While some of us are distracted by the imminent release of a certain film there are plenty of other books out this week to whet your appetite. Many new numbers ones and the first of the Valentines themed comics are hitting the shelves. Of course a certain foul-mouthed merc features heavily this week with a special bumper (and higher-priced :( ) 25th anniversary issue.
Number ones and one-shots are right below with a full list of releases after that.
New #1s & 1-shots
BADGER #1 (OF 5) (VAL MAYERIK & ANDRES ESPARZA REGULAR COVER)
Publisher: DEVILS DUE /1FIRST COMICS, LLC
(W) Mike Baron (A) Jim Fern, Paul Mounts (CA) Val Mayerik, Andres Esparza
Fans have demanded it and now, at long last, the Badger returns! A brand new story ripped from today's headlines, from the inimitable Mike Baron! Badger as you've never seen him: Raw! Furious! Crazier than Randy Quaid! Jim Fern's art will astonish!
BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT BATGIRL AND HARLEY QUINN #1
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Tim Seeley (A) Matthew Clark & Various (CA) Matthew Clark
Contents updated 1/13/16: Now runs 40 pages and includes two stories. One starring Batgirl and Harley Quinn, plus a story starring Batgirl! In the 20-page Batgirl and Harley Quinn story, Barbara Gordon struggles with her role as Gotham City's newest masked avenger, while Arkham Asylum's Dr. Harleen Quinzel battles her own inner demons as her criminal career as Harley Quinn is just beginning. Written by Tim Seeley, with art by Matthew Clark, Wade von Grawbadger and Sean Parsons, this story appears in print for the first time here and includes appearances by Batman and The Joker. This issue now will include a 10-page story featuring the stunning origin of Batgirl in in the Batman: Arkham universe! Written by Tim Seeley, with art by Matthew Clark and Wade von Grawbadger, this story was previously available in 2015 in giveaway comic at conventions and digitally.
DEUS EX #1 (OF 5)
Publisher: TITAN COMICS
(W) Alex Irvine (A) Marco Turini
With society still reeling from the Aug Incident - the Illuminati orchestrated event which caused augmented individuals to mindlessly attack their "natural" counterparts - anti-aug sentiment is at an all-time global high. Task Force 29 stands as the world's main defence against total anarchy. In the city of Prague, where tension is especially high, the team's latest recruit, Adam Jensen, readies for his first mission with the unit. But being augmented himself, how will the former SWAT officer handle himself when faced with the grim reality of the mechanical apartheid? Welcome to the darker side of Deus Ex in this thrilling prelude to the upcoming new instalment, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided!
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL 2016 #1 (COVER A SARA RICHARD)
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL 2016 #1 (COVER B JEN BARTEL)
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Corin Howell (CA) Sara Richard
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Tensions run high between JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS and THE MISFITS as their tour kicks into high gear! And now, the sound buried in Synergy programming-the one that's been profoundly affecting all those who hear it-has just changed its tune! For one night only-Valentine's Day-it's making friends of enemies with sometimes dangerous consequences!
JONESY #1 (OF 4) (COVER A CAITLIN ROSE BOYLE)
Publisher: BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Sam Humphries (A/CA) Caitlin Rose Boyle
What's to Love: Just in time for Valentine's Day, Jonesy is a comic about love that makes us swoon! Sam Humphries (Legendary Star Lord, Citizen Jack) and fresh talent Caitlin Rose Boyle (Buck n' Lou & the Night Crew) bring something special to BOOM! Box with this series about mad-cap shenanigans, friendship, pals, being a teenager, and figuring out who you are...with a teen cupid twist! If you like Giant Days, dig adorkable romance stories, or just want to smile from ear to ear after reading a comic, you'll fall in love with Jonesy!
What It Is: Jonesy is a self-described "cool dork" who spends her time making zines nobody reads, watching anime, and listening to riot grrrl bands and 1D simultaneously. But she has a secret nobody knows. She has the power to make people fall in love! Anyone. With anything. She's a cupid in plaid. With a Tumblr. There's only one catch-it doesn't work on herself. She's gonna have to find love the old-fashioned way, and in the meantime, figure out how to distract herself from the real emotions she inevitably has to face when her powers go wrong...
KING'S ROAD #1 (OF 3)
Publisher: DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Peter Hogan (A/CA) Phil Winslade, Staz Johnson
This 48-page special includes all King's Road chapters from Dark Horse Presents by Peter Hogan and Phil Winslade-and an additional issue's worth of story drawn by the new King's Road art team! Artist Staz Johnson (Judge Dredd) and colorist Douglas A. Sirois (The 7th Sword) join Hogan to continue this tale of a family on the run from magical, other-dimensional monsters.
SECOND SIGHT #1
Publisher: AFTERSHOCK COMICS
(W) David Hine (A/CA) Alberto Ponticelli
Ray Pilgrim knows how to get inside a killer's head. Getting in is the easy part...
20 years ago, Ray Pilgrim became a celebrity when he discovered his unique ability to see through the eyes of psychotic killers who were terrorizing London. But his world collapsed around him when he was accused of the same crimes as the monsters he hunted.
Now, Pilgrim's teenage daughter is using her blog to investigate a ring of child abusers that includes some of the most powerful men in British society - men who are prepared to kill anyone who threatens to expose them. In order to protect his daughter and uncover the truth, Pilgrim must reluctantly revisit his past and the twisted path that led to the hotel room the media called The Bloody Chamber.
COMICS
AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 (MIKE NORTON REGULAR COVER)
ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #5 (ALEX ROSS REGULAR COVER)
ALL-NEW HAWKEYE #4 (RAMON K. PEREZ REGULAR COVER)
ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #5 (BENGAL REGULAR COVER)
ALL-NEW X-MEN #4 (MARK BAGLEY REGULAR COVER)
BATMAN #49 (NEAL ADAMS VARIANT COVER)
BATMAN #49 (YANICK PAQUETTE REGULAR COVER)
BATMAN '66 MEETS THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. #3 (OF 6)
BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #19
BATMAN SUPERMAN #29 (YANICK PAQUETTE REGULAR COVER)
BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #3 (OF 6) (FREDDIE E. WILLIAMS II REGULAR COVER)
BLACK CANARY #8
BLACK SCIENCE #20
CONSTANTINE THE HELLBLAZER #9
DARTH VADER #16
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #9
DEADPOOL #7 (TONY MOORE REGULAR COVER), £7.50 - NOTE PRICE
DEADPOOL #7 (SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT COVER), £7.50 - NOTE PRICE
EARTH 2 SOCIETY #9
FLASH #48 (IVAN REIS & JOE PRADO REGULAR COVER
GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #119
GOTHAM ACADEMY #15
GREEN LANTERN CORPS EDGE OF OBLIVION #2 (OF 6)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5
GUTTER MAGIC #2 (OF 4) (COVER A BRETT BARKLEY)
HARLEY'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK #2 (AMANDA CONNER REGULAR COVER)
INJECTION #7 (COVER A DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE)
INJECTION #7 (COVER B DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE)
INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR FIVE #3
JAMES BOND #4 (COVER A DOM REARDON)
LAST CONTRACT #2 (OF 4) (COVER A LISANDRO ESTHERREN)
LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 9)
MASSIVE NINTH WAVE #3 (OF 6)
MS. MARVEL #4 (DAVID LOPEZ REGULAR COVER)
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #39 (COVER A AGNES GARBOWSKA)
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #39 (COVER B LEA HERNANDEZ)
NEW AVENGERS #6
OLD MAN LOGAN #2 (ANDREA SORRENTINO REGULAR COVER)
RED WOLF #3 (JEFFREY VEREGGE REGULAR COVER)
SPIDER-GWEN #5 (ROBBI RODRIGUEZ REGULAR COVER)
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #6
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #2 (ED MCGUINNESS REGULAR COVER)
STAR TREK STARFLEET ACADEMY #3 (OF 5) (COVER A DEREK CHARM)
TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #3 (FRANK CHO REGULAR COVER)
ULTIMATES #4