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 Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1, Feral #1 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 March 27, 2024.
Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1
Writer: Greg Pak, David M. Booher
Artist: Blue Delliquanti
Publisher: Dark Horse
A year and a half after the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Ghostbusters are officially back in business and headed to where it all began: New York City! Callie, Gary, Trevor, and Phoebe are moving into the Firehouse and ready to take on the Spengler family business . . . or are they? Ghostbusting on top of changing family dynamics has a way of going awry–and that’s exactly what one paranormal force is counting on.
See what the Big Apple has in store for the latest generation of Ghostbusters with the first installment of this all-new series! Ghostbusters: Back in Town features story by Greg Pak, script by David Booher, art by Blue Delliquanti, and colors by Mildred Louis.
Ghostbusters: Back in Town bridges the gap between Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the upcoming sequel!
Read our review of Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1.
Feral #1
Writer: Tony Fleecs
Artist: Trish Forstner
Publisher: Image Comics
A new horror from the creators of Stray Dogs! Meet Elsie, Lord Fluffy Britches, and Patch, three indoor cats lost in the not-so-great outdoors during a nightmarish rabies outbreak. Without their humans to protect them, the cats rush to find their way home before they’re eaten by the forest full of rabid beasts on their tails. Don’t get bit. Don’t get scratched. Don’t become… feral.
Local Man: Bad Girls (One-Shot)
Writer: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Artist: Tony Fleecs, Tim Seeley
Publisher: Image Comics
Inga Johanning, Local Man’s ex-girlfriend and current archenemy, is on the run. Her journey will bring her face-to-face with her past, her crimes, and two of the other badass ladies in the Local Man Universe-Neon peers through the pink fog to reveal her dark, violent origin; Frightside encounters Crossjack and tests the selfishness in his heart. A perfect jumping-on point for new readers and a must-have for fans who love-and especially those who hate-the long-gone days of blood-splattered breasts, big blades, and bad girls. Features an epic triptych cover series by Tim Seeley and Brian Reber.
Sam and Twitch: Case Files #1
Writer: Todd McFarlane
Artist: Szymon Kudranski
Publisher: Image Comics
Your fan-favorite detectives are back in their new ongoing series, Sam and Twitch: Case Files. From the world of Spawn, acclaimed creator Todd McFarlane and artist Szymon Kudranski bring you a tale of murder, intrigue, and deception in this noir crime drama.
Morning Star #1
Writer: Tim Daniel, David Andry
Artist: Marco Finnegan
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
1956. Kootenai National Forest, Montana. When smokejumper Nathan Garrett perishes in a raging wildfire, his surviving family’s hopes and happiness turn to ashes.
Now, one year following Nathan’s death, wife, and mother of two, Jolene Garrett, takes her crumbling family to the Morning Star lookout seeking solace through closure–to scatter her husband’s remains. But something far beyond the reach of their wildest imaginings awaits the Garrett family in the Montana wilderness–something more powerful than their anguish and torment. Something that transcends space and time. No telephones. No electricity. No transportation. No escape.
Read our review of Morning Star #1.
The Madness TP
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: David Lorenzo
Publisher: AWA Studios
Sarah Ross has been using her superpowers as a thief, stealing from the rich and…well, keeping it. Until the day she stole from the wrong person, a highly placed official who pressures the government to assassinate her. The plot, aided by so-called “good” superheroes sponsored by the government, misses her but wipes out her family. Driven mad by grief, and laser-focused on revenge for the murder of her family, Sarah and a hidden side of her personality-an imaginary friend who may be more real than she believes-goes after these superpowered operatives determined to take her revenge, at any cost.
