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Who is Josif? Find out that and more in May from CEX

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JOSIF 1957 #1

Written by DAVIDE BARZI
Illustrated by FABIANO AMBU
Cover B FABIANO AMBU
Cover C FABIANO AMBU
Retailer Price: $6.99
On Sale 5/31

Debuting the work of Italian superstar artist Fabiano Ambu! You know about Laika, the Cosmonaut dog sent into orbit on Sputnik 2. But no one knows about JOSIF, the first gorilla in space!

Born on Josif Stalin’s birthday and subjected to terrible genetic experiments, Josif soon grew far too powerful. The leadership of the Soviet Union did all they could to stop him. But not everything went as planned!

Featuring a 1 in 10 variant homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey by Italian super-star Fabiano Ambu!

Diamond ID FEB231258 / FEB231259 / FEB231260
Lunar Product Codes 0223CX224 / 0223CX225 / 0223CX226

UPC
Cover A: 793945974566 00111
Cover B: 793945974566 00121
Cover C: 793945974566 00131

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS #2

Written & Illustrated by JOSEPH SCHMALKE
Cover C BEN TEMPLESMITH
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 5/31

Malena’s backstory is revealed, as the students continue their journey through the underground city of Scholomance towards the Academy of Black Magic. The children and Headmaster are met by Ornansis, a vampiric creature who will pick their class’s weathermaker (an untouchable student). Malena lets Matthew know there could be a sinister plot underway by other students who wish to thin out the competition.

Featuring a 1:10 variant cover by living legend Ben Templesmith!

Diamond ID FEB231262 / FEB231263 / FEB231264
Lunar Product Codes 0223CX228 / 0223CX229 / 0223CX230

UPC
Cover A: 793945974542 00211
Cover B: 793945974542 00221
Cover C: 793945974542 00231

THE FIRST THREE

Written by CHRIS PALIQAW, ATUNG YUPAS
Illustrated by CHANG SHENG
Cover B CHANG SHENG
Retailer Price: $7.99
On Sale 5/31

The age of humanity begins! The first three people on Earth burst out of a rock womb to find themselves in a paradise of talking animals and obedient firewood. But two men and one woman is one man too many, and enough… never is.

Inspired by the real-life creation legends of the Tayal people of Taiwan. Introducing legendary Taiwanese artist Chang Sheng to Western audiences for the first time!

Diamond ID FEB231256 / FEB231257
Lunar Product Codes 0223CX222 / 0223CX223
UPC
Cover A: 793945974573 00111
Cover B: 793945974573 00121

OUTLAND ENTERTAINMENT

NORTHERN STEELE

Written by SCOTT SCHMIDT
Illustrated by SLOBODAN JOVANOVIC
Retailer Price: $19.99
On Sale 5/31

In 1897, the world descended upon the frozen hills of the Yukon Territory, mad with gold fever.

But little did they know the perils and pitfalls that awaited them. A trail lined with dead horses and stalked by a man-killer, a haunted cave mined by an army of the dead, and an endless swamp teeming with terrible serpents. And even then there was more.

Enter the legendary Sam Steele of the North-West Mounted Police, commander of men and master of the wilderness. With knife and pistol, horse and saber, brute strength and keen mind, the mightiest Mountie of them all takes to the task of saving the gold-seekers from men and monsters alike.

Diamond ID FEB231261
Lunar Product Codes 0223CX227
ISBN 978-1954255401

NORTHERN STEELE

WARLOCK 5 VOLUME 1 OMNIBUS

Written by GORDON DERRY
Illustrated by DEN BEAUVAIS
Retailer Price: $39.95
On Sale 5/31

The Warlocks protect the Grid. They are the last line of defense against the awful forces of chaos that lurk in the darkness outside the Grid. There’s only one problem. They hate each other.

With a forward by Cullen Bunn!

Lunar Product Codes 0223CX231
ISBN 978-1947659612

WARLOCK 5 VOLUME 1 OMNIBUS

Get a look at what CEX is publishing in April 2023

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MISE EN PLACE (ONE-SHOT)

Written by MATT CARR
Cover A NICOLE GOUX
Illustrated & Cover B by LANE LLOYD
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 4/26

After consuming every animal on Earth, humanity turns to the stars, enslaving, butchering and consuming creatures from across the galaxy. But now the food is fighting back — in spectacularly gory fashion!

Tuck in your napkin for this messy, pulpy, over-the-top tale of bloody revenge. Dinner is served!

Diamond ID JAN231417 / JAN231418
Lunar Product Codes 0123CX234 / 0123CX235

UPCs
Cover A: 793945974559 00111
Cover B: 793945974559 00121

SERENO #3 (OF 3)

Written & Illustrated by LUCIANO VECCHIO
Cover B by PAULA BOFFO SUKERMERCADO
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 4/26

The final pieces of the super ritual fall into place. Rise Photophobos, god of Anti-Light!

In a villains’ world, SERENO is the prey, Rufián shows his true colors, and the hero’s Secret Origin might hold the key to salvation in an esoteric all-out Battle for Godhood!

Diamond ID JAN231420 / JAN231421 / JAN231422
Lunar Product Codes 0123CX236 / 0123CX237 / 0123CX238

UPCs
Cover A: 793945974535 00311
Cover B: 793945974535 00321
Cover C: 793945974535 00331

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR ONE ASHCAN

Written & Illustrated by JOSEPH SCHMALKE
Retailer Price: $9.99
On Sale 4/26

Collect the preview edition that started it all!

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!

Joseph Schmalke’s epic tale of childhood terror starts here, and you have the opportunity to own this ultra-rare collectible edition – before the darkness takes over the world!

Lunar Product Code 0123CX239

UPC
793945974542

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR ONE ASHCAN

WARLOCK 5: THE RETURN

Written by CULLEN BUNN
Illustrated by JEFFREY EDWARDS, ANDY POOLE
Retailer Price: $19.95
On Sale 4/26

Five touchstone realities exist at focal points along the Grid. From each of these realities, a Warlock is chosen to act as one of five Guardians. But somebody, or something, is killing Warlocks.

Diamond ID JAN231419
Lunar Product Codes 0123CX240

ISBN
978-1-947659-21-6

WARLOCK 5: THE RETURN

Get a look at CEX Publishing in March 2023!

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SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS #1 (OF 4)

Written & Illustrated by JOSEPH SCHMALKE
1:10 Incentive Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 3/29

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!

SERENO #2 (OF 3)

Written & illustrated by LUCIANO VECCHIO
Cover B by PATRICIO OLIVER
Retailer Price: $4.99
On Sale 3/29

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!

OUTLAND ENTERTAINMENT

THE BEAN: INTO THE DARK

Written & Illustrated by TRAVIS HANSON
On Sale 2/22

Being kidnapped by a troll was not what Bean expected from a simple errand to collect mushrooms.

Now the young dishwasher is deep underground, in a forgotten and ruined city, to collect a legendary weapon for the troll – or be killed. But when the sword sings him a new fate, he learns that his future is far bigger than a small, forgotten inn. 

The Bean

Get a look at the covers to Joseph Schmalke’s Seven Years of Darkness!

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Joseph Schmalke and CEX Publishing are launching a new series: Seven Years in Darkness. Seven Years of Darkness tells the story of the first group of students to enter a wizarding school in over a hundred years. 72 children are selected for the new class, but only seven will graduate, alive.

Joseph Schmalke is the Co-Publisher of Black Caravan and a comics creator, writer, and illustrator residing in Westbrook, Maine. Joe is the artist and writer on several comic book titles including: The Infernal Pact, Cherry Blackbird, Phantom Starkiller (with Peter Goral), We Don’t Kill Spiders, The Electric Black (with Rich Woodall), and Murder Hobo (with Jason Lynch).

Seven Years in Darkness: Year One is a four-issue miniseries released bi-monthly. Seven Years in Darkness #1 will feature three covers from Joseph Schmalke and Bill Sienkiewicz and will be included as part of Diamond and Lunar Distribution’s December catalogs and will be available in stores this March.

Mad Cave Studios Heads to Emerald City Comic Con

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Bring the umbrella and join Mad Cave Studios at Emerald City Comic Con 2022 (ECCC) in Seattle, WA, for a celebration of pop culture from every corner of the nerdy galaxy, at booth #2001!

This year Mad Cave invites you to descend into the madness with them;  including an early peek at upcoming fall titles A Legacy of Violence and Nature’s Labyrinth via Con Exclusive Variants by Joseph Schmalke and Natasha Aterici, a Mad Cave Legacy Battlecats Con Exclusive Variant by Dan Panosian, or the limited edition Nottingham Hardcover signed by Shane Connery Volk and David Hazan!

A Legacy of Violence
Variant by Joseph Schmalke 

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Andrea Mutti (L) Rus Wooton

A Legacy of Violence follows Dr. Nick Shaw; an honest doctor just trying to help people. But one day, when a patient gets out of control, Nick suddenly begins recalling past memories he had kept hidden away. Find out what Nick has been repressing all these years and why, in the all-new, horror maxi series!

A Legacy of Violence

Nature’s Labyrinth
Variant by Natasha Alterici

(W) Zac Thompson (A) Bayliegh Underwood (C) Warnia Sahadewa (L) Rus Wooton

In the middle of the ocean lies a remote island complex lined with traps and an ever-changing landscape. The island was designed by a mysterious man known only as “Ahab” to test the will of the world’s most notorious criminals. Eight violent felons fight to the death over three days of relentless action in a Battle Royale-style game.

Nature’s Labyrinth

Battlecats
Legacy Variant by Dan Panosian

(W) Mark London (A) Michael Camelo (C) Tekino (L) Miguel Angel Zapata

Follow the reimagined Battlecats as they undertake a perilous quest through different regions in pursuit of The Dire Beast while unearthing dark secrets, and even darker enemies. Valderia and the Battlecats will never be the same.

Battlecats

Nottingham
Cover Artist: Shane Connery Volk

(W) David Hazan (A) Shane Connery Volk (C) Luca Romano (L) Joamette Gil

In this twisted medieval noir, the Sheriff of Nottingham hunts a serial killer with a penchant for tax collectors. The Sheriff’s investigation makes him the target of England’s most nefarious power-brokers. That’s to say nothing of the Merry Men, terrorists lurking amongst the trees of Sherwood, led by, an enigma known only as “Hood.” Mad Cave Studios presents: Nottingham, but not as you remember it…

Nottingham

Find yourself within the pages with the young adult imprint, Maverick! Each story is widely different from the other with one underlying theme in common, which is accepting yourself and being unapologetic for it. When fans buy the first three Maverick titles (Needle & Thread, Nightmare in Savannah, and World Class), Mad Cave Studios will giving the 4th one (Good Game, Well Played) for free, only at ECCC, booth #2001.

Those looking to snag a copy of The Last Session by Jasmine Walls this year at ECCC will also receive a special dice set to go along with it. So you can Roll for Initiative in style! 

Lastly, stop by SCC 303 at 12:45pm – 1:45pm PSTfor the panel Digital Marketing Secrets for Comic Book Creators, featuring Mad Cave Studio’s VP of Business Development, Mark Irwin, alongside other wonderful industry creatives!

Count Draco Knuckleduster Goes Metal!

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Scout Comics is kicking off 2022 with a metalized cover to Count Draco Knuckleduster #1! The cover is limited to 100 copies and will be serialized (1-100).

You can get the cover now but it’s limited so hurry!

Written by Peter Goral and Joseph Schmalke with art by Schmalke, Count Draco Knuckleduster is part of Scout’s Black Caravan imprint.

The Curse of the Cryptocrystalline Stone continues in 2021! Follow the Cosmic Ghoul Warrior and young psychic, Acele Aerglo, as they embark on the next chapter of an adventure that will take them from the vastness of The Void to the depths of an aquatic moon crawling with fantastic creatures! This action-packed tale of sinister celestial sorcery continues, this time told from behind the mask of the mysterious and malevolent Count Draco Knuckleduster and his Cybernetic Chrononautical Exosuit! Can the curse be broken in time… or is it already too late?

Count Draco Knuckleduster

Review: Count Draco Knuckleduster #1

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Spinning out of Phantom Starkiller is Count Draco Knuckleduster!

Story: Peter Goral
Art: Joseph Schmalke
Color: Peter Goral
Letterer: Joel Rodriguez

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.

Scout Comics
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A Cross Between Tales From The Crypt & Needful Things. The Electric Black Title Box is now available!

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The Electric Black is a cursed antique shop, appearing in any time or space, soliciting customers it hungers to corrupt or devour. The mysterious Julius Black is the store’s demonic proprietor and narrator. He, along with his psychopathic employees, regularly manipulates patrons for their own devious purposes. The poor souls that enter never leave without something. Dare you step within its sinister halls?

The Electric Black is by writer/artists Joseph Schmalke and Rich Woodall.

Each deluxe title box will contain a complete set of comics! There’s a mystery element in each box offering that includes rare variants and out of print covers. Along with the set of single issues you will also get a digital download/collectible card of each series in Scout’s new COMIC TAG format! These limited edition collectibles look just like a mini comic book with a collectible card attached!

The set includes The Electric Black #1-4, The Electric Black Presents #1-3 and the Comic Tag containing the entire digital graphic novel of issues 1-4. LIMITED TO 200 BOXES! Each box is available for $49.99 and available to order now.

Review: We Don’t Kill Spiders #1

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We Don’t Kill Spiders #1 is a detective story… set in Viking times.

Story: Joseph Schmalke
Art: Joseph Schmalke
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.

Scout Comics
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