New comic book day is quickly approaching and with a number of titles being released it can be hard to pick out which comics you should grab. This week in our featured comic book releases we include Pine and Merrimac #1, Monomyth TP and more.
While we are not the official voice of this decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing January 3, 2024.
Pine and Merrimac #1
Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Fran Galan
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
On the corner of Pine and Merrimac sits a small, unassuming town… Just a simple place, simple people, and one horrifying secret that could change everything…
After a lifetime of witnessing the worst that humanity has to offer, former homicide detective Linnea Kent has decided to put all of that behind her.
Alongside her husband, a former professional MMA fighter and the unofficial brawn to her brains, she’s moved far from the busy city to open up a quiet little detective agency.
At first, the simple cases this nook of the world has to offer were exactly what she was looking for, but there’s more to the quaint hamlet than Linnea could have possibly imagined, and something truly sinister pulling the strings…
Eisner-nominated scribe Kyle Starks (I Hate This Place, Creepshow) is joined by fan-favorite artist Fran Galán (The Amazing Spider-Man) for an unexpected detective tale perfect for readers of Reckless and The Department of Truth!
Destiny Gate #4
Writer: Ryan Cady
Artist: Christian DiBari
Publisher: Top Cow/Image Comics
MINISERIES FINALE!
End of the Line! The truth waiting back home; the reason for his one-way trip through a personal hell of fears and memories. One last horror stands between Mitchell Slate and the most important decision of his life-but even the Conductor can’t help him now.
Monomyth TP
Writer: David Hazan
Artist: Cecillia Lo Valvo
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
What if the secret school of magic you were chosen for…was trying to kill you?
Magic is all but extinct. When the last ailing wizard casts a final desperate spell to summon the descendants of ancient bloodlines to a school for magic now in disrepair…those chosen ones find a horror of the likes they’ve never experienced. They will have to confront the deepest parts of themselves and defeat each other in order to survive the ordeal.
Order & Outrage TP
Writer: Jim Starlin
Artist: Rags Morales
Publisher: Dark Horse
Gene manipulation has always been solely for those who can afford the expensive prenatal treatments. Income determines status and, more importantly, survival. If your genes have not been optimized, the Order has no use for you. You are non-essential. Less than. To be eliminated. Everything is geared to keeping the ship of state sailing along smoothly, no matter the cost. But in every totalitarian system lies the seeds of rebellion, independence, and outrage.
In Hell We Fight TP
Writer: John Layman
Artist: Jok
Publisher: Image Comics
Life in hell ain’t easy. Demons try to torture you for all eternity. Monsters want to eat you. There’s a stunning lack of reliable indoor plumbing. And it’s almost impossible to get ice cream. At least, until today, when three condemned teens and their annoying tag-along demon frenemy embark on a daring scheme to hijack a demon lord’s delivery truck. What happens next will take them on an epic journey across the underworld, an infernal excursion of nonstop excitement, danger and adventure.
Presenting a devilishly fun new series from multiple Eisner-winning writer/letterer John Layman (Chew, Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum) and Argentinian superstar artist Jok.
