This Week’s Comics & Merchandise for May 21st 2025

Austin Getzelman

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NEW COMICS (RECOMMENDATIONS IN BOLD)

ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 2ND PRINTING
– The second wave of the ABSOLUTE DC UNIVERSE began with another wave of SOLD OUT first issues! The FLASH is here and is on the run!

ABSOLUTE FLASH #3
– The ROGUES were unsuccessful in their first bid to bring in the FLASH and now they have unleashed GRODD! Will that make their task easier or impossible? Copies of ABSOLUTE FLASH 1 2ND PRINT and 2 are available here now!

ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1 2ND PRINTING
– The wait is over the the SOLD OUT issue by DENIZ CAMP and JAVIER RODRIGUEZ returns! Don’t let it get away again! Copies of ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER 2 are available here now!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 PEPE LARRAZ 2ND PRINTING VARIANT EDITION

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4
– The enemy behind SPIDER-MAN’s current woes is revealed to him, but what is the power behind that? Find out here in the next exciting chapter of the new volume of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN by JOE KELLY and PEPE LARRAZ!

ARCHIE IS MR JUSTICE #4 (OF 4)

BARBARELLA #4

BATMAN & ROBIN YEAR ONE #7 (OF 12) DC ALL IN

BATMAN #617 HUSH PART 9 FACSIMILE EDITION

BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #39 WE ARE YESTERDAY PART 4

BITTER ROOT THE NEXT MOVEMENT #1 (OF 5) 2ND PRINTING [MATURE READERS]

BUG WARS #4 (OF 6) [MATURE READERS]

CATWOMAN #76 DC ALL IN

CYBERPUNK 2077 PSYCHO SQUAD #4 [MATURE READERS]

DAREDEVIL: UNLEASH HELL – RED BAND #5 (OF 5) [POLYBAGGED]

DARK EMPTY VOID #5 (OF 5) [MATURE READERS]

DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #6 [MATURE READERS]

DETECTIVE COMICS #1097 DC ALL IN

DOOM ACADEMY #4 (OF 5) ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM

EC EPITAPHS FROM THE ABYSS #11 (OF 12) [MATURE READERS]

EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #9

FANTASTIC FOUR #32 ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM
– For the fate of the FANTASTIC FOUR, VALERIA RICHARDS makes a shocking choice!

FANTASTIC FOUR #48 FACSIMILE EDITION
– MARVEL COMICS proudly presents one of the greatest FANTASTIC FOUR sagas of all time, reprinted down to the original ads! Behold the part one of the GALACTUS TRILOGY by STAN LEE and JACK KIRBY!

GHOSTBUSTERS SKELETON CREW #1
– In an all new story set after GHOSTBUSTERS FROZEN KINGDOM, the team tries to defend New York City from the ghost of Captain Kidd!

GREAT BRITISH BUMP OFF KILL OR BE QUILT #2

HULK & DOCTOR STRANGE #1 ONE SHOT
– To provide BRUCE BANNER with answers about the HULK, DOCTOR STRANGE journeys back to the GAMMA BOMB incident in this one shot by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSI and TERRY DODSON. Plus, what happened when Marvel’s original Golden Girls AUNT MAY and AGATHA HARKNESS met?

INCREDIBLE HULK #25
– The search for DOCTOR STRANGE leads to ASGARD, but the way is blocked by the ALLFATHER himself! Never miss a HULK vs THOR battle!

INTO THE UNBEING PART TWO #4 [MATURE READERS]

IRON MAN #8
– How can it be? TONY STARK is back in the weapons manufacturing business!

JIM HENSON PRESENTS #4 (OF 4)

MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #1 5TH PRINTING [MATURE READERS]
– MARK SPEARS MONSTERS was the most requested FREE COMIC BOOK Day 2025 follow up! Don’t miss the latest chance to be apart of the biggest independent comics sleeper hit in years!

MEDIEVAL SPAWN #1 (OF 4) 2ND PRINTING [MATURE READERS]

MEDIEVAL SPAWN #2 (OF 4) [MATURE READERS]

MINOR THREATS WELCOME TO TWILIGHT #3 [MATURE READERS]

MOON KNIGHT: FIST OF KHONSHU #8

MOONSHINE BIGFOOT #2 (OF 4) [MATURE READERS]

MOTHRA QUEEN OF MONSTERS #3 (OF 4)

NEW GODS #6 (OF 12) DC ALL IN
– The BLACK RACER delivers a fallen NEW GOD to THE SOURCE.

NIGHTWING #126 DC ALL IN

NULLHUNTER #8 (OF 10) [MATURE READERS]

OUR ARMY AT WAR #151 FACSIMILE EDITION
– Reprinting the first appearance of the ENEMY ACE.

OUT OF ALCATRAZ #3 (OF 5) [MATURE READERS]

PRODIGAL SON #3 [MATURE READERS]

REDCOAT #12 GHOST MACHINE
– THE NORTHERNER has come the longest way imaginable to the Civil War era to ensure the future unfolds in a certain way! He probably can’t trust SIMON PURE, but can he count on him? The building blocks of the UNKNOWN WAR continue to be laid in this GHOST MACHINE series!

ROBOWOLF #1 [MATURE READERS]
– COLONEL MASSACRE has ROBOWOLF’s daughter so he and his team have to get the ransom money and then pay it! Rest assured that a lot of robots, cannibals, ninjas, and more are standing in their way! Written and drawn by JAKE SMITH, also known as DEAD GREMLIN COMIX on INSTAGRAM!

ROGUE SUN #27 MASSIVE-VERSE

SLEEP #1 (OF 8) [MATURE READERS]
– Something sinister stalks the community, killing indiscriminately! When Jonathan Reason awakens from sleep, he is covered in blood that is not his own and does not know why! ZANDER CANNON uncovers the mystery across this IMAGE COMICS horror mini series.

SPAWN THE CURSE OF SHERLEE JOHNSON #1 [MATURE READERS]
– Little SHERLEE JOHNSON’s story did not end as a victim of the killer BILLY KINCAID in the early issues of SPAWN! Find out what became of her and what her role in the SPAWN UNIVERSE is now!

SPECTRUM #6 (OF 6) [MATURE READERS]

SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #1
– Find out who or what has targeted both SPIDER-MAN and WOLVERINE kicking off the team up of the year! Get ready for the start of a new ongoing series by MARC GUGGENHEIM with art by KAARE ANDREWS!

STAR TREK DEFIANT #27 LORE WAR PART 4

STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES PHASE III #18

STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #4
– In his quest to understand his grandfather, KYLO REN was led to TATOOINE and none of the truths he sought to find have met his expectations. What will the Supreme Leader learn on NABOO?

STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – FEAR OF THE JEDI #4 (OF 5)

SUPERIOR AVENGERS #2 (OF 6) ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM
– KRISTOFF VERNARD has assembled a powerful team of AVENGERS for DOCTOR DOOM, but even he doesn’t realize the true nature of what they really are!

SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #1 DC ALL IN
– An asteroid from deepest space hurtles towards Earth which should be no problem for SUPERMAN, but this time it will change everything! Get ready for all the supporting cast, action, and adventure you expect from the world of the MAN OF STEEL! Plus, see the new role of the DAILY PLANET in the DCU! Prolific MARVEL COMICS writer DAN SLOTT makes his return to DC COMICS with RAPHAEL ALBUQUERQUE for the new flashship ongoing Superman series!

TERMINATOR #7

THING #1
– When he is called on to find a missing child BEN GRIMM will clobber his way through any and every super villain in his way across the MARVEL UNIVERSE! Written by TONY FLEECS with art by JUSTIN MASON.

THUNDERBOLTS: DOOMSTRIKE #5 (OF 5) ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM
– So far the one hero DOCTOR DOOM has had the most difficult anticipating and neutralizing has been BUCKY BARNES! Get ready for an exciting new beginning that no one could have predicted!

TITANS #23 DC ALL IN

ULTIMATES #12
– As the pressure to prepare for the return of THE MAKER reaches the boiling point, the only team fighting for the fate of the ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIVERSE begins to fracture! Who will remain, who will prevail?

VAMPIRELLA #2

VATICAN CITY #2 [MATURE READERS]

VISION & THE SCARLET WITCH #1
– When the VISION is mortally damaged, WANDA MAXIMOFF takes a drastic measure to preserve him! The SCARLET WITCH series by STEVE ORLANDO continues!

WALKING DEAD DELUXE #113 [MATURE READERS]

WEAPON X-MEN #4 (OF 5)
– WOLVERINE! CABLE! DEADPOOL! And the return of MARVEL’s 1970s classic mechanical titan, RED RONIN!

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CRIMSON JUSTICE #1 (OF 5) [MATURE READERS]

WONDER WOMAN #21 DC ALL IN
– WONDER WOMAN and BATMAN team up to solve the murder of ARES! Will the DARK KNIGHT pay the price for interfering in godly matters?

ZATANNA #4 (OF 6) DC ALL IN

ACME COMICS PRESENTS

COMICS FOR BATS OF ALL AGES

DARKWING DUCK #4

DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #3 (OF 5)

JUSTICE DUCKS STARRING DARKWING DUCK TP
– Contains JUSTICE DUCKS 1-5.

MINECRAFT OUT OF ORDER TP VOL 01

MINECRAFT THE MANGA GN VOL 01

ZOOTOPIA #3

NEW LIMITED EDITION VARIANTS

(Pricing dependent upon rarity, first reserved-first served)

NEW TRADE PAPERBACKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, & HARDCOVERS

ALICE COOPER CROSSROADS TP
– Contains ALICE COOPER 1-5 by RODNEY BARNES and EDU MENNA.

APOTHECARY DIARIES ART BOOK HC

CAPTAIN AMERICA BY J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL. 3: BROXTON RISING
– CAPTAIN AMERICA teams up with THOR and SPIDER-MAN to put things right in BROXTON OKLAHOMA as writer J. MICHAEL STRACZINSKY reunites with the major characters he wrote. Contains CAPTAIN AMERICA 12-16.

DC FINEST BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE AND OTHER STORIES TP
– Contains BATMAN #413-422 and DETECTIVE COMICS #580-589, BATMAN SON OF THE DEMON, BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE.

DEADPOOL BY CODY ZIGLAR TP VOL. 2: THE DEATH OF WADE WILSON
– Contains DEADPOOL 6-10.

DOCTOR FATE BY JM DEMATTEIS TP
– In the late 80s writer J.M. DEMATTIES redefined the golden age DC character DOCTOR FATE by connecting new hosts to the legendary HELMET OF NABU. Contains DOCTOR FATE 1-4, DR. FATE 1-24, and DR. FATE ANNUAL 1.

DR MASHIRITO’S ULTIMATE MANGA TECHNIQUES SC

FRAZETTA GALLERY SERIES TERROR VOL 01 HC

FRAZETTA GALLERY SERIES TERROR VOL 01 TP

GODZILLA HERE THERE BE DRAGONS II TP SONS OF GIANTS
– Contains GODZILLA HERE THERE BE DRAGONS II 1-5.

GREEN LANTERN (2023) TP VOL 03 POWER OF WILL
– HAL JORDAN tries to evade the forces of AMANDA WALLER while the secrets of the SHADOW LANTERNS come to light. Contains GREEN LANTERN 13-15 and ABSOLUTE POWER: TASK FORCE VII 3.

GUNSLINGER SPAWN TP VOL 06 [MATURE READERS]

NACELLEVERSE TP VOL 1 BIKER MICE FROM MARS & ROBOFORCE
– ONI PRESS proudly presents the revival of several classic 80s toy and cartoon properties under the umbrella of the people who brought you THE TOYS THAT MADE US on NETFLIX! Welcome to the NACELLEVERSE shared universe and the return of ROBOFORCE and BIKER MICE FROM MARS! Contains NACELLEVERSE 0, ROBOFORCE 1-3, and BIKER MICE FROM MARS 1-3.

NIGHT DRIVE HC [MATURE READERS]
– A rarity from the vault of the late RICHARD SALA.

NIGHTWING A KNIGHT IN BLUDHAVEN COMPENDIUM 02 TP
– Contains NIGHTWING 26-59; NIGHTWING 80-PAGE GIANT 1; NIGHTWING: SECRET FILES & ORIGINS 1; ACTION COMICS 771; BATMAN ANNUAL 23; BIRDS OF PREY 8 and 20-21, and more.

RAYMOND CHANDLER’S TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS HC [MATURE READERS]
– The PHILLIP MARLOWE crime noir story is brought to life in graphic novel form.

RED SONJA & VAMPIRELLA MEET BETTY & VERONICA TP VOL 02
– Contains RED SONJA & VAMPIRELLA MEET BETTY & VERONICA 7-12.

SILVER SURFER: RETURN TO THE SPACEWAYS OMNIBUS HC
– Contains Silver Surfer (1987) 1-33, Silver Surfer Annual (1988) 1-2, Marvel Graphic Novel: Silver Surfer (1988), Silver Surfer (1988) 1-2, Silver Surfer: The Enslavers (1990, and more.

SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE: VENGEANCE UNCHAINED TP
– The GHOST RIDERS ride again! Contains SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE 1-5.

SUPERMAN THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN COMPENDIUM TP
– The monumental comics event presented in one complete softcover edition! This is all of the lead up, the clash with DOOMDAY that rocked the DCU, and the immediate aftermath! Contains SUPERMAN 73-83, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN 496-505, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 69-70, ACTION COMICS 683-692, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL 5, GREEN LANTERN46, SUPERMAN ANNUAL 5, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL 17-26, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL ANNUAL 2, SUPERMAN: LEGACY SUPERMAN 1, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN ANNUAL 5, SUPERGIRL/TEAM LUTHOR SPECIAL 1, and NEWSTIME MAGAZINE: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SUPERMAN.

ULTIMATES BY MARK MILLAR & BRYAN HITCH EPIC COLLECTION TP: SUPER-HUMAN
– In 2002, MARVEL COMICS changed the landscape of their brand and comics in general with the debut of the original ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIVERSE! There were no AVENGERS in this new modern day updating, but there were THE ULTIMATES! A gathering of exceptional people brought together by NICK FURY who could do what no one else could. But would they? This series is the visual basis for the MCU! Contains ULTIMATES 1-13.

VAMPIRELLA BEYOND TP
– Contains VAMPIRELLA 666-676.

VENOM WAR: ZOMBIOTES/VENOMOUS TP
– Contains VENOM WAR: ZOMBIOTES 1-3, VENOM WAR: VENOMOUS 1-3, BLACK WIDOW: VENOMOUS ONE SHOT and VENOM WAR: DAREDEVIL ONE SHOT.

VOID RIVALS ENERGON UNIVERSE DELUXE EDITION HC BOOK 01
– The series that began the smash hit ENERGON UNIVERSE comes to deluxe hardcover! In a distant part of the galaxy, two refugees from warring realms will expose secrets never meant to come to light and will interact with major figures from TRANSFORMERS lore! Contains VOID RIVALS 1-12 by ROBERT KIRKMAN and LORENZO DEFILICI.

VOID RIVALS ENERGON UNIVERSE DELUXE EDITION HC BOOK 01
DIRECT MARKET EXCLUSIVE FOIL

WONDER WOMAN (2023) TP VOL 03 FURY
– Contains WONDER WOMAN 14-19.

ACTION FIGURES

GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES ZANDAR ACTION FIGURE

STAR WARS BLACK SERIES DARTH MALAK ACTION FIGURE

RE-ORDER COMICS

BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #38 WE ARE YESTERDAY

CAPTAIN PLANET #1

GIANT-SIZE WACKY RACES #1

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #33 TAURIN CLARKE VARIANT EDITION

PAST TIME #1 (OF 5) ADAM POLLINA VARIANT EDITION B [MATURE READERS]

WEST COAST AVENGERS #7 JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER NEGATIVE SPACE
VIRGIN VARIANT EDITION

RE-ORDER GRAPHIC NOVELS AND HARDCOVERS

AFRO SAMURAI GN VOL 01 [MATURE READERS]

BATMAN KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 KNIGHTQUEST (2025 EDITION)

CORMAC MCCARTHY THE ROAD GN [MATURE READERS]

CREATURE COMMANDOS TP (2023 EDITION)

DC ALL IN SAGA TP

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES THE CURSE DELUXE EDITION HC

MADAME CHOI AND THE MONSTERS GN

STREET FIGHTER CLASSIC HC VOL 03 PSYCHO CRUSHER