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 Arcana Royale #1, The Writer 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 April 23, 2025.
Arcana Royale #1
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: A.C. Zamudio
Publisher: Dark Horse
From the co-creator of The Sixth Gun and Harrow County comes a new supernatural thriller that The Sandman meets Rounders!
Hudson Tremaine is a streetwise gambler who has siphoned money from every high-stakes game in Vegas. She’s made a name for herself, but she’s also made more than a few enemies in the gambling underworld. When she is invited to play in the most underground card tournaments of all-the Arcanos Mysterinos-she realizes the stakes are higher than she ever imagined possible. Imagine a clandestine poker tournament where magicians, demons, and demigods gamble using a set of mysterious tarot-like cards. These games shape the fate of the world… of many worlds… for good or ill. This game has always been played in secret, hidden from the prying eyes of mortals. Until now.
Medieval Spawn #1
Writer: Rory McConville
Artist: Marco Itri
Publisher: Image Comics
Medieval Spawn’s past has been a mystery to most until now. This miniseries explores the background of one of the most enigmatic of all the Hellspawns. Fighting dragons, wizards, and hordes of monsters, Sir Jon of York cuts a bloody path across history.
The Writer TP
Writer: Josh Gad, Ben Berkowitz, Max Berkowitz
Artist: Ariel Olivetti
Publisher: Dark Horse
Josh Gad and the Berkowitz Brothers team up with legendary artist Ariel Olivetti for a thrilling graphic novel of Jewish folklore and magic.
The Writer plunges readers into the captivating world of Stan Siegel, a renowned comic book writer, whose life spirals into a terrifying adventure beyond the confines of reality. Alongside his mother Liz and daughter Izzy, Stan faces an onslaught of Nazis, demons, and mythical creatures drawn from Jewish folklore. As they navigate a landscape steeped in occult mysteries, their quest for answers reveals hidden identities and ignites a high-stakes race against an emerging terror.
This gripping series not only celebrates the essence of comic book storytelling but also embarks on an exploration of heroism, legacy, and the power of writing.
The Masked Macher TP
Writer: David A. Goodman
Artist: Alex Andrés
Publisher: Dark Horse
A struggling actor will take any opportunity that comes knocking…and lucks into an opportunity to be a pro wrestler!
It’s the 1930s and aspiring actor Tony Hollywood is about to make his big break! He’s finally got an audition for the role that will change his life, but a flat tire sends him to a different stage. Breaking down outside a wrestling arena lands him a new part to play… the Masked Macher! Tony quickly learns there’s a lot more to this wrestling gig than meets the eye, but hey, it pays.
Paranoid Gardens TP
Writer: Gerard Way, Shaun Simon
Artist: Chris Weston
Publisher: Dark Horse
Writers Gerard Way (The Umbrella Academy) and Shaun Simon (The Fabulous Killjoys), join forces with Illustrator Chris Weston (The Filth), colorist Dave Stewart (Hellboy), and letterer Nate Piekos (Black Hammer) to present an all-new surreal comic book experience that’s ER meets Dr. Who…on acid.
Loo is a nurse at the most bizarre care-center around. The staff are not entirely human, and the cases downright unearthly. Aliens, ghosts, superheroes, and more creatures plague its hallways as both doctors and patients and the hospital itself seems to be somewhat self-aware. Loo believes that despite a recent failure at her job she’s been given some sort of higher calling in this mysterious place, and decides to rise to the challenge. Along the way she must fight her way through corrupt staff members, powerful theme park cults, and her own personal demons and trauma to meet this challenge and discover what secrets the gardens hold.
Toxic Summer TP
Writer: Derek Charm
Artist: Derek Charm
Publisher: Oni Press
Perfect summer plans become a nightmare beach party in this slimy, spooky, madcap summer mystery from Eisner Award winner Derek Charm (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead)!
Best friends Ben and Leo are ready to celebrate the summer after graduation by patrolling the beaches of idyllic seaside town Port Dorian as lifeguards—allowing them to also check out the hottest hunks and snag invites to the best parties, of course. But they arrive to find that a mysterious toxic spill has turned the water unswimmable and littered the shore with rotting fish carcasses. Their jobs become beach cleanup and the hunks are nowhere to be seen—like hermit crabs.
When they save a local historian with suspiciously glowing eyes from the water, and tentacled monsters begin snatching people in the night, Ben and Leo have to team up with the only other teens in town to uncover the cause of the spill, save their new friends and family, and try to get this sexy summer back on track before it’s too late.
Night of the Slashers TP
Writer: Cavan Scott
Artist: Paul Fry
Publisher: Magma Comix
The Purge meets Freddy Krueger!
Hill Creek is a lovely place to visit… except the one night of the year its citizens transform into bloodthirsty maniacs! Of course, that’s the very night Lara’s bus breaks down, stranding the disillusioned teen and her classmates in the secluded town. Secrets uncovered, terror at every turn–will anyone survive the night?
