WHAT WOULD I BUY? - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW COMICS THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 1st
- Luis Godoy II
- Oct 1
- 3 min read
Comic Book Yeti Contributor Luis Godoy II drops his recommendations for the budget-conscious comics consumer for this week.
FLOPPIES - under $5
It's October 1st and spooky season is here, and that means spooky one-shots. I’ll do my best to have only horror and halloween related picks this month.
Archie’s Halloween Spectacular #1
ARCHIE COMICS $4.99
(W) Dan Parent (A) Dan Parent, Bob Smith, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli (CA) Dan Parent, Rosario Tito Pena
I’ve never read any Archie comics, but this is the 1st Halloween one-shot of the month and a perfect way to get into the Halloween spirit or have the spirit get into you.
From the Solicits:
This ain’t no trick, we’re TREATing you with a Halloween spectacular that’s BIGGER than ever! Now packed with 30 PAGES of content, including a BRAND NEW STORY! The South Side Serpents are trying to recruit new members—and what better time to start their initiation than Halloween? This story is filled to the brim with tricks! Featuring fan-favorite characters and returning new faces like MEDUSA DOOM!
EC Cruel Universe 2 #3
(W) Cecil Castellucci, Sarah Gailey, Rian Hughes (A) Kano, Claire Roe, Anna Readman (CA) Lee Bermejo
Sci-Fi and horror always go hand-in-hand, and this 2nd volume of Cruel Universe is no exception. As the solicits says, there are three tales in this book to whet your thirst for scariness.
From the Solicits:
Corporate greed, human desperation, technological despair! Such postulations all are but tiny specks swallowed by the unforgiving void of CRUEL UNIVERSE!EC’s Eisner Award–nominated sci-fi horror anthology continues its deep dive into futuristic depravity and darkness with three new tales from writers Cecil Castellucci (Shade the Changing Girl), Sarah Gailey (Eat the Rich, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and, in his EC writing debut, Eisner Award nominee Rian Hughes (Batman: Black and White). Illustrating their dark visions are Kano (EC’s Cruel Universe), UK comics sensation Anna Readman (2000 AD), and Claire Roe (EC’s Epitaphs from the Abyss)! Witness as these stellar creative teams probe deep into the dark void of space—and the human soul—in what’s sure to be another stark installment of the Eisner-nominated series!
Gunpowder Prophets #1
MAD CAVE $4.99
(W) Justin Jordan (A/CA) Patrick Piazzalunga
Based on the cover, this feels like it would be a Scooby-Doo type book with horror shenanigans set in some unnamed backwoods areas. Cult leaders, supernatural powers, and grindhouse are all perfect for this time of year.
From the Solicits:
Huck and Marley help people for money. Well, in theory anyway... For some reason, their "help" always seems to involve massive amounts of property damage, a somehow guaranteed collision with the supernatural, and if Marley has his way, a huge body count. They’re the Gunpowder Prophets, and a simple job rescuing a girl from a backwoods cult turns weird when the super groovy leader's supernatural powers turn out to be very, very real. It’s seventies-style horror mixed with grindhouse action in Gunpowder Prophets. Gonzo over-the-top action horror from Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode), Patrick Piazzalunga (Monsters are My Business), Roman Stevens, and Taylor Esposito.
GRAPHIC NOVELS - under $20
DC’s Zatannic Panic! (One-Shot)
DC $9.99
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Lee Bermejo
A one-shot about everyone’s favorite Mistress of Magic and lots of other DC characters by a whole slew of incredible creators. Supernatural tales are always great.
From the solicits:
A HAUNTING ANTHOLOGY TO USHER IN THE HALLOWEEN SEASON! Written by Daniel Warren Johnson, Roberto Recchioni, Andrew MacLean, Lyndon Radchenka, Callie C. Miller, Rowan MacColl, Cavan Scott Art by Riley Rossmo, Gigi Cavenago, Andrew MacLean, John McCrea, Rowan MacColl, and Don Aguillo Spooky stories for terrifying times, featuring bone-chilling tales from some of comics' most fearsome fabulists and harrowing artists! With spine-tingling shorts starring Batman, Ambush Bug, Raven, The Demon, Plastic Man, Swamp Thing, and, of course, the Mistress of Magic herself, Zatanna, as they summon spirits and struggle against the supernatural!
Kraken TP
$17.99
(W) Shannon Eric Denton (A/CA) David Hartman
This book is basically what if a man was part Kraken and fights mystical nazis in the 30s. Any book that takes out nazi will always be enjoyable.
From the Solicits:
SET IN A SUPERNATURAL TAKE on the 1930s, COURAGEOUS ADVENTURER KRAKEN RETURNS FROM A THREE-YEAR JOURNEY IN A DIFFERENT DIMENSION IN ORDER TO STOP A MYSTICAL NAZI INVASION. From the minds of Oscar-nominated Shannon Eric Denton and Emmy-nominated David Hartman comes an exciting story of a hybrid monster-man and his mission to stop the Nazis from resurrecting ancient horrors upon the world. ART BY SPECTRUM AWARD-WINNER DAVID HARTMAN!
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