Below are some Black Comic Lords picks for the July 29, 2022 Final Order Cutoff (FOC)*
(Note: The best way to ensure that you get the new comic book issues you want is to make a pre-order with your local comic shop (LCS) before the Final Order Cutoff (FOC) date. Placing Pre-Orders for comics are extremely important!!! Pre-ordering your comics inform publishers about what books people are interested in and helps them to determine what books and comic book characters to continue to produce in the future. In short, your pre-FOC order is your vote.)
ALL-OUT AVENGERS #1
INTRODUCING: THE ALL-NEW AVENGERS SERIES THAT STARTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPLOSIVE ACTION AND RACES TO A SHOCKING CLIMAX! An alien attack. A missing piece of wormhole tech. A city warped, its citizens transformed into hideous creatures loyal to an Empress from the far side of the universe. And a certain Captain Marvel, looking to her fellow Avengers with murderous intent… Plunge into the action and take a deep breath because you will not be allowed up for air as a thrilling new series kicks off in the strongest, strangest way possible.
Creators: (W) Derek Landy (A) Greg Land (CA) Greg Land
Release Date: 9-7-22
Release Date: 8-23-22
ANT #5
Spider-Man writer and artist ERIK LARSEN concludes his epic ANT/SPAWN/SAVAGE DRAGON crossover in suitably epic fashion! The trio travels to New Mexico to take on the menace Alzayah Stone, a man using his mutant ability to transform zealots and social misfits seeking power into deadly foes! ANT comes with our highest possible recommendation.
Creators: (W/A/CA) Erik Larsen
Release Date: 8-31-22
BLACK PANTHER #9
RANGE WARS PART ONE! Black Panther has returned to the Avengers, but after the recent events in Wakanda, Captain America isn’t convinced T’Challa’s head is in the game. When a dangerous new galactic interloper called the Colonialist arrives to take over the Earth, T’Challa will be tested like never before!
Creators: (W) John Ridley (A) German Peralta (CA) Alex Ross
Release Date: 9-7-22
Release Date: 8-24-22
DOCTOR WHO ORIGINS #4 (OF 4) CVR B PHOTO
FEATURING THE FUGITIVE DOCTOR IN HER COMICS DEBUT! Working for the mysterious division on a dangerous assignment, the doctor uncovers something insidious afoot. Discover what this doctor was up to before she became the fugitive! WRITTEN BY NYT BESTSELLING COMICS WRITER JODY HOUSER!
Creators: Houser, Jody Ingranata, Roberta Photo,
Release Date: 8-31-22
ETERNUS #1
From Creators Andy Serkis & Andrew Levitas! 360 AD. The great god Zeus is long dead, brutally murdered in his own temple some thirty years prior. Heracles, Zeus’s son and champion, spends his days drunk and depressed as the old gods struggle to stay alive after decades of Christian disruption. When Athena’s Temple is sacked by a mysterious Centurion looking for a powerful relic that once belonged to Zeus, the old gods are convinced they have found Zeus’s killer. Now the mighty Heracles must sober up long enough to keep the lone witness, a 9-year-old blind priestess, alive long enough to identify the killer and finally find justice for his dead father. The main cover features beautiful Rob Prior wraparound artwork!
Creators: Don Handfield, Anastazja Davis , Karl Moline & Andy Owens, Rob Prior
Release Date: 8-17-22
FIREFLY 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
In this commemorative 20th Anniversary Special, discover two never-before-told stories from the Serenity’s past and future. First, writer Jorge Corona (The Me You Love In The Dark) teams with artist Jordi Pérez (All-New Firefly) on a journey through the past like a leaf on the wind, alongside the original crew of the ship. Then, Josh Gordon and Fabina Mascolo, the team behind Brand New Verse, force the future crew to keep a deadly weapon hidden at all costs… but those that originally hid it away are more familiar than they realize!
Creators: Corona, Jorge Perez, Jordi Aspinall, Marc
Release Date: 8-31-22
FRAGMENTATION HC
When pieces of history from some of the world’s most traumatic and horrible events start appearing as fragments of time invading our world, it threatens all of human existence. One family discovers that their personal tragedy is at the center of everything, making them the only people who can help put an end to the Fragmentations. o A mind-bending original graphic novel!
Creators: Guggenheim, Marc, Lobel, Beni, Lobel, Beni
Release Date: 11-30-23
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #6 (OF 6) CVR A SCOTT GODLEWSKI
THE BLOCKBUSTER SHOCKING CONCLUSION TO THE GOLD LANTERN SAGA. Which legendary DC villain is behind this great darkness that is about to destroy all the ages of heroes all at once? Find out right here: all this AND the future of the Legion of Super-Heroes is revealed!
Creators: Brian Michael Bendis, Scott Godlewski, Scott Godlewski
Release Date: 8-30-22
JONESES #5 (OF 5)
In the global pandemic known as the ‘Great Death,’ mother, father, sister and brother were all transformed into something superhuman. While the world embraces fascism born of fear, the Joneses realize they face grave consequences if they are exposed as ‘Reborns.’ Do they keep a low profile and hide in plain sight…or use their powers for good and risk exposure? In this climactic issue, the Joneses go head to head against the Dillons, the rival family who is trying to take over the town
Creators: Moreci, Michael Vitti, Alessandro Gallagher, John
Release Date: 8-31-22
MARAUDERS #6 [AXE]
EVEN ODDS OF DESTRUCTION -AN A.X.E. TIE-IN! The Progenitor has risen! Now he visits each and every one of us, and we’re given a chance to justify our lives. Sounds heavy, right? The Marauders agree! Who proved their right to life? Who failed? And if we survive, just how excited is Orchis for a chance to scapegoat mutants for Earth’s brush with destruction? All this…and Detective Lockheed!
Creators: (W) Steve Orlando (A) Andrea Broccardo (CA) Kael Ngu
Release Date: 9-7-22
SPAWN #333 CVR A MATTINA
Al is alone. Allies have abandoned him. New threats are emerging, and his mission is in doubt. Is this really the end…?
Creators: McConville, Rory Barberi, Carlo Mattina, Francesco
Release Date: 8-31-22
Star Trek: Lower Decks #1
The hit Paramount+ animated series makes its comics debut with Eisner-winning comics writer Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) at the helm! Soon after leading her crew on a planetary expedition aimed at building bridges and advancing Federation technology, Captain Freeman begins to suspect that the planet and its people are not all what they seem… Meanwhile, the crew in the lower decks take to the holodeck, enjoying some much-needed recreational time—until a bloodthirsty visitor decides to join in on their games.
Creators: (W) Ryan North (A) Chris Fenoglio (CA) Chris Fenoglio
Release Date: 9-14-22
X-MEN & MOON GIRL #1
TO THE MOON AND BEYOND! The High Evolutionary is a dino-napper! With Captain Marvel’s help, Lunella tracks him all the way to the Moon itself to get him back, and stop the High Evolutionary from setting an army of dino-clones loose on Earth. But even when they’re reunited, something’s wrong – her connection with DD has been broken. Now Moon Girl must team up with Wolverine and chase the High Evolutionary to Counter-Earth in search of answers…or risk losing her best friend for good.
Creators: (W) Mohale Mashigo (A) David Cutler (CA) Alitha E. Martinez
Release Date: 9-7-22
WONDER GIRL 2022 ANNUAL #1 (ONE SHOT)
Art by Adriana Melo, Sweeney Boo, Jill Thompson and Emi Lenox After an unforgettable first visit to Themyscira (see Trial of the Amazons), Yara Flor has been crowned Wonder Girl and her Esquecida tribe accepted into the Amazon sisterhood…so what now? The jungles of Brazil beckon our heroes home, just in time for some new adventures! You won’t want to miss this oversize issue packed with never-before-seen stories about the mysterious new tribe and their most famous member!
Creators: Joelle Jones, Various, Joelle Jones
Release Date: 8-30-22
