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Preview: Ordained #1

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ORDAINED #1

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Colors by DAVE STEWART
Cover by JORGE FORNÉS
$5.99 | 48 PGS. | FULL COLOR

Father Royston Craig became a priest late in life but he’s determined to make up for lost time. Along with his regular duties at his St. Louis church, he also performs the prayers of the last rites to patients on their deathbeds at the nearby hospital.

One day, he’s called to give these sacraments to Cormac Byrne, who doctors say won’t last the night. Byrne, like many others, has turned to God only at the end; he hasn’t been to church in decades. Father Roy is eager to hear his confession, but what starts as petty crime from a lifetime ago quickly becomes a horrifying litany of gangland violence and killings. Cormac Byrne is no ordinary man. He is, in fact, the head of the Irish mafia. God offers forgiveness to all who truly repent, and Father Roy completes his task by absolving Byrne of his mortal sins, leaving the man to die at peace…

…until the next morning. When Byrne makes a miraculous medical recovery. No longer at death’s door, Byrne is quick to return to his old ways. It’s business as usual and he’s got loose ends to tie up. First things first: KILL THE PRIEST who now knows where all the bodies are buried.

But Father Roy’s collar wasn’t always white, and Byrne is going to learn the hard way that Father Royston Craig was once Chief Petty Officer Royston Craig, a former Navy SEAL who found his faith in the midst of battle. Now Father Roy must face vicious gangsters, corrupt cops, and his own inner demons if he is to survive. And while he will be forced to tap into a violent skill set he thought never to again entertain, the one thing Father Roy will not do… is kill.

Soon to be a major motion picture starring an A-list Oscar nominee.

ORDAINED #1

They’re All Terrible Deluxe Edition is an absolute blast with a great ending that has us wanting more

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NYT best-selling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR) and powerhouse artist Ramon Villalobos (X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION) combine their powers to deliver an ultra-violent, bloodthirsty barbarian epic for the ages. The first two issues of the acclaimed sword and sorcery saga are re-presented here in an all-new deluxe format.The War of the Ringed Throne is over. Evil, vanquished. The world, saved. But some people are never happy. Notorious across the lands for their merciless brutality, The Bloody Mourners know the war would have been lost without their savage skills. But with no land or gold to show for all their hard work killing, they set their sights on the The City of Clouds and their mythic treasure.Pacifists with no defenders of their own, the desperate city sends Espion, a young adventurer, to recruit the best warriors untold riches can buy. When a drunken skirmish leaves the realm’s best fighter, and Espion’s last hope dead, he will have to do the unthinkable and hire the killer instead. Now it’s up to the disgraced Kral the Subjugator to lead a ragtag group of misfit brawlers to try and keep the mourners at bay. A drunken barbarian, his jilted lover, a washed-up wizard and his back-talking familiar, a mummified assassin, a mutinous pirate, and a little girl. With champions like these, who needs enemies?

Story: Matt Kindt, Robert Venditti
Art: Ramon Villalobos, Trevor Hairsine
Color: Tamra Bonvillain, Dave Stewart
Letterer: Simon Bowland, DC Hopkins

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Robert Venditti, Doug Braithwaite, Diego Rodriguez, and Bad Idea’s Survive Expands to Five Issues

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Bad Idea has announced that Survive is getting a fifth issue. The series is written by Robert Venditti, with art by Doug Braithwaite, and color by Diego Rodriguez.

American operative Trent and Russian sailor Stepan, are bruised, battered, and suffering a brutal case of the bends, but far from out of the fight. Deep inside the Turgenev, they’ve uncovered a hidden stockpile of nuclear weapons, guarded by a ruthless band of heavily armed Russian mercenaries.

With the U.S. Navy locked onto the vessel and seconds ticking down, Trent and Stepan must carve a path through the mercs, secure the ship, and trigger the strike that will obliterate the Turgenev before its deadly payload can reach its target.

Survive #4 comes to comic shops on December 10. The fifth issue arrives on January 28.

Save Now #2 goes off in unexpected directions and choices making us guess what’s to come

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He’s running out of time! After years spent rewinding his life in a desperate bid to stop the impending apocalypse, Saver is grizzled, grey, and through playing hero. No matter how far back he jumps, the future always ends in flames. So he gives up trying, hiding out in the past to relive one perfect year with his wife, over and over again. But when he finds out his wife is pregnant, everything changes. Now anchored in time by the birth of his daughter, Saver can only go back so far without erasing her from existence.

Story: Matt Kindt, Robert Venditti
Art: Tomas Giorello, Trevor Hairsine
Color: Diego Rodriguez, Dave Stewart
Letterer: DC Hopkins

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Bad Idea’s Ordained #1 Has Sold Out Before Release and Heads Back for a Second Printing

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Ordained #1, which comes to shops December 10, has sold out at the distributor level before its release. The comic from writer Robert Venditti, art by Trevor Hairsine, color by Dave Stewart, lettering by DC Hopkins, and published by Bad Idea is getting a second printing with a cover by Jorge Fornes. The Ordained #1 second printing arrives January 21.

The series has buzz with it heading to the big screen in an adaptation starring Colin Farrell in a movie by the Russo Brothers and Derek Kolstad.

Father Royston Craig became a priest late in life but he’s determined to make up for lost time. Along with his regular duties at his St. Louis church, he also performs the prayers of the last rites to patients on their deathbeds at the nearby hospital.

One day, he’s called to give these sacraments to Cormac Byrne, who doctors say won’t last the night. Byrne, like many others, has turned to God only at the end; he hasn’t been to church in decades. Father Roy is eager to hear his confession, but what starts as petty crime from a lifetime ago quickly becomes a horrifying litany of gangland violence and killings. Cormac Byrne is no ordinary man. He is, in fact, the head of the Irish mafia. God offers forgiveness to all who truly repent, and Father Roy completes his task by absolving Byrne of his mortal sins, leaving the man to die at peace…

…until the next morning. When Byrne makes a miraculous medical recovery. No longer at death’s door, Byrne is quick to return to his old ways. It’s business as usual and he’s got loose ends to tie up. First things first: KILL THE PRIEST who now knows where all the bodies are buried.

But Father Roy’s collar wasn’t always white, and Byrne is going to learn the hard way that Father Royston Craig was once Chief Petty Officer Royston Craig, a former Navy SEAL who found his faith in the midst of battle. Now Father Roy must face vicious gangsters, corrupt cops, and his own inner demons if he is to survive. And while he will be forced to tap into a violent skill set he thought never to again entertain, the one thing Father Roy will not do… is kill.

Ordained #1

Check out this Slice of Hank Howard, Pizza Detective: The Two Hollywoods #1 3D Edition

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HANK HOWARD, PIZZA DETECTIVE: THE TWO HOLLYWOODS #1 3D Edition

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art & Cover by DAVID LAPHAM
$5.99  |  32 PGS.  |  BLACK & WHITE
FOC DECEMBER 1, 2025 | ON SALE  JANUARY 7, 2026

Hank’s investigation into a deadly international crime syndicate gets hot when a longtime Big Caligula’s employee is murdered in cold blood. He’ll stop at nothing to bring the killers to justice, journeying cross-country to the crime-laden streets of Hollywood…California! There he’ll face off against the Australian mafia dodge fire-spitting flamethrowers, high-caliber shoot-outs, and a kangaroo on a choke chain in his most explosive adventure yet!

HANK HOWARD, PIZZA DETECTIVE: THE TWO HOLLYWOODS #1 3D Edition

Survive #3 is full of tension as the two survivors must decide if they’ll work together

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617 feet below sea level: captured and left for dead! American operative Trent is bound inside the foundering hulk of the Akula-class submarine turned ticking time bomb. With mere minutes before the hull implodes, Trent must convince Stepan, the vengeful Russian sailor who vowed to bury him, of a deadly truth: the Turgenev isn’t freighting oil, but a covert stockpile of nuclear weapons. Now, the two enemies must set aside their personal war and navigate a gauntlet of crushing depths and lethal predators in the world’s most hostile environment if they’re going to escape to the surface and put a stop to a plan that could trigger global armageddon.

Story: Robert Venditti
Art: Doug Braithwaite
Color: Diego Rodriguez
Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Cul-De-Sac #4 answers a lot of questions as to what the kids actually are and teases what’s going on

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After a high speed chase gone wrong, the kids are left reeling, and one of them isn’t getting back up. But there’s no time for tears. The bloodthirsty vampire assassin Jagger is finally within striking distance and she’s dying to sink her claws into the survivors. Caught in a desperate fight for their lives, Gail and her friends must unlock the secrets behind their mysterious new powers if they’re going to make it out alive. And they better do it fast–because Jagger is just the scouting party. A full-on vampire army is amassing, ready to bear down on the kids fang-first!

Story: Mike Carey, Matt Kindt, Robert Venditti
Art: Jonathan Wayshak, David Lapham, Trevor Hairsine
Color: Dave Stewart
Letterer: Tom Napolitano, Dave Sharpe DC Hopkins

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Zeus Comics

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Preview: Survive #3

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Survive #3

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Doug Braithwaite

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Superman ‘78, Green Lantern) and powerhouse artist Doug Braithwaite (CONAN, JUSTICE) crank up the heat in this non-stop, action thriller that’s ready to blow! 617 feet below sea level: captured and left for dead! American operative Trent is bound inside the foundering hulk of the Akula-class submarine turned ticking time bomb. With mere minutes before the hull implodes, Trent must convince Stepan, the vengeful Russian sailor who vowed to bury him, of a deadly truth: the Turgenev isn’t freighting oil, but a covert stockpile of nuclear weapons. Now, the two enemies must set aside their personal war and navigate a gauntlet of crushing depths and lethal predators in the world’s most hostile environment if they’re going to escape to the surface and put a stop to a plan that could trigger global armageddon.

Survive #3

Colin Farrell and The Russo Brothers team for the Ordained Film Adaptation

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Bad Idea looks to have a hit in the making with Ordained by Robert Venditti, Trevor Hairsine, Dave Stewart, and DC Hopkins. The first issue debuts on December 10 and already the film has been snatched for a film adaptation.

Colin Farrell is taking the cloth in Ordained joined by the Russo Brothers from an adaptation by Derek Kolstad.

Father Royston Craig became a priest late in life but he’s determined to make up for lost time. Along with his regular duties at his St. Louis church, he also performs the prayers of the last rites to patients on their deathbeds at the nearby hospital.

One day, he’s called to give these sacraments to Cormac Byrne, who doctors say won’t last the night. Byrne, like many others, has turned to God only at the end; he hasn’t been to church in decades. Father Roy is eager to hear his confession, but what starts as petty crime from a lifetime ago quickly becomes a horrifying litany of gangland violence and killings. Cormac Byrne is no ordinary man. He is, in fact, the head of the Irish mafia. God offers forgiveness to all who truly repent, and Father Roy completes his task by absolving Byrne of his mortal sins, leaving the man to die at peace…

…until the next morning. When Byrne makes a miraculous medical recovery. No longer at death’s door, Byrne is quick to return to his old ways. It’s business as usual and he’s got loose ends to tie up. First things first: KILL THE PRIEST who now knows where all the bodies are buried.

But Father Roy’s collar wasn’t always white, and Byrne is going to learn the hard way that Father Royston Craig was once Chief Petty Officer Royston Craig, a former Navy SEAL who found his faith in the midst of battle. Now Father Roy must face vicious gangsters, corrupt cops, and his own inner demons if he is to survive. And while he will be forced to tap into a violent skill set he thought never to again entertain, the one thing Father Roy will not do… is kill.

Ordained #1
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