The Pull List For 3.29.23
Action Comics, Vol. 3
#1053B
Rafa Sandoval Variant
Release: Mar 28, 2023
Modern Age | Color | USA | English
“No livin’ thing’s supposed to have power like this. No matter how blue your eyes are or how pretty your face is, you’re just as much a monster as me.” War rages on between Metropolis’s two men of steel, Superman and Metallo! As Metallo’s new body continues to evolve in unexpected and nightmarish ways, the voice of his “operating system” has been changing too, testing the limits of his sanity. Finally, when his alien tech takes on a life of its own and infects the most violent members of the Blue Earth movement, the resultant abominations target Superman’s greatest strength and greatest weakness: his family! Introducing the first appearance of the Necrohive!
Creators
| Writer | Dan Jurgens | Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Leah Williams |
| Artist | Lee Weeks | Marguerite Sauvage | Rafa Sandoval |
| Colorist | Matt Herms | Elizabeth Breitweiser |
| Letterer | Rob Leigh | Dave Sharpe | Becca Carey |
| Cover Artist | Rafa Sandoval |
| Editor | Paul Kaminski | Brittany Holzherr |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Barbarella: The Center Cannot Hold
#2A
Derrick Chew Regular
Release: Mar 29, 2023
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| Comic | 32 pages | $ 3.99
Out of the fire and into… what, exactly? Barbarella has managed to escape the home world of the Architects, but now she finds herself on a once-thriving world long ago reclaimed by nature and a people forever reduced to helpless foragers. But there’s something else hidden on this world as well, an armed resistance, brought together to avenge the countless victims of the Architects. Meanwhile, Vix–left behind on the home world–now finds herself on the receiving end of some very dangerous questions. Prepare yourself for an exclusive look inside the brain of Vix, or at least the brain of Vix on drugs!
Creators
| Writer | Sarah Hoyt |
| Artist | Riccardo Bogani |
| Cover Artist | Derrick Chew |
Blue Book
#2A
Regular Michael Avon Oeming Cover
Release: Mar 22, 2023
After their bizarre encounter with an unknown floating object and the creatures that inhabit it, Betty and Barney Hill head home in the darkness only to find themselves plagued by the residues of their night sky confrontation. Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-\fiction supernatural encounters to high concept coming-of-age monster comics. o Also including “True Weird: The Green Children” by James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming, and Aditya Bidikar!
Creators
| Writer | James Tynion, IV |
| Artist | Michael Avon Oeming |
| Letterer | Aditya Bidikar |
| Cover Artist | Michael Avon Oeming |
Dark Knights of Steel
#10A
Dan Mora Regular
The true enemy of the Three Kingdoms has been revealed…but is the battle already lost? Or has the war only just begun? The endgame for season one begins!
Creators
| Writer | Tom Taylor |
| Artist | Yasmine Putri |
| Colorist | Arif Prianto |
| Letterer | Wes Abbott |
| Cover Artist | Dan Mora |
| Editor | Ben Abernathy |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Gotham City: Year One
#6A
Phil Hester & Eric Gapstur Regular
Release: Mar 28, 2023
The brutal, bloody conclusion to the year’s most acclaimed title is here. Slam Bradley has never feared walking the hard path alone, but even his courage will be tested by the shocking turn of events that will take Gotham City down a dark, violent path.
Creators
| Writer | Tom King |
| Penciller | Phil Hester |
| Inker | Eric Gapstur |
| Colorist | Jordie Bellaire |
| Letterer | Clayton Cowles |
| Cover Artist | Eric Gapstur | Phil Hester |
| Editor | Ben Abernathy |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Hard Boiled
#TP-B
2nd Edition
Release: Mar 29, 2023
Eisner Award Winner! Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and a devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-boggling body counts in a diseased urban slaughterhouse. Unit Four is the ultimate robot killing machine–and the last hope of the future’s enslaved mechanical servants. And theyre all the same psychotic entity. Featuring a brand-new cover by Geof Darrow and Dave Stewart!
Lazarus Planet: Revenge of The Gods
#2A
Guillem March Regular
Release: Mar 28, 2023
The gods have leveled up, and Shazam is no match for them! After Wonder Woman’s changing of sides to save her Amazon sisters, Billy must use his quickly fading wisdom of Solomon to formulate a plan to stop his world’s destruction. Little does he know a secret ally awaits him in Olympus…but how will he make it there? Sounds like a job for Wonder Girl!
Creators
| Writer | Becky Cloonan | G. Willow Wilson | Michael Conrad |
| Artist | Emanuela Lupacchino | Cian Tormey |
| Penciller | Alitha Martinez |
| Inker | Mark Morales | John Livesay |
| Colorist | Alex Guimaraes | Jordie Bellaire |
| Letterer | Pat Brosseau | Becca Carey |
| Cover Artist | Guillem March |
| Editor | Brittany Holzherr |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Once Upon a Time at The End of The World
#5A
Michael del Mundo Regular
Release: Mar 29, 2023
Maceo is determined to prove himself the only way he knows how, and his stubbornness brings Mezzy’s ire. But the Wasteland Rangers prove too dangerous even for Mezzy, and Maceo will have to do more than a symbolic gesture if they want to make it out alive. Will love prevail… at least for a while?
Creators
| Writer | Jason Aaron |
| Artist | Nick Dragotta | Alexandre Tefenkgi |
| Colorist | Rico Renzi |
| Cover Artist | Michael del Mundo |
Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives
#4A
Nimit Malavia Regular
Release: Mar 28, 2023
As Charles begins to weaken and mutate from his terrifyingly permanent and possibly mortal wounds, Edwin and the other ghost kids chase down every possible lead to save him-but only find dead ends. Jai takes the reins in the midst of her friends’ despair, but she’ll soon discover the Dead Boy Detectives aren’t the only dishes on the krasue’s menu…
Creators
| Writer | Pornsak Pichetshote |
| Artist | Jeff Stokely |
| Inker | Craig Taillefer |
| Colorist | Miquel Muerto |
| Letterer | Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou |
| Cover Artist | Nimit Malavia |
| Editor | Andrea Shea |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Thor, Vol. 6
#32A
Nic Klein Regular
Release: Mar 29, 2023
THOR VS. DOCTOR DOOM! It’s THOR against DOOM in a battle of wits, morals and, of course-might! Doom’s latest plot lies deep in Asgard’s history. And nothing, not even time itself, will stop him from getting what he wants-except maybe for Thor, who must pursue him to protect reality itself! Rated T+
Creators
| Writer | Torunn Grønbekk |
| Artist | Juan Gedeon |
| Colorist | Matt Wilson |
| Letterer | Joe Sabino |
| Cover Artist | Nic Klein |
| Editor | Wil Moss |
| Editor in Chief | C. B. Cebulski |
Unbreakable Red Sonja
#5A
Lucio Parrillo Regular
Release: Mar 29, 2023
Past, present and potent futures collide and a sacrifice will be paid in blood! Is Red Sonja truly unbreakable or is this her final stand? As we head toward 2023, the 50th anniversary of the She-Devil With a Sword, Dynamite’s newest sweeping story of sword & sorcery high adventure comes to a climactic conclusion from writer Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons, Avengers) and artist Giovanni Valletta (John Wick, James Bond)!
Creators
| Writer | Jim Zub |
| Artist | Giovanni Valletta |
| Cover Artist | Lucio Parrillo |
Unstoppable Doom Patrol
#1A
Chris Burnham Regular
#1B
Chris Burnham Scratch-Off Card Variant
#1H
Nathan Szerdy Variant
Release: Mar 28, 2023
THE WORLD’S STRANGEST HEROES ARE BACK IN THE DC UNIVERSE! After the events of Lazarus Planet, more people than ever have active metagenes! Most of these new metahumans have become misfits, shunned and imprisoned by a fearful society. They are hidden away in the dark, lost to a system that only sees them as weapons or guinea pigs-ticking time bombs that can only be defused by the Unstoppable Doom Patrol! Robotman, Elasti-Woman, and Negative Man are joined by their brand-new teammates Beast Girl and Degenerate and led by Crazy Jane’s mysterious new alter, the Chief, on a mission of saving the world by saving the monsters!
Creators
| Writer | Dennis Culver |
| Artist | Chris Burnham |
| Colorist | Brian Reber |
| Cover Artist | Chris Burnham |
| Editor in Chief | Marie Javins |
Wolverine: Weapon X – Deluxe Edition
#TP
Release: Mar 29, 2023
WOLVERINE: WEAPON X is the character-defining origin of the man known only as Logan. Written and illustrated by auteur creator and master storyteller Barry Windsor-Smith, it is undeniably one of the greatest Wolverine stories ever told. After being taken hostage by an experimental Canadian military-science outfit, Logan is transformed into Weapon X, an unstoppable killing machine with an indestructible adamantium skeleton and razor-sharp claws. But Weapon X cannot be contained by his captors – and trapped in their lab with the monster they have made, they will face his feral wrath! It’s a psychedelic horror story in the mold of Frankenstein, restored from original art and print sources for this stunning deluxe edition! Collecting material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #72-84, plus UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #205 and material from WOLVERINE (1988) #166. Rated T
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