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.
This summer is really heating up with banger after banger on this week’s list. Comics are good 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: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Oni Press, Ahoy Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Ten Speed Press, IDW Publishing, Bad Idea Comics, Archie Comics, 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: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #1
DC Comics
Written by Andy Diggle
Art by Leandro Fernández
Cover Art by Fernández
THE GROUNDBREAKING ELSEWORLDS EPIC CONTINUES!
Last year, DC’s iconic Elseworlds was ushered into a new era with the release of Gotham by Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, continuing the iconic saga of the Batman of the Victorian era and pulling some of DC’s most iconic heroes into the Gilded Age. Now, the team behind the hit series returns to tell the second part of this epic tale in Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice!
Bear witness to the formation of a new kind of Justice League in a steam-powered adventure that will bring these once-familiar heroes from the open plains of the Midwest to the freezing Arctic as they unravel the mystery of alien artifacts from the Kryptonian Age! This jaw-dropping sequel series is not to be missed!
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: The previous endeavor for this creative team in this Elseworlds storyline was excellent and we are expecting similar results.
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1
IDW Publishing
Written by Patrick Horvath
Art by Horvath
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Art by Horvath
The six-issue return of the Eisner-nominated cozy horror smash hit!
It’s been eight long years since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and buried the pieces in the woods. The duck’s family painstakingly sought justice… but this brown bear was smart… she covered her tracks… and in the ’80s, there simply wasn’t a way for the duck’s family to find answers.
But it’s not the ’80s anymore. Almost a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong solidified herself as the sole serial killer in Woodbrook, the world is entering a new era.
As Samantha will soon find out, there are no secrets in the age of the internet. And those who lost loved ones to her massacre haven’t given up the flame of justice. A reckoning is coming to Woodbrook.
Join visionary writer and artist Patrick Horvath for one of the most anticipated comics of 2025.
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: The highly acclaimed predecessor to this series requires that your pay attention to this new release.
Fantastic Four #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Ryan North
Art by Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, & Edgar Delgado
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover Art by Ramos & Delgado
The Fantastic Four return with a new issue #1, kicking off a whole new volume of their adventures through time, space, science, and the human condition! When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong — and they’re sent to four different eras in Earth’s history! Alone and isolated in wildly different time periods, Reed, Johnny, Ben, and Sue all have to fight to survive. Their only hope is to reach the Forever Stone: a mass of dense granite that happens to be one of the longest-lasting rocks on the planet, which — through a combination of obscurity and raw geological luck — has stayed both intact and accessible for most of Earth’s history!
Also featured in this extra-big, extra-special issue: Ben Grimm fights a dinosaur! No other comic DARES to feature the Thing battling several Mapusauruses, but that’s just where WE get started! And it’s all brought to life by the incredible new series artist Humberto Ramos!
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: This is a great jumping on point if, for some crazy reason, you have been slacking on your FF reading.
Planet Death #1
Bad Idea Comics
Written by Robert Venditti & Derek Kolstad
Art by Tomás Giorello & Sunny Gho
Letters by Tom Napolitano
Cover Art by Giorello
The explosive 48-page first issue of the record-breaking series premieres in a high end, deluxe prestige format! From the minds of blockbuster screenwriter Derek Kolstad — creator and writer of the box office dominating motion picture franchise JOHN WICK — and New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Superman ‘78, Green Lantern), along with artistic visionaries Tomás Giorello (Star Wars, Conan) and ten-time Eisner Award-winner Dave Stewart (Star Wars, Hellboy) comes a groundbreaking new sci-fi epic.
Millions of miles from home, hundreds of ships descend into the stormy atmosphere of a hostile frozen world. On board, an army of resolute men and women brace for the coming assault. They are an invasion force, on an impossible mission — destroy the devastating enemy weapon garrisoned below. Corporal Scott and his battalion are in the vanguard but the human forces are no match for their brutal alien adversaries. Scott’s battalion is dead within moments. He is its lone survivor. The landing force annihilated, the battle is lost.
Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly. Locked in his suit of full combat battle armor, sustained only by what he can carry, and driven by Earth’s wrath, Scott must do by himself what an entire army could not. Destroy the weapon. Return home.
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: The little comic publisher with “interesting” ideas launches into a new era with this new number one. It is widely available wherever you find comics.
Also we talked to writer Rob Venditti about this on the SquadCast a few months back. Check that here.
Predator: Black, White & Blood #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Joe Kelly, Eliot Rahal, & Sarah Gailey
Art by Álvaro López, Brian Level, Lee Loughridge, Fran Galán
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Cover Art by Simone Di Meo
From the mad imaginings of Joe Kelly (Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil, Deadpool) and rising artist Álvaro López (Captain Marvel, Beware the Planet of the Apes) comes a gut-twisting new take on Predator! A young Predator trying to prove himself prowls the Australian frontier, but his hunt goes south. A run-in with some humans from a convict colony will change the trajectory of everyone’s lives and take readers on a journey never before seen in the Predator universe! Together with stories from superstar creators Eliot Rahal and Sarah Gailey, this anthology is a must-read for all Predator and comics fans!
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: Fans of Predator will definitely want to pick this up. I am most excited for the brilliant pairing of Sarah Gailey and Fran Galán on one of these three stories.
The Toxic Avenger Comics #1
Ahoy Comics
Written by Matt Bors
Art by Fred Harper
Cover Art by Harper
You demanded it, so here it is: a new ONGOING series featuring the movies’ grossest hero, masterminded by the hit creative team from 2024’s TOXIC AVENGER miniseries! In this issue’s self-contained horror story, kids are disappearing from Toxie’s hometown of Tromaville, NJ. Did they simply run away from the chemically polluted town? Or is the real explanation even more frightening? Find out before the new TOXIE film hits theaters, THIS SUMMER!
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: Toxie is back for a brand new ongoing series, and we are here for it!
The UnChosen #1
Image Comics
Written by David Marquez
Art by Marquez & Marissa Louise
Letters by D.C. Hopkins
Cover Art by Marquez
13-year-old Aida wakes in a city laid waste by a massive explosion — a scene of devastation that SHE caused. Pursued by rival forces wielding incredible powers, she must discover who truly wants to help her, who wants to control her, and the truth behind her own mysterious past.
Acclaimed creator DAVID MARQUEZ (Uncanny X-Men, Miles Morales) makes his highly anticipated debut as both writer and artist on his first creator-owned series.
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: I am super interested in seeing David Marquez as writer/artist on this book!
Wild Animals #1
Mad Cave Studios
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by Andy Kuhn & Dee Cunniffe
Cover Art by Kuhn
Neil’s life has been falling apart ever since his father was killed by crooked cops. Fifteen years later, Neil’s mother lays on her deathbed and he’s stuck in a dead-end job, has nowhere to live, and no hope to speak of. Life keeps kicking Neil and he keeps taking it, too frightened to fight back. Until now. With his world crumbling around him, Neil finds himself backed into a corner, with no choice but to make a stand and right the wrongs that have haunted him for years. Revenge is a dangerous path to walk and the deeper Neil goes, the more he realizes that violence is all consuming. Perfect for fans of gritty crime thrillers like Criminal and Parker, Brisson and Kuhn deliver a hard-hitting, high-stakes story that pulls no punches.
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: Did you read that solicitation? You are getting this book, right? RIGHT?
New One-Shots and Specials
Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob #1
Archie Comics
Written by Kevin Smith
Art by Fernando Ruiz
Letters by Jack Morelli
Cover Art by Ruiz
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
SNOOCHIE BOOCHIES, ARCHIE FANS!! Yes, you read that right—acclaimed writer, director, actor, producer, and podcaster Kevin Smith takes the teens you know and love from Riverdale on the wildest ride of their lives. What’s supposed to be a summer job at Quick Stop for Archie Andrews turns into so much more; from a budding friendship with co-worker Randal Graves, crashing a Pussycats concert, a potential new love interest, Jay and Silent Bob being, well, Jay and Silent Bob, and a musical number that will be burned into your brain forever. Plus, could Jay and Silent Bob even help Archie to finally choose between Betty and Veronica? SNOOGANS!! Featuring legendary Archie artists Fernando Ruiz and inker Rich Koslowksi, this is a DOUBLE-SIZED, CAN’T-MISS event FOR MATURE AUDIENCES unlike anything we’ve ever done before!
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: I never thought I would see this crossover happen, and yet it is here and I am excited for it.
Fantastic Four: First Steps #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Matt Fraction
Art by Mark Buckingham & Alex Sinclair
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover Art by Phil Noto
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
FROM THE WORLD OF THE UPCOMING FILM, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FUTURE FOUNDATION!
Four years ago, the world was transformed as an amazing cosmic-powered quartet revealed themselves and their astonishing abilities to the public! Since that time, they have become world-famous as the Fantastic Four! Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Marvel Comics recounts their very first exploit that saved our city from near destruction!
MATT FRACTION and MARK BUCKINGHAM bring you this all-new adventure marking the moment that all of history changed!
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: What a fantastic team to craft a tale in the cinematic universe that we are about to be exposed to.
The Hero Trade: Hero for Sale TP
Bad Idea Comics
Written by Matt Kindt
Art by David Lapham
Cover Art by Joe Quesada
COLLECTED EDITION
Described as superheroes through the lens of Elmore Leonard & Quentin Tarantino, this uber-hip, groundbreaking series of tour de force stories from New York Times best-selling author Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) and iconoclastic illustrator David Lapham (STRAY BULLETS) is now being made widely available for the very first time. This meticulously curated collection contains the complete saga of THE HERO TRADE thus far, as well as a wealth of bonus material and behind-the-scenes content exclusive to this edition.
The seemingly straightforward tale of a man with the body of a superhero in the trunk of his car, driving from one nefarious organization to another and selling it piece by piece. An ordinary man at the end of his rope, this score is his last shot, one night to make good. He’s bound and determined to carve out a place for himself in this world, even if he has to do it one bloody body part of Captain Fab at a time. His black market buyers all looking for a piece of the superpowered action, to own a piece of the paragon. To collect it. To touch it. Even taste it. Because eating even a tiny piece of The Fab? Grants you unbelievable powers. Ingest a drop of Captain Fab’s blood? Develop a miraculous healing factor. Feast on an eyeball, snort some teeth dust, dine fabulously and take the ride… although the powers you get may not be what you expected.
This is THE HERO TRADE. There have been many groundbreaking explorations into the superhero genre. This is not one of them. However, it may be the first groundbreaking exploration of the people who consume the superhero genre.
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: If you haven’t caught up on the Hero Trade before, now is your chance before the new series starts.
Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes, & Rivals #1
Marvel Comics
Written by Tim Seeley & Tony Fleecs
Art by Mahmud Asrar, Nick Bradshaw, Aaron Kuder, David Marquez, Ron Lim, Nic Klein, Mirka Andolfo, Luciano Vecchio, Marguerite Sauvage, Joshua Cassara, & Ryusei Yamada
Letters by Travis Lanham
Cover Art by Adam Hughes
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
THE SWIMSUIT SPECIAL RETURNS! Roxxon Comics is at it again when they release their own UNAUTHORIZED SWIMSUIT SPECIAL! Wasp is on the case and seizes the opportunity for Marvel’s heroes to do their OWN swimwear fashion shoot all over the world! But fear not, True Believers, we know what you’re REALLY here for! This super-sized special features splash page after splash page of gorgeous art, but with a story so you can pretend you’re “reading it for the articles”…
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: Well Folks, Summer is here. Enjoy!
Meat Eaters TP
Oni Press
Written by Meredith McClaren
Art by McClaren
Cover Art by McClaren
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
Let it be said that dying is hard. Nineteen-year-old Ashley Moore found this out the hard way.
All Ashley wanted was to keep her head down and work hard until she could escape the small town where she felt she was stagnating. But after waking up one night covered in blood—and irrevocably dead—Ashley finds her foolproof plan for getting out has gone up in smoke, and something within her has changed.
Without a heartbeat and with a disturbing craving for fresh—preferably bloody—meat, Ashley finds herself privy to a world that exists just beneath our own: a world of ghouls and monsters and things that go bump-in-the-night. Despite her desire to be left alone—and to not think about the night of her death at all—Ashley is slowly drawn into the realm of the unusual, getting advice from ancient vampires, dodging angry pack leaders, and becoming the reluctant big sister to werewolves Motley and Harrison. As she does, she finds it increasingly difficult to put away the parts of herself she wishes to ignore—namely, what happened that fateful night she stopped breathing. The truth, it turns out, can’t stay buried forever.
In this visceral story about the effects of trauma and anxiety, dying is indeed hard. But getting on with it? That can be worse.
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: We have been fans of Meredith McClaren for some time now, and we are psyched to see this new graphic novel from her.
Muted Vol. 1 HC
Ten Speed Press
Written by Miranda Mundt
Art by Mundt
Cover Art by Mundt
COLLECTED EDITION
A summoning ritual gone awry kicks off a lush, witchy graphic novel series with joyful streaks of found family and polyamorous sapphic romance—in this first volume of the hit Webtoon coming-of-age story, now with bonus content.
It has been thirteen years since the mysterious fire at the Severin family manor that killed Camille’s mother and twin sister, and the last thing Camille wants to do is return to her old home deep in the swamps of Louisiana. But she doesn’t have a choice. Deeply ingrained family tradition and Matriarch Athalie—Camille’s coldhearted aunt and head of the Severin household—demand it.
When the time comes for Camille to perform the demon-summoning blood ritual that every prospective matriarch in her family must complete, she is afraid of making a mistake. No matter how hard she tries to be a witch worthy of the Severin name, nothing is ever good enough for her aunt. Camille has practiced and practiced, but instead of the beat of demonic wings or the snap of talons, her blood calls forth evergreen vines and leaves. Terrified of what this might mean, she flees into the swamps.
But her failed ritual gives her something precious: time away from Aunt Athalie. Time to spend with her beloved familiar Toben and kindly cousin Silvia. And—unbeknownst to her—time to fall in love, discover the truth of her magic, reunite with long lost family, work through her grief, and solve the mystery of who killed her mother and sister.
Complete with an exclusive bonus chapter, this first volume includes episodes 1-27 of the highly popular Webtoon webcomic Muted.
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: If you are not familiar with this comic story, you are missing out.
Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All #1
DC Comics
Written by Dan Jurgens
Art by Bruno Redondo, Brett Breeding, Caio Filipe, & Adriano Lucas
Letters by Dave Sharpe
Cover Art by Redondo
ONE-SHOT SPECIAL
ALL-STARS DAN JURGENS AND BRUNO REDONDO TAKE THE MAN OF STEEL TO NEW HEIGHTS! Legends collide as the Man of Steel goes supersized for the Summer of Superman! In this all-new treasury edition, quintessential Superman writer Dan Jurgens pairs with the modern master of sequential art, Bruno Redondo, to craft a larger-than-life story of power, tragedy, action, and, above all — hope. When a vicious armada of extraterrestrial extremists launches an all-out invasion of Planet Earth, only Superman can stand in the way of total annihilation. But there’s something different about this attack — it’s deadly from both without… and within? It’s a tale so titanic we had to tell it at treasury size to celebrate the Summer of Superman in style! Featuring images and info from the brand-new Superman movie, plus a special photo variant cover!
Release Date: July 9, 2025
PCS NOTES: It’s the Summer of Superman. Check out this one-shot with a stellar cast of creative talent.
