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PREVIEW: 'Little Black Book' #1 by Jeff McComsey, Felipe Cunha, and Marco Lesko

  LITTLE BLACK BOOK #1 Writer: Jeff McComsey Artist: Felipe Cunha Colorist: Marco Lesko Letterer: Steve Wands Cover A: Francesco Francavilla Cover B: Dave Johnson Cover C: Chris Ferguson Film Homage In Stores: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 SYNOPSIS: Cole, a straight-arrow handyman, finds himself in the crosshairs of a ruthless crime syndicate—along with his pregnant wife. But what is the meaning of the “little black book” of underworld contacts Cole’s deceased father had hidden in his home? Cole’s deceased father believed the best thing he could do for his son was to stay out of his life, but does the apple fall far from the tree...? Courtesy of AWA Studios

PRE-ORDER: Sci-Fi Romance 'Love Me: A Romance Story' #1 by Francesca Perillo, Stefano Cardoselli, and Lorenzo Scaramella

 A romantic sci-fi series follows JoJo, a robot taxi driver who falls in love with a human, putting him at odds with the mafia that runs New York in the distant future.  Love Me: A Romance Story #1 Writer: Francesca Perillo Artist: Stefano Cardoselli, Lorenzo Scaramella Letterer: Lorenzo Scaramella Letterer: Buddy Beaudoin Synopsis: New York City, sometime in the far future, where robots like JoJo have taken over the tasks humans no longer want to perform…like driving a taxi. JoJo is pretty happy with his lot in life but feels as though something is missing…then he meets Gilda and it’s love at first sight. But the course of true love is a bumpy one and JoJo is going to find that out firsthand when he discovers that Gilda is entangled with the mafia that runs his beloved city, and they’re very much against this potential union for their own reasons. Watch out, JoJo! Publication Date: April 17, 2024 “Love Me is a story everyone can read: it's about possibility,...

REVIEW: 'The Last Mermaid' #1 by Derek Kirk Kim

  THE LAST MERMAID #1 Writer: Derek Kirk Kim Artist: Derek Kirk Kim Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: March 13, 2024 Cover Price: $3.99 Series Premiere. A lone mermaid roams an endless wasteland on a quest beyond reason. To press ever onward, she must survive the interminable stretches between tiny pockets of water, the roaming bands of cybernetic cannibals, and the fearsome mutant beasts. What propels her forward to take such a risk? Score: ★★★★1/2 (4.5/5) QUICK REVIEW: Wow! What a gorgeous comic. Writer/artist/animator Derek Kirk Kim has created a simple but thoroughly captivating story. Images are so vibrant and moving that every panel looks like a still from an animated film. No wonder the 1st printing is sold out.

COMING SOON: 'CYN' by Ibrahim Moustafa and Humanoids

  From acclaimed comics creator Ibrahim Moustafa ( Count , RetroActive , Mother Panic: Gotham A.D. ) comes a Western-tinged sci-fi tale of savagery and salvation, where one woman’s road to redemption leads through an interstellar frontier as harsh and unforgiving as her own past. “ CYN can be described as ‘ Terminator 2 meets Unforgiven ’; the story of a woman who was engineered to be a weapon, but trying to find peace by leaving her violent past behind her for a dusty, remote corner of the world. Only, violence isn't quite done with her yet….More so, CYN is about someone figuring out who they are after losing a piece of themselves.” Learn more about Ibrahim’s personal connection to this story in his Letter to the Reader . Ibrahim Moustafa is an illustrator and comic book writer/artist from Portland, Oregon. Best known for his Eisner-nominated comics Jaeger and High Crimes as well as his work on titles such as James Bond and DC's Mother Panic , he has been publish...

REVIEW: 'The Devil That Wears My Face' #5 by David Pepose and Alex Cormack

  THE DEVIL THAT WEARS MY FACE #5 Writer: David Pepose Artist: Alex Cormack Letterer: Justin Birch Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: March 6, 2024 Cover Price: $4.99 Left hovering at death's door after a brutal confrontation, Father Vieri finds himself trapped in a hell of his own making. With the demonic Legion still in possession of his body, will an unexpectedly familiar face be Vieri's salvation or his ultimate demise? Meanwhile, Vieri's attendant Maria stalks Legion through Rome, aiming to expose the Devil's infiltration of the Church at any cost. But even if she can convince Cardinal Pentecost of the truth, Legion's influence has grown exponentially...and when his final endgame stands revealed, not even the Vatican will be able to stop him. Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) QUICK REVIEW: Just when you think 'The Devil That Wears My Face' has reached its peak, the crescendo of a bloody demented symphony, David Pepose, and Alex Cormack find new cor...

THE WRONG EARTH: DEAD RINGERS: AHOY’s Acclaimed Multiverse Comic Returns with Tom Peyer and Jamal Igle

  THE WRONG EARTH: DEAD RINGERS #1 (W) Tom Peyer (A) Jamal Igle, Juan Castro Cover A: Jamal Igle Cover B: Felipe Sobreiro AHOY’s acclaimed multiverse comic returns for a new five-issue run by the original creative team! Dragonflyman and Stinger are back where they belong, on campy Earth-Alpha—but Earth-Omega’s gritty Dragonfly and Stinger II are now trapped there too. Will their vigilante violence infect the planet’s innocent, code-approved culture? And what happens when two heroes want to share Dragonflyman’s civilian identity, billionaire Richard Fame? The agonizing answers will shake Fortune City to its foundations! March 13, 2024 $3.99 Courtesy of Ahoy Comics

FIRST LOOK: 'Scarlett' & 'Destro' G.I. JOE Miniseries Coming from Skybound

 The Energon Universe Expands with Two All-New Limited Series This June!   Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, announced two all-new G.I. JOE limited series set within the Energon Universe. Scarlett and Destro , featuring two of the most iconic G.I. JOE characters ever, will arrive in comic book shops in June 2024.   Red-hot writer Kelly Thompson ( Black Widow, Birds of Prey ) and artist Marco Ferrari ( Frontiersman ) introduce some of the most anticipated characters to the Energon Universe in ways you’ll never expect in Scarlett #1, launching June 5, 2024.   Shana “Scarlett” O'Hara is about to take on the most dangerous black ops mission of her career: infiltrating the mysterious rising power in Japan known as the Arashikage Clan. Her one lead is her former partner—Jinx—turned Arashikage enforcer. Now, Scarlett must use her operative skills to survive undercover… and discover a shoc...