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 more complex than anyone imagined, rises one day. The horizon folds as the Sea absorbs the world and transforms everything that's been pulled inside it. Three kids find themselves unmoored and lost, but brought together by the physical and mental changes wrought by the tides and a desire to avoid harming any living creature. ANZUELO is the new graphic novel by the Eisner award-winning cartoonist EMMA RÍOS (PRETTY DEADLY, MIRROR, I.D.).
Reluctant Hero - Updated Series
Asta and Lola are childhood friends, their friendship is tested after Asta befriends Mallory a young girl who shares Asta’s love of caped crusaders and she suggests they play out their fantasies. However, Mallory’s aspirations are revealed to be far more sinister. *Reads right to left
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Superhumanity: The SuperAustralians #1 - New Arrival
Twenty-six top Aussie writers and artists tell a jam tale over four issues of super-heroic mayhem that crisscrosses the Australian continent! Edited by Christopher Sequeira (Star Trek: Holo-Ween). Includes copy of a letter by the late Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man written before he died, encouraging the creator of this project to go ahead with it!
Rock Rocket and the City of Galanax - New Arrival
In the distant future where Earth has been seemingly destroyed, humanity lives alongside aliens in the United Planets Union. But on the central planet of this government, in the capital city of Galanax, one man fights in search of his missing home. He is the White Fire of Justice! The Power Ballad of Hope! The Star all Peoples Gaze to as it Soars High into the Future! He is the Superhero of Galanax City: Rock Rocket!!
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars - New Arrival
Defender of the cosmos! Vanquisher of evil! Failure at frisbee?? Corgi shenanigans, epic space battles, and intergalactic heroes abound in this uplifting, action-packed adventure about the powerful connection between humans and their pets from GLAAD Media Award nominee Ben Kahn (Renegade Rule, Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend) and illustrator Georgeo Brooks (Immortals Fenyx Rising: From Great Beginnings). Eleven-year-old Reuben Mahmoud just wants a break. When he takes his pet corgi, Mr. Muffins, to the park, he expects to get just that-a break. But what he gets instead is an alien invasion right smack dab in the middle of his neighborhood! Oh! And apparently Mr. Muffins is the chosen one destined to save the galaxy? This should be interesting . . .
Savvy? - Updates Series
Set in the Golden Age of Piracy, this short story follows a mysterious pirate captain on a secretive mission who rescues a girl found adrift at sea. As if she wasn't trouble enough, more problems ensue in the form of rival pirates and the looming threat of the Spanish Armada. (Releases every week on Wednesdays, time and sanity permitting!)
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Niobe (Verticals) - Updated Series
Niobe Ayutami. Half human, half elf. Half Ujoan, half Isintarrian. Half goddess, half devil. Niobe is a child of prophecy. Destined to be a queen and on the run since birth, Niobe was first introduced in The Untamed: A Sinner's Prayer. Now a teenager and on her own for the first time, Niobe must find her way in a world that wants her dead. After fleeing the vampire lord, Essessa, Niobe arrives at the sacred elven grounds of her ancestors, but she finds no welcome from her kind. She does, however, meet a fellow outcast in a half orc boy who is accused of murder.
Mean! - Updated Series
Tate, the descendant of a relatively famous activist, is a total sweetheart and can charm anyone, despite being a little slow. However, he's plagued by boredom and diffidence. As his luck would have it, a terrible, tall and horribly strong halfblood shows up to the entrance ceremony at Afrit. Arson's the first person he's met in years who's unapologetically mean, mysterious and totally closed off! Fluffy tails and sharp teeth clash as they try to learn to communicate and love each other...
Friday, February 7, 2025
SCOTCH MCTIERNAN VERSUS THE FORCES OF EVIL Vol. 1 - New Arrival
The love these former Deadpool creators have for MAD Magazine, action movies, and weed comes through in the funniest comic you’ll read this year. The action spans from America’s failed war on drugs, to a monster ball and a dystopian future of late stage capitalism, all the way to the story of the unlikeliest Ghost Of Christmas Future. The complete adventures of stoner soldier Scotch McTiernan are collected here in their entirety for the first time, and it’s everything you could want from an action comedy. Collects THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE WAR ON WEED ONE-SHOT, HALLOWEEN PARTY ONE-SHOT, and SCOTCH McTIERNAN’S HOLIDAY PARTY ONE-SHOT
Cyberfunks - ALPHA - New Arrival
CYBERFUNKS is a retro-futuristic Cyberpunk story set in an early space-faring, 80s-inspired future for mankind. It brings pop and street subculture onto the stage in space for an inspired vaporwave spaghetti western saga.
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Peter Panzerfaust - Updated Series
PETER PANZERFAUST, the critically acclaimed reimagining of the Peter Pan story set in the backdrop of World War II France. Peter leads a band of orphans in their desperate attempt to escape the city of Calais as the Nazi army presses its advance deeper into the country. With impossible odds against them, the Lost Boys survive a series of dangerous adventures on their road to Paris, and to freedom.
Moonlit lemonade - Updated Series
The year is 4071, earth is a protected hub of mixed alien cultures. Namely the Enari, a cybernetic race living there for the past millennia. Meet private eye Oya Kouyun, a human Hyper-electrosis (H.E) sufferer that’s very shocking to her clientele. Oya’s coldest case is that of a missing friend- her last memory of them was fifty years ago over their shared love of lemonade in the pale moonlight. She’s collaborating with her former partner (Xanadu) to solve cases as she piece together her own.
Sunday, February 9, 2025
The Weatherman Vol #1-2 - New Arrival
The future's only hope... has a zero percent chance. Nathan Bright had it all: an awesome girlfriend, a kickass dog, and a job as the #1 weatherman on terraformed Mars. But when he's accused of carrying out the worst terrorist attack in human history - an event that wiped out nearly the entire population of Earth - Nathan becomes the target of a manhunt that spans the galaxy. But is Nathan truly responsible for such a horrific crime? And why can't he remember? Confused, terrified, and totally unprepared for life on the run, Nathan's fate lies in the hands of Amanda Cross, the disavowed government agent assigned to his case. Together the unlikely duo will have to rely on each other as they battle their way through the solar system in search of the truth, and the key to stopping a second extinction-level attack. A full-throttle, wide-screen, science fiction epic about the damage we do in the name of justice and what it truly means to be redeemed... you don't want to miss THE WEATHERMAN!
(re)INTRANSEXTELLAR - Updated Series
Still in the dark of night and accompanied by his dog, a man sets out to hunt, taking advantage of the final days of hunting season. A month passes with no sign of the hunter. Then, he returns. But he is not truly the person he was. Or perhaps (s)he is? Originally published in Spain in 2019 by Bang Ediciones, Intransextellar had the honor of receiving a Bronze Award at the Japan Manga Awards the following year. Now, I’m bringing a revised and enhanced version of Intransextellar, specially adapted to the vertical scroll format. This new edition stays true to the essence of the original story while incorporating updates to the art and narrative to give you a unique and exciting experience. Additionally, this version aims to connect with English-speaking audiences, bringing this galactic journey to an even wider community of readers.
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