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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Wonder Woman #800

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) 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 week.

Bone Orchard: Tenement #1 (Image Comics) – The story of seven residents in a building and the dark secrets that bind them together…beginning with a death that feels much more sinister than natural. From Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, and Dave Stewart, this is a must get.

Cryptid Kids Vol. 1 Bawk Ness Monster (First Second) – A young girl wants to find “Bessie” before she moves to prove her experience as a little girl was real.

Disney Villains: Scar #3 (Dynamite) – Dynamite’s series of comics focusing on its villains. All have been really good so far adding to the classic tales we know and love.

Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel) – The Hulk is diving deep into its horror roots with this start of a new volume.

Josif 1957 #1 (CEX Publishing) – You know about Laika, the Cosmonaut dog sent into orbit on Sputnik 2. But no one knows about JOSIF, the first gorilla in space!

Nightwing #105 (DC Comics) – Another cool visually experimental comic where it’s told from Dick’s perspective.

Scarlet Witch Annual #1 (Marvel) – The “Contest of Chaos” kicks off here with this prelude that has Agatha Harkness learning that the Scarlet Witch absorbed Chthon.

Tomb Raider King Vol. 3 (IZE Press) – Jooheon is back to doing what he does best-finding Relics…or stealing them! But as his collection grows, so does the list of enemies.

Ultimate Invasion #1 (Marvel) – The Ultimate Universe is back! Sort of.

Wild’s End #1 (BOOM! Studios) – It’s a spin on the War of the Worlds type story where a crew at sea returns home to find their seaside home now occupied by alien invaders.

Wonder Woman #800 (DC Comics) – The current story arc wraps up as a new one begins with the new creative team!

Gargoyle by Moonlight, Mother Russia, and Seven Years in Darkness highlight CEX Publishing in September

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GARGOYLE BY MOONLIGHT

Written by TIMOTHY BACH
Illustrated by BRIAN ATKINS
Cover B BRIAN ATKINS
Cover C BRIAN ATKINS
Retailer Price: $5.99
On Sale 09/27

Cursed to turn into a gargoyle every night, Gary Doyle fights creepy-crawly demons, all the while determined not to let these battles turn him into a monster. Monster-punching urban fantasy with heart—a comic that’s like Hellboy on Yancy Street! For fans of Do a Powerbomb, Firepower, Werewolf By Night!

Diamond ID JUN231724 / JUN231725 / JUN231726
Lunar Product Codes 0623CX316 /  0623CX317 /  0623CX318

UPC
Cover A: 79394597462700111
Cover B: 79394597462700121
Cover C: 79394597462700131

MOTHER RUSSIA

Written & Illustrated by JEFF MCCOMSEY
Cover B GANNON BECK
Cover C GILES CRAWFORD
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 09/27

It’s a Ballroom Blitzkrieg in the streets of Stalingrad as Mother Russia fights her way through a sea of undead while a toddler is strapped to her back. The odds are a million to one and that’s the good news. Special 1-in-10 cover by Giles Crawford!

Diamond ID JUN231727 / JUN231728 / JUN231729
Lunar Product Codes 0623CX319 /  0623CX320 /  0623CX321

UPC

Cover A: 79394597460300311
Cover B: 79394597460300321
Cover C: 79394597460300331

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS

Written & Illustrated by JOSEPH SCHMALKE
Cover C S. RED AMPARO
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 09/27

Year One conclusion! The body count rises as the first school year winds to a close at the Academy of Black Magic, Matthew and Zero form an alliance in the House of Disks. While the children settle into their new houses, Mother Night has them participate in a dangerous ritual to commune with spirits from beyond. Tryouts begin for the coveted position of Weathermaker… with deadly results.

Featuring a 1:10 variant cover by Super-Star S. Red Amparo!

Diamond ID JUN231730 / JUN231731 / JUN231732
Lunar Product Codes 0623CX322 /  0623CX323 /  0623CX324

UPC

Cover A: 79394597454200411
Cover B: 79394597454200421
Cover C: 79394597454200431

Preview: Seven Years in Darkness #1

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Seven Years in Darkness #1

Written & Illustrated by JOSEPH SCHMALKE
Cover B BILL SIENKIEWICZ

The Academy of Black Magic has reopened its doors for the first time in 200 years! Seventy-two children will walk through the Academy doors for freshmen year. But only seven will graduate and walk out alive! Their seven-year journey starts here, in this dark and sweeping fantasy epic from acclaimed comics creator Joe Schmalke!

Featuring a 1:10 variant cover by living legend Bill Sienkiewicz!

Seven Years in Darkness #1

Preview: Sereno #2

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Sereno #2

Written & Illustrated by LUCIANO VECCHIO
Cover B PATRICIO OLIVER

There’s a new guardian in town! NüMen is inspired by Sereno, but uses deeply unstable technology in his quest for spiritual illumination. Meanwhile, Sereno’s chaotic shadow self is coming to life all on its own! SERENO will soon find things are not as black and white as he thought, in this epic showdown of Darkness and Light!

Sereno #2

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Seven Years in Darkness #1

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) 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 week.

Alien #1 (Marvel) – An alien unthaws from the snow ice and we’re always pumped for a new alien adventure.

Bulls of Beacon Hill #4 (AfterShock) – The series has been fantastic with a nice brutal and gritty mob story.

By the Horns: Dark Earth #8 (Scout Comics) – The blight continues to spread across Solothus as the Augernaut repairs near completion and Yun Ma’s plan for the continent begins to take shape. An awesome fantasy series with amazing art.

Deep Cuts #1 (Image Comics) – Stories of struggle, joe, and hope through the history of jazz. We’re excited to read this blend of music and comics.

Green Arrow #1 (DC Comics) – The Emerald Archer is lost, and it will take Oliver Queen’s whole family to find him! We’re pumped for a new Green Arrow series and we’re hoping the entire crew gets the spotlight they deserve.

Invincible Iron Man #5 (Marvel) – Tony is getting roped into the world of the X-Men and how it plays out should be something new and interesting.

Local Man #3 (Image Comics) – The series has been great blending classic image superheroes with a bit of a modern twist. Really solid so far and one for fans of superhero comics.

Money Shot Comes Again #1 (Vault Comics) – The XXX-plorers are back on their hands and knees for the good of humanity! When the giant ass space jellyfish who run the ordered universe arrive on earth, the porn-stars-cum-science explorers must put away grudges, crushes, and side-hustles to once again take one (or two! or three!) for the team.

Plush #6 (Image Comics) – Rednecks versus cannibalistic, serial-killing furries. The series has been crazy in all of the right ways.

Seven Years in Darkness #1 (CEX Publishing) – The Academy of Black Magic has reopened its doors for the first time in 200 years! Seventy-two children will walk through the Academy doors for freshmen year. But only seven will graduate and walk out alive!

Silence #1 (Literati Press) – Johanna Jones returns to her hometown of Anthem, a down-on-its-luck shipping town, to discover the ship her father sailed on has gone missing. She ends up aboard a yellow submarine named the Heart of Gold, headed directly into Hades’ Hexagon to find the missing crew, accompanied by her childhood best friend, a rich young addict, and a punk legend.

Sins of Sinister: Dominion #1 (Marvel) – The event wraps up and we’re intrigued to see how it’s all pulled off in one issue.

Preview: Seven Years in Darkness #1

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Seven Years in Darkness #1

Written & Illustrated by JOSEPH SCHMALKE
Cover B BILL SIENKIEWICZ

The Academy of Black Magic has reopened its doors for the first time in 200 years! Seventy-two children will walk through the Academy doors for freshmen year. But only seven will graduate and walk out alive! Their seven-year journey starts here, in this dark and sweeping fantasy epic from acclaimed comics creator Joe Schmalke!

Featuring a 1:10 variant cover by living legend Bill Sienkiewicz!

Seven Years in Darkness #1

Preview: Sereno #2

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Sereno #2

Written & Illustrated by LUCIANO VECCHIO
Cover B PATRICIO OLIVER

There’s a new guardian in town! NüMen is inspired by Sereno, but uses deeply unstable technology in his quest for spiritual illumination. Meanwhile, Sereno’s chaotic shadow self is coming to life all on its own! SERENO will soon find things are not as black and white as he thought, in this epic showdown of Darkness and Light!

Sereno #2

Seven Years in Darkness sells out again and gets a third printing

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CEX has announced the third printing of Seven Years in Darkness #1, following the rapid sell-out of both the first and second printings at the distributor level. This new comic series by artist/writer Joseph Schmalke has been a hit with fans and is now available again at comic shops and specialty stores. If you haven’t yet had a chance to check out this dark and magical new series, now is the perfect time to jump on board! While some retail copies may still be available, they are vanishing quickly! Get your copy right away!

Seven Years in Darkness: Year One #1 third printing is now available for retailers to order through Diamond Comics and Lunar Distribution.

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS #1 - THIRD PRINTING

It’s Opus & Ashes and more for CEX Publishing this August

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OPUS & ASHES

Written by BRETT SETH SIMON
Illustrated by SERGI DOMèNECH
Cover B SERGI DOMèNECH, JOSH JENSEN
Retailer Price: $3.99
On Sale 08/30

Two best friends. One overbearing mother. Trapped with no heat in a cabin during a brutal blizzard. Helena Santos’s struggle for her life and her life’s work has just begun. Read the gripping thriller by Brett Simon and Sergi Domenech!

Cover A: 79394597461000111
Cover B: 79394597461000121

MOTHER RUSSIA #2

Written & illustrated by JEFF MCCOMSEY
Cover B VICTOR ALPI
Cover C CHRISTINE LARSEN
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 08/30

Stalingrad, 1943. Caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse during World War II, Soviet Sniper Svetlana Gorshkov must make an uneasy alliance with a Nazi soldier if she and the newfound child hope to see the sunrise.

Cover A: 79394597460300211
Cover B: 79394597460300221
Cover C: 79394597460300231

OUTLAND ENTERTAINMENT

HOPELESS, MAIN VOL. 2: INHERITANCE

Written by NIMUE BROWN, TOM BROWN
Illustrated by NIMUE BROWN, TOM BROWN
Retailer Price: $19.99
On Sale 08/30

Growing up with magic doesn’t mean you have all of the answers. On the strange haunted island of Hopeless, Maine, young Salamandra explores the limits of her powers and the strength of her convictions. Both she and her newly discovered friend, Owen Davies, face life-changing events at the Pallid Rock Orphanage and begin to take control of their own lives. Just as magic has limits, so does the ability of adults to shield children from harm and consequences in this often dire place. This is not a story about growing up. It is a story about thinking you had grown up already—and finding it wasn’t so simple after all.

Diamond ID NOV221372
ISBN 978-1-954255-39-5

HOPELESS, MAIN VOL. 2: INHERITANCE

Joseph Schmalke’s Seven Years in Darkness: Year One #1 sells out and gets a second printing

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CEX has announced that demand for Joseph Schmalke’s Seven Years in Darkness: Year One #1 has exceeded expectations and is sold out at the distributor level. CEX Publishing will rush the first issue back to print in order to keep up with rising demand for the indie horror title. The new printing will feature an alternate logo color and is limited to a single cover design.

The Academy of Black Magic is about to welcome its first new class of students in 200 years, but this is no Hogwarts. 72 children enrolled, but only SEVEN will graduate alive… Seven Years in Darkness: Year One #1 is the start of an epic fantasy and horror adventure that thrills and terrifies at every turn. Seven Years in Darkness utilizes Schmalke’s stunning visuals to capture the anxiety that comes with attending high school. Joseph Schmalke has masterfully crafted something that is both chillingly familiar and artfully terrifying.

Seven Years in Darkness: Year One #1 second printing is now available for retailers to order through Lunar Distribution. Seven Years in Darkness: Year One #1 is scheduled to be in stores April 19, with the second printing arriving the following week.

Seven Years in Darkness: Year One #1 second printing
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