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.
What an outstanding fifth Wednesday we have in store this week! A bunch of these books have been high on radar for months now and we are excited to get our hands on them.
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, Titan Books, Boom! Studios, Mad Cave Studios, 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
Kill Train #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs
Art by Martina Niosi
Cover Art by Skylar Patridge
To control the population explosion that nearly crippled the city, New York has instituted Kill Train, a randomized, extermination program where designated subway trains are picked at random, and all the passengers are slaughtered by the end of the line. In this not-so-distant future, we meet Vanessa, a struggling single mom in the midst of a nervous breakdown, who discovers that she, herself, is on a Kill Train. Now, for once in her life and with everything to prove, Vanessa decides she’s not going down without a fight.
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: This is a wild concept.
Lenore: The Time War #1
Titan Books
Written by Roman Dirge
Art by Dirge
Cover Art by Dirge
The much-celebrated return of Roman Dirge’s unique, anarchic and cult classic character LENORE: THE CUTE LITTLE DEAD GIRL in her first new adventure in seven years.
Lenore, faces off against the legendary Time Goats in the G.O.A.T. fight of the century!
Reunited after being separated and lost across the entirety of all-history, after eating three Time Goats who’d come to save them from a demented demonic pickle hat, Lenore and co must make one last stand and do battle with a futuristic army of enraged Time Goats from the far-flung future who’ve come to Earth for revenge!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: We are excited for this return.
Power Lords #1
Oni Press
Written by Dennis Culver
Art by V. Ken Marion
Letters by Taylor Esposito
Cover Art by Dustin Weaver
THE LEGEND OF THE POWER LORDS BEGINS ANEW! Enter an alien realm beyond imagination as the beloved toy icons return to fuel 2025’s most epic, galaxy-spanning cosmic adventure from acclaimed writer Dennis Culver (Unstoppable Doom Patrol) and blockbuster artist V Ken Marion (Green Lantern)! When deep-space smuggler Adam Power comes into possession of the mysterious Power Jewel, he finds himself transformed into something far greater and more powerful than the sum of his parts — only to discover he’s been drafted into an eons-old battle between good and evil that could rend entire galaxies asunder! The next chapter of the NACELLEVERSE starts here as the POWER LORDS are reborn for a new generation!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: I definitely had this toy as a kid and am excited to see it transformed to comics.
Ripperland #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Steve Orlando & John Harris Dunning
Art by Alessandro Oliveri & Francesca Vivaldi
Letters by Fabio Amelia
Cover Art by Oliveri
The year is 2188, and Jack the Ripper has returned to London. For the last century, a shattered post-Brexit England has operated as a massive Victorian theme park in exchange for American military and financial protection. But when an American mogul’s grandson is killed in the heart of London, the delicate status quo is threatened.
Is the killer a brilliant maniac? Americans taking advantage of their superior technology? Or the English Underground Resistance, wishing to throw off the yoke of American oppression and re-join the modern world? American Special Agent Jesse Holden and local British Police Detective Edwin Fogg must overcome their clashing ideologies in order to find the truth in the foggy streets of 22nd Century London.
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: We have been looking forward to this book for a while and have spoken to both writers on the SquadCast about it. It looks like a fun ride.
The Seasons #1
Image Comics / Giant Generator
Written by Rick Remender
Art by Paul Azaceta & Mat Lopes
Letters by Rus Wooton
Cover Art by Azaceta
Summer, Winter, Spring, and Autumn are the Seasons Sisters, the daughters of the world-renowned Seasons Detectives. Ten years ago, their famous parents disappeared. Left to raise themselves, the sisters formed an unbreakable bond. Now that bond is tested as the sisters fall prey to sinister forces. The youngest sister, Spring, is the last hope of saving them from a fate worse than death. Will Spring be able to piece her shattered family back together before it’s too late for them all?
RICK REMENDER (BLACK SCIENCE) and PAUL AZACETA (OUTCAST) weave an elevated tale of whimsical horror unlike anything ever experienced in comics and it all starts with this double-length premiere issue!
Perfect for fans of BOUNDARY-BREAKING HORROR in all forms.
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: Rick Remender looks to continue his streak of banging good comics with this one.
SilverHawks #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by George Kambadais
Cover Art by Lucio Parrillo
In the nearby galaxy of Limbo, the deadly mob boss Mon*Star has escaped from his confinement on Penal Planet 10 — and he’s looking to take revenge on everyone who put him there!
At the top of that list is Commander Stargazer, the grizzled space cop who personally took Mon*Star down the last time he went on a rampage. To recapture Mon*Star and his gang of super-criminal associates, Stargazer must put his retirement on hold and assemble a new team of his famed bionically enhanced law enforcers — the SilverHawks!
Recruited from every corner of known space by the Federal Interplanetary Force, the SilverHawks were engineered to be the first line of defense against Limbo’s ruthless agents of chaos. But during Mon*Star’s long incarceration, the program went dormant, and its state-of-the-art tech has drifted towards obsolescence. Now, as they take on the galaxy’s deadliest lawbreakers, Stargazer’s new team of untested cyborgs — including Quicksilver, Bluegrass, Hotwing, Steelwill, Steelheart, and The Copper Kidd — will face the ultimate trial by fire!
Rising star writer ED BRISSON (ThunderCats: Apex, The Uncanny X-Men) and acclaimed artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS (Gargoyles, Hercules) open up an all-new entry in the FIF’s legendary case files with SilverHawks #1 — featuring beautifully polished covers from LUCIO PARRILLO, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, JAMES STOKOE, GERALDO BORGES, DECLAN SHALVEY, LESLEY “LEIRIX” LI, MANIX, and DAVID COUSENS!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: Tally Hawk!!! I am ready!
New One-Shots and Specials
Blood Train #1
Image Comics / Ninth Circle
Written by Adam Glass
Art by Bernard Chang
Cover Art by Chang
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
28 Days Later meets The Ruins in this high-stakes standalone horror story.
After backpacking through Asia, a group of friends climb aboard the Siberian Express to start their journey home. Little do they know, they’ve bought a one-way ticket to hell, as one of them has been infected with a bioweapon that will turn them into a monster who will slaughter everyone on the train. And the bioweapon will start World War Three if it reaches its destination in Europe. Now, these friends must make a difficult choice: kill someone they love to save the world or die trying. From NINTH CIRCLE, bringing you the BEST horror each month by the industry’s TOP creative talent!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: The Ninth Circle imprint has started off strong.
Book of Cutter #1
Boom! Studios
Written by James Tynion IV
Art by Werther Dell’Edera
Cover Art by Dan Mora
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
As it crosses its 5th anniversary, the Slaughterverse unveils one of its darkest chapters yet in this oversized one-shot exploring a brand new facet to the mythos of monsters… and the ones who hunt them.
Maxine Slaughter, a former pack hunter who renounced her White Mask to take up the Black for the Order of St. George, journeys to Europe to seek out House Cutter and their mysterious ways.
The Eisner Award-winning team of iconic writer James Tynion IV, legendary artist Werther Dell’Edera, and acclaimed colorist Miquel Muerto close out 5 years of nightmares with this pivotal entry in the blockbuster horror saga.
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: James and Werther on more SIKTC lore is a good thing.
DC Power: Rise of the Power Company #1
DC Comics
Written by Brandon Thomas, Zipporah Smith, John Jennings, & Vita Ayala
Art by Charles Stewart III, Anthony Fowler Jr., Ulises Arreola, Francesco Segala, Kelsey Ramsay, Atagun Ilhan, Caanan White, Andrew Dalhouse, Ray-Anthony Height, & Chris Sotomayor
Cover Art by Khary Randolph
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL ANTHOLOGY
The Justice League’s watchtower looming in the skies is intended to inspire hope and faith in superheroes, but not everyone believes the metahumans act in humanity’s best interests. The fringe beliefs that “Waller was Right” have grown louder as paramilitary groups take to the streets to take Earth back for the human race. Enter Josiah Power, a meta-attorney who’s seen enough of rising hate and sets out to assemble a team not only to protect black and brown communities from these new threats but also to rebuild human faith in heroes.
DC Power returns for a third year in a new format, continuing the story lines from Absolute Power and All In and setting the stage for the return of the Power Company!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: It is Black History Month starting next week. This years DC Power anthology seems more important to the DC Universe than any one before.
DC’s Lex and the City #1
DC Comics
Written by Sina Grace, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Jon Rivera, Charles Skaggs, Brendan Hay, Sabina Futch, Callie C. Miller, & David Weilgosz
Art by Grace, Nick Filardi, Leslie Hung, Rachael Cohen, Michael Avon Oeming, Serg Acuña, Alex Guimarães, Stephen Byrne, M.L. Sanapo, Arif Prianto, Lisa Sterle, Marissa Louise, Howard Porter, & Hi-Fi
Letters by Pat Brosseau, Taylor Esposito, Ariana Maher, Josh Reed, Carlos M. Mangual, Troy Peteri, Jaime Martinez, & Dave Sharpe
Cover Art by Amanda Conner
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL ANTHOLOGY
AS SUPERMAN FLEW AWAY YET AGAIN, I HAD TO WONDER… WAS I TRYING TO DESTROY HIM, OR WAS HE DESTROYING ME? Written by Brendan Hay, Sina Grace, Dave Wielgosz, Charles Skaggs, Callie C. Miller, Maggie Tokuda-Hall and More Art by Howard Porter, Serg Acuna, Stephen Byrne, Lisa Sterle, Leslie Hung, and More It’s Valentine’s Day, which means that love and heartbreak are sweeping every city in the DCU! This anthology collects eight stories of heroes and villains looking for love in the big city (which practically feels like its own character!). Lex Luthor laments over the one that got away — the big, ever-elusive Metropolitan man, Superman! Raven and Beast Boy embark on a romantic scavenger hunt across San Francisco (which just might be a trap)! And Damian Wayne runs a dating-advice gauntlet through Gotham City, organized by none other than the dating master himself, Tim Drake! Gather your gal pals, pour yourself a cosmo, and hit your nearest comic shop — DC’S LEX & THE CITY is coming this January!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: This is a great way to see some excellent creative newcomers play in the DC universe of characters.
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Annual #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Rosemary Soule, Charles Soule, Alyssa Wong, Zoraida Córdova, Cavan Scott, & Justina Ireland
Art by Andy Duggan, Dan Jackson, Liana Kangas, Diana Sousa, Juan Samu, Nick Brokenshire, Vladimir Popov, Colin Craker, & Kelly Fitzpatrick
Letters by Tyler Smith & Bobby Bradford
Cover Art by Eduardo Francisco & Augusto Grillo
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL ANTHOLOGY
This anthology issue collects five tales of Republic bravery and Nihil treachery from across the galaxy! Featuring Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh, Jedi Younglings Jon, Bree, and Toko, Churo the Hutt, the sly Nihil Driggit, and the sinister Baron Boolan as they navigate the perils of the impending Battle of Eriadu! Brought to you by some of the most influential creators of the High Republic saga, including Justina Ireland, Alyssa Wong, Cavan Scott, Zoraida Córdova, and Charles and Rosemary Soule!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: A terrific cast of creatives with some excellent characters.
Star Wars: A New Legacy #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Charles Soule, Jason Aaron, & Kierion Gillen
Art by Ramon Rasanas, Neraj Menon, Leonard Kirk, Jay David Ramos, Salvador Espin, & Israel Silva
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Steve McNiven & Laura Martin
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL ANTHOLOGY
A DECADE OF MARVEL STAR WARS COMICS! Celebrate ten years of MARVEL STAR WARS comics with all-new stories by some of the most influential creators of the decade. Thrill as DARTH VADER, GRAND MOFF TARKIN, DARTH MOMIN, DOCTOR APHRA, VALANCE, CHANATH CHA, RIK DUEL, COMMANDER ZAHRA, THE TAGGES and more collide during a grand Imperial event thrown by PALPATINE. Gasp (and laugh) at a perilous game between 0-0-0, BT-1 and KRRSANTAN! And what ever happened to SCAR SQUADRON?
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: This looks like a great nightcap to the old run before the new Star Wars comics kicks off soon.
Storm: Lifedream #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Angélique Roché, John Jennings, Brittney Morris, & Curtis Baxter
Art by Alitha Martinez, Andrew Dalhouse, Edwin Galmon, Charles Stewart III, Frank William, Karen S. Darboe, & Yen Nitro
Letters by Ariana Maher,
Cover Art by Taurin Clarke
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL ANTHOLOGY
FIFTY YEARS OF STARDOM! For the first time ever, all Black creative teams join forces in a single anthology to honor the many extraordinary lives of Ororo Munroe! When intergalactic historians attempt to update their records on one of the most famous X-Men in multiversal history, they’ll find a woman too powerful to contain — and risk unleashing a side of her no one’s seen before. With appearances of fan-favorite Storms across the eras of Marvel Comics, superstar journalist and Marvel’s Voices creator Angélique Roché spearheads a celebration of one of the most beloved characters in pop culture history!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: Lots of Storm with great creators.
Superman: Lex Luthor Special #1
DC Comics
Written by Joshua Williamson
Art by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, & Adriano Lucas
Cover Art by Barrows, Ferriera, & Lucas
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
THE RETURN OF LEX LUTHOR? During the battle of the House of Brainiac, Lex Luthor’s memories were wiped clean… but now, after the events of DC All-In Special #1, the world needs Lex to remember his past. There is a key piece of information in Lex’s lost memories that could unlock an epic mystery that plagues Superman and the Justice League! But what if Lex doesn’t want to remember? Would Superman sacrifice Lex’s newfound peace to solve a secret, even if it means the return of Superman’s fiercest rival?
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: If you are reading Superman, you wont wan’t to miss this.
What If… ? Galactus Transformed Spider-Gwen? #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Kalinda Vazquez
Art by Daniel Picciotto & Rain Beredo
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Ron Lim & Israel Silva
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
After coming to the aid of a wounded herald of Galactus, SPIDER-GWEN is empowered and enlisted in the service of the World-Devourer! But despite her new role surveying the galaxy, Gwen can’t help her heroic streak. So when she encounters a world reminiscent of her home, will she ally with its alien residents and attempt to battle one of the cosmos’ greatest forces?!
Release Date: January 29, 2025
PCS NOTES: Gwen is getting in on the herald business.
