What To Look Forward – 02/22 – Featuring The Old Guard #1, Mignola-verse’s The Visitor #1, New TPBs & HCs Plus Much More!

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Welcome to What To Look Forward To!

Here is a quick look at some highlights on the shelves this week. A few new series coming out, as well as some new TPBs and HCs to check out. There’s a new segment at the bottom of the page, so without further ado let’s dive in…

New This Week:

The Old Guard #1 – Another new series from Greg Rucka! It seems like he’s been putting out a few new titles lately, in addition to his latest Wonder Woman run. This time, a couple of immortals can’t seem to keep their secret much longer.

Detective Comics #951 – New arc, “League of Shadows” begins here!

Elektra #1 – Elektra is moving out to some warmer climates, but she seems to find trouble no matter where she goes.

Revival #47 – The final issue of the critically-acclaimed and fan-favorite series is here.

Sun Bakery #1 – The indie hit comes to Image as an anthology!

The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed #1 – Back in 1944 when Hellboy came into our world, there were many witnesses: Nazis, The United States Military with Professor Bruttenholm, and an until-now unknown Visitor. Find out why he was there and where he is now.

Justice League of America #1 – New series, new team!

Other issues to look forward to:

Hellblazer #7

Outcast #25

The Power of The Dark Crystal #1

Wonder Woman #17

Collected Editions and OGNs:

Batman: Night of The Monster Men HC

Cosmic Odyssey: The Deluxe Edition HC

Deadpool: Back in Black TPB

Penny Dreadful TPB

Shaft: Imitation of Life TPB

Snotgirl Vol. 01 TPB

Wonder Woman Vol. 01 The Lies TPB

Start Here!

Welcome to the new segment! This section is for readers new to comics as well as readers on a budget, highlighting several great “jump-on” points each week under $20.

The Old Guard #1$3.99

The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed #1$3.99

Detective Comics #951$2.99

Snotgirl Vol. 01$9.99; Thank the gods for Image’s $10 trades. If you haven’t heard, Snotgirl was one of 2016’s most talked-about series from fan-favorite Bryan Lee O’Malley!

TOTAL = $20.96

I know, just over the price limit. But that’s a pretty sweet stack of books there, IMO.

 

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That’s it for now, happy reading everyone! See you next week.

Phil started reading comics in 2008, and it has been his passion since. Enjoying titles ranging from Batman to Sex Criminals, Y: The Last Man to Samurai Jack, and The Wicked + The Divine to 100 Bullets, Phil will read just about anything. Have a recommendation? Looking for one? You can reach him on Twitter @4ColorPhil