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 The Lucky Devils #1, Those Not Afraid #1, 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 January 8, 2025.
The Lucky Devils #1
Writer: Charles Soule
Artist: Ryan Browne
Publisher: Image Comics
Good Omens meets Curse Words in this new series from the duo behind smash-hit Eight Billion Genies!
The Lucky Devils is a tale of two rebellious demons who decide to start a revolution in Hell-and the two ordinary, 20-something humans they’re going to manipulate to do it. A cheeky, satirical look at Good and Evil, The Lucky Devils explores Faustian bargains and temptation in a rip-roaring, hilarious new way.
Those Not Afraid #1
Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Patrick Piazzalunga
Publisher: Dark Horse
A new crime series from three-time Eisner nominee Kyle Starks for fans of true crime and murder fiction. Two serial killers discover they are within reach of the state record for kills and enter a terrible competition to see who gets there first. Featuring amazing and stylish noir art from Patrick Piazzalunga and incredible covers from the legendary Glenn Fabry.
Green Hornet and Miss Fury #1
Writer: Alex Segura
Artist: Federico Sorressa
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
When Marla Drake and Britt Reid meet, sparks fly and it’s not just because of the bullets ricocheting around them!
As their alter egos Miss Fury and The Green Hornet, the two vigilantes have very different styles of crimefighting. But when they both turn up to investigate the murder of beloved professor Javier Mercado, they soon discover that they have more in common than they realized: Mercado was a mentor to both of them at different times, back when he too led a double life as the Silver Shrike.
With each having a personal stake in finding Mercado’s killer, Drake and Reid must learn how to work together to solve the case if they don’t want to end up sabotaging each other’s efforts. But there’s another, even more compelling reason to join forces: Whoever killed the Silver Shrike is going after other heroes, past and present and at the top of that list are Miss Fury and the Green Hornet!
New Champions #1
Writer: Steve Foxe
Artist: Ivan Fiorelli
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Who are the New Champions?
What do four kids whose lives were derailed by Hydra, Scarlet Witch’s mysterious protégé, a cursed roller derby jammer and a Wakandan runaway have in common? Not much! But when Hellrune’s mysterious powers activate to bring them together, they’ll have to learn how to work as a team quickly – or face the wrath of the Cult of Hela!
Steve Foxe and Ivan Fiorelli (Timeslide) team up to introduce the next generation of Marvel Heroes!
What If…? Galactus Transformed Gambit? #1
Writer: Josh Trujillo
Artist: Manuel Garcia
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Gambit is the most charismatic, most heroic and most capable thief on Earth – which is exactly how he grabs the attention of the Devourer of Worlds! With the Power Cosmic flowing through his veins, Gambit is unstoppable, but is he clever enough to steal the unstealable? Prepare for a heist, mon ami, one like the Multiverse has never seen before!
What If…? Mickey & Friends Became the Fantastic Four #1
Writer: Riccardo Secchi, Steve Behling
Artist: Lorenzo Pastrovicchio
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Your favorite Disney characters as Marvel’s first family!
Mickey has stretching powers! Minnie can turn invisible! Goofy can burst into flame! Donald has become some kind of rocky…Thing! With these incredible powers, they vow to help those in need as – the Fantastic Four. And they’ll need all their awesome abilities if they are to succeed in their first mission together to stop Mole Pete from destroying Duckburg! But how did they get their super-powers? Find out in this fantastic origin special!
Zootopia #1
Writer: Jeff Parker
Artist: Alessandro Ranaldi
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
It’s another beautiful day in the bustling city of Zootopia, where every animal is free to strive to realize their full potential – and one of the most successful of those strivers is Tripp Zebrando, owner of the PB&J cell phone company.
PB&J’s high-tech devices are the must-have accessories for every species in town, and Tripp is about to launch their latest model with a huge publicity event timed for the arrival of the first shipment of phones at the airport.
Unfortunately, somebody has it in for PB&J, or Tripp (or both), and the resulting sabotage threatens to bring the house down – right on top of the unsuspecting crowd!
Luckily, ZPD’s finest – in the form of Officers Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde – are on the scene, ready to keep the peace (or at least contain the chaos). But what they’re about to discover in the aftermath of this seemingly isolated incident will lead them into a much larger and more complicated case!
Cruel Kingdom #1
Writer: Chris Condon, Al Ewing, Greg Pak
Artist: Kano, Leomacs, Charlie Adlard, Adam Pollina
Publisher: Oni Press
Where once a Cruel Universe beckoned…now a Cruel Kingdom shall reign!
Oni Press is proud to unveil a spellbinding new chapter in the distinguished lineage of EC history! Enter: Cruel Kingdom-EC’s first-ever dark-fantasy anthology conjuring tales of magic, myth, and murderer from forbidden realms long before our own!
Behold the bloody and barbarous age of wizards, knights, and dragons as reimagined in the immutable EC manner as master scribes Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk), Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Greg Pak (Darth Vader), and Ben H. Winters (Cruel Universe) couple their forces with iron-wrought artists Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead), Kano (Cruel Universe), Leomacs (Ghostlore), and Andrea Mutti (Rebels) to forge a terrifying new vision of death, life, and adventure “once upon a time.”
From the twisted minds that spawned Epitaphs from the Abyss and Cruel Universe, steel thyself for 32+ pages of fatal fantasy and skullduggerous sorcery in one cursed tome of comic book enchantment!
William of Newbury TP
Writer: Michael Avon Oeming
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Publisher: Dark Horse
Loosely based on real events in 12th century England during what was known as “The Anarchy,” a time when the country was beset with plague, civil war, and demons. William of Newbury is a neurotic monk, fearful of the earthly world, but confident and unwavering in the face of true evil. He fights the dead to restore peace, but his brother is intent on stopping him, fearing for his soul. Newbury is dark, yet quaint, deadly yet cute. Follow him as he negotiates with thieves, evades his brother and the church, and battles the undead and evil spirits.
TMNT: The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan TP
Writer: Erik Burnham
Artist: Mateus Santalouco
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Oroku Karai has spent her life in the shadow of men: first her father, then her grandfather, Oroku Saki, the so-called Shredder. But no more. Now the Foot Clan is hers to command, and she has grand designs on seeing her clan reach its full potential. Karai has learned that Saki shared mystical secrets with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-secrets meant only for those loyal to the Foot. As she and those loyal to her set out to master the ancient way of the ninja, she’ll discover that she’s not the only one who lays claim to the Foot Clan’s destiny.
