Be Thankful For These New Comic Series

Thanksgiving is almost here, and this year PREVIEWSworld wants to say that it’s thankful for a healthy comic book industry. There has never been more excitement for comic book properties both past and present, because now they’re intersecting, and you can see this synergy both in monthly PREVIEWS catalogs and on television! Just this month we can point to how Ghost Rider was seen on Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series, and yet the original character can be found in The Original Ghost Rider HC (NOV161358) from Canton Street Press, one of the many publishers contributing to our “From The Archives” theme in the November PREVIEWS catalog.

But enough of the ghost of Christmas past (that comes next month!). Instead, let us focus on the present. We'd like to mention five new series from 2016 from our premier publishers that you should be reading now!

Black Hammer

Jeff Lemire brings together a band of heroes like no other in his new Dark Horse Comics series, Black Hammer (NOV160051). The champions of Slam City, Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Butterfly, and Barbalien, have been banished from existence by a multiversal crisis to a world without superheroes and try to survive in this strange new world living in a small farming town. Always trying to find a way back home, these heroes find that old habits die hard as trouble seeks them out and they must rise to defend humanity again.

Black Hammer #5 (SEP160044) is available now at your local comic shop!

Detective Comics

DC Comics had a Rebirth this year and fans of the long running series Detective Comics were happy to see the comic return to it's original numbering. Batman is back in his first post-DC Rebirth story from award winning writer James Tynion IV, and this time The Dark Knight isn’t fighting alone! Batman Detective Comics Volume 1 (NOV160317) has Batman facing an unknown threat that’s attacking dangerous threats in Gotham with military precision. Not able to take down this villain on his own, Batman teams up with Batwoman to pull together a strike team to help dispatch this threat including Red Robin, Spoiler, and the reformed monster Clayface. Will this motley crew be able to defend their beloved Gotham City or will Batman finally fall?

Detective Comics #945 (SEP160244) is available on November 23rd at comic shops!

Rom

The Space Knight is back in Rom Volume 1 (NOV160382), collecting the first story arc of the all new series from IDW Publishing. Rom, defender of truth and justice is back to help humanity against the villainous Dire Wraiths, but this time he may be too late! As he follows the trail of the Dire Wraiths to Earth, Rom finds himself out numbered and on the offensive against the villains who once feared him above all else. It’s up to Rom to protect humanity and defend our world against the threat of evil.

Look for Rom #5 (SEP160430) in comic shops on November 23rd!

Monstress

A gorgeous tale with a dark side, Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s Monstress Volume One (APR160803) is a series like nothing else on the shelf. This new Image Comics series is jaw dropping from the first page, with lush visuals and a story ripped right out of the darkest fairy tales. Set in a magical steampunk styled 1900’s Asia, this war driven drama follows a young girl searching for answers about herself – and the darkness trying to consume her soul. Forced to walk the razor’s edge of her humanity, she must journey across the land to discover just who, and what, she truly is.

Monstress #8 (AUG160649) is available November 30th at comic shops!

Champions

The kids are alright in Marvel’s latest series from award winning creative team Mark Waid and Humberto Ramos. Ms. Marvel, Nova, Spider-Man, Cyclops, Viv, and The Totally Awesome Hulk are the Champions (AUG160733)– and they’re determined to change the world! Following the aftermath of Civil War 2 these intrepid young heroes are doing things their way, if they don’t kill each other in the process. As they start movements and inspire change the Champions must fight for what they believe in, no matter who stands in their way.

Champions #2 (SEP161005) is out now and Champions #3 (OCT160868) hits stores on December 7th!