Below are some Black Comic Lords picks for the September 23, 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.)
AGENT OF WORLDE #4 (OF 4)
(W) Camp, Deniz (A) Bratukhin, Filya (C) Bratukhin, Filya
SCOUT COMICS
StockID: 55198 SKU: AUG221793
W.O.R.L.D.E. Tour Time! Join us- new recruit- for a tour of WORLDE Headquarters- where Dreams come true (and get violent)! Meanwhile: Agent Blank takes a vacation! Plus: Body Problems!

A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY 6 WITTER MEN OF A.X.E. VARIANT [AXE]
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Ashley Witter
The apocalyptic finale of the event of the year. It’s not that nothing will be the same again – it’s that unless heroes can find a new way to be heroes, everything will be nothing forever.

BLACK ADAM #5
(W) CHRISTOPHER PRIEST (A) RAFA SANDOVAL (C) IRVIN RODRIGUEZ/SWAY
DC COMICS
StockID: 53279 SKU: 0822DC130
THERE IS NO REDEMPTION FOR BLACK ADAM. Theo Teth-Adam faces off against a furious Bruce Wayne as Black Adam confronts threats ranging from a rising democratic movement in Kahndaq to the Akkad- a new pantheon of gods from outer space who create a new herald to represent them on Earth in Sargon the Sorcerer- and Adam becomes inextricably linked to a young protege who has contracted the same plague that nearly killed Adam.


BLINK #4 CVR
(W) Sebela, Christopher (A) Sherman, Hayden
ONI PRESS INC.
StockID: 55088 SKU: AUG221683
Putting together one timeline to solve her own- Wren’s bloody struggle in the present intersects the terrible history of the ever-shifting social experiment she’s trapped inside. Wren is their missing piece. A prophecy come true. The last person to escape- and the first to enter Blink in eighteen years. And as such- she has come to represent the proper end for both sides. As she fights to stay alive- Wren is recruited by the remaining resistance to take back Blink- setting her on a collision course with the man on the top floor. The one who knows everything. The one they call god.


DUO #6 (OF 6)
(W) GREG PAK (A) KHOI PHAM, SCOTT HANNA
DC COMICS
StockID: 53338 SKU: 0822DC159
In this climactic final issue- Kelly and David fight a war on three fronts! On one side there are malevolent immortals hungry for vengeance. On the other- Dr. Tinker- who will let those immortals rip the city apart to get his hands on Kelly and David’s nanotech. But the real war is Kelly and David’s fight with each other for control of the body they share…and their fate will- in turn- decide humanity’s!


EVE CHILDREN OF THE MOON #1 (OF 5)
(W) Lavalle, Victor (A) Migyeong, Jo (C) Anindito, Ario
BOOM! STUDIOS
StockID: 53953 SKU: AUG220270
The long-awaited return of the best-selling sci-fi adventure is finally here! Eve seemingly saved the world once already- embarking on a perilous quest to protect what remained of humanity after a deadly virus outbreak… but the story doesn’t end there! Eve- Eve’s sister- and Wexler face new challenges- and a darkness from the past- in this exciting sequel series from award-winning author and lauded professor Victor LaValle (Sabretooth- Destroyer) and returning Eve artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance). Perfect for fans of Little Monsters and What’s The Furthest Place From Here- Eve: Children of the Moon continues to ask-what kind of world are we leaving for our children?


LAST LINE #2
(W) Dinnick, Richard (A) Holder, Jose (C) Clarke, Andy
AFTERSHOCK COMICS
StockID: 54535 SKU: AUG221067
With the mystery of what lies beneath London’s subway network deepening- Sally Hazzard and Edward Tarn must follow the scant clues to the truth. But what they discover is not just a dusty abandoned Tube station- but a fantastic subterranean interplanetary travel complex. With time against them- Sally- Ed and their rag-tag team have to take the fight to the enemy as they prepare their counterattack. And this fight will take them away from everything they know to the surface of another planet…

MINDSET #5 CVR A KAPLAN
(W) Kaplan, Zack (A) Pearson, John (C) Kaplan, Zack
VAULT COMICS
StockID: 55366 SKU: AUG221965
When Ben Sharp fails to stop his partners- his investor is killed- Ben is incarcerated for murder- and Mindset is left to continue its global domination- tearing thread after thread from the fabric of society. For Ben to right his wrongs and stop his out-of-control creation- he’ll have to come face to face with his darkest secret. Can he change his mindset in time?

NITA HAWES NIGHTMARE BLOG #9
(W) Barnes, Rodney (A) Kudranski, Szymon (C) Kudranski, Szymon
IMAGE COMICS
StockID: 50366 SKU: JUL220224
‘MURDER BY ANOTHER NAME-‘ Part Three From the universe of Eisner-nominated series KILLADELPHIA comes a terrifying tie-in horror series by acclaimed Marvel writer RODNEY BARNES and fan-favorite SPAWN artist SZYMON KUDRANSKI. A darkness spreads through Annapolis when the echo of a lost soul murdered in cold blood comes back- screaming for vengeance! The only thing standing in its way: Nita Hawes. But more than just Annapolis’ fate hangs in the balance as she races against time to solve this case and send this evil back from whence it came…because everything has a price. Is Nita willing to pay it?
Creators: Danny Lore, Ivan Cohen Marco Failla Robbi Rodriguez
Release Date: 9-6-22


STRANGE ACADEMY: FINALS 1
(W) Skottie Young (A) Humberto Ramos (CA) Humberto Ramos

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA 25
(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) W. Scott Forbes
DESOLATION! The SPARK UNDYING lives in DOCTOR APHRA’S body, and as its power grows, so does its hunger! But Aphra’s plotting her own escape…! As everyone flocks to the VERMILLION, their showdown will change everything!


VINEYARD #3
(W) Hawkins, Brian (A) Kivela, Sami (C) Kivela, Sami
AFTERSHOCK COMICS
StockID: 54537 SKU: AUG221069
Maranatha is caught off guard by the second sacrifice’s identity- which causes her to lash out and question just how much more she can take of her family’s murderous obedience to Dionysus. Meanwhile- siblings Sophia and Adonis face off about the extremism of their father’s belief- and Calum gets in between.
