My Pull List for Week 5 of 2021

This week has some really cool new releases and I’m looking forward to diving into them. There’s another Future State: Wonder Woman to explore and Rick and Morty have another issue out. Canto finishes off his second story arc and the High Republic continues to give us a glimpse of a galaxy where the Jedi are finally the peacekeepers rather than warriors. I picked 10 comics for the week but I could have easily selected more to pull.


 

New Weekly Releases

  • Chained to the Grave #1
    by Brian Level, Andrew Eschenbach, and Kate Sherron.
    Published by IDW, 2021.
    Brian Level & Andrew Eschenbach (w) o Kate Sherron (a & c)
    Outlaw Roy Mason has come back from the dead, chained to the headstone that marked his grave. It’s a lawless time, a magical time, and the undead Roy soon finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place as he sets out in search of treasure. But Roy, trying to do right by the wife and children he left behind, soon finds out that everything is not always as it seems…
    Writers Brian Level & Andrew Eschenbach (Darth Vader, Thanos, Deadpool) and artist Kate Sherron (Invader Zim, The Amazing World of Gumball) bring you a tail of intrigue, murder, magic, and the good ol’ wild, wild west!
  • Canto II: The Hollow Men #5
    by David M. Booher and Drew Zucker.
    Published by IDW, 2021.
    Canto’s epic second adventure concludes! Canto has entered the Valley of the Lionhearted and learned he can only lift the Shrouded Man’s curse by sacrificing his own clock. In doing so, he could gain the power to finally defeat the Shrouded Man and free everyone in the Unnamed World. Will Canto give up his own time to become the hero his people believe him to be?
  • Sea of Sorrows #3
    by Rich Douek and Alex Cormack.
    Published by IDW, 2021.
    Battle lines are drawn aboard the SS Vagabond, as the disappearances of more crew members drive the paranoid survivors against each other. The gold they came to salvage is mere fathoms beneath their feet, but is any fortune worth the price of their lives?
  • Star Wars: The High Republic #2
    by Cavan Scott and Arlo Anindito.
    Published by Marvel Comics, 2021.
    ALL-NEW SERIES CONTINUES! WHO DESTROYED ONE OF THE JEDI’S DEADLIEST ENEMIES? The NIHIL strike! A ship found adrift in space, the crew brutally slaughtered and cargo stolen. What terror awaits the THE JEDI OF STARLIGHT BEACON as they explore the wreck?  Newly knighted KEEVE TRENNIS must overcome her insecurity in the face of new teammates, but can she trust her closest ally?
  • Deep Beyond #1
    by Mira Andolfo, David Goy, and Andrea Broccardo.
    Published by Image Comics, 2021.
    In an underpopulated future Earth, devastated by the dire consequences of the millennium bug, the survival of mankind – and, maybe, of the planet itself – is handled by a small number of people. Talented scientists who, despite the adverse situation and the stupid feuds that continue to divide the small number of people still alive, try to understand and study what is hidden in the depths of the abyss. Something mysterious and dangerous, which could eventually cause an even worse and more destructive catastrophe! The 100 meets LOW, with a hint of Death Stranding in the brand-new sci-fi thriller series from acclaimed creator MIRKA ANDOLFO (UNNATURAL, MERCY), teaming up with writer DAVID GOY and rising-star artist ANDREA BROCCARDO (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Empyre: X-Men) and colorist BARBARA NOSENZO (The Ballad of Halo Jones).
  • Specter Inspectors #1
    by Bown McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto.
    Published by BOOM! Box, 2021.
    For fans of supernatural stories like Blackbird and Vampironica comes a new series from Bowen McCurdy (The Long Way Home) & rising star Kaitlyn Musto introducing the Spector Inspectors, who live that Scooby Doo life chasin’ ghosts!  True believer Noa, her cynical little sibling Gus, credulous camera man Ko, and skeptical Astrid head to one of the most haunted towns in America to prove that ghosts exist, for all the social media likes!  The investigations of hauntings uncover something more devilish than just a couple of ghosts, something that will put Noa and Astrid’s relationship to the test…
  • Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart #1
    by Josh Trujillo and Tony Fleecs.
    Published by Oni Press, 2021.
    Based on the hit Season 4 of Rick and Morty, see some of your favorite new characters collide in Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart, a brand-new miniseries! See the outrageous S**t Dragons in an all-new, tantalizing adventure where only Morty can save them. And when Facist Teddy Rick shows up and ruins Rick’s ultimate vacation plan, no one is safe!
  • Fear Case #1
    by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins.
    Published by Dark Horse Comics, 2021.
    A new, horrific detective series by Matt Kindt (Ether, Mind MGMT) and Tyler Jenkins (Grass Kings)! A no-nonsense Secret Service agent and his new-age partner investigate a mysterious box known as the “Fear Case,” which has appeared throughout history at sites of disaster and tragedy. Whoever comes into possession of this case must pass it on within three days or face deadly consequences. The agents must track down this Fear Case while staying one step ahead of a psychotic cult and the otherwordly forces behind the Case’s existence.
  • Future State: Wonder Woman #2
    byJoelle Jones
    Published by DC Comics, 2021.
    Emerging from the Amazon rain forest, the new Wonder Woman must battle her way through hell! Witness Yara Flor at the height of her power as she takes on the king of the underworld, Hades himself! Betrayed by a close ally, Yara’s back is against the wall as she is forced to battle legions of demons for survival and to liberate her Themysciran sister. You won’t want to miss the exciting conclusion of this of rising superstar hero’s first adventure!
  • The Encoded #1
    byJosh Blaylock, Mark Powers, and Jethro Morales.
    Published by Devil’s Due Comics, 2021.
    What if our fears of a tyrannical A.I. turn out to be unfounded, but nevertheless, humanity forces this machine intelligence to fight back? In 2045 we survive a brush with oblivion when the A.I. AURELIUS achieves singularity, quickly deactivated but not without a fight. A decade later governments ensure it never returns by activating the “Analog Protocol,” frequently and without warning. Citizens must expect, at any time, to lose all digital capabilities. What they don’t know is that AURELIUS left a piece of its mind behind in a simple hemp farmer known only as Epictetus.

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