Ssalefish GSO First Look #204 for 3.31.21
Last week, I talked about how Ultramega #1 by James Harren was my favorite single issue of the year, but this spread from Die Die Die #14 by Robert Kirkman and Chris Burnham is my panel of the year. Me and Jay and Kevin had our heads together pointing out characters from Voltron, Metroid, Star Wars, Looney Tunes, Mars Attacks, Arzach, Alf, street art, the Simpsons, the Nameless, Dune, and the list goes on! It inspires childlike wonder that everyone can share the same universe and get along (though I’m sure they didn’t ask any permissions and it’ll probably never be reprinted), it tugs at the heart strings with the homage to Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, sends the mind reeling like the reveal in Secret Invasion #1. So good.
You may have heard today that Marvel is following DC and leaving Diamond Comics for Penguin Random House Distribution. Don’t worry about it.
The following titles are scheduled to ship on Wednesday, March 31st (Tuesday, March 30th for DC) excluding some re-orders and providing nothing changes by the time the final invoice arrives on Monday:
Avengers Curse of the Man-Thing #1 - this is one of those “Annual but not an Annual” events that will be here, in X-Men next month, and then Spider-Man in May. Carmen Nunez Carnero “Design”, Joshua Cassara “Stormbreakers”, Patrick Gleason “Webhead”, and Chris Sprouse variants available!
Batman/ Catwoman #4 - Jim Lee and Travis Charest variants available for cover price!
Beta Ray Bill #1 - “King in Black” tie-in, but all I care about is that it’s written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson, the talent behind Extremity and Murder Falcon at Image and Wonder Woman Dead Earth at DC! Iban Coello “Stormbreakers”, Aaron Conley, Todd Nauck “Headshot”, Walter Simonson, and Ryan Stegman variants available!
Black Cat #4 - “King in Black” tie-in with Jen Bartel “Women’s History Month”, Natacha Bustos, and Adam Hughes variants available!
Byte Sized #4
Captain America #28 - Michael Cho “Two-Tone” variant available!
Cinema Purgatorio TP
Crossover #5
Decorum #7
Department of Truth #7
Destiny, NY #1
Dog Man HC vol. 10
Dragon Age Dark Fortress #1
Fantastic Four Master Plan of Doom Epic Collection TP
Firefly #27
Flash #768 - Wally West takes the mantle back from Barry Allen, with an Ian MacDonald variant available for cover price!
Future State Superman vs. Imperious Lex #3 - the final issue of the event with a cardstock David Nakayama variant available for premium cover price!
Giga #3
I Breathed a Body #3
Killadelphia TP vol. 2
King in Black Ghost Rider #1 - Jen Bartel “Women’s History Month” featuring Danny Moonstar and Gerald Parel variants available!
King in Black Return of the Valkyries #4 - final issue with Todd Nauck “Headshot” and Phil Noto “Profile” variants available for cover price!
Mann’s World #3
Marvel Action Spider-Man #1
My Little Pony/ Transformers Friendship in Disguise TP
Nuclear Family #2
Other History of the DC Universe #3 - Jamal Campbell variant available for cover price!
Power Rangers Unlimited Heir to Darkness #1
Redneck #30
Sea of Sorrows #4
Shadecraft #1 - already optioned by Netflix!
Shang-Chi TP vol. 1
Shang-Chi Earth’s Mightiest Martial Artist TP
Silk #1 - Cindy Moon is back in I believe her first series since we’ve been open! Jee-Hyung Lee, Skottie Young, Jen Bartel “Women’s History Month”, Bengal, and Nayoung Wooh variants available!
Sonic the Hedgehog TP vol. 8
Spawn #316
Star Wars Insider #201
Strange Adventures #9 - Evan “Doc” Shaner variant available for cover price!
Stranger Things TP vol. 4
Symbiote Spider-Man King in Black #5 - final issue!
Transformers #28
Two Moons #2
U.S.Agent #4
Union #4
Usagi Yojimbo Wanderer’s Road #5
Vengeance of Vampirella #16
Witchblood #1
Witcher Fading Memories #4 - final issue!
X-Men #19 - Jen Bartel “Women’s History Month” featuring Emma Frost,
X-Men Legends #2
Young Hellboy Hidden Land #2