First New Comic Book Picks of 2018

Happy New Year! The first new comic book list is filled with limited series and specials.

Rogue & Gambit courtesy Marvel

Some lucky ones kissed on New Year’s but will these X-Men lock lips again?

ROGUE & GAMBIT #1 Anna & Remy together again? The former lovers must team up for a new adventure. Who’s kidnapping mutants and why? Will the mission bring back the sparks? Kelly Thompson and Pere Perez reunite the X-couple.

BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #1 Fan-favorite Duke Thomas steps out of the Dark Knight’s shadow as Gotham’s new hero: The Signal. He once saved the Dark Knight in Zero Year – now Duke has a costume, code-name and mission. Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick and Cully Hamner team up for the series starring the newest member of the Bat-family.

RISE OF BLACK PANTHER #1 See young Prince T’Challa’s rise to power, secrets of his father’s reign revealed and his mother. Evan Narcisse, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Paul Renaud reveal the secret origin of the Black Panther as fans gear up for the big screen solo movie.

EXIT STAGE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES #1 A gay writer is a Broadway hero but also the target of powerful forces out to silence anyone they deem subverise. Mark Russell and Mike Feehan take the Hanna-Barbera icon in a new direction as a Cold War era tale of drama, humor and conspiracies.

SECRET WEAPONS #0 A year in the life of high school student Nikki Finch before she became a Harbinger Foundation soldier. From hometown girl to psiot super power, Eric Heisserer reveals the secret past of Valiant’s new hero. Artist Adam Pollina returns to full interior pencils for the first time in more than a decade.

Have a happy new year!

By Editor