(W) Al Ewing, Rich Douek, Chris Bachalo (A) Kei Zama, Robert Gill, Chris Bachalo
SUSPENSE, HORROR and CELEBRATIONS! Three untold tales from across VENOM history!
Al Ewing and Kei Zama take us on a suspenseful thrill ride as someone tries to murder LEE PRICE. Can the Venom symbiote stop the assassination, or is he a dead man walking?
Rich Douek and Robert Gill detail MAC GARGAN’s attempt to steal the symbiote back from EDDIE BROCK — with dire results!
And Chris Bachalo rings in the holiday season with Christmas in New York — as only Venom could experience it!
BOOM! Studios has revealed the anticipated first look at Something is Killing the Children #0. It’s been five years since the debut of the smash hit, Eisner-winning series Something is Killing the Children. A half decade, and forty issues since Erica Slaughter arrived in Archer’s Peak and changed the world of comics. Now, a critical chapter from her past is revealed in Something is Killing the Children #0, coming to comic shops on November 6, 2024.
This crucial mission in Erica’s past details the brutal hunt preceding her arrival in Archer’s Peak. It ends with Erica walking out of the woods to meet a little girl waiting by a red wagon–now James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera take you back to where it begins.
Something is Killing the Children #0, the first such zero issue for any BOOM! Studios original series, features main cover art by series artist and co-creator Werther Dell’Edera, and variant covers by highly acclaimed illustrators Jenny Frison, Dan Mora, Jeff Dekal, Jae Lee and June Chung, Sean Gordon Murphy, and Chris Bachalo.
As part of the “Dawn of DC” storytelling initiative, DC’s new ongoing comic book series Birds of Prey debuts September 5, led by an all-star creative team and featuring fan-favorite characters. Series writer Kelly Thompson has been revealing the Birds of Prey character lineup throughout the week, teasing that leader Black Canary will be joined by Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Zealot, and Harley Quinn for a dangerous new mission. In her DC comic book series writing debut, Thompson herself has teamed up with her Eisner Award-nominated Hawkeye partners-in-crime, artist Leonardo Romero and colorist Jordie Bellaire, alongside letterer Clayton Cowles for the electrifying series.
In Birds of Prey, Dinah Lance is one of the DC Universe’s most elite fighters, and combined with her sonic scream, she’s a fearsome foe in any scenario…but sometimes even the Black Canary needs help. Faced with a personal mission brought to her by a mysterious new ally, and up against near-impossible odds, she re-forms the Birds of Prey with an unrivaled group—Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Zealot, and Harley Quinn—with only one goal: extraction of their asset at any cost. What could possibly go wrong? This all-new, all-deadly Birds of Prey is still breaking hearts and faces after all these years!
Birds of Prey #1 will be available at local comic shops on September 5 with a main cover by series artist Leonardo Romero, variant covers by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau and Chris Bachalo, a 1:25 variant by Nick Bradshaw paying homage to the first Birds of Prey series cover by Greg Land and Brian Stelfreeze from January 1999, a 1:50 variant by Chris Bachalo, a 1:100 variant by Leonardo Romero, and a triptych gatefold variant cover by Frank Cho. There will also be a blank sketch cover available.
Joe Madureira‘s fantasy series returns in an action-packed new story in the upcoming Battle Chasers #10this June from Image Comics. This exciting new chapter—with interior art by game-and-comics sensation Ludo Lullabi—will feature a line-up of variant covers by some of the hottest names in comics including, J. Scott Campbell, Chris Bachalo, Skottie Young, and Mirka Andolfo.
Battle Chasers #10 tells the bloody tale of retired swordsman Garrison and the fugitive Red Monika as they face off against Maestro’s gang of supernatural killers-the Martial Paladins! This long-awaited tenth issue is bursting at the seams with 36 pages of story and no ads!
Battle Chasers #10 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 14:
Cover A by Lullabi – Diamond Code APR230054
Cover B by Madureira – Diamond Code APR230055
Cover C by J. Scott Campbell – Diamond Code APR230056
Cover D by Humberto Ramos – Diamond Code APR230057
The bestselling, sales hit Battle Chasers by Joe Madureira will return to shelves this June featuring artwork by Ludo Lullabi and published by Image Comics. Battle Chasers #10 will also showcase variant covers by J. Scott Campbell, Humberto Ramos, Chris Bachalo, Skottie Young, and Mirka Andolfo.
New new issues with Madureira mentioning bringing in a new artist was revealed in 2019 as part of the Battle Chasers: Nightwar Kickstarter campaign. The Kickstarter for Battle Chasers: Nightwar, a video game spin-off, was launched in September of 2015 and went on to raise $856,354 from 14,175 backers. Part of the project was new issues #10 to #12. While the video game was released, the comics have not with no communication regarding them since 2019 leaving backers angry and frustrated.
Battle Chasers #10 promises fans an action-packed new story, with art by Lullabi. In this new story arc, titled “Martial Law,” readers are introduced to the bloody tale of retired swordsman Garrison and the fugitive Red Monika as they face off against Maestro’s gang of supernatural killers—the Martial Paladins!
The Battle Chasers Anthology trade paperback saw an unheard of sales spike upon its release in 2019 and has gone back to print multiple times in order to keep up with feverish enthusiasm for the series. Now Image will bring this popular series back to readers and continue the story in this new story arc.
Battle Chasers #10 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 14. The Battle Chasers Anthology trade paperback (ISBN: 978-1534315228) is available now at local comic book shops and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and Indigo.
Horror will overwhelm the DC Universe this Summer in Knight Terrors, a new event announced during this week’s ComicsPro. The series will be written by Joshua Williamson with art by Howard Porter, Guillem March and more.
Knight Terrors begins in July when Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman find the body of one of their earliest enemies at the Hall of Justice. Their investigation takes them past the land of the living, beyond the land of the dead, into a realm of nightmares . The only way to save the world is to call for the help of an unlikely hero, Deadman.
The event will take over the DC line in July and August and will feature multiple two-issue miniseries. Each series will feature a DC hero and villain confronting their worst nightmares in a “Nightmare Realm.” Whatever happens in the Nightmare Realm also is reflected in the Waking World!
Artist Chris Bachalo is returning to DC for the first time in over 20 years and teaming up with Williamson and Porter to help give fans an early look at Knight Terrors on Free Comic Book Day, May 6, with the Dawn of DC Knight Terrors Free Comic Book Day Special Edition. After a long night of crime-fighting with his father, Batman, Damian Wayne sleeps. But horrors invade his teenage dreams. Damian has seen a lot, but there is something different about this nightmare.
Knight Terrors Variant Covers by Francesco Mattina
Knight Terrors Variant Covers by Francesco Mattina
Knight Terrors Variant Covers by Francesco Mattina
Dawn of DC Knight Terrors Free Comic Book Day Special Edition cover by Jason Fabok
(W) Jonathan Hickman, Murewa Ayodele, Marc Guggenheim (A) Chris Bachalo, Dotun Akande, Jorge Fornés (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz PARENTAL ADVISORY In Shops: May 11, 2022 SRP: $4.99
A BLOOD MOON RISES – AND ITS CONTENTS ARE BLACK, WHITE & RED! A bevy of comicdom’s finest creators put their mark upon the Fist of Khonshu in stories depicted in stark black, white and blood-red! Jonathan Hickman and Chris Bachalo introduce the all-different Moon Knight of the future! Marc Guggenheim and Jorge Fornés tell a Moon Knight adventure in reverse! And Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande team the white-clad crusader up with the Amazing Spider-Man for a harrowing night of adventure!
(W) Jonathan Hickman, Murewa Ayodele, Marc Guggenheim (A) Chris Bachalo, Dotun Akande, Jorge Fornés (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz PARENTAL ADVISORY In Shops: May 11, 2022 SRP: $4.99
A BLOOD MOON RISES – AND ITS CONTENTS ARE BLACK, WHITE & RED! A bevy of comicdom’s finest creators put their mark upon the Fist of Khonshu in stories depicted in stark black, white and blood-red! Jonathan Hickman and Chris Bachalo introduce the all-different Moon Knight of the future! Marc Guggenheim and Jorge Fornés tell a Moon Knight adventure in reverse! And Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande team the white-clad crusader up with the Amazing Spider-Man for a harrowing night of adventure!
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Rafael De Latorre (CA) Chris Bachalo In Shops: Mar 02, 2022 SRP: $3.99
Elektra is forced to make a fateful decision. She’s sworn a vow to never take a life as long as she wears the DAREDEVIL cowl, but battered, bruised and with her back to the wall, will she be strong enough to keep it? If she is, will she be strong enough to survive the consequences of mercy?
Last month, Marvel announced another hard-hitting series of tales told in a limited palette of black, white and red, this time starring Moon Knight! Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood will feature stories by today’s top creators including acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman and iconic artist Chris Bachalo. Together, these two brilliant comic talents will take readers 6,000 years into the future to introduce an all-new hero who has taken over the Moon Knight mantle. This last living priest of Khonshu travels throughout distant galaxies to avenge his fallen god and master. Get your first look at the Moon Knight of the future in Chris Bachalo’s early character sketches!
Stay tuned for more news about Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #1, hitting stands on April 13.
