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Get a first look at The Savage Sword of Conan #1, cutting its way into stores in February 2024

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

The Savage Sword of Conan #1

Writer(s): John Arcudi, Patch Zircher, Jim Zub
Artist(s): Max Von Fafner, Patch Zircher
DEC230822 Cover A: Joe Jusko
DEC230823 Cover B: Gerado Zaffino
DEC230824 Cover B: Max Von Fafner
Publisher: Heroic Signatures, Titan Comics
B&W, 80pp, $6.99, 8.125 x 10.875 inch
On sale: February 28, 2024

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN IS BACK from Heroic Signatures and Titan Comics!

Featuring a new CONAN epic from John Arcudi and Max Von Fafner, the rousing return of SOLOMON KANE written and drawn by Patch Zircher, an electric prose story from Jim Zub, spectacular art pin-ups, and more, THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN Issue #1 heralds a new era of adrenaline-fueled adventure!

Preview: Conan the Barbarian #5

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Conan the Barbarian #5

(W) Jim Zub (A) Roberto de la Torre, Dean White (CA) Mike Deodato
In Shops: Nov 29, 2023
SRP: $3.99

A BRAND NEW CONAN THE BARBARIAN ARC BEGINS!
WARRIOR. THIEF. PIRATE…

After adventures on the high seas, CONAN returns to shore to find himself haunted by his memories of BELIT, captain of the Tigress and Queen of the Black Coast. Can a high-stakes heist draw him out of his tortured past, or will it plunge him deeper into the chaos that has always been waiting for him?

Preview: Conan the Barbarian #5

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Conan the Barbarian #5

(W) Jim Zub (A) Roberto de la Torre, Dean White (CA) Mike Deodato
In Shops: Nov 29, 2023
SRP: $3.99

A BRAND NEW CONAN THE BARBARIAN ARC BEGINS!
WARRIOR. THIEF. PIRATE…

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

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.

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #2 (DC Comics) – The second issue is solid building off some real world history and creating an even more tragic story for Alan Scott.

Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War – First Strike #1/Luke Cage: Gang War #1/Spider-Woman #1 (Marvel) – Gang War kicks off!

Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous (Vault Comics) – The tale of Sir Borys the Righteous Paladin and his trusty, talking Flail, as he enlists the help of Owen, Axe, and Soren on his noble path.

Basic Instinct #1 (Massive Publishing) – A sequel to the film?

Batman ’89: Echoes #1 (DC Comics) – Building off the classic film, the Caped Crusader has disappeared. Where is Batman?

BRZRKR: Fallen Empire #1 (BOOM! Studios) – The lone survivor of Olos, a long-dead empire that once thrived, tells a tale of B.’s distant past, and the death and cataclysm he brought forth.

Conan the Barbarian #5 (Titan Comics) – A new arc kicks off as Conan is haunted by memories of Belit.

Count Dante #6 (Scout Comics) – The series that blends fact and fiction wraps up. If you’re a fan of martial arts, check out this series!

Darkwing Duck #10 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Darkwing and The Justice Ducks must race to free Launchpad from an underwater Ducklantian prison.

Howard the Duck #1 (Marvel) – Celebrating 50 years with this all-new one-shot!

Jennifer Blood: Battle Diary #1 (Dynamite Entertainment) – Jennifer is back and hopefully with more over the top violence.

Local Man #7 (Image Comics) – A new mission as Local Man searches for a murderer.

The Penguin #4 (DC Comics) – The series has been amazing so far making the Penguin a character to have sympathy for but also fear.

Titans: Beast World #1 (DC Comics) – The event starts here!

X-Men: Blue Origins #1 (Marvel) – Mother and son reunite in a mold-shattering tale that exposes secrets held for decades and redefines both characters forever.

Get a first look at Dark Souls: The Willow King #1

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Get your first look inside the pages of Dark Souls: The Willow King #1! Based on Bandai Namco’s multi-award-winning game franchise, the title sees the return of cult sci-fi and fantasy writer, George Mann, with break-out artist Maan House.

The mighty king USTRAD OF UTHREL linked the flame, after his servant Herad failed and was consumed by the fire, reduced to ashes. Now, the time has come to link the fire again, but Ustrad now refuses to do his duty to his kingdom. HERAD, resurrected as un kindled, returns to unite three mighty warriors to venture into the WILLOW KING’S domain, and do what needs to be done.

Dark Souls: The Willow King #1 will be released in comic shops and digital on January 31, with covers from Stephanie Hans, Maan House, Alan Quah, and more.

Meet the Fifteenth Doctor on Free Comic Book Day 2024

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Titan Comics has announced that it is returning to the Tardis once more on Free Comic Book Day, with the release of Doctor Who: The Fifteenth Doctor: Free Comic Book Day Edition. Available in participating comic shops May 4, 2024.

Written by master of sci-fi and fantasy, Dan Watters, this special issue kicks-off an all-new Doctor Who comic series starring the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and his companion in time and space, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson).

The launch of the new series in 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the first Doctor Who comics under Titan Comics. The publisher first started travelling with the Doctor in 2014 and hasn’t stopped since. Now, in its 10th year, Titan Comics will be part of an exciting new era of Doctor Who with the Fifteenth Doctor.

Free Comic Book Day takes place every year on the first Saturday of May. With over two thousand stores and several comic book publishers participating, the event gives readers a chance to grab a free comic and meet fellow comic readers. Readers can find their local participating store H ERE.

Titan Comics | DOCTOR WHO: THE FIFTEENTH DOCTOR

The Full Line-Up of Free Comic Book Day 2024 Comics Revealed

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Retailer Selection Committee has selected forty-eight comic book titles for the industry’s most anticipated annual event to take place on Saturday, May 4, at participating comic shops worldwide.

A committee of comic shop retailers chose forty-eight titles to be available on Free Comic Book Day: twelve Gold Sponsor comics and thirty-six Silver Sponsor comics that give fans an opportunity to discover new titles and genres. This year’s selection of Silver Sponsor comics includes beloved franchises such as Star Wars, Monster High, Maleificent, Doctor Who, Street Fighter, and One Piece. Other notable Silver Sponsor titles are available from ABLAZE, Archie Comics, First Second Books, Massive Publishing and more.

The complete listing of all forty-eight FCBD titles, including the twelve Gold Sponsor and thirty-six Silver Sponsor comic books, can be found in the December issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 22.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2024: GOLD COMICS

Andrews McMeel Publishing| UNICORN CRUSH

BOOM! Studios | THE WORLDS OF JAMES TYNION IV

Dark Horse Comics | HELLBOY/ STRANGER THINGS

DC | DC FCBD SPECIAL EDITION

Dynamite Entertainment | JONNY QUEST

IDW Publishing | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Image Comics/ Skybound | TRANSFORMERS & G.I. JOE: WELCOME TO THE ENERGON UNIVERSE

Marvel Comics | ULTIMATE UNIVERSE/ SPIDER-MAN #1

Marvel Comics | BLOOD HUNT/ X-MEN #1

Papercutz| DISNEY’S ENCANTO & TURNING RED: THE NEW ADVENTURES

Random House Graphix | WITCHES OF BROOKLYN

VIZ Media | POKEMON ASVENTURES: OMEGA RUBY & ALPHA SAPPHIRE/ SPLATOON 3

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2024: SILVER COMICS

ABLAZE | GANNIBAL (MR)

Alien Books | THE VALIANTS

American Mythology Productions | CURSEDVERSE BLIGHTED DAWN #1

Andrews McMeel Publishing | SNOOPY BEAGLE SCOUT ADVENTURES

Arcana Comics | ULTRADUCK

Archie Comics | ARCHIE HORROR PRESENTS THE CURSED LIBRARY PRELUDE

BOOM! Studios | BOOM BOX 10^TH ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA

Dark Horse Comics | STAR WARS/ PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES

DC | DC MIDDLE GRADE FCBD SPECIAL EDITION

DC | DC YOUNG ADULT FCBD SPECIAL EDITION

DC | MAD FCBD SPECIAL EDITION

Dynamite Entertainment | MALEFICENT #1

Fantagraphics Books | MARVEL & FANTAGRAPHICS PRESENT ATLAS COMICS

First Second Books | INVESTIGATORS: CLASS ACTION SNEAK PEEK

Gemstone Publishing | ROMEO VS. JULIET: A KILL SHAKESPEARE ADVENTURE

Gemstone Publishing | THE OVERSTREET GUIDE TO COLLECTING COMICS

Graphix | UNICO AWAKENING

IDW Publishing | MONSTER HIGH

Kodansha Comics | INITIAL D/ KAINA OF GREAT SNOW

Mad Cave Studios | GATCHAMAN #0

Mad Cave Studios | FLASH GORDON #0

Marvel Comics | MARVEL VOICES #1

Marvel Comics | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1

Marvel | STAR WARS #1

Massive Publishing | EYE LIE POPEYE #1

Papercutz | LOUD HOUSE SPECIAL

Papercutz | ASTERIX OLYMPICS SPECIAL

Penguin Young Readers | THE NIGHT LIBRARIAN

Random House Graphix | KATIE THE CATSITTER-MAX MEOW MASHUP #1

Ten Ton Press | TONS OF STRANGE

Titan Comics | CONAN: BATTLE OF THE BLACK STONE (MR)

Titan Comics | DOCTOR WHO: THE FIFTEENTH DOCTOR

TOKYOPOP | FAR CRY: CULL THE HERD #1

UDON Entertainment | STREET FIGHTER VS FINAL FIGHT #1

Vault Comics | DYING INSIDE

VIZ Media | ONE PIECE: ACE’S STORY/ STATUS ROYALE

Exclusive Preview: Forgotten Runes: Wizard’s Cult #1

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Forgotten Runes: Wizard’s Cult #1

Writer(s): Joe Rechtman
Artist(s): Reilly Brown
Cover A Reilly Brown
Cover B Reilly Brown
Cover C Ivan Tao
Publisher: Titan Comics
FC, SC, 32pp, $3.99, On sale: December 6, 2023

This series begins as a seemingly unconnected series of MAGICAL TALES ABOUT POWERFUL WIZARDS, gradually merging into a LEGENDARY SAGA. Who is CHRONOMANCER GEORGE OF DREAMS and what is he trying to tell the reader? Visions of the past, premonitions of the future – or something far more sinister that THREATENS THE VERY FABRIC OF THE RUNIVERSE ITSELF?!

Preview: Scarlett Couture: The Munich Files #4 (of 5)

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team Leave a comment

Scarlett Couture: The Munich Files #4 (of 5)

(W) Des Taylor (A) Des Taylor (CA) Claudia Caranfa
In Shops: Nov 08, 2023
SRP: $3.99

THE CONVERT INVESTIGATION GROUP’S MOST DEADLY SPY RETURNS

Agent Scarlett Carver and her team embark on a thrilling game of cat and mouse as they’re thrown into the high stakes world of technological espionage. It soon transpires that the effects of Project Stardust reach further than anyone had anticipated – there are new threats emerging, and this time, it’s personal.

Scarlett Couture: Munich Files #4 (of 5)

Preview: Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #4 (of 4)

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Graphic Policy Team

Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #4 (of 4)

(W) Charles Ardai (A) Ace Continuado (CA) Fay Dalton
In Shops: Nov 01, 2023
SRP: $3.99

AWARD-WINNING WRITER AND CO-FOUNDER OF HARD CASE CRIME CHARLES ARDAI RETURNS TO THE GUN HONEY UNIVERSE IN THIS ACTION-PACKED SPIN-OFF FEATURING THE SULTRY AND EXPLOSIVE ARTWORK OF ACE CONTINUADO!

WHEN THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR – FOR A PRICE. Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey Joanna Tan turns to Dahlia Racers to help her pull a vanishing act. But the killer hot on her trail, beautiful sociopath Sarah Claride, will leave bodies strewn from New York to Las Vegas to Tijuana, Mexico, if it means cornering Dahlia – and breaking her…

Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #4 (of 4)

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