Archie Comics To Debut Original Adventure In Free Comic Book Day 2022 Issue
Cover by Jamal Igle

Archie Andrews goes from everyman to high-flying superhero in Archie Comics’ Free Comic Book Day Special Edition -  The Best Archie Comic Ever #0! For the first time in years, Archie Comics will debut a brand new story as part of its Free Comic Book Day special edition, available at no cost at participating retailers on May 7 - Free Comic Book Day!  This all-new story by the team of comics veterans Fred Van Lente and Tim Seeley, and featuring a cover by Jamal Igle, finds the fan-favorite character Archie Andrews going from the golden boy of Riverdale to a teen on the edge of greatness!

Free Comic Book Day 2022 marks a new day for Archie Andrews as he shows readers old and new that he is not just the boy next door! With adventures following Archie’s not-so-average life, The Best Archie Comic Ever #0 aims to be just that, an adventure that both fans, and Archie, won’t soon forget. This free comic will offer readers a special look  at  some of the fun new one-shots coming from Archie Comics later in 2022 as well as recent adventures of the Riverdale gang.

"Archie's Free Comic Book Day offering this year is an exciting one—for the first time in a while we have some brand-new content included! This issue kicks off with a new 5-page story by Fred Van Lente and Tim Seeley that’ll lead directly into THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER #1, releasing later in 2022. The rest of the issue will catch readers up with some of our recent stories in the worlds of horror, romance, and more. It’s a great way to sample a bit of everything that’s been happening here at Archie Comics!” explains Senior Director of Editorial Jamie L. Rotante.

“Free Comic Book Day was always my favorite day at the comic book shop, whether I was working there or just going as a fan,” said Director of Publicity & Social Media Ron Cacace. “It’s a tremendous opportunity for people who have never read comics before to get their first taste of an amazing storytelling medium, while also providing something special to long-time fans who show their support to retailers and publishers year-round. We hope new fans  give The Best Archie Comic Ever #0! a try, especially if they’ve never read an Archie Comic before. We’ve got so many great stories to offer, and we’re just getting started!”

THE BEST ARCHIE COMIC EVER #0
A new dawn of Archie is upon us! Archie Andrews has forever been known as an everyman. He's your average teenager, and that's what makes him so well-liked. But it doesn't take a super-scientist, super-hero, or super-spy to see that Archie is anything BUT average! Welcome to the weird, wonderful world of Archie, where anything and everything can happen to a red-headed, freckle-faced teen in a sleepy little town. This title serves as a special sneak peek at what's to come from Archie Comics' new series of anthology titles as well as some best-of moments from recently released titles. Get in on the ground floor of a new era of Archie with this special issue zero title.

Script: Fred Van Lente
Art: Tim Seeley
Cover: Jamal Igle
Available at participating comic book stores on May 7th, 2022
32 page, full-color comic
Age Rating: Teen

Izzy's Comics LLC
​Good afternoon, I just wanted to let everyone know we added the Monkey Prince #1 DC Comics Team Variant to our website. This book is being heavily speculated on, and is a 1st Appearance. It is set to release on Feb. 2nd. Thank you all for the continued support!


MONKEY PRINCE #1 (OF 12) CVR C TEAM ZAO DAO CARD STOCK VAR$7.99
MONKEY PRINCE #1 (OF 12) CVR C TEAM ZAO DAO CARD STOCK VAR
(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Bernard Chang (CA) Zao Dao
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Introducing the newest hero in the DCU, the great sage, equal to the heavens, better than his predecessor the legendary Monkey King, even better than the Justice League—and definitely the Teen Titans—(actually, all the heroes combined), everyone put your hands together for…the Monkey Prince! Marcus Sun moves around a lot because his adoptive parents are freelance henchpeople, so this month he finds himself as the new kid at Gotham City High School, where a mysterious man with pig features asks Marcus to walk through a water curtain to reveal himself as who Marcus really is…someone who has adventured through The Journey to the West, can transform into 72 different formations, can clone himself using his hairs, and is called…the Monkey Prince!
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Expected Release Date: 02/02/2022
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Batman/Catwoman Special #1 interior artwork by Leon & Stewart (left) and Gerads (right)


Now expanded to celebrate the legacy of iconic artist John Paul Leon, whose untimely passing after a long battle with cancer shocked the comics world this past May, this special will feature the work Leon completed for the original story plus tributes to the renowned artist created in his name by some of his closest friends and admirers. Bernard Chang, Shawn Crystal, Mitch Gerads and Dave Stewart will bring the original story to its conclusion, lettered by Clayton Cowles, while comics' top artists gather to celebrate Leon's creative legacy through pin-up pages and essays in the special, including Lee Bermejo, Denys Cowan, Joëlle Jones, Dave Gibbons, Walter Simonson, and more.
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Colossus
EP1T0ME w/ Top Cow


Los Angeles, California - December 7th, 2021 - Top Cow Productions, Inc., the company behind Witchblade,The Darkness and Wanted, announced today that it has partnered with EP1T0ME Studios, Inc. to co-produce and to publish The Clay People’s Colossus.

Colossus, penned by Matt Hawkins (Think Tank) and illustrated by Christian DiBari (Magdalena), introduces a bi-racial teenager in middle America that, thanks to his grandfather’s last wish, unleashes an otherworld of hurt onto his tormentors.

Colossus was inspired by The Clay People’s song of the same name; Richard Leibowitz, EP1T0ME’s President, said: “The song means different things to different people; the more we heard it, the more we envisioned a story about an underdog with new-found, out-of-control power and the ramifications that using it would bring.”

EP1T0ME is inviting curious readers to visit https://ep1t0.me/colossus and sign up for updates, the first 100 signups will receive a digital copy of The Clay People’s latest album and the next 500 sign ups will receive a digital copy of the single, Colossus.

"After Rich pitched Colossus, I listened to the song and the lyrics really spoke to me," says Top Cow President, Matt Hawkins. "My sons are bi-racial, so the story made me think; so much so that I offered to write it myself.  Intolerance, drug addiction, poverty and boredom pave a perfect storm for a revenge tale of grisly proportions!"

Dan Neet, The Clay People’s frontman, said: “I wrote the song during a dark time; I can’t believe it’s coming to life for all of our fans and others to see.”

UDON Entertainment Proudly Presents...
DARKSTALKERS: MORRIGAN #1
COMING MARCH 2022!
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DECEMBER 2nd, 2021: UDON Entertainment announced today that it will release the all-new comic book Darkstalkers: Morrigan #1, featuring the continuing cannon adventures of the sultry succubus queen! This one-shot comic book will be written by legendary Street Fighter and Darkstalkers comic books writer Ken Siu-Chong, and illustrated by the incredible artist Panzer!In this issue: The Demonic Darkstalker Morrigan’s late-night escapades into the human world have accidentally unleashed a destructive force on her home dimension! Now, she must personally confront this new evil to return order to her kingdom of monsters and misfits…! Featuring a character never previously revealed in UDON’s Darkstalkers comics!
Fans won’t want to miss out on UDON’s first regular comic book release in nearly three years, just look at this incredible cover art to issue #1 courtesy of issue artist Panzer! 
The whole book looks THIS GREAT! 
UDON will release details on variant covers and plot reveals(!) in the weeks to come! You can pre-order this comic book beginning in January at either your local comic shop (January Diamond Comics Previews Catalog) or at UDONstore.com. 
DARKSTALKERS: MORRIGAN #1
Story: Ken Siu-Chong (Street Fighter, Darkstalkers)
Art: Panzer (Street Fighter #100, Street Fighter Wrestlepalooza)
In stores: March 30, 2022
But wait, there's more!
DARKSTALKERS FAN ART COMPETITION!
Dear aspiring artists and Darkstalkers fans, want to see your artwork printed in a Darkstalkers comic book? The UDON team will be choosing its favorite submitted artworks for inclusion in a fan art gallery in Darkstalkers: Morrigan #1! Here’s how to participate:

• Draw your favorite Darkstalkers character(s) (not just Morrigan!)
• E-mail a JPG version (under 4mb please!) to fanart@UDONentertainment.com, with the subject "Darkstalkers"
• All mediums welcome (digital, traditional, 3D, etc.), but for final inclusion in the comic book an 8.5” x 11", 300dpi digital image will be needed.
• Include your real name, artist credit name (if different), and your city/state/country.
• UDON's favorite entries will be included in a fan art gallery in Darkstalkers: Morrigan #1
• Artists selected for inclusion will be contacted to obtain high resolution artwork.
• Artists selected for inclusion will receive a complimentary copy of the issue.
• Art deadline, Jan 3rd 2022

ABOUT UDON ENTERTAINMENTUDON Entertainment is a publisher of original and translated art books, graphic novels, and manga. The publisher’s best-known projects are those based on popular video game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Dark Souls, Persona, Bayonetta, Bloodborne, and many more. UDON also publishes books based on top anime properties including Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kill la Kill, FLCL, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Robotech.

Writer Curt Pires and Artist Sunando C Release Memoria, A Shocking Horror-Noir 
with comiXology Originals
 
December 2, 2022 -- New York, NY -- When two troubled detectives are paired up and assigned a case, they begin to discover a well kept secret behind a slew of murders that spans decades. With Memoria, writer Curt Pires (Youth, Lost Falls), artist Sunando C, colorist Mark Dale and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou have created a mesmerizing comic book mystery thriller, chock full of paranoia, intrigue and horror. Told in five chapters, Memoria is available beginning December 7th from comiXology Originals, the exclusive digital content line of comiXology, an Amazon company and is available to read at no additional cost for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited, and comiXology Unlimited, and for purchase on the Amazon Kindle Store and comiXology.
 
"I'm excited to be releasing Memoria with my friends at comiXology Originals as a complete series this coming Tuesday, December 7th,” says Pires. “Memoria is a dark and literary exploration of institutional corruption and the fall of America, through the lens of a sprawling murder mystery that sends two broken men on the trail of a prolific serial killer. This is a book for fans of true crime and the films of David Fincher. I believe this series includes some of my strongest writing and I'm excited for everyone to check out the amazing work that Sunando, Hassan and Mark have done on this project." 
 
Memoria follows two detectives—Daniels, a young cop who drinks to cope with his past, and Reynolds, an aged terminally ill cop with an axe to grind. When the police chief partners them up and saddles them with what seems to be an unsolvable case, their investigation begins to unravel a sprawling conspiracy that points to one thing: the most prolific serial killer in American history. As they follow leads, they make discoveries that will force them to question everything and everyone they know.
 
This is Curt Pires' third comic book released via comiXology Originals. His previous comiXology Originals work YOUTH Volume 1 is now in paperback from Dark Horse Books, YOUTH Season 2 is available digitally and his series Lost Falls, which recently concluded, is also available digitally. YOUTH is currently in development at Amazon Studios as an original series with executive producer Patrick Moran.
 
ComiXology Originals titles are available at no additional cost for members of Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited, and comiXology Unlimited, and for purchase on the Amazon Kindle Store and comiXology. Prime Reading offers all Amazon Prime members a rotating selection of over a thousand top Kindle books, magazines, short works, comic books, children’s books, and more – all at no additional cost. Kindle Unlimited gives customers access to more than 1 million titles, including thousands of audio books, and current magazines for just $9.99 a month with a free trial period at amazon.com/kindleunlimited. ComiXology Unlimited offers over 40,000 comics, graphic novels and manga for just $5.99 a month with a 30-day free trial at http://amazon.com/comixologyunlimited.
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Missoula, MT (12/1/2021): Vault is thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of A DARK INTERLUDE with new series artist, Piotr Kowalski. Beginning with Issue #3, which hits shelves in January 2022, A DARK INTERLUDE will return to its monthly release schedule.

“Usually when doing anything PR-related I'll just LARP as the book's protagonist, Henry Henry.(For example, the diamond solicits for A Dark Interlude #1-5 tell their own little story of Henry Henry spewing invective at Vault Comics' PR guy for forcing him to write the solicits.) However, this time I've elected to break kayfabe,” said series co-creator Ryan O’Sullivan. 


“Piotr Kowalski is an incredible artist, and I'm extremely excited to have him join Vlad, Deron, Vault, and myself on the last three issues of A Dark Interlude. Seeing the Fearscape and its cast of characters through the eyes of Piotr's incredibly detailed pen has been breathtaking. Readers of the series are going to be blown away. 100% worth the wait.


“Admittedly, I usually hate it when art changes mid-way through a book, but given the metafictional nature of A Dark Interlude, we've gone ahead and made it part of the story. This was all part of my master plan, you see. The big delay between Issues 2 and 3? Why, I suppose you could say it was a...Dark Interlude. An obviously intentional piece of comic-distribution-as-performance-art that allowed us to comment on the--" [Editor's note: the delay was due to covid lock down complications and had nothing to do with Ryan's "creative vision". Do not trust the creator of Henry Henry when he says he has "broken kayfabe". He is pathologically incapable of doing so. Please buy this book so we can finally be rid of him for good.]

A DARK INTERLUDE, the not-quite-a-sequel to FEARSCAPE, is written by Ryan O'Sullivan, drawn by Piotr Kowalski, colored by Vladimir Popov, lettered by Andworld Design, and designed by Tim Daniel. 
A DARK INTERLUDE #3 hits store shelves on January 26, 2022, with a stunning A cover by Ariela Kristantina and a gorgeous B cover variant by Rebekah Isaacs. The full synopsis can be found below: 


What sort of gibbering reprobate requires solicit information for the third chapter of a story? Why must I continue to write these? And don't you dare respond citing "contractual obligations". If we're going to go down that route, then may I remind you that if it wasn't for me, nobody would have heard of... [Message truncated once again, with apologies, at the request of Vault Comics].

ABOUT VAULT COMICS:

ESCAPE ORDINARY.Creating science fiction, fantasy, and horror requires confronting the new, the bizarre, the unimagined. In these genres, creators can break the established order, dissolve conceptions of social identity, and give voices to the silenced. They can ask hard questions, and if they are brave, venture bold answers.
Beyond the page, Vault actively develops its library across a wide range of media, including film, television, audio productions, and video games.