Start Here: Five New Comics For January 24th

by Andrea Purcell

If you’re looking for a fresh new series or a jumping-on point to an ongoing comic, you can Start Here. This week Maika must prepare for her most dangerous battle yet in Monstress, Artie Buckle tries to save his city from supernatural destruction as Vinegar Teeth begins, Legion returns in a new series by Peter Milligan, and more!

Every week we’ll collect five titles with new number ones or fresh story arcs perfect for readers looking to jump into new series. These new releases are available at your local comic shop and feature comics from any genre or publisher.

Don’t hesitate, these series are ready for new readers to enjoy - all you have to do is Start Here.

Vinegar Teeth #1

Dark Horse Comics’ newest mini-series, from the creative team of Damon Gentry and Troy Nixey, isn’t for the faint of heart as Brick City is beset by darkness and its only savior is the grade-A schmuck Artie Buckle in Vinegar Teeth #1 (NOV170017). Poor Artie may not be the brightest, but he’s a damn fine cop – and he’s going to have to partner up with a mysterious, tentacled, extra-dimensional being if he wants to stop the crime spree taking place in Brick City! But there’s something more sinister on the horizon, a threat so great that not only is Brick City in danger but the whole world may be on the brink of destruction!

Optimus Prime #15

The Flash is celebrating it’s 700th tale with the return of one of Barry Allen’s most formidable foes as Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico usher in the return of Gorilla Grodd in Flash #39 (NOV170262). As “The Perfect Storm” begins, Barry is trying to make amends to Central City and to the people he’s hurt but Gorilla Grodd has other plans! Grodd stages a shocking attack on Central City, but how is Grodd’s attack linked to Barry and the Speed Force? Fans will be rocked to their core as this new story arc changes everything you think you knew about the Flash. 

Monstress #13

Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s critically acclaimed Image Comics series returns as a new story arc begins in Monstress #13 (NOV170782). Maika has been battling almost her entire life and has watched countless friends and loved ones fall to the horrors of war, but her greatest battle is approaching as she must try to save her life by trying to make friends. As she struggles against everything that she has taught herself, Maika must control the darkness within her even more now as her life depends on earning the trust of others. 

Legion #1

David Haller returns in a new Marvel Comics series sprung from the minds of Peter Milligan and Wilfredo Torres in Legion #1 (NOV170928). David has struggled with his multiple personalities – and the uncontrollable mutant powers that manifest with each one – but now a new personality is rising, one that may be too strong for even David to control. As he seeks out a renowned young psychotherapist to corral this new aspect of his split mind, David is getting more than he bargained for as the doctor brings her own demons along.  

X-O Manowar #11

Aric of Dacia has been a warrior, a leader, even a space emperor but now all of that has been stripped from him as Matt Kindt and Ryan Bodenheim begin a new chapter in X-O Manowar #11 (NOV172017). Arci has been cast out of the kingdom he built on the blood of his enemies and now a band of relentless, intergalactic bounty hunters have been hired to kill him for his atrocities of war. With nowhere to turn to, Aric must confront the thing which turned him into a monstrous killing machine – the X-O Manowar armor! 

Find more of this week's new releases here!

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Andrea Purcell is a Web Content Writer for PREVIEWSworld.com and the Retailer Marketing Manager at Diamond Comic Distributors. Her favorite past times are singing karaoke at comic conventions and memorizing obscure trivia about random pop culture.