The 2022 Ringo Award-winning, supernatural noir comic, Syphon will see its second volume hit shelves this November from Image/Top Cow Productions. Creator and writer Mohsen Ashraf will continue the series with this new four-issue story and will be joined by co-writer Arish Akanda and new series artist Thomas Hedglen. Syphon Volume 2 follows “supernatural empath” Sylas—wielder of ancient power to sense and siphon away pain from others—as he struggles to navigate his purpose and the moral ambiguity of his newfound power. He is joined by Livia, a scientist and trauma researcher exploring the fringe of the Syphon-verse. The series unveils new characters and settings, including a Syphon temple lost in the Amazon—brimming with deep lore of the power—and a long-forgotten threat reawakened. Ashraf describes Volume 2 as a “Temple of Doom-style psychedelic thriller delving into the depths of mental health.” “I’m very excited to continue the story of Sylas and Livia in Syphon V...

W0RLDTR33 #4 Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Letters: Aditya Bidikar Edits: Steve Foxe Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: July 26, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 Ellison has fallen deeper into the Undernet than he ever could have imagined. Now the life of one of his closest friends hangs in the balance...and PH34R is winning. Strap in as multiple Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) and FERNANDO BLANCO (Detective Comics) chart new frontiers of horror! Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) QUICK REVIEW: 'W0rldTr33' continues to be one of the best horror titles of the year with a blood-soaked sci-fi tech thriller that is truly chilling. By its own standards, this issue's body count is low but still consequential and a twist you never saw coming. The threat of the Undernet is cleverly depicted and even coming out of its mental control looks painful. James Tynion IV's recipe for horror works on two fronts here, one with...

 Early cover artwork and interior pages revealed Comedian Andy Samberg ( SNL, Palm Springs ) and Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman join Rick Remender ( Deadly Class, The Scumbag, LOW, The Sacrificers ) and fan-favorite artist Roland Boschi ( The Scumbag, Wolverine ) for the upcoming series The Holy Roller. This bowling-themed bonanza will strike this November from Image Comics as part of the ever-growing Giant Generator Studios line. The Holy Roller is a tale of a trick-bowling-ball-wielding vigilante battling to liberate his home by bowling the perfect game—against evil! Kingpin meets Inglourious Basterds meets Batman (that old chestnut) with equal parts action and humor, and a special introductory issue featuring 42 pages of story—two issues worth of content for the price of one. “If you have ever found yourself wondering, ‘Why is there no comic book about a vigilante hero who smashes people's faces in with a bowling ball?’ you are in LUCK, bruv!" said Samberg. To...

  Zack Kaplan: It's a collaboration with seven, yes SEVEN stunning, phenomenal artists, Fabiana Mascolo ( Alice Ever After, Firefly ), Eisner-winner Jordie Bellaire ( Redlands, W0rldTr33 ), Jorge Corona ( Me You Love in the Dark, Middlewest ), Toni Fejzula ( The Forgotten Blade, Dead Inside ), Liana Kangas ( Know Your Station, She Said Destroy ), Dennis Menheere ( Etheres, Stardust ), Vincenzo Riccardi ( Star Wars, Dungeons and Dragons ), and maybe more. With the incredible Eisner-winner and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou ( First Knife, Mindset ) and A covers from Eisner-winning artist John J Pearson ( Mindset, Department of Truth ). And the scope of this series is truly ambitious! Each issue of this cerebral and heartfelt series will see these artists working in tandem, handing off scenes back and forth to each other as part of the narrative structure of this mind-bending story about simulation theory, the creative spirit, and the struggle for self-determination. The ...

  THE RIBBON QUEEN #1 Writer: Garth Ennis Artist: Jacen Burrows Inker: Guillermo Ortego Colorist: Dan Brown Letterer: Rob Steen Publisher: AWA Release Date: July 26, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 There is something ancient and terrible loose in the world of men. Something that hates them with a burning passion, that bears a grudge born of ten thousand years. Something that wants its revenge. NYPD Detective Amy Sun has a problem: Three years ago, a young woman was rescued from a serial killer by a police tactical unit. Now she's dead, and Amy has a bad feeling that the SWAT team leader is responsible. As she investigates the existence of a corrupt cabal within her own precinct, Detective Sun soon discovers that there is something else on their trail - a force of vengeance older than the human race itself has awoken, invoked by the tormented murder victim in the weeks before she died, and is out for the blood of the guilty, who soon find themselves suffering a fate more gruesom...

 Sapphire and Jade team up with Amber Nightstone to form The Wicked Trinity in a new one-shot comic book this September Watch out, Greendale -- there are two new witches in town! This Halloween season, Archie Comics welcomes Sapphire and Jade to the hometown of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, where they will team up with the villainous Amber Nightstone to form The Wicked Trinity. The new lead story by writer Jamie L. Rotante and artist Holly G! kicks off SABRINA ANNUAL SPECTACULAR , a September one-shot comic book collecting magical Sabrina stories from throughout her iconic history. "We saw such an enthusiastic reaction to Amber Nightstone that we had to go back and see who else she hangs out with," said Archie Comics Editor-in-Chief Mike Pellerito. "Enter The Wicked Trinity! Sapphire and Jade are two new witches who love to be bad, but in a different way from Amber so it makes for some fascinating story angles to come that we're excited to explore. Jamie...

   From the magnificently distorted imagination of Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Matt Lesniewski ( MIND MGMT BOOTLEG, CRIMSON FLOWER, THE FREAK ) comes a new milestone in comic book storytelling that must be seen to be believed: FACELESS & THE FAMILY #1 (of 4) ! Debuting with a double-sized, 48-page first issue in November, FACELESS (for short) is the latest and greatest masterwork from the New York-based cartoonist who first rose to prominence with his graphic novel debut, THE FREAK from Adhouse Books, earning a 2020 Eisner Award nomination in the process. Lesniewski's subsequent collaborations with New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt - including the acclaimed CRIMSON FLOWER and MIND MGMT BOOTLEG – earned him an even wider audience...but FACELESS represents an even more monumental evolution in Lesniewski's considerable powers as a storyteller and cartoonist.  A heart-breaking saga of friendship, redemption, and adventure on a harsh and unf...

  VAMPIRELLA VS. THE SUPERPOWERS #3 writer: Dan Abnett artist: Pasquale Qualano covers: Jae Lee (A), Lesley “Leirix” Li (B), Robert Carey (C), Joseph Michael Linsner (D), Rebeca Puebla (E), Cosplay / Rachel Hollon (F) FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+ In Stores July 26, 2023 The evil PHOTOFIT thinks he can manipulate Vampi and use her vampiric powers to get ahead in the crime game. Little does he realize that vampires can’t be hypnotized… Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment

 Fugitive wrestler Shane is counting on his mask to get him through Fan Slam 5 in THE GIMMICK #5 THE GIMMICK #5 (W) Joanne Starer (A) Elena Gogou, Andy Troy (L) Rob Steen Cover: Erica Henderson A new bodyslamming issue of the “darkly comedic wrestling tragedy that doubles as a road trip story, taking aim at racism and corporate greed along the way.” (comicbook.com). Fugitive wrestler Shane is counting on his mask to get him through Fan Slam 5—where everyone angry at him, betrayed by him, looking to use him, and/or seeking to arrest him is also headed. Featuring the usual mix of AHOY backup stories and illustrations! July 26, 2023 $3.99 Courtesy of Ahoy Comics

  Five-time 2023 Eisner Award and Russ Manning Award nominee Zoe Thorogood ( It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott, Joe Hill’s Rain ) will take the reins on the upcoming spinoff of Tim Seeley’s beloved Hack/Slash: Back to School . This all-new chapter in the fan-favorite escapades of Cassie Hack will run four issues long and launch this October from Image Comics. Hack/Slash returns with an untold tale! Slasher hunter Cassie Hack is only just getting used to her man-monster partner, Vlad, when she's drawn into a new case involving a murderous bunny mascot, dead kids, and an entire squad of maladjusted teenage serial-killer hunters. Hack/Slash: Back to School #1 begins a completely new chapter in the beloved, long-running series that's perfect for new readers and old fans alike, just in time for Halloween. "I've been a fan of Zoe's work since I first saw her comics on Instagram,” said Seeley. “The fact that she...