Friday FOC Roundup for 5/1/20

Friday FOC Roundup!

Howdy Super Friends! Welcome to your weekly installment of Final Order Cutoff Roundup! Final Order Cutoff (FOC) happens every Mond ay and is our last chance to adjust our ordering numbers on books before they ship out to us! These titles are all on FOC this Monday, May 4th and most titles are in stores on May 20^th! Let us know what you would like to order before 5PM on Monday the 4^th!

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From DC this week, Action Comics #1022 is on FOC and in stores on 6/03. First, Metropolis was hit with the biggest ground battle in the history of the city and barely survived. On top of that, Leviathan threw down his gauntlet for the entire world to see, and Superman revealed the truth of his identity as Clark Kent. Now the city is in a state of shock-and Clark and Conner Kent need to figure out what's next for them and the city they protect! Guest-starring Wonder Comics' Young Justice in a unique crossover! Main cover by John Romita JR, Variant cover by Lucio Parillo!

Next from DC this week comes Birds of Prey #1 in stores on 6/03! Black Canary's life has spiraled out of control: her personal life is going through the ringer and her band is in crisis when an old flame resurfaces only to flicker out and set her on an all-new mission against an all-new opponent. The only thing she has to be grateful for is the fact that she's not alone, as Huntress finds herself on a collision course with Black Canary's quarry at Detective Montoya's urging. Meanwhile, Harley Quinn has resurfaced outside of Gotham City and out of the Suicide Squad, with a new lease on life that is sure to make everyone else's life more complicated.And that's only the first five pages of this high-octane, graphic novel-length one-shot that pushes the Birds of Prey far beyond their limits and puts them up against the most brutal crime syndicate to ever sweep into Gotham City! Hardboiled superstar writer Brian Azzarello and the bombshell art team of Emanuela Lupacchino and Ray McCarthy take the Birds into the no-holds-barred world of Black Label, and none of them will ever be the same! PRESTIGE FORMAT One Shot. Main Cover by Ivan Reis, variant cover by J Scott Campbell. $9.99

Next from DC this week is the Catwoman 80^thAnniversary 100 page Super Spectacular #1, in stores on 6/03. Our gal Catwoman is turning 80 next year (and looking very good, if we meow say), and DC is celebrating with nothing less than with a huge soiree, invite only, packed with creators who mean the most to her and to whom she means the most! Stories featured in this 100-page spectacular include a tail-sorry, tale-that takes place at the end of the Brubaker/Stewart Catwoman run, in honor of artist Darwyn Cooke. Plus, Catwoman is caught by an exotic cat collector, runs into a wannabe thief trying to prove himself as her apprentice, encounters a mystery involving memorabilia from alternate continuities, and of course some Bat/Cat fun. $9.99

Main Cover: Joelle Jones

1940s : Adam Hughes

1950s : Travis Charest

1960s : J Scott Campbell

1970s : Frank Cho

1980s : ArtGerm

1990s : Gabrielle Dell’Otto

2000s : Jim Lee

2010s : Jee Hyung Lee

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Next from DC and in stores on 6/3 is Detective Comics #1022. "Ugly Heart" part three! Batman has been blasted with bullets and left for dead by Two-Face's deadly Church of the Two-and if Gotham City is going to survive Two-Face's final revenge, they're going to need a miracle! But be careful what you wish for, because a resurrection is already in progress, and this one involves a certain Clown Prince and the heir to Gotham's vigilante throne... Main Cover by Brad Walker, variant cover by Lee Bermejo!

Next from DC and in stores on 6/3 is Event Leviathan Checkmate #1 (of 6). From the award-winning creative team behind last year's Event Leviathan comes the next surprising chapter in DC Comics' deadliest saga. Leviathan has agents and acolytes all over the world-but what is the secret behind its power? The planet's last, best hope to infiltrate Leviathan may be this motley collection of spymasters, now teamed up to try to take back the world that was stolen from under us all! Green Arrow, the Question, Talia al Ghul and other unlikely allies converge to tackle Leviathan as members of the new Checkmate-but who is the surprise hero behind this team? Big clues to the future of the DC Universe start here! Main cover by Alex Maleev, variant cover by Brian Hitch!

From IDW this week, Star Wars Adventures Clone Wars #1. This exciting weekly series explores a time of great upheaval in the galaxy-the Clone Wars! While Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and other Jedi Knights confront Count Dooku, two Republic squadrons must hold their position against an encroaching droid army of the Separatists. Pinned down for the duration, Commander Cody, Captain Rex, and other clones swap war stories that feature your favorite characters from The Clone Wars animated series, such as Padmé Amidala, General Grievous, and many more!

From Image this week, and in stores on 5/20 is Bog Bodies the Original Graphic Novel by Declan Shalvey and Gavin Fullerton. An Irish gangster on the run after a job gone wrong stumbles upon a young woman lost in the Dublin mountains. Injured and unarmed, the unlikely pair must try to evade their pursuers and survive the desolate bog that has served as a burial ground for unspeakable murder throughout history.DECLAN SHALVEY (INJECTION, SAVAGE TOWN) and GAVIN FULLERTON (Bags) deliver a cold and poignant story of crime, survival, and regret. $12.99

Next from Image and in stores on 5/20 is Ludocrats #1 (of 5). SERIES PREMIERE! The Ludocrat! The ludicrous aristocrat! A collision of the ornate fantasy of Dune and an M-rated Asterix & Obelix! Baron Otto Von Hades and Professor Hades Zero-K are here, and they're going to save us all have a nice time.KIERON GILLEN (DIE, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE) and JIM ROSSIGNOL (Sir, You Are Being Hunted) write! JEFF STOKELY (The Spire) draws! TAMRA BONVILLAIN (Once & Future) colors! Clayton Cowles (BITTER ROOT, DIE) letters! The universe screams in pleasure, writhing, finally satisfied, complete, joyous! Main cover by Jeff Stokely, variant cover by Jamie McKelvie.

From Marvel this week and in stores on 5/27 is Amazing Spider Man #43! DO NOT MISS THIS ISSUE! Peter Parker's life will change... possibly forever. Ominous...right? Main cover by Ryan Ottley, Marvel Zombies variant cover by Dale Keown!

Next up from Marvel and in stores on 5/27 is Avengers #33! MOON KNIGHT VS. THE AVENGERS! Mummies are rising from their graves. Secret armies march by moonlight, from K'un-Lun to Wakanda to Greenwich Village. A dark god invades Asgard. And the Moon Knight has been unleashed as never before. So begins the Age of Khonshu. So fall the Avengers. Main cover by Matteo Scalera, Marvel Zombies Variant by Ryan Benjamin, Spider Woman Variant by Koi Pham!

Next from Marvel and in stores on May 27th is Star Wars Doctor Aphra #1! NEW CREW, NEW MISSION! With the Rebel Alliance back on the run after their defeat at the Battle of Hoth, it's never been a more dangerous time for outlaws, scoundrels and the errant rogue archaeologist to make their way in the galaxy. But after a string of bad luck and near escapes, DOCTOR APHRA is back on the job! She's been keeping a low profile - jobs are scarce and credits scarcer. But the promise of the score of a lifetime is a chance too good for her to pass up. And to find the cursed RINGS OF VAALE, Aphra will need a crew of treasure hunters the likes of which the galaxy has never seen before! But RONEN TAGGE, heir to the powerful Tagge family, also has his eyes on the prize. Do Aphra and her team stand a chance at fortune and glory? Main cover by Valentina Remenar, variant cover also by Valentina Remenar! $3.99

Lastly from Marvel this week and in stores on 5/27 is Venom #25! SPECIAL OVERSIZED 25th ISSUE! VENOM ISLAND FINALE! Caught between a Brock and a hard place! Eddie must make a life-altering decision. How does Eddie move on from the events of VENOM ISLAND? Main cover by Ryan Stegman, Variant by Mark Bagley, Black Blank Variant, Marco Chechetto Variant, Dave Rapoza Variant, Ron Lim Varaint! $5.99 each!

From AWA this week is Year Zero #1 (of 5). Ben Percy (Wolverine) and Ramon Rosanas (Star Wars: Age of Resistance) team up to present an epic tale that offers a global look at the Zombie Apocalypse. A Japanese hitman, a Mexican street urchin, an Afghan military aide, a Polar research scientist, a midwestern American survivalist - five survivors of a horrific global epidemic who must draw upon their unique skills and deepest instincts to navigate a world of shambling dead. Year Zero wrestles with the weighty moral and theological questions posed by the pandemic and investigates its cause and possible cure. Main cover by Kaare Andrews, variant cover by Mike Deodato.

From AfterShock this week comes Dead Day #1. If the dead could come back for just one night, would we want them to? Meet the Haskins, a seemingly normal suburban family, as they prepare for the annual macabre holiday known as "Dead Day" - when the deceased rise from the grave from sunset to sunrise. Some come back to reunite with family and friends, others for one last night of debauchery, still others with only one thing on their decomposing mind: revenge.From writer Ryan Parrott (OBERON, VOLITION, Power Rangers) and artist Evgeniy Bornyakov (DESCENDENT, YOU ARE OBSOLETE) comes an unnerving tale of existential horror with grave consequences.

Also from AfterShock this week comes Disaster Inc #1. In 2011, the worst earthquake in Japan's history (and the catastrophic tsunami that followed) breached the costal Fukushima Daiichi power plant, causing three of its four nuclear reactors to melt down. Forced evacuations followed as the event released enough radioactive material into the air, ground and water to force officials to set up an "Exclusion Zone" for only the second time in history after the Chernobyl disaster, effectively sealing off the land for what may well be the rest of human history.But that's only if you don't have the right connections, the right people to pull the strings, and the desire to experience catastrophe, failure and misery as it really is! Enter DISASTER INC., an underground tourism outfit intent on helping people of means, secrets and agendas explore the dark corners and off-map attractions typical tour groups won't go to (and various laws don't al-low). Only Fukushima, known for its famed warrior class and their protection of the land and people dating back to ancient times, is full of deadly surprises and old ghosts.

Who Does Number 2 work for?

New for this weeks write-up is a spotlight on issue #2’s that are on FOC. You may have grabbed issue #1 off the rack this week or last, and if you enjoyed it, please let us know so that we can add it to your pull so you don’t miss out!

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Jim Henson’s Storyteller Ghosts #2

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