Two of this week’s campaigns are launching in conjunction with each other and in honor of the Lunar New Year. These are A Tiger’s Tale and Shadow Ghost, by Patrick Lugo and Kurtis Fujita, respectively, who are also the co-host of the YouTube interview series The Comics Fu Show. They’re doing something really neat to promote the campaigns: They’ll be bringing in experts from around the world to participate in “Ask the Kung Fu master” Q&As on their show, designed to help comic creators “punch-up” their action scenes and fight choreography.  Shadow Ghost #1 by Kurtis Fujita –  launching 1/23 Twitter: @fujitakurtis The Kung Fu Comic by a Kung Fu Master Young Kit Kitano searches for the truth behind the legendary Kung Fu hero, Shadow Ghost. His journey leads him to study Martial Arts in Chinatown with the reclusive Master, Sifu Sung. There, he will learn the true essence of Kung Fu and through a bit of luck and a twist of fate, become part of the legend himself. A Tiger’s...

  Black Tape #1  by Dan Panosian (W, C/A), Dalibor Talajić (A),  Ive Svorcina (C) & Steve Wands (L) In Stores: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Diamond Code: DEC221163 (Cover A by Dan Panosian), DEC221164 (Cover B by Mike Deodato, Jr.), DEC221165 (Cover C by Chris Ferguson), DEC221166 (1:15 Incentive Cover D by Dan Panosian) Jack King was a rock’n’roll god who projected a stage persona on par with the devil. After Jack dies on stage, his widow, Cindy, grapples with grief and struggles to protect his legacy, unaware that she is being surrounded by dark forces that covet the master tapes to Jack’s final, unreleased album – a heavy metal masterpiece that just might open a doorway to hell. Courtesy of AWA Studios

HITOMI #4  Writer: H.S. Tak Artist: Isabella Mazzanti, Valentina Napolitano Layouts: Nicoletta Bea Letters: Rob Jones Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: January 25, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 The time of war has come to the land. Hitomi spurns Yasuke's warnings and joins a military campaign, hoping to make a name for herself. To Yasuke's dismay, she does... Score:  ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) I'm a sucker for the mentor-and-apprentice dynamic of fictional storytelling. Comics especially has mined this trope with great results in the form of superheroes and sidekicks. 'Hitomi' by  H.S. Tak, Isabella Mazzanti, and Valentina Napolitano has its own take on that relationship with its own twists and motivations but it works in a compelling fashion. It works as a fascinating historical drama featuring Yaskuke, a man of African origin who served as a retainer and weapon-bearer to the Japanese daimyō, and a determined young woman training to be a superior warrior to avenge the mu...

 GARGOYLES #2 Writer: Greg Weisman Artist: George Kambadais Covers: David Nakayama (A), Amanda Conner (B), Lucio Parrillo (C), Lesley “Leirix” Li (D), Jae Lee (E), Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner (F) 32 pages | Fantasy | $3.99 | Teen ALL-NEW STORIES BY SERIES CREATOR GREG WEISMAN! Dynamite's all-new ongoing series, in continuity with the epic Gargoyles television series, continues! The Gargoyles have awakened from their stone sleep - but will it be in time to save Maggie the Cat and her unborn mutate child from Thailog and Sevarius? Plus, don't miss the return of Dominic Dracon! Courtesy of Dynamite Comics

Fan-favorite creator Jimmie Robinson ( Bomb Queen ) puts a new spin on a dystopian tale of climate disaster in the upcoming Junk Rabbit . This all-new ongoing series will launch from Image/Shadowline Comics in April 2023. In Junk Rabbit , a new hero rises from heaps of consumer waste, mass homelessness, and devastating climate change. Some call the hero a myth, an urban legend, but others know that it’s the Junk Rabbit come to life—and now it’s on a bloody path of revenge against those who created it. “The iconic heroes of today will not reflect the future we inherit. Junk Rabbit was born from the idea that the trash we discard today creates the heroes we deserve tomorrow, said Robinson. "I’m excited to explore this series through Image/Shadowline Comics because they understand that new ideas and stories creates the comics we deserve tomorrow.” This new enviro-thriller explores a worst-case scenario that alters not only our world and the heroes that literally rise from its ash...

  ARCHIE VS. THE WORLD #1 Writer: Aubrey Sitterson Artist: Jed Dougherty, Matt Herms, Doug Garbark Letters: Jack Morelli Publisher: Archie Comics Release Date: January 25, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 In a post-apocalyptic future, our hero Archie Andrews is cursed to walk the world alone-well, alone with his souped-up jalopy. But Archie can defend himself-in fact, he's the master of a brutal, deadly form of martial arts and must use his skills when he comes face-to-face with his rival and evil mirror image, Reggie. This action-packed one-shot is equal parts Mad Max: Fury Road and The Fist of the North Star, and reunites the Jughead the Burgarian team from 2022's smash-hit comic THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER! Score: ★★★1/2 (3.5/5) QUICK REVIEW: On premise alone, 'Archie vs the World' is just a wild enough reimagining to thrill Archie Comics fans. A post-apocalyptic setting with Archie and Jughead as road warriors in direct conflict with Reggie in a superpowered showdown. In p...

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Acclaimed Breakout Hit Horror Series  Today Skybound announced the upcoming release of the Ghosted Compendium , collecting all 20 issues of Skybound’s horror/crime mash-up from creator/writer Joshua Williamson ( Dark Ride, Birthright ) and artists Goran Sudzuka ( Y: The Last Man ), Davide Gianfelice ( Dylan Dog ), and more in a single graphic novel collection. This compendium will be available everywhere books are sold in September 2023.   “Wow, it’s been ten years. Ghosted is very special to me as not only was it two of my favorite genres—crime and horror—smashed together into something new, it was also the start of me figuring out who I wanted to be as a writer,” said Joshua Williamson. “It was the first time I felt like I was putting myself on the page. It was life-changing. And working with the tremendous artists and Skybound inspires me to this day.”  Jackson Winters is one of the greatest criminal masterminds to ever l...