Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Last Month, Second-to-Last Issues

The solicits are a little of both worlds. A couple of new books, but a couple things don't show up. There's a tpb for the first few issues of The Pedestrian, but no new issue, so I'm guessing it's taking a break before the next arc. Body Trade just seems to be absent.

What's new that's coming out? Al Ewing and Steve Lieber are doing a Metamorpho book. I'm not as agog at Ewing's work as a lot of folks, but he's not bad by any means. Marvel solicited Laura Kinney: Wolverine, by Erica Schultz and Giada Belviso. I don't know, maybe I'll get this, although it was listed in CBR's solicitations but not Previews, so who knows what that means.

J.G. Jones and Phil Bram are releasing an 8-issue mini-series through Image called Dust to Dust, about a serial killer lurking in the storms of the Dust Bowl, picking off farmers. Laguna Studios has The Surgeon, by John Pence and three different listed artists (Laurie Foster, Everardo Orozco, Erek Foster). It seems kind of like The Postman, but with a doctor instead, so I don't know.

What's ending? Dazzler, which may be a great comfort to me, if I'm still buying it. Otherwise, a lot of stuff on penultimate issues.

And all the rest: And those penultimate issue books include, drum roll, Babs, Red Before Black, and Avengers Assemble. I assumed they listed its 4th issue solicit last month, because they were rushing to wrap it up by year's end, but no.

Rogues is on to issue 6, although issue 3 didn't show up this month. Believe it when you see it. Dark Harbor solicited Loop #4, but there's still no issue 1, so *points to preceding sentence.* Fantastic Four is back after taking the month off in November for unknown reasons. Deadpool is still dead in his own book, and Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu is on issue 3. Batgirl is on issue 2, as she and Shiva are being pursued by some group, but are otherwise not on the same page. Calvera PI's also releasing its second issue.

As for manga, The Boxer is on volume 9, which seems like it's either the final volume or damn close. Yu's going to challenge the heavyweight that was K's previous fighter, which is the last feather in the cap. While it won't show up in December, Seven Seas solicited Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General volume 11.

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