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Well, we're back! Happy Easter to all who celebrate, Ramadan Mubarak to those who are in the middle of their holy month, and a hearty "How Do?" to everyone else. We've been a little quiet over here over the last few weeks - apologies. The non-arrival of our delivery a couple of weeks ago (it did turn up eventually) messed up the schedule. We're a well organised precision machine here at Desties* and the slightest disturbance in the routine causes everything to go awry.
Anyway. We're back on track just in time for the seasonal Bank Holidays to mess things up again. Fortunately Regie is away and so can't make things worse and Alice totally has you covered. Partly because Regie is away and partly because of the Bank Holidays making this week's delivery two days late we have amended opening hours for the next two weeks:
SUNDAY 31st MARCH - TUESDAY 2nd APRIL: CLOSED AS NORMAL
WEDNESDAY 3rd APRIL: CLOSED
THURSDAY 4th APRIL: NEW COMIC BOOK DAY!!! OPEN 12.30pm - 5pm
FRIDAY 5th APRIL: OPEN 12.30pm - 5pm
SATURDAY 6th APRIL: 11am - 5.30pm
SUNDAY 7th APRIL - TUESDAY 10th APRIL: CLOSED AS NORMAL
WEDNESDAY 10th APRIL: CLOSED
THURSDAY 11th APRIL: NEW COMIC BOOK DAY!!! OPEN 12.30pm - 5pm
FRIDAY 12th APRIL: OPEN 12.30pm - 5pm
SATURDAY 13th APRIL: OPEN 11am - 5.30pm
That's right, we're closed for the next two Wednesdays. Apologies for any inconvenience called but the new comics for this week won't actually arrive until Thursday and Regie has messed everything up by being away. Anyway. Click on our Easter cover of the week to browse the whole rack online or scroll on down to check out the first issues and other highlights.
Welcome to Ravenloft and the Domains of Dread, where horrors lurk around every corner and each day is a new nightmare waiting to unfurl. Join the Crone and her gang of misfits as they travel through these dark realms helping people break curses that have been placed on them for a price. An oversized one-shot containing four terrifically terrifying short stories from writers Casey Gilly and Amy Chase and an adventuring party of amazing artists.
A NEW ERA FOR THE MERC WITH A MOUTH, AND A GUN, AND A SWORD...
CODY ZIGLAR (Futurama, Miles Morales: Spider-Man) has a wild ride planned for the Merc with the mouth! Introducing a terrifying new villain who won't stop until he catches Wade in his DEATH GRIP. But all work and no play makes Deadpool a very dead boy!
Rated T+
SERIES PREMIERE IT! ALL STARTS HERE!
The critically acclaimed team of storytellers GEOFF JOHNS and GARY FRANK return to the nuclear wasteland of GEIGER for an ALL-NEW ONGOING series starring the violent and unpredictable GLOWING MAN!
Leaving his home behind, Tariq Geiger now walks the radioactive roads of the former United States with his two-headed wolf Barney. But as his enemies doggedly pursue him, Geiger discovers salvation from the unlikeliest of foes.
But what secrets does this potential ally hold that could help Geiger?
And exactly how many people are after The Glowing Man and why?
Don't miss this vital action-packed chapter in THE UNNAMED saga!
Worlds collide a second time as everyone's favorite kaiju meets up with Earth's mightiest warriors once again to take on the most fearsome monsters from both sides of the multiverse, with Rita Repulsa egging them on!
This one has it all: SpaceGodzilla! Clawhammer! Tentacreep!
But what exactly does Rita intend to do with their collective might, and how have her mysterious new allies, Astronema and the Alliance of Evil-given her added reach across worlds? The Power Rangers are on a mission to find out, but first all roads lead back to Godzilla!
Slasher hunters Cassie Hack and Vlad are back with a one-shot collecting the all-new 'KILL YOUR IDOLS' serial from the IMAGE! 30TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY series!
When Cassie and Vlad encounter an unusual slasher, they're led to the front door of cyborg former super soldier Superpatriot! Now, the horror hunters are drawn into a race against time alongside a lost super-team in a tour of the gritty underbelly of the Image Universe! Featuring art from the original HACK/SLASH creative team, STEFANO CASELLI & TIM SEELEY, just in time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of HACK/SLASH in 2024!
The hit superhero saga that's Watchmen meets The Wire returns from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum and superstar artist Scott Hepburn.
Frankie Follis AKA the costumed criminal Playtime has won. Twilight City's greatest hero The Insomniac and its greatest villain The Stickman are dead, allowing Frankie to unify the super crook underworld and assert herself as the Queenpin of Redport. But Frankie is feeling the pressure from every side. Rival gangs are challenging her authority, Scalpel her consigliere is pushing her to legitimize her empire, and the act of murdering The Insomniac has broken something deep inside her.
Frankie is about to learn the hard way... heavy is the head that wears the supervillain crown.
In the vein of Sin City, Black Hammer, and The Boys, this noir-ish superhero caper, focuses on a lower-class kind of criminal, similar to the Coen Bros most pulpy films, but set in a high concept world of heroes and villains.
After landing in jail following a night of drunken revelry, Red Sonja hears an outlandish story from a fellow inmate.
Deep in the mountains lies a dead city in a valley with no name. Abandoned and forgotten, its fields and streets are littered with the bones of two armies, all destroyed by a curse from a warlock who has long since vanished, along with his vast treasure - untold riches just waiting to be taken.
At least that is the legend.
But Sonja's cellmate Morgo has more than a diverting tale - he's also got a map that says this legend could well be reality. All they need to do is break out of lockup and hit the road - which may be easier said than done!
Crafted by legendary writer STEVE NILES (30 Days of Night, Simon Dark) and rising art star ALESSANDRO AMORUSO, Red Sonja: Empire of the Damned #1 delivers monsters, magic, and mayhem in equal measure!
SERIES PREMIERE!
Immortal.
Mercenary.
Kind of a tool.
Meet Simon Pure, the newest UNNAMED hero, created by comic all-stars GEOFF JOHNS and BRYAN HITCH. British redcoat and all-around rogue, Simon mysteriously became immortal in 1776 after a run-in with the clandestine cabal known as the Founding Fathers, which included George Washington, John Hancock, and many other prominent American Revolutionary War leaders.
Since that fateful day, Simon has led a life of adventure and avarice, rubbing elbows (and sometimes fists) with many of history's most renowned figures, including his nemesis Benedict Arnold, Albert Einstein, Annie Oakley, and many more. One thing they all agree on: they never want to see him again!
But what are the true origins and extent of Simon's power and the mysterious organization behind them?
And how has it secretly shaped America and the world? Simon's on a quest to find out!
34 pages of story for only £3.75!
SERIES PREMIERE!
GEOFF JOHNS and JASON FABOK, the celebrated team behind the smash hit Batman: Three Jokers, reunite for an all-new science fiction series!
Hundreds of years from now, the man known as Rook was once a simple farmer who fled the crumbling Earth for a new life on the planet Exodus; a terraformed planet where all of nature, including its imported animal population, was completely controlled by humans called Wardens. But when Exodus's world engine failed, the Wardens' power fell into the wrong hands, creating chaos and mass evacuation for those who could afford it.
The rest, like Rook, must scavenge for an escape vessel as the war for control of what's left of Exodus begins. 44 pages of story for only £3.75!
NORMAN OSBORN WAS NOT THE FIRST GOBLIN!
Norman Osborn is the GREEN GOBLIN you know. But he is NOT the ORIGINAL GOBLIN! Learn the shocking secrets of the PROTO-GOBLIN, and its dramatic connection to the Osborn family!
What role does a young Peter Parker, who has not yet understood his great power and responsibility, play in this unfolding of events?
J.M. DEMATTEIS (SPIDER-MAN: KRAVEN'S LAST HUNT) continues to build his legacy and the mythos of classic SPIDER-LORE, this time paired with rising star MICHAEL STA. MARIA!
What better month to have a special dedicated to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' favourite journalist in a jumpsuit?
Shredder's been stranded after his plan to acquire a new Technodrome backfired on him, but April still finds herself in a serious situation with the heroes in a half-shell nowhere in sight! Luckily, April doesn't have to adventure alone, as Ace Duck makes his debut, seeking hidden treasure in the Lost Temple of Avila!
This adventure will be newsworthy and that's no April fooling! Also, because you demanded it, this 40-page issue features the return of another very special mutant: Mona Lisa!
Finally making it out of the frozen mountains, Usagi and Yukichi come across a merchant being attacked by four brigands. They rescue the supposed merchant only to discover much later that he is really a criminal with a huge bounty on his head! Of course, wherever there is a huge reward you will find bounty hunters Gen and Stray Dog... and other unscrupulous trackers!
*This is absolutely untrue. Because Regie is a total nightmare organisation wise we are a rickety Heath-Robinson type machine and if something goes out of alignment everything goes madly spinning off in all directions.