February is quickly approaching and with four new comic book days it can be daunting to pick which books to buy. We breakdown a list of a few new comics we are excited to read including Breath of Shadows #1, Blue Book #1, Harrower #1 and more.
Of course, there are many on-going books that have release dates in January, but we are focusing on new series releases. Most of our selections come from independent publishers, but you may also see books from Marvel and DC Comics as well. This list is also subjective to what we are interested in reading.
Lastly, release dates are always subject to change due many different reasons. We will do our best to update this list as we are made aware of these changes.
Tales From Nottingham #1
Release Date: February 1
Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Writer: David Hazan
Artist: Shane Connery Volk
Tales From Nottingham explores untold stories from the twisted universe of Nottingham, including the secret origins of Robin Hood and the Merry Men, Marian’s violent past, Aya of the Hashashin’s first kill, and an ordeal that will shake Friar Tuck to his core. Never-before-seen mysteries confront Everard Blackthorne, the Sheriff of Nottingham, culminating in an investigation that will lead directly into the climactic events of Nottingham Vol. 3.
This anthology reunites Nottingham series creators David Hazan and Shane Connery Volk, while also bringing diverse new talent into the world of Nottingham, including Eisner and GLAAD nominated writer Magdalene Visaggio (Kim & Kim, Eternity Girl, Doctor Mirage).
Tales From Nottingham collects five unique stories by the winners of Mad Cave Sudios’ 2021 Talent Search bringing their talents to bear in the world of Nottingham each with their own perspective. Nottingham author & artist David Hazan & Shane Connery Volk kick off the anthology with an untold story featuring Aya of the Hashashin’s first kill.
Black Tape #1
Release Date: February 1
Publisher: AWA Studios
Writer: Dan Panosian
Artist: Dalibor Talajic
Jack King was a rock’n’roll god who projected a stage persona on par with the devil. After Jack dies on stage, his widow, Cindy, grapples with grief and struggles to protect his legacy, unaware that she is being surrounded by dark forces that covet the master tapes to Jack’s final, unreleased album – a heavy metal masterpiece that just might open a doorway to hell.
Blood Tree #1
Release Date: February 1
Publisher: Image Comics
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artist: Maxim Simic
Two obsessed NYPD detectives hunt for a vicious butcher called the Angel Killer, a sociopath who preys on the innocent family members of known murderers in order to “purify” the rest of society.
From comics super team Peter J. Tomasi (Batman and Robin, Superman, Black Adam: The Dark Age, Super-Sons, Detective Comics) and Maxim Simic (Escape from New York, Conan) comes a story that confronts the battle of nature versus nurture, considers how present and future generations are tainted by past generations, and asks the age-old question: Who must pay for the sins of the fathers-and perhaps even the sins of the mothers?
Almighty #1
Release Date: February 1
Publisher: Image Comics
Writer: Edward Laroche
Artist: Edward Laroche, Brad Simpson
The Warning writer/artist Edward Laroche returns to comics with a five-issue epic! Max Max: Fury Road-style action combines with the mutated horror of Annihilation in this original sci-fi/fantasy epic for mature readers.
The year is 2098 in a Third World America ravaged by economic collapse, anarcho-warfare, and a mysterious environmental disaster contained behind a massive wall. A girl has been abducted, and a killer has been hired to find her and bring her home.
The adventure begins in a spectacular double-length first issue, with thirty-eight pages of story and no ads for the regular price of just $3.99!
Where Monsters Lie #1
Release Date: February 1
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Piotr Kowalski
Haven’t you always wondered what slasher monsters-the masked home invasion family, the mindless unkillable monster, the serial killer trapped in a doll-what they do for those couple of years in-between their murder sprees? They’re at Wilmhurst-a gated community in the middle of nowhere where they relax-or try to-until they get the call to go out and kill again.
Connor Hayes survived his first slasher in summer camp. A handful of years later he barely escaped a psychopath who built torture puzzles for his victims. Since then he’s been training and planning for running into these creatures again. He’s a respected special agent, and now he knows where the monsters lie and he’s planning for war.
The latest creator-owned series from I Hate this Place‘s Kyle Starks!
Breath of Shadows #1
Release Date: February 1
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Writer: Rich Douek
Artist: Alex Cormack
It’s 1968. On the fast track to becoming one of his era’s most iconic rock stars, Jimmy Meadows should be basking in the glow of newly acquired wealth and fame. Instead, crushed by the weight of a debilitating heroin addiction, Jimmy is on the verge of losing everything—until an old friend tips him off to an unorthodox treatment method hidden in the depths of the South American jungle.
With fair-weather friends, local opportunists, and industry sycophants in tow, Jimmy sets off in search of what he’s sure will be a miracle cure. But as the excursion veers off course and the realities of their environment begin to bleed together with Jimmy’s paranoia and drug-induced hallucinations, the team quickly descends into a nightmare of bloody chaos populated by unspeakable horrors that surpass even the most brutal drug trip.
Rich Douek and Alex Cormack are set to join the Capes and Tights Podcast on Episode 83 dropping on March 8 to discuss Breath of Shadows.
Monarch #1
Release Date: February 8
Publisher: Image Comics
Writer: Rodney Barnes
Artist: Alex Lins
A new tale of terror and high-stakes science fiction hits close to home!
Growing up in the city of Compton is tough enough as it is, but as Travon has learned all too well, growing up as an orphan in the city of Compton with gang members hunting you down every day is even tougher. But all of that is about to change, because today is the day that aliens make first contact with Earth-and it only spells doom for life as we know it!
Death, devastation, and mayhem-can a single teenage boy rise to the challenge and protect his surrogate family and friends…or will he die trying?
From Rodney Barnes, the star comics writer behind the Eisner-nominated series Killadelphia and the writer/executive producer of HBO’s Winning Time, and up-and-coming Marvel artist Alex Lins comes a new tale of love, triumph, disaster, and defeat!
Harrower #1
Release Date: February 8
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: Justin Jordan
Artist: Brahm Revel
There’s nothing to fear in the quaint town of Harrow, New York-except, that is, for the Harrower.
The children wish this boogeyman was just an urban legend, but this purveyor of puritanical vengeance against the unrighteous is very real, and there’s no escape, because the Harrower seems unkillable, and spans generations, always returning…
What secrets will Alice Young, a teenage girl obsessed with the Harrower, uncover, and will she be able to escape the pull of her morbid fixation?
This deconstruction of the slasher genre is the fresh and terrifyingly grounded take is perfect for fans of Bone Orchard and The Closet!
Space Job #1
Release Date: February 8
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writer: David Goodman
Artist: Alvaro Sarraseca
After five long years of soul-crushing servitude as a chef’s assistant, Danny Sheridan is getting his dream job in space as First Officer aboard the SS George H.W. Bush. But on his first day he finds himself crashing back to reality. Nothing seems right, the crew is subpar…something’s going on, and First Officer Danny Sheridan is going to get to the bottom of it or die trying.
All Night & Every Day #1
Release Date: February 8
Publisher: AfterShock Comics
Writer: Ray Fawkes
Artist: Andrea Frittella
It’s time to party! While celebrating is the last thing grief-stricken introvert Michaela wants to do, her friends drag her out for the night and end up trapping her in a hellish curse: a party that never ends, with no way to escape…not even by dying!
Now she must navigate the labyrinth of the legendary Banquet Hideous all on her own and learn its terrible secrets before she is consumed forever!
This horrifying new 48-page Prestige Format One Shock by acclaimed writer Ray Fawkes (Constantine, Gotham by Midnight, Jackpot!) and sensational artist Andrea Frittella (Borgata Gordiani) will rock you to your core…eternally!
Torrent #1
Release Date: February 15
Publisher: Image Comics
Writer: Marc Guggenheim
Artist: Justin Greenwood
From Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, X-Men Gold, Star Wars: Revelations) and Justin Greenwood (The Old Guard: Tales Through Time, Future State: Gotham), the team who brought you the critically acclaimed series Resurrection, comes a brand-new superhero universe. Michelle Metcalf is the world’s most happy-go-lucky hero, Crackerjack, until tragedy forces her to cross the line from hero to vigilante.
Local Man #1
Release Date: February 22
Publisher: Image Comics
Writer: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Artist: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Stray Dogs creator Tony Fleecs teams with Revival‘s Tim Seeley for a series that combines rural crime noir and superhero action.
Once the star recruit of the media sensation super-team Third Gen, Jack Xaver had it all. But when controversy sends Crossjack crawling back to his mom and dad’s basement in the Midwest, Jack struggles to fit into a world he left far behind. And then the bodies start piling up.
Each issue is a classic Image Comics flip book with a lead story drawn by Fleecs and a superhero flashback into the depths of the Image Universe drawn by Seeley. First issue contains 30 pages of story for only $3.99!
Blue Book #1
Release Date: February 22
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Klaus Janson, Michael Avon Oeming
From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning cocreators of Something is Killing the Children, The Nice House on the Lake, The Department of Truth, and Powers comes this ambitious, nonfiction comic book experience depicting true stories of UFO abductions with an eye to capturing the strange essence of those encounters.
In this debut issue, Tynion presents what he calls his “True Weird” stories. Tales of ordinary people encountering the strange and the impossible. Teaming with artist Michael Avon Oeming, they retell some of the most popular UFO and alien encounter accounts starting with the infamous Betty and Barney Hill abduction-the widely publicized and very first abduction that went on to shape and influence all future encounter stories.
