New Comic Books This Week – January 20th

Here is the list of new comic books, trade paperbacks and more shipping on 1/20/2016. As always, check with your retailer for availability, as not all releases may be on sale in all areas at the same time. Here is what’s on my pull-list this week.

The battle between the Steam Man and the Dark Rider approaches its devastating climax! Swarmed by vicious Morlocks, the crew of the Steam Man must engage in brutal hand-to-hand combat, but their wiles and wits may not be up to the task of defeating the Dark Rider’s rabid thralls! Find out in ‘Steam Man’ #4!

Enter Hawk and Dove… drawn to a mystery that threatens to destroy the perfect balance of their partnership. And the lost and scattered Titans – Dick, Donna, Garth, Roy, Gnarrk, Mal and Lilith-battle to discover the dark secret that unites them, but time is running out. Can they make sense of their twisted dreams before the escalating nightmare overwhelms them in ‘Titans Hunt’ #4?

‘Amazing Forest’ #1 = tales for the bold. Ideas for the strange. Wicked concepts that stir the minds of those with darkness in their hearts. A modern anthology that lends itself to a time when stories were short and ugly. Written by Ulises Farinas & Erick Freitas, each comic is drawn by a different amazingly talented artist, each lending their unique talents to bring horrible happiness to the readers’ skulls!

Every living creature on Earth has been devolved – in ‘Devolution’ #1, the evolutionary clock turned back, reverting all life to odd mutations and prehistoric incarnations. The cities of man are little more than bloody territories ruthlessly dominated by tribal Neanderthals ruling from the backs of mammoths, packs of saber-toothed tigers, and giant man-eating insects.

‘Pencil Head’ #1 is Ted McKeever’s semi-autobiographical take on the whacked-out world of the comic book industry. Journey along as we witness protagonist Poodwaddle’s trials and tribulations of working, and sustaining, his place in the absurd world of comics, where what happens behind the scenes is far more twisted, and bizarrely hilarious, than anything on the printed page.

Face front, true believers ‘Captain ‘Marvel’ #1 is here! The Captain has made her return and oh, how mighty it is. It’s a bold new frontier for Carol Danvers as she soars to new heights in her greatest mission yet–leader of the all-new Alpha Flight space program. Yup, Alpha Flight. As earth’s first line of defense, Carol and her team aim to protect the planet from extraterrestrial threats. But can Carol be a soldier and a diplomat? Especially when an unknown enemy emerges that Carol can’t quite punch. The superstar team behind Marvel’s Agent Carter television series, Tara Butters and Michele Fazekas, make their comics debut alongside the awesomely-talented Kris Anka.

From The Journals Of Obi-Wan Kenobi… ‘Star Wars’ #15. Another tale of Obi-Wan’s exile on Tatooine! Owen Lars took Luke in…but he refused to let Ben be part of his life. Why? And what trouble could have been stirred up by Ben protecting Luke?

All this plus… ‘Tokyo Ghost’ #5… As Eden burns around her, Debbie fights to save the man she loves from the monster he’s become.