Welcome to this weeks edition of New Comic Book Day. Mutant sorceress Magik (Illyana Rasputina) gets her own new ongoing series. Be sure to check out her devilish adventures in #1 of Magik, Vol. 2, published by Marvel Comics.
Over at DC Comics we witness the return of Arthur Curry in another new ongoing series for this week. As Aquaman he faces several colossal monsters from each of the seven seas in Aquaman, Vol. 9.
Let’s stay with DC Comics for now and check out Absolute Batman. Issue 4 is an origin issue, explaining everything from the tragic events of Bruce Wayne’s childhood to how he got to this point. At the same time it also ties in some of the events from the earlier issues. Be sure not to miss this one.
Happy Reading!
Highlights for NCBD week 2
New issues for big titles
These are the new issues for the most popular titles:
- The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 6 #65
- Absolute Batman #4
- Transformers (Image) #16
- Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 6 #8
- Wolverine, Vol. 8 #5
- Ultimate Black Panther #12
- Geiger, Vol. 2 #10
- All-New Venom #2
- NYX (Marvel), Vol. 2 #7
- Batman and Robin, Vol. 3 #17
- Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Last Stand #2
New series
And here are all the issues #1 for new series this week:
- Green Hornet / Miss Fury #1 with 27 variants
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1 with 21 variants
- Zootopia #1 with 21 variants
- New Champions #1 with 10 variants
- Altered States: Purgatori – Grindhouse #1 with 9 variants
- EC Cruel Kingdom #1 with 9 variants
- Aquaman, Vol. 9 #1 with 8 variants
- Daredevil: Unleash Hell – Red Band #1 with 8 variants
- The Lucky Devils #1 with 8 variants
- Jim Henson Presents #1 with 7 variants
- What If…? Mickey & Friends Became Fantastic Four #1 with 7 variants
- Death of Copra #1 with 5 variants
- What If…? Galactus Transformed Gambit #1 with 4 variants
Cool new exclusives
These are the exclusive variants for this week:
- Grimm Fairy Tales, Vol. 2 #91F: Sun Khamunaki Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 150)
- Grimm Fairy Tales, Vol. 2 #91G: Keith Garvey Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 200)
- Grimm Fairy Tales, Vol. 2 #91R: Sonia Matas Exclusive Leather, Latex and Lace Variant (Ltd. 225)
- Transformers (Image) #16F: Tiago Da Silva Exclusive Connecting Variant
- Transformers (Image) #16G: Tiago Da Silva Exclusive Connecting Variant
- Transformers (Image) #16H: John Giang Exclusive Connecting Variant
- Transformers (Image) #16I: Mico Suayan Exclusive Variant
- Transformers (Image) #16J: Chad Hardin Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #4F: Kaare Andrews Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #4G: Kaare Andrews Exclusive Virgin Variant (Ltd. 1500)
- Green Hornet / Miss Fury #1S: Mark Spears Exclusive Variant
- Tales of Asunda, Vol. 2 #2G: Alex Paterson Exclusive Homage Variant
- Tales of Asunda, Vol. 2 #2H: Alex Paterson Exclusive Homage Virgin Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1K: Iván Talavera Exclusive Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1L: Iván Talavera Exclusive Virgin Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1M: Iván Talavera Exclusive Smoke Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1N: Leirix Li Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1O: Leirix Li Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1P: Alexander Lozano Exclusive Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1Q: Alexander Lozano Exclusive Virgin Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1R: Jonboy Meyers Exclusive Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1S: Jonboy Meyers Exclusive Virgin Variant
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1T: Godtail Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Magik, Vol. 2 #1U: Tiago Da Silva Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 300)
- The Lucky Devils #1G: Skoot Starnes Exclusive Variant (ltd. 500)
- The Lucky Devils #1H: Josh C. Lyman Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- The Lucky Devils #1I: Josh C. Lyman Exclusive Virgin Variant (Ltd. 500)
- The Lucky Devils #1J: Josh C. Lyman Exclusive Virgin Foil Variant (Ltd. 500)
CLZ Staff Picks
The picks from the CLZ content managers:
- CLZ Justin: Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 #1H: Facsimile 2025
- CLZ Rowdy: All-New Venom #2C: Giuseppe Camuncoli Homage Variant
- CLZ Taco: Moon Man #6C: Vincenzo Sansone Variant
“Classic must-read.”
“Great homage to an iconic cover.”
“I’m Very exited for the new story arc!”
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