MK1 WEEKLY NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT : Orders due Sunday 14th August 2022

MK1 WEEKLY NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT : Orders due Sunday 14th August 2022

Spotlighting the latest new series heading our way soon.  We will finalize 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. Place a preorder by messaging MK1 - Email shop@mk1.co.nz  Phone 07 8393728 or Facebook Messenger @Mark1Comics  or use the MK1 website Chat with us button. More preorder info below.

MIDNIGHT SUNS #1 (OF 5) MARVEL COMICS : (W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Zagaria, Luigi (CA) David Nakayama
RISE OF THE MIDNIGHT SUNS!
A dark prophesy and apocalyptic new villains with horrifying powers the likes of which Earth has never faced before ordains a team of MIDNIGHT SUNS to rise and tear @#$% up: MAGIK, WOLVERINE, BLADE, SPIRIT RIDER & NICO MINORU. But what does this new threat have to do with the Sorcerer Supreme's past? And why is STRANGE ACADEMY student ZOE LAVEAU number one on the Suns' list?   MK1 Price $9.50 due at MK1 during the week following 14th of September 2022.


MS MARVEL AND VENOM #1 : MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jody Houser (A) Dave Wachter (CA) Sara Pichelli
DEADLY SYMBIOSIS! VENOM is on the hunt - but who is hunting Venom?! MS. MARVEL teams up with Dylan Brock, the new wicked web-slinger on the block, as a scheme to harness the symbiote rears its ugly head! The first Venom/Ms. Marvel partnership is also the concluding movement of the super hero symphony of the summer, as we reveal the connection between WOLVERINE, MOON KNIGHT and VENOM, and KAMALA KHAN'S team-up uncovers the larger plot behind it all-you will NOT believe who's pulling the strings! MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 14th of September 2022.

BATMAN KNIGHTWATCH #1 (OF 5) DC COMICS (W) J. Torres (A) Erich Owen (A/CA) Marcelo Di Chiara
After a massive breakout at Arkham Asylum, Batman and his team are on a mission to bring all the escapees back. First on the list is Clayface! Using social media, Batgirl taps into an informal network to track the villain throughout the city. This inspires Penny-One to create a more organized network of informants and spies called Knightwatch!   MK1 Price $7.50 due at MK1 during the week following 6th of September 2022.

BLACK ADAM JUSTICE SOCIETY FILES ATOM SMASHER #1 CVR A
DC COMICS :  (W) Cavan Scott, Bryan Miller (A) Travis Mercer, Marco Santucci (CA) Kaare Andrews
Al Rothstein has big shoes to fill. Very big shoes. But he needs to prove himself before he can call himself Atom Smasher. He has the costume, and he has a mission...he just has to make it through the night in one piece. And in part 3 of the Teth-Adam backup story: history begins to repeat itself as, in ancient Kahndaq, Teth-Adam's son, Hurut, crosses a line for the greater good, while, in the present, Adrianna's son, Amon, joins the race to save the sought-after eternium idol from Intergang's clutches. MK1 Price $12.50 due at MK1 during the week following 6th of September 2022.

DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL TALES FROM THREE KINGDOMS #1 CVR A
DC COMICS : Writer: Tom Taylor, Jay Kristoff, CS Pacat, Artist: Nathan Gooden, Various, Cover Artist: Neil Googe
The El Kingdom has been ruled with integrity and honesty for generations, by familes from the Waynes to the Els. The future of the kingdom lies with its three heirs and the challenges they will face...but what really prepared them for their tumultuous future? What stories defined Bruce, Zala, and Kal-El? Learn these tales and more from international bestselling writers Tom Taylor, Jay Kristoff, and C.S. Pacat!   MK1 Price $12.50 due at MK1 during the week following 6th of September 2022.

HARLEY QUINN 30TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 CVR A CONNER
DC COMICS :  (W) Various (A) Various (CA) Amanda Conner
Written By Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Paul Dini, Stephanie Phillips, Stjepan Sejic, Sam Humphries, Kami Garcia, Rob Williams, Mindy Lee, Terry Dodson, Cecil Castellucci, And Rafael Scavone Art By Chad Hardin, Guillem March, Riley Rossmo, Stjepan Sejic, Erica Henderson, Jason Badower, Mico Suayan, John Timms, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Dan Hipp, And Rafael Albuquerque

You are cordially invited to an oversize extravaganza celebrating the Clown Princess of Crime's 30th birthday in this fantabulous special! That's right-Harley Quinn turns 30 in absolute style and has invited a squad of her old creative pals to join her with a killer lineup of amazing stories! And the reviews are in-it's guaranteed AWESOME:

"Last chance, Quinn. Don't make me do this."
-Amanda Waller

"Wait...you're not going back to..."
-Red Tool

"Sigh." -Poison Ivy

MK1 Price $21.00 due at MK1 during the week following 20th of September 2022.  Lots of Variant Covers to choose from for this release. 

ANTIOCH #1 CVR A FERRARI (MR) : IMAGE COMICS (W) Patrick Kindlon (A/CA) Marco Ferrari
FRONTIERSMAN creators KINDLON & FERRARI pick up where that series left off with an all-new ONGOING SERIES! A king from a lost continent enters the world of man with a purpose: to stop us from killing the planet. But when he finds himself in a superhuman prison, his title is useless and his powers only matter if they help him survive! MK1 Price $9.50 due at MK1 during the week following 7th of September 2022

STUFF OF NIGHTMARES #1 (OF 4) CVR A FRANCAVILLA : BOOM! STUDIOS (W) R. L. Stine (A) A.L. Kaplan (CA) Francesco Francavilla

R.L Stine is back-but not for the faint of heart-with a chilling take on an iconic character, perfect for fans of Fear Street and EC Comics horror titles!
In Stine's reanimated reimagining..  you're familiar with the classic tale of a mad scientist hell-bent on creating life, but what these two demented brothers have created is something else entirely! 

Horror lovers won't want to miss the legendary author's return to comics in his first creator-owned single issue series, with art by A.L. Kaplan (Maw, Jim Henson's The Storyteller). MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 21st of September 2022

SHOCK SHOP #1 (OF 4) CVR A LUCKERT & LEIZ :  DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Danny Luckert, Leila Leiz
Cullen Bunn (Harrow County), Danny Luckert (Regression), and Leila Leiz (The Last Book You'll Ever Read) present a brand-new horror anthology flip comic taking place in a haunted comic book shop with a twisted retailer filled with tales of terror sure to leave you with the lights on. In Familiars: After a painful divorce, Trevor rents a house and tries to rebuild his life. Soon, he discovers that his house appears to be 'haunted' by more than one spirit and the creatures begin feeding on Trevor's feelings of anger and guilt. In Something in the Woods, In the Dark: A husband and wife going through a tough time go on a camping trip with a few friends. As they trek further into the forest, they realize that they are being stalked. Something in the woods starts killing the camper and it may have ties to the camper's more than any of them realize.  MK1 Price $9.50 due at MK1 during the week following 7th of September 2022 

CRASHING #1 CVR A BEEM (MR) IDW PUBLISHING (W) Matthew Klein (A/CA) Morgan Beem
Rose Osler is a specialist. Her focus? Patients with Powers... at a hospital with a No Powered Patients policy. When a battle between Boston's protectors and destroyers erupts, Rose is trapped between saving the city's beloved hero by day and greatest villain at night. Except Rose could become a casualty when she's forced to risk her recovery. As Rose pushes past her limits to save everyone else, will she be able to save herself?  MK1 Price $9.50 due at MK1 during the week following 21st of September 2022 

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Along with the above new series we will  be placing our final orders for a batch of continuing issues and variant covers - the full list of titles being locked down can be viewed at the following links.

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Existing MK1 subscribers: Get in touch with MK1 to update your subscriptions/preorders.  Email shop@mk1.co.nz  Phone 07 8393728 or Facebook Messenger @Mark1Comics  or use the MK1 website Chat with us button.

New Customers:  View our Preorder notes below and  the MK1 FAQ page for more comic Preordering / Comic Subscription information. Send us a message with your requests  - please indicate if you will be picking up your preorder in store or if you would like delivery.  We will confirm your preorders by reply - following that we will be in touch when your request is available to order from the MK1 website. Email shop@mk1.co.nz  Phone 07 8393728 or Facebook Messenger @Mark1Comics  or use the MK1 website Chat with us button.    

If placing an order close to Sunday's cut off please use the subject heading URGENT PREORDER so that we can action your email ahead of publisher deadlines.
---------------- MK1 PREORDER NOTES:  

We use Previews World's PULLBOX to manage customer pulllists/subscriptions/ongoing comic requests and to track pre orders for single comics and specific comic cover requests.  The PULLBOX app can be set up to notify customers when their preorders are unpacked at MK1.   To learn about the PULLBOX service and to request a PULLBOX invite see this MK1 info page. 

 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.  

PLEASE SEE OUR FAQ PAGE FOR MORE COMIC SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS and examples of how our subscription system functions. 

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