By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth! It’s NCBD once again.
Super-thief, super… Hero?! Felicia Hardy is the Black Cat, the world’s slyest and most skilled super-thief! She loves a good score. The longer the odds, the better! But her entire world turned upside down after the Amazing Spider-Man’s battle with Hellgate, so Felicia is turning over a new leaf as New York City’s newest… super hero?! The first super villain on her list: the Lizard! But will the Black Cat risk it all after her do-gooding moral high ground attracts dangerous attention from the lowest of the city’s underworld? Easy, Kingpin of Crime, she’s still skimming off the top! Black Cat #1
Escape #1 Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.
Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone. Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — think Inglourious Basterds meets Blacksad — ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.
An epic, star-studded, oversize 1.100 issues in the making! Detective Comics #1100 In March 1937, a comic book was published that changed the world as we know it. Now, 1,099 issues later, some of comics’ top talents have gathered to celebrate the comic that birthed a legend!
Tom Taylor and Mikel Janín join forces once again to tell a heartfelt and action-packed story of Batman rescuing a young boy’s best friend. Greg Rucka and Álvaro Martínez Bueno team up for a tale that asks the question: was Gotham better off before Batman? Mariko Tamaki reunites with Detective Comics collaborator Amancay Nahuelpan for a yarn that explores Bruce Wayne’s world outside of the cowl and how his double life as Batman intersects with his alter ego’s actions. Dan Watters and legendary artist Bill Sienkiewicz bring us a story that illustrates just how similar Batman’s motivations are to the criminals he has sworn to fight and how he fights against his own darkness.
Happy Reading!
Highlights for NCBD week 34
New issues for big series
These are the new issues for the most popular series:
- The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 7 #10
- Detective Comics, Vol. 3 #1100
- Absolute Batman #11
- Nightwing, Vol. 4 #129
- Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4
- Catwoman, Vol. 5 #78
- G.I. Joe, Vol. 1 (Image) #10
- Wolverine, Vol. 8 #12
- Batman / Superman: World’s Finest, Vol. 2 #42
- The Department of Truth #33
New titles
These are all the new titles this week:
- Black Cat, Vol. 3 #1 with 12 variants
- Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1 with 7 variants
- All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #1 with 6 variants
- Venom: Black, White & Blood #1 with 6 variants
- Escape #1 with 5 variants
- Justice League Red #1 with 4 variants
- Marvel All-On-One #1 with 4 variants
- TMNT: Journeys #1 with 3 variants
- Mega Man Zero Timelines #1 with 3 variants
Cool new exclusives
These are the exclusive variants for this week:
- Catwoman, Vol. 5 #78F: Nathan Szerdy Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Catwoman, Vol. 5 #78H: Nathan Szerdy Exclusive B&W Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- The Department of Truth #33D: Liana Kangas Exclusive Variant
- The Department of Truth #33E: Liana Kangas Exclusive Variant
- The Department of Truth #33F: John J. Pearson Exclusive Variant
- Witchblade, Vol. 3 #13G: Sonia Matas Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- Absolute Batman #11F: Chris Burnham Fan Expo Exclusive Variant
- G.I. Joe, Vol. 1 (Image) #10F: Jamie Tyndall Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 750)
- G.I. Joe, Vol. 1 (Image) #10G: Jamie Tyndall Exclusive Spot Foil Variant (Ltd. 750)
- Tales of Asunda, Vol. 2 #2G: Alex Paterson Exclusive Homage Variant
- Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4G: Ito – ThatGuyWill Exclusive Spot Foil Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4H: Ito – ThatGuyWill Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4I: Georges Jeanty Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4J: Carlo Barberi Exclusive B&W Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4K: Ivan Tao Exclusive Foil Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4L: Kevin Tolibao Exclusive Variant
- Exquisite Corpses #4G: Christopher Bust Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 350)
- Exquisite Corpses #4H: Björn Barends Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- Exquisite Corpses #4J: Todd Beats Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Toxie Team-Up #3C: Fred Harper Exclusive Trading Card By Greg Scott Variant
- Black Cat, Vol. 3 #1K: Alexander Lozano Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Black Cat, Vol. 3 #1M: Adam Hughes Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- Black Cat, Vol. 3 #1N: Tiago Da Silva Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Black Cat, Vol. 3 #1P: Lucio Parrillo Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 2500)
- Black Cat, Vol. 3 #1Q: Jonboy Meyers Fan Expo Exclusive Variant
- Escape #1H: Daniel Acuna Perez Exclusive Variant
- Escape #1I: Daniel Acuna Perez Exclusive Variant
- Escape #1J: Daniel Acuna Perez Exclusive Variant
- Venom: Black, White & Blood #1G: John Giang Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #1I: Shannon Maer Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- TMNT: Journeys #1D: Josh C. Lyman Exclusive Wraparound Variant (Ltd. 600)
- Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1G: Camron Johnson Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
CLZ Staff Picks
The picks from the CLZ content managers:
- CLZ Sytske: Cat & Cat Adventures #5
- CLZ Taco: All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #1F
- CLZ Justin: Marvel All-On-One #1D
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