Aftershock Comics has announced the launching of a few new series. Each new series will be priced at $1.99 for the first issue.

ROUGH RIDERS #1

(W) Adam Glass (A) Pat Oliffe (CA) Pat Olliffe
Led by a young Theodore Roosevelt, a motley crew of soon-to-be American legends must work together to solve a mystery that threatens all of existence. Harry Houdini – street magician and master of misdirection. Annie Oakley – a washed-up entertainer, eager for a chance to prove herself in a real war. Jack Johnson – an undefeated brawler and the son of ex-slaves, determined to get his shot at the heavyweight championship… When a terrifying alien technology destroys the USS Maine, these unlikely allies set sail for bloody Cuba, into the heart of a brewing conflict, to wage a shadow war against the greatest threat mankind has ever known. Before they were famous, they were… ROUGH RIDERS.
4/6/2016
SRP: $1.99

JACKPOT! #1

(W) Ray Fawkes (A) Marco Failla (CA) Brian Stelfreeze
Meet the World’s Greatest Con Artists on the eve of the greatest scam in human history –ripping off the Gods themselves! The high-stakes, high-octane story of JACKPOT! begins here! Ray Fawkes, acclaimed creator of INTERSECT (writer of Gotham by Midnight and Batman: Eternal) teams up with Marco Failla(Spider-Man & the X-Men) to bring a new mind-bending, genre-busting monthly series from AfterShock!
In Shops: 4/13/2016
SRP: $1.99

BLACK-EYED KIDS #1 (MR)

(W) Joe Pruett (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Francesco Francavilla
It’s dark. You’re alone. Then there’s a knock. You open the door to find two seemingly normal kids. They ask to come in, to borrow your phone to call for a ride. You find yourself overcome with an intense fear that you can’t explain. And then you notice their eyes… black… SOLID black. You want to run, but now they’re inside. It’s too late. They have you. Eisner Award winner Joe Pruett (X-Men Unlimited, Cable) is joined by artist Szymon Kudranski (Spawn, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice) for this terrifying new horror series.
In Shops: 4/20/2016
SRP: $1.99

The company has also announced Captain Kid which tells the story of a middle-aged comics fan who transforms into a teen super-hero. It’s being co-written by Mark Waid and Tom Peyer. That comic will be out this summer.