Top 10 Image Comics March 2022 Solicitations Spoilers With Nocterra, Arrowsmith, Adventureman and More!
2022 has Image Comics continuing its recent renaissance, building on a stellar 2021, as well as celebrating it’s 30th anniversary. There are solid offerings in March, so, I’ll be picking up the following from Image’s solicits.
ADVENTUREMAN #9
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Rachel Dodson, Terry Dodson“THE CHAINS HE FORGED IN LIFE”
Claire – like any decent Adventureman – teams up with Crossdraw – y’know, the ghost-hunting super cowboy? – to get to the bottom of the Ghost Gang’s terrifying return to New York City.
In Shops: Mar 02, 2022
SRP: $3.99
ARROWSMITH #3 (OF 6)
(W) Kurt Busiek (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco
Fletcher takes part in a dangerous and dramatic jailbreak, engages in a pursuit through the borderlands of magic, and meets enigmatic new allies.
In Shops: Mar 23, 2022
SRP: $3.99
NOCTERRA #9
(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Tony S. Daniel, Marcelo Maiolo
“PEDAL TO THE METAL,” Part Three
With a fresh member on their roster, Team Sundog must traverse uncharted waters with one question on all their minds: who, or rather, what is Eos?
In Shops: Mar 30, 2022
SRP: $3.99
ORDINARY GODS #7
(W) Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark (A/CA) Felipe Watanabe, Frank William
NEW STORY ARCThe explosive second arc starts here! After the game-changing events in Brazil, the Awakened regroup to plan their next steps. But with thousands of lifetimes rushing back to them, can they agree on anything long enough to get started? And what are their enemies planning on the other side of the world?
In Shops:
Jan 26, 2022March 9, 2020
SRP: $3.99
RADIANT BLACK #13
(W) Kyle Higgins (A) Marcello Costa, Igor Monti (CA) Stefano Simeone
As the saying goes, when it rains supervillains, it pours supervillains. But even as ACCEL hunts Radiant Black for the ultimate recharge, Marshall’s got bigger things to worry about – like repairing his reputation. And the old friend who just showed up in town. And… who’s got his dog? RADIANT BLACK YEAR TWO begins here!
In Shops: Mar 16, 2022
SRP: $3.99
RADIANT RED #1 (OF 5)
(W) Cherish Chen (A/CA) Darko Lafuente, Miquel Muerto
Fan-favourite creative team CHERISH CHEN, DAVID LAFUENTE & MIQUEL MUERTO return for a FIVE-ISSUE MINISERIES telling the next unmissable story from the world of RADIANT BLACK!
To her students, Satomi Sone is a diligent middle school teacher. To her fiancé and parents, she’s the rock of their family. To the world, she’s RADIANT RED, a criminal-turned-matter-absorbing superhero. But with a mysterious stranger in her classroom, a nosy reporter on her doorstep, and $2.5 million hidden in the air vents of her house, she’s going to have to decide who she is, and quickly – before the world chooses for her.
In Shops: Mar 16, 2022
SRP: $3.99
There’s a look inside Radiant Red #1 available here, here and here.
My March 2022 picks also include some trade paperbacks.
COWL TP VOL 01 PRINCIPLES OF POWER
(W) Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel (A) Rod Reis (CA) Trevor McCarthyThe Chicago Organized Workers League once stood as a beacon of hope against an epidemic of organized crime and an unbeatable “brotherhood” of Super-Villains. Now, in 1962, the union faces a disillusioned public, scandal, and a new era of threats. Collects issues #1-5 of the breakout series.
In Shops: Mar 02, 2022
SRP: $9.99
DEAD HAND TP VOL 01 COLD WAR RELICS
(W) Kyle Higgins (A/CA) Stephen MooneyCarter Carlson was a highly decorated operative during the Cold War. But in the Fall of 1991, as the Soviet Union collapsed, Carter discovered a secret that not only changed his life… but also altered the course of history. Now, as the mysterious “Dead Hand” threatens to end the world once again, the only thing standing in its way is the relationship between four old spies, a secret town, and a special little boy.
Collects THE DEAD HAND #1-6
In Shops: Mar 02, 2022
SRP: $16.99
HADRIAN’S WALL TP
(W) Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel (A) Eduardo Ferigato (A/CA) Rod ReisWhen an astronaut on Hadrian’s Wall is murdered, pill-popping detective Simon Moore is dispatched to investigate the ship’s crew…including his own ex-wife. But if Simon’s not careful, what he finds could make the interstellar Cold War go red hot. From the creative team behind the critically acclaimed series C.O.W.L. comes a gripping, locked-room murder mystery where the secrets of everyone involved are as dark as the space that surrounds them.
In Shops: Mar 02, 2022
SRP: $19.99
TIME2 OMNIBUS HC
(W) Howard Chaykin (A/CA) Howard ChaykinGraphically experimental, narratively daring, and visually explosive, HOWARD CHAYKIN’s TIME2 was a work ahead of its time. Now, on the project’s 35th anniversary and with the arrival of its long-awaited conclusion…it still is.
In addition to remastered versions of the long-out-of-print first two volumes, “The Epiphany” and “The Satisfaction of Black Mariah,” the TIME2 OMNIBUS completes the trilogy with the new 48-page volume “Hallowed Ground0,” plus many never-before-seen extras.
In Shops: Feb 16, 2022
SRP: $34.99
What caught your eye from the Image Comics March 2022 solicitations?
