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Raf’s Big Week of Small Press #1’s for 4.6.2022

Raf’s Big Week of Small Press #1’s for 4.6.2022

Happy Wednesday, Carol and John’s Shoppers! We’ve got a big week this week in the shop with plenty of new series, from both Marvel and DC, and a lot from small press publishers too. There’s bound to be something for everyone, so let’s see what’s in store for comic readers for the first week of April. Small Press New this week from Vault, it’s West of Sundown! Co-written by horror maestros Tim Seeley and Aaron Campbell and drawn by the wicked Jim Terry, West of Sundown is the newest entry in Vault’s Nightfall horror line and is a trip to the New Mexico desert filled with blood and monsters. Vampire Constance der Abend and her loyal assistant Dooley are forced to flee New York City, and are now on a mission to restore Constance’s undead flesh at the place of her ancestral birth in the town of Sangre de Moro to the west. But the years have not been kind to Sangre de Moro, and now Constance will have to adapt to the changes that have occurred in this rough...

Raf’s Spotlight On New Comics for 3.30.2022

Raf’s Spotlight On New Comics for 3.30.2022

Hey there, everybody. Welcome to another week of great comics at Carol and John’s Comic Shop! The weather is slowly warming up and so are the comic book storylines. There’s a big new event starting up in the Bat-corner of DC Universe and the mutants of Krakoa are plotting big things as well at Marvel. We’ve got plenty of other books too this week, so let’s see what’s good. DC Comics It’s the Bat-Crossover of the spring, with the Shadow War event beginning in Shadow War Alpha new this week. The League of Shadows are gunning for Deathstroke’s head! After the shocking assassination of [REDACTED], Batman and Damian Wayne’s Robin will try to beat the League of Shadows in a race to get to Deathstroke and bring him to justice. Written by Joshua Williamson, writer of this summer’s Dark Crisis and the upcoming issue #75 of Justice League featuring the Death of the Justice League, this looks to be a major installment in the DC Universe for 2022. “FaZe Clan, the world’s most prominent and influential esports and gaming organization,...

Raf’s Great New Comics for 3.23.2022

Raf’s Great New Comics for 3.23.2022

Hey there, Carol and John’s Shoppers. This month is flying by, and I think part of that is because of just how great each week has been for new comics. This week is another biggie, so buckle up, it’s a good one. DC Comics New from DC’s Black Label imprint (and finally something that isn’t Batman-related for once), writer Joshua Williamson and artist Leomacs team up for a new miniseries called Rogues. The Flash and Central City have some of the coolest and most unique villains in the DC Universe, and in this series, Captain Cold brings the gang back together again for a neo-noir heist, unlike anything the city has ever had seen. “Ten years ago, the Rogues disbanded and went their separate ways. But time hasn’t been kind to the former blue-collar super-criminals. Caught in an endless cycle of prison, rehab, dead-end jobs, broken relationships, probation, and endless restitution fees, the Rogues are sick of paying for their crimes. Luckily, Captain Cold has a plan. One last job that will leave them all richer than their wildest dreams...