Wednesday is here again, which means a new week for new comics (THUMBS, IGNITED & DCEASED). 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.
THUMBS #1 – $3.99
Image Comics – Sean Lewis, Hayden Sherman
Imagine someone like, say, Mark Zuckerberg created his own army of tech-obsessed teens and directed them to take on the government. What would the fallout be? Charley “Thumbs” Fellows is a member of just such an army. Poor and raised by the influential MOM app, he finds himself in the center of a war. The Social Network meets Blade Runner in this big event book from the team that brought you the hit series THE FEW!
MEET THE SKRULLS #5 – $3.99
Marvel Comics – Robbie Thompson, Niko Henrichon, Laurent Grossat, Travis Lanham, Marcos Martin
• The Warner family may be alien infiltrators trying to bring down human civilization, but could PROJECT BLOSSOM actually be WORSE?!
• Don’t sleep on the book that everyone will be talking about for years to come!
ROCKO’S MODERN AFTERLIFE #3 – $3.99
BOOM! Studios – Anthony Burch, Mattia Di Meo, Francessco Segala, Jim Campbell, Ian McGinty
Rocko and Filburt finally manage to make it to Heffer’s house, but have they made it in time to prevent their dear pal from turning into a zombie? Dr. Hutchison makes her debut in the series with an earth-shaking revelation about what’s causing the outbreak.
IGNITED #1 – $3.99
Humanoids – Mark Waid, Kwanza Osajyefo, Philippe Briones, Andrew Crossley, Leonardo Paciarotti, A Larger World Studios, Mike McKone
Welcome to the H1 Universe and Ignited, Humanoids’ first ever ongoing super-powered series-brought to you by an explosive team: writers Mark Waid (Kingdom Come) and Kwanza Osajyefo (Black AF), and artist Phil Briones (Aquaman), with covers by John Cassaday and Yanick Paquette! It’s the first day back at Phoenix Academy High, but this year there’s no back to school excitement in the air as returning students and faculty are haunted by memories of last year’s horrific attack. So many friends and colleagues were lost, and some of those who survived underwent changes; they Ignited, gaining supernatural abilities they barely understand. Little do they know this is just the beginning!
DCEASED #2 – $3.99
DC Comics – Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Guadiano, Yasmin Putri
Millions are dying every minute. Heroes and villains alike are falling. Can the Justice League unite to find a way to stop the spread of death? Can they save humanity from extinction? Can they even save themselves? The key to survival may hinge on the last moments of one of the World’s Finest Heroes…