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Dive into New Comics on December 20th - Start Here

Get ready for a week of exciting new releases! From Animal Pound #1 to The Original X-Men #1, there are plenty of new #1s, one-shots, and story arcs to dive into this Wednesday, December 20th at your local comic shop.

Whether you're a seasoned collector or just starting out, these new releases are the perfect jumping-on point to discover your next favorite series.

So why not Start Here?

BOOM! STUDIOS
ANIMAL POUND #1 (OF 5) CVR A GROSS (MR)
(W) Tom King (A/CA) Peter Gross
When animals grow tired of being caged, killed, and sold off-it's only a matter of time before they've had enough...

When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they quickly find themselves as comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs.

But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution!

Discover an epic graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated artist Peter Gross (American Jesus, The Books of Magic).

King and Gross collaborate for the first time ever to bring this enduring Orwellian allegory to life for the 21st Century.
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
PREVIEWS Page #34

MARVEL COMICS
ORIGINAL X-MEN #1
(W) Christos Gage (A) Greg Land (CA) Ryan Stegman
THE OG 5 ON AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE!
Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman and Angel - the first and greatest heroes to bear the X-Men name - once traveled into their own futures and reset the course of history. Now another multiversal mystery calls them forth. When the dust settles, one hero will remain, trapped in the world as we know it. With shocking surprise guests and heart-pounding twists and turns, Christos Gage and Greg Land kick off a story that will shake the whole MU!
Rated T+
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $5.99
PREVIEWS Page #53

MARVEL COMICS
STAR WARS REVELATIONS #1
(W) Marc Guggenheim, Various (A) Salvador Larroca, Various (CA) Rod Reis
FROM THE HIGH REPUBLIC TO THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY AND BEYOND! JABBA THE HUTT! DARTH VADER! MACE WINDU! KEEVE TRENNIS, THRAWN AND MORE!
Introducing new characters, new twists and new turns across all of Marvel's STAR WARS line! This star-studded issue puts the pieces on the board for what's to come in a galaxy far, far away!
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $6.99
PREVIEWS Page #65

MARVEL COMICS
ROM AND THE X-MEN MARVEL TALES #1
(W) Bill Mantlo (A) Sal Buscema (CA) Nick Bradshaw
Rom meets the Children of the Atom as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with MARVEL TALES! During his classic adventures hunting the vile Dire Wraiths on Earth, Rom encountered the ever-Uncanny X-Men - and Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! In ROM (1979) #17-18, written by Bill Mantlo and illustrated by Sal Buscema, Rom and the X-Men are searching for the offspring of a Dire Wraith and a human, a creature known as Hybrid - which Cerebro has detected as a mutant! But as they clash over their target, Rom gets a taste of his own medicine courtesy of Kitty Pryde! Then, in ROM (1979) #31-32, the Galadorian hero battles Mystique's villainous mutant team - including future X-Men stalwart, Rogue - before teaming up with them for a rematch against Hybrid!
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $7.99
PREVIEWS Page #36

DARK HORSE PRH
BOREALIS #1
(W) Mark Verheiden, Aaron Douglas (A/CA) Cliff Richards
From screenwriter Mark Verheiden (The Mask, Swamp Thing), writer/actor Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica, Hemlock Grove), and artist Cliff Richards (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Justice League) comes Borealis, a bone-chilling supernatural thriller! Winter nights last months, temperatures can hit seventy below, alcohol is illegal... and something mysterious is emerging on the remote ice. Welcome to the isolated Qinu, Alaska and a world of bad memories for State Trooper Silaluk "Sil" Osha. After thirteen years away from Qinu, Sil is pulled back to investigate a series of brutal murders, only to face a dark past... and her frightening connection to deadly legends.
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #208

IDW-PRH
GODZILLA RIVALS JET JAGUAR VS MEGALON ONESHOT #1 CVR A HUANG
(W) Nola Pfau (A/CA) Megan Huang
Jen Onça is not excited to start her new, fast-paced fast-food career at Minilla Burger, but she'd much prefer a mundane day to the sudden return of Megalon! The monster brings destruction, trapping Jen in a forgotten lab deep beneath the restaurant with only the half-built form of Jet Jaguar to help her get out! She must repair the robotic defender to save herself and the city, but first she needs to escape the rubble trapping her in this tense adventure!
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $7.99
PREVIEWS Page #220

IDW-PRH
MY LITTLE PONY BEST OF FLUTTERSHY #1
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Brenda Hickey
Make way for the soft-spoken but never to be overlooked Pegasus with a heart of gold! From caring for all creatures (no matter how big and scary!) to always being willing to extend a hoof of compassion to her friends, Fluttershy does it with a bashful smile. Revisit the moments that make Fluttershy the embodiment of empathy and the spirit of kindness! Collecting My Little Pony: Friends Forever #10, #18, and #32, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #64.
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $7.99
PREVIEWS Page #221

TITAN COMICS
LIFE IS STRANGE FORGET ME NOT #1 (OF 4) CVR A LOTAY (MR)
(W) Zoe Thorogood (A) Claudia Leonardi (CA) Tula Lotay
After the events of LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS, Alex & Steph tour across the states in their band until they find another lost soul on the side of the road - Lily.

The pair take the teenager under their wing to uncover the truth of what she's running from. But there's more to Lily than meets the eye, as she silently struggles under the weight of heartache and memories from lives she hasn't lived, to protect those around her from the truth of pain. An all too familiar story to Alex, but is there time to save Lily from a similar, lonely, fate?
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
PREVIEWS Page #156

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS
21ST CENTURY SANTA STORIES #1 CVR A MARTINEZ
(W) G.O. Parsons, S.A. Check, Konstantine Paradias, James Kuhoric (A) Fernando Sosa, Horacio Domingues, Jorge Pacheco (CA) Roy Allen Martinez
What do kids dream about on Christmas Eve?  It sure ain't "Sugar Plumbs" dancing in their heads.  Today's kids need new stories about the magic of Santa Claus and we're delivering it like the fat man himself!  These are awesome stories full of humor and modern silliness that kids can enjoy and understand.  What happens if Santa loses his job?  Or if the ornaments come to life at night?  Enjoy the season with funny modern tales of Santa that you can share with your kids.  The magic of the holidays is here and every kid can relate to them with 21st Century Santa Stories!.
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
PREVIEWS Page #222

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
HYDRA #1 CVR A AL BARRIONUEVO
(W) Joe Brusha (CA) Al Barrionuevo
Of all the Great Old Ones, few could match the power of Cthulhu. Mother Hydra is one such dark god. She has been imprisoned and dormant for ages. But with Great Cthulhu close to waking, Hydra is ready to rise and reclaim her place with him and Father Dagon in the Unholy Trinity that will destroy mankind and rule the world.
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $8.99
PREVIEWS Page #460

ANTARCTIC PRESS
INTERSTELLAR DUST #1 (OF 4) CVR A
(W) C.J. Hudson (A) Igor Wolski
Interstellar Dust is back for a new arc, and the stakes have never been higher!  Fresh off their escape from the Afterglow, Commander Lake is poised to complete her mission and transport Cael and the other prisoners to their destination, but is her commitment to duty clouding her judgment?
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
PREVIEWS Page #287

SCOUT COMICS
TOTAL PARTY KILLER #1 CVR A DAVID YU
(W) David Yu (A/CA) David Yu
A mature dark fantasy with a bloody splash of comedy for fans of Quentin Tarantino movies and Dungeons & Dragons. No one told Verity, the Adventuring Intern, that her first quest would be this bloody. Perpetually surrounded by mayhem, mutilation, and murder, Verity finds little sympathy in her mentor Captain Bastion. With the looming danger of the primordial dragon Gridda on the horizon, Verity has to ask herself one simple question; how badly does she really want this job.
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $7.99
PREVIEWS Page #370

SCOUT COMICS
MAZE AGENCY #1 CVR A SILVANO BELTRAMO
(W) Mike W. Barr (A/CA) Silvano Beltramo
The Maze Agency is back! The Eisner- and Harvey-Award nominated series by creator Mike W. Barr (writer/creator of Camelot 3000 and writer of Batman: Son of the Demon) joins forces with artist Silvano Beltramo to return to the world of everyone's favorite comic book detective team. Jennifer Mays, sophisticated New York private eye and owner of the Maze Agency and her paramour, Gabriel Webb, somewhat scruffy true-crime writer and amateur sleuth, romance, solve crimes and catch killers in fair-play detective stories that the reader is challenged to solve before they do! In their latest adventure, someone is stalking the set of a slasher movie series. Jen and Gabe have to figure out the killer's identity and true motive-before they become the killer's next victims!
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
PREVIEWS Page #369

KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT
SPELLWEAVER #1 CVR A ROBERT AHMAD
(W) Robert Ahmad (A/CA) Robert Ahmad
A magical new fantasy series from the artist of Rebel Grrrls! Strange phenomena have befallen the once mighty town of Wolfguard, with reports of monstrous creatures prowling the surrounding woods and entire families disappearing from their homes. It's all the work of a dark curse from a sinister witch that the townsfolk simply call... the Witch of Wolfguard! Now it's up to a young sorceress named Cecile and her band of stragglers to find and take down this evil force, but they'll soon find that's no easy task!
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $5.99
PREVIEWS Page #337

ABLAZE PUBLISHING
THE AGENT #1 CVR A FERNANDO DAGNINO (MR)
(W) Mathieu Gabella (A/CA) Fernando Dagnino
For some, magic is a myth. For others, it is a weapon.
What if witchcraft really existed? If our beliefs, superstitions, and legends were material? This is what Rhym, a young narcotics lieutenant, must question when she finds herself confronted with the impossible. While staking out a subway deal, a suspect magically kills his informant and drives the entire station into madness with just a handful of weed. Rhym miraculously escapes unscathed. She's unaware, but she is a witch, and that fact arouses the interest of a very particular unit of the French secret services. A group of special agents who, like the criminals they hunt, have mastered the art of sorcery...
Welcome to a world where it is better to wear an amulet than a bulletproof vest and where a simple curse by email can destroy you more surely than a bomb. Between thriller, espionage, and fantasy, Mathieu Gabella and DC Comics artist Fernando Dagnino (Suicide Squad, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Justice League) present a powerful adventure!
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #164

SCOUT COMICS- CHISPA
THIRTEEN ORIGINS PYROCLAST #1 CVR A GUILLERMO VILLARREAL
(W) Frederick Luis Aldama (A/CA) Guillermo Villarreal
CHISPA: The Thirteen Origins is a series of one-shot origin stories for the members of The Thirteen, a group of Mexicans and Mexican Americans who discover they are chispas, able to wield impossible powers. When high school quarterback Pete Lumeras turns eighteen, he discovers he can now transform into a being of molten rock. His first attempts at using his new chispa powers against bullies go awry until his uncle George and his abuelita reveal dark family secrets that may either help him to become a warrior for justice-Pyroclast-or lead him down the same road to self-destruction that his mother once tread.
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
PREVIEWS Page #380

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