Start Here: Five New Comics for December 23rd
Dec 21, 2020
Looking for a last minute gift? Here are five new comics releasing this week, some of them are complete stories, that would make a great gift for the comic reader in your life. Each of these exciting new titles will be in stores on Wednesday, December 23rd.
Every week, PREVIEWSworld collects five titles with new number ones or fresh story arcs perfect for readers looking to get into a new series. These new releases are available to purchase at your local comic shop and feature titles from any genre or publisher.
These comics are ready for new readers to enjoy - all you have to do is Start Here.
King-Size Conan #1 (OCT200658)
The perfect introduction for new fans, and an essential adventure for die-hards, this is the can't-miss Conan comic of the decade!
In 1970, Roy Thomas brought Conan the Barbarian, a creation of author Robert E. Howard, to Marvel Comics. With art by the incomparable Barry Windsor-Smith, Conan the Barbarian #1 introduced the Hyborian Age to a whole new audience, paving the way for decades of comics and Conan's conquest of pop culture. Now get ready to celebrate 50 years of Conan with an oversize special spanning the breadth of Conan's life and times by the most dazzling array of creative talent ever assembled in one book to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth!
Experience Roy Thomas and Steve McNiven's all-new prelude to that original story from 1970!
Thrill to a tale of revenge by Kevin Eastman (co-creator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), writing and drawing his FIRST Marvel story!
Chris Claremont and Roberto de la Torre team up to unveil a turning point in Conan's career as a mercenary!
Kurt Busiek and Pete Woods recount an early brush with sorcerous forces that will shape Conan's destiny!
Conan and Bêlit sail together again for the first time since the 2019 relaunch, with Jes s Saiz illustrating the Marvel Comics maiden voyage of Steven S. DeKnight (Netflix's Daredevil writer/director/showrunner)!
Revelations, surprises, and savage action prevail in the all-new King-Size Conan!
Star Wars Adventures: Smugglers Run #1 (of 2) (OCT200451)
After the Battle of Yavin, Han Solo and Chewbacca intend to use their reward to settle their debts. But Princess Leia asks them to accept a secret mission for the Resistance. Mortal dangers, traitorous enemies, and thorny situations mark the path of these two heroes of the Star Wars saga.
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Masquerade #1 (OCT200922)
Discover an all-new one-shot story set during the hit film Jim Henson's Labyrinth from award-winning author Lara Elena Donnelly (Amberlough), along with artists French Carlomagno (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), Samantha Dodge (Catwoman: Soulstealer), and more!
All is not as it seems with the guests of Jareth's famous Masquerade, as one participant slowly awakens to the reality of her topsy-turvy existence in the Goblin Kingdom when Sarah shatters the glass mirrors during her escape.
But as this mysterious participant puts together the pieces, her discoveries threaten to unravel everything!
The Seeds TP (AUG200439)
The hotly-anticipated eco-fiction tech thriller-meets-love-story from the award-winning, visionary team of Ann Nocenti (Daredevil, Ruby Falls) and David Aja (Hawkeye, Immortal Iron Fist)!
The bees are swarming. What do they know that we don't?
In a broken-down world, a rebellious group of ruthless romantics have fled a tech-obsessed society to create their own . . . and a few cantankerous aliens have come to harvest the last seeds of humanity.
When one of them falls in love with a human, idealistic journalist Astra stumbles into the story of a lifetime, only to realize that if she reports it, she'll destroy the last hope of a dying planet.
How far will she go for the truth?
The Picture of Everything Else #1 (OCT201644)
As the 20th century dawns, art promises to change the world...and steep it in blood. A rash of impossible killings sweep through Paris, tearing the rich and beautiful apart in their beds.
When two art thieves stumble upon the portraits of the victims damaged in the exact same manner they died, it appears the man who once painted the immortal portrait of Dorian Gray has returned-with darker plans for future works. From the minds of Dan Watters (Coffin Bound, Lucifer, Deep Roots) and Kishore Mohan comes a haunting balance of depravity and beauty.
