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"What's on the Rack?" Issue #33: A Second Chance for Killer Queens to Eat the Rich!
It's Wednesday! It's New Comic Book Day! That can only mean one thing - there's a brand new rack of comics at Destination Venus - Harrogate's Comic Store!
As always you can
or scroll on down to see the highlights. There aren't a lot of first issues this week, but the three we have for you are absolute belters.
EAT THE RICH #1
What unspeakable horror eats away at the heart of Crestfall Bluffs? With law school and her whole life ahead of her, Joey plans to summer with her boyfriend Astor in his seemingly perfect hometown of Crestfall Bluffs.
It's a chance to finally meet Astor's family and childhood friends, all while enjoying a vacation with every need attended to by servants. But beneath the affluent perfection lies a dark, deadly rot…
Will Joey discover the truth before it's too late, and if she does, can she survive to tell the tale?
The bold, horrifying psychological thriller from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey (The Echo Wife, Magic For Liars) with artist Pius Bak (Firefly, The Magicians), perfect for fans of Stillwater and Nailbiter!
KILLER QUEENS #1
Meet Max and Alex. Reformed intergalactic assassins for hire. On the run. Also super gay.
Their former boss - a fluffy monkey with a jetpack - is hot on their tail to take back his stolen ship. They gotta eat, so they take a mission from Alex's old flame. Your standard no-kill, casualty-free kidnapping recovery from a nearby moon.
Only complication?
Half the moon is ruled by a fascist dictator hostile to foreigners.
They're the Killer Queens, so what could possibly go wrong?
Join rising star David M. Booher (Canto, Alien Bounty Hunter) and an all-LGBTQ creative team as they tackle issues of love, xenophobia, and the terror of fascist dictatorships in this hilarious sci-fi epic.
SECOND CHANCES #1
Second Chances Hotline - call now and get a new identity! All you need is some cash, a proper referral, and a very good reason to start over.
When Leblanc, the man behind the hotline, is approached by a shady figure from his past, he's forced to accept a new client who doesn't meet any of the requirements - a client with chemically induced amnesia in desperate need of protection.
Up-and-coming writer RICKY MAMMONE and artist MAX BERTOLINI (The Witcher, Nathan Never) explode onto the scene with this psychedelic, action-packed, bizarre noir that feels like John Wick punching through an existential French New Wave fever dream.
Of course, it isn't just first issues that can be highlights - also out this week we have the final issue of Home as the net closes around young super powered migrant Juan. All four of the previous issues in this series are still available as I write this, and if you want a story that examines issues around migration and border control through the lens of super powers and recent real world events you couldn't do better than to check this out.
Also on our rack of comics in Harrogate we have Radiant Black #7, which is the start of a new story arc and a great jumping on point if you've missed the series so far. Superhero Radiant Black has survived his first battles. But things are about to get a lot more complicated...
And we have so much more besides! So, come on down to Harrogate's independent Comics Store and check out everything the rack has to offer! We're open from 1pm - it'd be great to see you!
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