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 Kill More #1, The Alternates #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 September 13, 2023.
THE ALTERNATES #1
Writer: Patton Oswalt, Tim Seeley, Jordan Blum
Artist: Christopher Mitten, Tess Fowler
Publisher: Dark Horse
Spinning out of the world of the hit Minor Threats superhero series by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn comes a new tale of costumed underdogs-featuring a support group for superheroes, struggling to reclaim their mediocre lives after tasting their true potential.
Mary the Multi-Monster! The Tripper! Crab Louie! Kid Curious! Persona! Formerly the offbeat b-list superheroes, The Alternates, who seemingly sacrificed themselves to stop an invasion from another dimension. Instead they were transported to a mirror reality where they lived complex lives in a more four-dimensional existenceboth their powers and consciousness.
Five years later they’ve returned to Twilight City, struggling to reacclimate to their old lives in a traditional two-dimensional superhero worldwithdrawal from the vivid ones they left behind. When elements from this alternate reality turn up as a dangerous new street drug, some of the heroes band together to destroy it, while others succumb to its temptation.
Co-written by Hack/Slash‘s Tim Seeley and featuring artwork by Christopher Mitten (Hellboy) and Tess Fowler (Kid Lobotomy)!
Read our review of The Alternates #1.
