Though this coming New Comic Book Day on Wednesday (1/4) is a little light on releases, there are some great new releases, debuts, and variants galore. Okay, not as many variants as one of the “non-indies” are releasing this week for a series debut (61, yes 61 variants. For 1 comic…process that). Not sure why this mysterious publisher is marveling so much about it. Guess they didn’t noticed how that kinda sorta flopped five years ago for their unnamed Direct Competition.
PopCultHQ has compiled a list of new releases from indie publishers that we think are must reads and ones to watch. Our top picks this week are from American Gothic Press, Antarctic Press, Devil’s Due/1 First Comics, Image Comics, Keenspot Entertainment, Titan Comics, Top Cow Productions and Valiant.
Check out all the available covers, read up on each one’s synopsis,
and then pick them up this coming Wednesday!
#NCBD
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AMERICAN GOTHIC PRESS
Writer: Jon Clark
Art: Jon Clark
Collects: Thin #1-4
Cover Price: $14.99
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ANTARCTIC PRESS
Steam Wars: Bounty Hunters – Hell For Hire #1 (One-Shot)
Writer: David Hutchison
Art: David Hutchison
Cover Price: $3.99
Pursued by the Hegemonic Crux’s mounted cavalry, a desperate rebel noble heads for cover in the Dead Forest. The troopers believe they have the target at their mercy, but the predators will soon become prey themselves to the hairy horrors of the woods!
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DEVIL’S DUE/1FIRST COMICS
Writer: Ash Maczko
Art: Ashley Witter
Cover: Ashley Witter
Cover Price: $3.99
The Maw and Amoni begin their march to the Tin Kin compound, Tree Jump and Crash retrace Pasha’s Southern journey, and the Tin Kin must decide whether to shelter or refuse a group of unusual refugees.
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IMAGE COMICS
Writer: Brian Buccellato
Art: Matias Bergara
Cover: Matias Bergara
Cover Price: $3.99
END OF STORY ARC Part Four. The first arc concludes. Danny’s past comes back to haunt him, while Cash’s desperate search for Jolene continues!
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Writers: Bryan Hill, Matt Hawkins
Art: Atilio Rojo
Cover: Rahsan Ekedal
Collects: Eden’s Fall #1-3, Think Tank #1, Postal #1, The Tithe #1
Cover Price: $14.99
Top Cow combines three of its most provocative titles (THINK TANK, THE TITHE, POSTAL) in an unflinching fable of revenge and consequence. FBI Agent James Miller (THE TITHE) follows a sociopath into the off-the-grid town of Eden, Wyoming, on a personal mission of vengeance.
The price of this vigilante justice will be paid in blood, and both Eden and James Miller will never be the same.
KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
Marry Me #1
Writer: Bobby Crosby
Art: Remy Eisu Mokhtar
Cover: Remy Eisu Mokhtar
Cover Price: $3.99
TITAN COMICS
Masked #2
Writer: Serge Lehman
Art: Stephane Crety
Cover Price: $3.99
Frank Braffort has caught the attention of the Government officials working most closely with the mysterious anomalies populating the city. With little to go on, but mounting pressure as the anomalies take on more extreme forms, Frank is thrust into the limelight in a way he could never have imagined!
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VARIANT COVERS
TOP COW PRODUCTIONS
Art: Francesca Aureli, Jim Towe
Lettering: Troy Peteri
Cover: Khoi Pham
Cover Price: $3.99
CYBERFORCE: ARTIFACTS #0 delves deep inside the secret world of CyberForce with three stories. ‘Someone is dealing in Protocol tech, and it’s up to APHRODITE IV to stop them dead.’ ‘Velocity mourns the supposed death of her father, Stryker, the only way a super speedster can.’ and more!
<CHECK OUT POPCULTHQ’S SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF ‘CYBERFORCE ARTIFACTS’ #0>
VALIANT
A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #11
Writer: Rafer Roberts
Art: Mike Norton
Cover: Kano
Cover Price: $3.99
COVERS AVAILABLE
PREVIEW PAGES
Faith #7
Writer: Jody Houser
Art: Meghan Hetrick
Cover: Kano
Cover Price: $3.99