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ETERNALS #1 MARVEL COMICS SEP200565 (W) Kieron Gillen (A/CA) Esad Ribic NEVER DIE. NEVER WIN. ETERNALS. What's the point of an eternal battle? For millions of years, one hundred Eternals have roamed the Earth, secret protectors of humanity. Without them, we'd be smears between the teeth of the demon-like Deviants. Their war has waged for all time, echoing in our myths and nightmares. But today, Eternals face something new: change. Can they - or anyone on Earth - survive their discovery?  From the thought provoking minds of Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Uncanny X-Men, Thor) and Esad Ribic (Secret Wars, King Thor) comes a new vision of the classic Marvel mythology! Rated T+

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KING IN BLACK THUNDERBOLTS #1 (OF 3) MARVEL COMICS NOV200448 (W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Juan Ferreyra (CA) Kyle Hotz KINGPIN'S KILLERS VERSUS AN ARMY OF UNKILLABLE DRAGONS! An army of evil space dragons have come to attack Earth and are starting with New York. MAYOR FISK has a plan for that. Assembling a group of killers, mercenaries, and just generally pretty horrible people like TASKMASTER, RHINO, STAR, MR. FEAR, and BATROC THE LEAPER, Mayor Fisk tasks them with saving the city or die trying...or die right then and there. The fate of the entire world may rest in the hands of the absolute worst people in the Marvel Universe. What could go wrong? Rated T+

KING IN BLACK RETURN OF VALKYRIES #1 (OF 4) MARVEL COMICS NOV200476 (W) Jason Aaron, Torunn Gronbekk (A) Nina Vakueva (CA) Mattia De Iulis JANE FOSTER RETURNS! Once there was an entire army of Valkyries, but now Jane Foster is the only one. ​When the King in Black comes to Midgard, Jane must rebuild the Valkyries to help stop him -starting with Hildegarde, a warrior from Asgard's own hallowed halls, and X-Man Dani Moonstar, a former Valkyrie herself. But what Jane doesn't know... is that she never was the only Valkyrie after all. Who is the fourth warrior? Jason Aaron and Torunn Gronbekk (writers of Valkyrie Jane Foster!) reunite and team up with artist Nina Vakueva for a story that will rock the foundations of the Marvel Universe! Rated T+

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LEGEND OF SHANG-CHI #1 MARVEL COMICS NOV200511 (W) Alyssa Wong (A/CA) Andie Tong Deadly Hands vs. Deadly Blades! Someone has been stealing artifacts of WMD potential. It's up to Shang-Chi to find this person and stop them. But is he prepared to go toe-to-toe with Lady Deathstrike?! Parental Advisory

TRANSFORMERS ESCAPE #1 (OF 5)  IDW PUBLISHING OCT200410 (W) Brian Ruckley (A/CA) Bethany McGuire-Smith Spinning out of the main series, "World War" spills into this all-new limited series! As Cybertron descends into a state of war, countless civilians - unaligned with the Autobots, Decepticons, or any faction - are caught in the crossfire. Fortunately, a solution may be coming... Wheeljack, Hound, and some of Cybertron's greatest (and most infamous) scientists seek to reactivate the Ark program and evacuate the planet with huge spaceships. On the verge of war, will their efforts be enough to escape?

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No detailed FOC blog article this week, due to various colliding deadlines and the lack of any big new releases the week before Christmas. Due to the delay in getting this article up we're extending the deadline for FOC pre-orders to 8pm on Saturday 28th November, so head to PREVIEWSworld using the link below and let us know if you want anything ordered for you. ​Many thanks.  Head over PREVIEWSworld for the preliminary Final Order Cutoff list of all the new comic books and graphic novels due out in four weeks time - Wednesday 23rd December (or later in the case of some graphic novels, etc.). FINAL ORDER CUTOFF If you'd like to confirm a pre-order for anything on this list, please email us before 8pm on Saturday 28th November. This is the best way to guarantee your new comic books on day of release.  ​Please disregard the Monday due date listed on the PREVIEWSworld page - this is for US accounts only, the UK date is earlier than that.

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GHOST RIDER RETURN OF VENGEANCE #1 MARVEL COMICS APR201022 (W) Howard Mackie, Ed Brisson (A/CA) Javier Saltares THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR - THE RETURN OF VENGEANCE! MICHAEL BADILINO was a bad dude in life... and that landed him in hell.  But not just any old rung of hell, a layer so deep it's reserved for those special enemies of hell - one where a former SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE may suffer for all eternity! As LILITH's gambit against JOHNNY BLAZE and MEPHISTO for the throne of hell heats up, you can bet other players will enter the arena... and Badilino will find a way to ride again as VENGEANCE! Fan-favourite GHOST RIDER creators Howard Mackie and Javier Saltares return to the saga of the Spirits of Vengeance in an all-new tale as Vengeance brings his own brand of hellfire to the Marvel Universe! Rated T+

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KING IN BLACK IRON MAN DOOM #1 MARVEL COMICS OCT200529 (W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Salvador Larroca Iron Man has risked everything to save Eddie Brock, but now he's left with nothing but guilt. As longtime 'frenemy' Doctor Doom shows up with both counseling words and ulterior motives, they'lll be forced to battle an all-too-familiar specter of the holiday season - albeit one now twisted and controlled by the recent invasion of Earth by the symbiote homeworld. As Iron Man and Doom fight as temporary allies, their unexpected encounter both with each other and a horrifying inversion of yuletide joy may ultimately reveal to them the true meaning of Knull-mas. Rated T+

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STRANGE ACADEMY FIRST CLASS GN TP MARVEL COMICS OCT200723 (W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Humberto Ramos The Marvel Universe's first school for sorcerers throws open its doors! The world has mysteriously changed in such an alarming way that Doctor Strange has finally done what he has avoided for decades and established an academy for the mystic arts! Young people from around the world with an aptitude for magic are brought together in New Orleans to study under Stephen Strange, Brother Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Daimon Hellstrom and all your favorite Marvel mages. From mindful Mindless Ones to pan-dimensional games of tag, the Strange Academy is definitely living up to its name. But the students' first field trip lights a fuse that is going to blow up in a big way! School's in session - and it's going to be spellbinding! Collecting STRANGE ACADEMY #1-6. Ages 13 & Up

BLADE RUNNER 2029 #1  TITAN COMICS OCT201583 (W) Michael Green, Mike Johnson (A) Andres Guinaldo (CA) Peach Momoko (cvr A)/Syd Mead (cvr B)/Fernando Dagnino (cvr C)/Giovanni Valletta (cvr D)/Cosplay photo (cvr E) It is 2029 and Blade Runner Ash continues to hunt the streets of the rain-soaked dystopian world of Los Angeles for renegade Replicants, but this time she's trying to protect as many as she can find. The first comic to tell original, in-canon stories set in the Blade Runner universe returns! Written by Academy award-nominated screenwriter MICHAEL GREEN (Blade Runner 2049) and co-writer MIKE JOHNSON (Supergirl)!

DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL THE SECRET ORIGIN #1 (ONE SHOT) DC COMICS AUG208292 Written by: Scott Snyder, Geoff Johns Art by: Ryan Benjamin Cover Art by: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado The DCU’s darkest secrets are explored while two titans clash! The heroes search for a way to defeat the Darkest Knight through the universe’s past, while Superboy Prime faces down the demonic Batman!

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #29 ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208285 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Amancay Nahuelpan, Marco Santucci Cover Art by: Kyle Hotz "Endless Winter" chapter seven! The past holds the key to surviving the Endless Winter, as the Justice League Dark seeks to resurrect both Swamp Thing and the spirit of Viking Prince. Queen Hippolyta reveals a shocking secret to Wonder Woman as the past and present collide. Buried secrets are unearthed as the Justice League and Justice League Dark must come together with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

BLACK ADAM ENDLESS WINTER SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT)  ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208292 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Brandon Peterson, Marco Santucci Cover Art by: Dale Eaglesham "Endless Winter" chapter eight! Seeking to bolster his nation’s place in the world, Black Adam arrives in Gotham City demanding action to end the threat causing an endless winter across the globe. But Black Adam isn’t telling the world’s leaders everything - especially not that he’s faced the mysterious Frost King before and won. Find out what Adam’s hiding in the penultimate chapter of "Endless Winter."

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LOCKE & KEY SANDMAN HELL & GONE #0 IDW PUBLISHING AUG200567 (W) Joe Hill (A/CA) Gabriel Rodriguez If you think you can unlock the gates of Hell and just invite yourself in, you must be Dreaming! The Sandman Universe crossover begins here, with this specially priced re-introduction of the storylines and characters who populate next month's landmark event series. First, in the Eisner-winning Locke & Key tale, "Open the Moon," meet Chamberlin Locke, patriarch of the Locke family, whose Moon Key began to unlock the events of this event series. Next, journey with the Lord of Dreams to Lucifer's domain in the chapter of Sandman's epic "Season of Mists" storyline that sees the Key to Hell change hands in a most momentous way. And join IDW and DC Comics next month for Locke & Key: Hell & Gone #1 by L&K co-creators Hill and Rodriguez!

HOME SICK PILOTS #1 IMAGE COMICS OCT200017 (W) Dan Watters (A/CA) Caspar Wijngaard The team behind LIMBO, DAN WATTERS (Lucifer, COFFIN BOUND) and CASPAR WIJNGAARD (Star Wars, Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt), launch a brand-new ONGOING SERIES.  In the summer of 1994, a haunted house walks across California. Inside is Ami, lead singer of a high school punk band - who's been missing for weeks. How did she get there, and what do these ghosts want? Expect three-chord songs and big bloody action that's Power Rangers meets The Shining (yes, really). CLICK TO VIEW A PREVIEWS PREVUE

POST AMERICANA #1 (OF 6) IMAGE COMICS OCT200014 (W) Steve Skroce (A) Dave Stewart (A/CA) Steve Skroce ​ The Cheyanne mountain installation, aka The BUBBLE, is the most sophisticated super bunker in the world. It was built to ensure the survival of America's executive branch of government and its most important citizens, should the unthinkable happen. When the world ended, the executive branch failed to reach the sanctuary, but the elite citizenry did. ​Eighty years later, one of their own has named himself the new President of the United States. His plan? Subjugate the survivors of the American Wasteland using the same bunker resources meant to rebuild it. The only thing standing in their way is a deadly Wasteland girl, hellbent on revenge! From MAESTROS creator, WE STAND ON GUARD co-creator, and The Matrix storyboard artist STEVE SKROCE with colouring by Eisner Award-winning DAVE STEWART. CLICK TO VIEW A PREVIEWS PREVUE

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AQUAMAN #66 ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208278 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Miguel Mendonca, Marco Santucci Cover Art by: Mike McKone "Endless Winter" chapter four! The icy tendrils of Frost King’s global grip extend all the way to the bottom of the Seven Seas! Can Arthur and Mera convince a ferocious collective of Fire Trolls to emerge from the Earth’s very core to save Atlantis from its frozen imprisonment? And in our look to the past, the unlikely team of heroes gets more than they bargained for when they face off against the Frost King for the very first time!

JUSTICE LEAGUE #58 ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208280 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Xermanico, Marco Santucci Cover Art by: Francis Manapul "Endless Winter" chapter five! In this turning point issue, the Justice League is scattered across the snow-covered globe, trying to stave off the frozen doom, leaving Green Lantern John Stewart to stand alone. At the Hall of Justice, he begins to piece together clues that could help turn the icy tide that threatens to overwhelm them all. But then an unexpected visitor arrives on cue: the Frost King himself! In the past, however, Queen Hippolyta, Swamp Thing, and Viking Prince witness a terrible decision made by Black Adam - one that will haunt them forever.

TEEN TITANS ENDLESS WINTER SPECIAL #1 ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208283 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Jesus Merino, Marco Santucci Cover Art by: Bernard Chang "Endless Winter" chapter six! Crush, Roundhouse, Kid Flash, and Red Arrow embark on a bonding exercise with new partners from the original New Teen Titans: Donna Troy and Beast Boy? Everyone’s limits will be tested as they brave the challenges of holiday shopping in Manhattan! And then, the city is buried in snow! When they discover a teen whose powers are triggered by the extreme cold, the team must decide if this new arrival is a future hero or villain. And in the past, Black Adam battles the Frost King with devastating consequences.

​CHRIS CLAREMONT ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 ONE-SHOT MARVEL COMICS OCT200574 (W) Chris Claremont (A) Brett Booth, Bill Sienkiewicz, More (CA) Salvador Larroca Celebrate Chris Claremont's enormous impact on your favourite Marvel comics of the past five decades with an all-new story! Dani Moonstar is drafted for a mission across time and space for an incredible psychic showdown against the Shadow King - joining forces with characters created and defined by the pen of Chris Claremont! Rated T+

BLACK CAT #1 KING IN BLACK MARVEL COMICS OCT200521 (W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa, Nina Vakueya (CA) Pepe Larraz THE CAT IN BLACK IS BACK! Feeling lucky? Knull's attack on Earth interrupts the Black Cat's latest heist, and if you know Felicia, you know that's a problem. So the Cat and her crew aim to steal something of greatest value to both Knull and Earth's hope of survival. You'll have to pick up this issue to find out what! This issue guest-stars the X-Men! Captain America! And Doctor Strange! ​DO NOT MISS IT!!! Rated T+

KING IN BLACK IMMORTAL HULK #1 MARVEL COMICS OCT200531 (W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Aaron Kuder A PRESENT FOR THE HULK! The Hulk is in a bad place. Half of his alters are dead or missing - including Bruce Banner - and the Leader's got the rest of him on the ropes. But never let it be said that Joe Fixit doesn't know how to have a good time - and he's out to make sure this is the best holiday the Hulk's ever had. He just has to fight his way through a planet of symbiotes first. Rated T

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SWORD #1 MARVEL COMICS OCT200553 (W) Al Ewing  (A/CA) Valerio Schitti ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MUTANTKIND! The Mutant nation of Krakoa has quickly become a major force on the world stage... but why stop there? Krakoa has relaunched the Sentient World Observation & Response Directorate - a fully independent organization dealing with all things extra-terrestrial on behalf of all of Earth. Al Ewing and Valerio Schitti, the team behind EMPYRE, bring us the tale of Mutantkind looking to do for the galaxy what Krakoa did for the planet. Rated T+

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DC'S VERY MERRY MULTIVERSE #1 ONE SHOT DC COMICS AUG208310 Written by: Various Art by: Various Cover Art by: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado  Joy to all 52 worlds - it’s time to celebrate the holiday season across the DC Multiverse!   This 80-page giant contains ten stories that will light your yule log and spike your eggnog: Batman decks the gaslit halls Lobo goes Old Testament in space Ragman learns the true meaning of Saturnalia President Superman attempts to figure out how Bizarro stole Christmas and Harley Quinn tries her hand at interdimensional caroling. These seasonal sagas are sure to help you have yourself a very merry Multiverse!

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JUSTICE LEAGUE ENDLESS WINTER #1 (OF 2) ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208270 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Howard Porter, Marco Santucci Cover Art by: Mikel Janin  The crossover event of the season begins here! "Endless Winter" chapter one! ​The Justice League encounters an extinction-level global storm brewing at the former site of the Fortress of Solitude. Enter the Frost King, a monster mad with power with an army at his command! What devastating mystery lies in his past? And how does he tied to Queen Hippolyta, Swamp Thing, Viking Prince, and their reluctant ally, Black Adam? Two timelines will reveal further clues and secrets throughout each chapter of this blockbuster tale!

FLASH #767 ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208273 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Clayton Henry, Marco Santucci Cover Art by: Clayton Henry  "Endless Winter" chapter two! As the world’s heroes rush to stop the freezing conditions running rampant across the globe, the Fastest Man Alive speeds directly into Black Adam. With the planet losing hope, the Flash and Kahndaq’s ruler must find a way to work together, while a story from Black Adam’s past reveals his connection to the threat that now returns to end the world with freezing ice and fearsome frost.

SUPERMAN ENDLESS WINTER SPECIAL #1 ONE SHOT ENDLESS WINTER DC COMICS AUG208276 Written by: Andy Lanning, Ron Marz Art by: Phil Hester, Ande Parks Cover Art by: Francis Manapul  "Endless Winter" chapter three! Superman finds himself at the center of an epic battle as the Frost King’s hordes of ice monsters come to life. Is this frozen onslaught too much for the Man of Steel, or can he stop it before it rampages across the chilling wasteland the world is becoming and reaches civilisation? The answer to this question comes from an unlikely source close to Clark Kent’s earthly roots!

TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE FLASHPOINT #1 ONE SHOT DC COMICS JUL208358 Written by: Bryan Hitch Art by: Bryan Hitch Cover Art by: David Marquez  Spinning out of the events of a world where a single choice by the Flash affected the entire DC Universe, find out what would have happened if Barry Allen had not put things right. In a world where the Flashpoint reality was never undone, where Thomas Wayne still haunts Gotham City as the Batman, and the Amazonian and Atlantean armies still prepare for war, will the Reverse-Flash embrace this darker, deadlier world and finally eclipse Barry Allen’s legacy?

TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #1 ONE SHOT DC COMICS AUG208313 Written by: Steve Orlando Art by: Mike Perkins Cover Art by: David Marquez  When the Anti-Monitor’s deadly grudge match with the Multiverse was finally foiled, there was only one Earth left! But which Earth? That was crucial to what would happen next. In one timeline, Earth-1’s Superman stopped the Superman of Earth-2 from going into final battle, but in the Dark Multiverse, it’s Jor-L of Earth-2 who survives, changing the landscape for all that follows. When Surtur comes looking to crush all life, the beleaguered heroes jump into their next big battle, jumping from one Crisis to the next... but will the last days of the Justice Society of America play out differently if Green Lantern Alan Scott can step into the darkness?

KNOCK EM DEAD #1 AFTERSHOCK COMICS OCT201046 (W) Eliot Rahal (A) Mattia Monaco (CA) Andy Clarke Sometimes you kill. Sometimes you get killed. But no matter what, everyone dies the first time they go on stage.  Pryor Brice has always wanted to be funny. And now, he's taken the plunge and started doing stand-up comedy. Unfortunately, his older sister - Ronan - wants her brother to stop daydreaming and focus on his future.  Pryor is determined to succeed... the only problem is: He totally sucks at stand-up. That is... until an accident changes everything, leading both Pryor and Ronan to discover comedy isn't all it's cracked up to be. KNOCK 'EM DEAD is a supernatural horror about comedy, brought to you by writer Eliot Rahal (MIDNIGHT VISTA, HOT LUNCH SPECIAL) and artist Mattia Monaco.

DRAGON AGE FIRST FIVE GN DARK HORSE COMICS OCT200308 (W) Various (A) Various In Bioware's dark fantasy world of Thedas there are those who are willing to sacrifice their humanity for wealth and power, and those who will die to protect innocent people from them. Empires approach open conflict, assassins lurk in every shadow, and dark forces aim to throw the land into chaos. Heroes will arise from the most unlikely of places to face the darkness approaching. Collects the first five Dragon Age comic book miniseries from Dark Horse Comics in one omnibus! Includes Dragon Age: The Silent Grove #1-#6, Dragon Age: Those Who Speak #1-#3, Dragon Age: Until We Sleep #1-#3, Dragon Age: Magekiller #1-#5, and Dragon Age: Knight Errant #1-#5.

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