Shockwave | Transformers | Energon Universe | Skybound

Welcome to the Energon Universe—Wave 2 trailer from Skybound!

The people have spoken—Skybound’s Energon Universe featuring the Transformers, G.I Joe, and brand-new characters like the Void Rivals (they don’t call themselves that but it’s such a cool name) is a huge success! Now, with all the players established, Skybound has released this teaser video for Wave 2 of the Energon Universe… and you might say that it teases the return of someone guaranteed to send “Shockwaves” through every single title! In fact, you might even say that Shockwave, the popular Transformers character, appears prominently in the video!

Ghost Machine 1 (Gary Frank Foil Variant) | Image Comics | AshAveComics.com

There’s Always Next Week: January 19, 2024

by Paul

After a week spent communicating entirely in Nanalan’ clips, I worry that the language center of my brain has become too shrivelled to write a coherent column for you. Will I be able to write about Grand Admiral Thrawn without using the phrase “What a glorious gentleman!”? It might be a bumpy ride this week, gang, but don’t worry… There’s Always Next Week!

Ghost Machine 1 | Image Comics | AshAveComics.com

GHOST MACHINE #1

Art: Gary Frank, Bryan Hitch, Jason Fabok, Francis Manapul | Story: Geoff Johns, Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Meltzer, Lamont Magee, Maytal Zchut (Image Comics, $4.99)

One thing Gary Frank does that really made an impression on me early on is capture everyday body language. There’s a panel in one of his Incredible Hulk issues—during the Asgard story, I think, I tried to find the panel for you but no such luck—where Betty Banner and Marlo are talking to one of Marvel’s goofs and he draws them making that kind of “round-the-bend” gesture you make to indicate someone is nuts. You know, where you hold your index finger in the air and twirl it around. It’s such a quotidian gesture that you never think about it when you see it in day-to-day life but is really hard to describe, let alone capture in a static comic book panel. Frank does gesture with the best of them. It’s amazing to think how long it took him to catch on as a superstar. Even though he’s obviously improved since those Hulk days, he was so terrific to start that it’s a wonder he wasn’t snapped up by Image to draw some short-lived project that would have paid him enough royalties to retire. He is, to me, the star attraction of Ghost Machine #1, which at 64 pages for $4.99 is a hell of a good value in addition to being choc-a-bloc with superstar talent (Bryan Hitch, Jason Fabok, and Francis Manapul are also present). This looks to have the rat-a-tat 2000 A.D. anthology rhythm that I always find satisfying. This one is top-of-the-stack for me next week.

PRE-ORDER IT: Gary Frank Main Cover | Gary Frank Foil Variant | Gary Frank Variant | Bryan Hitch Variant | Francis Manapul Variant | Jason Fabok Variant | Peter Snejbjerg Variant | Ivan Reis Variant

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RESURRECTION OF MAGNETO #1

Art: Luciano Vecchio | Story: Al Ewing (Marvel Comics, $5.99)

X-readers will recall that Magneto’s very specific request upon his death was, “I would like to stay dead. Look, I deleted myself from the back-to-life machine. No resurrection of me, please.” So here comes Storm to resurrect Magneto in this new series titled Resurrection of Magneto.

This has got to be very frustrating for Magneto. Personally, as someone wired to be distracted and dazed by the least little thing, I find this whole premise triggering. It’s like Magneto locked the door to his office so he can finally concentrate and get some work done, and then Storm comes around and taps on the window to ask him to use his magnet powers to open a stubborn jar of tomato sauce. She’s like Dennis the Menace going over to Mr. Wilson’s house all the time. X-Men Red is consistently neck-and-neck with Immortal X-Men for the best-selling X-title at the shop, so I’m sure Al Ewing has something much more exciting and thought-provoking in store than Storm running around Magneto’s ghost house going, “What’s this do?” But Storm, you’ve been around for almost fifty years now. Learn how to open your own jars.

PRE-ORDER IT: Stefano Caselli Main Cover | David Baldeon Foil Variant | Insignia Variant | John Christopher Tyler Negative Space Variant | Nic Klein Stormbreakers Variant

Star Wars: Thrawn—Alliances 1 | Marvel Comics | AshAveComics.com

STAR WARS: THRAWN—ALLIANCES #1

Art: Andrea Di Vito | Story: Jody Houser, Timothy Zahn (Marvel Comics, $5.99)

Here comes Grand Admiral Thrawn again in this, Marvel’s adaptation of Timothy Zahn’s novel sequel to their adaptation of Timothy Zahn’s first Thrawn novel, if I’ve got my facts straight. Thrawn, if I recall correctly from the Heir to the Empire books I read when I was a young’n, is one of those 4-D chess-player dudes who has a plan for every contingency and thinks of everything. He even came with a stooge who would always think, “Boy, Thrawn sure is smart,” whenever Thrawn did something smart. Thrawn is, in short, the best at everything, a real charmer, and can’t be beat, and Star Wars fans everywhere celebrate him for it. But then when it’s Daisy Ridley doing it…

PRE-ORDER IT: Rod Reis Main Cover | Promo Variant | Taurin Clarke Variant

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JUSTICE DUCKS #1

Art: Carlo Lauro | Story: Roger Langridge (Dynamite Entertainment, $3.99)

Welcome back to Talking Animal Corner, where every week I spotlight a comic featuring talking animals. You’ll recall that last week we looked at Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter #1, and this week, Justice Ducks #1 really fits the bill. While I haven’t been privy to a preview due to Dynamite’s strict no-Peking policy, Roger Langridge has a solid track record in the talking-animal genre, so he can be counted on not to lay an egg here. Prepare to quack up as these various Disney ducks form a strong pond with each other as they battle villains who’ve run a-fowl of the law. This was a mistake. I promise I’ll never do this again. R.I.P. Talking Animal Corner, January 12, 2024-January 19, 2024.

PRE-ORDER IT: Mirka Andolfo Main Cover | Francesco Tomaselli Variant | Roger Langridge Variant | Trish Forstner Negative Space Variant | Blank Authentix Variant

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There’s Always Next Week: January 12, 2024

by Paul

With the overwhelming, three-roll blockbuster1 success of last week’s Ultimate Spider-Man #1, what lessons will Marvel take away? Was it the beard (not Mary Jane, the beard of hair on his face)? Will bearded superheroes become the next hot trend in comics? Sure, you’ve seen Batman fight the Joker a million times… but you’ve never seen him do it with a beard! Be on the lookout for the first bearded cover appearance of your favorite characters and get ready to sit on them until Key Collector sounds the Slab Alert. In the meantime… there’s always next week!

Avengers: Twilight 1 | Marvel Comics | AshAveComics.com

AVENGERS: TWILIGHT #1

Art: Daniel Acuña | Story: Chip Zdarsky (Marvel Comics, $5.99)

In the weird world of tomorrow’s Marvel Universe, an aging but still clean-shaven Steve Rogers (who would definitely have been drawn with a beard if this had been commissioned a few months later) struggles to find his place in a world that hates and fears him. (TBD if anyone calls him out for this mutant appropriation.) The preview I read looks like an Old Man Logan-style story crossed with the mall scene from Minority Report, so who knows where it will lead? There’s a lot of buzz around this book because readers are hip to Chip and Alex Ross is providing covers, so get in on the ground floor here at Ash Ave Comics.

PRE-ORDER IT: Alex Ross Main Cover | Daniel Acuña Variant | Daniel Acuña Foil Variant | Felipe Massafera Variant | Leinil Yu Twilight Character Variant | Skottie Young Variant

John Constantine: Hellblazer—Dead in America 1 | DC Comics | AshAveComics.com

JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER—DEAD IN AMERICA #1

Art: Aaron Campbell | Story: Si Spurrier (DC Comics, $4.99)

I didn’t realize until I went to fetch the updated cover art with the trade dress that this was a Sandman Universe thing. No doubt DC is hewing to the comics industry superstition, dating back to the 20s (when Krazy Kat Presents: World of Krazy Kat—Mrs. Kwakk Wakk’s Revenge [The Death of Officer Pupp] bombed and tanked the circulation of dozens of Hearst papers), that a book with three titles is box office but a book with four titles is commercial suicide. Campbell and Spurrier bring John Constantine here to America to tell us what’s what (or, more accurately, wot’s wot) and rub elbows with some of his Vertigo buddies from the old days like Sandman and Swamp Thing. They had the magic (or should I say magick) touch with Hellblazer a few years ago so it seems a cinch they’ll do it again.

PRE-ORDER IT: Aaron Campbell Main Cover | Jock Variant | Sean Phillips Variant

Sonic the Hedgehog: Fang the Hunter 1 | IDW Publishing | AshAveComics.com

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: FANG THE HUNTER #1

Art: Mauro Fonseca | Story: Ian Flynn (IDW Publishing, $3.99)

I was a Nintendo kid so I only ever played Sonic the Hedgehog when I went to visit my cousin, who was brand-loyal to Sega for one reason or another and had both the Sega Master System and the Genesis. It was always like visiting a parallel universe where the guy who invented Super Mario went into greeting cards or something instead, setting in motion a chain of events leading to Sega dominating the earth. I relate this to you because the only two things I know about Sonic the Hedgehog are that my cousin had his game (and I was terrible at it), and we sell the 1:10 Sonic incentive cover every month like clockwork. There is a dedicated audience for this series, and if you’re part of it, we at Ash Avenue Comics salute you. This Fang the Hunter spin-off bills itself as “the first Classic-era Sonic the Hedgehog miniseries from IDW” (which I take to mean it’s related to his Archie Comics days and stars a fedora-wearing jerboa, a thing I never heard of before that looks like a cute little pocket-sized kangaroo and is probably an absolute terror. Jerboas, your ship has come in.

PRE-ORDER IT: Aaron Hammerstrom Main Cover | Mark Hughes Variant | 1:10 Mauro Fonseca Variant

Colonized (One-Shot) | Image Comics | AshAveComics.com

COLONIZED (ONE-SHOT)

Art: Drew Moss | Story: Chris Ryall (Image Comics, $9.99)

This caught my eye because it’s a spin-off of Zombies Vs. Robots, the Ashley Wood book that was written by Chris Ryall that I was really into about 15-20 years ago. This time it’s zombies vs. aliens, a struggle in which I don’t have any particular rooting interest (aliens, I guess), but it may be wise to read this in the event that a real-life zombie/alien conflict ever breaks out. I mean, knock on wood. I pray to god it never happens.

PRE-ORDER IT: Francesco Francavilla Main Cover

Cobra Commander 1 (Of 5) | Image Comics | AshAveComics.com

COBRA COMMANDER #1 (OF 5)

Art: Andrea Milana | Story: Joshua Williamson (Image Comics, $4.99)

For my money, Cobra Commander was the best comic book villain when I was a kid. Sure, maybe your Magnetos or your Doctor Dooms had more sympathetic back stories or convincing reasons for their evildoing, but they didn’t make me laugh. In supervillainy, as in so many other things, that goes a long way. He also features in one of my favorite comic panels of all time:

Cobra Commander kicking a dog | AshAveComics.com

Now that is one evil chap. I have doubts that CC will be funny this time around. In fact, I suspect we’ll probably see him wreak some kind of sensational ultra-violence in the name of Seriousness and Sophistication. But all the other Energon Universe books have been winners so far to one degree or another, so this one deserves a look too.

PRE-ORDER IT: Andrea Milana Main Cover | David Aja Variant | 1:10 Tyler Boss Variant | 1:25 Steve Epting Variant | 1:50 Andrea Sorrentino Variant | Blank Sketch Variant

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JACKPOT #1

Art: Joey Vasquez | Story: Celeste Bronfman (Marvel Comics, $4.99)

Can we all be happy that Ultimate Spider-Man is here to band-aid that Spider-Man marriage wound for people? This way we get to see mainstream Mary Jane do stuff like this or Betty and Veronica around with Black Cat, while Ultimate Mary Jane can sit at home with the rolling pin when Spider-Man stays out too late or have Mary Worth-style subplots that interrupt the main action, which are the two things I remember her doing when I was a kid. Also, point of interest: Is writer Celeste Bronfman related to the Bronfman heiresses who were in the thick of the NXIVM cult we all read about in the news a few years ago? Is that a tasteless question to ask? I’m just saying, if she is, we might be seeing Mary Jane say and do some things we’ve never seen her say and do before. If you want my advice, my friends, you should buy this comic and find out.

PRE-ORDER IT: Pablo Villalobos Main Cover | Ejikure Jackpot Variant | Elizabeth Torque Variant | Nicoletta Baldari Variant

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  1. A three-roll blockbuster is what we boys of the comics-by-mail game call a book for which we needed three rolls of packing tape to wrap up all the orders we shipped out. ↩︎
Ultimate Spider-Man 1 | Marvel Comics | AshAveComics.com

There’s Always Next Week: January 5, 2024

by Paul

Careful observers of this site will have noted our halting efforts to create a weekly feature for the blog, but I think I’ve cracked the code this time! Welcome to There’s Always Next Week, the new feature where we look ahead to next week’s comics and also see which upcoming books are approaching Final Order Cut-Off on Sunday and Monday. What better place to start than with a look at the hot new Spider-Man title that’s got everyone all a-twitter (or all a-X, if you prefer)?

Giant Size Spider-Man 1 | Marvel Comics | AshAveComics.com

GIANT-SIZE SPIDER-MAN #1

Art: Iban Coello | Story: Cody Ziglar (Marvel Comics, $6.99)

But first, let’s talk about Giant-Size Spider-Man #1! Ha ha! That’s the kind of twist and turn you’ll be able to look forward to every week here at TANW. While Ultimate Spider-Man #1 may be the Marcia Brady to Giant-Size‘s Jan, this comic shouldn’t be overlooked. In the main feature, Son of Venom fails to see eye-to-eye with the People’s Favorite, Miles Morales, while the back-up is a re-print of Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #22 by Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Good value! You can hear writer Cody Ziglar cracking his knuckles here as a warm-up to February’s Spider-Punk: Arms Race #1, so if you’re excited for that, this makes a good appetizer.

PRE-ORDER IT: Bryan Hitch Main Cover | Alexander Lozano Variant | Dave Bardin Deadly Foes Variant

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ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1

Art: Marco Checcetto | Story: Jonathan Hickman (Marvel Comics, $5.99)

Two things we know about the new 2024 model Ultimate Spider-Man: 1) He has a beard (not Mary Jane, an actual beard on his face) which is going to cause all kinds of static cling and chafing under the mask. 2) If I know Jonathan Hickman—and I think I do—there are going to be graphs. Glorious, glorious graphs. Rumor has it that we may be getting the Daily Bugle floor plan during this first story arc, but I’m taking a wait-and-see attitude so my heart doesn’t get broken. Again. This thing is already selling out here and it’s not even on the rack yet. Just because you have FOMO, it doesn’t mean you’re not missing out.

PRE-ORDER IT: Marco Checcetto Main Cover | David Marquez Variant | Marco Checcetto Costume Tease Variant A | Marco Checcetto Costume Tease Variant B | Marco Checcetto Costume Tease Variant C | Mateus Manhanini Ultimate Special Variant | Nic Klein Variant | Ryan Stegman Variant | J. Scott Campbell Variant | Elizabeth Torque Variant | Mark Bagley Connecting Variant | 1:10 Marco Checcetto Design Variant | 1:25 Tony Daniel Variant | 1:100 David Marquez Virgin Variant

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STAR WARS #42

Art: Steven Cummings | Story: Charles Soule (Marvel Comics, $4.99)

This is one of those things where it’s the first appearance of a character who may or may not become a mover and shaker in the wider Disney+ Star Wars universe, here in the form of a Sith woman sought out by Luke Skywalker so he can get the lowdown on some moves to take Darth Vader down a peg or two. I put it to you: Would a virginal young man with a lingering, thwarted sexual urge for his own sister somehow have trouble getting in touch with his dark side? That’s why he became a gross old hermit who tried to murder his nephew, people. Search your feelings; you know it to be true.

PRE-ORDER IT: Steven Segovia Main Cover | Caspar Wijngaard Rebels 10th Anniversary Variant | John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant | Logo Variant

Disney Villains: Cruella De Vil 1 | Boom! Studios | AshAveComics.com

DISNEY VILLAINS: CRUELLA DE VIL #1

Art: Miriana Puglia | Story: Sweeney Boo (Dynamite Entertainment, $3.99)

Alone amongst all Disney characters, I’ve always felt a great kinship with Cruella De Vil. Come to think of it, maybe that’s the reason I don’t get invited to parties at the homes of dog owners. Anyway, if you’re anything like me, you should give Disney Villains: Cruella De Vil #1 a look. It’s written by Sweeney Boo, and even if you’re not a fan of hers yet, you have to admit that it’s fun to say her name.

PRE-ORDER IT: Sweeney Boo Main Cover | Joshua Middleton Variant | Blank Authentix Variant

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DEER EDITOR #1

Art: Sami Kivelä | Story: Ryan K. Lindsay (Mad Cave Studios, $4.99)

Sami Kivelä of Abbott fame draws this first issue of a murder mystery that entangles a hard-bitten newspaper editor. He’s also a giant talking deer. Get it? He’s a deer editor. It strikes me as a strange line of work for such a skittish creature to take up, but no doubt that’s my own prejudice talking. If this sounds like it’s up your alley, lock this book down now because we only ordered one copy.

PRE-ORDER IT: Sami Kivelä Main Cover

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The Moebius Library: The Major | Dark Horse Comics | AshAveComics.com

Have You Seen Me?: PREVIEWS Picks You Might Have Missed

We know how busy you are, so we got our highlighters out and found some choice new books hitting shelves soon you’re sure to love, like Sean Phillips’ and Ed Brubaker’s latest, Where the Body Was!

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Where the Body Was | Image Comics | AshAveComics.com

WHERE THE BODY WAS

Art: Sean Phillips | Story: Ed Brubaker (Image Comics, $24.99, 12/6/2023)

ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS, bestselling creators of PULP, RECKLESS, and CRIMINAL, are back with a new original graphic novel that readers will be obsessed with… A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks she’s a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a private detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in WHERE THE BODY WAS, a tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbors on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling the truth? WHERE THE BODY WAS is a tour-de-force from grandmasters ED BRUBAKER and SEAN PHILLIPS. Starting with a map of the crime scene, this murder mystery follows the ripples of this killing as they echo through decades of love and loss and passion and violence. Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, WHERE THE BODY WAS is unlike anything BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS have ever done and a must-have for all their avid fans!
Den, Vol. 3: Children of Fire | Dark Horse Comics | AshAveComics.com | Den Richard Corbin

DEN, VOL. 3: CHILDREN OF FIRE

Art and story: Richard Corben (Dark Horse Comics, $34.99, 2/21/2024)

The third volume presenting the long-out-print masterpiece Den, by fantasy legend Richard Corben! This special edition collects the third volume of the long out-of-print Den, and also features bonus material, art pages restored by long-time Corben collaborator José Villarrubia, re-lettered by Nate Piekos of Blambot, and an introduction by Matt Kindt, all presented in a gorgeous hardcover with a dust jacket. Aliens flee their planet after a monster attack and crash-land near a sorcerer’s castle in Neverwhere. They must fight for survival and protect their egg and future kin at all costs from the many beasts, pirates, and other threats to their safety. Den: Children of Fire is the next book in a series of deluxe graphic novels from renowned creator Richard Corben’s library to be published by Dark Horse Comics. FOR MATURE READERS “The artist I most want to aspire to is Richard Corben. His style is visual and it tells the story just as you see it… …my favorite is Corben. I love everything he does, I love his stuff …he’s an amazing artist.” —Guillermo del Toro “Richard Corben stands among us like an extraterrestrial peak. He has sat in his throne a long time, above the moving and multi-colored field of world comics, like an effigy of the leader, a strange monolith, a sublime visitor, a solitary enigma.” —Moebius “Mr. Richard Corben… a genuine giant of his chosen medium.” —Alan Moore Well known for his legendary fantasy underground masterpieces published by Fantagor Press as well as Heavy Metal, Richard Corben’s work has been recognized internationally having been awarded one of the most prestigious recognitions in comics literature the Grand Prix at Angoulême as well having been inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.
The Moebius Library: The Major | Dark Horse Comics | AshAveComics.com

THE MOEBIUS LIBRARY: THE MAJOR

Art and story: Jean “Moebius” Giraud (Dark Horse Comics, $39.95, 2/7/2024)

A psychedelic, sequential romp created by legendary comics master Mœbius between 1997 and 2009, following a production principle that embraced graphic spontaneity and improvisation. The lead character of this pseudo-story, Major Grubert, evolves in a humorous yet philosophical manner, echoing how Mœbius’s creations are treated in the Inside Mœbius series. Join the Major on his last trip to the nebula of The Airtight Garage, where Mœbius rules as the playful Trickster of legend. What begins as a comical jaunt into unusually profound philosophical questions regarding the nature of existence, eventually winds up as a penetrating examination of the relationship between the author and his creation, the latter of whom must necessarily suffer at the heartless whim of his creator, despite the Major’s passionate desire for real life—and even freedom—beyond these comics! Translated by Diana Schutz, with lettering by Adam Pruett, Mœbius’s playfully-drawn, main black and white story is augmented with nine color pages.
Frazetta: The World's Best Comics Cover Artist | Vanguard Productions | AshAveComics.com | Where the Body Was

FRAZETTA: WORLD’S BEST COMICS COVER ARTIST

by J. David Spurlock (Vanguard Productions, $49.95, 1/3/2024)

Werewolves, Jungle Lords, Vampires, Spacemen, Neanderthals, Barbarians, Queen Kong, Demons, Ghoul Queen—More horror than any other Frazetta book! Vanguard continues their trademark Definitive Reference series with Frazetta World’s Best Comics Cover Artist. While the prior book by J. David Spurlock catalogued and commented on all of Frazetta’s book cover art, this volume focuses on the artist’s revolutionary comics magazine and graphic novel cover art, which originally appeared on such publications as Creepy magazine, Ghost Rider, Tales From the Crypt, High Times, Mad magazine, Heavy Metal, Vampirella, National Lampoon, Jaguar God, Famous Funnies, Epic Illustrated, Space Cowboy, Death Dealer and EC Comics’ Weird Science-Fantasy.

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Shook!: A Black Horror Anthology | Dark Horse Comics | AshAveComics.com | Where the Body Was

SHOOK! A BLACK HORROR ANTHOLOGY

by David Walker, John Jennings, Rodney Barnes and others (Dark Horse Comics, $24.99, January 31, 2024)

12 Funkdafied Tales of Terror! In partnership with Second Sight Publishing, Dark Horse Comics is proud to present Shook! A Black Horror Anthology. With over 190 pages of terrorizing material, the anthology is filled with stories from a range of award-winning Black writers and artists. Stemming from a love of Southern gothic horror, this anthology boasts a cadre of award winning or nominated writers representing awards such as the Will Eisner Awards, the Ringo Awards, the Hugo Awards, and is the largest collection of Glyph Comics Awards winners and nominees in a single publication. Including work by David Walker (Bitter Root, Black Panther Party), John Jennings (Kindred, The Blacker the Ink), Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia), and more! So, sit back and follow us on this journey of terror, suspense, nightmares, and the darkest depths of FEAR!!!!
Nemesis the Warlock: Definitive Collection, Vol. 1 | Rebellion/2000 A.D. | AshAveComics.com

NEMESIS THE WARLOCK: DEFINITIVE COLLECTION, VOL. 1

Art: Kevin O’Neill, Jesus Redondo | Story: Pat Mills (Rebellion/2000 A.D., $25.95, 12/6/2023

Long regarded as one of the crown-jewel epics from the pages of 2000 AD, at long last Nemesis the Warlock is back in print and better than ever. Written by Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and drawn by Kevin O’Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), this definitive series is a comprehensive collection of the complete storyline in order, and features development sketches showing the evolution of Nemesis and the Blitzspear. Termight is the ruling planet of a cruel galactic empire, an empire led by the diabolically evil Torquemada, a twisted human despot intent on purging all alien life from the galaxy and punishing the deviants. His motto: Be pure! Be vigilant! Behave! But there is rebellion and resistance to his rule in the form of a devilish-looking alien warlock called Nemesis, who represents everything that Torquemada hates and fears. Together Nemesis and Torquemada are locked in a duel which will affect the fate of humanity and each of them on a personal level as their conflict spans time and space!
Nexus Newspaper Strips Oversized Edition: The Coming of Gourmando | Rude Dude Productions | AshAveComics.com

NEXUS NEWSPAPER STRIPS OVERSIZED EDITION: THE COMING OF GOURMANDO

Something long dormant beneath the surface of Ylum comes alive, triggering a visit from the planet-devouring Gourmando and his mysterious ally. With powers far beyond those of even Nexus himself, this unstoppable being banishes Nexus to an unknown realm–and the only way out is to face ones worst fears! Mike Baron and Steve Rude deliver a new Nexus adventure in this special oversized collection.