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Exclusive Preview: I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits from Horror Superstars Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard

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Whenever writer Doug Wagner and artist Daniel Hillyard team up, fans can look forward to macabre, madcap, fiercely independent comics where serial killers, cultists, and fashion designers run amok. Since their acclaimed 2017 series Plastic, the two creators have established an acclaimed line of offbeat horror books, selling over 400,000 copies of their killer comics worldwide! Now they are re-uniting to kick off Clover Press’ The Fourth Leaf, a new line of creator-owned comics and graphic novels with their brand-new graphic novel, I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits! The hilarious and horrifying supernatural thriller will be available as a deluxe hardcover. Fans can support the project on Kickstarter now. 

From the creative team behind Image Comic’s bestselling Plastic, Plush, Vinyl, I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer, and Narco comes a brand new graphic novel that blends the dark comedy and horror they’re known for with a wild supernatural twist, all delivered with their signature irreverent humor. I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits begins when a nerdy pacifist finds himself resurrected in a vat of holy motor oil and trapped inside the hulking body of a supernatural slasher and forced to protect a psychic kid from the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. It’s a lot to process, but at least he’s got a Halloween mask and a squad of homicidal chickens! 

The Kickstarter campaign for I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits will also feature an exclusive Dust Jacket Edition with art from comics legend Chris Bachalo, a Deluxe Slipcase Edition of the book, exclusive art prints, and even a Murder Chickens Card Game! Fans can support I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits on Kickstarter now. 

Check out this exclusive preview and support I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits on Kickstarter now!

I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits

Exclusive: Get your Murder Chickens Card Game with the I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits Kickstarter!

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Murder Chickens card game

Whenever writer Doug Wagner and artist Daniel Hillyard team up, fans can look forward to macabre, madcap, fiercely independent comics where serial killers, cultists, and fashion designers run amok. They’re re-uniting to kick off Clover Press’ The Fourth Leaf, a new line of creator-owned comics and graphic novels with their brand-new graphic novel, I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits! The hilarious and horrifying supernatural thriller will be available as a deluxe hardcover. Fans can support the project on Kickstarter now. 

I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits begins when a nerdy pacifist finds himself resurrected in a vat of holy motor oil and trapped inside the hulking body of a supernatural slasher and forced to protect a psychic kid from the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. It’s a lot to process, but at least he’s got a Halloween mask and a squad of homicidal chickens! 

Did you say homicidal chickens!?

As part of the Kickstarter you can not only get the graphic novel, but also a Murder Chickens Card Game!

What’s that about a card game? We have the exclusive reveal of the card game launching as part of the crowdfunding project.

The game is simple, your goal is the get rid of all of your cards, but the murder chickens have other plans. You’ll attack your opponents, steal their cards, reverse the game play, skip turns, and more chaos, all the while the chaos meter grows!

Murder Chickens card game

🐔💀 MURDER CHICKENS: THE CARD GAME 💀🐔

The chickens have gone completely insane.

In Murder Chickens, your goal is simple: be the first player to get rid of all your cards.

Unfortunately, the chickens have other plans.

Attack your opponents. Steal their cards. Reverse the direction of play. Skip turns. Swap entire hands. And whatever you do, DON’T LET THE CHAOS METER REACH 10.

Because that’s when things get really bad.

At Chaos Level 3, attacks get stronger. At 6, you can start playing two cards at once. At 9, every attack targets EVERYONE. And at 10?

GOD HAS ABANDONED THE COOP.

Everyone throws away their hand and draws five new cards.

But that’s not all. You’ve got Chainsaw Chickens, Rabid Hens, Egg Bursts, Feather Storms, Apocalypse Hens, The Rooster King, and the ultimate act of chicken-based destruction: TOTAL COOP FAILURE.

Easy to learn. Fast to play. Completely unpredictable.

And if you’re brave enough to play Apocalypse Mode, you’re racing toward 666 points. Land on EXACTLY 666 and you don’t just win…

You become the GOD OF THE CHICKEN APOCALYPSE.

Gather your flock. Start the apocalypse.

🐔 MURDER CHICKENS: THE CARD GAME 🐔

Murder Chickens card game

Witchblade passes the Gauntlet around with Team-Up Variants this September

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Image Comics and Top Cow have revealed a line-wide Witchblade Team-Up variant covers in celebration of the milestone Witchblade (2024) #25 issue’s premiere this September. Some of the biggest names in comics will put their artistic spin on Witchblade as its iconic characters make an appearance across the covers of some of Image’s most popular ongoing series.

Witchblade is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015 and December 2017 to January 2020. The series was created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, and Michael Turner. The comic series was made into a TNT television series in 2001 and was directed by Ralph Hemecher and starred Yancy Butler as Sara Pezzini. Later, Top Cow and Japanese animation studio Gonzo produced an anime adaptation of Witchblade, which debuted in 2006.

Marguerite Bennett and Guiseppe Cafaro’s current run on Witchblade (2024) features a reimagined origin, with contemporary takes on familiar characters, as well as fresh story arcs to hook new fans and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the ’90s Image Revolution. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life is forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power? …Or will she be consumed by it?

Witchblade will appear on the covers of:

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 2:

  • Royals #6 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Jacob Perez – UPC: 70985304634900671
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover H Witchblade Team-Up by Steve Skroce & Neeraj Menon – UPC: 70985304861900181

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 9:

  • Blood & Thunder #17 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ej Su & Dee Cunniffe – UPC: 70985304317101751
  • Death Vigil (2026) #2 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Stjepan Sejic – UPC: 70985304830500221
  • Geiger #25 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Gary Frank & Brad Anderson – UPC: 70985303965502561
  • Starhenge Book Two: A Kiss for Atticus #3 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Liam Sharp – UPC: 70985304788900361
  • Witchblade (2024) #25 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304035402531

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 16:

  • The Darkness (2025) #8 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304537300831
  • Die: Loaded #9 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Caspar Wijngaard – UPC: 70985304496300931
  • Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer #1 Cover I Witchblade Team-Up by Michael Walsh – UPC: 70985304858900191
  • Kaya #37 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Wes Craig – UPC: 70985303591603731
  • Monstress #64 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Sana Takeda – UPC: 70985302020206421
  • Regicide #2 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Akila Gabriel – UPC: 70985304831200251
  • Something Epic #15 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Szymon Kudrański – UPC: 70985303738501541

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23:

  • Badrock #3 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Rob Liefeld – UPC: 70985304712400351
  • Bug Wars: The Coming of The Wardoom #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by  Justin Mason – UPC: 70985304828200231
  • Invincible Universe: Capes #11 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Mark Englert – UPC: 70985304498701161
  • Crimes Against Nature #1 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Gavin Smith – UPC: 70985304857200151
  • The Department of Truth #39 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Letizia Cadonici – UPC: 70985303032403941
  • D’Orc #8 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Bean – UPC: 70985304572400831
  • The Eye Collector #4 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by GMB Chomichuk – UPC: 70985304709400431
  • Feral #26 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Trish Forstner & Tim Seeley – UPC: 70985303949502641
  • Ghost Pepper #15 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Ludo Lullabi – UPC: 70985304394201561
  • M1: Monster Racing League #4 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Jae Lee – UPC: 70985304702500421
  • Radiant Black #44 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Marcelo Costa – UPC: 70985303068304461
  • Yumi: 00EX #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Chris Bachalo – UPC: 70985304832900231

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 30:

  • Final Boss #10 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Tyler Kirkham – UPC: 70985304494901041
  • Hammerfist #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Parson – UPC: 70985304826800231
  • Hyde Street #13 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki – UPC: 70985304127601331
  • Spawn #379 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Booth – UPC: 70985300214737931

It’s Jeff!: Brand New Week is pretty adorable but… is this one really all ages!?

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MEET JEFF’S CUTE NEW COMPANION, KEN THE SEPTAPUS! Since he made his debut, Jeff the Land Shark has enjoyed the company of the Marvel Universe’s greatest heroes – but all he wants is to be left alone after he runs into a clingy septapus named Ken! When they find themselves stuck together in a tricky predicament, will Jeff put aside his grievances in time to help them both escape? Plus, revisit some of Jeff’s earliest encounters with Deadpool and Elsa Bloodstone! Collecting material from JEFF WEEK (2025), DEADPOOL (2019), and MARVEL AGE (2023) #1000.

Story: Kelly Thompson
Art: Gurihiru, Goodman Yamada, Pepe Larraz, Chris Bachalo
Ink: Wayne Faucher, Jaime Mendoza, John Livesay
Color: Gurihiru, Jim Campbell, David Curiel
Letterer: Joe Caramagna, Joe Sabino

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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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is entertaining but is it a good introduction to new readers?

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“Brand New Day” wasn’t just a story — it was an era. Spanning almost three years and over one hundred issues, it was a time when a rotating cast of the industry’s most talented writers and artists redefined Spider-Man for the 21st century. The stories they created continue to influence the Spider-Man comics of today — as well as television series, video games and films featuring everyone’s favorite wall-crawler!

The handpicked stories featured in this Brand New edition highlight the scope and spirit of the era — from heart-wrenching to pulse-pounding to deeply human.

COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man #555-557. #562-564, #574-576. #578-579, material from Amazing Spider-Man #577, and Amazing Spider-Man: Extra! #2

Story: Zeb Wells, Bob Gale, Marc Guggenheim, Joe Kelly, Mark Waid, Dan Slott
Art: Chris Bachalo, Mike McKone, Bob Gale, Paulo Siqueira, Amilton Santos, Barry Kitson, Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martin
Ink: Mark Irwin, Wayne Faucher, Jaime Mendoza, Al Vey, Tim Townsend, Andy Lanning, Marlo Alquiza, Amilton Santos, Paulo Siqueira, Mark Farmer, Jon Sibal
Color: Chris Bachalo, Antonio Fabela, Jeromy Cox, Dean White, Javier Rodriguez
Letterer: Cory Petit, Chris Eliopoulos, Joe Caramagna, Rus Wooton

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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Exclusive Preview: Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4

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Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4

(W) Jed MacKay (A) Devmalya Pramanik
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (L) Cory Petit
(CA) Paulo Siqueira, Rachelle Rosenberg
(VCA) Chris Bachalo, Dave Rapoza, Netho Diaz, Jay Leisten and Rachelle Rosenberg

LOCKED UP! Marc Spector has been locked up for weeks. IN THIS ISSUE: THE AFTERMATH! As Moon Knight, Marc has been able to escape his fate and cheat death, but have his allies in the Midnight Mission been so fortunate?!

Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4

Marvel spotlights the Artwork of Magic: The Gathering with Variant Covers

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Last year, Marvel Comics entered the world of Magic: The Gathering with Magic: The Gathering – Marvel’s Spider-Man! The all-new crossover set featured original artwork of Spider-Man, iconic Spider-Verse heroes, and legendary Spider-Man supervillains drawn by both superstar comic book artists and renowned Magic: The Gathering artists. To celebrate this exciting collaboration, Marvel will feature the art of Magic: The Gathering – Marvel’s Spider-Man on a new series of variant covers and virgin variant covers this May.

Fans can look forward to more Magic: The Gathering Variant Covers in the near future that spotlight additional Marvel-themed sets, including the highly anticipated Magic: The Gathering – Marvel Super Heroes set launching later this year.

Check out five of the Magic: The Gathering Variant Covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today.

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY ROBERTA INGRANATA – 75960621001502841
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ROBERTA INGRANATA – 75960621001502818
  • CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED #1 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA – 75960621471600151
  • CIVIL WAR: UNMASKED #1 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA – 75960621471600118
  • IRON MAN #5 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN GLINT – 75960621491400551
  • IRON MAN #5 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY KEVIN GLINT – 75960621491400517
  • MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #4 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO – 75960621496900431
  • MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #4 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS BACHALO – 75960621496900417
  • X-MEN #29 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY LIE SETIAWAN – 75960620920002951
  • X-MEN #29 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LIE SETIAWAN – 75960620920002917
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/VENOM: DEATH SPIRAL – BODY COUNT #1 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY LUCIO PARRILLO – 75960621648200151
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/VENOM: DEATH SPIRAL – BODY COUNT #1 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LUCIO PARRILLO – 75960621648200118
  • BLACK CAT #10 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRA PISANO – 75960621252101031
  • BLACK CAT #10 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRA PISANO – 75960621252101016
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #11 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY E.M. GIST – 75960621146301151
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #11 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY E.M. GIST – 75960621146301117
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #11 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER CHARRO – 75960621122701161
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #11 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER CHARRO – 75960621122701117
  • KNULL #5 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA – 75960621388700531
  • KNULL #5 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PAOLO RIVERA – 75960621388700516
  • MORTAL THOR #10 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY ZOLTAN BOROS – 75960621284201031
  • MORTAL THOR #10 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ZOLTAN BOROS – 75960621284201017
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #28 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER CHARRO – 75960620917002851
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #28 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER CHARRO – 75960620917002818
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY NEREIDA – 75960620917002818
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY NEREIDA – 75960621001502918
  • PUNISHER #4 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY XABI GAZTELUA – 75960621516400441
  • PUNISHER #4 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY XABI GAZTELUA – 75960621516400417
  • REBORN: ULTIMATE IMPACT #1 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960621461700118
  • REBORN: ULTIMATE IMPACT #1 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE – 75960621461700119
  • VENOM #258 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY DAN DOS SANTOS – 75960621330625831
  • VENOM #258 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY DAN DOS SANTOS – 75960621330625817
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-VERSITY #2 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY JUSTYNA DURA – 75960621577500231
  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-VERSITY #2 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY JUSTYNA DURA – 75960621577500218
  • DAREDEVIL #3 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY CARISSA SUSILO – 75960621282800341
  • DAREDEVIL #3 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY CARISSA SUSILO – 75960621282800317
  • INFERNAL HULK #7 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY TONI INFANTE – 75960621361000731
  • INFERNAL HULK #7 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY TONI INFANTE – 75960621361000717
  • X-MEN #30 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VARIANT COVER BY LORDIGAN – 75960620920003000
  • X-MEN #30 MAGIC: THE GATHERING VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY LORDIGAN – 75960620920003017

Preview: Venom: Black, White & Blood #4

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Venom: Black, White & Blood #4

(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!

Venom: Black, White & Blood #4

Witness Erica Slaughter’s pivotal mission before her arrival in Archer’s Peak in Something is Killing the Children #0

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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.

Something is Killing the Children #0

DC reveals the new Birds of Prey

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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.

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