Hey there, Skybounders! SDCC starts tomorrow, but we’ve already got some awesome comic announcements just for you. We’ve submitted our October books for retailers to check out/order and that means the time has come to share them with you folks. Not only is there the NEW series SLOTS by Dan Panosian, we’ve also got the first volume of the hit series REDNECK and new issues of your other Skybound favorites! Let us know what you’re most excited for in the comments and don’t forget to order them at your local comic shop soon!
BIRTHRIGHT #27
STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS
OCTOBER 11
32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99
To fight against the Nevermind festering within him, Mikey Rhodes must first undergo a baptism of blood.
EXTREMITY #7
STORY/ART/COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
COLOR: MIKE SPICER
OCTOBER 4
32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
Thea and Rollo enter the Ancient Dark, where they are hunted by things that dare not live in the light above.
GASOLINA #2
STORY: SEAN MACKIEWICZ
ART: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES
OCTOBER 25
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
Once upon a time in Veracruz, two newlyweds tried to put their pasts behind them, to build a happy life together. But the world is full of monsters, who seek to bring out the worst in them. Game on.
HORIZON #15
STORY: BRANDON THOMAS
ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER
COVER: JASON HOWARD
OCTOBER 18
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
Why does Earth have such an issue with aliens? Learn all about recent Earth history this issue (as told by the victors)!
INVINCIBLE #141
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART/COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN
OCTOBER 18
24 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99
THE END OF ALL THINGS Part 9 of 12
Things take a dark turn as we near the end.
KILL THE MINOTAUR #5
STORY: CHRIS PASETTO & CHRISTIAN CANTAMESSA
ART/COVER: LUKAS KETNER & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
OCTOBER 18
40 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
Death comes in many forms as freshly spilled blood coats the labyrinth and the streets of Athens. Each issue contains 30 pages of story!
MANIFEST DESTINY #32
STORY: CHRIS DINGESS
ART/COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI
OCTOBER 11
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
Magdalene and Sacagawea take a young woman under their wing, as there is more to survival than confronting monsters in the wild.
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #31
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART/COVER: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
OCTOBER 25
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
STAND ALONE ISSUE!
Who is ROWLAND TUSK? The greatest threat to Kyle Barnes and his mission to save the world takes center stage in this special stand-alone issue!
SLOTS #1
STORY/ART/COVER: DAN PANOSIAN
OCTOBER 4
32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99
NEW SERIES
You can say this about the life of Stanley Dance: he did it his way. Unfortunately, his way never took getting old into account. Now, the former boxer is on his last legs, looking for redemption… but he’ll settle for going down swinging.
Roll the dice with superstar artist Dan Panosian as he creates a bold and breathtaking vision of Las Vegas, where everything old can become new, and superstition influences just how the chips fall.
THE WALKING DEAD #172
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
OCTOBER 4
32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $2.99
HILLTOP REBORN
The Hilltop is rebuilt as other parts of the world are torn down.
REDNECK Vol. 1
STORY: DONNY CATES
ART/COVER: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE
OCTOBER 25
128 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $16.99
The Bowmans are VAMPIRES who have quietly run the local barbecue joint in their small town for years, living off cow’s blood. Their peaceful coexistence ends as generations of hate, fear and bad blood bubble to the surface–making it impossible to separate man from monster!
Critically-acclaimed writer DONNY CATES (God Country) and artist LISANDRO ESTHERREN serve up the tale of a DIFFERENT kind of family just trying to get by, deep in the heart of Texas.
Collects REDNECK #1-6.
THE WALKING DEAD Book 14
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART
OCTOBER 11
296 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $34.99
The Whisperer War begins! After Negan’s bold move against Alpha, Rick and his allies are drawn into conflict against their newest adversaries.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #157-168.