In addition to our weekly Most Popular series, we'll also be covering titles that are trending each week. Today we're bracing ourselves for the Action genre. Vengeful mothers, apocalyptic fights, galaxy queens, a creepy tower, missing relatives, and more stack this list with fistfuls of action.
With that intro, here's what's trending for the week of January 27th, 2022:
Omen, 30 pages - Published by Juan Muniz, (cc/ @jmuniz)
The world has changed. A set of twin moons hang in the night sky. A sinister tower looms over the city. And a cruel organization tasked with taking care of monsters known as the Omen atop it all. But for Selene, none of that compared to the mysterious loss of her sister and her nephew, Hale. Then, one night she meets a young boy with the same name with a collar around his neck...
Story and Art by Juan Muniz and MidknightComics
Heavy Metal, 1937 pages - Published by Heavy Metal, (cc/ @dezi)
First published in 1977, Heavy Metal, the world's foremost illustrated fantasy magazine, explores fantastic and surrealistic worlds, alternate realities, science fiction and horror, in the past present and future. Writers and illustrators from around the world take you to places you never dreamed existed.
Story and Art by Various
Not All Robots, 105 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)
In the year 2056, robots have replaced human beings in the workforce. An uneasy co-existence develops between the newly intelligent robots and the ten billion humans living on Earth. Every human family is assigned a robot upon whom they are completely reliant. What could possibly go wrong?
Story and Art by AWA Studios
Bad Mother, 118 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)
A nerve-racking thriller from crime writer Christa Faust and blockbuster artist Mike Deodato Jr. (The Resistance, Infinity Wars). April Walters is a hit-and-run victim of life – a middle-aged soccer mom whose inner fire has been snuffed out by her dreary suburban existence. When her teenaged daughter goes missing under mysterious circumstances, April embarks on a harrowing mission to find her.
Story and Art by Christa Faust, Lee Loughridge, Mike Deodato Jr.
SPLICER, 89 pages - Published by Studio Alchemy, (cc/ @Beny530)
Splicer is a multiverse governed by Gods and magic. In the darkest of times a champion has always been chosen. To return balance and protect those without the power to do so. Now the worlds are ruled by those who do not wish for that balance. It’s time for the fourth champion to rise up. It’s time for the fourth age of RAGNAROK....
Story and Art by Studio Alchemy
Fight Girls, 121 pages - Published by AWA Studios, (cc/ @WillGraves)
Ten hard-as-nails women face off in an ancient contest of champions where the winner truly takes all: the title of “Queen of the Galaxy.” To win the challenge each contestant must survive the hazards of the planet’s harsh landscape, the ferocious predators on and below its surface, and their fellow contestants.
Story and Art by AWA Studios
That's it for today's What's Trending. Until then, let us know if you have any themes or topics you'd like us to feature!