The latest installment of the jam-packed anthology features hilarious and hilariously unbelievable tales about cryptids worldwide.  PROJECT: CRYPTID #4 (W)  Liana Kangas & Jazzlyn Stone; Henry Barajas (A) Ted & Ro, Salomée Luce-Antoinette Cover: Ted & Ro, Salomée Luce-Antoinette More creatures! More humor! Liana Kangas (Trve Kvlt) and Jazzlyn Stone take us on a high-seas adventure with a mermaid made for vengeance, featuring lyrical art by Ted & Ro. Then Henry Barajas (Beyondtopia Legends) and Salomée Luce-Antoinette take us to France’s southeast countryside to confront the fierce and terrifying beast of Gevudan. December 20, 2023  $3.99 Courtesy of Ahoy Comics

  THE DEVIL THAT WEARS MY FACE #3 Writer: David Pepose Artist: Alex Cormack Letterer: Justin Birch Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: December 13, 2023 Cover Price: $4.99 With the future of the Vatican in dire peril, the demonic Legion has gleefully turned the Curia against itself. But following his harrowing escape from captivity, Father Vieri returns to Rome with a dangerous plan to retrieve his stolen body - a plan that will force him to create an all-new identity to capture the Devil. With the mysterious Iscariot Blade at his side, can Legion's treachery survive the deadly designs of the Marques de Lazarus? Or will the intrigue of the Inquisition thwart even the best-laid plans of an exorcist? Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) It's not easy to outsmart the devil himself, but Father Vieri keeps trying. The body-swap horror comic,  'The Devil That Wears My Face' #3 by David Pepose and Alex Cormack, finds its twisty groove with a fast-paced compelling issue th...

The anthology POP’S CHOCK’LIT SHOPPE OF HORRORS: FRESH MEAT features three new stories, plating in March Pop Tate, the small-town restaurateur of Archie Comics lore, has some sinister secrets that were revealed in a chilling Archie Horror one-shot anthology earlier this year. The not-so-wholesome food-themed horror continues in CHILLING ADVENTURES PRESENTS... POP’S CHOCK’LIT SHOPPE OF HORRORS: FRESH MEAT , a follow-up one-shot on sale in March! While the first CHOCK’LIT SHOPPE OF HORRORS comic revealed the nefarious goings on at the famous Riverdale diner after hours, FRESH MEAT will explore how Pop and his dark establishment came to be in three new stories by the original creative team. The collection includes "Lord of the Fries" by Amy Chase ( Escape From Bitch Mountain ) and Federico Sabbatini ( Moon Knight ), "Feed Me, Jughead" by Eisner nominee Jordan Morris ( Jordan, Jesse, Go! ) and Liana Kangas ( Star Wars ), and "Free Market, Free Range...

  THE MADNESS #5 Writer: J. Michael Straczynski Penciler: ACO Inker: David Lorenzo Colorist: Marcelo Maiolo Letterer: Sal Cipriano Cover A: ACO Cover B: Francesco Francavilla Cover C: Chris Ferguson PUNK ROCK HOMAGE In Stores: Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 SYNOPSIS: Super-powered revenge goes off the rails as the Madness’s path of destruction continues to widen. In this issue, she comes face-to-face with two members of the super team that killed her family: Shade and Djinn — plus Djinn’s pet dragon, Ignatius. It won’t be pretty! Courtesy of AWA Studios

  BEYOND REAL #1  Writer: Zack Kaplan Artist: Jorge Corona, Dennis Menheere, Vincenzo Riccardi,  Toni Fejzula, Fabiana Mascolo, Liana Kangas Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Publisher: Vault Comics Release Date: December 13, 2023 An artist's discovery. When struggling artist June is injured in a severe car accident that leaves her boyfriend in a coma, she begins to experience strange visual phenomena. Soon, she's able to see that we are all actually living in a computer simulation. June must set out on a journey of possibility and peril into the metaphysical layers of the simulation to reach the world's creator and save her true love from death. Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) 'Beyond Real' #1 by Zack Kaplan has enlisted an impressive list of artists to take readers on quite a journey. Jorge Corona, Dennis Menheere, Vincenzo Riccardi, Toni Fejzula, Fabiana Mascolo, Liana Kangas, and Jordie Bellaire are all expected to bring their talents to this new series for a ...

  VAMPIRELLA/DRACULA: RAGE #4 writer: Christopher Priest artist: Christian Rosado covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Celina (B), Mike Krome (C), Geebo Vigonte (D), Cosplay/Rachel Hollon (E) FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+ In Stores December 13, 2023 The only thing worse than being trapped on a packed subway train during a power outage is being trapped on a packed subway train during a power outage with a rage-obsessed vampire hunting you for the murder of her son. Will Vampirella endanger the lives of hundreds of innocents to achieve her vengeance — and, if so, can Dracula arrive in time to save her from herself? Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment

INVASIVE #1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Jesus Hervas, Dan Jackson Letters: Taylor Esposito Publisher: Oni Press Release Date: December 6, 2023 Cover Price: $4.99 Beyond excess, beyond ethics, beyond science . . . Enter a terrifying new experiment in pain from Eisner Award nominee Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Basilisk) and acclaimed illustrator Jesus Hervás (The Empty Man)! Dr. Carrie Reynolds was a veteran trauma surgeon with a godlike mastery of muscle and bone. But outside the operating room, her rigidly ordered life spiraled into chaos when her daughter, Heather-a recovering plastic surgery addict-suddenly disappeared, only to mysteriously reemerge in a catatonic state, her vocal cords removed . . . the latest in a series of victims scarred by a battery of brazenly cruel medical procedures that have baffled police and left an alarming number of once-ordinary citizens maimed, mutilated, or dead on arrival. Deep beneath the streets of Carrie's city, a new kind of under...