THE AMBASSADORS #1 Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Frank Quitely, Vincent MG Deighan Letters: Clem Robins Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: March 29, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 The most ambitious comic book of all time is finally here! Imagine you could gift superpowers to six people. In a world of eight billion, who do you choose? Join six of the greatest artists in the industry for an enormous story about ordinary people from around the world explaining why it should be them. This first story features artwork by superstar FRANK QUITELY. Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) QUICK REVIEW: The Millarworld is never out of ideas and Mark Millar's latest is quintessential Millar -  morally ambiguous, authoritative supers, and some brutal violence. World powers have been trying to create real-life superheroes for decades without much luck. One scientist cracked the code, turned herself into a powerful being, and now is offering the same opportunity to some lucky individuals if th...

Writer Daniel Kibblesmith (Netflix Animation’s Inside Job ) and artist Ryan Jampole ( Mega Man ) introduce Archie's Super Mecha Teens in this week's one-shot comic book, ARCHIE & FRIENDS: ALL ACTION.  ARCHIE & FRIENDS: ALL ACTION (ONE-SHOT)  A BRAND-NEW STORY kicks off this collection of tales of mecha monsters, heroic hijinks, and action-packed adventure! In “Super Mecha Teens,” a giant monster threatens to attack Riverdale, and only one teen (with some robot help) can save the day. Unfortunately, that teen is Archie Andrews. But he doesn’t have to do it alone! But who does he choose? Betty with her rugged, self-built mech, or Veronica with her hi-tech, hi-end robotics? As all the mechs are being mauled by the monster, Archie must decide in this story that is equal parts Transformers and Pacific Rim .  Script: Daniel Kibblesmith Art: Ryan Jampole Colors: Glenn Whitmore Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Ryan Jampole, Rosario “Tito” Peña On Sale Date: 4/5 32...

2022 Eisner Winner Mark Russell, Co-Creator Richard Pace, and Artist Leonard Kirk Returning for the Third Series You welcomed Jesus with open arms in SECOND COMING. You marveled at his miraculous return in SECOND COMING: ONLY BEGOTTEN SON. Now the book that turned the comics industry upside-down with “quite a bit of humor…[and] a lot of heart” ( The New York Times ) is back for its third act with SECOND COMING: TRINITY. Written and co-created by 2022 Eisner winner Mark Russell ( Not All Robots, BILLIONAIRE ISLAND) with art by co-creator Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk, SECOND COMING: TRINITY finds Jesus Christ, the Son of God, tackling his biggest challenge in 2000 years: babysitting a child with superpowers! Meanwhile, his roommate—the superhero called Sunstar—faces his greatest enemy, and his own guilt, in a court of law. The first issue of the news series lands in stores this spring and will feature a cover by Richard Pace as well as a variant cover by Howard Chaykin ( Am...

  DONT SPIT IN THE WIND #1 Writer: Stefano Cardoselli Artist: Stefano Cardoselli Colors & Letters: Dan Lee Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: March 29, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 One man's trash is another man's living. Since earth became inhospitable, humanity escaped ages ago to live in a space station floating above the atmosphere. Now Travis and his crew of garbage men are tasked with cleaning up mountains of toxic waste, working for a company called Atomic Bros INC., to create a "Clear World." But when one of Travis' crew members goes missing near an old nuclear facility Travis' job becomes a bit more complicated. Score:  ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) Speculative dystopias can be just about anything. They can be vicious wastelands ruled by lawless tribes trying to survive or contemplative eulogies of a world gone to ruin because of hate and distrust. In 'Don't Spit in the Wind' by Stefano Cardoselli and Dan Lee the world as we know it is gone. De...

 Moving Memoir About Life, Art, and the Search for Happiness - Available May 24 Celebrated multiple Eisner and Ringo Award-winning comic and graphic novel publisher, Oni Press is set to release the English-language version of the acclaimed autobiographical graphic novel, MEMENTO MORI, from Finnish comic artist and illustrator Tiitu Takalo ( Foster Sons and Gotten Girls ), available May 24, 2023. Originally published as an online diary, Memento Mori is a deeply moving reflection on the physical and mental journey to recovery after surviving a cerebral hemorrhage and the ways in which the traumatic event changed the creator’s outlook on life for the better. Winner of the Finlandia Prize and Puupäähattu Award, Takalo’s Memento Mori chronicles her sudden, unexpected cerebral hemorrhage and the long road to recovery she had to travel. It is a dramatic story about a life turned upside down overnight: a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, the days and nights spent in an intensive care unit,...

  WE WICKED ONES #1 Writer: LJ Duey Artist: Paulo Mel, Ander Zarate Letters: Crank! Publisher: Scout Comics Release Date: March 22, 2023 Cover Price: $4.99 After being orphaned in a mass witch burning orchestrated by the US government, Celia Jordan grew up to be Washington DC's darkest secret-she's now wreaks havoc as the city's resident witch... and its most sought-after contract killer. When a politician hires her to kill a beloved and powerful superhero, Celia hesitates, but not for long. No one has been able to catch her yet-why would they now? Featuring a breathtaking cover by world-renowned artist, David Mack. Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) 'We Wicked Ones' is a surprisingly delightful thriller that puts the unrepentant assassin witch Celia Jordan in the spotlight as the righteous antihero/supervillain you'll love to hate. Snarky, deadly, efficient, and detached from any emotional center makes her a busy cold-hearted killer. In some ways, the series reminds me of a...

GenZ teenagers with uncertain futures, discover monsters linked to their fears and dreams which gives them hope for the first time—but also a great deal of trouble. THEY ARE THE LAST IN LINE, THE END OF EVERYTHING. They are the Omega Gang: Gabriel, Adham, Luna, and Amaranta. They are a group of Gen Z teenagers, living in the small English town of Norwich, dealing with all the problems and insecurities typical of youth. Already burdened at birth by economic and social issues, they see only darkness in their future. The discovery of the OGs—monsters linked to their fears and dreams—gives them a ray of hope for the first time. However, these strange creatures also bring a lot of trouble! The teens desperately try to hide their creatures’ existence from the authorities, while dealing with their monsters’ powers and explosive growth—all the while trying to cope with their own personal problems. They have two choices: turn this discovery into the good kind of trouble that can change the w...

First Resurrected Through the Digital Comics Platform Zestworld, the Comic Series Featured in the Best-Selling Novel 'Secret Identity' Comes to Print Syzygy Publishing, an imprint of Image Comics, announced plans on Saturday to release a remastered and expanded edition of THE LEGENDARY LYNX, the long out-of-print 1970s superhero series from defunct publisher Triumph Comics. The Lynx, a street-level vigilante and precursor to gritty, noir runs on titles like Marvel’s Daredevil , Moon Knight , and a contemporary to heroes like The Cat and Spider-Woman, was the flagship comic book of Triumph Comics, far surpassing its other, less popular titles. Best known for its initial, critically-acclaimed run by writer Harvey Stern and artist Doug Detmer, along with guest writer Carmen Valdez, many comic insiders point to the Lynx as an essential, lost part of comic history. When Triumph entered into bankruptcy in the early 90s, the rights surrounding the Lynx became muddled.  “The Lynx is...

  Multiple Eisner Award-winning writer/letterer John Layman ( Chew, Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum ) and Argentinian superstar artist JOK team up for a devilishly fun new series in the upcoming In Hell We Fight , which was first previewed in the Image! Anthology. This all-new, ongoing series is set to launch in June from Image Comics. “I’m thrilled to be back at Image with a new book,” said Layman. “ In Hell We Fight is the most ambitious thing I’ve done in a while, and also the most fun. Nonstop action, adventure, and general weirdness, with loads of heart, and I can say with confidence this will be the best time anyone will have reading about kids condemned to an eternity in hell. Luckily for me, I’ve teamed up with a great artist—Jok—who’s probably the one person on Earth who can capture this unique balance of light and dark, horror and heart. I think this is the perfect vehicle to introduce him to a broader American comic book-reading audience.” Life in Hell ain’t easy. ...

Prepare for a sci-fi, horror ride that is beyond 'The Day After Tomorrow' & 'The Haunting of Hill House' combined Top Cow Productions, Inc., the company behind The Darkness and Cyberforce , reunites Infinite Dark team Ryan Cady ( Batman: Urban Legends, Green Lantern ) and Andrea Mutti ( Batman Eternal, Port of Earth ) to develop a new sci-fi, horror series, Haunt You to the End , which debuts on June 14. “This five-issue journey will intrigue even the greatest paranormal skeptics like myself,” said Matt Hawkins, Top Cow President. Cady added: "Andrea Mutti and I have been dying to work together again for a few years now, and when this idea popped into my head, everything was already in his style: moody, washed-out watercolors and appropriately dreary scenes of doom and gloom." With the series set in the last days of the most haunted place on earth ravaged by a climate apocalypse, Mutti said: “I knew immediately that I wanted to contrast the warm and c...

The Archie Horror one-shot CAMP PICKENS, featuring three all-new terrifying tales of summer mayhem, pubs in June Three terrifying tales will chill Riverdale's warm summer nights this June in CHILLING ADVENTURES PRESENTS... CAMP PICKENS , an all-new one-shot from the Archie Horror imprint of Archie Comics.  “Stories set at summer camp are synonymous with Archie," said Archie Comics Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante. "Many fans will agree that some of their fondest memories were reading Archie digests while at camp. So, naturally, we had to do a camp-based horror one-shot.”  CAMP PICKENS kicks off with "Bug Juice," a frame story by writer Jordan Morris ( Jordan, Jesse, Go! ) and artist Diana Camero ( Five Nights at Freddy's ), in which Jughead Jones leads a group of campers on a quest to find a mysterious drink that counselors think will ward off evil and misfortune . . . which Camp Pickens requires because it is ridiculously haunted. As they g...

  Recharge complete! The teenage hero with superpowers that only work for ten minutes a day is back to save the world again as he navigates even more pressing perils: young love, bullies, a broken family, and the gauntlet that is high school. This time, young Oliver Leif is teamed with a barbarian princess who claims to be from another dimension. Spinning from the pages of The Resistance, E-Ratic combines electric action, teen drama, and pure comic fun. E-Ratic: Recharged TPB Writer: Kaare Andrews Artist: Kaare Andrews Colorist: Brian Reber Letterer: Sal Cipriano Cover: Kaare Andrews In Stores: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Courtesy of AWA Studios