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 Jonny Quest #1, Gilt Frame #1, Houses of the Unholy 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 14, 2024.
Jonny Quest #1
Writer: Joe Casey
Artist: Sebastian Piriz
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Get ready to climb aboard the Sea Quest and embark for adventure once more! Legendary boy explorer Jonny Quest is back, along with his intrepid scientist dad Dr. Benton Quest, bodyguard “Race” Bannon, adopted brother Hadji, and all the rest of the beloved cast from the classic animated series!
Launching out of its issue #0 prelude story in Dynamite’s 2024 Free Comic Book Day release, this action-packed new title begins where the show left off in 1964, but things quickly take a turn for the uncanny as they team returns from an experiment at sea to their home base in Palm Key, only to discover that the once-familiar landscape is now strangely, disquietingly different!
Superstar writer Joe Casey (Superman, Ben 10) and powerhouse artist Sebastián Piriz (We Ride Titans, Deadweights) join together to bring you the brand-new tales of Jonny and the Quest team that the world has been waiting for – all enhanced by fully frameable covers from Chad Hardin, Tom Raney, Richard Pace, and Bob Layton!
Gilt Frame #1
Writer: Matt Kindt, Margie Kindt
Artist: Matt Kindt
Publisher: Dark Horse
A classic whodunit murder mystery that spans the globe from Paris to Hawaii to Montenegro as we hustle to keep up with the most unlikely murder-solving duo in the history of murder-solvers. Sam, who is in his early twenties, is an orphan, taken in when he was younger by his well-off Aunt Merry who has an eccentric taste for antiques and travel. Together, Sam and Merry have solved some of the most notorious murders in the world. And true to form, their Parisian vacation is cut short when they stumble upon a murder scene so bizarre that only a raging psychopath could have produced it. But to solve the crime, they have to wrestle with jewel thieves, art forgers, gun-runners, a lost puppy, and a master French detective who may just solve the crime before they do.
TMNT: Nightwatcher #1
Writer: Juni Ba
Artist: Fero Pe
Publisher: IDW Publishing
After making a dark debut in the Free Comic Book Day special, fans have one burning question: Who is the Nightwatcher? Violence and discrimination against mutants is running wild, and a new vigilante will rise up to combat it… but who is this fearsome armored fighter standing bravely against the criminals who wish to harm mutants?
From the brilliant mind of writer Juni Ba and astonishing artist Fero Pe comes an action-packed ongoing series that spins out of the pages of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to delve into the grim reality of New York City after the Mutagen Bomb and unveil the secrets behind the mask.
Spider-Society #1
Writer: Alex Segura
Artist: Scott Godlewski
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Every Spider-Character you love! (and some you haven’t met yet!) May the first meeting of the Spider-Society commence! That’s right, every Spider-Character you love (and some you haven’t met yet) all show up in the same room for the most crazy meeting the Multiverse has ever seen. That’s right, every Spider-Person will be in the same room for the most crazy meeting the Multiverse has ever seen! Don’t miss the start of this incredible new miniseries!
Houses of the Unholy HC
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Artist: Sean Phillips
Publisher: Image Comics
An FBI agent from the cult crime beat and a woman with a past linked to the Satanic Panic are drawn into a terrifying hunt for an insane killer hiding in the shadows of the underworld. Can you ever escape your past, or are all your bad decisions just more ghosts to haunt you, wherever you go? Houses of the Unholy is a riveting horror thrill ride from bestselling creators Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the award-winning team behind Criminal, Reckless, Night Fever, and Where the Body Was.
Gone HC
Writer: Jock
Artist: Jock
Publisher: DSTLRY
On an impoverished and distant planet, where menial workers scratch out a living resupplying starships, the best place to be is gone… and that’s exactly where 13-year-old ABI wants to be. Abi stows away on a colossal luxury space-liner for a chance at a better life. When Abi suddenly finds herself branded a saboteur as she desperately struggles to evade the ship’s deadly crew and to stay alive! Beautifully written and drawn by Jock-Eisner Award winning artist of Snow Angels & Batman: One Dark Knight–Gone is an action-packed sci-fi adventure where a young heroine confronts betrayal, discovers her true allies, and fights against all odds to discover that nothing is farther away than… home.
Rare Flavours TP
Writer: Ram V
Artist: Filipe Andrade
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Discover the tantalizing tale of Rubin Baksh, a demonic Rakshasa with a down-to-earth dream of being the next Anthony Bourdain. To achieve his vision, Rubin enlists Mo, a filmmaker who has seen better days, to document the world-renowned cuisine of India and the people behind such glorious food.
But little does Mo know that there’s more to Rubin than meets the eye, and the mortals play a darker role in the show than they were prepared for…
Entice your palate and feast on the follow up offering from the Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo Award-nominated The Many Deaths of Laila Starr team of Ram V (Detective Comics, Blue In Green) and Filipe Andrade (Fantastic Four, Star) with this masterpiece marrying the supernatural, Indian cuisine, and the cutthroat world of chef-driven celebrity!
