Archive Comic Releases

1st April

These are the titles that would have shipped to the UK for 1st but were stuck in the US during the Corona lock down.

Delivery would have been Wednesday 1st April - Actually delivery dates got updated from Diamond for later delivery in the year

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All titles listed but not delivered


Dark Horse Comics (release dates subject to change - list will change)

ART OF GUILD WARS COMPLETE ARENANET 20TH ANN ED HC
EC ARCHIVES IMPACT HC
FRANKENSTEIN UNDONE #2
KILL WHITEY DONOVAN #5
SPY ISLAND #1
VAMPIRE HUNTER D TP VOL 29 NOBLE FRONT

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SPY ISLAND #1
IDW COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Chelsea Cain (A) Elise McCall (CA) Lia Miternique

Super spy Nora Freud (no relation) has a plum assignment.  She's stationed on a tropical island. Her mission? Keep an eye on things. Her problem?  The island is on the lip of the Bermuda Triangle, where anything can happen.  Her other problem? This particular island is a den of intrigue, populated by spies, tourists, and evil villains set on global domination.

Spy Island is a four-issue special limited series by the creative team that brought you Man-Eaters.

New comics series from New York Times best-selling author Chelsea Cain!

DC Comics


BATMAN #92
BATMAN GIANT #4
BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH HC
DAPHNE BYRNE #4
DOLLAR COMICS BATMAN #13 2013
DOLLAR COMICS GREEN LANTERN #1 2011
DREAMING #20
FREEDOM FIGHTERS RISE OF A NATION TP
GEN LOCK #6
GOTHAM HIGH TP
HARLEY QUINN #72
JUSTICE LEAGUE #44
JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #20
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA A CELEBRATION OF 60 YEARS HC
LOIS LANE #10
METAL MEN #6
STRANGE ADVENTURES #2
SWAMP THING BY NANCY A COLLINS OMNIBUS HC
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP BOOK 03
WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 02 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD

IDW Comics


COBRA KAI KARATE KID SAGA CONTINUES #4
DISNEY COMICS AND STORIES #12
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS INFERNAL TIDES #3
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #271
MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #10
MARVEL ACTION CAPTAIN MARVEL #5
MOUNTAINHEAD #4
RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #5
STAR WARS ADVENTURES CLONE WARS #1
TMNT URBAN LEGENDS #23
TRANSFORMERS #20

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STAR WARS ADVENTURES CLONE WARS #1
IDW COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Michael Moreci (A) Arianna Florean (A/CA) Derek Charm

This exciting weekly series explores a time of great upheaval in the galaxy-the Clone Wars! While Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and other Jedi Knights confront Count Dooku, two Republic squadrons must hold their position against an encroaching droid army of the Separatists. Pinned down for the duration, Commander Cody, Captain Rex, and other clones swap war stories that feature your favorite characters from The Clone Wars animated series, such as Padmé Amidala, General Grievous, and many more!

Image Comics

20XX #4
BIRTHRIGHT #43
COPRA #6
EXORSISTERS #6
LUDOCRATS #1
NAILBITER RETURNS #1
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #45
POSTAL DELIVERANCE #8
SAVAGE DRAGON #248

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LUDOCRATS #1
IMAGE COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Kieron Gillen, Jim Rossignol (A) Tamra Bonvillain (A/CA) Jeff Stokely

SERIES PREMIERE! The Ludocrat! The ludicrous aristocrat! A collision of the ornate fantasy of Dune and an M-rated Asterix & Obelix! Baron Otto Von Hades and Professor Hades Zero-K are here, and they're going to save us all have a nice time.

KIERON GILLEN (DIE, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE) and JIM ROSSIGNOL (Sir, You Are Being Hunted) write! JEFF STOKELY (The Spire) draws! TAMRA BONVILLAIN (Once & Future) colors! Clayton Cowles (BITTER ROOT, DIE) letters! The universe screams in pleasure, writhing, finally satisfied, complete, joyous!

NAILBITER RETURNS #1
IMAGE COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Mike Henderson

    SERIES PREMIERE! JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & MIKE HENDERSON'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT HORROR SERIES RETURNS! Sixteen of the world's worst serial killers were all born in the same small town...but Agent Finch and Sheriff Crane solved and buried that mystery.
Didn't they?
Violent copycat murders imitating the infamous Buckaroo Butchers have begun in Portland, Oregon, and if Finch wants the killings to stop, he'll have to team up with the daughter of the Nailbiter himself. A brand-new mystery begins in this EXTRA-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE!

Marvel Comics
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC FULL CIRCLE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN STRACZYNSKI OMNIBUS HC VOL 02
ANT-MAN #4
AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #4
BLACK CAT #11
BLACK PANTHER AND AGENTS OF WAKANDA #8
BLACK WIDOW #1
CONAN BOOK OF THOTH AND OTHER STORIES TP
DAREDEVIL #20
DEADPOOL #5
DOCTOR DOOM #7
DR STRANGE #5
EMPYRE AVENGERS #0
EMPYRE FANTASTIC FOUR #0
EXCALIBUR #10
GHOST RIDER TP VOL 01 KING OF HELL
MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL #14 OUT
MARAUDERS #10
MEPHISTO TP SPEAK OF THE DEVIL
MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #17 OUT
MS MARVEL BY SALADIN AHMED TP VOL 02 STORMRANGER
SPIDER-MAN NOIR #2
STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1
STRANGE ACADEMY #2
STRIKEFORCE #8
SWORD MASTER #10
TASKMASTER #1
TRUE BELIEVERS BLACK WIDOW RED GUARDIAN #1
TRUE BELIEVERS INTRODUCING BLACK WIDOW #1
X-MEN GOD LOVES MAN KILLS EXTENDED CUT #1

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BLACK WIDOW #1
MARVEL COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Elena Casagrande (CA) Adam Hughes

Best-selling, Eisner-nominated writer Kelly Thompson (CAPTAIN MARVEL, STAR) and rising star artist Elena Casagrande (Catwoman) launch a new BLACK WIDOW series that changes everything! Natasha Romanoff has been a spy almost as long as she's been alive. And she's never stopped running, whether she was working for the good guys...or the bad. But Natasha's world is about to be upended. Beyond San Francisco's Golden Gate lies a mystery that only the Marvel Universe's greatest spy can solve. Don't miss the heartbreaking thrill ride of 2020!

EMPYRE AVENGERS #0
MARVEL COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Al Ewing (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) Jim Cheung

Tony Stark wakes from strange dreams - as old allies make a distress call to the Avengers. In the new Green Area of the Moon, the Cotati are waiting with news of a terrible enemy that could wipe out both them and humanity itself. The Celestial Messiah has returned... but are the Avengers ready to hear his message?
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EMPYRE FANTASTIC FOUR #1
MARVEL COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Dan Slott (A) R. B. Silva (CA) Jim Cheung

"The Last of the Kree/Skrull Warriors" - a pivotal issue, not just for EMPYRE, but for the future of the FF!
In the most unlikely of places, the Fantastic Four witness the final conflict of the Kree/Skrull War... and the fate of these final warriors will mark a stunning change in the lives of Marvel's First Family for years to come.
All this, and the introduction of a long hidden Elder of the Universe... the Profiteer! Witness the first appearance of this new, major player in the cosmos!

STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1
MARVEL COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Cresta, Marika (CA) Valentina Remenar

NEW CREW, NEW MISSION!
With the Rebel Alliance back on the run after their defeat at the Battle of Hoth, it's never been a more dangerous time for outlaws, scoundrels and the errant rogue archaeologist to make their way in the galaxy. But after a string of bad luck and near escapes, DOCTOR APHRA is back on the job! She's been keeping a low profile - jobs are scarce and credits scarcer. But the promise of the score of a lifetime is a chance too good for her to pass up. And to find the cursed RINGS OF VAALE, Aphra will need a crew of treasure hunters the likes of which the galaxy has never seen before! But RONEN TAGGE, heir to the powerful Tagge family, also has his eyes on the prize. Do Aphra and her team stand a chance at fortune and glory?
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TASKMASTER #1
MARVEL COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Jed MacKay (A) Alessandro Vitti (CA) Valerio Giangiordano

TASKMASTER HAS MURDERED MARIA HILL!
Or at least that's what the whole world thinks. Now the greatest spies in the business are hunting him down and won't stop until Taskmaster is dead or clears his own name! Follow JED MACKAY (BLACK CAT) and ALESSANDRO VITTI (SECRET WARRIORS) on a globe-spanning adventure that will send ripples through every corner of the Marvel Universe's espionage community!

X-MEN GOD LOVES MAN KILLS EXTENDED CUT #1
MARVEL COMICS Apr 1 2020

(W) Chris Claremont (A) Brent Anderson (CA) Salvador Larroca

The Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, master of magnetism. The bitterest of enemies for years. But now they must join forces against a new adversary who threatens not only mutantkind, but all of humanity beside it...in the name of God. The members of the Stryker Crusade are poised to cleanse the earth, no matter how much blood stains their hands. Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson's influential X-Men story is re-presented with all-new pages from the legendary creators themselves!

Other Publishers

BOYS DEAR BECKY #1 (DYNAMITE)
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #14 (BOOM)
DEATH-DEFYING DEVIL #5 (DYNAMITE)
JIM HENSON LABYRINTH CORONATION TP VOL 01 (BOOM)
NANCY DREW & HARDY BOYS DEATH OF NANCY DREW #1 (DYNAMITE)
RED SONJA #15 (DYNAMITE)
VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #7 (DYNAMITE)