New Comics for Wednesday, October 4, 2023
/Prepare for an unparalleled comic book extravaganza, as Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, is poised to set the comic world ablaze! With the days growing shorter, the narratives within these pages are destined to shine brighter than ever, beckoning readers into a realm of excitement and wonder.
This October 4th, New Comic Book Day is nothing short of a thrill-seeker's paradise, boasting a captivating array of new releases that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Among the plethora of astonishing tales, four titles have emerged as beacons of anticipation, promising an immersive experience that will resonate long after the final page is turned. So, brace yourself for a comic book odyssey, and let's unveil these spotlight releases that are poised to define a new era in the world of comics.
ALIEN ANNUAL #1
(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Danny Earls (CA) Declan Shalvey
PITY THE XENO! A Xenomorph queen and her hive descend on a dark world. They're hungry - they're always hungry - and stand poised to overrun this planet like they have so many others. Until the native life fights back. Declan Shalvey and Danny Earls deliver an action-packed story and show-stopping visuals in this standalone entry in the Alien mythos!
RANGER ACADEMY #1
(W) Maria Ingrande Mora (A) Jo Mi-Gyeong (CA) Miguel Mercado
If you had a chance to join the Power Rangers, would you do it? 13-year-old Sage lives on an isolated lunar colony with her adoptive father, but her days on the farm will change forever when she comes across a wreckage with wounded passengers... people from an academy training to be something called... POWER RANGERS!
Fresh off their Free Comic Book Day preview, acclaimed YA author Maria Ingrande Mora (Fragile Remedy) and superstar artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve: Children of the Moon) introduce a bold new expansion of the Power Rangers Universe!For the first time, discover the amazing school where Rangers are trained, and find out for yourself which Ranger color you would join!
Would you test your might as a Red Ranger, never surrender as a Black Ranger, inspire those around you as a Pink Ranger, show no fear as a Yellow Ranger, or prove that you're the smartest kid on the team as a Blue Ranger? Enroll today!
DC’S GHOULS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN #1 (ONE SHOT)
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Alvaro Martinez Bueno
SKIN-CRAWLING STORIES OF THE DC GHOUL-IVERSE!
Written by Ellen Tremiti, John Arcudi, Greg Burnham, Soman Chainani, Adam F. Goldberg and Hans Rodionoff, Christopher Sean and Laneya, Alex Galer, and others Art by Tyler Crook, Shawn McManus, Javier Rodriguez, Pablo M. Collar, Danny Earls, Dexter Soy, and others.
Superman imprisoned by an unfriendly ghost! Man-Bat versus a werewolf! Mary Marvel and Dr. Psycho crashing a Halloween frat party! Plus: the Question faces horrific crimes of fashion; Robotman wrestles a ghostly glitch; Crush helps Lobo find the perfect costume; and Nightwing and Red Hood spend a frightful night in Bludhaven, co-written by Christopher Sean, the voice of Nightwing from the Gotham Knights video game! The chills will last longer than your candy corn!
G.O.D.S. #1
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Mateus Manhanini
JONATHAN HICKMAN RE-INVENTS THE COSMOLOGY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE-POWERS-THAT-BE MEET THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS? The infinite détente between THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS and THE-POWERS-THAT-BE nears an end. Old acquaintances are reunited during a Babylon Event. The Lion of Wolves throws the worst parties. Don't look under the table. There's a John Wilkes Booth penny on the ground. This ENORMOUS EXTRA-SIZED first issue features DOCTOR STRANGE, who, while not boring at all, is easily the most boring person in the book.
New Comics List 10-04-2023
SCIENCE / FICTION
ALIEN ANNUAL #1 $5.99
GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS #4 $3.99
SACRIFICERS #3 $3.99
STAR TREK: DEFIANT #8 $4.99
STAR TREK: HOLO-WEEN #1 $3.99
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS--THE SCORPIUS RUN #2 $3.99
STAR TREK: YEAR FIVE DELUXE EDITION--BOOK ONE TP $39.99
TRANSFORMERS #1 (ENERGON UNIVERSE) $4.99
VOID RIVALS #2 3RD PTG $3.99
FANTASY / ADVENTURE
AMERICAN GODS VOLUME 3: THE MOMENT OF THE STORM TP $24.99
BATTLE CHASERS #12 2ND PTG (MR) $3.99
DRAGON AGE: THE MISSING TP $19.99
LORE OLYMPUS: VOLUME FIVE TP $21.00
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: FORGE OF DESTINY #2 $3.99
NIGHT EATERS GN VOL 02 HER LITTLE REAPERS $29.99
WITCHER OMNIBUS TP VOLUME 2 $29.99
INDY SUPER HEROES
CRESTAR & KNIGHT STALLION #3 (OF 3) $4.99
JUNK RABBIT TP (MR) $16.99
LOCAL MAN TP HEARTLAND VOL 01 $16.99
PLOT HOLES #2 (OF 5) $3.99
RANGER ACADEMY #1 $3.99
THE ROCKETEER: IN THE DEN OF THIEVES #3 $4.99
KING SPAWN #26 $2.99
KING SPAWN TP VOL 03 $16.99
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN PRESENTS WILD CARDS TP: SINS OF THE FATHER $28.99
DC UNIVERSE
BATMAN #138 (BATMAN CATWOMAN THE GOTHAM WAR) $4.99
DETECTIVE COMICS #140 FACSIMILE EDITION $4.99
BIRDS OF PREY #2 $3.99
BLUE BEETLE #2 $3.99
DC HORROR PRESENTS: SGT. ROCK VS. THE ARMY OF THE DEAD TP $24.99
DC’S GHOULS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN #1 (ONE SHOT) $9.99
FIRE & ICE WELCOME TO SMALLVILLE #2 (OF 6) $3.99
GHOST-MAKER/CLOWNHUNTER BY JAMES TYNION IV TP $19.99
JOKER THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #11 $5.99
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA GOLD EDITION (REPRINTING #1 -3) $4.99
PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD #6 (OF 6) $4.99
POISON IVY #15 $3.99
SHAZAM #4 $3.99
ZATANNA & THE RIPPER VOLUME ONE GN $14.99
MARVEL UNIVERSE
BLACK PANTHER #5 $3.99
CAPTAIN MARVEL: DARK TEMPEST #4 $3.99
DOCTOR STRANGE #8 $3.99
DOCTOR STRANGE BY JED MACKAY TP VOL. 1: THE LIFE OF DOCTOR STRANGE $17.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #12 $3.99
G.O.D.S. #1 $9.99
GHOST RIDER ANNUAL #1 $4.99
ALL OF THE MARVELS HC $18.00
RED GOBLIN #9 $3.99
STRANGE ACADEMY: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 $4.99
IMMORTAL THOR #1 2ND PTG [G.O.D.S.] $6.99
X-FORCE #45 [FALL] $3.99
IMMORTAL X-MEN #16 [FALL] $3.99
X-MEN #27 [FALL] $3.99
MIGHTY MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE X-MEN VOL. 3 - DIVIDED WE FALL $15.99
STAR WARS UNIVERSE
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #39 [DD] $4.99
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #39 [DD] $4.99
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC - SHADOWS OF STARLIGHT #1 $5.99
HOW TO
COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING MANGA & ANIME $19.99
UNOFFICIAL COOKBOOK FOR FANS OF WILLY WONKA HC $24.99
EARLY READER GRAPHIC NOVELS
THE BIG ADVENTURES OF BABYMOUSE: BESTIES! (BOOK 2) $13.99
SHAPES AND SHAPES $7.99
SUPER MAGIC BOY: I AM A DINOSAUR $10.99
MIDDLE GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS
ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #344 $9.99
ARCHIES HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR ONESHOT $3.99
ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARK GN VOL 01 WITCHS WINGS $14.99
CITY OF DRAGONS GN VOL 02 RISE OF THE SHADOWFIRE $12.99
HILDA'S WORLD TP $21.99
MABUHAY GN $12.99
MANGA
CORAL'S REEF VOL. 1 TP $13.99
JUJUTSU KAISEN OFFICIAL ANIME GUIDE SEASON 1 SC $17.99
LOST TIME TP $13.99
MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADYBUG & CAT NOIR GN VOL 2 $10.99
SPY X FAMILY OFFICIAL GUIDE EYES ONLY GN $16.99
TAMONS B-SIDE GN VOL 01 $9.99
WITCH HAT ATELIER TP 11 $12.99
MANGA (MATURE)
CENTAURS GN VOL 01 $12.99
CHAINSAW MAN GN VOL 12 $11.99
IMMORTAL REGIS OMNIBUS GN VOL 01 (MR) $19.99
NEJISHIKI HC (MR) $29.95
RIVERS EDGE GN (MR) $14.95
CRIME / ESPIONAGE
007 FOR KING COUNTRY #5 $3.99
CAT FIGHT #4 $3.99
ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #3 (OF 6) $3.99
TEAR US APART #2 $4.99
ACTION / ADVENTURE
SHEENA QUEEN OF JUNGLE #2 $3.99
HORROR / SUSPENSE
ABBOTT: 1979 #1 (OF 5) $4.99
ALICE COOPER #1 (OF 5) $4.99
CHOSEN ONE TP THE AMERICAN JESUS TRILOGY (MR) $24.99
CLEMENTINE GN BOOK 02 $14.99
FEARLESS DAWN THE BOMB #2 (OF 5) $4.99
GHOSTLORE #5 (OF 12) $4.99
GHOSTLORE TP VOL 01 DISCOVER NOW ED $16.99
LET ME OUT GN (MR) $19.99
THE MIDNITE SHOW #1 $3.99
PARASOCIAL HC (MR) $18.99
PHANTOM ROAD TP VOL 01 (MR) $14.99
THE SICKNESS #2 $6.00
VAMPIRELLA DEAD FLOWERS #1 (OF 4) $3.99
WHERE MONSTERS LIE TP $19.99
ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVELS
BE THAT WAY HC $22.99
BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE HC $34.99
FANTASY SPORTS 1 GN $12.99
GINSENG ROOTS #12 $9.00
MONICA HC $30.00
MY BRILLIANT FRIEND GN $26.00
MY PICTURE DIARY HC (MR) $29.95
PRINCE IN COMICS HC $27.99
SUMMER OF HAMN HC GN $34.95
THE MYSTERIES HC $19.99
CLASSIC COMIC / STRIP ARCHIVES
EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 TP $24.99
EC ARCHIVES: WEIRD FANTASY TP VOLUME 2 $19.99