Giant robots. Kaijus. Mechanized tanks assemble. If 'Pacific Rim' was now it'd be 'Suicide Jockeys' SUICIDE JOCKEYS #1 Writer: Rylend Grant Artist: Davi Leon Dias, Iwan Joko Triyono Letterer: HdE Publisher: Source Point Press Release Date: August 25, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Ten years after a catastrophic mission gone wrong, Denver Wallace, leader of the Suicide Jockeys - a poor, usually drunken, almost certainly mentally ill crew of monster-fighting, tank-and-aircraft-piloting suckers - must pick himself up off of the proverbial and literal floors, slap his estranged, desperately-fractured team back together and right what once went wrong. From screenwriter/Ringo award-winning comic creator Rylend Grant! Score:  ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) 'Suicide Jockeys' posits what if 'Pacific Rim' took place in the present and not in a faraway dystopia. Dystopia being a relative term as writer Rylend Grant proposes that we've been in a society in which there is grea...

Ben Slabak's 'Exilium' and 'Exilium Vanguard' hits 91% on Kickstarter Written by Slabak, and with the combined artistic talents of Salomon Farias (Scout Comics’ The Wretches and IDW’s Back to the Future: Citizen Brown ) and Pablo Verdugo Munoz (Action Lab Comics’ Mr. Beaver  and Mad Cave Studios’ Hollywood Trash ). Slabak’s Kickstarter campaign is raising funds to release the 2nd issue of Exilium: Season 2 and the first two issues of Exilium Vanguard , a series taking place in the original Exilium universe - has already hit 91% on Kickstarter and there's still 3 weeks to go. Exilium and Exilium:Vanguard creates such an immersive science fiction experience for readers that Slabak promises “you don’t need to own the original Exilium run” to enjoy this operatic space adventure series. This is a universe expansion of two fronts.  Slabak had the following to say about the latest installment of Exilium : “When I set out to write the story of Exilium , I had it...

The breakout smash hit of 2021 wraps up its debut four-issue monthly "season" RED ROOM #4  FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS (W) Ed Piskor (A) Ed Piskor The breakout smash hit of 2021 wraps up its debut four-issue monthly "season" with a trio of tales inspired by the great EC Comics such as Tales from the Crypt and focusing on Donna Butcher, the original Queen of the Red Rooms! "Cyclical Territory," "Pure Evil," and "Snuff Said" explore Butcher's origins in the VHS/Betamax era of torture porn before twisting into a contemporary revenge fantasy gone wrong. Another stand-alone masterpiece from the creator of X-Men: Grand Design and Hip Hop Family Tree ! As seen on Cartoonist Kayfabe (YouTube)! In Shops: Sep 15, 2021 Courtesy of Fantagraphics

On the final dawn of an exhausted war, a rogue commander sets out on a warpath to confront a tyrannical baron. (W) Fell Hound, Jeremy Simser (A) Jeremy Simser (A/CA) Fell Hound USE PREVIEW ORDER CODE SEP211726 Set in a sci-fi future after a decade of warfare against the despot Baron Klaus, a rogue embittered soldier decides to storm the Baron’s manor and kill him herself. A year later, stories are sung of her heroism, but the mystery of her motives remains. Thus begins the tale of COMMANDER RAO , a thrilling, fast-paced action comic of how violence begets violence, and how all the heroics of warfare are meaningless in the light of what has been lost. “I never thought what began as an exercise to practice fight scenes would end up being my first published one-shot! With Commander Rao, I wanted to make something bombastic yet personal, a comic that would have you on the edge of your seat but leave you clutching your heart in the end. I hope readers will enjoy the fruits of those effor...

Solicitation for November 2021 *** REFUSE x LAST RESORTS *** REFUSE Written by MATT KINDT Art & Cover by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE LAST RESORTS Written by MARK RUSSELL Art & Cover by ADAM POLLINA A PLANET-SIZED DOUBLE-SHOT $9.99  |  88 PGS.  |  NO ADS  |  ON SALE NOVEMBER 3, 2021   First, from the limitless imaginations of New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt ( River Run ) and Eisner Award nominee Marguerite Sauvage ( Bombshells ) comes a very special tale of discovery in the outer reaches. A woman awakens on an alien planet with no memory of her previous existence. She begins a quest to survive, relying on her wits, skills, and instincts to adapt to an inhospitable environment. After months of barely surviving, she discovers a mysterious spacecraft at the bottom of a frozen lake. She dredges it, only to discover a blurred holographic image and distorted messages. She repairs the craft and journeys across the galaxy — but what is the ship’...

MOTHER, PART ONE. Industry icon MIRKA ANDOLFO presents an all-new vision for the She-Devil With A Sword, in a thrilling new ongoing series! Red Sonja #1 writer: Mirka Andolfo, Luca Blengino artist: Guiseppe Carafo covers: Mirka Andolfo (A), Jay Anacleto (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Erica D’Urso (D), Tabitha Lyons Cosplay (E), Blank Authentix (F), Brett Booth (G-RI), Mirka Andolfo (H-RI/BW), Erica D’Urso (I-RI/Virgin), Joseph Michael Linsner (J-RI/BW), Brett Booth (K-RI/Virgin), Mirka Andolfo (L-RI/BW Virgin), Joseph Michael Linsner (M-RI/BW Virgin) FC | 32 pages | Sword and Sorcery | $3.99 | Teen+  In Stores 09/01/2021 Our story begins in a village on fire, set by members of the dreaded Three- Eyed Shezem. When Red Sonja arrives, the only survivor of the flame is a lively child with curious white tattoos. The child will become Sonja’s travel companion, on a journey from hardened ice to imposing forests, where dangerous secrets wait to be revealed… Begin a trailblazing advent...

Jesus and Sunstar grapple with a personal problem in SECOND COMING: ONLY BEGOTTEN SON #4 SECOND COMING: ONLY BEGOTTEN SON #4 (W) Mark Russell (A) Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk Cover: Richard Pace Resolicited from April 2021: in the series Smash Pages called “controversial — and also funny, touching, and just plain awesome,” it's Jesus to the rescue when a bureaucracy menaces Sunstar's grandmother. Meanwhile, millions of lives are threatened by a villain Sunstar bullied in high school. PLUS: new AHOY prose stories & pictures. September 1, 2021 $3.99 Courtesy of Ahoy Comics

It's Colin against mutated bounty hunters in another stunning action-packed issue.  NINJAK #2 Writer: Jeff Parker Artist: Javier Pulido Publisher: Valiant Comics Release Date: August 25, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Part 2 of "Daylight!" Who is the trio of extremely powerful bounty hunters that are hunting Ninjak? Javier Pulido and Jeff Parker's next stop on their action-packed thrill ride brings Ninjak and the songbird agent Myna to Scotland in search of the last remnants of MI6... Score:  ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) After an eye-popping action-packed debut issue, Jeff Parker and Javier Pulido are not letting up in the follow-up, 'Ninjak' #2. Colin and Myna are under attack from a superpowered trio and have to use their wits to survive. Meanwhile, the man behind Daylight steps forward into the spotlight.  This latest iteration of Valiant's super ninja and former MI6 agent is just as an adrenaline-fueled series as ever but it's heightened by Pulido's signature k...

Fantagraphics Will Publish The Three Interconnecting Short Stories This Fall Three interconnecting short stories starring Ernest Hemingway comprise the latest graphic novel by the beloved Norwegian cartoonist, Jason, out this fall from Fantagraphics. Mixing fact and fiction, Jason has imaginatively recreated one of America's greatest and most controversial writers of the 20th century in the playful and thoughtful GOOD NIGHT, HEM. Paris, 1925. Our story begins when Hemingway meets Athos, the last Musketeer, who, together with several more friends of Hemingway, travel to Spain's Pamplona for the fiesta. Festivities and complications ensue. Paris, 1944. The second story starts the day after the liberation of Paris when Hemingway, now a war correspondent, decides enough is enough and takes action to end the war for good. With a group of adventurers and resistance fighters, he parachutes into Germany to do just that. Cuba, late 1950s. Our literary lion is in his twilight years, w...

Meet Rennie. The next serial killer operative in Walter's operation to rescue his "friend," FBI agent Dennis from a death cult. VINYL #3 Writer: Doug Wagner Artist: Daniel Hillyard, Dave Stewart Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: August 25, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 As Walter continues to go even deeper into the sunflower death cult's underground gore bunker, his serial killer friends decide to split up to sew their unique brands of chaos. New wickedly disturbing monsters are revealed on both sides. Who wins when the criminally insane take on pure evil? Score:  ★★★★☆ (4/5) 'Vinyl' is one of the most unique and bizarre titles of the year. It's also darkly funny and bloody as hell. A team of serial killers tries to rescue an FBI agent from the clutches of a death cult. It's a cat-and-mouse game between the beautiful but deadly cult leader Madeleine and serial-killer-in-charge Walter. Walter has enlisted an eclectic roster of ki...

 It's all led to this and everything will change for Jesse going forward.  MADE IN KOREA #4 Writer: Jeremy Holt Artist: George Schall Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: August 25, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 PROXY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND OR RESPOND TO YOUR PROMPT To fix issues with your Proxy not responding: *  Make sure you're using the power adapter that was included with your child. *  Check that your child isn't muted. *  Speak naturally and clearly. *  Rephrase your prompt. *  Try, "Did you hear me?" Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) The last issue of 'Made in Korea' had readers holding their breath after seeing exactly what Jesse's new "friends" had planned. The two boys who surprisingly befriended her had ulterior motives unbeknownst to the naive and lonely Proxy android. Even a sentient A.I. being could feel the horrible isolation that comes with being made to feel different and foreign. It was that emotion the boys fed on and used to take advantag...

 On Sale November 2021 The highly anticipated creation, PhenomX is heading to comic shops this November from acclaimed actor, John Leguizamo. The first issue is an extra-length comic featuring cover art by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane. McFarlane and Leguizamo first met on the set of the 1997 Spawn movie, where Leguizamo delivered a memorable performance as Spawn’s arch-enemy, The Clown. In 2018, the two creators re-connected at New York Comic Con and made the decision to put their heads together. PhenomX centers around the character, Max Gomez, who was wrongfully imprisoned and is desperate to regain his freedom. Max agrees to become a subject in an underground government experiment. When the trial gives him phenomenal shape-shifting abilities, Gomez learns his new “freedom” requires surviving a superpowered war fought on the streets of NYC. Fans have been anticipating Leguizamo’s Latin superhero since a crowdfunding campaign was announced in 2019 for his creator-owned project...