NCBD once again! It’s no surprise that the biggest comic this week is Absolute Batman #20. The introduction of the Absolute Robin’s within this universe is and was always going to be a big deal. Did this release have to come with 123 different covers (for now)? That’s up for debate. Here are a few books that were handpicked by our content managers:
A Brand New Day! Both CLZ Taco and CLZ Rowdy picked this title this week: Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1. Spider-Man has a massive target on his back. Who’s after him? None other than the Punisher! Taco’s pick is the Patrick Gleason variant and Rowdy’s pick is Marcos Martín cover. Are you picking this title up this week?
Innards #1. Roy Wilder’s first day on the most dangerous job in the world. Working as a “diver” for the ONIS corporation, he has to gather humanity’s last energy source: Lucifium. If you’re looking for a psychological sci-fi thriller to read this week, this should be right up your alley.
All comics releasing this week can be found in the NCBD tab in your add comics screen. All new releases have been carefully cleaned up, with lots of info added! Be sure to check them out in the app. Either when you hit your comic shop or, when back home adding your stack you’ve just come home with!
Happy reading!
Highlights for NCBD week 20
New issues for big series
These are the new issues for the most popular series:
- Absolute Batman #20
- Spawn #375
- Transformers (Image) #32
- Uncanny X-Men, Vol. 6 #28
- Something is Killing the Children #47
- Action Comics, Vol. 3 #1098
- D’Orc #4
- Wolverine, Vol. 8 #20
- Captain America, Vol. 12 #11
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 6 #18
New series
These are all the new series this week:
- The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1 with 54 variants
- The Amazing Spider-Man / Venom: Death Spiral – Body Count #1 with 9 variants
- Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1 with 9 variants
- Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1 with 7 variants
- Destination Kill #1 with 7 variants
- Conan & Dragonero #1 with 5 variants
- Tisena #1 with 5 variants
- Godzilla vs. America: Godzilla vs. Texas #1 with 4 variants
- Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archies Movie Mania #1 with 4 variants
- Showdown #1 with 3 variants
Cool new exclusives
These are the exclusive variants for this week:
- Something is Killing the Children #47I: Jimbo Salgado Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 150)
- Something is Killing the Children #47J: Tyler Kirkham Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- Something is Killing the Children #47L: Ito Exclusive Variant ltd 300
- The Department of Truth #37E: Dawn McTeigue Exclusive Variant
- Transformers (Image) #32F: Stephen Segovia Exclusive Variant
- Transformers (Image) #32G: Jimbo Salgado Exclusive Variant
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 2023 (Image) #328D: Jonathan Knight Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 300)
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 2023 (Image) #328F: David Dias Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 2023 (Image) #328G: Ito Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20J: Ivan Tao Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20M: Mark Brooks Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 600)
- Absolute Batman #20O: Godtail Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20Q: Carlo Barberi Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20S: Noobovich Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20Y: Tim Bradstreet Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20AB: Gerald Parel Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20AE: Kendrick Lim Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20AH: Miguel Mercado Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20AK: Nimit Malavia Exclusive Foil Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20AM: Liam Sharp Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20AO: Davide Paratore Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20AQ: Dike Ruan Exclusive Spot Foil Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20AU: Dave Wilkins Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20AX: Mike Choi Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20AZ: Skottie Young Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20BA: Skottie Young Exclusive Connecting Variant
- Absolute Batman #20BB: Skottie Young Exclusive Connecting Variant
- Absolute Batman #20BC: Mike Mayhew Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20BI: Christian Ward Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20BK: Rachta Lin Exclusive Foil Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20BM: Javier Fernández Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20BO: Mario Foccillo Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20BQ: Sajad Shah Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 2000)
- Absolute Batman #20BS: Jorge Fornés Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20BU: Iván Talavera Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20CA: Creees Lee Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20CC: Don Aguillo Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20CE: Ken Lashley Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20CG: John Giang Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20CJ: Dexter Soy Fan Expo Philadelphia Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 2000)
- Absolute Batman #20CO: Stephen Segovia Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20CQ: David Nakayama Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20CT: Dexter Soy Exclusive Wraparound Variant
- Absolute Batman #20CX: Lucio Parrillo Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20DA: Tyler Kirkham Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20DD: Tyler Kirkham Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20DF: Carlo Pagulayan Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20DH: Jay Anacleto Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20DK: Skan Srisuwan Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
- Absolute Batman #20DN: Alex Maleev Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- Absolute Batman #20DO: Chris Burnham Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 2000)
- Absolute Batman #20DP: James Harren Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20DQ: Daniel Warren Johnson Exclusive Variant
- Absolute Batman #20DS: Björn Barends Exclusive Variant
- Mega Man X #3E: Atomic Marshmallow Exclusive Variant
- D’Orc #4C: Rudy Ao Exclusive Foil Variant
- D’Orc #4D: Josh C. Lyman Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 1000)
- D’Orc #4F: J. Gonzo Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- D’Orc #4G: Franck Uzan Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- The Amazing Spider-Man / Venom: Death Spiral – Body Count #1I: Björn Barends Exclusive Variant
- The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1AO: Eric Canete & Matt Dalton Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1AU: Tiago Da Silva Exclusive Connecting Variant
- The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1AV: Tiago Da Silva Exclusive Wraparound Variant
- The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1AW: Jacques-Louis David Exclusive Foil Variant (Ltd. 500)
- The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1AY: Lipwei Chang Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
- The Olympus Saga: Megalith #1AZ: Björn Barends Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 500)
CLZ Staff Picks
The picks from the CLZ content managers:
- CLZ Rowdy: Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1H – Marcos Martín Incentive Variant (1:25)
- CLZ Justin: Innards – Sam Lotfi Regular
- CLZ Taco: Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1F – Patrick Gleason Variant
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