Shazam! – Pull List 3rd May

The Geeky Brummie Pull List with Shazam!

I have a nice selection of comics for you on the Pull List this week. The Comic of the Week title goes to Shazam! from DC Comics. The other 3 comics on the main Pull List are also from Image Comics and Marvel Comics. Our On The Radar selections include 5 comics from Image Comics, DC Black Label, Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics. In MEANWHILE… I pick out the books of interest from the upcoming Free Comic Book Day.

If you want to send any comics or details of any comic related events we should feature, feel free to reach out to me at keith@geekybrummie.com or comics@geekybrummie.com

Now on with the comics…

Shazam!
Issue 1
DC Comics

Script – Mark Waid
Art – Dan Mora
Colours – Alejandro Sánchez
Letters – Troy Peteri

Buy digitally on Comixology – Shazam! #1 (Link)

MEET THE CAPTAIN!

The World’s Finest creators present the World’s Mightiest Mortal in a dazzling solo series! Dinosaurs from space! The Clubhouse of Eternity! Homicidal worms and talking tigers! Atomic robots, alien worlds, mad scientists, sinister curses, and villains from throughout the DC Universe—welcome to the wild adventures of Billy Batson, whose big red alter ego defends the Earth from its weirdest and wildest threats! Want to stop Lex Luthor and The Joker? Call Superman and Batman! International crises? Page Wonder Woman! But when Garguax, Emperor of the Moon, sets his sights on Gorilla City, that’s when you shout “Shazam!” The fan-favorite team of Mark Waid and Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest) brings the magic!

Waid and Mora has been doing great work over on Batman/Superman: World’s Finest and now they are being unleashed on a new Shazam! book. Shazam books have always been fun and from the promo material this looks to be the case here, with bells on. And who can resist a book that promises Space Dinosaurs!

I Hate This Place
Issue 8
Image Comics

Script – Kyle Starks
Art – Artyom Topilin
Colours – Lee Loughridge
Letters – Pat Brosseau

Buy digitally on Comixology – I Hate This Place #8 (Link)

WORM’S EYE VIEW

“Check this series out. You won’t regret it.” -SKTCHD

After jumping through a mysterious portal, Gabby finally gets some answers about what the hell is going on! Meanwhile, Trudy is reunited with a literal ghost from their past-and after this issue, nothing will be the same!

You’re going to see that name Starks a few times this week. I Hate This Place is book I’m enjoying and is developing well. The series is set to run for only ten issues which means the stakes are high as we enter the endgame.

Immortal X-Men
Issue 11
Marvel Comics

Script – Kieron Gillen
Art – Lucas Werneck
Colours – David Curiel
Letters – Clayton Cowles

Buy digitally on Comixology – Immortal X-Men #11 (Link)

PART 11

STORM OF TWO WORLDS! Sins of Sinister is over…but the sins fallout remains. Storm can’t believe what everyone has done. But when the fate of two worlds rests in her hands, what can she do about it?

After the Sins of Sinister detour we are back with the regular issues of the merry mutant books. But it looks like the impact of that series is still being felt as Storm deals with the aftermath.

The Avengers: War Across Time
Issue 5
Marvel Comics

Script – Paul Levitz
Art – Alan Davis
Colours – Rachelle Rosenberg
Letters – Cory Petit

Buy digitally on Comixology – The Avengers: War Across Time #5 (Link)

CHAPTER FIVE

Showdown in the future! Will the original Avengers get a glimpse of what awaits them, or will the swirling madness of time swallow them up?

I’m expecting things to go out with a bang as we arrive at the final part of this romp in the The Avengers past.

On the radar some other comics not on the Pull List but well worth checking out:

Scarlet Witch #5
Marvel Comics

Script – Steve Orlando
Art – Russell Dauterman
Colours – Matt Wilson
Letters – Cory Petit

Buy digitally from Comixology – Scarlet Witch #5 (Link)

Just when the Scarlet Witch thinks she’s shielded Darcy Lewis from their new enemy’s vendetta, Scythia returns—covered in armor made from the same antimagic rock Wanda’s been studying. Can Wanda defend Darcy—and herself—against a warrior who’s immune to magic?

X-Men: Before The Fall – Sons of X #1
Marvel Comics

Script – Greg Weisman
Art – George Kambadais

Buy digitally on Comixology – X-Men: Before the Fall – Sons of X #1 (Link)

A BATTLE OF THE TITANS OF THE X-UNIVERSE! A man of innumerable personalities and powers vs. the most powerful artificial intelligence in this universe: Legion vs. Nimrod! With Nightcrawler in Orchis’ clutches, David Haller and his allies will have to confront the mastermind who destroyed Warlock and nearly took Krakoa with him. But Nightcrawler is not himself… and Legion’s allies aren’t all they seem to be either. Mutant monsters roam the Earth… Banshee, broken once again, dreams of lost vengeance… Mother Righteous, her role in SINS OF SINISTER unrevealed, takes another stab at universal control… Si Spurrier and Phil Noto usher in new status quos for some of your favorite X-Men in this can’t-miss one-shot!

Peacemaker Tries Hard #1
DC Black Label

Script – Kyle Starks
Art – Steve Pugh
Colours – Jordie Bellaire
Letters – Becca Carey

Buy digitally on Comixology – Peacemaker Tries Hard #1 (Link)

BOOK ONE

Having earned his release from the Suicide Squad, Peacemaker wants to try and do normal superhero stuff for a change. Unfortunately everyone, including the bad guys, thinks he sucks at superhero stuff. But when busting up a terrorist ring introduces Christopher Smith to the cutest thing to ever walk (awkwardly) on four legs, he finds the unconditional love he’s been denied his whole life. That is, until the dog is kidnapped right out from under him by a super-villain who has some very un-super-heroic plans for Peacemaker’s brand of ultraviolence. Will he help an infamously unstable super-powered criminal steal the world’s most valuable—and dangerous—DNA? Honestly, Christopher’s pretty lonely, so it probably just depends on how nicely they ask…

Breakout writer Kyle Starks (I Hate This Place, Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton) and art legend Steve Pugh (Preacher Special: Saint of Killers, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass) deliver a brutal and hilarious take on DC’s biggest P.O.S. that will bust guts, break bones, and melt hearts!

Love Everlasting #7
Image Comics

Script – Tom King
Art – Elsa Charretier
Colours – Matt Hollingsworth
Letters – Clayton Cowles

Buy physically from Forbidden Planet – Love Everlasting #7 (Link)

“TOO HIP FOR LOVE,” Part Two

The acclaimed horror/romance series continues. After the game-changing twist in the last issue, Joan wakes up in a world she does not and cannot understand. Every rule has been broken, and she must fight her way out of this new trap of love or face her greatest fear-her wedding night!

Where Monsters Lie #4
Dark Horse Comics

Script – Kyle Starks
Art – Piotr Kowalski
Colours – Vladimir Popov
Letters – Joshua Reed

Buy digitally on Comixology – Where Monsters Lie #4 (Link)

The monsters residing at Wilmhurst find their secret haven’s time cut short as law enforcement comes knocking at their door for a bloody showdown.

Free Comic Book Day 2023

Free Comic Book Day returns on 6th May 2023. This annual event, which began in 2002, is celebrated in comic stores across the globe and is a way for new readers to sample what the world of comics has to offer.

Free Comic Book Day is perfect for fans and newcomers alike – get a taste of the massive range of comics available. Join the comics revolution – discover comics for the first time or return to the fold to see what you’ve been missing.

Depending on where you pick up your comics, different books and allowances may apply. As the comics on offer are paid for by the comic shop itself, you may be asked to choose a few books rather than take everything on offer. It’s always good etiquette to also buy something from the shop when yo visit – and this could be more comics, graphic novels or memorabilia. There is so much on offer there is bound to be something to pick up.

Of the books available these are the ones I’ll be looking at and are my recommendations. If you want to check out the full range of books on offer then head over to the Free Comic Book Day website – here (link).

So be sure to head down to you local comic book store on Saturday and show your support. Take someone who has never read a comic before and introduce them to this wonderful world. Geeky Brummie will of course be at World’s Apart Birmingham, so if you see us please do say hello.

Your Local Comics Shops

Your local comic shops are now open and you can pop in for your geek fix. Listed below are some of the best shops across the county with links to check the very latest information including opening time and covid safety measures. Therefore, when visiting these shops please be patient and respectful to all the staff who are doing an incredible job.

FORBIDDEN PLANET INTERNATIONAL (VARIOUS) – includes Worlds Apart Birmingham

Please check with stores for any changes to opening times and services.

Follow the stores social media pages for updates!

FORBIDDEN PLANET (VARIOUS) – includes Birmingham Megastore

Check their website for more information –

https://forbiddenplanet.com/stores/

GOSH! COMICS (LONDON)

Check their website for more information –

https://goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blog/the-gosh-authority-130620-reopening-news/ and https://twitter.com/GoshComics

OK COMICS (LEEDS)

Follow the stores social media pages and website for updates!

http://www.okcomics.co.uk/ and https://twitter.com/OKComics