Spotlighting the the latest new series that are about to be added to the MK1 comic range. We will finalise our order numbers for these titles this coming Sunday - with the debut issues due to arrive in as little as three to four weeks time. Along with these new launches we will be locking in our orders for a bunch of new issues and variant covers - the full list of titles being locked down can be viewed at the following links.
- DC Comics https://www.lunardistribution.com/
- Marvel/Indie https://www.previewsworld.com/FinalOrdersDue
(The links above will update each Wednesday with a brand new selection of debut series, continuing comics and variant covers every week).
VARIANTS #1 (OF 5) : MARVEL COMICS (W) Gail Simone (A/CA) Phil Noto
What would it really be like to meet an alternate version of yourself, another you who had made different choices and lived a completely different life as a result? That's the question facing Jessica Jones, as what seemed like a routine investigation instead has her encountering other incarnations of herself from across the Multiverse. Can Jessica get along with herself? Will she want to kill her other selves? And will seeing the lives she could have led drive her into a self-destructive spiral? This is what happens when you meet...the Variants! MK1 Price $9.00 due at MK1 during the week following 29th of June 2022 (SKOTTIE YOUNG VARIANT pictured in masthead above )
BEWARE THE EYE OF ODIN #1 (OF 4) : IMAGE COMICS
(W) Doug Wagner (A/CA) Tim Odland, Michelle Madsen
VINYL and PLASTIC creator DOUG WAGNER returns with artist TIM ODLAND and colorist MICHELLE MADSEN to bring you a tale of Vikings, Trolls, Frost Giants, and Valkyries.
When a Viking prince finds the Eye of Odin, he must return it to its rightful owner or face a death of boils and decay. By his side are a one-armed warrior past his prime and a female warrior convinced she's a Valkyrie. Monstrous mayhem ensues. MK1 Price $10.00 due at MK1 during the week following 22nd of June 2022
BARBARIC THE HARVEST BLADES (ONE SHOT) CVR A NATHAN GOODEN (W) Michael Moreci (A) Richard Pace (CA) Nathan Gooden
Like a punch in the privates, BARBARIC is back! Bloodier and more irreverent than ever. In this one-shot, Owen, the barbarian cursed to do good, is forced out of hiding and back to his old B.S.! A whole bunch of violence, ethically approved, of course, by his moral compass, the talking Axe! Find out for yourself why Entertainment Weekly, Thrillist, Screen Rant, and a whole bunch of other people called BARBARIC one of the best comics of 2021. The first of many one-shots that further explore the world of Barbaric, whose second arc, Axe To Grind, arrives in July! MK1 Price $12.50 due at MK1 during the week following 29th of June 2022
LONESOME HUNTERS #1 (OF 4) : DARK HORSE COMICS (W) Tyler Crook (A/CA) Tyler Crook
From Russ Manning Award-winning and Eisner-nominated Harrow County cocreator Tyler Crook comes this supernatural fantasy about loss, power, and destiny.
An old and out-of-practice monster hunter in hiding crosses paths with a young girl that forces him to confront these chaotic creatures. As the beasts invade their tenement, they set off on a supernatural road trip to stop these ancient evils in a story that explores the ways that youth informs adulthood and how early traumas can haunt us of in old age. MK1 Price $9.00 due at MK1 during the week following 22nd of June 2022
IRON CAT #1 (OF 5) : MARVEL COMICS (W) Jed MacKay (A/CA) Pere Perez
The Iron Cat armor made its first appearance in BLACK CAT #11 but both Black Cat and Iron Man thought that was the last they would see of it. If Felicia is surprised to see the armor again, you can imagine how furious Tony is. There's someone new in the Iron Cat armor and they have a plan that will put them in the crosshairs of all the heroes of the Marvel Universe. Both Iron Man and Black Cat's secrets and mistakes are going to come back to haunt them and it's going to get ROUGH! Don't miss this fantastic new miniseries! MK1 Price $10.00 due at MK1 during the week following 29th of June 2022
IRON MAN HELLCAT ANNUAL #1 : MARVEL COMICS (W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Ruairi Coleman (CA) Logan Lubera
Spinning out of the pages of IRON MAN, Hellcat travels to San Francisco to get her house in order...only this house is an aging Victorian manor left to her by her mother Dorothy. The house and its secrets will reunite Patsy with old friends like Hedy Wolfe - as well as others she'd hoped to leave dead and buried. When a supernatural crisis arises, will Hellcat and Iron Man combined be enough to beat back the flames of Hell itself?! MK1 Price $10.00 due at MK1 during the week following 29th of June 2022
MECH STRIKE MONSTER HUNTERS #1 (OF 5) : MARVEL COMICS (W) Christos Gage (A) Paco Diaz (CA) Pere Perez
In AVENGERS: MECH STRIKE, the Avengers donned new mech armor to battle an unprecedented threat. Now a trio of the world's most notorious super villains, assembled by Doctor Doom, have used the Eye of the Kraken to give themselves a mystical - and monstrous! - upgrade. In order to defeat their foes, the Avengers must undergo a similar transformation - and become MONSTER HUNTERS! But will the heroes be consumed by their dark new powers? Featuring classic Avengers characters and some surprising new additions to the team, all outfitted in their very own mech armor! MK1 Price $9.00 due at MK1 during the week following 29th of June 2022
THOR LIGHTNING AND LAMENT #1 : MARVEL COMICS (W) Ralph Macchio (A) Todd Nauck (CA) Ron Lim
The Mighty Thor has abandoned Asgard in her greatest hour of need, leaving the Realm Eternal in the hands of his half brother Loki, in the absence of its rightful ruler, Odin. With Asgard under assault by legions of trolls, and the Lady Sif hovering near death due to a possibly fatal wound suffered in battle, can anyone save the Golden City from annihilation? MK1 Price $9.00 due at MK1 during the week following 29th of June 2022
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We use the MK1 website's email function to send a link when preordered items arrive. If you don't have a MK1 website account yet you can set up an account here https://mk1.co.nz/account/register
Pre Ordered items are kept separate from regular store/website inventory so your orders will be available even if the MK1 site indicates an item has sold out. We don't ask for a deposit or prepayment but due to the extra costs for international air freight and the high costs of sourcing comics at the moment we ask that payment is made as soon as possible once your preorder has arrived.