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 Frankenstein: New World #1, Mugshots 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 February 5, 2025.
Frankenstein: New World – The Sea of Forever #1
Writer: Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski
Artist: Peter Bergting
Publisher: Dark Horse
Frankenstein and the young Lilja navigate the world above ground to follow Lilja’s vision, but an ancient and familiar evil follows them wherever they go. Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Peter Bergting return to the New World that Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. gave their lives to save.
Bronze Faces #1
Writer: Shobo & Shof Coker
Artist: Alexandre Tefenkgi
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Soho, London. Childhood friends Timi, Sango, and Gbonka reunite on the eve of the British Museum’s historic purchase of the works of Timi’s father, the seminal Nigerian artist Adewale Balogun.
Timi has been invited as a “guest of honor,” but what the Museum is heralding as a triumphant acquisition, the trio see as nothing short of brazen cultural theft. Emboldened by a night of drinking and shared outrage, they concoct a bold scheme… to steal back the artwork themselves!
But when they come into possession of a document called “the Register,” outlining dozens of colonial-era stolen artifacts, their sights turn even higher to the Benin Bronzes – the British Museum’s cache of nearly 1,500 works of art stolen from the Kingdom of Benin.
Celebrated authors Shobo & Shof Coker (New Masters) draw from their Nigerian heritage for the heist of a lifetime, joined by acclaimed artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, The Good Asian).
Prepare for a story that’s at once an exhilarating adventure and simultaneously a breathtaking descent into mythology, history, and the horrors of colonialism, perfect for celebrating the start Black History Month.
Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1
Writer: Charles Soule
Artist: Luke Ross
Publisher: Marvel
Darth Vader’s shadow extends into…the rise of the first order! The reign of Supreme Leader Kylo Ren begins! Kylo’s dark obsession leads him to Mustafar! What secrets does fortress vader hold for the young tyrant? And what face from the past will guide him on his quest?
Mugshots TP
Writer: Jordan Thomas
Artist: Chris Matthews
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Brighton, UK. 2008. The kidnapping of a young woman starts a chain of events that will set con artists, gangsters, killers, and corrupt police on a collision course of violence. Meet John Bannan, self-proclaimed bastard and loving uncle, in this tale of family trauma, betrayal, murder, and revenge that threatens to bring the city’s whole underworld down.
Block’D GN
Writer: Brian Hawkins
Artist: Ignacio Di Meglio
Publisher: Maverick / Mad Cave Studios
In a small but not too quiet town, Cam Banter-high school basketball star-struggles with a secret: he’s part of a pack of shifting werewolves. As he struggles to find his place on the team, his father’s expectations become too much to bear and he loses control of his powers. With the help of his coach and trusted friends, Cam must figure out who he really is-and fast.
Public Domain Vol. 2 TP
Writer: Chip Zdarsky
Artist: Chip Zdarsky
Publisher: Image Comics
The hit Image series that won the Eisner for Best New Series is back! Can it now win just Best Series? Probably not! That’s a really competitive category! Dallas Comics is up and running! But can the team make a Domain comic for a new generation before Jerry Jasper and Singular Comics beat them to it? Or will familial tensions, shocking revelations, and a visit to San Diego Comic Expo ruin the series before their rivals can? Chip Zdarsky is back, writing and illustrating his fun and heartfelt examination of the comic book industry and (Vin Diesel voice) family!
