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The Monthly Manifest: Comics coming in February 2024

Right then - here's time to look forward to what's coming in February! Click on our cover of the month below to browse everything online, or scroll on down to check out the first issues and other highlights. Remember, pre-ordering before 25th January 2024 secures the discounted pre-order price, and also really helps us out.



This ambitious, non-fiction comic book experience depicts true stories of UFO abductions with an eye to capturing the strange essence of those encounters.


In 1947, Kenneth Arnold flew his Call-Air A-2 over the skies of the Pacific Northwest when all of a sudden he saw a blinding flashof silver light.


What followed was a bizarre and difficult to explain encounter with several flying objects that would change the course of his life forever.


Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests. Also includes a True Weird backup story by Zac Thompson, Gavin Fullerton, and Aditya Bidikar!





In an alternate universe, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers finally defeated Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, but at a terrible cost In the wake of tragedy, the team went their separate ways.


22 years later, the long-disbanded team reunites to mourn the losses of beloved friends, but Zack and Billy have some unexpected information to share-Jason, the Red Ranger, has been operating as a lone vigilante, and has since disappeared.


Will the remaining Rangers be able to track him down, especially with a mysterious figure in pursuit?


Written by actress, screenwriter, and director Amy Jo Johnson, the original Pink Ranger herself, along with rising star co-writer Matt Hotson (Titans) and renowned artist Nico Leon (Spider-Man, Catwoman), fans can experience something unlike anything they ever have before in the Power Rangers universe, in TV or comics!




Mini-Series Premiere!


Neo Novena detective Ari Nasser is about to retire with an enviable record, until a brutal murder occurs, bearing all the hallmarks of the 'One Hand Killer' which should be impossible, since Ari already put him away not once, but twice in the years before.


What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game as Ari pursues his quarry down the rain-soaked streets of Neo Novena.


Ari will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of this case, but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of his future-metropolis and Ari's own beleaguered soul.


Grippingly written by award-winning writer Ram V with hauntingly atmospheric art and covers by Laurence Campbell and Lee Loughridge, One Hand is a miniseries that will keep you guessing until the very end.





First there was Saucer Country, a dark thriller that blended UFO lore and alien abduction with political intrigue, all set in the hauntingly beautiful Southwest.


The story continued in Saucer State and now, the series reaches its long-awaited conclusion in this special one-shot, as co-creators Cornell and Kelly present the final story of alien abductee Arcadia Alvarado's campaign to be US President and her search for the truth of what happened to her!











Before the Suicide Squad sets their sights on the corrupted Justice League in the upcoming videogame Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, join us for this thrilling prequel and witness them kill Arkham Asylum!


Amanda Waller has taken control of the recently rebuilt Arkham, and her brutal tactics and merciless methods have led to the most secure asylum Gotham has ever known.


But when the cell doors open, and the inmates are left in a free-for-all deathmatch, Waller's true intentions reveal themselves: identify the strongest, smartest, and most brutal to serve her on Task Force X. 







Fleeing through space to escape their dying home world, the ThunderCats were attacked en route by their mortal enemies, the Mutants of Plun-Darr.


After diverting their damaged flagship to a planet called Third Earth, the surviving ThunderCats now strive to rebuild their society in harmony with the new world's natives. But the Mutants, determined to possess the ThunderCats' mystical gem, the Eye of Thundera, have tracked them down - and they've also forged an alliance with Mumm-Ra, the devil-priest of Third Earth!


Now the ThunderCats, led by an inexperienced Lion-O, must band together as never before to protect their legacy from this combined enemy.


But will they be able to withstand the onslaught of Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living, once he sets his eyes upon them?


The triple-threat talents (writers, artists, and ThunderCats superfans) of DECLAN SHALVEY and DREW MOSS join forces to bring this exciting new entry in the ThunderCats canon to life!


This premier issue features 24 story pages as well as a host of the finest cover artists the galaxy has ever seen, including SHALVEY, DAVID NAKAYAMA, LUCIO PARRILLO, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, and IVAN TAO!



Yes, we know. She's cheesy. She's cliched. But she's also brilliantly written and much less of a sexist fantasy and much more of a witty satire than you might have thought.

Now Vampirella experiences a literal new beginning with a renumbering to reflect her six decades of publishing!


Vampirella is murdered by a mysterious blonde woman who looks exactly like her, only to awaken surrounded by her husband, friends, and pseudo-superhero mom Lilith. All seems normal and right with the world except for her nagging suspicion that none of it actually is...


Here Vampirella inexplicably finds herself back in the first days of Priest and Erg n G nd z's landmark 50th Anniversary run where the dead are alive, Vampi's wickedly self-absorbed mom is practically a Power Ranger, and the mass casualty event which defined the series has been averted.


But who is the blonde stranger and why is she murdering Vampi over and over again? Strap in for our weirdest yarn yet as 'Beyond' takes our favourite space vampire into a whole new world, one she herself accidentally created!



Return to the island-nation of Madripoor as X-Men legend Chris Claremont takes the helm of an all-new WOLVERINE tale teaming Logan with his long-standing friends CAPTAIN AMERICA and the BLACK WIDOW!


Picking up in the window of the all-time classic UNCANNY X-MEN #268, thrill to a brand-new adventure! When a secret weapon brings Captain America to Madripoor, the trio team-up you've been waiting decades for will finally come to pass as the mission brings Logan and Black Widow into a race against time against a multitude of foes, including the HAND!


You've been waiting for this one...


...and you'll never guess where it goes!   


Rated T+




Barbaric: Born in Blood #1 Cover
Barbaric: Born in Blood #1 Cover

A new era of Barbaric begins! Worried Axe is going to find out you fell behind on a few issues? Scared to admit that despite all your friends raving about Barbaric for years, you still haven't joined in on the fun?


Rejoice!


For Barbaric: Born in Blood begins the next season of Owen, Axe, and Soren's tale. Yes, that's right! We did it the thing everyone says they're doing, even when they're lying through their teeth: a genuinely good jumping on point.


How, you ask?


Well, it all starts with a compelling new bad guy. Meet Orrick, the tortured barbarian now turned master torturer, who will take us deep into Owen's past, revealing secrets that should have stayed buried like Axe in a chest cavity slurping up that sweet, delicious blood.


Will the cursed-to-do-good barbarian finally do some actual good?


Probably not!


But some much worse guys will almost certainly lose their heads.


Yummy!



Mini-Series Premiere!


In this vibrant, tongue-in-cheek adventure series, atypical teen Avani and midwestern jock Trent teleport across a post-Cold War landscape to collect bizarre relics.


Why?


Well, because they need to summon the arcane powers of a resplendent 17th-century cabinet to fix a teeny-tiny mistake the last time Avani used it unleashing an ancient evil from its prison and accidentally slaughtering her parents.


Courtesy of Eisner-nominated writer Jordan Hart (Ripple Effects) and co-writer David Ebeltoft, and introducing the technicolour wizardry of artist Chiana Raimondi!





Master of Horror Joe Hill (Locke & Key, NOS4A2) joins Creepshow!


Gather round, kiddies, for a special presentation!


In this feature-length issue, Creepshow alum Joe Hill is joined by Jason Ciaramella (C Is for Cthulhu) and Michael Walsh (The Silver Coin) to tell the terrifying tale of a businessman whose commute is about to get a lot hairier when his train makes an unexpected stop at 'Wolverton Station'!


This one-shot adapts the acclaimed short story by Joe Hill in an expanded format with new twists and turns including a special appearance by The Creep!





The city of Oshawa, Ontario has vanished without a trace. Even worse, nobody remembers it or the 170,000 missing residents that disappeared along with it.


As the survivors also fall into the forgotten, they must seek each other out, if they hope to have any chance of surviving in a world where no one believes they exist.


Highly acclaimed writer Ed Brisson (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Predator), rising star artist Luca Casalanguida (Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body, James Bond), and red hot colourist Dee Cunniffe (Barnstormers, Crossover) pose the question how can you feel connected to reality or each other if by all veritable means, you don't exist?





Mini-Series Premiere!


The legendary '90s super-soldier returns for an all-new adventure!


An enemy from the past has forced Dutch back into the belly of the beast-but will his former teammates welcome him back?


Or will a cybernetic kill team get to him first?


It's balls-to-the-wall action from the team of Casey and Gane!


Plus: an exclusive variant cover by legendary Dutch creator Chap Yaep!












From the New York Times bestselling creator of Mind MGMT and co-writer of BRZRKR with Keanu Reeves comes a multi-dimensional cosmic odyssey presented in a pulp magazine-sized format!


Robin is a big city reporter, embedded with US Marines heading to the hostile pocket universe called Terminus.


Ten minutes in, the entire marine squad is wiped out and she has to survive (and report) on her own.


Terminus is full of cosmic wonders-and sci-fi 'gods' that are in the middle of a political power struggle. The language is alien, and the politics are deadly.


Can she survive long enough to figure out what's going on and get home to tell the story?





Series Premiere!


Abraham 'Abe' Morgenstern, the son of Satan, has one month to live.


Before he dies, he must decide which of his three wayward children-volatile narcissist Nero, conflicted field operative Jackal, or troubled schoolgirl Bee-will inherit his shadowy empire.


But will Abe ever be able to truly cede control of the Apocalypse? Or does the Antichrist have something else up his sleeve?


Writers Ryan Parrott (Rogue Sun, Power Rangers) and WGA Award nominee Noah Gardner are joined by Eisner Award-winning artist John Pearson (The Department of Truth, Blue In Green) for anepic tale about family, power, legacy, and the end of the world!




It's time to thrash the night!


The death of a loved one draws Dwayne Taylor back to New York City, though his days as NIGHT THRASHER are long over.


But Dwayne finds the past difficult to outrun when SILHOUETTE, his ex-teammate from the NEW WARRIORS, seeks his help against a new criminal called THE O.G. And the mystery of the O.G.'s true identity and what's to come will change Night Thrasher's legacy forever!


Don't miss this bold new direction for a cult classic character who is leaving the '90s behind him!


Rated T+





Red Hood: The Hill #1 Cover
Red Hood: The Hill #1 Cover

Welcome to the Hill--formerly one of Gotham's most dangerous suburbs--a place that required its residents to band together to keep themselves safe when the police, and sometimes even Batman, wouldn't.


Now, as the Hill finds itself gentrifying, old habits die hard as the vigilante known only as Strike works with her team to keep the town safe--but she's not alone.


Jason Todd, one of the Hill's newest residents, is more than happy to don the visage of Red Hood to help Strike keep his new home safe.


But a new villain is emerging from the shadows. Will Red Hood, Strike and the Hill's small militia of vigilantes be able to keep their home safe?


Check out Red Hood's return to find out!






MEET DC'S DEVIOUS NEW DUO!


They're bad to the bone, ready to brawl, and the sons of two of the deadliest villains in the galaxy: they're the Sinister Sons and the DC Universe will never be the same!


When the son of General Zod was cast off of his adopted home world of New Kandor, Lor-Zod runs afoul of a kid on a mission: Sinson is out to prove he's got what it takes to live up to the family name of Sinestro!


But all is not as it seems, and the sons' journeys will take them into the heart of darkness in this sensational first issue!


Superstar Super Sons scribe Peter J. Tomasi returns to the world of DC youth once again--joined by fan-favorite artist David Lafuente--to craft one of the most dynamic debuts of a duo in DCU history!





The now perennial Spider-Hit is back as we start the build to the biggest Spider-Versal story we've EVER DONE!


We all know who Weapon X is, but WHO IS WEAPON VIII?!


In their universe, when Weapon X escapes from his facility, they call on their greatest previous success to get him back. SPIDER-BYTE RETURNS!


You may not have realized that the digital avatar Spider-Character who made her big screen debut in Across the Spider-Verse came from the comics first! She's back in comics now and you don't want to miss her!



Rated T+





Mothra is a great protector and friend to humanity, but not everyone believes the monster is always going to be on our side.


When an anti-kaiju group controlling the powerful robotic Mechagodzilla and M.O.G.U.E.R.A. attacks Mothra's home, it's up to a few brave souls, an injured Mothra, and a little extra robotic help to save the day!










HUNT.


KILL.


REPEAT.


In the near future, a young girl sees her family slaughtered by the deadliest and most feared hunter in the universe: a PREDATOR.


Years later, though her ship is barely holding together and food is running short, Theta won't stop stalking the spaceways until the Yautja monster who killed her family is dead or she is.


Ed Brisson (IRON FIST, GHOST RIDER) and Kev Walker (DR. STRANGE, DOCTOR APHRA) forge a violent, heartbreaking and unforgettable new chapter in the PREDATOR saga not to be missed!


Rated T+





Mini-Series Premiere!


Neo Novena archaeology student Johannes Vale has always been so very in control of his life.


But when he commits a brutal murder using the M.O. of a historic and notorious serial killer, everything begins to spiral out of control primarily as Johannes doesn't remember doing it.


What follows is a deadly cat-and-mouse game as Johannes seeks refuge in the rain-soaked streets of Neo Novena. He will stop at nothing to unravel the secrets and ciphers of what he did and why he did it; but each revelation only leads further into the dark heart of his future-metropolis and Johannes' own heartbroken soul.


Grippingly written by writer Dan Watter with hauntingly atmospheric art and covers by Sumit Kumar and Lee Loughridge, Six Fingers is a miniseries that will keep you on the edge until the very end.





IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics synthesize and remix 40 years of Turtles lore and transform it into a single, sprawling epic!


This sourcebook collects and catalogues every character, every location, and every notable event-and serves as a comprehensive companion to that epic-into four issues by writer Patrick Ehlers.


Issue #1 tracks the complete story of the friendship and rivalry of Oroku Saki and Hamato Yoshi, from friends to foes, from past to present, from astral plane to solid ground.


Where the immortal Shredder builds an army of criminals, ninjas, and beasts, the resurrected Splinter and his Turtle sons grow their influence through family and fellowship.


These are the humans and mutants caught up in this life span-defying war for control of the Foot Clan.




ANARCHY IN THE SPIDER-VERSE!


SPIDER-PUNK GETS HIS OWN SERIES!


HOBIE BROWN is THE ANARCHIC SPIDER-PUNK - set to protect EARTH-138 with his axe in hand and his chaotic band of punk rockin' heroes backing him!


NORMAN OSBORN is dead, but will the chaos he's created be too much for Spider-Punk and gang to handle?


Feel the vibes as CODY ZIGLAR (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and JUSTIN MASON bring you the jams when 'BANNED IN DC' begins here!


Rated T+




More than a decade after the Last Ronin defeated the Foot Clan, New York City finds itself in a state of steady decline.


Now, the disparate gangs vie for economic and political control and that the chaos is taking its toll. It's clear to Casey Marie that if something isn't done soon, the city she knows and loves will be lost forever.


So, whether they're ready or not, she and her young pupils must raise a new coalition and lead the charge to keep the peace.


Witness the rise of the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as they fight to restore peace to the streets they live below!


Legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman proudly presents the next epic chapter of The Last Ronin, reassembling the acclaimed creative team from the original monster bestseller for a second oversized, prestige format miniseries event!

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