To maintain the rhythm of things, this week we have compiled previews for all of this week’s Dynamite Entertainment releases. We are days away from New Comic Book Day and if you keep up with us on Twitter, we’ll have our weekly top picks ready for you. In the meantime, however, check out all the covers and interior pages for this week’s releases.
If you missed the May 2023 solicitations for Marvel, DC, and Titan, BOOM! Studios and ABLAZE, you can check them all out by clicking on the highlighted text. Let us know your top picks for this week. We’re anxious to know what you are all reading alongside us!
DRACULINA: BLOOD SIMPLE #1
Writer: Christopher Priest
Artist: Michael Sta. Maria
Covers: Joseph Michael Linsner (A), Rafael Kayanan (B), Zoe Lacchei (C), Rebeca Puebla (D), Cosplay / Rachel Hollon (E)
32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+
IT’S THE FAMILY REUNION FROM HELL IN AN ALL-NEW EPIC!
WRITER CHRISTOPHER PRIEST REUNITES WITH ARTIST MICHAEL STA. MARIA FOR A BLOODY NEW THRILLER!
Vampirella’s hateful, self-absorbed twin is back in a new volume and this time her Vampire Privilege entitlement is failing her as Vampirette, her preteen other-self, has become a literal mirror image of the life she could have had and the person should have become if she wasn’t, y’know, Draculina. Also: Lilith has returned and the meddling vampire Mm from Hell is determined to reunite her estranged daughters while Levi, a murderous sea creature, intends to crash the family reunion!
VAMPIRELLA STRIKES #10
Writer: Tom Sniegoski
Artist: Jonathan Lau
Covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Stephen Segovia (B), Junggeun Yoon (C), Jonathan Lau (D), Cosplay / Rachel Hollon (E)
32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+
Having fulfilled her role of in Vengeance, Vampirella is now posed to Strike in an all-new series arising from the post-apocalyptic ashes of Dynamite’s Vengeance of Vampirella! It has been fifteen years since the death of Mistress Nyx and the world in slowly recovering, but this isn’t a world that we’ve ever seen before. This is a world where the natural, and the supernatural have merged to create a dangerous new place — a world very much in need of Vampirella.
The streets of Sepulcher can be dangerous, but nowhere are they more so than the neighborhoods of the Menagerie. Nowhere else will you find a more wretched assembly of the criminal and monsters — but a new kind of evil stalks the shadow-shrouded boulevards and alleyways, putting fear into the hearts of all who reside there. A killer has come to the Menagerie, and it is up to Vampirella to stop the death before the streets flow red with blood. Enter the world of Vampirella Strikes with amazing covers by returning superstars Lucio Parrillo, Stephen Segovia, Jonathan Lau, Junggeun Yoon, and a stunning cosplay cover featuring Rachel Hollon as Vampirella!
DARKWING DUCK #2
Writer: Amanda Deibert
Artist: Carlo Lauro
Covers: David Nakayama (A), Mirka Andolfo (B), Lesley “Leirix” Li (C), Jacob Edgar (D), Trish Forstner (E), George Kambadais (F)
32 pages | Adventure | $3.99 | All Ages
THE SILLY-BUT-SCARY QUACKERJACK IS BACK!
WILL DARKWING DUCK HANG UP HIS CAPE AND RETIRE FROM BEING A HERO? QUACKERJACK! Nefarious ne’er-do-well, and bane of Darkwing Duck’s existence! With his cadre of silly-yet-dangerous (but mostly silly) toy weapons, Q-Jack (as the kids call him) aims to reign terror upon the citizens of St. Canard! Normally, D-Wing (as no one calls him) is great at focusing on fending off the criminal element…but at the moment, he’s particularly overprotective of his daughter Gosalyn. SO overprotective, in fact, that he’s considering… RETIRING FROM BEING A SUPERHERO?!
GARGOYLES #3
Writer: Greg Weisman
Artist: George Kambadais
Covers: David Nakayama (A), Amanda Conner (B), Lucio Parrillo (C), Lesley “Leirix” Li (D), Jae Lee (E), Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner (F)
32 pages | Fantasy | $3.99 | Teen
TENSIONS ARE RISING IN THE MANHATTAN CLAN! LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE GREAT MINDS PROTOCOL!
Tensions are rising within the Manhattan Clan! Some Gargoyles believe that Xanatos is responsible for the recent kidnappings, while others consider him an ally. But all that will have to wait, because someone has initiated the Great Minds Protocol! Written by Gargoyles mastermind Greg Weisman with spectacular art by George Kambadais!
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