Happy new comic book day Towelites! Some great new books hitting comic shops today so get down there are pick up your favorite funny book! Here are my pulls and highlights!
Book of the Week
Joker Killer Smile #1 (of 3) (DC Black Label) Jeff Lemire , Andrea Sorrentino
Everyone knows The Joker doesn’t have the most promising history with psychotherapists. In fact, no one’s even been able to diagnose him. But that doesn’t matter to the confident, world-beating Dr. Ben Arnell; he’s going to be the one to unravel this unknowable mind. There’s no way The Joker could ever get through the therapeutic walls Ben has built around himself. Right? There’s no way The Joker’s been entering his house at night…right? There’s no way The Joker has stood over his son’s bed, and put that book in his hands, the one with the, the, the… The Eisner-nominated creative team of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino (GREEN ARROW, Gideon Falls) reunite for a psychological horror story where nothing is as it seems, your eyes can’t be trusted and Mr. Smiles is waiting behind the basement door. Wait, who’s Mr. Smiles?
Fight Club 3 #10 (Dark Horse) Chuck Palahniuk , Cameron Stewart , Dave Mccaig , David Mack
There’s no room at the Last Round Up, so this nativity scene is going to have to move it. The truth about Marla Singer’s wild origin story is revealed, but we still cant tell who’s Tyler and whos Balthazar.
Batman Annual #4 (DC) Tom King , Lee Weeks , Jorge Fornes
In this new annual, it’s two unique stories by BATMAN mastermind Tom King! First, King reteams with Lee Weeks, his collaborator on the Eisner-nominated BATMAN/ELMER FUDD #1 to send the Caped Crusader into space in search of the rare element he needs to save a life on Earth. But what terrible gauntlet of tyrants and monsters will he have to go through to reach his objective? Then, it’s back down to Earth and the grimy streets of Gotham City as King and acclaimed newcomer Jorge Fornés task the Dark Knight Detective with a dangerous case only he can solve.
Dceased #6 (of 6) (Card Stock Horror Variant) Tom Taylor , Trevor Hairsine , Yasmin Putri
Humanity is on the brink of extinction, and only a few remaining members of the Justice League stand between life and annihilation. As the remnants of humanity make their last gamble for survival, will there even be a planet left to call home when all is said and done? The senses-shattering conclusion to the year’s surprise blockbuster is here!
Harleen #2 (of 3) (DC Black Label) Stjepan Ejić
Despite the strongest objections from every possible authority-including district attorney Harvey Dent-Dr. Harleen Quinzel’s found herself with free access to every inmate in Arkham Asylum, where she desperately pursues a revolutionary and highly controversial cure to the insanity of Gotham. But her work with the city’s super-criminals quickly muddies the waters of good and evil, and in the deepest, darkest padded rooms of Arkham, even the words of a mad clown start making sense!
Chrononauts Futureshock #1 – #4 (Image) Mark Millar , Eric Canete , Pasqual Ferry
MINISERIES PREMIERE THE BOYS ARE BACK. CHRONONAUTS returns with FUTURESHOCK, as time-traveling physicists Corbin Quinn and Danny Reilly attempt to conquer the future with their new machine-The Timehawk. A little older but none the wiser, the best friends return for their biggest mission yet!
Excalibur #1 (Bagley Every Mutant Ever Variant) (Marvel) Tini Howard , Marcus To , Mark Bagley
A NEW DAWN IS FORGED! The Otherworld is rocked by war! It is a new era for mutantkind as a new Captain Britain holds the amulet, fighting for the Kingdom of Avalon with her Excalibur at her side – Rogue, Gambit, Rictor, Jubilee…and Apocalypse.
Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Allegiance #4 (Marvel) Ethan , Luke Ross , Marco Checchetto
BEFORE THE EXCITING EVENTS OF STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER! Hounded by the FIRST ORDER across the galaxy, the RESISTANCE is in dire need of ships, weapons and recruits to make a final stand against KYLO REN’S forces. Desperation drives a delegation led by GENERAL LEIA ORGANA and REY to entreat the Rebel veteran’s one-time allies, THE MON CALAMARI, to join the fight – but decades after Imperial occupation enslaved their planet, there are those willing to stop at nothing to prevent another war from bloodying the waters of Mon Cala. A system away, POE DAMERON and FINN have their own mission: to hunt down a weapons cache on the remote moon of Avedot, unaware that they are being hunted by the most notorious criminal gang in the galaxy.
Silver Surfer Black #5 (of 5) (Ron Lim Variant) (Marvel) Donny Cates , Tradd Moore , Ron Lim
The final stand against Knull! The Surfer’s severely depleted of his Power Cosmic, will desperate lengths force him to use his secret weapon and unleash a new horror upon the galaxy? Trust us, you won’t want to miss this epic conclusion!
Bloodshot #2 (Valiant) Tim Seeley , Brett Booth , Declan Shalvey
Bloodshot’s enemies are closing in. Can he unleash all of his abilities and in time to survive? The supersoldier is no stranger to war, but this is a whole new kind of enemy… And who is the mysterious masked woman called Eidolon?!
Roku #1 (of 4) (Valiant) Cullen Bunn , Ramon Bachs , Viktor Kalvachev
How many lives must the lethal assassin Roku take in her first series? Killing her way around the globe, the deadly weapon called Roku will face a challenge she can’t simply execute. Being bad has never been so fun.