Below are some Black Comic Lords picks for the August 11, 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.)
A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY #4 VECCHIO VARIANT [AXE]
The clock is ticking and midnight looms. It’s not too late.
Creators: (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Luciano Vecchio
Release Date: 9-14-22
Release Date: 8-23-22
BASILISK #11 CVR A SCHARF
Deep in the earth, the Five witnessed something truly awful that they’ll never forget, something connected to their equally fearsome abilities. In the present, Hannah is brought to the commune, while Vanessa’s madness and bloodlust take on a whole new level, threatening everyone around her…
Creators: Bunn, Cullen, Scharf, Jonas, Scharf, Jonas
Release Date: 9-7-23
Release Date: 8-31-22
BATMAN URBAN LEGENDS #19 CVR A DIKE RUAN
Written by Brandon Thomas, Brandon Easton, Chris Burnham, Zac Thompson and Joey Esposito Art by Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, Will Robson, Chris Burnham, Hayden Sherman and Mikel Janin The Outsiders find the villain who has captured Duke Thomas’s mother. Alfred’s star turn as an investigator continues. A new murderer is plaguing the streets of Gotham City and Batman thinks it’s…a child? And we see inside the mind of Two-Face as we never have before. All included in this epic new issue of Batman: Urban Legends!
Creators: Various Various Dike Ruan
Release Date: 9-13-22
Release Date: 8-24-22
BREAK OUT #4 (OF 4) CVR A GORHAM
The only way to survive an impossible break out is to plan for the impossible. But when Liam and his crew watch their plans fall apart, their presence is revealed and deadly robots are coming for them, they face a final choice: either save Liam’s brother and the ones they came for . . . or risk it all to save every captured young person and, just maybe, the whole planet. Don’t give up yet-the thrilling finale of Break Out is here!
Creators: (W) Zack Kaplan (A) Wilton Santos (CA) Adam Gorham
Release Date: 9-7-22
Release Date: 8-31-22
ETERNUS #2
Heracles tracks the Centurion he believes may have killed his father Zeus, bristling at having to stay sober AND babysit Athena’s 9-year-old blind priestess in the process – until Mina reveals her true nature and the real reason she was sent as his sidekick. Meanwhile, Dionysus seeks to regain his lost glory and the favor of the new Caesar Julian by turning water into wine on the day of his wedding to the Emperor’s sister.
Creators: Don Handfield & Anastazja Davis Karl Moline & Andy Owens Rob Prior
Release Date: 9-14-22
KING SPAWN #14 CVR A BARENDS
Now that Spawn has assumed control over the Court of Priests, former allies are beginning to doubt his loyalty to the mission. This brings him into direct conflict with another HELLSPAWN, one he has never met before!
Creators: Lewis, Sean, Nachlik, Thomas, Barends, Bjorn
Release Date: 9-7-23
METAL SOCIETY #5 (OF 5)
Fight night. It’s the finale, and the bell has rung. The courageous Rosa Genthree and the resilient WOL-421313 will face off in the ultimate battle between man and machine. Who will have the heart to deliver the final blow, and who will walk out of the stadium a champion?
Creators: Kaplan, Zack, Balbi, Guilherme, Balbi, Guilherme
Release Date: 9-7-23
MIDNIGHT SUNS #1
RISE OF THE MIDNIGHT SUNS! A dark prophesy and apocalyptic new villains with horrifying powers the likes of which Earth has never faced before ordains a team of MIDNIGHT SUNS to rise and tear @#$% up: MAGIK, WOLVERINE, BLADE, SPIRIT RIDER & NICO MINORU. But what does this new threat have to do with the Sorcerer Supreme’s past? And why is STRANGE ACADEMY student ZOE LAVEAU number one on the Suns’ list?
Creators: (W) Ethan Sacks (A) Luigi Zagaria (CA) David Nakayama
Release Date: 9-14-22
MULTIVERSITY TEEN JUSTICE #4 (OF 6)
An action-packed issue finds Kid Quick and their allies on Earth-11 face-to-face with a worlds-shaking threat! At last…why Raven refuses to join the team! Will the revelation prevent a tragedy…or somehow make it worse? Plus: an unexpected ally helps Troy escape the Church of Blood, the reunion the team’s been hoping for finally takes place, and the villainy of the Core comes to light! On a scale of 1 to 10 for surprises and all-around awesomeness, this one’s a solid (Earth-) 11!
Creators: Danny Lore, Ivan Cohen Marco Failla Robbi Rodriguez
Release Date: 9-6-22
NUBIA QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS #4 (OF 4)
It’s Zillah versus Nubia for the power of Sekhmet! Once upon a time they were allies, but now they have been driven apart by a vindictive goddess. Can these women find peace and understanding in time to realize the real danger in front of them? Or is this the end of Nubia’s reign for good? Find out in the final issue of our mini-series!
Creators: Stephanie Williams Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales Khary Randolph
Release Date: 9-6-22
PRODIGY ICARUS SOCIETY #3 (OF 5) CVR A BUFFAGNI
Meet Felix Koffka, the richest man alive. He owns the car Kennedy was assassinated in, the plane they dropped the atomic bomb from, and the vaccine to the pandemic he plans to create next year. He works at a level no one else can even understand, and now Edison Crane is working for him.
Creators: Millar, Mark, Buffagni, Matteo, Buffagni, Matteo
Release Date: 9-7-23
SANTOS SISTERS #2
What do a pair of deadly assassins, three roided-up high school football players, a zombie outbreak, and a cute dragon all have in common? You can find them all in the pages of Santos Sisters! Once again printed in full-color on your favorite decadent newsprint!
Creators: GREG & FAKE, GRAHAM SMITH, DAVE LANDSBERGER AND MARC KOPRINAROV GREG & FAKE GREG & FAKE
Release Date: 9-21-22
SAVAGE AVENGERS #5
THE HYBORIAN HUNT’S SHOCKING CONCLUSION! Conan is dead. Long live Conan of Cimmeria. But with Thulsa Doom and the Cult of Set ready to accomplish their ultimate plan, the Savage Avengers might not have time to mourn. Can Marvel’s deadliest heroes dig deep within themselves to save the past, present and future or will Deathlok’s journey across the timestream have been for nothing? With the fate of the world at stake, the Savage Avengers will face the threat the only way they know how – to the death.
Creators: (W) David Pepose (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Leinil Yu
Release Date: 9-14-22
SAVAGE DRAGON #263 CVR A LARSEN
SHARK ATTACK!’ Mako the shark-man is out for blood! Savage Dragon comes with our highest possible recommendation.
Creators: (W/A/CA) Erik Larsen
Release Date: 9-21-22
SPIDER-PUNK #5
CLASH IN DC! The stage is set, the instruments tuned and everything is ready for the execution…EXECUTION?! Spider-Punk and his band of misfits better survive in time for an encore! ONE. MORE. SONG. ONE! MORE! SONG!
Creators: (W) Cody Ziglar (A) Justin Mason (CA) Takashi Okazaki
Release Date: 9-14-22
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN #3
THE SIN The battered Mandalorian returns to his client to collect his reward and tend to his wounds; complications arise and what should have been a simple task becomes far more dangerous than anyone could have expected.
Creators: (W) Rodney Barnes (A) Georges Jeanty (CA) David Baldeon; Gary Frank
Release Date: 9-21-22
TIME BEFORE TIME #16 CVR B KESGIN
After months of searching, Nadia locates the mysterious Arcola Institute and makes a shocking discovery. Meanwhile, Tatsuo and Kevin are ambushed by new enemies.
Creators: Shalvey, Declan, Zawadzki, Eric, Kesgin, Sumeyye
Release Date: 9-7-23
WALKING DEAD DLX #46 CVR A FINCH & MCCAIG
Will the Governor capturing Tyreese persuade Rick to open the prison gates? This deluxe presentation in STUNNING FULL COLOR also features another installment of Cutting Room Floor and creator commentary.
Creators: Kirkman, Robert, Adlard, Charlie, Adlard, Charlie
Release Date: 9-7-23
X-MEN RED #6 [AXE]
BATTLE FOR THE BROKEN LAND – AN A.X.E. TIE-IN! Planet Arakko chose peace over war. Now war has chosen them. The monstrous arsenal of the Eternals is on the march. The Arakkii must defend their broken land according to the ancient laws…but against an enemy even older than they are, can the old ways win? Or is a new Arakko about to be born?
Creators: (W) Al Ewing (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Russell Dauterman
Release Date: 9-14-22
