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 Doctor Doom and Rocket Raccoon #1, Blow Away TP, 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 22, 2025.
Doctor Doom and Rocket Raccoon #1
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: Will Robson
Publisher: Marvel
J. Michael Straczynski unites unlikely duos from all across the Marvel Universe!
JMS brings his incredible character work to beloved Marvel characters great and small in a series of exciting one-shots! First up: Doctor Doom and Rocket, drawn by the inimitable Will Robson! Doctor Doom does the one thing he never wants to do: ask for a favor! What awaits Rocket in Latveria? Mischief, miscommunication and an emotional journey across space and time in the Mighty Marvel Way!
Blow Away TP
Writer: Zac Thompson
Artist: Nicola Izzo
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Tenacious wildlife videographer Brynne Brautigan witnesses something she’s both unsure of, but can’t unsee. Was it a murder? Or is her mind playing tricks in the midst of frozen isolation? Worst of all, the secrets have an easy time hiding in the snow…
After witnessing a violent argument between two hikers on remote Baffin Island, Brynne has to be sure, and the footage on her camera will tell the truth soon enough. But the thing is, what will she do with the truth when she discovers it?
Hit writer Zac Thompson (Hunt for the Skinwalker, Cemetery Kids Don’t Die) and star artist Nicola Izzo (Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer) team up for this neo-noir crime thriller rife with murder and paranoia, in the tradition of Fargo and Rear Window!
Butcher’s Boy TP
Writer: Landry Quinn Walker
Artist: Justin Greenwood
Publisher: Dark Horse
Deep within the backroads of the Pacific Northwest, an entire town fell victim to the brutal cleaver of the Butcher of La Perdita. But that was more than a hundred years ago, and in that time the generational nightmare of murder and meat has been reduced to morbid clickbait folklore for bored travelers to share online. And yet some say the Butcher still haunts the streets at night, seeking fresh meat for his larder. A true Lovecraftian horror? Or just the feverish dreams of a mentally unstable serial killer. Six friends on a road trip are about to find out…
William of Newbury TP
Writer: Michael Avon Oeming
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Publisher: Dark Horse
From the co-creator of the Eisner Award-winning, bestselling Powers comes this brand-new anthropomorphic supernatural series that’s Hellboy meets Redwall.
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.
Galaxy of Madness TP
Writer: Magdalene Visaggio
Artist: Michael Avon Oeming
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
In the far-flung thrilling future of the 41st Century, and on the other side of the galaxy, a swashbuckling space archaeologist, Vigil Virgo, is on the cusp of learning a universe-shattering secret in this four-color fantasy! But she’ll have to dive into the abyss, where no human was ever meant to go, to do it. The question is what happens when she emerges from the other side.
U & I TP
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: Mike Choi
Publisher: AWA Studios
The next chapter in the ongoing saga of The Resistance focuses on an unlikely love story between two young “Reborns.” When down on her luck Isabelle meets the mysterious “U,” a spark is lit between them. But another spark is lit, this one to a metaphorical can of gasoline, when U runs afoul of a crime syndicate that will stop at nothing for revenge.
