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Welcome to the February 3rd-9th, 2025 edition of New This Week, where we feature new arrivals and updated series hitting the digital shelves of GlobalComix.

Below are new arrivals coming on board this week, including titles from Image Comics, IPI Comics, Oni Press, Stranger Comics, Band of Bards, and independent creators.

Monday, February 3, 2025

ANZUELO - New Arrival

"Emma is a master of her craft, an absolute beast of an artist with the delicate touch of a poet." — Emily Carroll (Through the Woods) A gorgeous and brutal story that revolts against the notion of violence as the only response to a life without hope. The Sea, secretly...

Welcome to the GlobalComix Most Popular of 2024, our annual feature series celebrating the most popular stories over the past year on GlobalComix. Each day, we'll feature the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category. We’ll cap things off on December 31st, 2024, with two features: the top 10 from publishers, and the top 10 from creators.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Manga by Publishers:

1. DIGIMON LIBERATOR, 421 pages - Published by Bandai Card Games, (cc/ @BandaiCardGames)

Shoto Kazama, a boy who has never been able to win at card games because of his habit of giving up on things easily, enters the...

Welcome to the GlobalComix Most Popular of 2024, our annual feature series celebrating the most popular stories over the past year on GlobalComix. Each day, we'll feature the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category. We’ll cap things off on December 31st, 2024, with two features: the top 10 from publishers, and the top 10 from creators.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Slice of Life series by Publishers:

Sunstone

Published by Top Cow, 1216 pages

 Two women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships, and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy. So beware all who enter, because, to quote a few hundred...

For our next Creator Interview, we've connected with Alexandra McCarthy in the United Kingdom about her work, featuring the manga Reluctant Hero. Alex has already contributed to numerous comics and manga, including anthologies. We've been excited to hear from manga creators in other parts of the world. We all have different experiences, and I'm sure you'll love hearing from Alex too, so let's get into it!

GlobalComix: Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to work with Band of Bards?

Alexandra McCarthy: My name is Alexandra McCarthy, and I’m a UK illustrator based in the West Midlands. I studied at Birmingham City University and received a...

The GlobalComix Most Popular of 2023 feature series continues today, with the focus shifting to Manga of all types. This year, we’re featuring the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category.

We’ll cap things off on January 1, 2024, with two features: the top 10 overall from publishers, and the top 10 overall from creators.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Manga by Publishers:

Killing Bites

Published by MediBang Inc., 2403 pages

"Nomoto, a dull young man, is taken to a junkyard by a mysterious girl named Hitomi. In this place for the forsaken, a gruesome battle takes place. The opponents are...

The GlobalComix Most Popular of 2023 feature series continues today with the Slice of Life genre. This year, we’re featuring the top 10 from publishers and the top 10 from creators for each category.

We’ll cap things off on January 1, 2024, with two features: the top 10 overall from publishers, and the top 10 overall from creators.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 most popular Slice of Life series by Publishers:

Sunstone

Published by Top Cow, 1216 pages

Two women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships, and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy. So beware all who enter, because, to quote a few hundred thousand readers on DeviantArt:...

Women have been making history in comics for decades, and their impact is only getting stronger. In celebration of Women's History Month, we will have a series of features this week. Earlier this month, we asked women in comics to share their GlobalComix links in a tweet. Today's we've got a diverse list from many genres, horror, crime, sci-fi, romance, and more! Diverse lists for diverse women, please enjoy our feature today!

51Hundred, 124 pages - Published by New Friday - A Lev Gleason Imprint, (cc/ @AllisonD)

This is the 21st-century, and science still has no idea what life is like after death. With their lives tragically cut short, tentative trio Sugar, Zip, and...

The month of love is almost over, and we've still got lots of love to give! A slow burn romance, a 90's pair of gamer-friends, superhero pals, and two fathers trying to make ends meet. Love packaged into small doses, our Slice of Love Life from today's What's Trending will keep you satisfied!

Sunstone, 1216 pages - Published by Top Cow, (cc/ @vincelongo)

Two women deal with modern themes of sex, relationships, and fetishism in this erotic romantic comedy. So beware all who enter, because, to quote a few hundred thousand readers on DeviantArt: "I'm not into BDSM...but this story...I get it."

Story and Art by Stjepan Sejic

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