It’s new comic book day! What are you all excited for? What do you plan on getting? Sound off in the comments below! While you decide on that and wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!
Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!
Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.
2020 Force Works #1 (Marvel) – Spinning out of the “2020” mini-event a team must come together to take on the robot revolution!
Amethyst #1 (DC Comics) – The latest entry in the Wonder Comics line, that puts the character in the spotlight after her reintroduction in Young Justice.
Falcon & Winter Soldier #1 (Marvel) – Can a comic capture the big screen fun that is this buddy cop duo?
Far Sector #4 (DC Comics/DC’s Young Animal) – One of the best Green Lantern titles in years, the story is top notch and art is jaw dropping amazing.
Finger Guns #1 (Vault Comics) – Two teenagers find out they can manipulate emotions by firing finger guns.
Hidden Society #1 (Dark Horse) – A new series from Rafael Scavone and Rafael Albuquerque introduce us to a world of wizards, deities, demons, and danger.
Leviathan Dawn #1 (DC Comics) – The next chapter after Event Leviathan. The heroes fight back!
Quantum & Woody #2 (Valiant) – The world’s worst superhero duo is always fun and full of humor and laughs.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika #1 (IDW Publishing) – The newest Turtle embarks on a solo adventure that explores her past and present.
Tomorrow #1 (Dark Horse) – A Russian computer virus has jumped the sepcies barrier and wiped out most of the adult population. Interesting concept that might be a bit too on the nose for today’s news.
(W) Derek Landy (A) Federico Vincentini (CA) Dan Mora Rated T+ In Shops: Feb 26, 2020 SRP: $3.99
An office of dead government agents. A gifted new killer. Two ex-Captain Americas…
When a dramatic attempt on the life of Bucky Barnes reunites him with Sam Wilson, the two old friends are plunged headlong into a race to uncover the new leader of Hydra before a mass casualty event announces the terror group’s resurgence to the world. The clock is ticking…
Derek Landy (BLACK ORDER, SECRET EMPIRE: UPRISING) and Federico Vicentini (ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: MILES MORALES) team up for a pulse-pounding action spectacular!
Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson have both fought by Captain America’s side and taken on the mantle themselves. Now, as the Winter Soldier and Falcon, Cap’s most trusted friends are going on their own adventure in their own series, Falcon & Winter Soldier! Written by Derek Landy with art by Federico Vicentini and a main cover by Dan Mora, this high-stakes action spectacular will pit Bucky and Sam against the worst of Hydra in a pulse-pounding race to stop one of the terror group’s deadliest plans yet!
The first issue of this action-packed new series hits comic shops on Wednesday, February 26!
Falcon & Winter Soldier #1 will also introduce the Marvel Universe to a brand new character, one who has a deep, and perhaps misguided, appreciation for all things Captain America! Prepare to meet The Natural, a skilled fighter that Landy describes as a “true fanboy… being led down the wrong path by the wrong people.”
Check out the Chinese New Year Variant cover below by artist Ziyian Liu and pick up the first issue of this action-packed new series on Wednesday, February 26th!
Marvel has released its special edition of The Pull List, unveiling exclusive information for titles coming to comic shops this February! Check out below for some of what you can soon read!
GWEN STACY #1 (OF 5)
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE Art by TODD NAUCK Cover by ADAM HUGHES
The First of Gwen Stacy’s AMAZING Adventures!
Gwen and Peter may not have met until AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31, but that doesn’t mean Gwen’s life began on that page. Learn the never-before told origin of Gwen Stacy, top of her class, daughter of the Police Captain and, as her friend Harry Osborn calls her, “The Beauty Queen of Standard High.” But she’s way more that you even know! Gwen’s got a science brain, a nose for trouble and a no-quit attitude that always gets her in trouble. In the early Marvel Universe, that’s a recipe for disaster. Don’t miss Gwen, Captain Stacy, Harry and Norman Osborn, Crimemaster, Wilson Fisk, Jean DeWolff, Yuri Wantanabe and even Spider-Man!
FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #1 (OF 5)
Written by DEREK LANDY Art by FEDERICO VICENTINI Cover by DAN MORA
An office of dead government agents. A gifted new killer. Two ex-Captain Americas…
When a dramatic attempt on the life of Bucky Barnes reunites him with Sam Wilson, the two old friends are plunged headlong into a race to uncover the new leader of Hydra before a mass casualty event announces the terror group’s resurgence to the world. The clock is ticking…
Derek Landy (BLACK ORDER, SECRET EMPIRE: UPRISING) and Federico Vicentini (ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: MILES MORALES) team up for a pulse-pounding action spectacular!
X-MEN/FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (OF 4)
Written by CHIP ZDARSKY Art and Cover by TERRY DODSON
THE SEEDS WERE PLANTED IN HOUSE OF X….
THE LINE IN THE SAND!
KRAKOA. Every mutant on Earth lives there … except for one. But now it’s time for FRANKLIN RICHARDS to come home.
It’s the X-MEN VS. the FANTASTIC FOUR and nothing will ever be the same.
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #13
Written by JIM ZUB Art by ROGÊ ANTÔNIO Cover by E.M. GIST
A NEW ARC BY JIM ZUB & ROGÊ ANTÔNIO
INTO THE CRUCIBLE AS THE MARCH TO KHITAI BEGINS!
Conan has faced many foes since leaving Cimmeria, but the greatest challenge lies ahead! A perfect jumping-on point for new readers as Conan finds himself in a city in the mystical Uttara Kuru, further on the eastern border than the young barbarian has ever traveled. And with the new city comes new dangers! Unfamiliar with the language, Conan inadvertently agrees to be the latest entrant to the Great Crucible. The people of the city support their foreign champion…but what deadly traps does the Crucible hold, and what will Conan sacrifice to overcome his ordeal?
Writer JIM ZUB (SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, AVENGERS: NO ROAD HOME) and artist ROGÊ ANTÔNIO (CONAN 2099, X-MEN RED) lead Conan on an all-new journey, as we begin a new era for CONAN THE BARBARIAN into undiscovered country!
ANT-MAN #1 (OF 5)
Written by ZEB WELLS Art by DYLAN BURNETT Cover by EDUARD PETROVICH
SWARM APPROACHES!
Scott Lang is back and doing better than ever! Er, at least according to him, but his daughter, Stinger, and the anthill he’s living in say otherwise. Desperate to raise his daughter’s opinion of him, Scott takes a job from local beekeepers only to uncover a global conspiracy that could topple the world order! No time to call the Avengers, this sounds like a job for – ANT-MAN?! Join the explosive creative team of Zeb Wells (NOVA) and Dylan Burnett (X-FORCE, COSMIC GHOST RIDER) as they take Ant-Man to all-new heights in this epic adventure!
WOLVERINE #1
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY Art by ADAM KUBERT & VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC Cover by ADAM KUBERT
THE BEST IS BACK!
Wolverine been through a lot. He’s been a loner. He’s been a killer. He’s been a hero. He’s been an Avenger. He’s been to hell and back. Now, as the nation of Krakoa brings together all Mutantkind, he can finally be… happy? With his family all together and safe, Wolverine has everything he ever wanted… and everything to lose. Writer Benjamin Percy (X-FORCE, WOLVERINE: THE LONG NIGHT) and legendary artist Adam Kubert (X-MEN, AVENGERS) bring the best there is to his new home! PLUS: The return of OMEGA RED!
