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#NCBD 5/8/19: FCBD's 10 Comics for New Comic Book Day!

Every Wednesday is New Comic Book Day (#NCBD) in comic book shops, where new comics release hit the shelves of comic book shops for eager fans to pick up. 

We've highlighted ten comics that are perfect recommendations for anyone looking to get into comics! 

In this week's list for comics coming out 5/8/19, there's definitely something great for everyone: Barry Allen's origin story is told as "The Flash Year One" begins in the Flash, Marcus and Maria return to Kings Dominion and face the rot that festers in its halls in Deadly Class, the Original Trilogy gets the spotlight in Star Wars Adventures, and more!

What will you be getting at your local comic shop? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter!

MARVEL COMICS
CAPTAIN AMERICA #10
(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A) Adam Kubert (CA) Alex Ross
CAPTAIN OF NOTHING continues!
A prison riot is the best possible cover to break Captain America out of confinement - but what if the Star-Spangled Avenger doesn't want to go?
Rated T+
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
MARVEL PREVIEWS Page #42
MARVEL COMICS
SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #2 (OF 5)
(W) Peter David (A) Jay Leisten (A/CA) Greg Land
• Set during the original ALIEN COSTUME SAGA - before Peter learned of the symbiote suit's true nature - comes the second installment of this all-new tale from comic legends Peter David and Greg Land!
•  Mysterio, after swallowing another loss against Spider-Man, has sworn vengeance upon the web-slinger! Recruiting another villain to to enlisting the aid of an impressionable hollywood stuntman to take on Spider-Man, Mysterio is dead set on ending Web-Head once and for all!
•  However, the symbiote suit isn't willing to give up its host without a fight...
Rated T
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
MARVEL PREVIEWS Page #42
DC COMICS
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 (RES)
(W) Bryan Hill (A) Dexter Soy (CA) Tyler Kirkham
When the quest for justice drives Batman into some morally ambiguous areas, he calls in the most moral man he knows: Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, and his team of operatives known as the Outsiders!
Several years ago Batman personally put the Barrera family into hiding after they suffered through terrible experiments at the hands of an organization called the Ark. Now all but one of them have turned up dead...and Batman needs to locate Sofia Barrera before the wrong people get their hands on her-and her surprising power! But it wouldn't be Batman without a hidden agenda, would it? And when Black Lightning, Katana, the Signal and Orphan find out what Batman is really up to, their every loyalty will be called into question.
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
DC PREVIEWS Page #8
DC COMICS
FLASH #70
(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Howard Porter
"The Flash Year One" starts here! Barry Allen feels helpless in his life in Central City. As a forensic scientist, he's always catching criminals after they've committed their crimes. All that changes one fateful night when Barry is struck by a bolt of lightning and doused in chemicals. When he wakes from a coma, he realizes he can run at incredible speeds. Can Barry master these powers and be the hero his city needs...or will the powers burn through him?
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
DC PREVIEWS Page #34
IMAGE COMICS
DEADLY CLASS #38 CVR A CRAIG (MR)
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Wesley Craig
"NEVER GO BACK," Part Three (of Five): Marcus and Maria return to Kings Dominion and face the rot that festers in its halls.
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #59
IDW PUBLISHING
STAR WARS ADVENTURES #21 CVR A CHARM
(W) Cavan Scott, Shane McCarthy (A) Nicoletta Baldari (A/CA) Derek Charm
The Original Trilogy gets the spotlight starting this issue! Not ones to rest on their laurels, Han and Luke embark on a mission to secure equipment for the fledgling rebellion in this exciting tale set just after A New Hope! Variant cover by Eisner Award winner Michael Avon Oeming, co-creator of Powers!
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #148
ONI PRESS INC.
GHOST HOG GN
(W) Joey Weiser (A/CA) Joey Weiser
A new graphic novel from the Eisner Award-nominated creator of Mermin that deftly navigates loss, vengeance, and acceptance!
Truff is the ghost of a young boar, fueled by fury towards the hunter who shot her down. She has a lot to learn about her new afterlife, and thankfully the forest spirits Claude and Stanley
are there to guide her!
However, they soon find that her parents, along with their fellow animal villagers, have been kidnapped by the malicious mountain demon Mava! Truff wants to help, but... the hunter is
finally within her grasp, and if she lets him go, she may never get her revenge!

Is vengeance all that being a ghost is good for? Or is there something stronger keeping this little pig tethered to the living world?
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $12.99
PREVIEWS Page #350
DARK HORSE COMICS
BLACK HAMMER AGE OF DOOM #10 CVR A ORMSTON
(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dean Ormston
The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga returns!
  
With the team coming together, Black Hammer, Abe, and company try to figure out what's happened to throw their lives upside down. Lucy, however, receives a call from an unexpected hero, which thrusts their plan into chaos.

o Black Hammer has been optioned by Legendary Pictures!
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #107
TITAN COMICS
DOCTOR WHO 13TH TP VOL 01 NEW BEGINNING
(W) Jody Houser (A) Rachael Stott, Enrica Eren Angiolini (CA) Babs Tarr
Bestselling comics writer Jody Houser and fan-favorite artist Rachael Stott launch the Doctor into a new universe of unforgettable adventure! Featuring Jodie Whittaker as the first female incarnation of the Doctor! Bursting straight out of her hit new television adventures, this critically acclaimed first collection of the Thirteenth Doctor's comic book tales is a scorchingly fresh incarnation, perfect for fans old and new!
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $16.99
PREVIEWS Page #369
DYNAMITE
RED SONJA VAMPIRELLA BETTY VERONICA #1 CVR A DALTON
(W) Amy Chu (A) Maria Sanapo (CA) Fay Dalton
Mystery, murder, and mayhem descends on Riverdale as four of your favorite comic book women meet for the first time. A string of paranormal, unsolved murders leads the vampire hunter Vampirella and her sword-wielding barbarian partner Red Sonja to the small, sleepy town where things always seem to happen... There they discover Betty and Veronica, investigative reporters for the high school newspaper, also hot on the trail of the same killer.
In Shops: May 08, 2019
SRP: $3.99
PREVIEWS Page #190

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