Spotlighting the latest new series heading our way VERY soon. We will finalize our order numbers from this week's selection this coming Sunday (some of these titles are due to arrive in three to four weeks time).
There are two ways to preorder - message MK1 or sign up for the comic Preorder App PULLBOX. Either way get in touch with MK1 to get things rolling: 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.
Here are the new series, one shots and crossovers for this week. To view the week's full FINAL ORDER CUT OFF selection visit this PREVIEWS WORLD page.
BLADE VAMPIRE NATION #1 : MARVEL COMICS
(W) Mark Russell (A) Dave Wachter, Mico Suayan (CA) Valerio Giangiordano
• A deep dive into Dracula's new kingdom as established in AVENGERS. Starring BLADE, the sheriff of Vampire Nation!
• An assassination threatens to unravel the fledgling country and spread chaos throughout the world. But is getting rid of a nation full of
bloodsuckers really all that bad of an idea? Blade himself isn't too sure... MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022.
BATMAN ONE BAD DAY MR FREEZE #1 CVR A SCALERA
DC COMICS : (W) Gerry Duggan (A) Matteo Scalera
Going back to the Dark Knight's early days in Gotham City: Batman and Robin, Dick Grayson, face down the coldest winter Gotham City has ever seen. A winter so cold that Mr. Freeze, Victor Fries, no longer needs his containment suit to survive; he is in an element where he can thrive. Robin empathizes with Mr. Freeze, all Freeze wants to do is save his wife, Nora--but Batman warns Robin not to give his empathy to Victor Fries. He's a man who decided his own fate a long time ago and he deserves none of our warmth. And this winter... he will show his true wickedness and power. The powerhouse creative team of bestselling writer GERRY DUGGAN (X-Men, Deadpool, Arkham Manor) and MATTEO SCALERA (WHITE KNIGHT PRESENTS: HARLEY QUINN, Black Science) brings you Mr. Freeze's most frigid story yet. MK1 Price $17.00 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022.
DOOR TO DOOR NIGHT BY NIGHT #1 CVR A CANTIRINO
VAULT COMICS (W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Sally Cantirino
From all-star creators Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Last Book You'll Ever Read) and Sally Cantirino (I Walk With Monsters, Human Remains) comes the story of a motley crew going to battle against supernatural evil throughout the American South.
Perfect for fans of "The Boys," "B.P.R.D." and "Proctor Valley Road."
The Heritage Mills sales team travels from town to town, knocking on doors. They're the best at what they do... which also means they're the worst. They're broken, each and every one of them, haunted by closets so full of skeletons, they're bursting. When they discover a terrible secret behind one fateful door, it opens their eyes to a world full of real monsters hidden in every small town. MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022. 
CAPTAIN AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER SPECIAL #1 : MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly (A) Kev Walker (CA) Salvador Larroca
Power. Money. Machine. Love. Revolution. The 20th century progressed at a more rapid pace than any other in history but not without help from the shadows. Kev Walker joins CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing to explore the origin of Captain America's newest foe - and what the Outer Circle's next play means for the status of the Winter Soldier. MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022.
NEW GOLDEN AGE #1 (ONE SHOT) CVR A MIKEL JANIN : DC COMICS
(W) Geoff Johns (A) Steve Lieber, Jerry Ordway, Diego Olortegui (CA) Mikel Janin
From the Justice Society of America to the Legion of Super-Heroes, The New Golden Age will unlock DC’s epic and secret-ridden history of heroism, launching a new group of titles set firmly in the DC Universe. From the 1940s to the 3040s, heroes take on the great evils of their time. But in the aftermath of Flashpoint Beyond, those heroes and villains will have their lives turned upside down. DC's future...and its past...will never be the same again. But how are Mime and Marionette connected to this? Why are Rip Hunter and the Time Masters the most unlikable heroes in the DC Universe? And who or what is...Nostalgia? Don't miss the start of the strangest mystery to have ever plagued the DC Universe. MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 8th of November 2022.
GOSPEL #1 (OF 5) : IMAGE COMICS (W) Will Morris (A) Will Morris (CA) Ver
When opportunity refuses to knock for restless hero Matilde, the devil comes knocking instead. Thrust into action by the hellish arrival, Matilde and storyteller Pitt will quest for answers - answers that threaten to tear them apart and trigger the toughest question of all: "Who am I?"
Inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki and set in the chaos of King Henry VIII's reign, GOSPEL is a thrilling fantasy adventure that questions the truth behind the stories we tell. MK1 Price $9.50 due at MK1 during the week following 9th of November 2022.
DEMON WARS SHIELD OF JUSTICE #1 : MARVEL COMICS
(W) Peach Momoko (A/CA) Peach Momoko
IRON SAMURAI VS. SHIELD OF JUSTICE!
Mariko Yashida is torn between two worlds: the human world and the yokai dimensionstrange world filled with stranger creatures. The denizens of the yokai dimension need Mariko's help to stop a war that's brewing between two factions, one led by the Iron Samurai and his spider-like ally, and the other by a shield-wielding warrior and his panther-like right hand. The clash between them could have cataclysmic consequences for both worlds! Dive deeper into the magic, mystery, and mayhem of DEMON WARS by Peach Momoko! MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022.
WALLER VS WILDSTORM #1 (OF 4) CVR A FORNES (MR) : DC COMICS
(W) Spencer Ackerman, Narcisse, Evan (A) Eric Battle
In the early 1980s, as the Cold War stubbornly refuses to thaw, a new battle heats up...for the soul of the intelligence agency Checkmate. As the agency's super-heroic public face, Jackson King--a.k.a. the armored Battalion, former leader of Stormwatch and the symbol of American might--has long suspected that Adeline Kane is up to dirty tricks overseas, engineering horrors that betray everything he believes about service to one's country. But King doesn't know that Kane has a clever new ally--an ambitious young woman named Amanda Waller. She has her own ideas about how metahumans can serve their country. And honor, dignity, and long lives don't factor into them... National-security reporter Spencer Ackerman (the Daily Beast, Reign of Terror), comics and video game writer Evan Narcisse (Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Gotham Knights), and veteran artist Eric Battle (Aquaman, Kobalt) celebrate WildStorm's legacy of espionage-flavored superhero morality plays, pitting Stormwatch against the deadliest people in the DCU--including Deathstroke himself! MK1 Price $12.50 due at MK1 during the week following 29th of November 2022.
ONCE UPON A TIME AT END OF WORLD #1 CVR A DEL MUNDO
BOOM! STUDIOS (W) Jason Aaron (A) Alexandre Tefenkgi (CA) Mike Del Mundo
In this epic post-apocalyptic tale, Maceo and Mezzy have never met anyone like each other, and they'll need all the help they can get to survive a planet ravaged by environmental catastrophe.
This epic trilogy-each issue overflowing with 30 story pages-spans a lifetime as philosophical differences tear at the threads holding Maceo and Mezzy together.
Will they, and the earth beneath their feet, ultimately be torn apart? New York Times bestselling, Eisner and Harvey Award-winning, and Marvel flagship writer Jason Aaron (Thor, The Avengers, Southern Bastards) launches his most ambitious creator-owned series to date with the first of three unique artistic partners - Eisner-winning artist Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian) - to take on a vision of the end of the world that's brutal and nostalgic, whimsical and grounded... and ultimately, timeless MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 23rd of November 2022.
GOLD GOBLIN #1 (OF 5) : MARVEL COMICS
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Lan Medina (CA) Taurin Clarke
IT'S NOT EASY BEING...GOLD?
Norman Osborn's sins may have been cleansed, but his memories weren't and he's done plenty of horrific things to remember. Norman's worked hard to avoid all things "Goblin" and to stay on the straight and narrow. Consequences in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN pushed him to try super-heroing, and he liked it. But when the media dub him the Gold Goblin, he has to start wondering-can he ever get away from the Goblin inside? MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022.
WILDCATS #1 CVR A SEGOVIA : DC COMICS
(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Stephen Segovia
Spinning off from the pages of Batman comes a senses-shattering new series! The HALO Corporation has gathered a motley crew of operatives, led by Cole Grifter Cash, who are going to make the world a better place...no matter who they have to kill! Working in the shadows of the DC Universe, this new covert team has been tasked with gathering an elite group of scientists for the first phase of their plan...but the Cats' mysterious leader, Void, might have other plans! MK1 Price $9.50 due at MK1 during the week following 8th of November 2022.
MURDERWORLD AVENGERS #1 : MARVEL COMICS (W) Jim Zub (A) Jethro Morales (CA) Paco Medina
READY. SET. DIE!
• Hundreds are killed every year in an elaborate secret tournament run by a sadistic man with nearly limitless resources at his fingertips.
• It's not an urban legend. It's not a myth - MURDERWORLD is real! It's online, and the gruesome truth has been hidden from everyone except its victims - until NOW.
• Meet Paul Pastor, the extraordinary young documentarian who's going to expose it all... with some super-powered help. The Black Widow has a personal grudge to settle with Murderworld mastermind Arcade - but can she stop this game before it kills again?
MURDERWORLD is the wildly violent ride you've been waiting for. Gut-wrenching twists, unbelievable deaths, the Avengers bloodier than you've ever seen them before - the tormented minds of Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarbian, AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER), Ray Fawkes (One Soul, Constantine) and Jethro Morales kick off the must-have miniseries of the year! MK1 Price $9.50 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022.
STAR WARS HIDDEN EMPIRE #1 (OF 5) : MARVEL COMICS
(W) Charles Soule (A) Steven Cummings (CA) Paolo Siqueira
• The mysterious syndicate CRIMSON DAWN and its leader LADY QI'RA have become the galaxy's most wanted criminals, as EMPEROR PALPATINE realizes the scope of Qi'ra's plans against him and moves to destroy her.
• But Qi'ra still has tricks up her sleeve, and with the help of the KNIGHTS OF REN and her many other allies, she will not go down without a fight! MK1 Price $11.00 due at MK1 during the week following 16th of November 2022.
DETECTIVE COMICS #38 FACSIMILE EDITION (2022)
DC COMICS (W) Various (A) Various (CA) Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
Written by Bill Finger, Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, and others Art by Bob Kane, Maurice Kashuba, Ken Ernst, and others Discover the sensational character find of 1940 all over again with the debut of Robin, the Boy Wonder! Learn how orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson fell under the care of Bruce Wayne and became Batman's partner in crime-fighting. This period-accurate facsimile edition also includes re-creations of vintage ads from the 1940s and backup features such as Spy, Red Logan, The Crimson Avenger, Slam Bradley, and more! MK1 Price $15.00 due at MK1 during the week following 8th of November 2022.
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 here:
- PREVIEWS WORLD https://www.previewsworld.com/FinalOrdersDue
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HOW TO ORDER:
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