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Hello! We've not been able to put a proper "What's on the Rack?" together for a few weeks. Apologies, we've just had a lot going on. But we're here now, as Mrs Doyle might say, with the rack for Wednesday 10th May 2023.
So, click on the cover of the week below to BROWSE THE WHOLE RACK ONLINE or scroll on down to see all of the first issues that are hitting the rack on 10th May. Also, after some disrupted opening times caused by staff absence and the coronation we're back to regular hours for the forseeable future, that's Wednesday - Friday 1pm-5.30pm and Saturday 11am - 5.30pm. See you under the stairs!
EXTREME VENOMVERSE #1
RETURN TO THE VENOMVERSE!
Face front, Venomaniacs - to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the creation of VENOM, the SUMMER OF SYMBIOTES IS UNDERWAY!
It all starts with EXTREME VENOMVERSE, a landmark series that's going to take Mighty Marveldom to corners of the hive never seen before in three titanic tales!
FIRST! Comics superstars RYAN NORTH AND PAULO SIQUEIRA put a fresh and exciting spin on a story you may be familiar with... starring Eddie Brock as... SPIDER-MAN?!
THEN! Your new favourite comics writer, MIRKA ANDOLFO, shows you a side of the whole Brock family you NEVER thought you'd see!
AND FINALLY! One of the best writer/artists in comics today, LEONARDO ROMERO, reimagines Venom as a SAMURAI!
But whether all of your new favorite symbiotes will survive this summertime saga remains to be seen...
Rated T+
We've all heard of ghost stories… but what stories do the ghosts themselves tell us?
An estranged daughter and her pastor father wander a haunted land; they only have the restless spirits, each with its own story to tell, as company along the way.
After a deadly accident of which they were the only survivors, Lucas and Harmony Agate can see the dead-an overwhelming amount of the deceased, all with their own warnings, cries for help, and malevolence alike.
But Lucas and Harmony aren't the only ones with this ability; there are other nearly-deads, some of which have malicious motivations…
Cullen Bunn of Basilisk and The Empty Man acclaim is joined by superstar artist Leomacs (Basketful of Heads) and guest artist Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun)-the first in a haunting lineup of artists featured in each issue-to bring readers the most eye-opening spectral story since The Sixth Sense!
This 12-issue series is the newest BOOM! Studios collaboration with Cullen Bunn.
No need for gloom, just drink a BLOOME!
There's an irresistible new beverage, Bio-II from BLOOME, that's taken the world by storm!
The lives of two unlikely allies collide as they scramble to unlock the sinister secrets behind Bio-II and halt the rebirth of the strangest botanical beast the Earth has ever seen, the blossoming Biollante!
Dr. Meena Shyam is a disgraced kaiju researcher whose radical ideas saw her shunned by the scientific community. Needles is a slacker hacker who's just cracked the code behind BLOOME's proprietary recipe.
Together, crisscrossing the moonlit hills and bridges of Pittsburgh, they race against the clock to stop Biollante's destruction as they call forth one of the deadliest kaiju of all time, the dastardly Destoroyah!
Spinning out of the events of Dark Crisis, the Guardians of Oa at the heart of the Green Lantern Corps have quarantined Sector 2814, home of the planet Earth - and its champion along with it!
A heartbreaking defeat has sent Hal reeling, returning home to rediscover his roots - and find the man responsible for ruining his life: Sinestro.
From the visionary team of Jeremy Adams and Xermnico (who brought you the epic Flashpoint Beyond) comes a tale of redemption, loss, and finding out that maybe - just maybe - you can go home again. At least if you're willing to hot-wire a power ring to do it.
Also featuring part one of John Stewart: War Journal from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Montos!
From the creators of the Eisner Award-winning, bestselling POWERS comes this brand-new world of historical crime fiction like you've never seen before!
Discover a world in which the five families of organized crime never lost their stranglehold on the United States. Now, half the country is a smorgasbord of sex and sin ruled by loyalty and 'family values' and the rest of the world looks on in awe, rage, or jealousy.
Join us as newly 'made' Valentine Gallo and Jagger Rose rise through the ranks of the notorious Bonavese family.
No spoilers, but Jagger has already proven herself one of the greatest assassins of all time.
And, uh, the Pope would like a word. Yeah, that Pope. Huh.
SILK IS BACK!
Cindy Moon returns as the web-spinning Spider-Hero SILK in an all-new, all-star series!
As Silk gains popularity in the public eye, Cindy is questioning her place in the world.
But existentialism will have to wait when a powerful new villain is turned loose!
In a race against the clock, Silk discovers the dangers of ancient Korean magic - and social media!
Don't miss the comics debut of stunning storyteller EMILY KIM and the return of legendary comic artist TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Rated T
SERIES PREMIERE!
IMAGINATION IS REAL.
Outside our perception, creative thought takes physical form, with only a handful of individuals known as Epics able to interact with this wondrous hidden world.
But for fourteen-year-old Danny Dillon, accepting these responsibilities himself won't be easy-or safe.
Lose yourself in a world of endless fantasy and creativity, where superheroes, monsters, magical creatures, and cartoon characters live and breathe alongside us.
Fan-favorite SPAWN and Punisher artist SZYMON KUDRANSKI introduces a world where the only limitation is your imagination. Featuring 32 full pages of story and art for just $3.99!
From the pages of Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate, a new Chinese hero emerges who's able to travel to and from the Spirit World, the realm of the dead, and that of the living.
Their name is Xanthe, and their superpower is being able to burn items folded from joss paper and immediately turn them into real objects, based on the East Asian practice of burning joss paper at graveyards in order to send resources to ancestors in the Spirit World - except Xanthe can retrieve those items in the world of the living!
Their weapon of choice is a large broadsword (because who doesn't love a big sword when you can choose to use a big sword?!).Xanthe is a master of the dark arts who's here to give Constantine a run for his money - literally.
When Constantine shows up saying Xanthe scammed him into buying something, he finds them and Batgirl Cass Cain fighting an abnormal influx of jiangshi (Chinese hopping vampires) and joins in to help. But when a portal opens up that drags Batgirl into the Spirit World, it's up to Xanthe and Constantine to travel to the land of the spirits to rescue her!
Who knows what other spirits we'll find in the Spirit World - like that skateboarding boy wearing hanfu with some headphones and a gaping hole in his chest?!