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.
We thought last week was a big list of #NewNumberOnes, and then this week said, “Hold my longbox”. There are a bunch of great titles on this list of things we have been looking forward to.
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: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Alien Books, Dark Horse Comics, Vault Comics, Boom! Studios, Magma Comix, DSTLRY Media, SHP Comics, Pantheon 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
Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #1
DC Comics
Written by Jeph Loeb
Art by Eduardo Risso & Dave Stewart
Letters by Richard Starkings
Cover Art by Tim Sale
Gotham City learns to fear Halloween once more as a terrible event threatens to destroy Jim Gordon’s life and puts Batman and Robin’s teamwork to the test more than ever before. In a city of liars, masked vigilantes, and criminals… can anyone be trusted?
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Probably the Batman #1 that I am most looking forward to all year.
Black, White, & Bloodshot #1
Alien Books / Valiant
Written by Marc Guggenheim, Tim Seeley, Luciano Saracino, & Matts
Art by Ariel Olivetti, Agustin Alessio, Guillermo Fajardo, Rodrigo Rocha
Cover Art by Fajardo
Enter the world of Bloodshot in this brand-new Black, White, and Blood anthology! Meet Bloodshot, the world’s deadliest assassin! A super soldier engineered with Nanites, a versatile nanotechnology that allows Bloodshot to repair the damage inflicted on his body, change his appearance, and control machines.
From the creative minds of some of the world’s most renowned creators like Shintaro Kago, Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Ariel Olivetti, Kevin Van Hook, Marc Guggenheim, Tim Seeley, Danny Earls, Fernando Dagnino, David Baille, Timmy Heague, Luciano Saracino, Guillermo Fajardo, Joao Azeitona, Renato Guedes, Mico Suayan and many more!
In this first issue, Bloodshot is put to the limit when scientists try to farm never-ending meat from his self-repairing body to stop hunger in the world. Experience Bloodshot’s feelings as he confronts his demons in a deadly mission in the desert… And what will happen when a serial killer interrupts his favorite new movie at the theater? Then, for the first time, the crossover nobody was asking for: it’s Bloodshot versus… Mickey M?
Each tale deeply explores Bloodshot’s psyche, tackling themes of identity, justice, and sacrifice in a world saturated with black, white, and blood-red shades.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
Creepshow #1
Image Comics
Written by Chip Zdarsky & James Stokoe
Art by Kegan McLeod & Stokoe
Cover Art by Martin Morazzo
MINISERIES PREMIERE
The Eisner Award-nominated horror anthology is back and CREEPIER than ever, with two all-new stories in every issue from YOUR favorite creators!
First, writer CHIP ZDARSKY (Batman) and KAGAN McLEOD (KAPTARA) bring you the terrifying tale of a repressed housewife deciding to take matters into her own hands and rescue her daughter from a local psychedelic cult…but the true terror is not what anyone expects!
Then, JAMES STOKOE (Godzilla) introduces a chilling mystery of a severed human hand and the lengths one writer will go to discover the truth… ?
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: We love this anthology series and are excited to see it return.
Goobers #1
Vault Comics
Written by Cody Zigler
Art by Ryan Lee & K. Michael Russell
Letters by AndWorld Design
Cover Art by Lee
Clayton Lowe is headed back to his small Southern hometown. His new friends from grad school are about to meet his old friends from high school and discover that something may have finally changed in the town where nothing ever changes: Pine Cove is ground zero for an infestation of body-snatching alien-bugs. Time to bury the past. From Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Spider-Punk, Futurama) and Ryan Lees (Rick & Morty) comes a body-snatching splatter-fest of horror and humor!
Release Date: September 25, 2024
Hell’s Half Acre #1
Magma Comix
Written by Denton J. Tipton
Art by Ramon Bunge
Cover Art by Chris Evenhuis
Life is changing fast in 1904 Nashville, but the sins of the past live free in a place called Hell’s Half Acre—where you can find gambling, sex and most any other debauchery ever dreamed. And none do it better than Miss Marion’s, where a mysterious gambler named Britt sets in motion a chain of events that will have lawmen and outlaws alike aiming to put him six feet under. Will the woman that Britt scorned be his downfall or salvation when Hell comes calling? New York Times-bestselling writer Denton J. Tipton (Cobra Kai, G.I. Joe) teams with Ramon Bunge (Legacy of Mandrake the Magician) for a thrilling Western-noir with a supernatural twist. Each issue features a variant cover by Chris Evenhuis (Wynonna Earp, G.I. Joe)!
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: We need a good supernatural western.
Knights vs. Samurai #1
Image Comics
Written by David Dastmalchian
Art by Federico Mele
Cover Art by Francesco Mattina
SERIES PREMIERE
Sir Charles Ward, “The Dragon Butcher,” has achieved knighthood, acclaim, and is leading a legion of royal warriors on a noble mission, yet his self-doubt and grief haunt him. Venturing to a mysterious island in the Far East, Charles leads his diverse assembly of fighters (including a giant and two clerics) to seek vengeance against savage monsters who ambushed a group of English missionaries. Arrival on the island reveals that the truth may be drastically different from what Charles was led to believe, and the “savage monsters” he will face are actually a regiment of skillful warriors the likes of which he has never seen.
Note from writer DAVID DASTMALCHIAN: Seeing the way FEDERICO MELE has brought these characters from both England and Japan to stunning life as they face off with all manner of Western and Eastern mythological creatures has been an incredible experience. Under the guidance of the great TODD McFARLANE, this journey of magic, warfare, and a search for the truth has been a dream come true. Thanks to my consultant, THERSA MATSUURA (of Uncanny Japan), we will be showing a clash and connection between feudal England and feudal Japan that has never been seen before.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: I am very interested in this.
The Magic Order 5 #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Mark Millar
Art by Matteo Buffagni
Cover Art by Buffagni
The final volume begins as Cordelia Moonstone is told she’s going to die soon and there’s nothing she can do about it. She broke the rules and now she has to pay the price, just like all her friends.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Jump on to the conclusion of this excellent franchise.
Masters of the Universe / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles of Grayskull #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Tim Seeley
Art by Freddie Williams II & Andrew Dalhouse
Letters by AndWorld Design
Cover Art by Williams II
By the power of Grayskull…Turtle Power!
When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came across Krang and Shredder making a deal with some otherworldly ‘demon-mage’ named Skeletor, things got hella-weird and they ended up in ETERNIA! It turns out, when you mix Ultrom mutagen with demon magic you get a nasty purple poison — and it’s brought Eternia to the brink of chaos. So, Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey are teaming up with the Masters of the Universe to kick some blue boney butt. The only problem is… He-Man is missing in action.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Holy Moley! What a concept?! I can’t think of a better pair of creators to make this happen.
The Missionary #1
DSTLRY Media
Written by Ryan Stegman
Art by Jason Howard & Tamra Bonvillain
Letters by Shawn Lee
Cover Art by Howard
Writer Ryan Stegman (VENOM, SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, VANISH) and artist Jason Howard (BATMAN, TREES, BIG GIRLS, THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN) team up to create THE MISSIONARY, a horror comic for the ages.
Bryce Hunter is a devoutly religious man whose faith is shattered when he catches his wife being…Intimate with an Elder from his church. This harrowing event sends Bryce spiraling into the hands of a demonic entity named Uvydus, Instead of rejecting possession, Bryce ACCEPTS Uvydus. Bryce wants to learn to be “bad” and Uvydus wants to be “less than completely evil.” But before Bryce can use this new partnership to finally live a little, the world’s greatest Exorcist sees Bryce as his greatest challenge. But that’s not even the worst of it as a murderous group of demons breaks free from Hell and threatens to re-shape earth into a kingdom over which they rule! The combination of Bryce and Uvydus allows Bryce to manifest demonic powers to fight both the EVIL and GOOD forces who want him destroyed. The fate of eternity hangs in the balance as Bryce and Uvydus must fight to not just survive but reconcile their opposite natures and becomeTHE MISSIONARY. An action-packed story that features demons, gun battles and a friendship for the ages.
Every issue from DSTLRY is presented in our perfect bound Prestige format, featuring wraparound covers with spot gloss on robust cover stock, complemented by 48 pages of exquisite interior stock. It’s the DSTLRY difference.
For fans of PREACHER, CHAINSAW MAN and THE EXORCIST.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: This is the next great DSTLRY series.
Revolution 9 #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Mark London
Art by Carlos Reno
Cover Art by Rossi Gifford
After years as an assassin for the Order of Nine—an ancient order dating back almost 3,000 years—Velveteen has turned her back on the very organization that saved her. Tasked with the murder of otherwise innocent hacker Jasper Dean, she sets off to save his life and discover the terrible secret that marked him for death. With the entire Order after them, Velveteen and Jasper must escape their grasp and prevent them from toppling society as we know it. Revolution 9 is the first thrilling title in Underworld, an all-new universe created by Mark London (Hunt. Kill. Repeat., Battlecats, Knights of the Golden Sun). Each miniseries set within can be savored as a standalone serial, while serving as a stepping stone towards ENDLESS NIGHT, the must-read crossover guaranteed to blow your mind in 2025!
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: I am intrigued by this Mad Cave crossover concept.
Survival Street: The Radical Left #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by James Asmus & Jim Festante
Art by Abylai Kusainov, & Ellie Wright
Letters by Taylor Esposito
Cover Art by Kusainov
The political satire action-adventure hit series returns!
After America is sold off to private companies, this A-B-C-Team of ex-entertainers rescues kids from cruel company towns. But Portland can’t hold everyone, and the cracks are about to break…
A candy coating of pop culture madness, humor, cartoonishly absurd hyper-violence, and just enough hope to keep holding on.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Satire comics for our times.
Violator: Origin #1
Image Comics
Written by Marc Andreyko
Art by Piotr Kowalski & Brad Simpson
Letters by AndWorld Design
Cover Art by Kowalski
MINISERIES PREMIERE
Finally, the one true origin story of the VIOLATOR, as told by the most unbelievable and unreliable narrator of all time. Follow the journey of your favorite SPAWN UNIVERSE demon from his start in the celestial heavens through his fall and descent into Hell, and finally, his banishment to Earth. He existed throughout human history, living in the shadows and pulling the strings of some of the most powerful people to ever live.
Six huge oversized issues! Six incredible artists! Six different points in history! Eisner-winning writer MARC ANDREYKO and a murderers’ row of artists take you to Hell and back in this epic series!
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Spawn universe comics keep coming.
Violent Flowers #1
Image Comics
Written by Maria Llovet
Art by Llovet
Cover Art by Llovet
MINISERIES PREMIERE
“Vengeance blooms in their veins.”
Maria Llovet (Crave, Luna, Porcelain) returns with Violent Flowers, a sensual tale about vengeance and acceptance, and the importance of embracing who we really are.
An ancient clan of vampires reunites after centuries. The Sentinel, a vampire who watches over all supernatural creatures, has been murdered. His erratic sister, Carnelia, will stop at nothing to get revenge, even when she’s charged with a mortal to take care of.
In a world where the cult of youth and beauty rules, Carnelia has remained old and wrinkled for ages, abstaining from her vampire urges. But her addiction to blood may prove her resolution is not as firm as it seems.
DON’T MISS the BEGINNING of this thrilling tale!!
Release Date: September 25, 2024
Woodstake #1
SHP Comics
Written by Darin S. Cape
Art by Felipe Kroll
Cover Art by Kroll
Jon Harper is struggling to launch his magazine, Psych & Roll before his father cuts off his financial support. Jon, his girlfriend, Nina, and his best friend, Artie travel from San Francisco to Woodstock while the vampire settles an old score and learns about the music festival.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: This is the first time a SHP comic has hit this list.
New One-Shots and Specials
Final Cut HC
Pantheon Books
Written by Charles Burns
Art by Burns
Cover Art by Burns
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
The beloved and award-winning author of BLACK HOLE’s haunting and visually arresting story of an artist’s obsessions, and the value and cost of pushing the boundaries of creativity
As a child, Brian and his friend Jimmy would make sci-fi films in their yards, convincing their friends to star as victims of grisly murders, smearing lipstick on the “bodies” to simulate blood. Now a talented artist and aspiring filmmaker, Brian, along with Jimmy, Jimmy’s friend Tina, and Laurie—his reluctant muse—sets off to a remote cabin in the woods with an old 8 millimeter camera to make a true sci-fi horror movie, an homage to Brian’s favorite movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But as Brian’s affections for Laurie go seemingly unreciprocated, Brian writes and draws himself into a fantasy where she is the girl of his dreams, his damsel in distress, and his savior wrapped into one. Rife with references to classic sci-fi and horror movies and filled with panels of stunning depictions of nature, film and the surreal, Burns blurs the line between Brian’s dreams and reality, imagination and perception. A master of the form at his finest, Final Cut is an astonishing look at what it means to truly express oneself through art.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Yeah. You are gonna want to check this out.
The Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian #1
Image Comics
Written by Pornsak Pichetshote
Art by Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson
Letters by Jeff Powell
Cover Art by Dodson & Dodson
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
A Muslim exorcist, a reverse Indiana Jones, and more. THE HORIZON EXPERIMENT are one-shots created by comics, film, and TV superstars, providing new POVs on popular genres and acting as pilots for new series. It starts with THE MANCHURIAN, a Chinese James Bond running covert missions in America for the enemy…
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: I am excited to read this.
Lobo Cancellation Special #1
DC Comics
Written by Kyle Starks
Art by Kyle Hotz
Cover Art by Hotz
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
GET READY FOR THE SLEEZIEST, SCUMMIEST SPECIAL TO GRACE THE DCU, YA BASTICH! FEETAL’S GIZZ!
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into outer space, the freakazoids at DC Comics ambush you with the scummiest comic book this side of Uranus! Get ready for the most skull-crunching, crotch-punting, and excrement asteroid-filled comic of the year!!! You’re going to be praying to gawd that we pulp this sleezefest before yer kids read it!
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: A great pair of Kyles to take a swing with Lobo.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Usagi Yojimbo #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Ryan Parrott
Art by Shawn Daley & James Fenner
Letters by Ed Dukeshire
Cover Art by Taurin Clarke
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
During a routine Rita Repulsa attack, the Rangers’ morphers do something unexpected… send them back to the Edo era of Japan!
Using the Morphin Grid’s power, the mysterious Ogasawara pulls the Rangers through time and begs for help, but when the enemy they face isn’t what they expect, our heroes will face a painful revelation!
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Usagi Yojimbo, discover the crossover between the Rabbit Ronin and the teenagers with attitude that fans have been waiting for!
Release Date: September 25, 2024
Old Dog: Operations #1
Image Comics
Written by P.J. Holden, Charles Soule, Rory McConville, Sumeyye Kesgin, Leonardo Romero, & Declan Shalvey
Art by Shalvey, Kesgin, Romero, John McCrea, Mati`as Bergara, David O’Sullivan, Gavin Guidry, & Luke Sparrow
Cover Art by Shalvey
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
Following his blistering debut in IMAGE! #1 and the acclaimed REDACT ONE, DECLAN SHALVEY’s OLD DOG returns in a collection of short missions, joined by some of the industry’s best creators.
This special anthology one-shot delivers a brand-new story by SHALVEY along with operations by CHARLES SOULE, LEONARDO ROMERO, MATIAS BERGARA, ALEX PAKNADEL, and more. Sign up for some spy-fi duty this September.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: I love that Declan Shalvey has invited people into the Old Dog universe.
Revival Compendium TP
Image Comics
Written by Tim Seeley
Art by Mike Norton & Mark Englert
Letters by Crank!
Cover Art by Jenny Frison
COLLECTED EDITION
The beautiful ‘farm noir’ that puts a new twist on the zombie genre, now collected for the first time in one complete paperback volume.
For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now, it’s up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve the brutal murder of her own sister. Now everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect, while Em Cypress, murder victim, keeps getting in Dana’s way.
The sell-out hit series created by New York Times bestselling author Tim Seeley and Eisner-winning artist Mike Norton is collected in this Image Compendium featuring Revival #1-47, the Free Comic Book Day short story, the crossover with CHEW, a Jenny Frison cover gallery, plus many behind-the-scenes bonuses and other features
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: If you need a refresher on this great series before the TV adaptation hits your streams, this is a great way to do it with this gorgeous Jenny Frison cover.
Spinal Cord GN TP
Dark Horse Comics
Written by David Brana
Art by Pahito
Cover Art by Pahito
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
The members of heavy metal band Spinal Cord dream of making it big in the music world. When they are selected to participate in a prestigious touring competition sponsored by famous metal label Pain Records, they jump at the chance to prove themselves. What they don’t know is that the horrors haunting their journey are very, very real, and the contest will challenge more than just their musical talent. In fact, it will alter their very perception of reality… Written by David Braña and featuring art by Pahito, Spinal Cord is a love letter to heavy metal as well as a bone-chilling tale of horror.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Horror comics and heavy metal are a perfect pair.
Transplants TP
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Dave Collard
Art by Domenico Carbone & Josh Rodriguez
Letters by Frank Cvetkovic
Cover Art by Carbone
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
When Jess finally receives the long-awaited organ transplant that she desperately needs to live, she believes all her troubles are behind her.
That is until she starts developing some interesting side effects from the transplant — a newfound set of fantastical abilities and superpowers.
When she discovers that everyone else who received organs from this donor is also experiencing the same thing, they must all figure out who this donor was, and decide what to do with the powers — use them for good, evil, or simply ignore them altogether.
The comics debut from writer Dave Collard (Out of Time, Annapolis, Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness), teaming up with artist Domenico Carbone on this high-stakes and thrilling superpowered adventure.
Release Date: September 25, 2024
PCS NOTES: Wow! I love this premise!
Venom War: Daredevil #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Chris Condon
Art by Lan Medina
Cover Art by Javier Fernández
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
NIGHT OF THE CRAWLING ZOMBIOTES! As Venom War rages, Manhattan finds itself besieged by an infectious new strain of symbiotes – one that drives their living hosts to an all-encompassing hunger for human flesh and can even reanimate the dead! As the horde of zombiotes descends on Hell’s Kitchen, the two Daredevils must rise up to stand as the last line of defense – but will they be enough to stem the tide, or will their brains be first on the menu?
Release Date: September 25, 2024
