My Pull List for Week 32 of 2020
With more comics coming out each week I’m glad to see some good ones to choose from as well.
This week I picked out a whole bunch but I selected 16 issues to highlight.
New Weekly Releases
- Aggretsuko #5
by Sarah Stern and Shadia Amin.
Published by Oni Press, 2020.
Retsuko’s office is FREEZING COLD, and of course…rank and file employees don’t have access to the thermostat. When half the office complains, but the other half are too “tough” to admit weakness, THUS BEGINS THE WAR OF THE AC! - Alien: The Original Screenplay #1by Christians Seicas and Guilherme Bambi.
Published by Dark Horse Comics, 2020.
En route to back to Earth, the crew of the starship Snark intercepts an alien transmission. Their investigation leads them to a desolate planetoid, a crashed alien spacecraft, and a pyramidic structure of unknown origin. Then the terror begins . . . Just in time for Alien Day (April 26, 2020) Adapted from the original 1976 screenplay by Dan O’Bannon (author of Moebius’s The Long Tomorrow, cowriter of Total Recall, writer/director of The Return of the Living Dead). Variant covers by Walter Simonson! - Buffy The Vampire Slayer #16by Jordie Bellaire and David Lopez.
Published by BOOM! Studios, 2020.
When a beloved teacher from their school goes missing, Buffy and Kendra will have to put aside their differences to uncover the true threat – whose identity will shake both Slayers to their cores! - Coffin Bound #5
by Dan Watters and DaNi.
Published by Image Comics, 2020.
DEADLY KILLERS! DIRT SANDWICHES! A NEW STORY ARC! TAQA found solace in God-and that God lives in a syringe. With the city about to ban the holy narcotic, she vows to prove the existence of the divine, setting her on a path straight to the murderous EARTHEATER’s door. - The Dreaming: Waking Hours #1
by G. Willow Wilson and Nick Robles.
Published by Vertigo Comics, 2020.
A new chapter in the Sandman saga begins with an all-new miniseries populated by faces both familiar and new! One of Dream’s heaviest responsibilities is the creation of nightmares-the beings that haunt our sleep and turn our thoughts toward darkness. In the form of Ruin, the nightmare of catastrophic failure, Dream was certain he’d built his next masterpiece… but Ruin can’t help but live up to his name, sending every situation into a spiral of unexpected consequences. Unfortunately, Shakespearean scholar (and exhausted new mother) Lindy has dreamed of Ruin… and in the process, she’s delivered him unto the waking world! The Sandman Universe is changing-and Hugo and World Fantasy award-winning writer G. Willow Wilson (Wonder Woman, Ms. Marvel, The Bird King) and breakout artist Nick Robles (Euthanauts) are here to welcome you! - Empyre #4
by Al Ewing, Dan Scott, and Valerie Schmitt.
Published by Marvel Comics, 2020.
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER… Tensions mount as the action heats up! As the attack on Wakanda intensifies, the heroes find themselves under attack from their enemies – and their allies! In a war where nobody can be fully trusted, betrayal cuts deep – as the alien invasion claims its first casualty! In this issue: The shock ending you never expected! You’ll want to frame it for your wall, True Believer! - Finger Guns #4
by Sabs Cooper, Justin Richards, and Val Halvorson.
Published by Vault Comics, 2020.
A field trip will see Wes and Sadie’s friendship tested to the BREAKING point! - Horizon Zero Dawn #1
by Ann Toole and Ann Maulina.
Published by Titan Books, 2020.
A brand-new comic series based on the award-winning game by Guerrilla. Aloy and Talanah return in a new story set after the events of the game! Nature has reclaimed the planet. Awe-inspiring machines dominate the land, as humanity fights for survival on this new earth. Co-created by one of the writers of Horizon Zero Dawn game Anne Toole. Horizon Zero Dawn FCBD #0 ties into this brand-new #1! - Ice Cream Man #20
by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Vhris O’Halloran
Published by Image Comics, 2020.
“FOR KIDS” One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. Three fish, four fish, have some more fish. Five fish, six fish-are you sickish? Seven fish, eight fish…it’s getting late fish. Nine fish, ten fish, everyone you love will die and life is pointless so why even get out of bed you little worm you sick little insect with your sad flailing arms and creepy-crawly legs my god I’ve never seen such a pathetic specimen how sad how truly tragic…red fish, blue fish. - Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew #3
by Anthony Del Col and Joe Eisma.
Published by Dynamite Entertainment, 2020.
“A whip-smart noir and a – dare I say it? – Watchmen-esque deconstruction of some classic trops from your childhood that never stops being *fun* at the same time.”
– Fred Van Lente. Nancy Drew’s hometown of River Heights is supposed to be a small, boring community. But as Frank and Joe Hardy make their way through the place, chasing a criminal known cryptically as “The Barber” – who they believe is Nancy’s murderer – they quickly realize how dangerous it actually is… - On The Stump #4
by Chuck Brown and Prenzy.
Published by Image Comics, 2020.
Jack and Anna are back on the same team again, just in time to fight their way out of a very unique situation. Thunder Bearer adapts his plans, and Abe recruits his nephew in his dangerous quest for knowledge. - Reaver #10
by Justin Jordan and Niko Henrichon.
Published by Image Comics, 2020.
“THE GRIM AFTER,” Part Four-As the conspiracy in Haas Haaden unravels, Breaker hacks his way into its center. And where Breaker goes…death still follows. - Rick and Morty Presents: Birdperson #1
by Alex Firer and Fred Stressing.
Published by Oni Press, 2020.
In “Birdperson’s Rite of Passage,” see Birdperson’s growth from Birdteen to Birdadult…and a friend to Rick Sanchez, but only after they go through an incredible adventure unites them…forever?! - Tales from the Cthulhuverse #3
by Zee Romero and Seb Romero
Published by Mythx Media, 2020.
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
What happens in Innsmouth stays in Innsmouth! Two college friends road trip to Innsmouth for one last adventure before they graduate and join the real world. Drinks, gambling, strippers… and cultists?! Set 90 years after H.P. Lovecraft’s original story, this retelling of The Shadow Over Innsmouth introduces Bobby Olmstead, Ms. Marsh, Mother Hydra, and the Children of Dagon to the CthulhuVerse. - Undiscovered Country #7
by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, and Giuseppe Camuncoli.
Published by Image Comics, 2020.
“UNITY,” Part One. The smash hit series written by New York Times bestselling writers SCOTT SNYDER (WYTCHES, AD: AFTER DEATH) and CHARES SOULE (CURSE WORDS, the forthcoming novel Anyone) with art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer), newcomer LEONARDO MARCELLO GRASSI, and Eisner-award winning colorist MATT WILSON (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, PAPER GIRLS) continues! After barely escaping the deadly clutches of the Destiny Man, the expedition team has crossed over into the strange new zone of “Unity”-a futuristic world of gleaming technology and artificial intelligence. But will it be a safe haven for our heroes, or are they destined to be absorbed into the hive mind?! - Usagi Yojimbo #11
by Stan Sakai.
Published by IDW Publishing, 2020.
“The Return” Part 1 of 43. Usagi is back in his home province for a pilgrimage to his late lord’s gravesite, however wearing the Mifune clan crest in Lord Hikiji’s territory has made him an enemy. Now beaten and almost near death, he has made his way to the one place he had been avoiding-the village in which he grew up. Bittersweet memories awaken with his long-time love, until the village becomes embroiled in a plot to assassinate an emissary of the shogun.
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