Yeti Picks of the Week for March 18th, 2026
- Luis Godoy II
- 6 minutes ago
- 5 min read
Hey Everyone, Welcome back to Comic Book Yeti's Picks of the Week. I hoped you didn't forget to wear green yesterday. In any case, we've got 6 picks, each from a different publisher. Each comic is under $5 and the collections under $20. Check them out below.
The Comic Picks under $5
BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS #2 (OF 5)
MAD CAVE STUDIOS $4.99
(W) Elliott Kalan (A) Andrea Mutti (CA) Francesco Thomaselli
This creative dynamic duo continues with Barbarian Behind Bars #2
FROM THE SOLICIT:
The Barbarian is making a break from behind bars — but between freedom and our hero from another world stands a squad of taser-wielding prison guards! Luckily, a solitary confinement cell is a great place to receive a mystic visitation from a goddess of cosmic justice. Meanwhile, the Barbarian’s public defender, Irene Chang gets much too close for comfort with her client’s possessed, blood-thirsty battleaxe! BARBARIAN BEHIND BARS is the high-fantasy grindhouse story you’ve been dreaming of!
Knight City #2
DARK HORSE $4.99
(W) Matt Kindt (A) David Lapham
Another great creative team. Its hard for this to not be good.
From the Solicits:
A brand-new action-adventure series by BRZRKR’s Matt Kindt and Stray Bullets’ David Lapham that’s Fight Club meets Superman.
How do you murder a man so super he can't be hurt? How do you kill a man with impenetrable skin? How do you execute a man who is physically impervious to violence? Knight's archenemy has figured out a way to kill the unkillable man--by attacking his mind with a plan so subtle that The Knight doesn't even realize he's under attack.
What happens when the Earth's greatest protector is murdered so well that it is as if he never existed?
• Three-issue series.
DEAD TEENAGERS #1 (OF 5)
ONI PRESS $4.99
(W) Jude Ellison S. Doyle (A) Caitlin Yarsky (CA) Naomi Franq
I'm hearing this is one of the best selling #1s for Oni in their history. Check it out.
From the Solicits:
THERE’S NO ESCAPING HIGH SCHOOL! Since 1997, five friends have been trapped in the ultimate nightmare as a mysterious entity forces them to relive their first prom night over and over again . . . and re-kills them in new and increasingly insane ways each time. They dress up. They party. They make out. And no matter what they try to change, they always die . . . until now. Something is about to break the cycle that has kept Alicia, J.T., Ryder, Brandy, and their group of friends locked in a bizarre purgatory beyond all understanding . . . but what they find on the other side will be the most disturbing revelation of all. Hell is the '90s in this brash and brutal, genre-distorting ode to the generation that gave us Scream and Buffy the Vampire Slayer—and what’s become of them since—as GLAAD Award–nominated writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw, Be Not Afraid) and hyper-talented artist Caitlin Yarsky (Black Hammer Reborn, EC’s Cruel Universe) unleash the year’s most clever and compulsively page-turning horror thriller.
The Collections Picks under $20
BEAT EVERY 1 UP TP
MAVERICK $16.99
(W) Lan Pitts (A/CA) Joe Hunter
That title alone is worth checking out.
From the Solicits:
Listen up! This is the fisticuff-filled tale of Princess Helia of Terrager: a natural-born fighter since childhood, Helia must head out into the wider world when her soon-to-be-husband is groom-napped on their wedding day by the atrocious ape, and would-be world conqueror, Gogo. But what does a sheltered princess know of the other realms? Well, not a whole lot. Luckily, Helia is joined by her (only) friend and bodyguard, the ice witch, Sidra. Together, the pair will brave the deserts of Flaterra, the blizzards of Frosterra…uh, you get the idea…until they’ve rescued the wayward prince, thwarted Gogo, and punched every henchman they can find. And maybe, by the end of their journey, Helia and Sidra will realize their connection goes beyond mere friendship… …find out in BEAT EVERY 1-UP, a young adult graphic novel that will bring a new definition to “your princess is in another castle”!
DEATH TO PACHUCO TP
IMAGE $16.99
(W) Henry Barajas (A) Rachel Merrill, Lee Loughridge (CA) David Lapham
This is a series I was hoping would be great and it is. Based on the pull quotes alone, you shouldn't miss this one.
From the Solicits:
“A razor-sharp historical noir that doesn’t pull any punches.” — Alex Segura, bestselling author of Alter Ego and Secret Identity A Chicano noir retelling of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial and the Zoot Suit Riots during 1943 wartime Los Angeles, DEATH TO PACHUCO is an untold story lost from the American history books. During the summer of 1943, Los Angeles became a hotbed of tension and conflict as a series of fierce clashes erupted between U.S. Navy members and Mexican American youth stemming from the murder of Carlos Urbano. Private eye Ricardo “Ricky” Tellez needs to find the Sleep Lagoon Killer before the racist mob kills him in the Zoot Suit Riots. The clock is ticking—and it’s a bad time to be a Mexican. The syndicated team of HENRY BARAJAS (LA VOZ DE M.A.Y.O. TATA RAMBO, HELM GREYCASTLE) and RACHEL MERRILL (Izzy n’ Jean, New Yorker) uncover a Chino Noir rooted in the shameful parts of LA's history! Early praise for DEATH TO PACHUCO: "...stylish, soulful, and unflinchingly honest exploration of identity and history." —Lotusland Comics "Equal parts crime story, love letter to Chicano heritage, and socio-cultural warning, 'Death to Pachuco' is exactly what we need right now." —AIPT "A hardboiled detective story that gives you an up close look at the side of the story that doesn't often get told. Equal parts Chinatown and Inherent Vice, this is a can't miss book for noir fans." —Matthew Rosenberg (WE'RE TAKING EVERYONE DOWN WITH US, WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE?)
MURDER HOBO TP VOL 01
MASSIVE $19.99
(W) Joseph Schmalke Jarret Melendez (A) Various (CA) Ryan G Browne
The chaos implied by this book is off the charts.
From the Solicits:
In the Lands of High Adventure, where brave warriors seek out fame and fortune, the unlucky will recruit a dreaded Murder Hobo. What happens when well-intentioned adventurers recruit the wrong kind of "hero?” Follow the exploits of these thieving, selfish, depraved mercenaries in this adult humor high fantasy tale. With stories written and illustrated by Joseph Schmalke, Ryan G. Browne, and others, this 176-page beast of a graphic novel collects all the early works of Murder Hobo just in time for the new series launch!
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