Top Comics to Buy for February 1, 2023

Hellboy, the Silver Surfer, and a DC Comics occasion headline this week’s record of Top Comics to Buy for February 1. In addition, the record additionally options an hilarious new sequence about homicide (I understand how that sounds however belief me), in addition to a brand new situation of Scarlet Witch, which follows up loosely on the now-classic Vision maxiseries from 2015. It is a lighter week, however a strong one nonetheless.

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Top Comics to Buy for February 1, 2023

Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1
Writers: Alex Segura, Alex Paknadel, Greg Pak, and Dennis Culver
Artists: Clayton Henry, Christopher Mitten, Minkyu Jung, and Jesús Merino
Colorists: Marcelo Maiolo, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Sunny Gho
Letterers: Pat Brosseau, Troy Peteri, Wes Abbott, and Dave Sharpe
Publisher: DC Comics
Ancient and harmful energy has been woke up following the eruption of the Lazarus Volcano, and this surge of fantastical energy will have an effect on the DC Universe forevermore! In Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn, we’ll discover corners of the planet newly woke up and primed to restore some heroes and villains lengthy forgotten! With the assistance of Nightwing, can new hero City Boy hope to commune with Gotham in time to put it aside? Who are the mysterious trio claiming to be resurrected siblings of Raven? How far would the Question go to chase a lead throughout a reworked Gotham City? And will the flame of Firestorm burn out one more horrific host? Not if Harley Quinn has something to say about it!
Why It’s Cool: We tackled this one throughout our DC Roundtable, however each story on this one is killer. It additionally spotlights characters from DC’s very deep bench, which is at all times enjoyable. Moreover, the Lazarus Planet occasion has been a blast, a pleasant begin to the yr for DC.
Price: $4.99

Scarlet Witch #2
Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Sara Pichelli
Inking Assistant: Elisabetta D’Amico
Colorist: Matthew Wilson
Letterer: Cory Petit
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Wanda Maximoff isn’t any stranger to grief, so when Viv Vision stumbles via Wanda’s door, exhausted and fearful of the nightmares taking part in her mom’s dying on repeat, Wanda dives into Viv’s goals to discover the reason for the android’s struggling. And it seems Viv isn’t alone in her thoughts? Scarlet Witch faces off towards DREAMQUEEN in a reality-bending battle for Viv’s freedom!
Why It’s Cool: Sara Pichelli artwork, for one. For one other, this ebook has felt like a little bit of a free follow-up to the new-classic Vision maxiseries from 2015, choosing up a number of the dangling story threads and doing it fascinating methods.
Price: $4.99

Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #1
Writer: John Jennings
Artist: Valentine De Landro
Colorist: Matt Milla
Letterer: Joe Sabino
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Toni Brooks and her household have moved into the quiet city of Sweetwater. But nothing is sort of what it appears of their new residence. What thriller did Toni and her household unravel that may name upon the Sentinel of the Spaceways – the Silver Surfer?! And simply who, or what, is GHOST LIGHT?
Why It’s Cool: For one, Valentine De Landro artwork. For one other, this primary situation delivers a compelling household drama towards the backdrop of a deep and cosmic household secret. Also, many of the greatest Surfer tales tangle him up with of us from Earth, giving readers a relatable lens, and this story appears poised to simply that.
Price: $4.99

Where Monsters Lie #1
Writer: Kyle Starks
Artist: Piotr Kowalski
Colors: Vladimir Popov
Letters: Joshua Reed
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Haven’t you at all times questioned what slasher monsters-the masked residence invasion household, the senseless unkillable monster, the serial killer trapped in a doll-what they do for these couple of years in-between their homicide sprees? They’re at Wilmhurst-a gated group in the midst of nowhere the place they relax-or strive to-until they get the decision to exit and kill once more.
Connor Hayes survived his first slasher in summer time camp. A handful of years later he barely escaped a psychopath who constructed torture puzzles for his victims. Since then he’s been coaching and planning for working into these creatures once more. He’s a revered particular agent, and now he is aware of the place the monsters lie and he’s planning for struggle.
Why It’s Cool: In this hilarious comedian about homicide, a intelligent excessive idea meets even cleverer execution (I’ll pause so you’ll be able to groan). This ebook imagines what horror film foils do of their off time, and it does it with Kyle Starks signature scripting wit. This one was a simple addition to the Top Comics to Buy for February 1.
Price: $3.99

Young Hellboy: Assault on Castle Death #4
Writers: Mike Mignola and Thomas Sniegoski
Artist: Craig Rosseau
Colorist: Chris O’Halloran
Letterer: Clem Robins
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Still within the grips of a fever-induced hallucination, Hellboy (aka the Scarlet Crab), his canine Mac, and a good friend straight out of pulp legend discover themselves within the unusual laboratory of Castle Death. While Hellboy is misplaced in his fantasy, the Brotherhood’s murderer lastly closes in!
Why It’s Cool: Lil’ Hellboy has a fever, and he hallucinates an journey with Lobster Johnson (!). During this journey, Lobster Johnson nicknames him the Scarlet Crab (!!). Also, perhaps that hallucination wasn’t so hallucinatory (!!!). It’s all an excessive amount of enjoyable.
Price: $3.99