Friday FOC Roundup 2/15/19

Friday Night FOC Roundup!

Happy Friday! Hope you had a great week! We are here tonight to bring you this weeks edition of Friday FOC Roundup! If you are joining us for the first time, Final Order Cutoff is our last chance to adjust our numbers on titles that are shipping in a month. FOC is done every Monday, and these titles are on FOC Monday, February 18^thand MOST books will be in shop on March 13^th. If you are interested in adding any of these books to your pull, please let us know ASAP BEFORE Monday!

From Dark Horse, and in stores on 3/13 is Calamity Kate #1. Kate Strand reboots her destructive life and moves to LA to be the superhero she always wanted to be-Calamity Kate: gun-toting monster killer. With her latest career change, she faces new challenges, relationships, and competition; desperate to show she's worth a damn in a world overrun by zombies, vampires, demons, goblins, and the ultimate monster bounty: the Seven Fabled Beasts of Yore.From the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer, Magdalene Visaggio and artist Corin Howell comes this modern day, adventure of heroes and monsters.

From DC and in stores on 3/13 is Batman Who Laughs The Grim Knight #1. Ripped from Batman's greatest nightmares, the Grim Knight is his world's most dangerous vigilante, unafraid to use any weapon and go to any lengths to stop those whom he deems worthy of death. Trained with the finest arsenal Wayne money can buy, learn the secret origin of the second-deadliest Batman, hand selected by the Batman Who Laughs to bring his dark plans to fruition. This one-shot has a big 28-page story!Main cover is by Jock, with a Blank, and a Del’Otto Variant Cover!

Next from DC is the ArtGerm variant for Catwoman #9! When crooks break into the pawn shop where Catwoman has set up her secret headquarters, they make off with a personal item that she has to get back. The trail of loot leads her to the Broker, the man who moves all illicit merchandise in Villa Hermosa. Now, Catwoman could just walk in and ask for her property back, but that's never been Catwoman's style. Instead, she's going to pull off a heist that will teach her foe a lesson, making sure the Broker never crosses the Cat ever again. This special one-off issue is written by acclaimed writer Ram V. (BATMAN: SECRET FILES) and artist John Timms (HARLEY QUINN).

Detective Comics #1000 is finally on FOC this Monday, and in shops on 3/27. You know the drill, there are 11 open to order covers for the book, and DC just announced that there will be a 12^th! A midnight release variant was announced using the same artwork as the main cover, but presented in a landscape format on the front cover with minimal trade dress. If you haven’t already get your orders in so that you don’t miss out!

From IDW and in stores on 3/13 is Marvel Action Black Panther #1. Readers of all ages can get lost in the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda as they follow the adventures of its monarch, the Black Panther! King T'Challa is responsible for defending his people-and the world-from any threats. And he gets plenty of help-and sass-from his genius sister Shuri. A Marvelous new era begins here! A bold new era for Black Panther begins here! From the mind of multiple Eisner and Harvey award winner Kyle Baker!

Also from IDW and in stores on 3/13/19 is Transformers #1! A fresh start and jumping on point that requires no previous knowledge of past IDW comics. In the infinite universe, there exists a planet like no other: Cybertron! Home to the Transformers, and a thriving hub for inter-stellar commerce, it is a world brimming with organic and constructed diversity. Immense structures line its landscape. Mechanical giants roam across its surface. Starship-sized titans orbit its skies, keeping a constant protective watch above and below. Ancient Transformers merge into its very fabric. Small, mysterious creatures skulk in its shadows. It is a truly amazing realm, long untouched by war, and exuberantly reaching for the stars. This is the Cybertron that Optimus Prime and Megatron vie for in this bold new origin-a world of seemingly endless peace! All that changes when Bumblebee and Windblade take a newly-forged Cybertronian on his first voyage through this world of wonders-they are confronted by the hard reality of the first murder to have occurred on Cybertron in living memory!All that changes when Bumblebee and Windblade take a newly-forged Cybertronian on his first voyage through this world of wonders-they are confronted by the hard reality of the first murder to have occurred on Cybertron in living memory!

From Image and in stores on 3/13 is Assassin Nation #1. The World's Former Greatest Hitman hires the 20 best assassins in the world to be his bodyguards. These mean-as-hell hired guns and murderers must work together to keep the new crime boss safe while attempting to solve the mystery of who's trying to off him.
With the same laugh-until-you-cry spirit of action-comedies like Hot Fuzz, Tropic Thunder, and Deadpool, ASSASSIN NATION is the bombastic, side-splitting murder-fest you've been waiting for. From Writer Kyle Starks and artist Erica Henderson comes this hilarious twist on the hitman trope.

Also from Image and in stores on 3/13 is Little Bird #1 (of 5). Director/screenwriter DARCY VAN POELGEEST boasts a long list of awards and accolades for his storytelling prowess and brings the same writing finesse to IAN BERTRAM's breathtakingly detailed artwork in the gorgeous, hyper-detailed miniseries LITTLE BIRD.With the same limitless scope as a new EAST OF WEST or SAGA and the drama and surrealism of Akira, LITTLE BIRD follows a young resistance fighter who battles against an oppressive American Empire and searches for her own identity in a world on fire.

From Marvel, and in stores on 3/13/19 is Age of Conan Belit #1 (of 5). THE SHE-DEVIL OF THE SEA WHO WOULD BE QUEEN! BÊLIT. The name alone conjures fear up and down the coasts of the Hyborian Age. And the sight of her ship, the Tigress, is an omen of despair for any town in the pirate queen's path!The AGE OF CONAN kicks off with one of Conan's most formidable - and memorable - female compatriots, in an all-new story revealing how she became the undisputed QUEEN OF THE BLACK COAST! The teenage Bêlit, obsessed with the sea - as well as the monsters and treasures she thinks are summoning her there - stows away on the ship of the dread Admiral ATRAHASIS into a deadly adventure even she could not predict!PLUS: The first chapter in an all-new BÊLIT prose novella, presented here for the first time!

Next from Marvel and in stores on 3/13 is Age of X-Man Apocalypse and the X-Tracts #1 (of 5). X-Man has created a utopia for mutants...a utopia where no one knows love. Thankfully, a hero rises up to lead the rebellion against this way of life and teach the ways of family and romance, and he goes by the name...EN SABAH NUR?! Join Apocalypse and his rebel X-Tracts as they strive to teach the world to love again!

Up next from Marvel and in stores on 3/13 is Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1! MS. MARVEL IS BACK!ALL-New ongoing series from Eisner Award-winning writer Saladin Ahmed!But it's not business as usual in Jersey City. Aliens are wreaking havoc in Kamala's corner of the world, and they seem weirdly interested in Ms. Marvel...and her family. Eisner Award-winner Saladin Ahmed (BLACK BOLT, EXILES) and rising star Minkyu Jung (Batgirl, Nightwing) take the reigns of one of Marvel's most beloved new characters! You won't want to miss this shocking start of a new era!

From Archie Comics and in stores on 3/13 is Riverdale Season 3 #1. Take a deeper dive into some of the skeletons buried in and around Riverdale as well as hidden and unexpected connections to the Farm and the Game. Everyone is hiding something in this companion to the third season of the massive hit CW series Riverdale, by Scholastic writer Micol Ostow and Riverdale artists Thomas Pitilli and Joe Eisma.