Top 20 August 2022 Solicitations Spoilers From Valiant, IDW, Dynamite, Dark Horse, Boom, Titan, AfterShock, AWA & Archie!

Top 20 August 2022 Solicitations Spoilers From Valiant, IDW, Dynamite, Dark Horse, Boom, Titan, AfterShock, AWA and Archie!

Among the solicitations from the publishers named, available through Previewsworld, we picked out our Top 15. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?

The Top 15

Valiant

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG FOREVER #4
(W) Steve Foxe (A) Marcio Fiorito (CA) Bernard Chang

The Eccentric will stop at nothing to add Armstrong to his collection. Archer will stop at nothing to restore his best friend’s lost immortality. And who the heck is going to stop The Maw when he catches up with A&A? Only one thing is certain: this issue will change Archer & Armstrong… FOREVER!

In Shops: Aug 10, 2022
SRP: $3.99

BOOK OF SHADOWS #2 
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Vicente Cifuentes (CA) Rafael Albuquerque

Shadowman, Punk Mambo, Doctor Mirage, Eternal Warrior, and Shadowman’s new ward, Persephone, confront a villain from the Veil. Exarch Fane has broken through to Earth, bringing with him the Book of Shadows, which is more than just your average tome. Death and destruction follow in Fane’s wake. Can our heroes save the day or will they run away to lick their wounds?

In Shops: Aug 24, 2022
SRP: $3.99

IDW

G.I. JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #297
(W) Larry Hama (A/CA) S. L. Gallant

The final G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero story arc at IDW Publishing continues! Using a brand-new casino on Cobra Island as a front, Cobra has been busy behind the scenes resurrecting dangerous villains and heroes alike, all in the hope of creating the deadliest Cobra army ever! It’ll be up to the warriors of G.I. Joe to foil their archenemy’s evil machinations before it’s too late. The game for the fate of the world is barreling toward a calamitous conclusion, and it’s time for every single player to go all in!

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022
SRP: $3.99

STAR TREK MIRROR WAR #8 (OF 8)
(W) David Tipton, Scott Tipton (A) Gavin Smith (CA) J. K. Woodward

After splintering the Cardassian blockade with a bold, joint attack and help from old friends, the crew of the I.S.S. Enterprise moves to end the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance once and for all! Enter the Mirror Universe and witness the fate of the Terran Empire in this explosive finale of The Mirror War!

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022
SRP: $3.99

STAR TREK PICARD STARGAZER #1
(W) Mike Johnson (A/CA) Angel Hernandez

Embark on a never-before-seen journey set between seasons two and three of the Paramount+ hit series Star Trek: Picard! When the U.S.S. Stargazer goes missing near a planet from his past, Admiral Jean Luc-Picard enlists Seven’s help to unravel the mystery and save the Stargazer crew!

In Shops: Aug 24, 2022
SRP: $4.99

STAR TREK THE TRILL ONE-SHOT
(W) Jody Houser (A/CA) Hendry Prasetya

Someone is following Vanah, a research student and ex-applicant to the Trill Symbiont Initiate Program, after a life-changing event on a joint Trill-Federation science expedition. Delve into the world of the Trill in this suspenseful tale of tradition, independence, and survival.

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022
SRP: $7.99

TRANSFORMERS LAST BOT STANDING #4 (OF 4)
(W) Nick Roche (A) E. J. Su (CA) Nick Roche

It’s come to this! Donnokt-no, the universe-hangs in the balance. The last true Cybertronian stands against Visitors from another world to determine the future. One shall stand, one shall fall. Find out who will be the Last Bot Standing!

In Shops: Aug 10, 2022
SRP: $5.99

Dynamite

007 #1
(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Marco Finnegan (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards

OO7 is back in action!

After a high-stakes rescue mission is mysteriously, violently sabotaged, Bond’s future at MI6 hangs in the balance.

As he awaits his fate, James Bond is urgently contacted by an old flame and mentor: Gwendolyn Gann, formerly Agent OO3, who warns Bond of an existential threat to England and the global balance of power.

But before they can meet, OO3 turns up dead, sending Bond on the most personal mission of his career: find Gwendolyn Gann’s killers, and expose the shadowy organization known only as “Myrmidon.”

In Shops: Aug 03, 2022
SRP: $3.99

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS FRACTURED STATES #5
(W) Ron Marz, Andy Lanning (A) Emilio Utrera (CA) Michael Rooth

Who exactly is John Doe? Hero? Villain? Friend? Foe?

All will be revealed, including the ultimate fate of all the patriotic heroes, in the climactic finale of the Project Superpowers: Fractured States epic!

Will a broken country be healed, or will it be swept into the dustbin of history?

All this, and the introduction of a brand-new hero!

In Shops: Aug 03, 2022
SRP: $3.99

TUROK VALLEY OF THE LOST TP
(W) Ron Marz (A) Roberto Castro (CA) Bart Sears

A new hero rises! Turok pursues his kidnapped brother… in the Badlands of the Old West! In the waning days of the Indian Wars, the U.S. cavalry has captured Andar, but Turok will stop at nothing to rescue him. But that quest will lead Turok, Andar and even the soldiers to a strange, lost land inhabited by creatures beyond their imaginations. This is Turok as you’ve never seen him before … and Turok as you’ve always seen him!

Written by acclaimed storyteller Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, Witchblade), with exquisite art by Roberto Castro (Red Sojna, Flash Gordon).

In Shops: Aug 31, 2022
SRP: $19.99

Dark Horse

EDGEWORLD VOLUME 1: A LITLLE CHAOS IN YOUR LIFE
(W) Chuck Austen (A/CA) Pat Olliffe

Edgeworld marks the surprise return to comics of Dreamworks television producer Chuck Austen, the X-Men and Superman writer, partnering with his good friend, long-time Marvel/DC artist Patrick Olliffe.

On the edge of known space, on the backwater, frontier planet of Pala, magistrate Killian Jess, and native Palan Cheela fight to protect a planet, and people, the rest of the galaxy has forgotten. Battling military occupation, alien invasions, otherworldly infestations, drug running, gang violence, black market traders, and the disastrous, ecological aftermath of a brutal, planet-wide war, they must learn to work together and collect any allies they can from the castoffs, misfits, and aliens occupying Pala, in order to save the world they love.

In Shops: Aug 24, 2022
SRP: $19.99

JOE GOLEM OCCULT DETECTIVE OMNIBUS HC
(W) Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden (A) Patric Reynolds, Peter Bergting (CA) David Palumbo

In an alternate, half-submerged version of Manhattan, Joe Golem uncovers the truth behind strange and occult happenings that threaten the city’s inhabitants. But perhaps the biggest mystery of all is his own past. Fight demonic rats, pursue forbidden knowledge, and much more as Joe and his compatriots tackle the supernatural together.

Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden bring us a heartfelt and harrowing saga that combines hardboiled detective with emotional drama and lots of magic and mystery! Featuring art by Patric Reynolds and Peter Bergting with colors by Dave Stewart and Michelle Madsen.

Collects Joe Golem: Occult Detective volumes 1-4.

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022
SRP: $39.99

PARASOMNIA #1 
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Andrea Mutti

Cullen Bunn (Harrow County) and Andrea Mutti (Bunny Mask) return with their hit adventure tale of two worlds split between dreams and reality.

As the hunt for his missing son continues, our hero shifts worlds from the nightmarish Lovecraftian dreamscape to a cyberpunk metropolis where a ruthless cult continues to plague him, and reality and fantasy continue to blur.

“. . . a visually stunning dark fantasy, wearing its pulp fiction influences on its sleeve and setting up an intriguing mystery.” -But Why Tho?

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022
SRP: $3.99

YOUNG HELLBOY ASSAULT ON CASTLE DEATH #2
(W) Mike Mignola, Tom Sniegoski (A) Craig Rousseau (CA) Matt Smith

As Hellboy struggles in the grip of a mysterious illness, a Brotherhood operative inside the B.P.R.D. brings an assassin within striking distance! But even with a fever, young Hellboy has an ace up his (pajama) sleeve . . . or is that a familiar calling card?

Read the exciting continuation of the second Young Hellboy series, from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and cowriter Tom Sniegoski, with art by Craig Rousseau and colors by Chris O’Halloran.

In Shops: Aug 10, 2022
SRP: $3.99

Boom

FIREFLY 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
(W) Jorge Corona, Josh Gordon (A) Jordi Perez, Fabiana Mascolo (CA) Marc Aspinall

In this commemorative 20th Anniversary Special, discover two never-before-told stories from the Serenity’s past and future.

First, writer Jorge Corona (The Me You Love In The Dark) teams with artist Jordi Pérez (All-New Firefly) on a journey through the past like a leaf on the wind, alongside the original crew of the ship.

Then, Josh Gordon and Fabina Mascolo, the team behind Brand New Verse, force the future crew to keep a deadly weapon hidden at all costs… but those that originally hid it away are more familiar than they realize!

In Shops: Aug 31, 2022

SRP: $7.99

DOCTOR WHO ORIGINS #4 (OF 4)
(W) Jody Houser (A) Roberta Ingranata, Warina Sahadewa (CA) Photo

FEATURING THE FUGITIVE DOCTOR IN HER COMICS DEBUT!

Working for the mysterious division on a dangerous assignment, the doctor uncovers something insidious afoot. Discover what this doctor was up to before she became the fugitive!

WRITTEN BY NYT BESTSELLING COMICS WRITER JODY HOUSER!

In Shops: Aug 31, 2022
SRP: $3.99

After Shock

WHERE STARSHIPS GO TO DIE #3
(W) Mark Sable (A) Alberto Locati (CA) Jeremy Haun

The near future – humankind’s first starship crash lands in the most remote spot on earth, the underwater spacecraft graveyard known as Point Nemo. While diving in the deep to salvage this technological marvel, our heroes discover the wreck of a doomed 1980s Soviet Mars mission, a nuclear warhead…and an alien being that’s killing their crew one by one.

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022
SRP: $3.99

Artists, Writers & Artisans (AWA)

JONESES #5 (OF 5)
(W) Michael Moreci (A) Alessandro Vitti, Ive Svorcina (CA) John Gallagher

In the global pandemic known as the “Great Death,” mother, father, sister and brother were all transformed into something superhuman. While the world embraces fascism born of fear, the Joneses realize they face grave consequences if they are exposed as “Reborns.” Do they keep a low profile and hide in plain sight…or use their powers for good and risk exposure? In this climactic issue, the Joneses go head to head against the Dillons, the rival family who is trying to take over the town

In Shops: Aug 31, 2022
SRP: $3.99

Archie

CHILLING ADV JINXS GRIM FAIRY TALES #1
(W) Magdalene Visaggio, James III, Joe Corallo, Evan Stanley (A) Craig Cermak, Eva Cabrera (CA) Vic Malhotra

Teen Jinx Holliday is Riverdale’s go-to babysitter. The (often unruly) kids that she watches over always change, seemingly for the better. The key to her success? Her book of unique fairy tales, all of which tell a moralistic story-usually grim, gruesome ones that frighten the children with Jinx as the star of each and every one. What sinister, I mean, serious lessons will she teach her wards?

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022
SRP: $3.99

Pulse Taking

That’s our top picks from the non Big 3 via Previewsworld, but what caught your eye from their offerings?