I HATE THIS PLACE #9  Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge Letters: Pat Brosseau Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: June 7, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 Questions will be answered as Gabby and Trudy face terrors from their past, present, and future in the penultimate issue of I HATE THIS PLACE! Score:  ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) This second arc of "I Hate This Place' has taken quite a turn from its explosive first chapter in issue six. That issue set up the abusive and extremely violent tyrannical behavior of Trudy's father and since then the science fiction aspect of the series has taken on a whole new dimension of stakes and consequences that traverse time and space. Writer Kyle Sparks reveals more of the farm's origins encompassing strange alien technology while Trudy and Gabby enlist the help of ghosts to push back on the incoming forces.  This has been one of the best titles of the year. Thrilling and fast-paced, IHTP continues to evolve w...

 Humanity Discovers What Lurks Within The Ocean Depths In Ultimate MAN VS NATURE In October 2023 Internationally renowned publisher Humanoids announced today CARTHAGO: KANE , a new, original graphic novel by writer Christophe Bec, artist Ennio Bufi, colorist Andrea Meloni, and translated by Montana Kane.  From the world of the critically acclaimed CARTHAGO comes the story of Kane, a merman from a subterranean society who is hunted by a corrupt billionaire obsessed with mythological creatures, available in October 2023. China, 1977. Kane, a young man-triton hybrid, escapes from his captivity in a secret research facility owned by a corrupt billionaire intent on proving the existence of not only the tritons but the megalodons. As Kane flees his captor's henchmen and trackers, he finds himself in a breathless chase with a megalodon of legend! But is the megalodon really his enemy? Humanity’s continued feverish quest for natural resources threatens to unleash ancient m...

 The Graphic Novel Presents Three Tasty, All-New, and Never-Before-Published Stories, Alongside Every Chapter From the Fan Favorite EDGAR ALLAN POE Horror Humor Anthologies They lurk in the shadows—and in your shopping cart. The dangerous and the damned, the monstrous and the mutilated, the devils who snarl at innocent children from boxes of sugar cereal. AHOY Comics is proud (and slightly terrified) to present CEREAL , a dark, distinctly adult, and lovingly funny take on an earlier generation’s beloved monsters from writer Mark Russell ( Second Coming ) and artist Peter Snejbjerg ( BPRD: Hell on Earth, The Boys ). The volume collects every chapter from AHOY’s Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of… anthologies, as well as an all-new three-part conclusion. "Monsters play such an expansive role in our collective conscience, being used for everything from giving face to our deepest fears to selling us breakfast cereal,” said Russell. “This book looks at monsters from every angle ...

 Jesus may be even more of a “problem child” than Sunstar’s extra-powered son SECOND COMING: TRINITY #3 (W) Mark Russell (A) Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk Cover A: Richard Pace Cover B: Shannon Wheeler SECOND COMING’s “sensitive exploration of faith, hero worship, and the way both exist in today’s popular culture—all wrapped up in a mixed-match buddy comedy” (THR) continues as superhero Sunstar and his roommate, Jesus Christ, take turns on babysitting duty! But Jesus may be even more of a “problem child” than Sunstar’s extra-powered son. Featuring cover A by Richard Pace and incentive cover B by Shannon Wheeler ( Too Much Coffee Man ). June 14, 2023 $4.99 Courtesy of Ahoy Comics

  IN HELL WE FIGHT! #1 Writer & Letterer: John Layman Artist: Jok, Mey Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: June 7, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 SERIES PREMIERE Life in hell ain't easy. Demons try to torture you for all eternity. Monsters want to eat you. There's a stunning lack of reliable indoor plumbing. And it's almost impossible to get ice cream. At least, until today, when three condemned teens and their annoying tagalong demon frenemy embark on a daring scheme to hijack a demon lord's delivery truck. What happens next will take them on an epic journey across the underworld, an infernal excursion of nonstop excitement, danger, and adventure. Presenting a devilishly fun new series from multiple Eisner-winning writer/letterer JOHN LAYMAN (CHEW, Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum) and Argentinian superstar artist JOK.  Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) QUICK REVIEW: In John Layman's latest comic series, 'In Hell We Fight!,' he's assembled a quirky group o...

 A Five Week Comic Book Event Featuring Art by Danijel Žeželj Available Digitally from Comixology Originals Beginning June 13, 2023 Scott Hoffman (aka Babydaddy) of the multi-platinum-selling band Scissor Sisters makes his comics writing debut with NOSTALGIA , a noir adventure about a futuristic rock star that takes cues from Hoffman's own life as a musician. NOSTALGIA features mesmerizing art by Danijel Žeželj, colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by Steve Wands, designed by Rian Hughes and edited by Greg Lockard and Will Dennis. NOSTALGIA is a five-issue series that will be released weekly beginning on June 13, 2023, and is available from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line. “I culled a lot of ideas from my personal experience and the incredible 12 years I spent in the band Scissor Sisters (2024 brings the 20th anniversary of our first album!),” says writer Scott Hoffman. “I also studied writing at Columbia University and am a big reader and ...

 A New Edition of the Eisner Award-Nominated Anthology Series Based on the Hit Shudder TV Show Launches in September  The smash-hit horror comic is back and creepier than ever! Today Skybound announced a second volume of the hugely popular comic book anthology based on Greg Nicotero’s hit Shudder TV series produced and licensed by Cartel Entertainment.   Creepshow Volume 2 #1, featuring stories by comic legends Garth Ennis ( Preacher, The Boys ), Becky Cloonan ( Wonder Woman ), and Phil Hester ( Gotham City: Year One ), will arrive in comic book shops on September 12, 2023.   In the spirit of all iterations of Creepshow in pop culture, every issue of the Creepshow comic series comes packed with two spine-chilling stories. Each issue of the five-part anthology will feature different creative teams from the worlds of comics, books, film, television, and beyond. Every uniquely horrifying standalone story is guaranteed to SCARE YOU TO DEATH .  ...