Top 5 AfterShock Comics September 2023 Solicitations Spoilers With Hell Is A Squared Circle, Mary Shelley Monster Hunter, Witch Hammer and More!
Among the full AfterShock Comics September 2023 solicits we picked out our Top 5. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?
The Top 5
HELL IS A SQUARED CIRCLE ONE-SHOT
(W) Chris Condon (A) Francesco Biagini (CA) Jacob PhillipsIs Wrestling Noir a genre? It is now!
Ted “The Irish Mooska” Walsh is a third-tier wrestling heel with a problem – himself. He’s behind on rent, child support and his career, but he thinks he can change things. As he attempts to take control of his life, his actions leave him with blood on his hands. Ted finds himself on the run from the authorities and the darkness of his past. As Ted tries to escape his former self and build a new, better future, his mistakes come back to haunt him – in the ring and out of it.
HELL IS A SQUARED CIRCLE is a 48-page Prestige Format ONE SHOCK from Writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and illustrated by Francesco Biagini (Dingo, 18 Days). Don’t miss out on this body slam to hell from such an electrifying creative team.
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $7.99
MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER TPB VOLUME 1
(W) Adam Glass, Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (A/CA) Hayden ShermanFor nearly two centuries, scholars have wondered how on earth Mary Shelley, a nineteen-year-old girl, was able to conjure one of the most frightening and enduring horror stories of all-time: Frankenstein.
But with the recent discovery of Mary Shelley’s secret memoir, the truth is finally revealed: Mary Shelley didn’t just write Frankenstein, she lived it. Traveling back to that historic Geneva winter of 1816, Mary, her fiancé Percy, sisters Claire and Fanny, and the celebrated poet Lord Byron, find themselves guests of the eerie Frankenstein Estate. The macabre and frightening events that follow lead Mary to both a gruesome and shocking discovery. Their mysterious host is not at all what they expected, and their intentions will change the course of Mary’s life forever.
Brought to life by Adam Glass (ROUGH RIDERS, THE NORMALS, THE LOLLIPOP KIDS) and Olivia Cuartero-Briggs (ETV’s The Arrangement) with art by Hayden Sherman (COLD WAR, The Few, Wasted Space), Mary Shelley: Monster Hunter is historical fiction at its most (After)shocking! Volume One contains issues 1-5!
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $14.99
MIDNIGHT ROSE ONE-SHOT
(W) Jim Starlin (A/CA) Nikkol Jelenic64-PAGE ONE-SHOT
Join the legendary Jim Starlin (Creator of Thanos, Gamora, Dreadstar) and Nikkol Jelenic (AFTERDARK, A Taste for Killing, The Fall, Red Crow) on a journey through the life of a singular, frightening and very human creature: MIDNIGHT ROSE. A particularly bizarre tale of loneliness, love and what happens when you can’t help but give in to the vengeance growing deep within yourself.
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $8.99
SAMURAI DOGGY TPB
(W) Chris Tex (A/CA) SanttosDuring the Fourth War of the Sun, a small dog named DOGGY experienced an irreparable trauma: his mother was brutally murdered, and his eight brothers, still puppies, were kidnapped by a mysterious man. To save them, Doggy fought bravely against the terrible killer, but all his efforts were in vain, and he was left for dead. What nobody imagined was that a technological vulture scavenging the region for corpses would be the one to rescue the dying dog from death’s scythe.
Now, Doggy has become Samurai Doggy, and his only goal is to quench his thirst for revenge.Written by Chris Tex (BlackOut) and illustrated by Santtos (LAND OF THE LIVING GODS, BlackOut, Night Shift), SAMURAI DOGGY is a story of loss, revenge and the journey to defeat the greatest empire of machines and robots that has ever existed.
This 192-page volume contains the entire first volume, issues #1-6.
In Shops: Sep 27, 2023
SRP: $24.99
WITCH HAMMER OGN
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Dalibor TalajicWitch. The word conjures images of hags in black robes and crooked hats, standing over cauldrons of bubbling brew. But witches are among us, and we do not realize it. They are our friends and neighbors. They are our family members. They are our idols.
And someone is murdering them.
A killer is stalking witches, hunting them down mercilessly. Agents Frontenac and Guinness are on the killer’s trail. But as they delve deeper into the hidden, magical world around them, they are haunted by a terrifying question. Is the killer doing the right thing?
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $19.99
Pulse Taking
That’s our top picks from AfterShock Comics September 2023 solicitations, but what caught your eye from their offerings?
