Latest Final Order Cut Off selection: Orders due As Soon As You Can

Latest Final Order Cut Off selection: Orders due As Soon As You Can

Signing off for 2021 with a bumber crop of new series announcements to take us through to mid January 2022. These are  the major MK1 title launches that we will be ordering during that time. Deadline for preordering any of these is 29th of December - ahead of the first week of January when we will be closed.  We won't create separate weekly posts during this time but may update this post with new announcements as needed so check back with this post at least once a week. 

The full list of titles being locked down can be viewed at the following links.  

The above links will update each Wednesday with a new selection of variant covers - the main series announcements are highlighted below.  

SUPERMAN & ROBIN SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A VIKTOR BOGDANOVIC (W) Peter J. Tomasi (A/CA) Viktor Bogdanovic
As the Super Sons, Jon Kent and Damian Wayne put evil to bed…past its bedtime. But a new day has dawned, and Jon Kent is now the Superman of Metropolis—all grown up and fighting for truth, justice, and the kinds of grown-up things that Superboy was only beginning to understand as a child. Now a ghost from Jon’s past has reared its head, and to battle this evil, he’ll need to reunite with Robin for one last mission into the heart of darkness. This time they’ll be battling not as Super Sons, but as Superman and Robin! This thrilling adventure is written by acclaimed Super Sons scribe Peter J. Tomasi!   In store January 26th 2022 MK1 Price $11.90 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

SUPERMASSIVE (ONE-SHOT) CVR A MANNA & MONTI
IMAGE COMICS (W) Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom (A/CA) Francesco Manna, Igor Monti
THE SUPERHERO CROSSOVER EVENT OF 2022!
2021's hottest new superhero RADIANT BLACK launches into his first ever crossover event with the Image Comics debut of INFERNO GIRL RED and the first appearance of ROGUE SUN! The future of Image's superhero universe is here!
Power Rangers: Shattered Grid architects KYLE HIGGINS & RYAN PARROTT, MAT GROOM & FRANCESCO MANNA from Marvel's Ultraman, and colorist extraordinaire IGOR MONTI unite for a one-shot, extra-length crossover event so big it can only be called-SUPERMASSIVE.    In store Febuary 3rd 2022 MK1 Price $11.90 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

NEW MASTERS #1 (OF 6) CVR A SHOF IMAGE COMICS
(W) Shobo (A/CA) Shof
Nigerian brothers SHOBO and SHOF present NEW MASTERS, a groundbreaking blend of science fiction, adventure, drama, and vibrant Afrofuturism. In a striking vision of West Africa under the thumb of alien colonizers, a motley crew of outcasts find themselves caught up in a power struggle for control of an ancient artifact with immense power.  In store Febuary 3rd 2022 MK1 Price $9.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

SAVAGE SPIDER-MAN #1 MARVEL COMICS
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Paco Medina (CA) Art Adams
SPIDER-MAN LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE!
Peter Parker finds himself at the middle of the biggest, most wide-ranging adventure he's ever had and out of the gate it has turned him into a SAVAGE BEAST! Forget everything you know about Spider-Man. All rules and regulations are out the door and Peter Parker may never be the same!  In store Febuary 3rd 2022 MK1 Price $9.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

X-CELLENT #1 MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ben Percy (A) Joshua Cassara (CA) Adam Kubert
IT'S FINALLY HERE!
They were loved by their adoring fans. They were reviled by the harsh press. They lived, they loved, they fought and they died...a lot - all for the sake of fame. They were the X-Statix, a team of mutant celebrities fighting for a brighter world and an even brighter spotlight! But they're old news now, because there's a new mutant team that will live harder, love harder, fight harder and die a whole lot harder than those has-beens! Peter Milligan, Michael Allred and Laura Allred return to introduce the best new super hero team you didn't know you needed! Meet...THE X-CELLENT!    In store Febuary 3rd 2022 MK1 Price $9.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

GHOST RIDER #1 MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Ibraim Roberson (CA) Kael Ngu
JOHNNY BLAZE!!
Johnny Blaze has the perfect life: a wife and two kids, a job at an auto repair shop and a small-town community that supports him... But Johnny isn't doing well. He has nightmares of monsters when he sleeps. And he sees bloody visions when he's awake. This life is beginning to feel like a prison. And there's a spirit in him that's begging to break out! Benjamin Percy (WOLVERINE, X-FORCE) and Cory Smith (CONAN THE BARBARIAN, CAPTAIN MARVEL) are going back to basics with the Spirit of Vengeance in this extra-sized first issue!
In store Febuary 10th 2022 MK1 Price $9.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

MAESTRO WORLD WAR M #1 MARVEL COMICS
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Marco Checchetto
THE FINAL CHAPTER OF PETER DAVID'S MAESTRO TRILOGY BEGINS!
A.I.M., the Pantheon and even Doctor Doom have all fallen before the might of the Maestro! Finally, he may now reign over his kingdom with a firm green fist. Except he didn't count on the Abomination rising from the dead and forming an alliance with Namor and Doom! And this dangerous new alliance is ready for war - WORLD WAR M!  In store Febuary 10th 2022 MK1 Price $10.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

SPIDER-GWEN GWENVERSE #1 MARVEL COMICS
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Paco Medina (CA) David Nakayama
NOT ENOUGH GWENS!
When Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider, she gained arachnid-like super-powers and started a crimefighting career as Spider-Woman (or as she's affectionately known to her peers, Ghost-Spider)! But what would have happened if instead she had picked up the enchanted hammer, Mjolnir? Or if she received the Super-Soldier Serum? Or built a high-tech suit of armor? Or...you get the idea! Find out in this new five-issue miniseries by Tim Seeley (HEROES REBORN: MARVEL DOUBLE ACTION) and Jodi Nishijima (UNITED STATES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA) as Ghost-Spider tumbles through time and comes face-to-face with herselves!  In store Febuary 10th 2022 MK1 Price $10.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

SECRET X-MEN #1 MARVEL COMICS
(W) Ben Percy (A) Joshua Cassara (CA) Adam Kubert
SSHHH - IT'S THE X-MEN!
When the Shi'ar Empire faces an unexpected threat, they must call upon the X-Men. Team co-captains Sunspot and Cannonball must lead Marrow, Tempo, Forge, Banshee, Strong Guy, Armor, and Boom-Boom on a secret mission to save Empress Xandra.
Wait, those aren't the X-Men. Aren't those the mutants who lost the election?
 In store Febuary 10th 2022 MK1 Price $10.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

FANTASTIC FOUR RECKONING WAR ALPHA #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Marco Checchetto
FIFTEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING - AND IT ALL KICKS OFF HERE!
In a time before the Kree, Skrull or Shi'ar Empires. Before the emergence of Galactus. Before the birth of Asgard.
There was the First War. The greatest war to ever rage across the Multiverse.
Today, it is reignited. This is the Day of Reckoning.
And all that stands between all of reality and revenge from the dawn of time are the heroes of Earth, the Fantastic Four and the mind of Mister Fantastic.
Starring the FF, She-Hulk, Jack of Hearts, the Unseen, the Silver Surfer and everyone in the whole damn Marvel Universe.   In store Febuary 3rd 2022 MK1 Price $10.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

SABRETOOTH #1 MARVEL COMICS
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Marco Checchetto
DOWN IN A HOLE!
Sabretooth went into the Pit, sentenced to an eternity of torment. Sure, that sounds like hell, but maybe that's where he feels most at home. What's he been doing down there? What secret deal has changed his fate forever? And what if he's not alone? Award-winning novelist Victor LaValle teams up with amazing artist Leonard Kirk to bring us the story of what lies beneath Krakoa...   In store Febuary 3rd 2022 MK1 Price $10.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

ARROWSMITH #1 (OF 6) CVR A PACHECO FONTERIZ VILLARUBIA (MR)
IMAGE COMICS
(W) Kurt Busiek (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco, Jose Rafael Fonteriz, Jos? Villarrubia
SERIES PREMIERE
The new KURT BUSIEK era at Image begins here, as he and superstar artist CARLOS PACHECO (Fantastic Four, Avengers Forever, Final Crisis, X-Men, Superman) bring you the much-anticipated return of ARROWSMITH! It's World War I-but a war of wizards and dragons as much as bullets and barbed wire. Young airman Fletcher Arrowsmith plunges back into the heat of war-and finds himself behind enemy lines, facing a threat that could doom the Allied Powers. The first issue in a new ARROWSMITH-universe miniseries! And don't miss the remastered hardcover of the original series in February!  In store January 20th  2022 MK1 Price $9.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

SAGA #55 (MR) IMAGE COMICS
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Fiona Staples
NEW STORY ARC
At long last, Hazel and her star-crossed family are finally back and here to kick off a NEW STORY ARC! So, where the hell have they been? As thanks for fans' endless patience, the SAGA team is proud to return with a double-length issue-44 pages of story for the regular price point-without variant covers or gimmicky renumbering. Just more pulse-pounding adventure, heart-wrenching character drama, and gloriously graphic sex and violence, as SAGA begins the second half the series and the most epic chapter yet!

The SAGA series has sold over 6.8 million copies to date across all formats, has been translated into 20 languages, and has garnered multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, plus a Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award, Goodreads Choice Award, Shuster Award, Inkwell Award, Ringo Award, and more. It has been featured in such mainstream media outlets as TIME, Entertainment Weekly, The Atlantic, NPR, and beyond, and has become a pop culture phenomenon.In store January 27th  2022 MK1 Price $7.50 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

MONKEY PRINCE #1 (OF 12) CVR A BERNARD CHANG
(W) Gene Luen Yang (A/CA) Bernard Chang
Introducing the newest hero in the DCU, the great sage, equal to the heavens, better than his predecessor the legendary Monkey King, even better than the Justice League—and definitely the Teen Titans—(actually, all the heroes combined), everyone put your hands together for…the Monkey Prince! Marcus Sun moves around a lot because his adoptive parents are freelance henchpeople, so this month he finds himself as the new kid at Gotham City High School, where a mysterious man with pig features asks Marcus to walk through a water curtain to reveal himself as who Marcus really is…someone who has adventured through The Journey to the West, can transform into 72 different formations, can clone himself using his hairs, and is called…the Monkey Prince! In store February 2nd  2022 MK1 Price $9.00 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021

WEIRD LOVE TALES #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A YANICK PAQUETTE
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Yanick Paquette
Written by Rex Ogle, Rich Douek, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Ram V, Stephanie Phillips, Devin Grayson, and others Art by Geraldo Borges, Christian Duce, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Jon Sommariva, Roger Robinson, and others Ahhhh! Can you smell that? Love is in the air again, and we’re here to warm your heart and brighten your soul with eight timeless tales of…weird love? Sorry, hold on, I just need to read that again. Yup, that says weird love. Well, all right. Looks like we’ve got stories of a love as old as Jurassic time on Dinosaur Island, a bromance between Peacemaker and his eagle sidekick Eagly, and a first date you never saw coming. Oh wow, these really do sound sweet and heartwarming! So c’mon, let your freak flag fly and get weird this Valentine’s Day with us for Weird Love Tales #1!  In store February 2nd  2022 MK1 Price $20.90 Preorder Deadline : 29th December 2021
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