BATMAN GIANT#1
DC Comics Oct 02 2019 

96 pages - $4.99 US
New cover by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira
This issue includes two new stories:

"Bad Actors," a 16-page story written by Michael Gray with art by Ryan Benjamin
It's a mad dash as Batman races to stop a murderous plan-but when the villain is revealed to be in two places at once, and the victim turns out to be not so innocent, Batman must make the ultimate choice in a fight against Clayface!

"Unstoppable," an eight-page story written by Steve Orlando with art by Tom Mandrake
When Lord Death Man's prison satellite crashes to Earth in front of Wayne Tower, only Batwoman will be defeat the man who defeated death. But how can she overcome immortality when she's already used every weapon in her arsenal?
Plus, these reprint tales:

"The Court of Owls: Knife Trick," from Batman #1

"Harley Lives," from Detective Comics #23.2

"Better than Batman Part one,' from Nightwing #1

BATMANS GRAVE #1
DC Comics Oct 02 2019 

(W) Warren Ellis (A) Kevin Nowland (A/CA) Bryan Hitch

The World's Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case-without filling the empty grave next to those of his parents. Can Batman imagine the life of a corpse with a half-eaten face without dying himself?
Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, one of the most legendary creative partnerships of the modern age, reunite in this maxiseries about life, death and the questions most are too afraid to ask.

DC VILLAINS GIANT #1
DC Comics Oct 02 2019 

New cover by Riley Rossmo
This issue includes three new stories:

"Balyushka," a 16-page story written by Mark Russell with art by Viktor Bogdanovic
The Joker has the perfect plan to cause mass chaos in Gotham City, one so simple-and legal-not even Batman can stop it!

"Bad News," an eight-page story written by Tom Taylor with art by Daniel Sampere
Deathstroke is hired to take out the only witness to a corrupt politician's mob ties, but his newest mark has some friends in high places...

"The Lady or the Tiger," an eight-page story written by Gail Simone with art by Priscilla Petraites
Harley Quinn delivers some long-awaited justice on behalf of a woman who's been wrongfully imprisoned, but with a Harley twist. And by twist, we mean mallet.
Plus, these reprint tales:

"Apotheosis," from Justice League #23.1

"Reverse-Flash: Rebirth," from The Flash #8

"Green Savior," from Secret Origins #10

JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #1
DC Comics Oct 02 2019 

(W)Kami Garcia (A) Mico Suayan, Mike Mayhew (CA) Francesco Mattina

In Gotham City, where heinous acts of violence are a daily occurrence, the GCPD relies on Harley Quinn, a young forensic psychiatrist and profiler, to consult on their toughest cases. But Harley is haunted by one unsolved case-the night she discovered her roommate's body marked with the signature of a notorious serial killer known as The Joker.
Five years later, the case remains unsolved and a new series of horrific murders occur throughout the city. As the murders escalate, Harley's obsession with finding the depraved psychopath responsible leads her down a dangerous path. When the past and the present finally collide, Harley has to decide how far she is willing to go-and how many lines she is willing to cross-to solve these cases once and for all.
Written by #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Kami Garcia (co-author of Beautiful Creatures, author of Unbreakable and X-Files: Agents of Chaos) with art by Mico Suayan (Bloodshot: Reborn) and Mike Mayhew (The Star Wars), JOKER/HARLEY: CRIMINAL SANITY introduces readers to a Joker and Harley Quinn unlike any they've seen before, utilizing forensic psychiatry, behavior analysis (profiling) and psychological profiles to create a true-to-life take on these iconic characters that is more terrifying than any psychotic fantasy.

JOKER YEAR OF THE VILLAIN #1
DC Comics Oct 02 2019 

(W)John Carpenter, Anthony Burch (A/CA) Philip Tan, Marc Deering

In the Year of the Villain, what's a Clown Prince of Crime to do when the world has started to accept doing bad as the only way to live? Out-bad everyone else, of course! The Joker is on a mission to get his mojo back and prove to the world that there is no greater villainy than the kind that leaves you laughing.
This special one-shot is co-written by legendary film auteur John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween) and Anthony Burch (the Borderlands video games), making for a Joker comic that's twisted in ways you never imagined!

RWBY #1
DC Comics Oct 02 2019 

(W)Marguerite Bennett (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Sarah Stone

In a world rife with monsters known as Grimm, the prestigious Beacon Academy trains the next generation of hunters and huntresses. Tying in with the hit Rooster Teeth web series RWBY, follow the adventures of team RWBY, comprising bruiser Yang Xiao Long, elegant Weiss Schnee, stealthy Blake Belladonna and courageous leader Ruby Rose, as they protect the world from all manner of Grimm!

SECRETS OF SINISTER HOUSE #1
DC Comics Oct 02 2019 

(W)Paul Dini, Rafael Albuquerque, Rafael Scavone, Bryan Hill, Dan Watters, Others (A) Rafael Albuquerque, Cian Tormey, Jorge Fornes, Others (CA) John RomitaJr, Bill Sienkiewicz

Witness what hides within the Sinister House-the DCU's most horrific secrets and mysteries! Travel alongside Harley Quinn, John Constantine, Detective Chimp, Zatanna, the Atom and others as they face this macabre devastation firsthand! And in the bowels of this dark mansion...we return to the world of the legendary Red Rain to meet once again with the dreaded vampire Batman. Don't miss this year's DC Halloween special-because if you do, it'll haunt you!

NOMEN OMEN #1
Image Comics Sep 25 2019

(W) Marco B. Bucci (A/CA) Jacopo Camagni 

SERIES PREMIERE

"TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART," Part One
No matter how fast you run, sooner or later your past will catch up with you. Enter Becky Kumar, a geeky twenty-year-old from New York City who is about to cross the veil between our reality and a realm of otherworldly truths. From writer and RPG creator MARCO B. BUCCI (Magna Veritas, Memento Mori) and artist JACOPO CAMAGNI (X-Men Blue, Deadpool The Duck) comes a tale of tales, witchcraft, and secrets for mature readers that rewires the rules of urban fantasy. #doyouwannaknowasecret

SPAWN #301
Image Comics Oct 02 2019

(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Greg Capullo, Jason Shawn Alexander, Clayton Crain, Jerome Opena (A/CA) Todd McFarlane 

SERIES PREMIERE

TODD McFARLANE returns to pencil and ink SPAWN #301-with GREG CAPULLO, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, CLAYTON CRAIN, JEROME OPE A, and FRANCESCO MATTINA, and even more surprises to come in the record-breaking, longest-running creator-owned comic book in history!

DOCTOR DOOM #1
Marvel Comics Oct 02 2019

(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Aco

THE CRACK OF DOOM!
From Christopher Cantwell (HALT AND CATCH FIRE, SHE COULD FLY) comes a new monthly ongoing series...
Victor Von Doom - scientist, sorcerer, disfigured face, twisted soul - has been spending much of his time warning against a trillion-dollar global effort to create the first "artificial" black hole. Wrestling with visions of an entirely different life...a better future...DOCTOR DOOM finds himself at a crossroads. (what is he questioning?)
A catastrophic act of terrorism kills thousands, and the prime suspect is... DOOM? Victor will have to push his unexplained thoughts aside and focus on remaining alive as the title of "Most Wanted Man" is thrust upon him....
Left with no homeland, no armies, no allies, indeed, nothing at all, will the reign of Doctor Doom come to an abrupt halt?

FUTURE FIGHT FIRSTS WHITE FOX #1
Marvel Comics Oct 02 2019

(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Kevin Libranda, More (CA) In-Hyuk Lee

THE SUPER SPY FROM THE MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT MOBILE GAME STARS IN HER OWN ONE-SHOT!
Ami Han is WHITE FOX: a spy, a superhero, and the last of the kumiho, a mystical race of shapeshifters.
But who was she before she became White Fox? And what happened to the rest of the kumiho?
Also featuring MARVEL'S FUTURE AVENGERS in an all-new story!

JOURNEY STAR WARS RISE SKYWALKER ALLEGIANCE #1
Marvel Comics Oct 02 2019

(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Luke Ross (CA) Marco Checchetto

BEFORE THE EXCITING EVENTS OF STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER!
Hounded by the FIRST ORDER across the galaxy, the RESISTANCE is in dire need of ships, weapons and recruits to make a final stand against KYLO REN'S forces. Desperation drives a delegation led by GENERAL LEIA ORGANA and REY to entreat the Rebel veteran's one-time allies, THE MON CALAMARI, to join the fight - but decades after Imperial occupation enslaved their planet, there are those willing to stop at nothing to prevent another war from bloodying the waters of Mon Cala. A system away, POE DAMERON and FINN have their own mission: to hunt down a weapons cache on the remote moon of Avedot, unaware that they are being hunted by the most notorious criminal gang in the galaxy.

BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER ANGEL HELLMOUTH #1
Marvel Comics Oct 02 2019

(W) Jordie Bellaire, Jeremy Lambert (A) Eleonora Carlini (CA) Jenny Frison

THE FIRST EVENT OF THE ALL-NEW BUFFY UNIVERSE STARTS HERE!

Buffy Summers, the Slayer, has one job... keep the forces of hell from coming to Earth through, uh, Hellmouth. Here's the bad news.she might have failed.

The Mistress Drusilla and her ally, Spike, have found a weapon to open the Hellmouth and unleash unspeakable evil across the town and the world.

With time running out, Buffy must team up with a new ally that she doesn 't fully trust.the vampire
vigilante known as Angel! Can these two find a way to work together before the Hellmouth opens - or these two decide they might be each other's greatest enemy?

From Eisner Award-nominated writer Jordie Bellaire and rising star Jeremy Lambert ( Doom Patrol ) and Eleonora Carlini ( Saban 's Go Go Power Rangers ) comes the first massive event of the Buffyverse.one that threatens to shake the entire fabric of reality. This is an absolute must read from the mind of creator Joss Whedon!

EDGAR ALLAN POES SNIFTER OF TERROR SEASON 2 #1 #1
AHOY COMICS Oct 9 2019

(W) Dean R. Motter, Hunt Emerson (A) Dean R. Motter, Alex Ogle, Hunt Emerson (CA) Richard Williams 

AHOY Comics' snarky anthology/desecration of Edgar Allan Poe returns for a new season-beginning with the ultimate Poe mashup! In Dean Motter's "The Tell-Tale Black Cask of Usher," the drink-addled writer falls prey to his own horrific imagination. Hunt Emerson offers another slapstick "Poe and the Black Cat." A selection of horrific prose and pictures rounds out the issue. Painted cover by Richard Williams (MAD).

SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE LIQUIDATED #1
AFTERSHOCK COMICS Oct 9 2019

(W) Patrick Kindlon (A/CA) Stefano Simeone 

The largest retailer in the world requires the best-trained loss prevention staff, and Security Officer Nussbaum defends the company interests at any cost. Life, human rights, rational thought are all secondary concerns. But his world is upended when he finds a society living under the retail outlet - a culture that challenges his no-tions about consumerism and sense of self. Is he ready for the message? Imagine Judge Dredd working for Amazon, and you've got a hint of what you're in for.

From Patrick Kindlon (PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE!) and Stefano Simeone (CLANKILLERS) comes SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE LIQUIDATED-a satirical take on the consumer society.

STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN #1
BOOM ENTERTAINMENT Oct 2 2019

(W) Jeff Loveness (A) Lisandro Estherren (CA) Evan Cagle 

MANKIND MADE IT TO SPACE. AND NOW SPACE HAS FOLLOWED THEM BACK.
* Herring is a disillusioned American spy stationed on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall, struggling with his role in a Cold War that seems to have no end. But when he's sent on a mission behind enemy lines to infiltrate East German intelligence, he soon learns the Soviets have a secret weapon that could change the tides of the conflict: an alien monster that they don't understand, and can't control.
* The Soviets are about to learn that they 're not in charge of the monster it's already in their minds and has twisted them to their will. Now now Herring must find a way to understand the impossible before it transforms him into a monster unlike any other.
* Writer Jeff Loveness ( Judas ) and Lisandro Estherren ( Redneck ) team up for a story in the spirit of Cold War classics, for fans of period piece science fiction as well as alien action such as Barrier.