Now available this Free Comic Book Day, Magma Comix presents all three of its inaugural titles, The Principles of Necromancy, Silicon Bandits, and The Scale Trade!
To celebrate Magma’s very first FCBD as a newly-minted boutique publisher, The Principles of Necormancy creators Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Eamon Winkle, will be signing at Golden Apple Comics (Los Angeles, CA), Silicon Bandits writer, Jason Starr, will be signing at Forbidden Planet (New York, NY), and The Scale Trade artist, Megan Huang, will be signing at Enter the Battlefield (Oakville, ON).
Also available will be exclusive event variants for sale at each of these stores, and free Magma Comix samplers for fans who come by to meet the creators.
(W) Steve Orlando (A/CA) Megan Huang In Shops: May 01, 2024 SRP: $3.99
In a modern-day world one step removed from our own, dragons are a highly respected-and highly endangered-species, but poaching is an existential threat. When a young idealist joins the federal agency tasked with managing dragon populations, he quickly discovers that the entire system is corrupt. After seeing firsthand the cruelty of the system, our newly radicalized dragon savior takes matters into his own hands!
Eisner Award nominated writer Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, Spider-Man 2099) teams with Megan Huang (Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) for a fantasy-meets-reality story that’s sure to make your heart race and warm it as well. Each issue features a variant cover by Max Dunbar (Dungeons & Dragons)!
(W) Steve Orlando (A/CA) Megan Huang In Shops: May 01, 2024 SRP: $3.99
In a modern-day world one step removed from our own, dragons are a highly respected-and highly endangered-species, but poaching is an existential threat. When a young idealist joins the federal agency tasked with managing dragon populations, he quickly discovers that the entire system is corrupt. After seeing firsthand the cruelty of the system, our newly radicalized dragon savior takes matters into his own hands!
Eisner Award nominated writer Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, Spider-Man 2099) teams with Megan Huang (Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) for a fantasy-meets-reality story that’s sure to make your heart race and warm it as well. Each issue features a variant cover by Max Dunbar (Dungeons & Dragons)!
Every Gotham City citizen knows its buildings are adorned with more gargoyles than anywhere else. But they never expected the human inhabitants of those buildings to start morphing into gargoyles! It’s up to Batman, Scooby, and the gang to solve the mystery–which leads them straight to one of Batman’s most unexpected villains!
Z2 Comics, SM Entertainment, and Universal Music Group present Limitless, the new graphic novel from K-Pop megastars NCT 127, and the very first officially licensed K-Pop print graphic novel. The comic introduces a brand new fictional chapter into the lives of all nine members of the global phenomenon. Limitlessis available in standard hardcover and deluxe hardcover editions, set to release in summer 2024. The graphic novel is co-written by Reiko Scott with art by Ziyan Qiu and Ana Jimenez.Kayla Felty and colorist Megan Huang are the cover artists. The standard hardcover will come with nine variant covers, each featuring members of NCT 127. The deluxe hardcover will come with nine art prints illustrated by Kayla Felty and a certificate of authenticity.
Presented in the manhwa (South Korean comic) format, Limitlessfollows NCT 127 in the midst of their world tour, as the group rehearses for its biggest performance in America to date: a sold-out stadium show in New York City. The night before the concert, however, the group encounters mysterious dreams, putting Mar, Johnny, Taeyong, Jungwoo, and Doyoung in otherworldly scenarios. This ultimately creates a reality-crossing mystery that the five—alongside Taeil, Yuta, Jaehyun, and Haechan—will unite to solve. As NCT 127 grapples with this enigma, they must overcome their fear in both the real world and this new, surreal dreamscape.
Bad Egg Publishing is kicking off the year with three massive first issues: Plague Seeker, followed by Void Silver and The Somewhat Incredible Jackie-Boy Man this spring!
Plague Seeker #1, the 80-page first issue from All-Star creator Charlie “Moist Cr1TiKaL” White with art from rising star artist Vamkire Trannel, features a limited edition foil variant, and original bonus prose story from Hugo Award nominee David Wellington with illustrations by John Bivens. Includes the prelude story from the sold outPlague Seeker #0.
Additionally, the full debut of creator JackSepticEye’s ALTRVERSE—Void Silver and The Somewhat Incredible Jackie-Boy Man—features two 40-page stories, each with its own limited edition foil variant.
Plague Seeker #1
(W) Charlie “Moist Cr1TiKaL” White (A/C/CA) Vamkire Trannel (L) Dave Sharpe (CB) Brett Weldele (CC) Foil Variant by Vamkire Trannel
In the far future, humankind is on the brink of extinction. A thousand years after an apocalypse level event known as the Calamity, only small pockets of rough civilization exist. Ruling over Earth are a new race of monstrous beings — The Great Plagues. From Charlie “Moist Cr1TiKaL” White, with stunning art from rising star artist Vamkire Trannel, PLAGUE SEEKER is unlike any comic you’ve ever read.
Void Silver #1
(W) Alejandro Arbona (A/CA) Suzi Blake (C) Andrew Dalhouse (L) Dave Sharpe (CB) Skylar Patridge
Magic exists alongside science and technology, and its practitioners dwell in every strata of modern society. Exceptional even among these exceptional individuals is the preternaturally gifted…the iconoclastic…the sarcastic and short-tempered…Marvin the Magnificent!
The Somewhat Incredible Jackie-Boy Man #1
(W) James Asmus (A/CA) Megan Huang (L) Dave Sharpe (CB) Laura Helsby
A long time ago, in a galax—no, wait. Gifted with Great Power and Great Respon–nope. Not that either. After a lifetime of fandom and fantasy, Jackie was caught in a strange, cosmic cock-up that gave him amazing powers! …Or at least, ‘fairly impressive physical abilities’? Now, inspired by the kinds of heroes from his favorite comics, anime, and video games, he’s trying to be a real-life super hero in an otherwise ordinary world, as the somewhat incredible JACKIE-BOY MAN!
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Irish comic collective and publisher, Limit Break Comics has launched the Kickstarter campaign for its fourth myth anthology, Wish Upon a Star. The campaign seeks to raise €16,500 in the month of March to publish a comic anthology of far-future adaptations of fairy tales.
Wish Upon a Star is the start of a new trilogy of myth anthologies, with Limit Break writers and editors Paul Carroll and Gary Moloney directing their attention to modern mythology.
The line-up of creators for Wish Upon a Star includes:
Brendan Albetski, Christian Angeles, Akira B., Adam Bagley, David Baillie, Paul Carroll, Peter Clinton, Alice Coleman, Pablo Moreno Collar, Shay Commander, Dave Cook, Colin Craker, Matias De Vincenzo, Sachi Ediriweera, Chandra Free, Matt Garbutt, Alex Garrick-Wright, Oliver Gerlach, Reed Hinckley-Barnes, Megan Huang, Joonatan Itkonen, Seamus Kavanagh, James Killian, John Kissee, Gareth Luby, Andriy Lukin, Marin, Robby Melendez, Dan Membiela, Michiums, Gary Moloney, Alex Moore, Micah Myers, James Nadiger, Carlos Pedro, Mari Rolin, Narjes Ruyan, Andrea Schiavone, Diana Sousa, Noah Stephens, Dan Tappan, and Johanna Taylor.
Overall, Wish Upon a Star received more than 200 pitches from creators around the world. Fewer than 10% were accepted into the book, accompanying stories by the Limit Break core creators: Paul Carroll, Gary Moloney, Gareth Luby, and Seamus Kavanagh.
(W) Jeremy Whitley (A/CA) Megan Huang In Shops: Feb 28, 2024 SRP: $19.99
Epic fantasy, queer romance, and hardboiled detective noir!
Ten years after her disgrace and exile, Sir Noelani Mahi’ai – former Royal Champion of the kingdom of Patria Lupi and Queen’s protector – has been hiding under a rock at the bottom of a bottle and hasn’t lifted a sword in all that time. Until one day, the Queen summons Noelani to find her daughter who has mysteriously disappeared the night before her wedding.
(W) Jeremy Whitley (A/CA) Megan Huang In Shops: Feb 28, 2024 SRP: $19.99
Epic fantasy, queer romance, and hardboiled detective noir!
Ten years after her disgrace and exile, Sir Noelani Mahi’ai – former Royal Champion of the kingdom of Patria Lupi and Queen’s protector – has been hiding under a rock at the bottom of a bottle and hasn’t lifted a sword in all that time. Until one day, the Queen summons Noelani to find her daughter who has mysteriously disappeared the night before her wedding.
Recognizing that it all starts with the creator, Magma Comix has announced its first wave of creators spearheading the publisher’s forthcoming titles: Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Eamon Winkle, Jason Starr, Dalibor Talajić, Steve Orlando, and Megan Huang!
Since reestablishing itself as independent publisher in 2023, Magma Comix holds steadfast to empowering comic book creators with the freedom and support necessary to make their 100% creator-owned passion projects that will excite and enthrall our readers. All creators signed to the publisher receive a fair and transparent deal with advance royalties, as well as first-look deals with partners to be revealed. The publisher will offer direct market support through a multi-distributor approach with simple, low-risk ordering for retailers, including returnability and a limited number of variant covers.
Stay tuned for all of the title announcements from Magma!
