With San Diego Comic-Con going on right now BOOM! Studios dropped their October 2023 solicitations. Along with the continuation of Darkest Hour event for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers we are getting a new Ranger Academy series starting in October, a preview of the first issue you can check out here. In addition to that we are getting new titles with Ollie Masters and Pierluigi Minotti’s Slow Burn along with Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä Abbott: 1979 debuting in October as well. Check out BOOM! Studios full solicitations for October 2023 and beyond below.
Slow Burn #1
Writer: Ollie Masters
Artist: Pierluigi Minotti
Cover Artists: Matt Taylor, Paul Azaceta, and Cliff Chiang
- In the tradition of 100 Bullets and Criminal, noir writer Ollie Masters & artist Pierluigi Minotti unleash dirty deeds in a town on fire!
- Fleeing a botched robbery in New York City, a junkie, her dying partner, and a dementia-ridden old man pull into a coal mining ghost town in central Pennsylvania.
- Obscured by the caustic mists spewed forth by the coal-seam fire from the 1960s–still burning–Trier is the perfect place to lay low, score a fix, and take a hostage… or is it?
- Acclaimed crime writer Ollie Masters (Snow Blind, The Kitchen) and artist Pierluigi Minotti (Lost Falls) transport readers into a bleak, violent world, perfect for fans of Gideon Falls and Stray Bullets.
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Ranger Academy #1
Writer: Maria Ingrande Mora
Artist: Jo Mi-Gyeong
Colorist: Fabiana Mascolo
Cover Artist: Miguel Mercado, Jo Mi-Gyeong, and Ejikure
- Power Rangers Meets My Hero Academia as a Brand New Team Debuts!
- If you had a chance to join the Power Rangers, would you do it?
- 13-year-old Sage lives on an isolated lunar colony with her adoptive father, but her days on the farm will change forever when she comes across a wreckage with wounded passengers… people from an academy training to be something called… POWER RANGERS!
- Fresh off their Free Comic Book Day preview, acclaimed YA author Maria Ingrande Mora (Fragile Remedy) and superstar artist Jo Mi-Gyeong (Eve: Children of the Moon) introduce a bold new expansion of the Power Rangers Universe!
- For the first time, discover the amazing school where Rangers are trained, and find out for yourself which Ranger color you would join!
- Would you test your might as a Red Ranger, never surrender as a Black Ranger, inspire those around you as a Pink Ranger, show no fear as a Yellow Ranger, or prove that you’re the smartest kid on the team as a Blue Ranger? Enroll today!
Retail Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 4, 2023
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #113
Writer: Melissa Flores
Artist: Simona Di Gianfelice
Colorist: Raúl Angulo
Cover Artists: Taurin Clarke, Björn Barends, Goñi Montes, Michal Ivan, and Toni Infante
- The third chapter of the groundbreaking DARKEST HOUR event continues as the number of corrupted Rangers pouring through the Master Arch becomes overwhelming. But this time they’re taking captives!
- As Trini seeks answers from the only beings who may be able to provide them, a powerful Pink Ranger flexes her powers to help Kimberly… but will it be enough as Dark Specter’s infectious corruption spreads out of control across time and space?
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Abbott: 1979 #1
Writer: Saladin Ahmed
Artist: Sami Kivelä
Cover Artists: Taj Tenfold, Justine Florentino, and Nimit Malavia
- The final chapter of the hard-boiled Hugo Award-nominated series!
- On the eve of the 1980s and the Reagan Administration, Detroit is burdened with an oppressive darkness–both political and supernatural.
- Dejected and tough tabloid reporter Elena Abbott, who previously defeated the occult forces responsible for her husband’s death, must dig herself out from rock bottom if she’s going to save Detroit from the Umbra, one last time…
- As the trilogy’s final chapter by Hugo Award-nominated novelist Saladin Ahmed (Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Black Bolt) and artist Sami Kivelä (Beautiful Canvas) opens, Elena will have to contend with the dark cloud hanging over Detroit… and over her personally.
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 4, 2023
BRZRKR Pen & Ink #1
Writer: Keanu Reeves & Matt Kindt
Artist: Ron Garney
Cover Artists: Ron Garney
- The highest ordered first issue of the past 30 years gets the Pen & Ink treatment!
- For those that couldn’t get enough of Keanu Reeves’ record-obliterating jump into the comics world, BRZRKR returns in a new format while fans eagerly await the Netflix feature film, the Netflix anime series, the novel, and more comic books!
- In addition to enjoying the brutality in the refreshingly bleak black and white of BOOM! Studios’ Pen & Ink line, series artist Ron Garney brings some method to the mayhem with brand new exclusive commentary!
Retail Price: $6.99
Release Date: October 18, 2023
Something is Killing the Children #34
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Werther Dell’Edera
Colorist: Miquel Muerto
Cover Artists: Werther Dell’Edera w/colors by Miquel Muerto,Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Rahzzah
- Erica must finally face the deadly doppelganger–the Duplicitype–but can she survive in the end?
- And with everyone in the town of Tribulation at Cutter’s mercy, who will pay the ultimate price?
Retail Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 18, 2023
House of Slaughter #18
Created by: James Tynion IV & Werther Dell’Edera
Writer: Sam Johns
Artist: Letizia Cadonici
Colorist: Francesco Segala
Cover Artists: Javier Rodriguez, Werther Dell’Edera w/ colors by Miquel Muerto, Raúl Allén, Frany
- In the depths of routine, Paris and Tybalt fear that Bait may be losing his edge, and warn that failure could lead to his loyalty facing scrutiny, all while a new look at Bait’s dysfunctional family–The White Masks–comes to light as he drifts into memories of his origins.
- As Bait wrestles with the current situation, it also becomes clear that something is shockingly wrong with Nannette…
Retail Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 18, 2023
Grim #14
Writer: Stephanie Phillips
Artist: Flaviano
Colorist: Rico Renzi
Cover Artists: Flaviano, Zu Orzu, and Frany
- THE END is in sight, and Jessica will have to confront it, the one who destroyed her father, along with any chance of knowing him.
- New revelations also come to light about Lilah and her unique relationship with Death, and Jess will have to make some painful compromises concerning Adira if everything is to be set right.
- But, if Adira fails, will the reapers stay on her side, or turn against her…?
Retail Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 4, 2023
Rare Flavours #2
Writer: Ram V
Artist: Filipe Andrade
Colorist: N/A
Cover Artists: Filipe Andrade, Rafael Albuquerque, and Anand RK
- The next masterpiece from Ram V and Filipe Andrade (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr) continues as Rubin and Mo journey deep into the scorching Rajasthan desert in search of a mythical pepper, but supernatural detectives Dilshan & Dilkush are hot on their trail!
- Meanwhile, their driver, Manish, takes them on a historical journey concerning those who ferry the peppers through the fiery landscape.
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Coda #2
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Matías Bergara
Cover Artists: Matías Bergara, Nimit Malavia, and James Harren
- Hum and the Sprigganist come into conflict as an unexpected death leads not to a doomed movement… but new, twisted promises of paradise….
- Meanwhile, Serka and the Gnomads track the evil to a familiar source, and follow the breadcrumbs of a madman who stole half the population, all leading to a reunion many of our heroes might find less than satisfying…
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Hunt for the Skinwalker #2
Writer: Zac Thompson
Artist: Valeria Burzo
Cover Artists: Martin Simmonds, Martin Morazzo, and Paul Azateca
- The bizarre, true history of Gorman Ranch continues as Tom and Ellen witness things they can’t explain, and are desperate to find answers as they have no choice but to stay and try to make farm life work.
- Between a series of grisly and mysterious mutilations, unexplainable odors, and esoteric orbs, Tom and Ellen push through the terror to get to the bottom of things, but more than the cows are in danger…
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 11, 2023
Mech Cadets #3
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa
Colorist: Ian Herring
Cover Artists: Takeshi Miyazawa w/ Ian Herring, Sonny Liew, and Miguel Mercado
- Streaming on Netflix beginning on August 10th!
- The cadets and robos are stuck in quarantine–desperate to find any and all information about the alien threat–and eager to get back into the fight while economic tensions on Earth rise.
- Meanwhile, Frank urges Olivia to breach protocol and rescue his cousin Franklin; will she cave to the pressure of someone she has more in common with than expected, or stick to playing by the rules?
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 11, 2023
Alice Never After #4
Writer: Dan Panosian
Artist: Giorgio Spalletta
Colorist: Francesco Segala
Cover Artists: Dan Panosian and Zu Orzu
- While the White Rabbit may be perpetually late for a very important date, he can’t run from Alice forever, or keep hiding the secrets behind why he’s always in a hurry.
- Meanwhile, Alice may have some help in returning from Wonderland, but just like the twists and turns and dead ends of a maze… will it ever be something she can ever emerge from?
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Sirens of the City #4
Writer: Joanne Starer
Artist: Khary Randolph
Cover Artists: Khary Randolph, Frany, and Raúl Allén
- After Layla’s supernatural showdown with Rome, someone follows Davi to Diane’s apartment…
- And after a series of unexpected connections and encounters, a necklace with special qualities comes into play–something that’s key to all the events surrounding Layla and why she’s hunted…
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 18, 2023
Wild’s End #5
Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: I.N.J. Culbard
Colorist: I.N.J. Culbard
Cover Artists: I.N.J. Culbard, Jake Wyatt, and Ejikure
- The crew of The Merry Beet finally have some real firepower on their side–something that can really turn the tide of the invasion!
- But getting help from a reclusive ally in town will be tough with the alien lamp posts always watching…
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 18, 2023
Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #10
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Leila Del Duca, Nick Dragotta
Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain, Rico Renzi
Cover Artists: Kevin Wada, Cory Godbey, Yanick Paquette, and Tula Lotay
- In the final issue of THE RISE AND FALL OF GOLGONOOZA, Maceo and Mezzy inflict emotional damage on each other in ways even the wasteland couldn’t dream of, and the threads of their relationship continue to tear.
- The community is dissolving and breaking, just like Maceo’s machines, and he and Mezzy are poised to be the final remaining members. If it comes to that, can they salvage what’s there, or will they even want to cross the chasm between them?
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Ghostlore #5
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artist: Leomacs
Colorist: Jason Wordie
Cover Artists: Reiko Murakami, Naomi Franquiz, Jorge Corona, and Rafael Albuquerque, and Reiko Murakami
- A new arc and new ghost stories, perfect for first-time readers!
- With Lucas and Harmony having parted ways, Shane continues enacting his sinister plan, with Harmony in his sights.
- Meanwhile, while Harmony finds herself invited into the home of another who can see ghosts manifest, she encounters yet another ghost story, and her views on family take on an entirely new light.
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 4, 2023
Damn Them All #9
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Charlie Adlard
Colorist: Sofie Dodgson
Cover Artists: Charlie Adlard and Vincenzo Riccardi
- For the first time since his explosive disappearance, Ellie confronts her ex Cillian, but she receives a proposal that she never expected!
- Meanwhile, Dora continues her search for memories lost during the heist on Theo’s base, but the answers she’s looking for hide in an unlikely place…
Retail Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 11, 2023
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth #6
Writer: Andy Diggle
Artist: Francesco Pisa
Colorist: Raúl Angulo
Cover Artists: Christian Ward, Suspiria Vilchez, and Junggeun Yoon
- As the second story arc of the record breaking Kickstarter phenomenon continues, superstar writer Andy Diggle (The Losers, Green Arrow: Year One) and artist Francesco Pisa (Stable) enmesh murder mystery and thriller!
- In an effort to gather more intel on the Laconia gate and the Transport Union, Dhillon sends his compromised agents on a suicide run…
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 25, 2023
Firefly: The Fall Guys #2
Writer: Sam Humphries
Artist: Jordi Perez
Colorist: Francesco Segala
Cover Artists: Francesco Francavilla, Justine Florentino, and InHyuk Lee
- With an assassination attempt pushing the feds to extreme measures, the Serenity crew is in dire straits!
- Burdened by an unbelievably high bounty, Kaylee and the crew do their best to hide… but the feds are always one step ahead…
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 11, 2023
Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer (2023) #3
Writer: Casey Gilly
Artists: Oriol Roig and Nicola Izzo
Colorist: Gloria Martinelli
Cover Artists: Ario Anindito, Suspiria Vilchez, and Frany
- Thess feels betrayed when she discovers the truth of the mission she’s been sent on, and blows off some steam in unwise ways, revealing more than she probably should have about herself.
- But the gang and Anya have some information for Thess as well–things that will shed new light on Cora’s path.
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 4, 2023
Dune: House Harkonnen #10
Writers: Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Artist: Michael Shelfer
Colorist: Patricio Delpeche
Cover Artists: Raymond Swanland and Reiko Murakami
- As deadly villains of destiny are born, schemes of destruction and death coexist with marriage proposals and further political tension.
- But when a terrorist attack threatens the procession, Leto and others are in grave danger, and not all will make it out alive…
Retail Price: $4.99
Release Date: October 18, 2023
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Recharged Vol. 3 Softcover (Book 17)
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Writer: Melissa Flores
Artists: Simona Di Gianfelice and Marco Renna
Colorists: Raúl Angulo and Francesco Segala with assistance by Gloria Martinelli
Cover Artist: Taurin Clarke
- Mistress Vile and Dark Specter are on a mission…to invade our world!
- While Lord Zedd develops unexpected powers, Grace’s second-in-command keeps a past plan alive, a plan which may provide a cutting edge in the battle with Dark Specter— or prove to be the Rangers’ undoing.
- Meanwhile, Mistress Vile finds the ultimate use for the Vessel, whose identity is finally revealed! In the emotional chain of events that follow, The Vessel themself will have to contend with where their allegiance will lie. In either case… who will stop Mistress Vile and Dark Specter?
- Melissa Flores (The Lucky Dead), Simona Di Gianfelice (All-New Firefly), Marco Renna (Rogue Sun) and Raúl Angulo (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) bring Dark Specter’s secrets to light in this bold new era!
- Collects Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #107-110.
Retail Price: $16.99
Release Date: December 20, 2023
The Seasons Have Teeth Softcover
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Writer: Dan Watters
Artist: Sebastián Cabrol
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: David Mack
- “The Seasons Have Teeth does a lot more showing than telling, which makes sense for this subtle story about love, photography, and monsters.” —Multiversity Comics
- In a drab, colorless world, the seasons bring change… and also destruction.
- Andrew, a retired conflict photographer, lives deep in regret after an unthinkable tragedy, but when the seasons arrive–each one a god-like creature–everything transforms.
- As he risks everything to track down Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, can the perfect picture of each be enough to find redemption… and ultimately bring color back to his world?
- Dan Watters of Sword of Azrael and Home Sick Pilots writing acclaim is joined by artist Sebastián Cabrol (Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghosts, Maestro: World War M) for this down to earth yet supernaturally apocalyptic tale.
- Collects The Seasons Have Teeth #1-4.
Retail Price: $17.99
Release Date: December 13, 2023
The Neighbors Softcover
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Writer: Jude Ellison S. Doyle
Artist: Letizia Cadonici
Colorist: Alessandro Santoro
Cover Artist: Miguel Mercado
- “Packed with eye-widening horror and believable personal drama, this feels like an A24 horror movie in comic book form…” —Big Comic Page
- The neighbors are anything but what they seem…
- When Janet and Oliver Gowdie move to a quaint mountain town, their teenage daughter Casey and two-year-old Isobel become part of a horrific chain of events that will forever change their family . . . It’s impossible to know who to trust or who is still human.
- Casey’s behavior is increasingly unpredictable. Janet is more distant. Isobel is happy-go-lucky and seems to enjoy the attention poured onto her by Agnes. And Oliver? He’s out to uncover whatever malevolent forces seems to have taken root under and inside his home.
- Steeped in Celtic, Irish and English folklore, Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw) joins artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter), and colorist Alessandro Santoro (Bloom) to tread new ground in changeling horror. A tale perfect for fans of Eat the Rich and The Nice House on the Lake!
- Collects The Neighbors #1-5.
Retail Price: $19.99
Release Date: December 27, 2023
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth Vol. 1 Softcover
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Writer: Andy Diggle
Artist: Rubine
Colorist: Raúl Angulo
Cover Artist: Christian Ward
- Picking up after the final season of the acclaimed and beloved The Expanse show and filling in the missing years between The Expanse: Babylon’s Ashes and The Expanse: Persepolis Rising, the hidden stories of your favorite Expanse characters are revealed for the first time!
- Everything comes together, tying the threads of the show and answering lingering questions that will bring readers and viewers alike far beyond the stellar horizon.
- In the first of a trilogy of graphic novels, superstar comics writer Andy Diggle (Green Lanterns, James Bond) and artist Rubine (Voltron: Legendary Defender) broaden The Expanse in ways that will change how fans view the entire series forever!
- Collects The Expanse: Dragon Tooth issues #1-4.
Retail Price: $17.99
Release Date: December 13, 2023
The Vampire Slayer Vol. 4 Softcover
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Writer: Sarah Gailey
Artists: Kath Lobo and Roberta Ingranata
Colorist: Valentina Pinto
Cover Artist: Skylar Patridge
- Amongst strained relationships, Buffy is determined to take back her identity as The Slayer! Meanwhile Xander, Faith, and Spike contend with their identities, and their future roles in the Scooby Gang.
- The pain of the past weighson Willow, but she’s determined to use her magic for the good, but it will take someone special to help the volatile witch, and Willow has no idea what she’s in store for…
- Her magic is out of control despite her good intentions, and it’ll take a professional to repair her connection to her power.
- Sarah Gailey (Know Your Station), Kath Lobo (Magic: The Hidden Planeswalker), Valentina Pinto (Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales), and Ed Dukeshire (The Jotunn War) close the coffin on Willow’s journey through the realms of vampire slaying and magic!
- Collects The Vampire Slayer #13-16.
Retail Price: $16.99
Release Date: December 20, 2023
Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance: The Complete Collection Hardcover
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Writers: Jeffrey Addis & Will Matthews, Nicole Andelfinger, Adam Cesare, and Matthew Erman
Artists: Matias Basla, Esdras Cristobal, French Carlomagno, and Jo Mi-Gyeong
Colorists: Miquel Muero, Rod Fernandes, and Fabiana Mascolo
Cover Artist: Mona Finden
- Journey back to Thra in three standalone stories that chart the origins of fan-favorite characters from the Emmy® Award-winning Netflix show Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance!
- Discover each adventure, including a Stonewood warrior on a quest to save his clan, an unlikely Podling Paladin apprenticing with a chivalrous but mysterious bard on his first adventure, and finally, All-Maudra Mayrin grapples with her place as the leader of all Gelfling, as the seeds of rebellion begin to sprout…
- Based on stories by the Netflix series screenwriters Will Matthews & Jeffery Addiss (The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim), comic scribes Nicole Andelfinger (An Ember In The Ashes graphic novels), Adam Cesare (Clown in a Cornfield), and Matthew Erman (Good Luck) team with artists Matias Basla (Sparrowhawk), Esdras Cristobal (Rugrats: R is for Reptar), French Carlomagno (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Jo Mi-Gyeong (Beastlands) for an official prequel to Netflix’s Emmy® Award-winning series, collected in a single premium hardcover for the first time!
- Collects The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance #1-12.
Retail Price: $75.00
Release Date: December 13, 2023
Giant Days Library Edition Vol. 5 Hardcover
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Writer: John Allison
Artists: Max Sarin and Julia Madrigal
Colorists: Whitney Cogar, and Jeremy Lawson
Cover Artist: Max Sarin
- The end of the second year of university is right around the corner for best friends Daisy, Esther, and Susan at Sheffield University. Their glory days of living together are coming to an end, though, as McGraw and Susan plan to move into their own flat, and Daisy’s going against her sensible nature to live in a party warehouse with her tempestuous girlfriend, Ingrid.
- Adrift on her own, Esther’s stuck scrambling for somewhere to call her own, as the options dwindle down to nothing. At least the others are all squared away, until disaster strikes twice, leaving Ed with broken bones and a bruised ego, and Daisy with a broken heart…
- The Giant Days Library Edition Volume 5, written by John Allison (Wicked Things, Steeple) and illustrated by Max Sarin (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat, Bang! Kill Tour), Liz Fleming (Steven Universe), and Julia Madrigal (Lumberjanes) collects the next eight issues of the Eisner Award-winning and Harvey Award-nominated series, along with the 2017 holiday special, all in a deluxe hardcover.
- Collects Giant Days #33-40.
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date: December 6, 2023