Issue #3 - The Start is Always Turbulent

What Happened Last Week?

A brief overview of major events, announcements, or trends in the comic industry from the past week.

• Highlight #1: Jason Momoa getting cast as Lobo. We all saw that coming.

• Highlight #2: Andrew Garfield says he is not going to be in the Spiderman 4 movie. Full interview with GQ here.

• Highlight #3: Surprise comic in stores today. (maybe free of charge?) Check more details here.

Mainstream Highlights

Spotlight of the Week

Hard to pick a spotlight for the week if I am being honest with so many interesting comics coming out together. I think being the start of the year publishers are trying to push for new things, key details, new powers, new characters making this harder than usual.

• Title: All-New Venom #2

• Summary: A.I.M. AND FIRE! A.I.M. are on the hunt for the All-New Venom - and they're not alone! Who are.. the SYMBIOTE SQUAD? Meanwhile, Dylan Brock's search for the new Venom host puts him on a collision course with the deadly Madame Masque! And the mystery deepens as one suspect is eliminated... with extreme prejudice!

• Why It Matters: Introduction of the Symbiote Squad. This issue marks the first appearance of the Symbiote Squad, a new team that expands the Venom mythos and introduces fresh dynamics to the storyline.

New Releases

New releases are based on the Most Pulled comics on League of Comic Geeks during the time of writing this newsletter.

Marvel

• The Amazing Spider-Man #65

  • THE 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN CONTINUES! Spider-Man has faced four Scions and is running out of extra lives. This issue's scion, CYRA, represents the very power of Death Itself and makes Spider-Man watch everything he loves die. Can Spider-Man possibly withstand this punishment?

• Uncanny X-Men #8

  • The explosive saga ends here, with Rogue and Cyclops on opposite ends of the mutant struggle, perhaps forever! Are they honoring Xavier’s legacy or destroying it? Do they choose loyalty or the law? An all-out action issue that will affect both teams (and the entire mutant community) with devastating results! Featuring guest artist Javier Garrón!

• Ultimate Black Panther #12

  • MOON KNIGHT VS. BLACK PANTHER! Moon Knight challenges Black Panther to a one-on-one duel to end the war! But with his army of zealots behind him, would Moon Knight's followers even accept defeat? And the Maker's Council can't be stopped so easily... The epic climax of the first year of ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER!

DC Comics

• Absolute Batman #4

  • Absolute Batman has established himself as an extremely large force to be reckoned with. But how did he get to this point? How did he push himself? And how did the tragic events of his childhood, and the advice of his father, shape the man who he became... literally?

    Guest artist Gabriel Hernández Walta joins for this essential origin issue of Absolute Batman to explore Bruce Wayne's past, and his inevitable future to go BIGGER. Don't miss this pivotal issue!

• Batman and Robin #17

  • TERROR IN ARKHAM TOWER! Desperate to question Scarecrow about the recent plague of Memento killings, Batman must fight his way through a full-scale breakout at Arkham — but when Memento enters the fray and reveals his true form, Robin may be his father's only hope!

• Batman: Dark Patterns #2

  • BATMAN ON THE HUNT FOR THE MYSTERIOUS WOUND MAN!

    Case 01: We Are Wounded - Part II

    As the mysterious Wound Man's body count rises higher and higher, the Dark Knight Detective must descend into the festering depths of Gotham's past to uncover the secret truth at the heart of Wound Man's crimes.

Image Comics

• Transformers #16

  • Autobots vs Decepticons vs SPOILER!

• Geiger #10

  • THE RETURN OF JUNKYARD JOE! As Tariq Geiger's quest to find a cure to his radioactive condition continues, he finds himself once again face to face with the U.S. Army's most dangerous weapon. But with Geiger's powers growing out of control, who will come to his rescue? You won't believe it.

• What's the Furthest Place From Here? #21

  • Sometimes you travel to the ends of the Earth just to find out that everyone is really not so different. And they all want to kill you. Academy meet the Degenerates.

You can find all the latest comic releases here.

Indie Spotlight

Featured Indie Artist/Creator

• Name: Sorab Del Rio & Don Ticchio

• Work: The Bogan Barbarian

• Where to Find Them: Silver Fox Comics

“Their mission? To create an Australian Action Hero icon that's as Aussie as it gets, accompanied by what is undoubtedly the greatest Australian comic series of all time – none other than the epic saga of Bazza the Bogan Barbarian.”

Thanks for reading!

Angelos Savvaidis