New comic book day is quickly approaching and with a number of titles being released it can be hard to pick out which comics you should grab. This week in our featured comic book releases we include EC Cruel Universe #1, The Pedestrian #1 and more.
While we are not the official voice of this decision, we want to help guide you in the right direction for comics releasing August 7, 2024.
EC Cruel Universe #1
Writer: Corinna Bechko, Chris Condon, Matt Kindt, Ben H. Winters
Artist: Kano, Caitlin Yarsky, Jonathan Case, Artyom Topilin
Publisher: Oni Press
Compelled to oblivion, driven to entropy, all life in our cosmos can only end in one place: complete annihilation! For the first time in 70 years, the limitless fury of EC Comics rages back to life to shred the very fabric of the universe itself-and wrench bizarre tales of time and space into our dimensional plane!
Our guides across this double-sized, 40-page introduction to a cosmic maelstrom of strange extraterrestrial entities, malevolent scientists, and terrifying technological catastrophes? Learn to fear the void with the irradiated imaginations of Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Invisible Republic), rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), Eisner Award nominee Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT), and Edgar Award winner Ben H. Winters (The Last Policeman) as they collide with the wondrously destructive visions of artists Jonathan Case (Green River Killer), Kano (Immortal Iron Fist), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), and Caitlin Yarsky (Black Hammer: Reborn)!
The unpredictable return of EC Comics continues here with the quantum comics event of the millennium! Galaxies will collapse. Space-time will be distorted. And your very will to exist, too, shall be broken . . . Just remember: it’s all in the name of science!
The Pedestrian #1
Writer: Joey Esposito
Artist: Sean Von Gorman
Publisher: Magma Comix
Behold, The Pedestrian! A strange visitor speedwalks into Summer City and silently changes the lives of its residents. But not all is quiet in this sleepy, small town-an ancient conflict linked to the secret history of street signs is brewing! DON’T WALK… RUN! In The Pedestrian, justice always has the right of way!
Garfield #1
Writer: Ryan Estrada, Sarah Graley
Artist: Axur Eneas, Sarah Graley
Publisher: Kaboom/BOOM! Studios
Fans of the feline with a ferocious appetite don’t just have The Garfield Movie to celebrate, but the first furry foray in a new 4-issue tie-in series! And to add yet another layer to the lasagna, this first issue features not just one story, but plenty of hilarious material for seconds…
The Prodigy: Slaves of Mars #1
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Stefano Landini
Publisher: Dark Horse
From best-selling, award-winning creator Mark Millar (Civil War, Kingsman)! Soon to be adapted for film on Netflix! Someone murdered Edison Crane’s father when he stumbled across the world’s greatest secret, and now he’s taking Edison’s entire life apart too. What was his father’s role in NASA’s secret space program and what does it mean for all mankind?
Uncanny X-Men #1
Writer: Gail Simone
Artist: David Marquez
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Professor X…is gone! A core group of essential X-Men rise from the ashes to face a world without a home – and without Professor X! All bonds among the mutant community seem to be slipping away, and Rogue reluctantly finds herself as the hero designated to bring them back together…but a fearless, malignant power is out there hunting mutants, and it has a terrible secret that may destroy what remains of the X-Men!
Red Before Black #1
Writer: Stephanie Phillips
Artist: Goran Sudzuka
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Introducing the most unpredictable outlaw couple since Harley & Ivy!
Red Before Black is a violent, hyper kinetic, women-led crime thriller reminiscent of 2000s-era Vertigo from superstar writer Stephanie Phillips (Grim, Harley Quinn) and acclaimed artist Goran Sudzuka (Hellblazer, Y The Last Man), perfect for fans of Birds of Prey and Killing Eve.
On a special assignment from the FBI, disgraced army veteran Val is sent to Florida to hunt down an infamous drug runner named Leo. But she soon finds that they have an unexpected enemy in common, turning the game of cat and mouse into something else entirely!
The Power Fantasy #1
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Caspar Wijngaard
Publisher: Image Comics
You have certain preconceptions. They’re incorrect. Here, that word has a specific technical definition. Namely, “any individual with the destructive capacity of the nuclear arsenal of the USA.” There are six such people on Earth. The planet’s survival relies on them never coming into conflict. Come dance to the ticking of the doomsday clock with Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + the Divine, Die) and Caspar Wijngaard (Home Sick Pilots, All Against All). The eternal fight against fighting starts now.
A Phone Call Away GN
Writer: Rich Douek
Artist: Russell Mark Olson
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Fourteen years ago, Emma and Andrew Walker suffered a devastating loss when Mandy, their 6-year-old daughter, was kidnapped. Her unrecognizable body was found one week later. The case and resulting media coverage moved an entire nation to the point that everyone knew who the Walkers were. Everyone felt sympathetic…which indirectly propelled the Walker’s businesses and careers. Years pass, and now their second child is missing–can they find her in time?
