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Magma Comix
GREASER GEMINI BLUES #1 CVR A STEPHEN B JONES (MR)
(W) Darick Robertson (A/CA) Stephen B. Jones
Darick Robertson (W) • Stephen B. Jones (A & CA) Buddy is a Greaser, living in Earth's future in the scorching Nevada desert, surviving by doing repairs on the spacecraft of the aliens that moved in decades ago: the Gemini. Buddy and his Grandma live a simple hardscrabble life in a roadside diner, where he builds his dream car from scavenged parts and imagines what life would be like under the bio-domes of nearby Old Vegas. This quiet life is interrupted when a ruthless motorcycle gang leaves behind precious cargo in their yard. The owners want it back, and will destroy anything in their way! Throw in a star-crossed love story and you've got the world of Greaser: Gemini Blues! From writer Darick Robertson (The Boys) and artist Stephen B. Jones (Batman Beyond), Greaser is the next Magma title to blow your mind! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 7/3/2024
HELLS HALF ACRE #2 CVR A RAMON BUNGE (MR)
(W) Denton J. Tipton (A/CA) Ramon Bunge
Denton J. Tipton (W) • Ramon Bunge (A & CA) Raised in a brothel, Bessie managed to hone her gifts while maintaining her virtue. Destined to take over the family business, fate had other things in mind when a mysterious gambler blew through town. Now Bessie has partnered with a lawman to search for answers, but a train of lost souls may ensnare them forever! New York Times-bestselling writer Denton J. Tipton (Cobra Kai, G.I. Joe) teams with Ramon Bunge (Legacy of Mandrake the Magician) for a thrilling Western-noir with a supernatural twist. Each issue features a variant cover by Chris Evenhuis (Wynonna Earp, G.I. Joe)! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 7/3/2024
PRINCIPLES OF NECROMANCY #4 CVR A EAMON WINKLE
(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A/CA) Eamon Winkle
Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (W) • Eamon Winkle (A & CA) All is lost. Disgraced and destroyed, the former Doctor Jakob Eyes now sits at the feet of the City King as a servant and a fool. Everything he has worked for is in ash. His every possession has been taken. Necromancy has been all but erased from history before it even had its day in the sun. But Eyes still has one thing: his principles. And he's going to make the world regret that they didn't take those, too. The phenomenal writing duo of Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (Outsiders, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek) return to creator-owned comics with this macabre series brought to life by the evocatively horrific art of Eamon Winkle. Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 7/24/2024
SILICON BANDITS #4 CVR A DALIBOR TALAJIC
(W) Jason Starr (A/CA) Dalibor Talajic
Jason Starr (W) • Dalibor Talajic (A & CA) Having suffered a heist gone wrong, several dead, and betrayal all around, Kenji and Aurora look destined for a date with prison, or worse. With the law and the criminal underworld both on their tail, Aurora concocts a final desperate ploy that may be the only chance to salvage the score as well as their lives. Will the fail-safe work or will crime forevermore be the domain of artificial intelligence? Crime novelist and comic author Jason Starr (Wolverine Max, Ant-Man: Natural Enemy) reunites with Casual Fling collaborator Dalibor Talajic (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe) in a tale with enough twists and turns to fry your circuits! Each issue features a variant cover by Goran Parlov (The Punisher)! Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 7/31/2024
SCALE TRADE #3 CVR A MEGAN HUANG (MR)
(W) Steve Orlando (A/CA) Megan Huang
Steve Orlando (W) • Megan Huang (A & CA) Agent Carmen Tritos of the Dragon Conservation Agency—the DCA—has uncovered darker forces behind the scale trade than even he ever imagined. But with every step Tritos takes toward the truth, he becomes more and more isolated. Tritos is slowly realizing that with the deck stacked against him, he'll have to abandon the rulebook to find true justice. Carmen resolves to strike the scale trade where it hurts most—even if it means striking within the DCA's own house. Doing so puts a huge target on not just Carmen's back, but that of Filo—his rescue dragon friend. Can Carmen survive long enough to make a real difference? Eisner Award nominated writer Steve Orlando (Wonder Woman, Spider-Man 2099) teams with Megan Huang (Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) for a fantasy-meets-reality story that's sure to make your heart race and warm it as well. Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 7/17/2024
Black Mask Studios
HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION (BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES) #1 (OF 3) CVR A ELISA POCETTA (MR)
(W) Matteo Pizzolo (A/CA) Elisa Pocetta
Roxanne Bronner is a newly elected Congresswoman taking a longshot swing in the Presidential Primary, but her campaign is derailed by a doxxing of her secret past as teenage cam girl 'Fast Roxie.' Abandoned by her campaign team and kicked out of the Democratic Primary, Roxanne seeks help from a chaotic, anarchic old frenemy from her camming days: hustler extraordinaire Beebee Ghraib, who guides Roxanne to launch a raucous, no-holds-barred third party campaign — but what starts as a burn-it-all-down revenge spree escalates into a wild odyssey of seizing Democracy from politicians' cold dead hands. A raucous and unhinged R-rated comedy about taking down the hypocrites, looking out for your friends, and toasting marshmallows as it all burns down. Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 7/10/2024
CALEXIT THE BATTLE OF UNIVERSAL CITY #1 (OF 3) CVR A C GRANDA (MR)
(W) Matteo Pizzolo (A/CA) C. Granda
WHAT IF CALIFORNIA REFUSED TO BE RULED? It's total war on the streets of Los Angeles as Zora leads The Mulholland Resistance to seize freedom or die trying. Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 6/26/2024
CALEXIT: THE BATTLE OF UNIVERSAL CITY #2 (OF 3) CVR A C GRANDA (MR)
(W) Matteo Pizzolo (A/CA) C. Granda
When war comes to Hollywood, even the fictional characters have to take sides. Pop culture is the battleground as Calexit rages on. Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date:
GODKILLER HC BOOK 3 SPIDERLAND DELUXE BANNED ED (MR)
(W) Matteo Pizzolo (A) Anna Muckcracker (CA) Nen Chang
"GODKILLER: SPIDERLAND BANNED FROM PRINT IN CHINA & SOUTH KOREA. China labels the graphic novel 'anti-humanity'. Godkiller has joined a number of graphic novel bans for queer content and blatant nihilism." (-Bleeding Cool) The Wait is Over… Black Mask Studios collects the complete "banned edition" of GODKILLER: SPIDERLAND in a shocking oversize hardcover. Prepare yourself for a plunge into madness as the wildest graphic novel series on shelves thunders on with this deluxe oversize (7.25"x11") Banned Edition. "One of the most unique and energetic series to hit stands in quite some time… Fast, brutal, and more than a little sexy… Not for the faint of heart." (-Nerdist) Halfpipe and Soledad gaze into The Abyss. Things get intense. Don't say we didn't warn you. (Collects issues 1-3) Following a raucous Kickstarter that absolutely crushed 5,262% of its funding goal, this stunning oversize deluxe edition will be available in comic shops this June! Retail: $39.99 In-Store Date: 6/26/2024
ROGUE STATE TP VOL 1 (MR)
(W) Matteo Pizzolo (A/CA) C. Granda
"Depicts American Hellscape in Art." (–Rolling Stone) "The concepts Matt is presenting here are so familiar they should be terrifying." (–Chuck D, Public Enemy) "Ripped from tomorrow's headlines… it's a genre known as 'speculative fiction.' Except that it doesn't seem as speculative anymore." (-The San Francisco Chronicle) What if a contested Presidential election plunged America into turmoil? What if political violence consumed the streets? And what if a raging Supreme Court, in a strict interpretation of the 2nd Amendment, legitimized and deputized all militias, transforming the entire country into a paramilitary police state? This speculative-fiction comic book series tells the story of Vya Of Brightstars, a mysterious figure rising from the unrest, and Clara Cruz, a young professional who becomes activated in Vya's movement when her fiancée is disappeared as militias take over their Mission District neighborhood. But are Vya and Clara freedom fighters or terrorists? "Revolutionary." (-io9) Retail: $19.99 In-Store Date: 7/17/2024
