad Cave Studios, IDW Publishing, Oni Press, DSTLRY Media, Boom! Studios, Fantagraphics Books, Alien Books / Valiant, and Image Comics.
We will bring you reviews 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.
New Series
New One-Shots and Special Editions
New Series This Week
Absolute Power: Origins #1
DC Comics
Written by John Ridley
Art by Alitha Martinez, Norm Rapmund, & Andrew Dalhouse
Cover Art by Irvin Rodriguez
ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING WRITER JOHN RIDLEY REVEALS AMANDA WALLER’S TRAGIC BACKSTORY!
Discover the untold story of what led Amanda Waller to form the TRINITY OF EVIL and take down Earth’s Super Heroes! It’s the Suicide Squad’s founder as you’ve never seen her before, in an all-new companion miniseries to the Absolute Power event. The definitive history of one of the DCU’s deadliest villains is at last revealed! Amanda Waller’s catastrophic attack on the metahumans of Earth has rendered both hero and villain POWERLESS, but what led “THE WALL” to this place? In Absolute Power: Origins, Academy Award-winning writer JOHN RIDLEY and fan-favorite artist ALITHA MARTINEZ will tell the tale about how one woman lost everything she held dear… powerless beneath the forces of senseless acts of chaos. The path of vengeance would bring her to two simple words that would change her life — and the lives of the entire DCU — forever: NEVER AGAIN.
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: This book has the potential to give context not previously know.
The Big Burn #1
DSTLRY Media
Written by Joe Henderson
Art by Lee Garbett & Lee Loughridge
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover Art by Garbett
NEW SERIES DEBUT from the Eisner-nominated creative team of SKYWARD! Owen and Carlie are the Bonnie and Clyde of the 21st century – a smooth, slick duo who pull off impossible heists, and have the time of their lives doing it. But when justice finally catches up to them, they think it’s all over. Until the Devil himself offers them a deal – their freedom for their very SOULS. But they soon find that without their souls, their love is missing too. So they set out to recruit a crew of the damned for the ultimate heist: break into Hell and steal their souls back. Joe Henderson (SKYWARD, SHADECRAFT, Netflix’s Lucifer) and Lee Garbett (SKYWARD, LOKI, UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN) invite you on a thrilling journey to a Hell you’ve never seen before. A place perfectly designed to give people hope, so that the devil can torture them with it when he takes it away. Again and again. That’s right, Hell is a CASINO. And even with the greatest team of thieves, the house always wins. For fans of OCEANS 11, INCEPTION, LUCIFER, OUT OF SIGHT
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: DSTLRY Media continues to take big swings with stories. We are hoping they keep of their excellent record of connecting and hitting the ball out of the park.
Epitaphs from the Abyss #1
Oni Press / EC Comics
Written by Brian Azzarello, Jason Holtham, Stephanie Phillips, & Chris Condon
Art by Vlad Legostaev, Jorge Fornes, Phil Hester, & Peter Krause
Cover Art by Lee Bermejo
From the publisher that drove Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, and many more into the depraved hearts of an unsuspecting world, the immortal EC COMICS returns on July 24th with its first BOLD AND BLOODY NEW series in nearly 70 years! In partnership with William M. Gaines Agent, Inc., Oni Press is proud to reveal the complete line-up of “all-killer” writers, artists, and cover artists behind EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #1 – a 40-page testament to terror ushering in the full-scale resurrection of comics’ most infamous and influential publishing house…
In our first extra-sized, 40-page dose of fear, witness shocking tales of torment and tension in the immortal EC tradition—as wrenched from the grave by the vile intentions of acclaimed writers Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned, 100 Bullets), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Night People), J. Holtham (Night Thrasher, Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale), and Stephanie Phillips (Harley Quinn, Grim) and realized into bloody reality by “all-slaughter” artists Jorge Fornes (Rorschach, Danger Street), Phil Hester (Family Tree), Peter Krause (Irredeemable), and Vlad Legostaev (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: This is the beginning of some amazing horror stories. Add this book to your pull list.
Eternal Warriors: Last Ride of the Immortals #1
Alien Books / Valiant
Written by Fred Van Lente
Art by Alvaro Papagiani
Cover Art by Fernando Baldo
When the sands of time shift, the Anni-Padda clan — led by the enigmatic Ivar — embark on a daring quest through history to mend the threads of fate. Joined by his siblings Aram, known as Armstrong, Gilad the Eternal Warrior, and the formidable Vexana, the War-Monger, they set their sights on the infamous OK Corral, a crucible of legend where Wyatt Earp and his cohorts once roamed. Prepare for a time-twisting adventure where heroes clash, destinies collide, and the fabric of reality hangs in the balance!
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: The Road to Resurgence continues in the Valiant Universe and this series is another step on that road.
Flash Gordon #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Jeremy Adams
Art by Will Conrad & Lee Loughridge
Letters by Taylor Esposito
Cover Art by Conrad
Flash awakes on a secret prison planet somewhere in the galaxy. Upon learning that Dale Arden is the subject of an assassination plot, he’s forced to break out and make his way across the galaxy to save her. Along the way, he encounters old friends, new threats, and a greater mystery surrounding WHO is pulling the strings of this universe. The first exciting issue in an all-new ongoing series!
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: One of the first comic strip heroes returns to comic books for the first time in 9 years and we are here for it!
Hello Darkness #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Garth Ennis, James Tynion IV, & Brian Azzarello
Art by Becky Cloonan, Werther Dell’Edera, & Vanessa Del Rey
Cover Art by Paolo Rivera
Horror fans rejoice in cadaverous delight, because Hello Darkness is a brand new monthly anthology series featuring what BOOM! Studios is known for – the best in modern Horror, Fantasy, and Mystery, not to mention the darkest stories yet from an all-star cast of creators!
With a spine-tingling lineup of industry legends including Garth Ennis, Becky Cloonan, James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Brian Azzarello, Vanesa R. Del Rey, John Arcudi, Ryan Sook, and more, everything from primal fears to modern political horrors will be awakened, in the classic style of Creepy and Eerie and the contemporary chills of Black Mirror.
Fans can also expect stunning main covers by Paolo Rivera, variant covers by Jenny Frison on every issue, and a guest artist variant on every issue!
In addition, a deadly new Something is Killing the Children story unfolds in the first 6 issues, along with a bone-rattling new serialized tale by Garth Ennis and Becky Cloonan for the first 7!
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: This horror anthology is not to be missed. Add this one to your list if you love being scared.
Nemesis: Rogues’ Gallery
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Mark Millar
Art by Valerio Giangiordano
Cover Art by Giangiordano
Millarworld and Dark Horse Comics are proud to present the debut of a brand-new arc of the bestselling thriller: Nemesis.
Immediately following the events of the smash-hit Big Game, Nemesis lies broken and destroyed, but hell-bent on vengeance against every single person who wronged him. The bloody fire back begins here as he marshals together a plan for the ages.
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: This is the firs Nemesis series since Millarworld moved over to Dark Horse.
The Nice House by the Sea #1
DC Comics
Written by James Tynion IV
Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno & Jordie Bellaire
Letters by AndWorld Design
Cover Art by Martinez Bueno
THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO JAMES TYNION IV AND ÁLVARO MARTÍNEZ BUENO’S ENIGMATIC EPIC! No one who was invited to the House knew Max — but she knew each and every one of them. Masters of their fields, titans of industry and knowledge, they all represented the best and brightest of humanity. So when Max whispered to each of them the truth of what they deserved — to be saved from disaster, to carry on the flame of civilization in a paradise built just for them — they all leaped at the chance. Why not? Why shouldn’t they be the ones to live forever? Isn’t it their destiny to survive the culling of the lesser herd? Wouldn’t being named the future of humanity be… nice? With the Eisner Award-winning The Nice House on the Lake, honored as Best New Series by the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival, James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno shocked the comics industry and unleashed a classic of contemporary horror… and no matter what you might think is coming, you aren’t ready for their second act!
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: We were huge fans of The Nice House on the Lake and are eager to see what this book has in store for us.
NYX #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly
Art by Francesco Mortarino & Raúl Angulo
Cover Art by Sara Pichelli
THIS IS NYX! This isn’t a book about X-Men. This is a book about mutants living past the end of their world and into a new beginning. This is MS. MARVEL embracing her mutant life in the neon streets of the Lower East Side. This is ANOLE trying to keep his head above water. This is WOLVERINE in the shadows of Bushwick, protecting her own. This is PRODIGY writing history as it happens — and SOPHIE CUCKOO finding her own way. The news reports are bleak. The streets feel dangerous. There’s something lurking underground. Evil coming from every direction. But they’re determined to make it. This is mutant community. This is mutant pride. This is NYX.
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: We are intrigued by the different tone of this X-Book.
Spawn Kills Every Spawn #1
Image Comics
Written by John Layman
Art by Rob Duenas
Cover Art by Duenas
What happens when you find out you’re not the only Hellspawn? What if you also find out you’re not the coolest Hellspawn? Easy — you kill them all!
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: I am not gonna lie. I want to see what John Layman has up his sleeves with this premise. It should be a lot of fun.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by Joëlle Jones, Ronda Pattinson
Letters by Shawn Lee
Cover Art by Rafael Albuquerque
NEW SERIES PREMIERE! NEW JUMPING-ON POINT!
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have all left New York to pursue their own interests, but there are forces gathering that will pull them back together—whether the bad guys like it or not. First up: Raphael! But why is everyone’s favorite brawler in prison?! When a surprise attack behind bars puts Raph’s position in jeopardy, he needs to figure out how to get out of jail and warn his brothers that trouble is coming.
Superstar writer Jason Aaron (The Mighty Thor, Batman: Off-World) teams up with Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer, Catwoman) for the first issue of a new TMNT series that will start a bold new era, celebrating the TMNT’s 40th anniversary while setting them up for the next 40 years to come!
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: Turtle fan or not. This is the book you want to read this week!
New One-Shots and Specials
BRZRKR: A Facefull of Bullets #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Jason Aaron
Art by Salvador Larroca & Lee Loughridge
Cover Art by Francesco Manna
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
When B. finds himself in the middle of a greedy land baron and a runaway daughter, will he play the role of guardian angel, or angel of death?
And when she prays for the vengeance she so obsessively clings to, the bloodbath may be more than she bargained for…
Legendary comics writer Jason Aaron (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman Off-World) enters the brutal world of BRZRKR along with acclaimed artist Salvador Larroca (X-Men, Star Wars, Alien).
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: Jason Aaron has busy fingers. This looks like it will definitely be interesting for fans of this franchise.
Daredevil by Chip Zdarksy, Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Marvel Comics
Written by Chip Zdarsky
Art by Marco Checchetto and more
Cover Art by Julian Totino Tedesco
COLLECTED EDITION
After a dangerous brush with death, Matt Murdock must piece together his shattered life. Years of trauma have taken their toll, and becoming the guardian of Hell’s Kitchen again won’t be easy. Mistakes will be made — and one might prove to be the end of Daredevil! With a criminal dead, Matt must go on the run in a desperate bid to clear his name! Meanwhile, Mayor Wilson Fisk continues to make New York a dangerous place for vigilantes, the Owl turns his horrifying sights on Hell’s Kitchen and a gang of lethal super villains runs riot. As Typhoid Mary and Bullseye return, DD makes a surprising stand…with a shocking outcome. Now Elektra must step up to fill the role Matt has vacated — and show that she is a woman without fear!
Collecting DAREDEVIL (2019) #1-30 and DAREDEVIL ANNUAL (2020) #1.
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: We have often sung the praises of Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto’s run on Daredevil. If you haven’t read it (or if you have) here is a gloriously massive collection of comic goodness.
Moebius Library: The Major HC
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Jean Giraud (Translated by Diana Schutz)
Art by Giraud
Letters by Adam Pruett
Cover Art by Giraud
COLLECTED EDITION
The Major is a psychedelic, sequential romp created by Moebius between 1997 and 2009, following a production principle that embraces graphic spontaneity and improvisation.
The lead character of this pseudo-story, Major Grubert, evolves in a humorous yet philosophical manner, echoing how Mœbius’s creations are treated in the Inside Mœbius series. Join the Major on his last trip to the nebula of The Airtight Garage, where Mœbius rules as the playful Trickster of legend. What begins as a comical jaunt into unusually profound philosophical questions regarding the nature of existence, eventually winds up as a penetrating examination of the relationship between the author and his creation, the latter of whom must necessarily suffer at the heartless whim of his creator, despite the Major’s passionate desire for real life-and even freedom-beyond these comics!
Translated by Diana Schutz, with lettering by Adam Pruett.
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: Listen, it’s Mœbius. You should check it out.
Search and Destroy Vol 1.
Fantagraphics Books
Written by Atsushi Kaneko
Art by Kaneko
Cover Art by Kaneko
COLLECTED EDITION
From the cinematic mind of Atsushi Kaneko (Bambi and Her Pink Gun) comes a contemporary reimagining of the timeless, Eisner Award–winning Dororo, by “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka (Buddha, Astro Boy).
This is a tale of rage. Rage against hypocrisy, injustice, exploitation, and the wrongs done to a child who grew into a righteous killer….Complete in three volumes, Search and Destroy transplants the vengeful action of Dororo from feudal Japan into a dystopian future where mercenary robots known as “creatures” serve the human elite and victimize the city’s scrabbling, desperate masses. The violent death of one of these creatures connects an orphaned thief named Doro with a mysterious girl in a stinking animal hide that conceals deadly cybernetic implants. Who is this mysterious girl? How is she killing, one by one, the city’s most twisted and powerful creatures?
Originally serialized from 2019–2021 in the Japanese manga monthly TezuComi, Search and Destroy is a brilliantly-crafted thriller about an outsider looking for meaning and vengeance in the unjust world that took everything away from her. Kaneko populates a stunning, high-contrast setting that echoes postwar Cuba as much as Tokyo with an unforgettable cast of scrappy heroes and skin-crawling monsters on a nonstop ride full of action and suspense. This authorized retelling updates the rebellious ’60s spirit of the original Dororo to the equally tumultuous 2020s, mixing Tezuka’s signature dark yet playful storytelling sense with Kaneko’s own wide range of influences which include Western cartoonists like Daniel Clowes and Charles Burns as well as filmmakers like David Lynch. The result is not only one of the best sci-fi manga of recent years but also one of the most visually rich and distinctive works of graphic storytelling in any genre or language.
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: This looks really beautiful.
Supermassive #1
Image Comics
Written by Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom, Melissa Flores, & Joe Clark
Art by Stefano Simeone
Letters by Becca Carey
Cover Art by Simeone
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
While Radiant Black stands alone against the robot armies of THE CATALYST WAR…where is the rest of the Massive-Verse? With one of their own trapped behind enemy lines as time begins to unravel, it’ll take a SUPERMASSIVE team—including SHIFT, RADIANT RED, ROGUE SUN, THE DEAD LUCKY, and INFERNO GIRL RED—to turn the tide of one of the most fateful battles of the war in this 50-page one-shot crossover event with art from rising star STEFANO SIMEONE (RADIANT BLACK, MIDLIFE)!
Release Date: July 24, 2024
PCS NOTES: Fans of the Masssive-Verse won’t want to miss this special issue.
