Welcome to the July 28th - August 3rd, 2025 edition of New This Week, where we feature new arrivals and updated series hitting the digital shelves of GlobalComix.
Below are some of the new arrivals and updated series coming this week, including books from Top Cow, IDW, Dark Horse, Vault Comics, and numerous independent creators.
Monday, July 28th, 2025
Aphrodite IX: Rebrith (Toons) - Updated series
TOP COW 'S FAVORITE EMERALD-HAIRED ASSASSIN RETURNS! Hundreds of years after a cataclysmic event scorched the surface, Earth and its inhabitants have been forever altered and a new landscape and political struggle has taken hold between two distinct factions fighting for control. Aphrodite IX is both anachronism and advanced technology in a world that she no longer recognizes. To survive in this future, she must choose sides in a war that she wants no part in.
FIENDISH (Toons) - Updated Series
FIENDISH is an independent fantasy comic that merges influences from manga, classic fantasy, and Lovecraftian horror. As a young boy, Kazimir was the sole survivor of a mysterious demon attack on his hometown of Dorvo. Years later, he thought he had left his nightmares behind, until the same monsters resurface and kill again. Kazimir henceforth sets out to discover the truth behind Dorvo's downfall, and hopefully put an end to this fiendish infestation.
Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
The Darkness: Crooked (Toons) - Updated Series
Jackie is back in the US, but he's no longer the wielder of the The Darkness. In order to regain his status, he is working in some decent jobs like gunrunning. While slaughtering a local gang, Jackie was interrupted by Aphrodite IV, who was last seen testing her abilities against Sara Pezzini in New York. Without the powers of the Darkness, what chances does Jackie has against this gorgeous assassin? And maybe more important, what is the organization she works for planning to do with Estacado?
RATKING - Updated Series
Rumours abound that a dread plague has come to the last kingdom of Verminkind. A mouse and his rat protector struggle to survive societal collapse on their quest to the court of the Rat King, at the very bottom of the known world. Deep, deep under the earth, a formless evil stirs.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories - Updated Series
Jedi Master Kit Fisto has been sent to the ocean planet Torbus, alongside Mace Windu Shaak Ti, to investigate a controversial underwater research facility. But when disaster strikes, his diplomatic excursion quickly becomes a rescue mission! Kit Fisto and his fellow Jedi must race against the clock to save innocent lives from the hungry leviathans that circle in the depths. • Explore the murky depths and the leviathans that live there in this deep-sea Star Wars adventure, staring Kit Fisto! • Written by George Mann, the author of fan-favorite Star Wars titles The High Republic Adventures Phase III—Echoes of Fear and Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon! • Four issue series.
Sonic the Hedgehog - Updated Series
The adventure begins as Sonic races to protect the world from bad guys old and new! In the aftermath of his latest battle with Dr. Eggman, rogue robots are on the loose and new foes are on the rise. But where is the evil doctor and what secrets will Sonic discover during his search? One thing’s for sure: he'll need plenty of help from Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and new allies Tangle the Lemur and Whisper the Wolf.
The Way It Was Before - Updated Series
A tale of first love, heartbreak, and memories. Shaped by her parents' fractured marriage, Autumn, an introverted and awkward teenager, struggles to connect with her peers. She doesn't mind it, though—there's no better combination than books and silence. At least, that's what she likes to believe. When her older sister has had enough of her being alone all the time, Autumn is dragged out to interact with a motley crew of band members. She soon befriends Michael, the quiet and talented guitarist who’s dealing with grief from losing the people he cared about. For the first time, she feels what it’s like to have a deep connection with someone. As she navigates complicated friendships, unrequited love, and her self-esteem, all while uncovering Michael's secrets, Autumn faces the bittersweet truth about growing up and how love isn't always enough.
...and more coming from IDW. Stay tuned!
Thursday, July 31st, 2025
Shadow Service (Toons) - Updated Series
Gina Meyers is a Private Investigator who makes her living in the underbelly of London. She's also a witch. Not the cutesy kind. The terrifying kind. Witchcraft meets spycraft, when a shadowy government organization abducts Gina. Worried your partner is cheating? Need a missing person found? Gina Meyers is the Private Investigator for you. Sure, she’s a witch who worries that her powers make her more of a monster than the crooks she’s trying to catch, but it’s not like London’s criminal underworld is literally going to hell… is it? Spy craft meets black magic in the shadowy world of MI666.
Vápnthjófr saga - Updated Series
Welcome to Vapnthjofr saga! This is a historical fantasy comic, set in 10th century scandinavia. As a civil war is threatning to tear a west-nordic kingdom apart, an unlikely group is wrapped up in the conflict and sent out on a seemingly impossible quest. Updates tuesdays, thursdays and sundays.
Friday, August 1st, 2025
Lost souls - Updated Series
Follow the journey of two Lost Souls, one a lab experiment that has only recently tasted freedom, the other a mysterious girl hiding from the world with only spirits for company. Watch how their fates collide and their primal natures clash against one another all the while the lab tries to claim back what it's lost.
Life with Love and Magic - Updated Series
All their life, Yuna and her sisters were taught one thing: Kionites are peaceful people and Rionites are inferior monstrosities. That is, until one fateful day when Yuna met Tsuyo and his brothers during a trip to Ethosis . . . This comic is labeled as Fantasy, Action, Romance, and Drama. Updates are weekly until the entire backlog is completely uploaded.
Saturday, August 2nd, 2025
Sera and the Royal Stars (Toons) - Updated Series
Civil war rages in the Empire of Parsa, and famine has struck. As the seasons refuse to turn, Princess Sera receives a vision from the deity Mitra telling her to find the Royal Stars and restore them to the heavens. Despite her kingdom and her troops’ need of her command, Sera embarks on a quest to find the fallen stars—now trapped on earth—and save her people from dearth and death.
SHAIN - シャイン - Updated Series
Forced into the service of an evil alien empire invading the earth, our hero Jack is tasked with the creation of the terrifying monster robots called 'MechaZoids'. Standing between the Empire and absolute victory is the TAIGU force, Earths' mightiest warriors! Can he defeat the TAIGU force?! SHAIN (sounds like 'shine') Translations of 社員 noun company employee 社員, サラリーマン, 会社員
Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
Tandem Dark - Updated Series
After the Treasures' War, a new era of peace began between the two neighboring countries, the Kingdom of Elzarna and the Empire of Melethay. And Babann's treasures became mere stories from the past. However, after the peacemakers' generation had gone, a new generation of leaders emerged with various ambitions and opposing goals. And the secrets of Babann's treasures began to resurface.
The Starving Artist Gizmo.... - Updated Series
This is a WebComic about Gizmo, the artist, and his imaginary friend Bunny. Gizmo wants nothing more than to work on art and comics but life doesn't always work out that way. You have imaginations running wild and life just throwing you curve balls. Will Gizmo ever make it? NOTE: This WebComic started as a way for me to push myself to do something with my art. (Hence the art being super rough in the beginning.) Keeping at it the WebComic evolved and became better in every way. It has become something I love to draw and experiment with. That all is to say that even though the start of the comic is rough. Give it a shot and follow my artistic evolution in the form of a WebComic.
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