Star Trek: Day of Blood – Pull List 19th July
The Geeky Brummie Pull List with Star Trek: Day of Blood
It’s a more manageable 9 new comic releases for you on the Pull List this week. The Comic of the Week title goes to Star Trek: Day of Blood from IDW Publishing. The other 5 comics come from Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Skybound and IDW Publishing. Our On The Radar selection includes 3 comics from Image Comics, 2000AD and Rebellion. This week in MEANWHILE… it’s time to vote in the Tripwire Awards 2023. Also be sure to check out our updated and expanded list of UK Comic Book Shops.
If you want to send any comics or details of any comic related events we should feature, feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] or [email protected]
Now on with the comics…
Star Trek: Day of Blood
Issue 1
IDW Publishing
Script – Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Christopher Cantwell
Art – Ramon Rosanas
Immortal emperor of the Klingon Empire, Kahless II has consolidated power, raided ancient tombs and secret bunkers, taken the power of gods for himself, stolen the Bajoran Orb of Destruction, and commenced a slaughter across the stars. But this genocide of gods was just the beginning. For with the power he has stolen, Kahless is about to declare war on all those who do not follow the Red Path. To prevent genocide unlike any since the ancient days of Qo’noS, the crew of icons led by the emissary known as Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek) and the renegades who follow a desperate and violent Worf (Star Trek: Defiant) must unite for a common cause. Only they can hope to stop the Day of Blood.
After months of build up in the excellent Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant series we finally arrive at the Day of Blood. If this mini-series is as good as the other IDW Star Trek books, we should be in for a treat.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Lost Day Special
Issue 1
IDW Publishing
Script – Tom Waltz and Kevin Eastman
Art – Freddie Williams II, Ben Bishop, Esau Escorza and Isaac Escorza
Colours – Luis Antonio Delgado
Letters – Shawn Lee
A special one-shot set in the Ronin-verse! After the Last Ronin defeated Oroku Hiroto, Master of the Foot Clan, New York City was free for the first time in more than a decade. But along with the newfound freedom comes a dangerous power vacuum waiting to be filled, and without a common enemy in the Foot Clan, various factions are vying to take control. Longtime resistance leader April O’Neil finds herself and her loved ones-including four small mutant turtles she and her daughter, Casey Marie Jones, are raising and training together-once again caught up in the battle for the soul of the city. When April takes the young mutant turtles with her on a supply run into the city, they become lost and must find their way back to the sewer lair or risk becoming collateral damage in the newest power struggle overtaking the streets. Old memories mix with new realities as April and her four small charges race to get back home before it’s too late. This title will be standard trim size, not the oversized format of The Last Ronin series.
I’m enjoying the main title, so I’m all for exploring more of the Ronin-verse.
Void Rivals
Issue 2
Image Comics/Skybound
Script – Robert Kirkman
Art – Lorenzo De Felici
Colours – Mat Lopes
Letters – Rus Wooton
ROBERT KIRKMAN & LORENZO DE FELICI‘s new shared universe continues here! After the jaw-dropping reveal in the debut issue, everything Darak and Solila thought they knew about the Sacred Ring’s never-ending war has changed. To deliver the truth back home, they must first get off this deadly planet-by any means necessary.
Whilst the first issue gained notoriety for the reveal of a unexpected cameo, and the reveal of the Energon Universe, this book deserves your attention on its own merits. I hope it continues to explore the two stranded enemies trope with the verve and energy it has so far. Fans of films like Enemy Mine should definitely check this out.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Issue 4
Marvel Comics
Script – Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly
Art – Kev Walker
Colours – Matt Hollingsworth
Letters – Cory Petit
Rocket Raccoon is back…and he’s not happy to see the Guardians of the Galaxy! Where has he been all this time? What’s happened to him? Get ready for a Rocket Raccoon you’ve never seen before!
LEGACY #184
We’ve been waiting for this moment and it looks like it won’t fail to deliver. This is really a unique take on the Guardians and I’m having a lot of fun with the book.
X-Men: Red
Issue 13
Marvel Comics
Script – Al Ewing
Art – Jacopo Camagni
Colours – Federico Blee
Letters – Ariana Maher
SHE’S BACK! Genesis once again walks the island she ruled for millennia—with the Annihilation Staff in her hand. But what is in her heart? Is the return of the Mother of Arakko to be celebrated—or feared? As the Fall of X closes in, the Great Ring must decide…or risk their own fall from grace.
Ewing and his team continue to deliver one of the best mutant books on the shelves. How will this all lead into the Fall?
New Mutants: Lethal Legion
Issue 5
Marvel Comics
Script – Charlie Jane Anders
Art – Enid Balam and Elisabetta D’Amico
Colours – Matt Milla
Letters – Travis Lanham
DANGER! BATTERY OVERLOAD! The New Mutants’ plan to take down Count Nefaria has epically failed, and as a result, he’s more powerful than ever! But there’s no time for Escapade and her teammates to lick their wounds—Nefaria and his diabolical Lethal Legion have set their sights on a convention center in Midtown New York to make hundreds of humans the Count’s personal batteries! Will our ragtag team of well-meaning misfits be able to finally complete the perfect heist and stop Nefaria from gaining almost unlimited power? Find out in this final issue!
This is the final issue and the last time we’ll see the New Mutants before the Fall of X. It’s been a fun ride and I’m looking forward to where they will take these characters next.
On the radar, some other comics not on the Pull List but well worth checking out:
Scrapper #1
Image Comics
Script – Alex de Campi and Cliff Bleszinksi
Art – Sandy Jarrell
Game design genius CLIFF BLESZINSKI (Gears of War, Fortnite) makes his comics debut with critically acclaimed writer ALEX DE CAMPI (DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER!, PARASOCIAL) and fan-favorite artist SANDY JARRELL (Bombshells, Lynx)!
Blade Runner-style action mixes with big emotions as stray dog Scrapper and his buddy Tank fight for justice against the totalitarian forces of a post-apocalyptic domed city. But when the fight comes to his home, Scrapper will face losing what’s most important to him-and gain a terrifying truth in the process. (Don’t worry, Mom. The dog doesn’t die.)
Big Game #1
Image Comics/MillarWorld
Script – Mark Millar
Art – Pepe Larraz
The comics event of the summer is here!
Okay, this is so top secret we can’t even show you the main cover because it spoils something MASSIVE. Just trust us when we say that this is going to be the comic book event of 2023-and it’s NOT what you’re expecting.
Does the crossover really go that wide? Yes, it does. BIG GAME pulls together KICK-ASS, KINGSMAN, NEMESIS, THE MAGIC ORDER, and ALL the Millarworld franchises in one special event. This must be ordered like CRAZY!
Mega-City Max #1
Rebellion/2000AD
Script – Oliver Gerlach, Ramzee, Roger Langridge and Lucie Ebrey
Art – Roger Langridge, Lucie Ebrey, Hannah Templer, V. V. Glass and Korinna Mei Veropoulou
Mega-City Max is the brand new 48-page one-shot comic set in the dystopian world of Mega-City One, home of Judge Dredd.
This is a stand-alone science fiction anthology – with no continuity knowledge required – aimed at teenagers, with fast-paced, action-packed and hilarious stories featuring updated versions of 2000 AD characters like Harlem Heroes, De Marco P.I., Devlin Waugh and Walter the Wobot – as well as brand new characters!
Tripwire Awards 2023
The fifth Annual Tripwire Awards nominations list has just been revealed, organised once again by Tripwire magazine and web site, and for the first time, the awards includes a category for Best Humour Comic in print. Although the comics nominated are quite different kinds of humour.
Nominations for all 18 categories are open for people to vote on from now until midnight 12th September 2023, the winners of the awards will be announced at a special online ceremony, at some point later in the year. A link to the online voting form can be found at the bottom of this post. The
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023 NOMINEES IN FULL
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST WRITER
Michael Carroll (Judge Dredd, 2000AD)
Tom King (The Human Target, DC Comics / Love Everlasting, Image Comics))
Mark Russell (Second Coming: Trinity, Ahoy / Superman: Space Age, DC)
Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel, Marvel Comics)
Mark Millar (The Ambassadors, Millarworld/Image Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST ARTIST
Greg Smallwood (The Human Target, DC Comics)
Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest / Shazam, DC Comics)
Elsa Charretier (Love Everlasting, Image Comics)
Jorge Jimenez (Batman, Dc Comics / Nemesis: Reloaded, Millarworld/Image Comics)
Fiona Staples (Saga, Image Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST COVER ARTIST
Greg Smallwood (The Human Target, DC Comics)
David Mack (The Seasons Have Teeth, Boom! Studios, Moon Knight, Marvel Comics)
Bruno Redondo (Nightwing, DC Comics)
Jenny Frison (We Only Find Them When They’re Dead, Boom! Studios)
Steve Beach (Action Comics, DC Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST COLOURIST
Tamra Bonvillain (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, DC Comics)
Giovanna Niro (Skybound Presents Afterschool, Skybound)
Taki Soma (United States Of Murder, Jinxworld/ Dark Horse Comics)
Triona Farrell (Black Widow, Marvel Comics, Black Bird, Image Comics)
Jacob Phillips (Reckless, Image Comics, Night Fever, Image Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST LETTERER
Jim Campbell (Image! 30th Anniversary Anthology, Image Comics)
Ed Dukeshire (Once & Future, Boom! Studios)
Aditya BidKar (Radio Apocalypse, Vault Comics)
Pat Brosseau (I Hate This Place, Image Comics)
Steve Wands (Swamp Thing: Green Hell, Black Label/ DC Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST NEW SERIES
The Human Target (Tom King & Greg Smallwood, DC Comics)
Batman/Superman: World’s Finest (Mark Waid & Dan Mora, DC Comics)
Starhenge (Liam Sharp, Image Comics)
Superman: Spage Age (Mark Russell & Mike Allred, DC Comics)
Dead Romans (Fred Kennedy & Nick Marinkovich, Image Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST PUBLISHER
Image Comics
Rebellion Publishing
Ahoy Comics
DC Comics
Dark Horse Comics
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST NEW TALENT
Alex Lins (Hellcat, Marvel Comics, Moon Knight: Black, White And Blood)
Filya Bratukhin (Agent Of W.O.R.L.D.E, Scout Comics)
Federico Blee (X-Men: Days Of Future Past – Doomsday , Marvel Comics)
Danny Earls (Darth Vader: Black, White & Red, Marvel Comics, Daredevil, Marvel Comics)
Gustaffo Vargas (Marvel’s Voices: X-Men, Marvel Comics, Puno)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL
Night Fever (Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips, Image Comics)
Hancock – The Lad Himself (Stephen Walsh & Keith Page, B7 Comics)
Ax-Wielder Jon (Nick Pittara, Karoshi Comics)
John Tiffany (Stephen Desberg & Dan Panosian, Mad Cave Studios)
It’s Lonely At The The Centre Of The Earth (Zoe Thorogood, Image Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST SMALL PRESS / INDEPENDENT (UK)
Time Bomb Comics
Avery Hill Publishing
SelfMadeHero
Mad Robot Comics
The 77 Publications
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST COLLECTION
Seven To Eternity (Rick Remender And Jerome Opeña, Image Comics)
Mick McMahon Apex Edition (Mick McMahon and Various, Rebellion Publishing)
Kevin Nowlan’s Marvel Heroes Artists Edition (Kevin Nowlan and Various, Idw Publishing)
History Of The DC Universe (Hardcover Edition) (Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, DC Comics)
JLA/Avengers (Kurt Busiek And George Pérez, DC Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST COMICS-RELATED WEBSITE / PUBLICATIONS
Broken Frontier (Broken Frontier)
Popverse (Reedpop)
Comic Book Creator Magazine (Twomorrows)
The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog
SHIFT Magazine (Get My Comics)
The TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: Best Small Press / Independent (US)
Ablaze Publishing
Mad Cave Studios
Black Mask Studios
Dynamite Entertainment
Awa Studios
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST EDITOR
Daniel Chabon (Dark Horse Comics)|
Mike Marts (Mad Cave Studios)
Matt Smith (2000AD)
Chris Conroy (Black Label, DC Comics)
Heather Antos (IDW Publishing)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST DESIGNER
Nate Piekos
Tom Muller (X-Men)
Rian Hughes
Darran Robinson (DC Comics)
Tim Daniels (Full Tilt, Zoop, Vault Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN
First Men On Mars By Paul Mathews, Gary Erskine and Mike Collins (Kickstarter)
The Wicker Pasty byThe Bigfoot Studio (Kickstarter)
Dracula: The Return By Dacre Stoker, Chris Mccauley, Chris Geary and Matt Soffe (Kickstarter)
Fast Times In Comic Book Editing By Shelly Bond and Various (Kickstarter)
Full Tilt By Jason Copland (Zoop)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST CONVENTION
Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival
New York Comic Con
Lake Como Comic Festival
San Diego Comic-Con
Macc-Pow!
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST AUDIO ADAPTATION
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (Marvel Press)
The Sandman, Act III (Audible Originals)
Nemesis The Warlock, Books 1-4 (Audible Originals)
Doctor Who: The Prisoners of London (Big Finish)
The Boys (Audible Originals)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: BEST HUMOUR COMIC (PRINT)
BEANO (DC Thomson)
The Phoenix (Phoenix Publications)
Billionaire Island: Cult Of Dogs by Mark Russell And Steve Pugh (Ahoy Comics)
I Hate This Place by Kyle Starks (Image Comics)
Barbaric By Michael Moreci And Nathan Gooden (Vault Comics)
THE TRIPWIRE AWARDS 2023: PERSON OF THE YEAR
Chip Mosher
Scott Dunbier
Mark London
Kevin Feige
Lysa Hawkins
The TRIPWIRE AWARDS: The Roll of Honour Nominations
Ramona Fradon
Louise Simonson
Mark Chiarello
John Wagner
Archie Goodwin
Kevin O’neill
Carlos Pacheco
Chris Reynolds
John Romita, Sr.
Tim Sale
Trina Robbins
Bryan Talbot
George Perez
Jeanette Khan
Britain has some of the best comics shops in the world. This updated lists features just a few of the shops you can pop in to for your geek fix. Check out you own local shops and if they don’t appear on this list let me know and we can add them.
WORLDS APART BIRMINGHAM (part of FPI)
Birmingham’s premier comic book store and Pokestop.
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 09:30 – 17:00
Wednesday, Friday: 09:30 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 18:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
14-16 Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham B5 4EN Tel: 0121 643 0143
FORBIDDEN PLANET (BIRMINGHAM)
Graphic novel/comic store with merchandise & T-shirts, plus character figures & toys.
Monday to Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
74 Bull St, Birmingham B4 6AD Tel: 0121 236 3026
GOSH! COMICS (LONDON)
A mean little comics shop in the heart of London.
Open Daily: 10:30 – 19.00
1 Berwick St, London W1F 0DR Tel: 0207 437 0187
OK COMICS (LEEDS)
Twenty Year Old, Eisner Award Nominated Comic Book Shop in the beating heart of Leeds City Centre, UK.
Open Monday to Saturday: 11.00 – 17.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 15.00
19 Thornton’s Arcade, Briggate, Leeds LS1 6LQ Tel: 0113 246 9366
PAGE 45 (NOTTINGHAM)
UK Comic Shop created & curated since 1994 by Stephen Holland, Comics Laureate 2021-23.
Open Monday to Saturday: 09.00 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 16.00
Closed on Bank Holiday Mondays, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
9 Market St, Nottingham NG1 6HY Tel: (0115) 9508045
TRAVELLING MAN (VARIOUS)
Travelling Man Is The UK’s Friendliest Comic & Games Shop Since 1991. Shop Online Now! Explore The Rich Genres & Worlds That Games, Comics & Independent Press Have To Offer. Since 1991.
Open Monday to Saturday: 10.00 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 -17.00
LEEDS
32 Central Road, Leeds LS1 6DE Tel: 0113 245 0822
YORK
74 Goodramgate, York YO1 7LF Tel: 01904628787
NEWCASTLE
43 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5JE Tel: 0191 261 4993
MANCHESTER
4 Dale Street, Manchester M1 1JW Tel: 0161 237 1877
MEGA CITY COMICS (LONDON)
Mega City Comics, was established in 1981, initially as a mail-order business, supplying comics, graphic novels, and collecting supplies. After 6 years of mail-order and trading through the comic marts, we opened our shop in Camden Town in 1987.
Open Monday to Friday: 11.00 -18.00
Saturday: 10.30 – 18.00
Sunday: 11.00 – 18.00
18 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London NW1 7HJ Tel: 020 7485 9320
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (VARIOUS)
A trio of comic shops in Bedford, Northampton and Peterborough.
BEDFORD
20 Allhallows, Bedford MK40 1LJ Tel: 01234 270777
Open Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 17.30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
NORTHAMPTON
29 Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE Tel: 01604 602311
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday: 10:00 – 17:30
Wednesday: 10:00 – 19.00
Thursday to Friday: 10:00 – 17:30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
PETERBOROUGH
25 Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1SQ Tel: 01733 892827
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday: 10:30 – 17:30
Wednesday: 10:30 – 18:00
Thursday to Friday : 10:30 – 17:30
Saturday: 09:30 – 17:30
Sunday: CLOSED
THAT COMIC SHOP (PRESTON)
Retailers of new Comics weekly, Magic the Gathering Card Games, Board Games, Toys, T-Shirts plus loads more.
Monday: CLOSED
Open Tuesday to Thursday: 10:00 – 17:00
Friday: 10:00 – 21:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 16:00
Sunday: CLOSED
116 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EE Tel: 01772 204287
PARADOX COMICS (DORSET)
Comic book shop in Dorset, dealing in graphic novels, statues, action figures, card games, limited edition comics and more
Monday: Closed
Open Tuesday to Friday: 10:30 – 17:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 16:00
19 High Street, Poole, Dorset BH15 1AB Tel: 01202 661346
WAKEFIELD COMICS 616 (WAKEFIELD)
Comic Book Shop in the centre of Wakefield. Stocking the latest comics direct from the US.
Open Monday: 9:00 – 17:00
Tuesday: 9:00 – 16:30
Wednesday to Saturday: 9:00 – 17:00
Sunday: CLOSED
3 The Springs, Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 1PU Tel: 01924 375234
COMIC BOOK GUYS (BELFAST)
Comic Book Guys – Northern Ireland’s newest independent comic book store also stocking movie memorabilia, toys & other collectibles… excelsior!
Open Monday to Saturday: 10.00 to 17.00
Sunday: CLOSED
130 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BG Tel: 02890 080169
RAYGUN COMICS (RICHMOND)
A welcoming and friendly comic book shop. Comics, toys, books, games and merchandise for all ages.
Open Monday to Saturday: 10:00 – 18:00
Sunday: 11:00 – 17:00
26 Red Lion Street, Richmond TW9 1RW Tel: 0208 948 8476
DAVE’S COMCIS (BRIGHTON)
Dave’s Comics, The Graphic Novel Shop.
Open Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:30 – 18:00
Sunday: 11.00 – 17:00
5 Sydney St, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4EN Tel: 01273 691012
Visit Worlds Apart Birmingham for all your comic and geeky collectable needs.
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