🌟NEW COMIC BOOK DAY/GRADUATION COUPON, 5/31/24

Greetings, Friends!

This week is the last week of school for local high school seniors. It’s bitter sweet for me as my son, Sawyer, will be graduating this Monday. After 7 years of attending nearby Robert Gray Middle and Ida B. Wells High Schools, Hillsdale will never be the same for me. I’m so used to seeing him out the back door with his lacrosse teams practicing after school. I’m so proud of him and hope he will remember all the fun times growing up here at the shop. I look forward to his next stage of life. ❤️

☀️Rain or shine, let us bask in the warmth of our amazing and exciting, weekly comics newsletter! But first…

Saturday
11am COFFEE & COMICS (next: JUNE 1st)
12pm/3pm D&D w/ James/Boone
12pm Standard Showdown – tbd
2pm, Minis Painting w/Thomas
3pm, MtG: Casual Commander

🆕 Dive into Adventure: New Comics Await! 📚

Click the image above for this week’s new comics, there’s something for every avid reader. Don’t miss out on the magic that awaits within the pages of our newest arrivals!

If you see something you like, send us an email or call to pre-order, hold or add one to your subscription box.

WILLIAM OF NEWBURY #1 DARK HORSE COMICS  (W) Michael Avon Oeming (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming From the co-creator of the Eisner Award-winning, bestselling Powers comes this brand-new anthropomorphic supernatural series that’s Hellboy meets Redwall… Loosely based on real events in 12th century England during what was known as “The Anarchy.” A time where the country was beset with plague, civil war, and demons. William of Newbury is a neurotic monk, fearful of the earthly world, but confident and unwavering in the face of true evil. He fights the dead to restore peace, but his brother is intent on stopping him, fearing for his soul.

THE FIRST AMERICANS #1 (OF 8) (MR) CRITICAL ENTERTAINMENT LLC  (W) Christopher Reda (A/CA) Tadd Galusha At the end of the Ice Age 14,000 years ago and on the verge of starvation, a tribe of Paleo-Indians travel across across the Bering Land Bridge from Siberia into North America to hunt an elusive pack of mammoths. when they fail to hunt down the beasts, the tribe must adapt to their new surroundings before becoming extinct in this new land.

GROMMETS #1 (OF 7) IMAGE COMICS (W) Rick Remender, Brian Posehn (A) Moreno Dinisio (A/CA) Brett Parson MINISERIES PREMIERE Two best-friend outcasts navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. On one side of the coin, GROMMETS is an authentic look at 80s skate culture, a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. On the other, it’s a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared.

HELLVERINE #1 MARVEL COMICS (W) Ben Percy (A) Julius Ohta (CA) Ryan Stegman RIDE TO HELL AND BACK IN HELLVERINE’S FIRST EVER SOLO SERIES! Because you demanded it – the return of the HELLVERINE! When a DEMONIC FORCE known as BAGRA-GHUL first came to earth, it brought LOGAN and GHOST RIDER together to hunt it before it possessed WOLVERINE. But now, in the present day, what event will put the Hellverine back on the streets…and is he slashing his hellfire claws for good or evil? And, introducing the ALL-NEW HELLFIRE WARRIORS! Don’t miss the launch of the all-new series, brought to you by Hellverine co-creator Benjamin Percy (WOLVERINE, GHOST RIDER) and blazing hot talent Julius Ohta (ALIEN, VENOM)! Rated T+

DC PRIDE 2024 #1 (ONE SHOT) DC COMICS Written by Al Ewing, Ngozi Ukazu, Nicole Maines, Phil Jimenez and Others Art by Ngozi Ukazu, Claire Roe, O’Neill Jones, and Others DC’s Eisner and Ringo award-winning Pride anthology returns in the form of a universe-spanning travelogue like you’ve never seen! In its pages, Dreamer makes a first-time pilgrimage to her ancestral planet, Naltor! Poison Ivy and Janet from HR go spore-hunting on Portworld! Superman (Jon Kent) gets the boys together for a night out in A-Town, but things go sideways when The Ray vanishes into thin air! Steel (Natasha Irons) works up the courage to face Traci 13 at the Oblivion Bar’s Pride party for the first time since they broke up! Aquaman (Jackson Hyde) catches an unexpected ride to the Fourth World just in time for their annual Love Festival! All this and more in a volume celebrating how the LGBTQIA+ community is everywhere and belongs anywhere–even the very furthest reaches of the universe. Plus, this year’s anthology features a special preview of the upcoming YA OGN The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley, as well as an unmissable autobiographical story written by industry legend Phil Jimenez about the fantastical worlds that shaped him, brought to life by Giulio Macaione!

X-MEN WEDDING SPECIAL #1  (W) Kieron Gillen, Yoon Ha Lee, Various (A) Various (CA) Jan Bazaldua WEDDING EXTRAVAGANZA! Mystique and Destiny are one of the most beloved – and longest running – gay couples in history. Somewhere in their 100+ years together, the pair married, but we’ve never seen the event on the page. This year, Marvel’s Voices: Pride makes history with Marvel’s first woman-to-woman wedding! And with a couple as complex as these two, you know there’s a lot more to the story. We promise party crashing! Villainy! Romance! In the classic tradition of Fantastic Four Annual #3 and X-Men #30, this anthology will be a must-read for every comics fan. Rated T+

GODZILLA MECHAZILLA 50TH ANNIV #1 (MR) IDW (W) Rich Douek (A) Andrew Griffith (CA) James Marsh  For 50 years, the King of the Monsters, Godzilla, has gone toe to toe with its robotic doppelgänger, Mechagodzilla! As an intrepid reporter profiles the history of Mechagodzilla and its creator before the launch of the newest model, he finds himself entangled in a much deeper conspiracy. A decades-spanning adventure celebrating the mechanical monster’s milestone!

BLACK PANTHER BLOOD HUNT #1 MARVEL COMICS (W) Cheryl Lynn Eaton (A) Farid Karami (CA) Andrea Sorrentino T’CHALLA THE VAMPIRE! A KEY BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN! Spinning directly from the events in the BLOOD HUNT series, Black Panther finds himself transformed into a vampire and tasked with carrying out a key mission for the vampire overlord. But even a dark transformation won’t keep T’Challa from his duties to Wakanda – for better or for worse… Rated T+

MIDNIGHT SONS BLOOD HUNT #1 MARVEL COMICS (W) Bryan Hill (A) German Peralta (CA) Ken Lashley THE RETURN OF THE MIDNIGHT SONS! The original Midnight Sons reunite to deal with the vampire threat unleashed in BLOOD HUNT! But first they must defeat one of their own: Blade! Rated T+

CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA ORIGINS IV #1 DARK HORSE (W) Matthew Mercer, Jody Houser (A) Noah Hayes (CA) Alicia Sanchez Hello! Is anybody home? Vox Machina is tasked to investigate the whereabouts of Sir Fince after his disappearance. After some poking and prodding, clues lead the team to a mysterious basement. What dark surprises await our heroes in the bowels of his homestead?  The campaign continues with series IV of Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins, from the New York Times bestselling team of Jody Houser, Noah Hayes, Diana Sousa, and Ariana Maher!

RIVERS OF LONDON STRAY CAT BLUES #1 (OF 4) (MR) TITAN COMICS  (W) Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel (A) Jose Maria Beroy (CA) Abigail Harding THE HIT COMIC BASED ON BEN AARONOVITCH’S BESTSELLING NOVELS IS BACK!  Old frenemies become allies in the latest Rivers of London saga, when a mysterious cat-woman comes to The Folly looking for help to free her sisters from a notorious chimera brothel run by London gangster Monty and his sinister magically endowed mother, Mrs. Napier.

Surround yourself with the Power Cosmic as you explore and discover gems throughout our revamped BACK-ISSUE bins. Dive into the realms of these fun and nostalgic time capsules from the 1960s – 90s.🏄‍♂️

Thank you for supporting our store, the kids, and for being an important part of our store-community! We know you have many options for your personal entertainment and we are grateful when you choose us. Thank you, also, to the parents for allowing your amazing and exuberant kids to play in our after-school groups and day-camps. A lot of what we do at Other Worlds is for the kids. Not only do the kids inspire us and make what we do more enjoyable, they are the next generation of gamers, comic readers and creators! As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for future content or just to let us know how we’re doing. Happy gaming and safe travels in all your adventures and comics reading! -Other Worlds Team (image: reading comics during a recent power outage) Imagination is your superpower. Imagine. Create. Empower!