Welcome to the New Number Ones!
Each week we bring you the list of new series and special editions coming this Wednesday. We are highlighting what you need to put in your cart at the comic shop or digital marketplace.
We are back to mostly normal levels of #NewNumberOnes on the shelves this week. This week’s list is sprinkled pretty good assortment of different genres as well.
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, Dynamite Entertainment, Dark Horse Comics, Oni Press, Fantagraphic 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
Aquaman #1
DC Comics
Written by Jeremy Adams
Art by John Timms & Rex Locus
Letters by Dave Sharpe
Cover Art by John Timms
NEW POWERS, NEW MISSION… THE KING IS BACK, BABY! In the wake of Absolute Power, Arthur Curry’s powers have evolved to powerful new heights, and this is one king ready to use them to kick some serious butt. Mammoth water-construct Kaijus have emerged from each of the seven seas, and only Aquaman’s water-warping abilities can stop them — but not if they kill the good king in the process! Enter Dagon, Arthur’s guide on the quest to unlock the secrets of the “blue.” But what deadly secret awaits Arthur on his journey? It’s an all-new era for Aquaman by acclaimed creators Jeremy Adams (The Flash, Green Lantern) and John Timms (Action Comics) that will leave you cheering!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: It’s about time to bring the King of the Seas back to his own series.
Cruel Kingdom #1
Oni Press/ EC Comics
Written by Various
Art by Various
Cover Art by Adam Pollina
WHERE ONCE A CRUEL UNIVERSE BECKONED… NOW A CRUEL KINGDOM SHALL REIGN!
Oni Press is proud to unveil a spellbinding new chapter in the distinguished lineage of EC history! Enter: Cruel Kingdom — EC’s first-ever dark-fantasy anthology conjuring tales of MAGIC, MYTH, and MURDER from forbidden realms long before our own!
Behold the bloody and barbarous age of wizards, knights, and dragons as reimagined in the immutable EC manner as master scribes Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), and Greg Pak (Darth Vader) couple their forces with iron-wrought artists Kano (Cruel Universe), Leomacs (Ghostlore), and more to forge a terrifying new vision of death, life, and adventure “once upon a time.”
From the twisted minds that spawned Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe, steel thyself for 40 pages of fatal fantasy and skullduggerous sorcery in one cursed tome of comic book enchantment!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: We are in a magical new age of anthologies, and this one will scratch that fantasy itch for fans of the genre. Just don’t use the broadsword for the scratching.
Daredevil: Unleash Hell #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Erica Schultz
Art by Valentina Pinti, Jonas Trindade, & Dee Cunniffe
Letters by Cory Petit
Cover Art by Paulo Siqueira & Rachelle Rosenberg
MURDER IS AN ART! The violence and the occult swirling across the Marvel Universe find their way to Hell’s Kitchen! As grisly crime scenes start manifesting across the city, all signs point to an impossible perpetrator: MUSE! Estranged from Matt Murdock, it’s up to Elektra to get to the grisly truth as only DAREDEVIL can… if she can stomach the seemingly-resurrected killer’s most violent works!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: Electra as Daredevil has been a fun time and Erica Schultz really knows how to make it work.
Death of Copra #1
Image Comics
Written by Michael Fiffe
Art by Fiffe
Cover Art by Fiffe
Michel Fiffe’s critically-acclaimed superhero revenge epic will begin a high octane, action-packed four-issue finale story arc.
Time to tie up loose ends ensuring some big payoff, while the main event will feature COPRA reckoning with a brand new status quo that’s forced upon them. It’s a time of crushing change and difficult goodbyes, but the team’s not going down without a fight.
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: Fans of this Indie comic classic property will be excited for its return.
Green Hornet / Miss Fury #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Alex Segura
Art by Federico Sorressa
Cover Art by Francesco Francavilla
When Marla Drake and Britt Reid meet, sparks fly and it’s not just because of the bullets ricocheting around them!
As their alter egos Miss Fury and The Green Hornet, the two vigilantes have very different styles of crimefighting. But when they both turn up to investigate the murder of beloved professor Javier Mercado, they soon discover that they have more in common than they realized: Mercado was a mentor to both of them at different times, back when he too led a double life as the Silver Shrike.
With each having a personal stake in finding Mercado’s killer, Drake and Reid must learn how to work together to solve the case if they don’t want to end up sabotaging each other’s efforts. But there’s another, even more compelling reason to join forces: Whoever killed the Silver Shrike is going after other heroes, past and present and at the top of that list are Miss Fury and the Green Hornet!
Award-winning author ALEX SEGURA (Star Wars, Secret Identity) and rising star artist FEDERICO SORRESSA kick off the action in the finest noir tradition in The Green Hornet/Miss Fury #1 featuring hard-boiled covers from FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, JONATHAN CASE, and JACOB EDGAR!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: This is the pulp hero team up that I didn’t know that I always needed.
The Lucky Devils #1
Image Comics
Written by Charles Soule
Art by Ryan Browne & Kevin Knipstein
Letters by Crank!
Cover Art by Browne
Good Omens meets CURSE WORDS in this new series from the duo behind smash-hit EIGHT BILLION GENIES!
THE LUCKY DEVILS is a tale of two rebellious demons who decide to start a revolution in Hell — and the two ordinary, 20-something humans they’re going to manipulate to do it. A cheeky, satirical look at Good and Evil, THE LUCKY DEVILS explores Faustian bargains and temptation in a rip-roaring, hilarious new way.
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: If it worked once… I am excited to give this a whirl.
Magik #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Ashley Allen
Art by Germán Peralta & Arthur Hesli
Cover Art by J. Scott Campbell & Tanya Lehoux
THE MYSTIC MUTANT GOES DEMON HUNTING IN HER OWN NEW, ONGOING SERIES! The X-Man Ilyanna Rasputina strikes out on her own with new allies and dark powers arrayed against her. Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan ice. Unfortunately for it, that’s Magik’s territory now! Written by rising star Ashley Allen (X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT – MAGIK, MARVEL ZOMBIES: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD) and illustrated by the incomparable Germán Peralta (LOKI, BLACK PANTHER), this is a stylish, high-octane demon-hunting adventure starring the fiercest X-Man of them all!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: Magik in her own ongoing series sounds deliciously demonic to me.
New Champions #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Steve Foxe
Art by Ivan Fiorelli, Ig Guara, & Arthur Hesli
Lettes by Travis Lanham
Cover Art by Gleb Melnikov & Edgar Delgado
WHO ARE THE NEW CHAMPIONS? What do four kids whose lives were derailed by Hydra, Scarlet Witch’s mysterious protégé, a cursed roller derby jammer and a Wakandan runaway have in common? Not much! But when Hellrune’s mysterious powers activate to bring them together, they’ll have to learn how to work as a team quickly — or face the wrath of the Cult of Hela! Steve Foxe and Ivan Fiorelli (TIMESLIDE) team up to introduce the next generation of Marvel Heroes!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: I am in favor of new characters.
Those Not Afraid #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Kyle Starks
Art by Patrick Piazzalunga & Marco Brakko
Letters by Jim Campbell
Cover Art by Glen Fabry & Karen Holloway
A new crime series from three-time Eisner nominee Kyle Starks (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Where Monsters Lie) for fans of true crime and murder fiction.
Two serial killers discover they are within reach of the state record for kills and enter a terrible competition to see who gets there first. Featuring amazing and stylish noir art from Patrick Piazzalunga (Monsters Are My Business) and incredible covers from the legendary Glenn Fabry (Preacher, Hellblazer).
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: We have been waiting to get our hands on this. We have very high expectations indeed.
Zootopia #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Jeff Parker
Art by Alessandro Ranaldi
Cover Art by Trish Forstner
It’s another beautiful day in the bustling city of Zootopia, where every animal is free to strive to realize their full potential — and one of the most successful of those strivers is Tripp Zebrando, owner of the PB&J cell phone company.
PB&J’s high-tech devices are the must-have accessories for every species in town, and Tripp is about to launch their latest model with a huge publicity event timed for the arrival of the first shipment of phones at the airport.
Unfortunately, somebody has it in for PB&J, or Tripp (or both), and the resulting sabotage threatens to bring the house down — right on top of the unsuspecting crowd!
Luckily, ZPD’s finest — in the form of Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde — are on the scene, ready to keep the peace (or at least contain the chaos). But what they’re about to discover in the aftermath of this seemingly isolated incident will lead them into a much larger and more complicated case!
Acclaimed author JEFF PARKER (Negaduck, Batman ’66) partners up with renowned artist ALESSANDRO RANALDI (Disney Villains: Hades) to bring the captivating world of Disney’s Zootopia to comic-book life with this all-new mystery adventure — featuring courtroom-quality covers from RANALDI, TRISH FORSTNER, CRAIG ROUSSEAU, and more!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: Jeff Parker writing this book has me super intrigued. Definitely going to check it out.
New One-Shots and Specials
Marvel& Disney: What If…? Mickey & Friends Became the Fantastic Four #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Steve Behling & Riccardo Secchi
Art by Lorenzo Pastrovicchio & Lucio Ruvidotti
Letters by Laura Tartaglia
Cover Art by Pastrovicchio & Ruvidotti
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY CHARACTERS AS MARVEL’S FIRST FAMILY! MICKEY has stretching powers! MINNIE can turn invisible! GOOFY can burst into flame! DONALD has become some kind of rocky… THING! With these incredible powers, they vow to help those in need as — the FANTASTIC FOUR. And they’ll need all their awesome abilities if they are to succeed in their first mission together to stop MOLE PETE from destroying DUCKBURG! But how did they get their super-powers? Find out in this fantastic ORIGIN special!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: This looks like fun.
Jimmy! The Comic Art of James Swinnerton HC
Fantagraphic Books
Written by James Swinnerton with Mike Tisserand & Eddie Campbell
Art by Swinnerton
Cover Art by Swinnerton
COLLECTED EDITION
The definitive collection of comics and illustration from 1892 to 1942 by James Swinnerton, one of the founding fathers of the American comic strip.
James Swinnerton is one of the most creative, respected and prolific comic artists from the first half of the 20th century. Yet to the disappointment of classic comics lovers, his work has seen little reproduction. Until now. This sumptuous volume covers Swinnerton’s six-decade career in comics, from his beginnings as a sports/editorial cartoonist for William Randolph Hearst in San Francisco to his years in the America’s Southwest desert, where his love for the land and its people came through in his comics and illustration. Swinnerton is an excellent storyteller offering a cinematic style with humor that is both slapstick and sophisticated. At the forefront is his long-running Little Jimmy comic strip.
This namesake character began by mixing satire of New York society with stories of rural America. He then took the characters on the road to South America, Mexico, and then settling for many years in Swinnerton’s beloved Southwest. Also included in this book are his early one-shots and series like the rakish Mr. Jack and the anthropomorphic Mt. Ararat, and his 1940s stylized comic of the modern West, Rocky Mason.
Swinnerton was famous for more than just comics. He wrote and illustrated the charming feature “The Canyon Kiddies” and similar titles for weekly magazines. In his later years he became known as a premier painter of desert landscapes. All of these are featured in this book.
Jimmy! includes an illustrated biography and essays by co-editor Michael Tisserand and Eddie Campbell. The comic strips in this volume are carefully restored to their original colors and printed at near-full size. Swinnerton lovers will be delighted by the richness and variety of the works seen here. Those new to this uniquely American artist will likely join the growing numbers who appreciate his important role in the history of the comics.
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: This hefty book is important to the history of the medium and we know that it is in the right hands.
What If…? Galactus Transformed Gambit #1?
Marvel Comics
Written by Josh Trujillo
Art by Manuel Garcia
Cover Art by Ron Lim & Israel Garcia
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
Gambit is the most charismatic, most heroic and most capable thief on Earth — which is exactly how he grabs the attention of the Devourer of Worlds! With the Power Cosmic flowing through his veins, Gambit is unstoppable, but is he clever enough to steal the unstealable? Prepare for a heist, mon ami, one like the Multiverse has never seen before!
Release Date: January 8, 2025
PCS NOTES: I am enjoying these “herald” one-shots and this one looks interesting.
