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 Wild Animals #1, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #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 July 9, 2025.
Wild Animals #1
Writer: Ed Brisson
Artist: Andy Kuhn
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Neil’s life has been falling apart ever since his father was killed by crooked cops. Fifteen years later, Neil’s mother lays on her deathbed and he’s stuck in a dead-end job, has nowhere to live, and no hope to speak of. Life keeps kicking Neil and he keeps taking it, too frightened to fight back. Until now. With his world crumbling around him, Neil finds himself backed into a corner, with no choice but to make a stand and right the wrongs that have haunted him for years. Revenge is a dangerous path to walk and the deeper Neil goes, the more he realizes that violence is all consuming.
Perfect for fans of gritty crime thrillers like Criminal and Parker, Ed Brisson and Andy Kuhn deliver a hard-hitting, high-stakes story that pulls no punches.
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1
Writer: Patrick Horvath
Artist: Patrick Horvath
Publisher: IDW Publishing
The six-issue return of the Eisner-nominated cozy horror smash hit!
It’s been eight long years since a bloodlusting brown bear drove into the city, kidnapped a kind young duck, dissected his body, and buried the pieces in the woods. The duck’s family painstakingly sought justice… but this brown bear was smart… she covered her tracks… and in the ’80s, there simply wasn’t a way for the duck’s family to find answers.
But it’s not the ’80s anymore. Almost a decade after cuddly brown bear Samantha Strong solidified herself as the sole serial killer in Woodbrook, the world is entering a new era.
As Samantha will soon find out, there are no secrets in the age of the internet. And those who lost loved ones to her massacre haven’t given up the flame of justice. A reckoning is coming to Woodbrook.
Join visionary writer and artist Patrick Horvath for one of the most anticipated comics of 2025.
Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob #1
Writer: Kevin Smith
Artist: Fernando Ruiz, Rich Koslowski
Publisher: Archie Comics
Snoochie Boochies, Archie fans!!Yes, you read that right—acclaimed writer, director, actor, producer, and podcaster Kevin Smith takes the teens you know and love from Riverdale on the wildest ride of their lives.
What’s supposed to be a summer job at Quick Stop for Archie Andrews turns into so much more; from a budding friendship with co-worker Randal Graves, crashing a Pussycats concert, a potential new love interest, Jay and Silent Bob being, well, Jay and Silent Bob, and a musical number that will be burned into your brain forever.
Plus, could Jay and Silent Bob even help Archie to finally choose between Betty and Veronica? Snoogans!! Featuring legendary Archie artists Fernando Ruiz and inker Rich Koslowski, this is a double-sized, can’t-miss event for mature audiences unlike anything we’ve ever done before!
The Toxic Avenger Comics #1
Writer: Matt Bors
Artist: Fred Harper
Publisher: Ahoy Comics
You demanded it, so here it is: a new ongoing series featuring the movies’ grossest hero, masterminded by the hit creative team from 2024’s Toxic Avenger miniseries! In this issue’s self-contained horror story, kids are disappearing from Toxie’s hometown of Tromaville, NJ. Did they simply run away from the chemically polluted town? Or is the real explanation even more frightening? Find out before the new Toxie film hits theaters, this summer!
