Friday FOC Roundup for 9/6/19

Friday FOC Roundup!

Howdy Super Friends! Welcome to your weekly installment of Final Order Cutoff Roundup! Final Order Cutoff (FOC) happens every Monday 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, September 9th and most of these books are in shops on 10/2/19. If you would like to guarantee that you get 1 or 10 copies of any of these books, please let us know BEFORE 5PM on Monday, September 9th!

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From Dark Horse and in stores on 10/2 is Grendel Devils Odyssey #1 (of 8). Grendel Prime searches the stars for a new home for mankind, and Matt Wagner returns to his darkest creation! As civilization comes to an end on Earth, the final Grendel Khan gives Grendel Prime a new directive: Find a perfect planet to be the new home for the human race. But will the deadly and relentless paladin ultimately save humanity... or destroy it? Cover A by Matt Wagner, Cover B by Fabio Moon!

Next from Dark Horse and in stores on 10/2 is Ruby Falls #1 (of 4). Ruby Falls is a sleepy town. But sleep brings nightmares, and Lana is about to wake up in the middle of her hometown's biggest secret: the "disappearance" of infamously progressive Betty Gallagher during the mobster-ruled heyday of the old mining town. When details of the cold-case murder start to come out through her grandmother Clara's foggy, dementia-jumbled memories, Lana becomes obsessed with cracking the case, even if it splinters the peaceful town-and endangers everything she loves. From Ann Nocenti (The Seeds, Daredevil) and rising talent Flavia Biondi (Italian artist of La Generazione making her American comics debut) comes Ruby Falls: a neo-noir tale of love, memory, and murder mysteriously woven through three generations of women, and hinging on their individual, intertwined fights for freedom.

From DC this week, ALL of the Acetate covers and variants that will be in stores on November 27^thare on FOC. Because of the production time needed to make these covers, we are having to FOC them crazy early. Remember the acetate covers are the MAIN covers, so if you are subscribed to the main cover, you are going to get the acetate cover. If you are interested in any/all of them please let us know before 5PM on Monday!

Action Comics #1017 (AUG190593), art by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson

Aquaman#54 (AUG190595), art by Dan Panosian

Batgirl#41 (AUG190597), art by Dustin Nguyen

Batman#82 (AUG190599), art by David Finch

Batman and the Outsiders#7 (AUG190601), art by Jonboy Meyers

Batman/Superman#4 (AUG190603), art by Emanuela Lupacchino

Catwoman#17 (AUG190605), art by David Finch

Deathstroke#49 (AUG190607), art by Stephen Segovia

Detective Comics#1015 (AUG190609), art by Paolo Pantalena

The Flash#82 (AUG190611), art by Guillem March

Harley Quinn#67 (AUG190613), art by Kenneth Rocafort

Hawkman#18 (AUG190615), art by Tyler Kirkham

Justice League#35 (AUG190617), art by Rafael Albuquerque

Justice League Dark#17 (AUG190619), art by Stephen Segovia

Justice League Odyssey#15 (AUG190621), art by Neil Googe

Nightwing#66 (AUG190623), art by Jonboy Meyers

Red Hood: Outlaw#40 (AUG190625), art by Guillem March

Supergirl#36 (AUG190627), art by Dan Mora

Superman#17 (AUG190629), art by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado

Teen Titans#36 (AUG190631), art by Dan Mora

The Terrifics#22 (AUG190633), art by Stephen Byrne

Wonder Woman#82 (AUG190635), art by Rafael Albuquerque

Also being rush solicited for on sale dates in November from DC are their new 100pg Giants! Similar to the Wal-Mart giants these books will have 100 pages and will be mostly reprint content but with some new original material for the affordable price of $4.99. Here is the list of Giants on FOC this Monday!

Aquaman Giant #1
Batman Giant #1
DC Ghosts Giant #1
DC Villains Giant #1
Flash Giant #1
Scooby Doo 50^thAnniversary Giant #1
Super Hero Girls Giant #1
Swamp Thing Giant #1
Teen Titans Go Giant #1
Wonder Woman Giant #1

From DC and in stores on 10/2 is the Batman #251 Facsimile Edition! It's "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge"-and it will take everything Batman has to stop the Clown Prince of Crime's homicidal rampage! Don't miss this 1973 classic in this new facsimile edition!

From DC and in stores on 10/2 is Batman #80. The bad guys thought they had it made with Bane in control, but with Batman back in Gotham they'll be reminded what justice feels like... and how it hurts when it hits you in the face. With Catwoman at his side, the Caped Crusader is looking to take down Bane's army and reclaim his city. But what happens when old allies like Gotham Girl also stand in his way? The legendary art team of John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson join BATMAN for two action-packed issues that will rock Gotham City to its foundation. Variant “Infected” cover by Francesco Mattina!

DCeased keeps infecting folks with issue #5 of 6 on FOC and in stores on 10/2! The world is dying at the hands of the infected, and the very survival of humanity is at stake. Facing extinction, Superman and the heroes will make a decision that will fundamentally alter Earth's present...and future! Main cover by Josh Middleton, variant by Francesco Mattina, Horror Movie variant by Yasmin Putri!

Next up from DC is the beautiful “infected” variant for Green Lantern #12 by Riley Rossmo! The Green Lanterns will fall! Insidious plans meticulously set in motion since issue #1 have reached their boiling point. As defeat looms for the Corps, Hal Jordan's showdown with his monstrous antimatter counterpart sets the stage for the final pages of this issue-and the moment that will echo throughout the entire DC Universe! How bad is it for Hal and the Corps? There's no GREEN LANTERN #13 next month...but writer Grant Morrison is crafting the next chapter of this story, and it's coming soon! Only there's no "Green Lantern" in the title. After the events of this issue, how could there be?

Next from DC is Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1 (of 9). In Gotham City, where heinous acts of violence are a daily occurrence, the GCPD relies on Harley Quinn, a young forensic psychiatrist and profiler, to consult on their toughest cases. But Harley is haunted by one unsolved case - the night she discovered her roommate's body marked with the signature of a notorious serial killer known as The Joker. Five years later, the case remains unsolved and a new series of horrific murders occur throughout the city. As the murders escalate, Harley's obsession with finding the depraved psychopath responsible leads her down a dangerous path. When the past and the present finally collide, Harley has to decide how far she is willing to go-and how many lines she is willing to cross-to solve these cases once and for all.Written by #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Kami Garcia (co-author of Beautiful Creatures, author of Unbreakable and X-Files: Agents of Chaos) with art by Mico Suayan (Bloodshot: Reborn) and Mike Mayhew (The Star Wars), JOKER/HARLEY: CRIMINAL SANITY introduces readers to a Joker and Harley Quinn unlike any they've seen before, utilizing forensic psychiatry, behavior analysis (profiling) and psychological profiles to create a true-to-life take on these iconic characters that is more terrifying than any psychotic fantasy. Main cover by Francesco Mattina. Variant covers by Mike Mayhew and Mico Suayan. $5.99 cover price

Next from DC is the “infected” variant cover for Justice League #33 by JonBoy Meyers! "The Justice Doom War" part four! Apex Lex Luthor is in ascendance, and he's taking out the remaining members of the Justice League in the present just as his Legion of Doom is beating down the time-traveling heroes in both the past and the future. Batman, Superman and the rest of our heroes may have just figured out how Kamandi's timeline works when terrible Hypertime quakes rattle their existence, threatening to strand them far from their own time. Meanwhile, the Flash, Green Lantern and the Justice Society take another leap through time, heading for...ancient Atlantis?

Next up from DC and in stores on 10/9 is Secrets of Sinister House #1! Witness what hides within the Sinister House-the DCU's most horrific secrets and mysteries! Travel alongside Harley Quinn, John Constantine, Detective Chimp, Zatanna, the Atom and others as they face this macabre devastation firsthand! And in the bowels of this dark mansion...we return to the world of the legendary Red Rain to meet once again with the dreaded vampire Batman. Don't miss this year's DC Halloween special-because if you do, it'll haunt you! $9.99

Next up from DC and in stores on 10/16 is Superman Smashes the Klan #1 (of 3). The year is 1946, and the Lee family has moved from Metropolis' Chinatown to the center of the bustling city. While Dr. Lee is greeted warmly in his new position at the Metropolis Health Department, his two kids, Roberta and Tommy, are more excited about being closer to their famous hero, Superman! While Tommy adjusts to the fast pace of the city, Roberta feels out of place, as she tries and fails to fit in with the neighborhood kids. As the Lees try to adjust to their new lives, an evil is stirring in Metropolis: the Ku Klux Klan. When the Lee family awakens one night to find a burning cross on their lawn, they consider leaving town. But the Daily Planet offers a reward for information on the KKK, and their top two reporters, Lois Lane and Clark Kent, dig into the story. When Tommy is kidnapped by the KKK, Superman leaps into action-with help from Roberta! But Superman is still new to his powers-he hasn't even worked out how to fly yet, so he has to run across town. Will Superman and Roberta reach Tommy in time? Inspired by the 1940s Superman radio serial "Clan of the Fiery Cross," Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints, The Terrifics, New Super-Man) presents his personal retelling of the adventures of the Lee family as they team up with Superman to smash the Klan. Variant cover by Kyle Baker!

Some of the variant covers that are on FOC with the acetate main covers that you need to be aware of, because they are awesome are:

Action Comics #1017 Variant by Lucio Parillo

Batgirl #41 Variant by Terry Dodson

Catwoman #17 Variant by Alberto Veranda

Deathstroke #49 Variant by Skan

Flash #82 Variant by Karmone Shirahama

Harley Quinn #67 Variant by Frank Cho

Justice League #35 Variant by Tyler Kirkham

Justice League Dark #17 Variant by Clayton Crain

Justice League Odyssey #15 Variant by Lucio Parillo

Supergirl #36 Variant by Derrick Chew

Teen Titans #36 Varaint by Alex Garner

Wonder Woman #82 Variant by Jenny Frison

From IDW and in stores on 10/2 return to Vaders Castle with a new spooky star wars 5 issue mini-series! This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars Galaxy and features a wretched hive of scum and villainy including Darth Maul, Grand Moff Tarkin, Asajj Ventress, Jabba the Hutt-all under the shadow of Darth Vader!Fans will be excited to discover these creepy stories by fan-favorite writer Cavan Scott, with art by the greatest talent from across the galaxy, including Nicoletta Baldari, Nick Brokenshire, Francesco Francavilla, Kelley Jones, Megan Levens, and Charles Paul Wilson III! Covers by Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla!

From Image and in stores on 10/2 is Copra #1! Acclaimed comics auteur MICHEL FIFFE picks up where his band of mercenary misfits left off, reintroducing the entire cast of his Suicide Squad-esque revenge machine in a brutal standoff against their own leader. Jump right into the thick of it with the world's greatest action team in this extra-length debut milestone-36 pages for just $3.99!

Next up from Image and in stores on 10/2 is Dead Eyes #1! You can't keep a good comic down.In the 1990s, DEAD EYES was a prolific stick-up man and hoodlum in Boston until he took down one last big score and disappeared. Nobody ever discovered the truth. He retired to be with the love of his life, but now he's back in the mask to save her. No one-not his wife, the mafia, or the cops-is happy that he's out of retirement. From JOHN McCREA, the artist and co-creator of MYTHIC and Hitman, and GERRY DUGGAN, the writer of ANALOG and DEADPOOL, comes the action, comedy, and drama of Martin Dobbs, a.k.a. DEAD EYES, the man who says he's descended from one of the original gangs of New York City. Get on board the oversized first issue of an all-new ONGOING SERIES for mature readers. Formerly Dead Rabbit!

Next up from Image and in stores on 10/2 is Nomen Omen #1 (of 15). "TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART," Part OneNo matter how fast you run, sooner or later your past will catch up with you. Enter Becky Kumar, a geeky twenty-year-old from New York City who is about to cross the veil between our reality and a realm of otherworldly truths. From writer and RPG creator MARCO B. BUCCI (Magna Veritas, Memento Mori) and artist JACOPO CAMAGNI (X-Men Blue, Deadpool The Duck) comes a tale of tales, witchcraft, and secrets for mature readers that rewires the rules of urban fantasy. Main cover by Jacopo Camagni, cover B by Oliver Coipel, cover C by Becky Cloonan, and cover D is a blank!

Next up from Image and in stores on 10/2 is Spawn #301! Hot off the heels of issue #300 (which is also on FOC this week for a second print!)

Cover A: Todd McFarlane

Cover B: Greg Capullo

Cover C: Virgin Capullo

Cover D: Jason Shawn Alexander

Cover E: Clayton Crain

Cover F: Jerome Opena

Cover G: Francesco Mattina

Cover H: McFarlane Parody Cover

Cover I: B&W McFarlane

Cover K: Alex Ross

Cover L: Virigin Ross

Cover M: Sienkiewicz

Cover N: Virgin Sienkiewicz

Cover O: J Scott Campbell

Cover P: Virigin Campbell

Cover Q: Blank Sketch Cover

From Marvel, and in store on 10/2 Is Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk #1 (one-shot). Before his untimely death, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross was the Red Hulk and, for a time, bonded to the Venom symbiote alongside Alejandra Jones and Laura Kinney. Now, Ross' corpse has been unearthed, though why and by whom remain shrouded in mystery. With the gamma material in Ross' body possibly in nefarious hands, that's just what Bruce Banner intends to find out - one way or another!

Next up from Marvel and in stores on 10/2 is Bizarre Adventures #1 (one shot). PREPARE FOR THE BIZARRE!To celebrate Marvel's 80th we're resurrecting one of its wildest creations, BIZARRE ADVENTURES! Within these pages you will see Shang-Chi take on a martial arts master, Ulysses Bloodstone battle a master of the dark arts, Dracula meet his match, and the Marvel debut of Achewood's Chris Onstad! These adventures will be thrilling, exciting and most definitely BIZARRE!

Next up from Marvel is Black Cat #5! Johnny Storm knew a date with Felicia Hardy would be interesting, but he didn't know it would be OPENING UP GATES TO OTHER DIMESIONS POSSIBLY ENDING THE UNIVERSE interesting.But, remember, with the Black Cat, this is either planned or planned around and there's no way Johnny knows what Felicia is going to steal under his and the FF's noses. Another great Campbell main cover and a great Terry Dodson Mary Jane variant cover!

Next from Marvel comes their weekly 5 issue mini-series Contagion! A NEW EVIL BEYOND UNDERSTANDING COMES TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!A seemingly unstoppable force has invaded the Marvel Universe, and it's going to take every hero the streets of New York has to stop it! A strange substance is taking over heroes and citizens alike, draining them of their life force, stealing their knowledge and abilities, and neither science nor magic can stop it! Where did it come from? Can anything destroy it? And who will fall to its awful, overwhelming power? Main cover by Juan Jose Ryp, Variant cover by Ryan Browne!

Fantastic Four #15 is on FOC this week and in stores on 10/2 and has a great MJ variant cover by none other than J Scott Campbell! Everyone knows the story of the brave souls who were bombarded by cosmic rays and transformed into superhuman beings, how they became their world's first line of defense against all alien threats. They are The Unparalleled! Seven super heroes who now must fulfill their destiny by defeating the fearsome, foretold forces of The Fantastic Four! Wait. What?!

Next from Marvel comes Fantastic Four Grand Design #1 (of 2). Because you demanded it! The bestselling GRAND DESIGN franchise continues with Marvel's First Family! Brought to you by critically-acclaimed cartoonist TOM SCIOLI (GODLAND, TRANSFORMERS VS. GI JOE) in the sole-authorship tradition made famous by ED PISKOR'S X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN trilogy! Join the Watcher and witness how it all began... Plus appearances by your faves: Doctor Doom! Black Panther! Namor! Galactus! Mole Man! The Inhumans! Main cover by Tom Scioli, variant by Ed Piskor, and an additional variant by Tom Scioli!

Next from Marvel is Future Fight Firsts White Fox #1! THE SUPER SPY FROM THE MARVEL FUTURE FIGHT MOBILE GAME STARS IN HER OWN ONE-SHOT! Ami Han is WHITE FOX: a spy, a superhero, and the last of the kumiho, a mystical race of shapeshifters. But who was she before she became White Fox? And what happened to the rest of the kumiho? Also featuring MARVEL'S FUTURE AVENGERS in an all-new story! Main cover by In-Hyuk Lee, variant cover by Sana Takeda!

Next from Marvel, Ghost Rider #1!!! The Brothers Ghost Rider are back! Johnny Blaze ain't just the king of Hell-he's the warden too. He's the first line of defense between the demonic hordes trying to escape the joint and the lords of other hells making a play for his throne and all the power that comes with it - including a certain evil queen from his past! Meanwhile, Danny Ketch never wanted to be a Ghost Rider. Now that his brother's in charge downstairs, Ketch must take on the duty of Earth's Spirit of Vengeance full-time-no matter how much he'd rather be doing anything else... Superstar creative team ED BRISSON (EXTERMINATION) and AARON KUDER (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) redefine the Marvel Universe's supernatural underbelly for a brutal new era! PLUS: the first installment of the Caretaker Chronicles! Forget everything you thought you knew! Main cover by Aaron Kuder, Black Blank Cover, King of Hell Kuder Varaint, Razzah Wraparound Teaser Cover.

Next up from Marvel is Marvel Comics #1001! THE BIGGEST STORY IN MARVEL HISTORY CONTINUES!WHO IS THE MYSTERIOUS NEW CHARACTER FROM MARVEL'S PAST?It was a story too large for any one issue, with too many classic Marvel creators who wanted to be a part of the fun! And so the party continues on with this additional celebratory issue, featuring additional secrets and revelations about the Eternity Mask and the person who now wears it! Main cover by Rod Reis, wraparound cover by Pat Gleason! $4.99

Next from Marvel is Spider Verse #1! Miles Morales finally feels like he GETS this Spider-Man stuff... and then falls through a portal!But isn't the WEB OF LIFE & DESTINY destroyed? Maybe not, True Believer. But who spun this new web?Regardless, Miles finds himself at the center of a multiversal adventure that will feature a who's who of creators and characters as the series spins forward!And each issue features #SPIDERSONAS from some of the biggest Spidey fans and comic creators both! Art Adams connecting cover and JTC action figure variant.

From Boom Studios on FOC and in stores on 10/2 is the final printing of Once & Future #1! And the final printing of Something is Killing the Children #1! WOW! Congrats Boom!

Next from Boom is Strange Skies over East Berlin #1! MANKIND MADE IT TO SPACE. AND NOW SPACE HAS FOLLOWED THEM BACK.Herring is a disillusioned American spy stationed on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall, struggling with his role in a Cold War that seems to have no end. But when he's sent on a mission behind enemy lines to infiltrate East German intelligence, he soon learns the Soviets have a secret weapon that could change the tides of the conflict: an alien monster that they don't understand, and can't control.The Soviets are about to learn that they're not in charge of the monster it's already in their minds and has twisted them to their will. Now now Herring must find a way to understand the impossible before it transforms him into a monster unlike any other.Writer Jeff Loveness ( Judas ) and Lisandro Estherren ( Redneck ) team up for a story in the spirit of Cold War classics, for fans of period piece science fiction as well as alien action such as Barrier.

Also from Boom and in stores on 10/2 is WWE Smackdown #1! Becky Lynch, The Man, is ready to be part of the new Friday Night Smackdown. As she prepares for the big moment, Becky finds herself in a backstage adventure, encountering WWE Legends; Undertaker, the Hardy Boyz, Kurt Angle, and others, side by side with the current Smackdown Roster.Join Becky Lynch backstage of WWE SMACKDOWN as she explores the best that WWE has to offer!Featuring a super-sized 25 page story from Kevin Panetta (WWE) and Kendall Goode (WWE: Undertaker), this will have you ready for the premiere of Smackdown Live! on FOX, October 4.

From Dynamite and in stores on 10/2 is Black Terror #1! Bob Benton has settled into his "boring" life of being a pharmacist. A daily routine, a co-worker he has a crush on...these are the things that keep him happy. But creeping below the surface are his memories of being a hero. Struggling against his urges to fight crime, he is suddenly sent down a path he thought he had left behind, wanting...needing to be a vigilante, ready to once again punch crime in the face and become the Black Terror!Join Max Bemis (Moon Knight, Foolkiller) and Matt Gaudio (John Wick, Bettie Page) as they take you for a ride through the life of superhero and all the weirdness along the way. Main cover by Franco Francavilla, Cover B by Jorge Fornes, Cover C by David Nakayama, Cover D by Erica Henderson, Cover E by Adam Gorham.

Next from Dynamite and in stores on 10/2 is Vengeance of Vampirella #1! Originally debuting in 1994, Vengeance of Vampirella portrayed a more savage and feral look at the Daughter of Drakulon. Now, for the 50th Anniversary of Vampirella, original series writer Tom Sniegoski (joined by the incredible art of Michael Sta. Maria) is back and issue #1 features a host of incredible cover artists.Set 25 years after the initial series, Vampirella is Dead!? Long Live Vampirella!Humanity holds on, but barely, the playthings and slaves of a multitude of supernatural monstrosities that have made the earth their own. Mistress Nyx continues to rule the planet, her Chaos Lords reigning over the various regions of the world, but she is getting bored - There's no one to challenge her! That is, until a small, but determined rebellion finds what could be their savior or seal their doom! Cover A by Josh Middleton, Cover B by Frank Cho, Cover C by Ben Oliver, Cover D by Lucio Parillo, Cover E Cosplay cover.

From Action Lab, and in stores on 10/2 is Amalgama Space Zombie #1! Now in her own series, the fan favorite Zombie Tramp/Vampblade/DollFace mash-up (with the powers of all three iconic characters) returns! Rocketed into space by the Danger Doll Squad, Amalgama: Space Zombie plots a course for explosive sci-fi grindhouse action! Features 4 regular and risqué variants, including cover 1 of 3 from the Elias Chatzoudis Amalgama variant set!

Also from Action Lab is Killswitch #1. In a future where clairvoyant Augurs are used for their powers but feared, held captive, and persecuted, a disaffected military major is shocked into action by the grim realities of the Augurs' treatment. She puts her life and career on the line to help them attempt a daring escape from captivity. 2 covers available!

From AfterShock, Dark Ark is back with After the Flood #1! Two arks were built to survive the Flood. One was filled with the creatures of the natural world. The other was populated by...everything else. Now that the denizens of the DARK ARK have beaten Noah's Ark to land, a new so-cietal order must be created - one based on the rule of monsters. Khalee, a new sorceress, ventures to maintain order amidst the chaos, but her otherworldly masters have a different task in mind. She must devise a way to bring Noah's Ark to the monsters...because the beasts must feed.

From Lion Forge comes Catalyst Prime Seven Days #1 (of 7). DAY ONE: Lorena Payan was the first to realize a meteor was hurtling towards Earth two years ago. Now, she's the first to realize the Earth is in danger once more from something equally cosmic but far more sinister. As dubbed by a mystery figure, the Obsidian Men begin appearing silently all over the globe, and our heroes Noble, Summit, and Accell join together to investigate. Written by Gail Simone, art by Jose Luis, and 2 covers by Stjepan Sejic.