Ssalefish GSO First Look #335 for 10.4.23
The first birthday present I ever remember opening was a brand-new Powermaster Optimus Prime, which came out in 1988, so I was 4. In 1993, For my Catholic first communion, I received a G2 Optimus, and I pretended that the hands I kept in the cab so I didn’t loose them were holograms of humans so no one would get suspicious when I drove him around. When the San Diego Comic Con exclusive Masterpiece MP-02 Soundwave came out in 2013, 29 year old me decided to ship my dirty clothes home via UPS and backed my toy in my luggage cause I couldn’t stand to be away from it. The last time I was all-in on a comic series (collecting every variant and every printing of every issue including exclusives and incentives) was Transformers vs. G.I. Joe by Tom Scioli.
Since the day Transformers #1 was announced back in June, I’ve had a renewed sense of possibility for all things comics, anticipating one of those core memories to go along with those events above. The energy that Daniel Warren Johnson has brought to every licensed character he’s gotten his hands on (Beta Ray Bill, Wonder Woman, Luke Skywalker) has only been exceeded by the gut-wrenching original ideas he’s brought to life on his own (Extremity, Murder Falcon, Do a Powerbomb), and Transformers is the best of both right off the bat. I got to read a digital copy of issue one back in July, and I can say with all honesty that this is best Transformers comic in over seven years, and maybe even the best Transformers comic in the almost 40 year history of the franchise!
The following titles are scheduled to ship on Wednesday, October 4th (Tuesday, October 3rd for DC) excluding some re-orders and providing nothing changes by the time the final invoice arrives Monday:
007 For King & Country #5
Abbott 1979 #1
Alice Cooper #1
Alien Annual #1
Archie’s Halloween Spectacular #1
Batman #138 - “Gotham War” part 4.
Batman Adventures Continue Season III #8 - final issue.
Batman TP vol. 4
Birds of Prey #2
Black Panther #5
Blue Beetle #2
Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer #3
Captain Marvel Dark Tempest #4
Cat Fight #4
Chainsaw Man TP vol. 12
Darkwing Duck #9
DC’s Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun #1
Detective Comics #140 Facsimile Edition
Disney Villains Maleficent #5
Doctor Strange #8
Doctor Strange by Jed MacKay TP vol. 1
Dungeons & Dragons Lore & Legends HC
Eerie Archives TP vol. 1
Enfield Gang Massacre #3
Fantastic Four #12
Fantasy Sports TP vol. 1 - very fun indie series for fans of Dragon Ball!
Fire & Ice Welcome to Smallville #2
G.O.D.S. #1 - Jonathan Hickman is back in the house for his next huge Marvel epic pitting The Powers That Be against the Natural Order of Things!
Ghost Rider Annual #1
Ghostlore #5
Godzilla Here There Be Dragons #4
Immortal X-Men #16 - “Fall of X” tie-in.
Joker Man Who Stopped Laughing #11
King Spawn #26
King Spawn TP vol. 3
Lore Olympus TP vol. 5
Masters of the Universe Forge of Destiny #2
Midnite Show #1
Mighty Barbarians #6
Mighty Marvel Masterworks X-Men TP vol. 3
Monica HC
My Little Pony Camp Bighoof #3
Nejishiki HC
Night Eaters HC vol. 2
Peacemaker #6 - final issue.
Phantom Road TP vol. 1
Plot Holes #2
Poison Ivy #15
Ranger Academy #1
Red Goblin #9
Ribbon Queen #3
Rocketeer In the Den of Thieves #3
Sacrificers #3
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #124
Shazam #4
Sheena Queen of the Jungle #2
Star Trek Defiant #8
Star Trek Holo-Ween #1
Star Trek Strange New Worlds Scorpius Run #2
Star Wars Bounty Hunters #39 - “Dark Droids” tie-in.
Star Wars Darth Vader #39 - “Dark Droids” tie-in.
Star Wars High Republic Shadow of Starlight #1 - the third and final phase of the High Republic picks up right where Phase I left off, with Starlight Beacon, the symbol of progress and prosperity in the galaxy, crashing into the planet Eiram after a devastating attack orchestrated by the Nihil, leaving the Jedi over-taxed, their number weakened, and facing the reality of the existence of the Levelers!
Star Wars Insider #221
Strange Academy Amazing Spider-Man #1
Tear Us Apart #2
Transformers #1 - see above! Orlando Arocena 10 copy connecting, Cliff Chiang 25 copy, Francis Manapul 50 copy, & Ian Bertram 100 copy foil incentive and Daniel Warren Johnson & Ryan Stegman cover price variants available!
Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland #4
Vampirella Dead Flowers #1
Vampirella Magazine #1 Facsimile Edition
Walking Dead Clementine TP vol. 2
Walking Dead Deluxe #72
X-23 Deadly Regenesis TP
X-Force #45 - “Fall of X” tie-in.
X-Men #27 - “Fall of X” tie-in.
Zatanna & the Ripper TP vol. 1