First Issues NOW!

I need more excuses to talk about the IDW Star Trek books because yeah, all good.  STAR TREK: RED SHIRTS #1, written by Christopher Cantwell, art by Megan Levens, colors by Charlie Kirchoff, and letters by Jodie Troutman.

David Marquez makes a beautiful first issue. Support creator-owned books, is all I can say.  THE UNCHOSEN #1, written and arted by David Marquez, colors by Marissa Louise, with letters and design by DC Hopkins. 

Wow, that's pretty maudeline but boy howdy, does that really give you the existentialism.  THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #1, with three separate stories: “Something is Mutating the Children!”, written by Matt Bors, art by Fred Harper, colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by Rob Steen.  “Age of Reason” written by Robert Jeschonek, and illustrated by Joe Orsak “Bullets from the Copperhead Detective” wri...

Three short stories alla bout the proud warrior race of the yautja. I love it all.  PREDATOR: BLACK, WHITE AND BLOOD #1, with three stories although VC’s Clayton Cowles is the letterer for everything. Like a boss. So: First is “Bloodwood, Part 1” written by Joe Kelly and art by Alvaro Lopez. Next is “Once and Future” written by Eliot Rahal, art by Brian Level and colors by Lee Loughridge. Finally,...

I cannot fathom that there is something more surreal about someone offering to do hand stuff to Archie Andrews than any time Archie has fought Predators and zombies.  ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB, written by Kevin Smith, pencils by Fernando Ruiz, inks by Rich Koslowski, colors by Matt Herms, and letters by Jack Morelli. 

I'm not going to make fans for this one since all I can really ask is: what's the point? The first story is “The Mutant that Walks Like A Man” written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, art by Adam Kubert, colors by Laura Martin, and letters by VC’s Clayton Cowles.  The other is “Revelation: Superior”, written by Al Ewing, art by Sara Pichelli, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by VC’s Clayon...

Sometimes you don't need sparkling prose to make something truly special to read.  IT’S JEFF: INFINITY PAWS! #1, written by Jason Loo, art by Nao Fuji with lettering by Annie Cheng and Jasmine Alvarez. 

I am so happy I get to talk about this series, even if its a sequel series but still WOOT!  BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES; RITE OF SPRING #1, with Patrick Horvath as writer and artist, but Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou doing the letters.

And now the League of Justice turns up in the small frontier town of Smallville.  GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT: A LEAGUE OF JUSTICE #1, written by Andy Diggle, art by Leandro Fernandez, colors by Matt Hollingsworth and letters by Simon Bowland.

Oh right, there's a movie coming, isn't there? Frankly, I'm quite impressed for the first time with a movie tie-in from Marvel. WOOT!  FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1, written by Matt Fraction, art by Mark Buckingham, colrs by Alex Sinclair, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna.

A grungy comic about someone snapping after having one bad day by Ed Brisson? Just stick it in my veins!  WILD ANIMALS #1, written by Ed Brisson, art by Andy Kuhn, colors by Dee Cunniffe, and letters by Rob Jones.

Look, it's my Superman writer paired with my fave ongoing artist. I'm going to like this. I was made to like this.  SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025: HERO FOR ALL #1, written by Dan Jurgens, art by Bruno Redondo, inks by Caio Filipe, colors by Adriano Lucas, and letters by Dave Sharpe.

As a true trash panda when it comes to the '90s takes on the Swimsuit Special, does this hold up? I mean the episode is twice the length as normal so what do you think?  MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: FRIENDS, FOES, AND RIVALS  so naturally you get Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs to write, have Nick Bradshaw on the through-story art, Rachelle Rosenberg for colors and VC’s Travis Lanham for letters. HOWEVER t...

There's a new FF movie coming out so naturally it's time to get another ongoing going. What better way than to separate each member throughout the timeline! Yeah, I really dig it.  FANTASTIC FOUR #1, written by Ryan North, pencils by Humberto Ramos, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Edgar Delgado, and letters by VC’s Travis Lanham.

I don't think I'll ever be up for a Green Goblin book about him having an iota of care about the lives he kills. I'm sorry, Mephisto.  BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: GREEN GOBLIN #1, written by Ethan S. Parker and Griffin Sheridan, art by Matteo Della Fonte, colors by Mattia Iacono and letters by VC’s Travis Lanham.

FCBD stories bundled for twice a comic cost. There may be some words on that even if these are really good stories. Fantastic Four “Strange New World”, written by Ryan North, art by Humberto Ramos, colors by Edgar Delgado and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. Giant-Size The X-Men “The General” written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, art by Ibana Coello, colors by Brian Reber, and letters by VC’s...

I am such a mark for horror comics but nothing says sisterhood like setting up for a ghostly revenge tale. I love it.  SISTERHOOD: A HYDE STREET STORY #1, written by Maytal Zchut, art by Leila Leiz, colors by Alex Sinclair, and letters by Rob Leigh.

Godzilla. Thor. Fighting. YES! MORE!  GODZILLA VS. THOR #1, written by Jason Aaron, art by Aaron Kuder, colors by Jesus Aburtov and letters by VC’s Joe Sabino.

Shark Week starts a little early as Aquaman saves the Air Jaws crew from Ocean Master. Sums it up just about. Check out Shark Week on July 20th if you wanna. No pressure. AQUAMAN: AIR JAWS ALLIES #1, written by Dave Wielgosz, art by Pablo M. Collar, colors by Nick Filardi, and letters by Tom Napolitano.

Is there anything as fun as an indie comic that grabs you by the pants and drags you across a city in a hail of gunfire and car crashes? Probably but I don't care. This was awesome!  GEHENNA: NAKED AGGRESSION #1, words by Patrick Kindlon, art by Maurizio Rosenzweig, colors by Matteo Vattani and letters by Jim Campbell.

Well I'm on record as not liking two of the four characters, loving one and having no real understanding of the fourth so... this should be a fun team-up.  WOLVERINES AND DEADPOOLS #1, written by Cody Ziglar, art boy Roge Antonio, colors by Guru-eFX and letters by VC’s Travis Lanham.

It's a noir-style thriller about the music industry corrupting people. I wish I had more to say. Art's nice though.  Charlamagne tha God presents ILLuminati #1, written by Bryan Edward Hill, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Bill Sienkewicz, colors by Marco Lesko and letters by Andworld Design.

Why yes, I absolutely will always fanboy over Catwoman, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn being awesome together. I do indeed support women's wrongs as they try to steal from a space-themed nightclub. Gotham City Sirents: Unfit for Orbit #1, written by Leah Williams, art by Haining, colors by Ivan Plascencia and letters by Tom Napolitano.

Oh hey, I did one of these last year when I did a soft attempt to restart. Cool. So it's time to talk about the setup to Steve Rogers - freshly unfrozen - about to stand against Doctor Victor Von Doom! Plus a really poignant talk between Reed and Steve. Captain America v12 #1, written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Valerio Schiti, colors by Frank Martin, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna.

This is definitely one of those comics that will be a staple as the toppest of tiers on first issues! It is AWESOME! Written by Si Spurrier, art by Mike Deodato Jr, colors by Trish Mulvihill and letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhrou.