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DC COMICS
BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #1
JAMES TYNION IV (W)
FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN EASTMAN
The 80th anniversary of Batman collides with the 35th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in this stunning concluding miniseries to the BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES trilogy. Our heroes have battled the evil of the Foot Clan in Gotham City and Bane in New York, but now Krang has gotten his hands on the most dangerous technologies in the DC Universe—and no universe is safe from his wrath! Co-published with IDW.
ON SALE 05.01.19
$3.99 US | 1 of 6 | 32 PAGES
Intresse: 1
BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #1
SCOTT SNYDER (W)
GREG CAPULLO (A) and JONATHAN GLAPION (A)
GREG CAPULLO (C)
VARIANT COVER BY JOCK
Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum. Young. Sane.
And…he was never Batman.
So begins this sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as he embarks on a quest through a devastated DC landscape featuring a massive cast of familiar faces from the DC Universe. As he tries to piece together the mystery of his past, he must unravel the cause of this terrible future and track down the unspeakable force that destroyed the world as he knew it…
From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the team that reinvented Batman from the emotional depths of “Court of Owls” to the bombastic power of DARK NIGHTS: METAL, DC Black Label is proud to present the bimonthly, three-issue miniseries BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH, published at DC’s standard comic trim size.
This could be the last Batman story ever told…
PRESTIGE FORMAT | ON SALE 05.29.19
$5.99 US | 1 of 3 | 56 PAGES
FC | MATURE READERS
Intresse: 2
DC’S YEAR OF THE VILLAIN #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W), SCOTT SNYDER (W) and JAMES TYNION IV (W)
JIM CHEUNG (A), ALEX MALEEV (A) and FRANCIS MANAPUL (A)
GREG CAPULLO (C)
1:100 Cheetah variant cover by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU
1:250 Lex Luthor variant cover by ALEX MALEEV
1:500 The Batman Who Laughs variant cover by JIM CHEUNG
Evil is winning! Lex Luthor and The Legion of Doom conspire with Cosmic Gods, bending mankind toward a dark destiny. Elsewhere, the scourge of Leviathan spreads unchecked, seizing power in every corner of the world. And all the while the Batman Who Laughs busies himself in the shadows, aligned with no one—yet with sinister plans for all.
The carnage starts here as the badguys take center stage in “The Year of the Villain,” the most treacherous event in DC Comics history. Some act with united goals, others with plans selfish and secret, every one of them on a monstrous collision course against Batman, Superman and the heroes of the DC Universe. And our heroes will fail us.
Don’t miss the start of “The Year of the Villain,” featuring the talents of writers Brian Michael Bendis, Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV, artists Jim Cheung, Alex Maleev and Francis Manapul and cover artist Greg Capullo—all for just $0.25!
ONE-SHOT | ON SALE 05.01.19
$0.25 US | 32 PAGES | FC | RATED T+
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DCEASED #1
TOM TAYLOR (W)
TREVOR HAIRSINE (A), STEFANO GAUDIANO (A) and JAMES HARREN (A)
GREG CAPULLO (C)
variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
horror movie variant cover by YASMINE PUTRI
“I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was Death, and Hades was following close behind him.”—Revelation 6:8
A mysterious techno-virus has been released on Earth, infecting 600 million people and turning them instantly into violent, monstrous engines of destruction.
The heroes of the DCU are caught completely unprepared for a pandemic of this magnitude and struggle to save their loved ones first…but what happens to the World’s Greatest Heroes if the world ends?
New York Times best-selling writer Tom Taylor (INJUSTICE) returns with a terrifying new tale and is joined by artists Trevor Hairsine (LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT) and Stefano Gaudiano (The Walking Dead).
ON SALE 05.01.19
$3.99 US | 1 of 6 | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+
Intresse: 2
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1
BRYAN HILL (W)
DEXTER SOY (A)
TYLER KIRKHAM (C)
variant cover by STJEPAN SEJIC
blank variant cover
When the quest for justice drives Batman into some morally ambiguous areas, he calls in the most moral man he knows: Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, and his team of operatives known as the Outsiders!
Several years ago Batman personally put the Barrera family into hiding after they suffered through terrible experiments at the hands of an organization called the Ark. Now all but one of them have turned up dead…and Batman needs to locate Sofia Barrera before the wrong people get their hands on her—and her surprising power! But it wouldn’t be Batman without a hidden agenda, would it? And when Black Lightning, Katana, the Signal and Orphan find out what Batman is really up to, their every loyalty will be called into question.
RESOLICIT | ON SALE 05.08.19
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES
FC | RATED T+
Intresse: 2
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER #1
written by G. WILLOW WILSON, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, MARIKO TAMAKI, DAN DiDIO, COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING and others
art by STJEPAN SEJIC, TOMY RANEY, CULLY HAMNER, KYLE HOTZ, CIAN TORMEY and others
cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
“Who let the dogs out?” DC does this summer as we unleash the beast within and join Krypto and Superman, Bat-Cow and Batman, Wonder Woman and Ferdinand and many more for eight sun-kissed stories in this can’t-miss animal-sized spectacular!
ONE-SHOT | PRESTIGE FORMAT
ON SALE 05.29.19
$9.99 US | 80 PAGES
FC | RATED T
Intresse: 3
När det gäller de större förlagen, som DC och Marvel, så krävs det rätt mycket för att fånga mitt intresse, som detta trevliga specialnummer där man kan hitta författare som G. Willow Wilson och Mariko Tamaki.
SUPERMAN: LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS,
MATT FRACTION, GREG RUCKA and MARC ANDREYKO
art by YANICK PAQUETTE, STEVE LIEBER and MIKE PERKINS
cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
An all-star roster of writers and artists highlight the new threat of Leviathan, but also tees up new ongoing series for Jimmy Olsen by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber, and Lois Lane by writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins, coming in June! As Leviathan enacts a plan to take down Superman, it’s up to Lois, Jimmy and the heroes of the DC Universe to rescue the Man of Steel.
ONE-SHOT | PRESTIGE FORMAT
ON SALE 05.29.19
$9.99 US | 80 PAGES
FC | RATED T
Intresse: 3
Det som lovar extra gott med detta nummer är att det är inledningen på Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals, Ody-C) och Steve Liebers (The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, The Fix) nya pågående serie med Jimmy Olsen i huvudrollen. Mig veterligen är det Fraction och Liebers debut på DC och bara det gör detta specialnummer högintressant.
MARVEL COMICS
SAVAGE AVENGERS #1
GERRY DUGGAN (W) • MIKE DEODATO JR. (A)
Cover by DAVID FINCH
VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO JR.
VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
HIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY MOEBIUS
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
The most savage, most unkillable team of characters in the Marvel Universe is assembled! Wolverine! Venom! Elektra! Punisher! And in their midst – Conan the Barbarian! Conan has returned to the Marvel Universe and his new adventures begin here. What is the City of Sickles? Who is the Marrow God? How is the Hand involved? The roughest and most dangerous characters rumble through this new title starting with…Conan vs. Wolverine? ’Nuff said.
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99
Intresse: 2
GIANT-MAN #1 & #2 (of 3)
LEAH WILLIAMS (W) • MARCO CASTIELLO (A) • Cover by WOO CHEOL
ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER BY DALE KEOWN
ISSUE #1 – REMASTERED VARIANT COVER BY BOB POWELL
ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY TBA
WAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN! ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS!
Issue #1 – At the behest of All-Mother Freyja, four men must rise to monstrous heights and infiltrate the most savage territory of New Jotunheim: Florida!
Issue #2 – Four of the biggest men in the Marvel Universe are on a mission in Frost Giant territory: kill the patriarch of all Frost Giants himself, Ymir, on behalf of Lady Freyja. But how exactly will they penetrate Laufey’s forces? By becoming masters of disguise!
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$3.99 (EACH)
Intresse: 2
Det mesta hos Marvel handlar om det stora eventet War of the Realms vilket endast medför en axelryckning i mitt fall men Giant-Man sticker ut i överflödet av olika tie-ins med en, skämt åsido, imponerande laguppställning av superhjältar.
IMAGE COMICS
EXCELLENCE #1
WRITER: Brandon Thomas
ARTIST / COVER A: Emilio Lopez, Khary Randolph
MAY 08 / 40 pages / FC/ T+ / $3.99
Spencer Dales was born into a world of magic. His father belongs to the Aegis, a secret society of black magicians ordered by their unseen masters to better the lives of others—those with greater potential—but never themselves. Now it’s time for Spencer to follow in his father’s footsteps, but all he sees is a broken system in need of someone with the wand and the will to change it. But in this fight for a better future, who will stand beside him? KHARY RANDOLPH (We Are Robin, Noble, Black, TECH JACKET) and BRANDON THOMAS (HORIZON, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury, Noble, Voltron) ignite a generational war in this action-fantasy series, made entirely by creators of color, and committed to one truth above all others—Excellence is Real.
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GOGOR #1
WRITER / ARTIST / COVER A: Ken Garing
MAY 01 / 32 pages / FC/ T / $3.99
From KEN GARING, the writer/artist of the acclaimed series PLANETOID, comes an all-new ongoing series of wonderfully weird high fantasy! Deep underground, among the floating islands of Altara, the mystical Gogor sleeps. But trouble brews above ground as soldiers of the Domus impose their will across the land. Now, a young student named Armano must awaken Gogor and begin his quest to protect the culture of Altara. This debut issue kicks off with 28 pages of story!
Intresse: 4
En av få serier under maj månad som fångat mitt intresse och det faktum att High Fantasy är en softspot för mig samt att Image visat att de behärskar genren med titlar som Isola och Monstress så tänker jag definitivt utforska denna titel.
SAGA: BOOK THREE DELUXE HC
WRITER: Brian K. Vaughan
ARTIST / COVER A: Fiona Staples
MAY 29 / 504 pages / FC/ M / $49.99
At long last, it’s finally time for the THIRD massive hardcover collection of SAGA, the critically acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy series from the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist FIONA STAPLES and writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN. Collecting 18 of the most shocking and impactful issues from the epic tale of Hazel and her star-crossed parents, this deluxe edition features a striking, all-new original cover from FIONA STAPLES, as well as exclusive, never-before-seen extras. Collects SAGA #37-54 TRIM SIZE: 7.25” x 10.875”
Intresse: 5
Ett måste för alla älskare av riktigt bra serier och hade jag inte läst Saga i tradeformat så hade den varit ett givet inköp plus att den kommer att se mycket bra ut i bokhyllan.
DARK HORSE COMICS
BEASTS OF BURDEN: THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS, PART ONE (OF TWO)
Evan Dorkin (W) and Jill Thompson (A/Cover)
On sale May 1
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
A team of paranormal investigators poking around Burden Hill disturb the graveyard where the ”Master” lies, setting off a chain of events that will have serious consequences for the animal defenders of the haunted town.
Intresse: 5
Eftersom jag läst allt med Beasts of Burden och fullkomligt avgudar serien är det här ett givet inköp och min enda sorg är att det går så långt mellan volymerna som illustreras av Jill Thompson och att hon har så många järn i elden så att hon inte hinner ägna sig åt serien 24/7.
HELLBOY VS. LOBSTER JOHNSON: THE RING OF DEATH ONE-SHOT
Mike Mignola (W), Chris Roberson (W), Mike Norton (A), Paul Grist (A), Dave Stewart (C), Bill Crabtree (C), and Paolo Rivera (Cover)
On sale May 29
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
One-shot
Two legends meet face to face! Who will survive when Hellboy and Lobster Johnson meet . . . in the RING OF DEATH?
Hellboy’s infamous misadventures in Mexico are revealed in this double-barreled one-shot! Mike Norton draws Hellboy’s ill-fated turn as foe to Lobster Johnson in a luchador movie, while Paul Grist returns to draw the Visitor as he lurks in the shadows with troubling doubts about his decision to spare Hellboy.
Intresse: 3
Jag har aldrig läst en ruta Hellboy, vilket är rätt pinsamt i detta sammanhang, men denna one-shot förtjänar dock en rekommendation, inte minst för alla som älskar Mignolaverse, Hellboy eller Lobster Johnson.
LAST STOP ON THE RED LINE #1
Paul Maybury (W), Sam Lotfi (A/Cover), and John Rauch (C)
On sale May 8
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
Detective Migdalia Torres investigates a vicious strangling on a Boston subway car with no feasible leads. As potential evidence produces dead ends, Migdalia inadvertently takes in a vagrant named Yusef who may have a supernatural connection to the crime at hand.
– Writer Paul Maybury and illustrator Sam Lotfi bring a horrific murder mystery to Dark Horse!
Intresse: 3
Bostonstryparen (om det var en eller flera skyldiga för dessa brott råder det delade meningar om) härjade i staden Boston i början på 1960-talet och nu kommer en modern variant på samma tema – dessutom kryddat med övernaturliga inslag.
IDW
THEY CALLED US ENEMY (Top Shelf)
George Takei, Justin Eisinger & Steven Scott (W) – Harmony Becker (A/C)
George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new frontiers in Star Trek, he woke up as a four-year-old boy to find his own birth country at war with his father’s—and their entire family forced from their home into an uncertain future.
In a stunning graphic memoir, Takei revisits his haunting childhood in American concentration camps, as one of over 100,000 Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon—and America itself—in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love.
TPB – B&W – $19.99 – 192 pages – 6” x 8-1/2” – ISBN: 978-1-60309-450-4
Bullet points:
Advance solicited for July release!
“One of the most anticipated books of 2019.”—Entertainment Weekly
From the house that brought you the bestselling & award-winning March trilogy!
Intresse: 4
Den prisbelönade serien March – om den amerikanska medborgarrättsrörelsens historia – är mycket läsvärd och nu presenterar IDW:s imprint Top Shelf ett nytt mörkt kapitel i USA:s historia, nämligen interneringen av amerikaner av japanskt ursprung under Andra världskriget, skildrat genom George Takeis ögon som var en av de drabbade.
ROAD OF BONES #1
Rich Douek (W) – Alex Cormack (A/C)
In 1953, the Siberian Gulag of Kolyma is hell on Earth—which is why Roman Morozov leaps at the chance to escape it. But even if they make it out, Roman and his fellow escapees still have hundreds of miles of frozen tundra between them and freedom. With the help of a mysterious being straight out of his childhood fairy tale stories, Roman just might make it—or is the being simply a manifestation of his brutal circumstances driving him insane?
FC – 32 pages – $3.99
Bullet points:
From writer Rich Douek (Gutter Magic) and artist Alex Cormack (Sink), Road of Bones will carve a path of unrelenting dread right into your heart.
Horror, history, and Russian folklore collide in this brutal survival tale, where the worst prison in the world is merely the gateway to even darker horrors.
Intresse: 4
1953 var året då Stalin avled efter en osedvanligt brutal tidsepok i Rysslands historia och denna nya serie tar oss med på en kylslagen och skräckslagen berättelse från den sibiriska tundran som utspela under detta tidevarv.
BOOM! STUDIOS
CODA #12
Retail Price : $19.99
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Matías Bergara
Cover Artist:
Main Cover: Matías Bergara
Intermix Cover: Chris Visions
Synopsis: The story of Hum and the Nag comes to a close.
Intresse: 5
Coda har jag följt sedan starten och jag ser verkligen emot avslutningen på denna mycket läsvärda serie.
MÅNANDENS TIPS:
Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others av Evan Dorkin och Jill Thompson.
