New comic day is only a few days away and with a number of titles releasing it can be difficult to decide which comics you should pickup. So we are here to help. This week we preview Missing on the Moon #1, Yellow GN, and more.
While we are not the official voice of your decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing December 18, 2024.
Missing on the Moon #1
Writer: Cory Crater
Artist: Damian Couceiro
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
The year is 1997, and crime on the Moon runs rampant…and in the Lunar colony of Buzztown, a billionaire’s daughter has just gone missing. Washed-up private investigator Daniel Schwinn is tasked with finding the missing child, but in the process discovers a dark conspiracy stemming back decades…
Schwinn will have to navigate a world of undead drug addicts, mechanized robocops, and blue-skinned Soviets known as Darksiders to discover the truth. In doing so, he’ll have to confront his own allegiances, and try to atone for past mistakes since resurfaced.
Missing on the Moon is your next neon-noir obsession, brought to you by writer Cory Crater (The Codex) and artist Damian Couceiro (X-Force, Ghost Rider 2099, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
Alligator Loki Holiday Special #1
Writer: Alyssa Wong
Artist: Bob Quinn
Publisher: Marvel
An Alligator Loki Holiday Spectacular!
The Alligator of Mischief is back to ruin – I mean, save! – the holidays! Join Alligator Loki and his many, many, many friends – from the X-Men to the Young Avengers to several symbiotes – as they romp across the Marvel Universe, sowing chaos and camaraderie in equal stride! Don’t miss a brand-new story starring Alligator Loki and the REAL meaning of the holiday season: frenzy-er, sorry, FAMILY! This issue also collects issues #13-24 of the hit Alligator Loki Infinity Comic for the first time in print!
Something is Killing the Children Deluxe #1
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Werther Dell’Edera
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Combining the sold out Something is Killing the Children #0 and the issue that started it all, Something is Killing the Children #1 in a new oversized edition.
Gargoyles Winter Special #1
Writer: Greg Weisman, Nate Cosby
Artist: George Kambadais
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Disney and Dynamite present a very special Gargoyles holiday treat: “Bronx’s Silent Night!”
When a December blizzard blankets New York in snow, the city that never sleeps comes to a standstill – and the Gargoyles awaken to find that Manhattan has been transformed into a silent winter wonderland!
With the rest of the Clan on patrol, Bronx is eager to explore this new landscape on his own… but his peaceful night is interrupted when a family is separated and Bronx has to sniff out the missing member before they’re trapped under ten feet of snow!
Co-written by Gargoyles creator Greg Weisman and Nate Cosby, and illustrated by returning Gargoyles artist George Kambadais, this all-new 40-page special will warm the hearts of even the most jaded of seasonal cynics – fortified by glowing covers from Kambadais, Jae Lee & June Chung, Trish Forstner, and Chris Eliopoulos!
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Wedding Spectacular #1
Writer: Daniel Jose Older
Artist: Harvey Tolibao
Publisher: Dark Horse
Save the date! Guests from across the galaxy are arriving on Eriadu to witness Lula Talisola and Zeen Mrala, the young freedom fighters who are championing the resistance against the Nihil, join hands in marriage. Friends and family from throughout the High Republic will be joining in the celebration of light, life, and love. You won’t want to miss it, so RSVP soon! Just know that the dress code calls for ball gowns as well as blaster rifles because war could break out at any moment! An iconic High Republic Adventures moment years in the making-you won’t want to miss it!
Motherfu*kin Monsters #1
Writer: J. Holtham
Artist: Michael Lee Harris
Publisher: Image Comics
Esteemed TV writer J. Holtham (Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale, Marvel’s Jessica Jones) and white-hot indie cartoonist Michael Lee Harris (Black Hitler, Choco Leche) present an Evil Dead for black nerds-a modern spin on the action-packed horror comedy for fans of Bitter Root and Chew.
The Deadly Tales of Gunslinger #1
Writer: Jimmy Palmiotti
Artist: Patric Reynolds
Publisher: Image Comics
One of the most mysterious characters in the Spawn Universe is the Gunslinger Spawn. In Deadly Tales, his true origin is finally revealed in full. Written by superstar creator Jimmy Palmiotti, with art by the exceptional Patric Reynolds, see the true origin of the deadly Gunslinger Spawn. From the character’s first appearance in Spawn #174 to his adventures in the present day, all will be laid bare to the reader.
The series, set in the past before the Gunslinger is pulled to the future, unravels his place in the Spawn Universe. It is a brutal tale of Old-West violence and mayhem by two of the comic industry’s finest.
Yellow GN
Writer: Jay Martin
Artist: Jay Martin
Publisher: Dark Horse
Set in an alternate future amid a Second Civil War, wounded infantryman Nick Carson flees the battlefield and escapes across the wasteland of war-torn America. Branded a coward and marked for death, Nick’s only hope is to get to the other side. His route takes him through a strange, ravaged country where power plants lay destroyed and once great cities have gone dark. An America at war with itself. Yellow explores what happens when society falls apart, when there is no law and order. Do we fall to our basic instincts, or can we rise above? As Nick travels, he encounters both good and evil and must choose which path he will follow.
Man’s Best TP
Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote
Artist: Jesse Lonergan
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Earth is finished. The resources are gone, but that doesn’t mean the hope of a new home is lost.
The Starship Horizon and its crew, along with Dr. Winters and her animals Athos, Porthos, and Lovey, search for a new planet, until tragedy strikes! The three animals find themselves in a perilous and mysterious world-just them and their mech suits.
Giant robots, mechanized metropolises, and other wonders and perils lie in store for the three friends as they search for their owner and an answer to the mystery….
Join Pornsak Pichetshote, Eisner and Harvey Award-winning author of The Good Asian, in his first collaboration with acclaimed rising star artist Jesse Lonergan (Hedra, Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea), ready to tug at readers’ heartstrings!
Dick Tracy Vol. 1 TP
Writer: Alex Segura, Michael Moreci
Artist: Geraldo Borges
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Dick Tracy returns in a new on-going comic book series from Mad Cave Studios!
A new era for the iconic detective starts here, from bestselling and acclaimed authors Alex Segura and Michael Moreci, as an all-new, noir-infused chapter in the Dick Tracy legacy kicks off with superstar artist Geraldo Borges.
In the aftermath of World War II, the country stands frozen-waiting for the next shoe to drop. In The City, a brutal murder draws the attention of rising star detective Dick Tracy, who soon discovers the bloodshed is just the beginning of a complicated web that threatens to ensnare everything he cares about.
Blending the classic elements of the Dick Tracy world (including his iconic villains, supporting cast, and unforgettable watch radio) with a hardboiled and realistic take, Dick Tracy Vol. 1 kicks off a fresh and modern take on the iconic detective that remains true to his rich history.
