Wednesday is here again, which means a new week for new comics (CULT CLASSIC, TERRIFICS & THE WILDS). If you are like me, you may still have a stack of comics that haven’t been read from last week, but how can anyone fault us for reading. Here is a list of books I will be picking up at my local comic shop.
Like many readers I try to budget my purchases, which can become difficult when there are so many quality books being published each week. So here are 5 titles to consider picking up this week.
CULT CLASSIC: RETURN TO WHISPER #1 – $1.99
Vault Comics – Eliot Rahal @EliotRahal, Felipe Cunha @felipecunha, Dee Cunniffe @deezoid, Taylor Esposito @TaylorEspo, Irene Koh @kohquette
In 1997, a group of teenagers discover a treasure of immeasurable wealth. Fearing that their newfound fortune will be stolen from them, they make a pact: One day they’ll all come back as adults, divide their riches, and live happily ever after. Fifteen years later, they have returned. Not to uncover a fortune, but to bury a friend. From Eliot Rahal (Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe, The Paybacks) & Felipe Cunha (Flash Gordon, Turok) comes the first full-length series in the much-anticipated Cult Classic Universe!
REDNECK #10 – $3.99
Image Comics – Donny Cates @Doncates, Lisandro Estherren @LEstherren, Dee Cunniffe @deezoid, Nick Pitarra @NickPitarra
With the Bowman clan otherwise occupied, their human familiars Phil and Evil take the wheel, fighting federal agents and vampires alike, all in the name of family.
TERRIFICS #1 – $2.99
DC Comics – Jeff Lemire @JeffLemire, Joe Prado @Joe_Prado, Ivan Reis, Marcelo Maiolo
Bound together by fate, united by the spirit of exploration and hope for tomorrow, the Terrifics are bound from the Dark Multiverse of Metal! When Mr. Terrific, Metamorpho, Plastic Man and Phantom Girl find themselves literally bound together by a tragic accident, our team of unlikely allies must rely on one another to make their way back home. But a startling revelation on their return trip brings them face to face with a new mystery: Where in the universe is Tom Strong?
THANOS #16 – $3.99
Marvel Comics – Donny Cates @Doncates, Geoff Shaw @GeoffShaw12, Antonio Fabela @AntoniaFabela, Clayton Cowles @ClaytonCowles
THANOS WINS Part 4
• The secret origins of King Thanos’ right-hand man, the cosmic spirit of vengeance, Ghost Rider!
• Just who IS this madman and how did he become allies with the most evil man in the Universe?
THE WILDS #1 – $3.99
Black Mask Studios – Vita Ayala @definitelyvita, Emily Pearson @emishlyart, Marissa Louise @marissadraws, Jim Campbell @CampbellLetters
After a cataclysmic plague sweeps across America, survivors come together to form citystate-like communities for safety. Daisy Walker is a Runner for The Compound, a mix of post-apocalyptic postal service and black market salvaging operation. It is a Runner’s job to ferry items and people between settlements, and on occasion scavenge through the ruins of the old world. Daisy is the best there is at what she does. Out beyond the settlement walls are innumerable dangers: feral animals, crumbling structures, and Abominations – those that were touched by the plague and became something other. After a decade of surviving, Daisy isn’t phased by any of it – until her lover, another Runner named Heather, goes missing on a job. Desperate to find her, Daisy begins to see that there may be little difference between the world inside the walls and the horrors beyond. From writer Vita Ayala (Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, Wonder Woman Annual) and Emily Pearson (Cult Classic) with colors by Marissa Louise (Spell On Wheels) and covers by Natasha Alterici (Heathen), comes this bold tale of surviving in bleak times.
Extra Pulls: Doctor Star & Kingdom Lost Tomorrow #1, Imaginary Fiends #4, Rat Queens #8, Saga #49, Doctor Strange #386