The Rebels have had their turn, now it’s the time of the Empire to join Marvel’s new stories in the Galaxy far, far away. Plus, Valiant’s intriguing new sci-fi series about a Communist astronaut transformed into a god, a new Dresden Files story, and enough Graphic Novels and Collection to last you a life time.
Dark Horse
Prometheus Fire And Stone Omega – The finale of this arc gets spun out into a one-shot comic, as Angela and the survivors find themselves on LV-223 in search of the answers to their quest. Written By: Kelley Sue DeConnick Artist: Agustin Alessio
DC
Harley Quinn Valentines Day Special #1 – Bruce Wayne offers a date with him as the top prize at a charity auction – and Harley Quinn has the money to win it. Oh dear. Written By: Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti Artist: John Timms
Image
Empty #1 – A member of the last tribe of humans left in the post-apocalypse comes across a stranger who can create life from death, with the power to change what’s left of the world. Written By: Jimmie Robinson Artist: Jimmie Robinson
Marvel
Darth Vader #1 – The Dark Lord of the Sith gets his own comic, offering the Empire’s perspective on the Galactic Civil War waging across the galaxy far far away. Written By: Kieron Gillen Artist: Salvador Larocca
Others
Divinity #1 (Valiant Entertainment) – At the height of the Cold War, Russia sends an Astronaut into deep space, only for him to return decades later changed by some cosmic entity into a godlike being – a communist one, at that. Written By: Matt Kindt Artist:
Trevor Hairsine
Harvester #1 (Legendary Comics) – When a vigilante enforces harsh justice against a gang of bikers, a young academic and a private investigator team up to try and uncover the mysterious identity and rise of The Harvester. Written By:
Brandon Seifert Artist: Eric Battle
Help Us Great Warrior #1 (Boom! Studios) – Madéleine Flores’ webcomic is getting an ongoing series, featuring the titular female warrior defending her village from evil threats (and looking fantastic while doing so). Written By: Madéleine Flores Artist: Madéleine Flores
Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files: Down Town #1 (D.E.) – Harry and Molly have to uncover a new threat to Chicago as the battle between the Red Court and White Council rages on in the background. Written By: Jim Butcher, Mark Powers Artist: Carlos E. Gomez
Legenderry Red Sonja #1 (D.E.)- This week it’s Red Sonja’s turn to get a standalone series in this steampunk world, as Sonja sails the seas and returns to the Big City to hunt down the mysterious person behind a kidnapping. Written By: Marc Andreyko Artist: Aneke
Graphic Novels And Collections
Alien Legion: Uncivil War (Titan Comics) – The Elite leaders of an intergalactic military force find a boring mission protecting refugees suddenly turns into a hot warzone. Written By: Chuck Dixon Artists: Larry Strohman, Carl Potts
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift (Dark Horse) – Aang and the Gang investigate an illegal refinery operating on Air Nation land, only to be confronted by an angry spirit looking for justice. Written By: Michael Dante Dimartino, Various Artist: Gurihiru
Batman: Dark Knight Dark City (DC) – The Riddler works with an occultist to summon a demon to fight Batman, but in the process is turning into a nightmarish monster himself. Written By: Peter Milligan Artist: Kieron Dwyer, Various
DC: The New Frontier (DC) – Set in an alternate world where the Silver Age of heroes never came about, the iconic Silver age incarnations of DC’s finest rise up to save the day. Written By: Darwyn Cooke Artist: Darwyn Cooke, Various
Secret Origins Volume 1 (DC) – This collection gathers the first 4 issues of the miniseries covering the secret origins of some of DC’s most prominent heroes and villains, including Batman, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn and more. Written By: Greg Pak, Various Artists: Lee Weeks, Various
Secret Six Volume 1: Villains United (DC) – Gail Simone takes on this supervillain team up, when Six of DC’s villains gang up to stop the good guys from controlling their minds. Written By: Gail Simone Artists: Brad Walker, Various
Zombies vs Robots Omnibus (IDW) – Does exactly what it says: Zombies go toe-to-toe with Robots, with some Amazons thrown in for good measure. Written By: Chris Ryall Artists: Ashley Wood, Various
Transformers Dark Cybertron (IDW) – Shockwave plans to destroy Autobot and Decepticon alike as he attempts to restore Cybertron. Written By: James Roberts, John Barber Artists: Phil Jimenez, Various
Bang Tango (Image) – This Remaster of the Vertigo series sees Vinnie go up against a Mob boss to get money for a former lover’s gender reassignment surgery. Written By: Joe Kelly, Rodney Ramos Artist: Adrian Sibar
Daomu (Magnetic Press) – A young man joins the Daomu, an international society of Tomb robbers, to uncover the truth behind his father’s death. Written By: Kennedy Xu, Colin Johnson Artist: Ken Chou
Starlight Volume One (Image) – Retired space Hero Duke McQueen recieves a distress call from an alien world for one last adventure. Written By: Mark Millar Artist: Goran Parlov
Trees Volume One (Image) – Alien life lands on Earth, and just sits there – growing and proliferating across the planet in silent judgement of Humanity as if the Earth’s population just didn’t exist. Written By: Warren Ellis Artist: Jason Howard
Deathlok: Rage Against Machine (Marvel) – A SHIELD operative finds himself confronting the Deathlok project, before a Red Skull attack on SHIELD leaves him wounded and transformed into the new Deathlok. Written By: Various Artists: Various
The Sculptor (01 First Second) – A young artist makes a deal with death to grant himself the power to sculpt anything he wants with his bare hands – but only 200 days to utilise the ability before he dies. Written By: Scott McCloud Artist: Scott McCloud
Pix: One Weirdest Weekend (Hatter Entertainment) – Pix is a young girl who finds herself becoming a superhero and a fairytale princess in this début graphic novel. Written By: Gregg Schigiel Artist: Gregg Schigiel
And Then Emily Was Gone Volume 1 (Comixtribe) – Greg Hellinger, a former police detective, battles his visions of monsters as he tries to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. Written By: John Lees Artist: Iain Laurie
Rocket Raccoon: Chasing Tale (Marvel) – Rocket Raccoon is framed for Murder! Rocket and Groot must hunt down an imposter Rocket and clear their not-entirely-honourable names. Written By: Skottie Young Artists: Skottie Young, Filipe Andrade
Doc Savage Omnibus (D.E) – The Man of Bronze and his team travel the world righting wrongs, triumphing over villains, and advancing the human race. Written By: Chris Roberson, Shannon Eric Denton Artists: Bilquis Evely, Roberto Castro
Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron (Fantagraphics Books) – This bizarre graphic novel delves into the mystery behind the creation of a Snuff Film. Written By: Daniel Clowes Artist: Daniel Clowes
Princeless: The Pirate Princess (Action Lab) – Two young princesses go to rescue another trapped Princess, only to find her defying their expectations. Written By: Jeremy Whitley Artists: Rosy Higgins, Ted Brandt
Today Is The Last Day Of The Rest Of Your Life (Fantagraphics Books) – Ulli Lust takes a deep, introspective look at a hitchhiking journey she took across Italy as a seventeen year old in 1984. Written By: Ulli Lust Artist: Ulli Lust
Zombie Killustrated (Antarctic Press) – A one off collection of some of Antarctic’s finest, goriest zombie stories. Written By: Ben Dunn, Various Artists: Various
Want to see what else is out this week? You can see the full list here – and find out where your nearest Comic Book Store is here!
