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.
While the quantity of new debuts is not super large this week, the quality looks excellent.
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, Vault Comics, IDW Publishing, Fantagraphics Books, Alien Books, Titan Books, 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
Archer & Armstrong: Assassin Nation #1
Alien Books / Valiant
Written by Fred Van Lente
Art by Emiliano Urdinola
Cover Art by Evelin Unfer
Prepare for an electrifying return as Fred Van Lente, acclaimed writer of “Archer & Armstrong: The Michelangelo Code” and “Archer & Armstrong: American Wasteland,” reunites with the iconic duo for an all-new adventure! Join them, along with an unexpected ally, as they unravel a twisted mystery and expose a dangerous conspiracy! But as they delve deeper, they encounter familiar faces from their past, including the formidable Mary-Maria and her lethal nuns.
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: This is a great creative team to work on these fun characters.
Huge Detective #1
Titan Books
Written by Adam Rose
Art by Magenta King
Cover Art by Paul Pope
AN ALL-NEW DETECTIVE NOIR OF GIGANTIC PROPORTIONS! CHINATOWN MEETS THE BFG IN AN ORIGINAL SERIES
Something HUGE is coming!
WHEN A STRING OF MURDERS AND DISAPPEARANCES SWEEP THE UNITED STATES, A HUMAN AND A GIANT WITH SIZABLE DETECTIVE SKILLS ARE ON THE CASE!
After a race of giants emerged from deep sleep beneath the earth, a bloody conflict ensued in what became known as THE OMEGA EVENT. Eventually, a treaty is resolved and the state of Brobdingnag is created, allowing humans and giants to co-exist harmoniously.
Yet tragedy threatens to shatter the peace, and an unlikely partnership is formed between Detectives Tamaki and GYANT.
As the pair attempt to stop the criminal AT LARGE, they find themselves involved in a mystery BIGGER than either could imagine.
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: I am really looking forward to checking out this comic.
Jenny Sparks #1
DC Comics
Written by Tom King
Art by Jeff Spokes
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Jeff Spokes
EISNER AWARD WINNER TOM KING DELIVERS A NEW WILDSTORM SERIES WITH RISING STAR ARTIST JEFF SPOKES!
The wild storm begins! What could four strangers have to do with the fate of the world? Find out as Captain Atom goes rogue, threatening to destroy the planet he once swore to protect. Can any hero stop him? Well, it may take the most unconventional of them all… Jenny Sparks, the one woman tasked with keeping ALL the heroes in line, no matter the cost. With a snap of her fingers, she’s entered the fray and won’t quit until the job is done! The Spirit of the 20th Century returns for the 21st in this action-packed new miniseries by Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (WONDER WOMAN, SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW) and artist Jeff Spokes!
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: We are all for incorporating the Wildstorm characters into the DC Universe. Jenny is possibly the coolest and this is a great group of people to tell this story.
Night Club 2 #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Mark Millar
Art by Juanan Ramirez & Fabiana Mascolo
Cover Art by Ramirez
After last year’s smash hit series, your favourite vampire superheroes are back!
The only problem is that they’ve all fallen out and Sam is never going to forgive Danny for dating the girl he loves. Is he about to start his own rival vampire gang?
From best-selling, award-winning creator Mark Millar (Civil War, Kingsman).
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: We are looking forward to the return of this story.
‘Patra #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by James Robinson
Art by Scott Kolins
Letters by Jim Campbell
Cover Art by Kolins
From the celebrated creators behind Starman and The Flash comes this new supernatural series about slasher monsters, mad scientists, and cult movie-inspired horror.
A young girl named ‘Patra wakes up with no memory of her past. All she knows is that a big knife and a horrific mask appear whenever she’s in danger. Oh, that, and a deranged killer, in the tradition of 1980s slasher films, who is slaughtering families in a small mid-western town, and wants to make ‘Patra his victim too. Join us for a new series as one brave little girl faces both monstrous dangers and mysterious secrets in this homage to the classic horror movies of yore.
Celebrated scribe James Robinson and artist Scott Kolins bring a new slasher horror series to Dark Horse!
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: We are interested to see these creators join together in this genre.
Predator vs. Black Panther #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Benjamin Percy
Art by Chris Allen
Cover Art by Ken Lashley & Juan Fernandez
WAKANDA… IS PREY?
You saw the Marvel Universe’s most tenacious mutant go up against one of the greatest killing machines in history in PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE — and survive. Now the planet Earth lives on in Predator lore… a planet full of the most exhilarating prey they could imagine! And the strongest weapons in the Multiverse are in their sights. When a young Predator with something to prove comes for Wakanda’s vibranium, the Black Panther faces an enemy whose resources rival those of his great nation. Who will prove stronger? Benjamin Percy teams up with Stormbreaker artist Chris Allen to pit king against king in a bloody new series!
Release Date: August 21, 2024
Something Crawled Out #1
Vault Comics
Written by M. Son
Art by Cas Madcursed Peirano
Cover Art by Peirano
Something wicked crawled out screaming.
Edith “Eddie” Miller has no grand plans or great prospects. She spends her days sleeping in and her nights working shifts at a gas station. But when her younger sister fails to come home, Eddie unearths a web of missing girls and rotting bodies. The police prove useless, so Eddie teams up with her best friend, Rainer, in a desperate hunt to find her sister. The only thing is-Eddie believes her best friend might be the Devil himself.
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: This looks like an interesting mystery horror story.
Standstill #1
Image Comics
Written by Lee Loughridge
Art by Andrew Robinson & Loughridge
Cover Art by Robinson & Loughridge
MINISERIES PREMIERE
Meet Ryker Ruel, an enigmatic, lecherous, and clinically insane sociopath who has stolen a top-secret device that can freeze time! Now, as the bodies of world leaders pile up, famous works of art go missing, and other strange crimes dominate the headlines, only the device’s creator, a run-of-the-mill science geek, knows what’s happening and sets out to stop Ryker’s seemingly endless revenge tour.
IF YOU COULD STOP TIME, WHAT WOULDN’T YOU DO?
This wildly oversized first issue contains 60 double-page spreads showcasing ANDREW ROBINSON’s incredible art and is written by the amazing LEE LOUGHRIDGE (colorist on DEADLY CLASS, THE GOOD ASIAN)!
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: A couple of fantastic creators are involved in this new series, and we are excited to read it.
Venom War: Carnage #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Torunn Grønbekk
Art by Pere Pérez & Erick Arciniega
Letters by Joe Sabino
Cover Art by Geoff Shaw & Frank Martin
You can’t have a war without CARNAGE! As Dylan and Meridius rally their troops, Carnage has plans of his own. Could they involve the new deadly-to-symbiotes weapon he discovered in CARNAGE #8? And whose side will he ultimately be on? Writer TORUNN GRØNBEKK and artist PERE PÉREZ bring you a new series that’s just as blood soaked as you would hope!
Venom War: Venomous #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Erica Schultz
Art by Luciano Vecchio
Cover Art by Lesley Li
THE VENOMOUS BLACK WIDOW! Black Widow and her newly trained symbiote are jumping into the Venom War and picking a side! Fresh off their new understanding from the BLACK WIDOW: VENOMOUS one-shot, Widow starts looking into horrific experiments Alchemax has been running based on their symbiote program… but she isn’t the only one! Natasha’s old teammate from her Secret Avengers days, now known as Agent Anti-Venom, is also on the case!
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: Symbiote fans rejoice! Two new number ones for you this week!
Wolverine: Revenge #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Jonathan Hickman
Art by Greg Capullo, Tim Townsend, FCO Plascencia
Cover Art by Capullo, Townsend, Plascencia
HICKMAN AND CAPULLO JOIN FORCES FOR A WOLVERINE EPIC LIKE NO OTHER! Greg Capullo makes his grand return to Marvel Comics storytelling as he and Jonathan Hickman pit WOLVERINE against a cadre of foes who will turn his world upside down! He’s been beaten! He’s been bloodied! And LOGAN only has one thought on his mind: REVENGE! Don’t miss this prestige miniseries, set to become one of the defining tales in Wolverine’s storied legend!
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: The creative team on this book is a huge draw.
New One-Shots and Specials
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Bounty Hunter and Tea Brewer TP
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Faith Erin Hick with Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko
Art by Peter Wartman & Adele Matera
Cover Art by Wartman
The Jasmine Dragon has become a fixture of social life in Ba Sing Se.
When his tea supply suddenly and mysteriously dries up, Iroh goes in search of answers and finds himself captured by a familiar face — bounty hunter June! Iroh must confront a part of his past while June considers her future, but however things go… someone’s got to free the tea!
Faith Erin Hicks, Peter Wartman and Adele Matera are back with another new adventure in the word of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Written in consultation with co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko!
Release Date: August 21, 2024
Cutting Season HC
Fantagraphics Books
Written by Bhanu Pratap
Art by Pratap
Cover Art by Pratap
Cutting Season features 16 short stories that collectively showcase the singular style and vision of New Delhi cartoonist Bhanu Pratap. Seamlessly blending distortion, abstraction, romance, sex, body horror, isolation, violence, color, humor, and a seductive sense of design and composition (or, as the artist puts it, “love, gags, shit, holes, crashes, and bodies”), Cutting Season is an unnerving and sustained howl, in comics form, that demands attention like a raw, exposed nerve.
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: We are intrigued.
Space Junk GN TP
IDW Publishing
Written by Julian Hanshaw
Art by Hanshaw
Cover Art by Hanshaw
In the shattered remnants of a doomed planet, the last shuttles are leaving soon… So why do these misfits want to stay behind? Faith has a metallic mystery bolted to her head. Hoshi keeps his rage in check with an emotional support chicken. On a dying world where most adults have already left and the remaining kids are training for their turn, these two are starting to wonder “what’s the point?” Gradually, a cluster of lonely souls who’ve spent their lives emotionally adrift are pulled into one another’s orbits as they try to stay in place in a universe that is moving all too quickly.
Release Date: August 21, 2024
PCS NOTES: Julian Hanshaw returns to Top Shelf with his latest graphic novel.
