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PREVIEW: 'The Autumn Kingdom' #2 (of 4) by Cullen Bunn and Christopher Mitten

The deadly dark fairy tale from masters of folk-horror Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, Invasive) and Christopher Mitten (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) writes a frightful new chapter. THE AUTUMN KINGDOM #2 (of 4) WRITER CULLEN BUNN ARTIST CHRISTOPHER MITTEN COVER A CHRISTOPHER MITTEN COVER B CLARA MEATH WITH FRANCESCO SEGALA VARIANT COVER (1:10) ADAM GORHAM WITH FRANCESCO SEGALA The deadly dark fairy tale from masters of folk-horror Cullen Bunn ( Harrow County, Invasive ) and Christopher Mitten ( Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. ) writes a frightful new chapter. Sisters Sommer and Winter are shaken and bewildered in the wake of a goblin horde smashing apart their family’s vacation cabin and absconding into the night with their parents. But the mysterious, jagged, hulking sword they stumbled on as they fled into the forest offers the young girls surprising strength, agility, and a vicious means to fight back. When they seek shelter with an old couple in the woods, they learn the truth behind...

REVIEW: 'The Last Wardens' #3 by Elliot Sperl, Amit Tishler, Rui Silveira, and Francesco Segala

  The Last Wardens #3 Writer: Elliot Sperl, Amit Tishler Artist: Rui Silveira, Francesco Segala Letters: Frank Cvetkovic Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: September 25, 2024 Cover Price: $4.99 The Drifter turns Bleakwood into a gruesome hellscape, and the Wardens blame Danielle Pryer for their failure to stop it. But even after suffering major losses, Danielle refuses to let go and decides to confront her blighted sibling all on her own. Score: ★★★★☆ 4/5 QUICK REVIEW: One of this year's most exciting monster comics is 'The Last Wardens.' A deadly roving blob leaves a trail of death and chaos in its wake while a distraught sister frantically tries to save her brother as a band of bickering heroes(?) attempt to fight the monster. Elliot Sperl, Amit Tishler, Rui Silveira, and Francesco Segala have put together such an irresistible blend of horror and action that despite little exposition and backstory, 'Wardens' is a rollicking good time. Without th...

Kyle Starks’ KILL THEM ALL Returns with New Deluxe Edition Hardcover for Summer 2025

Ahead of the Upcoming Film Adaptation from Paramount Pictures and Director Sam Hargrave, Starks’ Non-Stop Shoot-‘Em-Up Reloads Next June Oni Press –the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 –  is proud to reveal a brand-new edition of Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks’ ( Peacemaker Tries Hard!, Assassin Nation ) signature soon-’em-up with the KILL THEM ALL DELUXE EDITION hardcover! the heart-pounding graphic novel Kill Them All ! In advance of the graphic novel’s upcoming big-screen adaptation from Paramount Pictures and director Sam Hargrave ( Extraction, Extraction 2 ), Starks’ gonzo graphic novel ode to 90s action movies is required reading for all fans of guts, gunplay, and non-stop, powder-burned combat. “I'm so thrilled one of my all-time favorite books of mine is going back to print and in a deluxe hardcover edition!” exclaimed writer and illustrator Kyle Starks. “ Kill Them All is ...

REVIEW: 'Revolution 9' #1 by Mark London, Carlos Reno, and Jao Canola

  Revolution 9 #1 Writer: Mark London Artist: Carlos Reno, Jao Canola Letters: Dave Sharpe Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: September 25, 2024 Cover Price: $4.99 After years as an assassin for the Order of Nine, an ancient order dating back almost 3,000 years-Velveteen has turned her back on the very organization that saved her. Tasked with the murder of otherwise innocent hacker Jasper Dean, she sets off to save his life and discover the terrible secret that marked him for death. With the entire Order after them, Velveteen and Jasper must escape their grasp and prevent them from toppling society as we know it. Revolution 9 is the first thrilling title in Underworld, an all-new universe created by Mark London (Hunt. Kill. Repeat., Battlecats, Knights of the Golden Sun). Each miniseries set within can be savored as a standalone serial while serving as a stepping stone towards ENDLESS NIGHT, the must-read crossover guaranteed to blow your mind in 2025! Score: 7.5...

REVIEW: 'Kill All Immortals' #3 by Zackary Kaplan, Fico Ossio, and Thiago Rocha

Kill All Immortals #3 Writer: Zackary Kaplan Artist: Fico Ossio, Thiago Rocha Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: September 25, 2024 Cover Price: $3.99 A Viking indulges in life's feast like a king but hardens their heart to those mortals beneath them. As Frey travels to the mystic artic to unlock the family's supernatural origins, she realizes there is more at stake than her romance and freedom, but how far will she go to overthrow her family's reign? Score: ★★★★ ☆  (4/5) QUICK REVIEW: The bloody action series 'Kill All Immortals' continues as Frey and Owen try to evade her immortal Viking family while trying to find the family shaman to translate scrolls that could change everything. Unfortunately, the only way to the shaman is through another brother so nothing comes easy for Frey who just wants to be left alone. As any reader who's followed the series so far knows, family meetings usually end up in bloodshed....

J. Holtham Teams Up with Michael Lee Harris for 'The Horizon Experiment: Motherfu*kin Monsters'

Hitting shelves this December, Holtham and Harris’s The Horizon Experiment: Motherfu*kin Monsters is like Evil Dead for blerds, a love letter to Sam Raimi and Edgar Wright set to a Wu-Tang soundtrack J. Holtham, esteemed African-American playwright, comic book writer (EC Comics’ Epitaphs From the Abyss , Marvel’s Bishop and Night Thrash er), and TV writer and producer (Co-Executive Producer and writer for the Emmy Award-winning show The Handmaid’s Tale ), is teaming up with celebrated African-American cartoonist Michael Lee Harris (creator of Black Hitler and Choco Leche ) to create The Horizon Experiment: Motherfu*kin’ Monsters. This fourth installment in The Horizon Experiment series of one-shots will hit shelves this December; the series centers on original protagonists from marginalized backgrounds set in a popular genre, led by Eisner and Harvey Award-winning The Good Asian and Infidel creator Pornsak Pichetshote. Marking Holtham’s first creator-owned comic and Ha...

New Erotic Miniseries from Luana Vechhio 'Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale' Coming This December

In the four-part miniseries, Vecchio explores the origins of Lovesick’s Domino, telling a coming-of-age thriller-horror story set in the early 2000s Celebrated artist and writer Luana Vecchio, winner of the 2022 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award, invites you back into the infernal world of fan-favorite erotica series Lovesick to uncover the tragic origins of the dark web’s most infamous dominatrix, Domino. Part coming-of-age and part horror-thriller, the new four-part miniseries Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale is a must-read for both seasoned fans and newcomers to the twisted universe of Lovesick , where youth and innocence are nothing more than meat for the cruel. The shocking new miniseries kicks off this December. Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale follows a twelve-year-old girl called Madeleine who dreads the idea of growing up. She fears becoming like the cruel older girls or facing the contempt of her devoutly religious mother. But most of all, she doesn’t want to become a...

REVIEW: 'Babs' #2 by Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows, and Andy Troy

  BABS #1 (W) Garth Ennis  (A) Jacen Burrows, Andy Troy Letters: Rob Steen Publisher: Ahoy Comics Release Date: September 18, 2024 Cover Price: $3.99 Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows' sword-and-satire epic thickens as the barbarian thief Babs is forced into an awkward confrontation with the skeletal Lord of the Undead and his equally un-deceased queen! Meanwhile, a misogynist goblin schemes to get revenge on Babs. Score:  ★★★★ 4/5 QUICK REVIEW: 'Babs' is a charming and funny sword-and-sorcery satire that plays on the societal foibles of today while inhabiting familiar fantasy tropes. The goblin bros still reeling from the beating they took from Babs now must deal with the authoritative Ivory Knights of Unblemished Virtue who've taken over the town and promised to make the kingdom great again as they look to divide the townsfolk. Meanwhile, Babs comes across the Lord of the Undead his queen, and a squad of the walking dead. Things get really awkward real fast an...

REVIEW: 'The Moon is Following Us' #1 by Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo, and Mike Spicer

  The Moon Is Following Us #1 Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo, Mike Spicer Letters: Shawn Lee Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: September 18, 2024 Cover Price: $3.99 Series Premiere. Sam and Duncan LaMarr love their six-year-old daughter, Penny, more than anything in the whole world. But half a year ago, she was taken by the Cascade, an evil force they barely understand. Now, Sam and Duncan must fight side by side with the magical beings Penny cherished to try and get her back... before she's gone forever. Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) QUICK REVIEW: There are certain expectations from particular creators when they drop a new book. One of those creators, Daniel Warren Johnson, is one of the most popular comic storytellers, so each new offering is a must-buy. 'The Moon is Following Us' is no exception and with Riley Rossmo sharing the art duties with Johnson and colorist Mike Spicer it's also one of the most stunning debu...

PREVIEW: Series Finale! 'My Bad: Escape from Peculiar Island' #5 by Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman, and Peter Krause

On Wednesday, September 25, the outrageously sharp superhero spoof from writers Mark Russell and Bryce Ingman and artist Peter Krause will publish the series finale issue of the crime-fighting, acid-throwing, chandelier-shaking MY BAD: ESCAPE FROM PECULIAR ISLAND #5 MY BAD: ESCAPE FROM PECULIAR ISLAND #5 (W) Mark Russell, Bryce Ingman  (A) Peter Krause Cover: Peter Krause Get in on the ground floor of The Important New Superhero Universe, just in time for the SERIES FINALE! The former crime-fighting Chandelier hits yet a newer, even lower bottom—this one televised! A shrunken Emperor King and Acid Chimp lounge on doll furniture! Rush Hour dedicates a new fried chicken restaurant! Stories will end! Worlds will collide! Beaver-faced penguins will witness, as ever! POW! September 25, 2024 $3.99

FIRST LOOK: Bryan Lee O’Malley and Leslie Hung's Bestselling 'Snotgirl' Returns with New Story Arc

  Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley and critically acclaimed artist Leslie Hung reunite readers with their lovable, allergy-plagued mess, Lottie, in the upcoming Snotgirl #16. This forthcoming issue will kick off a new story arc in the ongoing series and hit shelves in December from Image Comics. Now that fashion influencer Lottie Person is officially in a relationship with Caroline—the girl of her dreams—what kind of trouble will they get into next?  “This comic has been cave-aged for four years until the crystalline structures are perfect," said O'Malley. "It will have an incredible mouthfeel.”  Hung added only: “Finally, some good food.” Snotgirl #16 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 4: Cover A by Hung - Lunar Code 1024IM312 Cover B by O’Malley & Rachael Cohen - Lunar Code 1024IM313 "This title will appeal to longtime O'Malley fans and offer a challenging but entertaining perspective to young adults whose real...