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☕ Coffee & Comics: Saturday, JANUARY 4th, 2025, 11AM - 12PM

Join us for a cozy morning of comics and camaraderie for our January Coffee & Comics!

Thanks to everyone who could make it to our holiday C&C last week, and a special thank you to those who brought treats to share, or to imbibe (you know who you are ;)

We'll keep up the comics energy along with the coffee, going into the new year with our next meetup at usual time, 11AM, January 4th. HAPPY HOLIDAYS and see you then!

ULTIMATE UNIVERSE ONE YEAR IN #1 (ONE SHOT)

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Deniz Camp, Chris Condon (A) Jonas Scharf, Alessandro Cappuccio (CA) Rafael Albuquerque

THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN TO THE MAKER'S ARRIVAL!

Deniz Camp flips the narrative on ULTIMATES and takes us inside the Maker's Council! The heroes of the Ultimate Universe aren't the only ones who have been preparing for the return of the Maker, and the clock is ticking down...

This unique one-shot sets the stage for the second year of the Ultimate line and includes the debut of the Ultimate versions of two major Marvel characters!

RATED T+

INFINITY WATCH #1

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Derek Landy (A) Ruairi Coleman (CA) Salvador Larroca

EMMA FROST VS KITTY PRYDE!



Kitty Pryde's determination to stay doggedly away from all things X-Men related becomes more strained by the day as EMMA FROST once again sticks her nose into things. Meanwhile, our new team is finding their rhythm. AXO, MELEE and BRONZE have officially entered the fray! Rated T+

PETPOOL POOL PARTY #1

MARVEL COMICS

(W) MacKenzie Cadenhead (A/CA) Enid Balam

VAN HELSING!

As dark magic abounds and the world descends into chaos, BLADE, the Daywalker, finds himself in the crosshairs of a dangerous and deadly ALL-NEW FOE: once on the side of good, the latest in the lineage of VAN HELSING! Witness the first appearance of the next legendary Marvel monster hunter! EXPLICIT CONTENT

YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)

MARVEL COMICS

(W) Christos Gage (A) Eric Gapstur (CA) Leonardo Romero

PREQUEL TO THE ALL-NEW ANIMATED SERIES!



In Marvel Animation's new series, we find Peter Parker still finding his footing on his journey to becoming the Spider-Man we all know and love!

In this series, you can take the very first steps along with him as he discovers his powers, decides to become a hero, and even picks out his name and costume! Now Peter's gotta survive an entire Freshman year as a newbie crime-fighting vigilante... and if you think you know how this story goes, you are in for a surprise! RATED T

SUPERWOMAN SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT)

DC Comics

(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Edwin Galmon

The amazing story of how Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief Lois Lane got superpowers and became Superwoman is finally told. What does it mean for the matriarch of the Super family to fly alongside her family and friends? And how long will these powers last? And who wants these powers for themselves?! Guest starring the Atom, Mister Terrific, Supergirl, and Silver Banshee!

BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #1 (OF 12)

CVR A HAYDEN SHERMAN

DC Comics

(W) Dan Watters (A/CA) Hayden Sherman

Set during the early years of Batman's career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City's protector while the city itself fights back against him.

This is the Dark Knight Detective at his most stripped-down core, a man relying on his wits, his skills, and little else as he tackles some of the most twisted mysteries Gotham City and its protector have ever encountered.

Case 01: We Are Wounded A series of sickeningly gruesome murders has sent shock waves through Gotham. Are these the random works of a serial killer, or is there something more sinister at play? Batman attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery before any more victims are claimed.

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNCOVERED #1 (ONE SHOT)

DC Comics

(W) Arianna Turturro (A) Various

A cover-gallery special celebrating the classy and criminal Gotham City ?xtures known as the Gotham City Sirens!

Join Ivy, Harley, and Catwoman as they take a trip back down memory lane!

DOLL PARTS A LOVESICK TALE #1 (OF 4) (MR)

CVR A LUANA VECCHIO

Image Comics

(W/A/CA) Luana Vecchio

A twisted new entry in the LOVESICK universe from Russ Manning Award winner LUANA VECCHIO

MINISERIES PREMIERE

Twelve-year-old Madeleine dreads the idea of growing up. She fears becoming like the cruel older girls or facing the contempt of her devoutly religious mother. But most of all, she doesn’t want to become a target for the monsters that are out there, hiding in plain sight. However, a stomach-churning discovery forces Madeleine to confront the harsh reality that growing up isn’t a choice—it’s survival.

LUANA VECCHIO, winner of the 2022 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award, invites you back into the infernal world of LOVESICK to uncover the tragic origins of the dark web’s most infamous dominatrix.

Part coming-of-age and part horror-thriller, DOLL PARTS is a must-read for both seasoned fans and newcomers to the twisted universe of LOVESICK, where youth and innocence are nothing more than meat for the cruel.

WARM FUSION #1 (MR)

CVR F LOTAY

DSTLRY MEDIA

(W) Scott Hoffman (A) Alberto Ponticelli (CA) Tula Lotay

For fans of VIDEODROME, THE THING, and ROBOCOP.

Writer Scott Hoffman (Nostalgia, Wag) of Scissor Sisters fame teams up with artist Alberto Ponticelli (Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE, Goodnight Paradise, OrcIsland) for a sci-fi/horror mystery that pushes the limits of the grotesque.

New York City, over two decades into the future, has been devastated by crime, ongoing storms, radiation from a terrorist incident in Times Square and the genetic mutations caused by a life-saving "cure." After a series of murders rip through the city's brothels, an escort named Vin Yeong, who cosplays as Snow White - and is one of the generation of deformed victims - decides to help find the killer, or killers, responsible, reluctantly joining forces with Jarrod Hannover, the lone cop assigned to the case. The two are led to a biotech megacorp launching a cellular metal called Warm Fusion - a pioneering technology meant to replace prosthetics limbs - and soon confront the sociopathic scientist Nicholas Fleischer, his monstrous alter-ego Mr. Barnaby, and the hideous monster that he's been secretly creating.

WARM FUSION is a dark, sci-fi thriller, mixing the body horror of David Cronenberg with the bleak urban future of Blade Runner.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL THROUGH THE BOUGHS #1 (ONE SHOT)

CVR A ELY

DSTLRY MEDIA

(W) James Tynion Iv, others, (A) Sweeney Boo, others, (CA) Jennifer Ely

For fans of OVER THE GARDEN WALL, CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, and KRAMPUS.

Venture deep through endless drifts of snow, through evergreen treelines tinkling with hoarfrost and rime. And then? Venture many miles more. And then maybe, possibly, improbably...you will see lights. And dancing. And mirth. You may be asked to join. Or maybe who (or what!) you've found wants something far more mischievous than to sing and revel.

Discover these delights and dangers in THROUGH THE BOUGHS: A YULETIDE OFFERING, a collection of frozen tales brought to you by the most magical wordsmiths and artisans in comics and beyond, including James Tynion IV (SPECTREGRAPH), Patrick McHale (Guillermo del Toro's PINOCCHIO, OVER THE GARDEN WALL), Jim Campbell (OVER THE GARDEN WALL), Jensine Eckwall (INTO THE GOBLIN MARKET), Ryan Andrews (THIS WAS OUR PACT), Sweeney Boo (HARLEY QUINN), K. Wroten (EDEN II), Grim Wilkins (MIRENDA), and Molly Mendoza (STRAY). Edited by Bryce Gold and Sean Edgar.

PARLIAMENT OF ROOKS #1 (MR)

ABLAZE PUBLISHING

(W) Abigail Jill Harding, Richard Starkings (A/CA) Abigail Jill Harding

After waking from a strange dream, architect Darius Ravenscar makes plans to head to the city of Eborvik to show the princess the designs she had commissioned. However, at the masquerade ball it becomes clear that something is terribly wrong.

ABLAZE is proud to present this Eisner-nominated Gothic Horror for the first time in print!

EC SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES #1 (ONE SHOT)

Oni Press

(W) Jason Aaron, Bill Elder, Ben H Winters (A) Kano, Bill Elder, Peter Krause (CA) Darick Robertson

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, TERROR COMES CALLING WITH 56 PAGES OF SHOCKING CHILLS FROM AN ALL-STAR CAST OF EC'S FINEST FIENDS!

Just in time for Christmas, Oni Press and EC Comics are proud to present Shiver SuspenStories #1-the FIRST in an ALL-NEW series of extra-sized EC specials colliding tales of horror, science fiction, and powerfully potent suspense in one joyously wrapped package that may or may not be leaking something strange under the Christmas tree . . .

Featuring brand-new tales of merry dismemberment and yuletide destruction from writers Jason Aaron (Thor), Ben H. Winters (Cruel Universe), and more, with artists Kano (Gotham Central), Peter Krause (Irredeemable), and more-plus a newly remastered and authentically restored holiday classic from the EC vaults! Get ready to hear those SLAY BELLS RING-AIN'T IT SICKENING?!

CREEPSHOW 2024 HOLIDAY SPECIAL (ONE SHOT) (MR)

Image Comics

(W) Tini Howard, Blake Howard, Rob Williams (A) Pye Parr, Stevan Subic (CA) Martin Morazzo

HAVE A HO-HO-HORRIFYING HOLIDAY SEASON!

A New Year’s Eve party gets fiendish as TINI HOWARD (Catwoman), BLAKE HOWARD (Punchline), and STEVAN SUBIC (The Riddler: Year One) will have you crying for your mummy in the new year!

Beloved comedian Terry Reno revisits a holiday classic, from the PETROL HEAD team of ROB WILLIAMS and PYE PARR, that quickly takes a shocking turn before a live studio audience!