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.
February is here. January has finally ended. There are a bunch of great new debuts this week. Also, don’t forget to let your LCS know what you like so they can make sure to have issue #2 for you.
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, Dynamite Entertainment, Dark Horse Comics, Boom! Studios, Mad Cave Studios, IDW Entertainment, and Archie 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
Bronze Faces #1
Boom! Studios
Written by Shobo Coker & Shof Coker
Art by Shof Coker, Alexandre Tefengki, & Lee Loughridge
Cover Art by Shof Coker
Soho, London. Childhood friends Timi, Sango, and Gbonka reunite on the eve of the British Museum’s historic purchase of the works of Timi’s father, the seminal Nigerian artist Adewale Balogun.
Timi has been invited as a “guest of honor,” but what the Museum is heralding as a triumphant acquisition, the trio see as nothing short of brazen cultural theft. Emboldened by a night of drinking and shared outrage, they concoct a bold scheme… to steal back the artwork themselves!
But when they come into possession of a document called “the Register,” outlining dozens of colonial-era stolen artifacts, their sights turn even higher to the Benin Bronzes — the British Museum’s cache of nearly 1,500 works of art stolen from the Kingdom of Benin.
Celebrated authors Shobo & Shof Coker (New Masters) draw from their Nigerian heritage for the heist of a lifetime, joined by acclaimed artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, The Good Asian).
Prepare for a story that’s at once an exhilarating adventure and simultaneously a breathtaking descent into mythology, history, and the horrors of colonialism, perfect for celebrating the start Black History Month.
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: We are looking forward to seeing what this one is all about.
Frankenstein: New World – The Sea of Forever #1
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, & Tom Sniegoski
Art by Peter Bergting & Michelle Madsen
Cover Art by Bergting
Frankenstein and the young Lilja navigate the world above ground to follow Lilja’s vision, but an ancient and familiar evil follows them wherever they go.
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Peter Bergting return to the New World that Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. gave their lives to save.
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: We are always intrigued by the exploration of the Hellboy Universe.
Gatchaman: Only One Earth #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Tommy Lee Edwards
Art by Nuno Plati
Cover Art by Edwards
Berg Katse is ravaging the country of Atrena for rare mythical elements that create a psychic link between Galactor pilots and their weaponized mechs. As Joe and Ken’s friendship is pushed to the limit during a mission to save Atrena’s princess, the Science Ninja Team uncovers an ancient temple that may hold the key to defeating Galactor once and for all. The first issue of an exciting event that connects to the Gatchaman ongoing series from Mad Cave Studios!
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: We absolutely love the care that Mad Cave is showing in their treatment of the Gatchaman property, and this mini series looks to be another example of that.
Power Man: Timeless #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly
Art by Bernard Chang & Marcelo Maiolo
Cover Art by Andrei Bessan & Rachelle Rosenberg
He is unstoppable. Indestructible. Incorruptible. Immortal. And utterly alone. He is POWER MAN. Ripped from the breakout story in TIMELESS, the god-slaying, Gamma-powered, Iron-Fisted, Sentry from the future Luke Cage arrives in the modern Marvel Universe, only to discover a foe, and a mystery, that will challenge even his incredible abilities! From TIMELESS scribes Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and artist Bernard Chang, POWER MAN is a guided tour of the solar system that only Marvel Comics could provide!
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: Old Man Luke is exactly what I have been waiting for and I didn’t even know it.
Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Charles Soule
Art by Luke Ross & Nolan Woodard
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover Art by Derrick Chew
DARTH VADER’S SHADOW EXTENDS INTO… THE RISE OF THE FIRST ORDER! The reign of SUPREME LEADER KYLO REN begins! Kylo’s dark obsession leads him to MUSTAFAR! What secrets does FORTRESS VADER hold for the young tyrant? And what face from the past will guide him on his quest?
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: A Charles Soule written, Kylo Ren, comic sounds fantastic to me.
New One-Shots and Specials
Archie’s Valentine Spectacular #1
Archie Comics
Written by Jamie Lee Rotante
Art by Holly Golightly, Jim Amash, & Glenn Whitmore
Letters by Jack Morelli
Cover Art by Dan Parent & Rosario Peña
BRAND NEW STORY: This is THE OFFICIAL COMIC OF VALENTINE’S DAY! You are cordially invited to join Hearts, Flowers, and Candies on a tour of the romance capital of the world… Riverdale?! Let the three Spirits of Valentine’s Day sweep you off your feet and show you why, in Riverdale, EVERYONE gets a Valentine!
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: A brand new valentine themed Archie story with this fantastic creative cast is a no brainer for the pull list.
Savage Tales: Winter 2025 Special #1
Dynamite Entertainment
Written by David Avallone
Art by Eman Casallos, Hamish Monroe-Cook, Mariano Benitez Chapo
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover Art by Arthur Sudyam
The Savage Tales return with an all-new winter special to warm the cockles of readers’ wild and untamed hearts!
Savage Tales Winter 2025 Special features three hard-boiled stories packed with two-fisted action and barbaric brutality, written by Dynamite’s acclaimed master of pulp DAVID AVALLONE and illustrated by a murderer’s row of killer artists:
EMAN CASALLOS takes on “Mutiny on Mars” starring JOHN CARTER and DEJAH THORIS. MARIANO BENITEZ-CHAPO finds “The Real Thing” with VAMPIRELLA, and HAMISH MUNRO-COOK closes the book on CAPTAIN GULLIVAR JONES with “His War Chapter III”!
As a special bonus, this 40-page one-shot also includes a reprint of KURT BUSIEK and BENJAMIN DEWEY’s “Seeing Red” from the pages of Red Sonja: Black, White, Red, which finds the She-Devil with a Sword seeking a precious, priceless item in the foreboding Mountains of Night!
Add in a quartet of take-no-prisoners covers by ARTHUR SUYDAM, BJORN BARENDS, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, and RACHEL HOLLON cosplay, and you’ve got the perfect package to stave off cabin fever until spring!
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: This is a great concept for a one shot special from Dynamite.
Star Trek: Section 31 #1
IDW Entertainment
Written by Alyssa Wong
Art by Megan Levens
Cover Art by Levens
From the pen of Alyssa Wong (Spirit World, Doctor Aphra) and the brush of Megan Levens (Star Trek) comes the exciting single-issue spin-off of the forthcoming Star Trek: Section 31 movie! The issue features Emperor Philippa Georgiou on a brand-new, raucous, and exhilarating adventure.
Release Date: February 5, 2025
PCS NOTES: We are interested in seeing what this pair of creative stars comes up with in this book.
