TOP TEN: New Indie Comics for October 13, 2021

 Check out this week's recommendations in new independent comic releases!

This week we're trying out a new feature using our new YouTube channel. We're highlighting some new independent comics coming out this week that we think are worth checking out. Some are debuts, some are ongoing series, some are even finales. Overall, the Top Ten are in no particular order and come from various indie publishers. We hope to have reviews of some of these as well later in the week. If these titles spark your interest, follow the link to the respective publisher site for more information, and be sure to call your local comic shop to hold a copy for you. If you don't have a regular shop you visit, find a shop near you by using the shop locator. Happy Reading!

THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA #9  

Writer: Roberto Aguirre Sacasa

Artist: Robert Hack

Publisher: Archie Comics

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

THE HIT HORROR SERIES THAT SPAWNED A MASSIVELY SUCCESSFUL NETFLIX SERIES RETURNS! "WITCH WAR" Part 3: "The Sacrificial Lamb" - Sabrina has brought Harvey's body back to life (along with her father's soul). But there is a cost to everything. Unless she wants the Gates of Hell to open, Sabrina must find a person to sacrifice in Harvey's place. But wait... Sabrina would never kill someone, would she?

CLEAR #1 

Writer: Scott Snyder

Artist: Francis Manapul

Publisher: ComiXology Originals

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

A sci-fi mystery thrill-ride into a strange dystopian future, where a neurological internet connection is transforming reality.

Batman writer SCOTT SNYDER and Detective Comics artist FRANCIS MANAPUL unite to take readers on this hard-boiled sci-fi journey.

Part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on comiXology and Kindle. Read for free as part of your subscription to comiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime. Also available for purchase via comiXology, Kindle and collected in print via Dark Horse Books.

JAMES BOND: HIMEROS #1   

Writer: Rodney Barnes

Artist: Antonio Fuso

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

Himeros is the Greek God of sexual desire and one of the Erotes, the winged gods of love. When Aphrodite was born from the sea-foams she was greeted by the twin loves Eros and Himeros.

But when sexual desire goes too far, it takes the legendary super-spy James Bond to bring justice to the most vulnerable among us as he investigates the suspicious death of an accused sex trafficker - one whose ties run deep... and deadly.

Writer Rodney Barnes make his Dynamite 007 debut in this special series, featuring art by returning Bond superstar artist Antonio Fuso and two amazing covers: Francesco Francavilla and Jackson "Butch" Guice!

Created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1952.

The character appeared in a series of twelve novels and two short story collections written by Fleming and a number of continuation novels and spin-off works after Fleming's death in 1964.

There have been twenty-seven films in total, produced between 1962 and 2021.

Rodney Barnes is an American screenwriter and producer. Barnes has written and produced The Boondocks, My Wife and Kids, Everybody Hates Chris, Those Who Can't, Marvel's Runaways, American Gods, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and is currently an executive producer/writer on HBO's Untitled Los Angeles Lakers drama.

COMPASS #5 

Writer: Robert Mackenzie, Dave Walker

Artist: Justin Greenwood

Publisher: Image Comics

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

GREG RUCKA proudly presents a new direction in adventure with...COMPASS!

The Cauldron of Eternal Life falls into Margul Khan's hands! Now Shahidah El-Amin must hold the line and stop him, or his unkillable armies will spread in conquest across the globe. From the acclaimed OLD GUARD: TALES THROUGH TIME team of writers ROBERT MACKENZIE and DAVE WALKER (LAZARUS SOURCEBOOK) and artist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (LAZARUS: X +66, Stumptown) comes the thrilling conclusion of Shahi's adventure!

ORDINARY GODS #4   

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Artist: Felipe Watanabe

Publisher: Image Comics

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

In Paris, the search for the Trickster continues. The awakened gods are closer than they've

ever been to reuniting the Five - but what if the Trickster finds them first?

NINJAK #4   

Writer: Jeff Parker

Artist: Javier Pulido

Publisher: Valiant Comics

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

The truth revealed. Nowhere left to run. A formidable foe strikes first.

The stunning final chapter of Jeff Parker and Javier Pulido's explosive first story arc.

WITCHBLOOD #7 

Writer: Matthew Erman

Artist: Lisa Sterle

Publisher: Vault Comics

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

   "Let me not mar that perfect dream

    By an auroral stain,

    But so adjust my daily night

    That it will come again."

MAZEBOOK #2  

Writer: Jeff Lemire

Artist: Jeff Lemire

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $5.99

Will's a melancholy building inspector who's been grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter for years. One evening he receives a mysterious phone call from a girl claiming it's her and that she's trapped in the middle of a labyrinth, setting Will off on a journey digging through her personal journals and puzzles for answers on where she is and how to bring her back home.

"Mazebook is a deeply haunting and powerfully human work by one of the greatest living masters of the comic medium. You do not want to miss this book." -James Tynion IV

PAINTED OGN   

Writer: Helen Mullane

Artist: Katia Vecchio

Publisher: Humanoids Publishing

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $19.99

Selene and Sophie are typical high-school girls. One day, when Selene's period is used to make her the target of schoolwide humiliation, she realizes it's time for a revolution. Inspired by the Celtic face-painted warriors of her ancestry, Selene sets out with her friends to challenge the patriarchy. But when the ferocity of the real world comes crashing in, the girls' identities are shattered, and they are left to pick up the pieces all on their own.

Painted deals unapologetically with bullying, violence, language, drug use, death, the bonds of sisterhood, and above all-the power of friendship.

SECOND COMING: ONLY BEGOTTEN SON #6  

Writer: Mark Russell

Artist: Richard Pace

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Release Date: October 13, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

The season finale of the book The Hollywood Reporter calls "a surprisingly subtle and sensitive exploration of faith, hero-worship, and the way both exist in today's popular culture." Stung by a painful failure, Jesus contemplates quitting Earth and moving back to Heaven. Meanwhile, an old enemy attacks Sunstar as Sheila goes into labor.