Comics Final Order Cutoff – 25th February 2023

This is your weekly reminder that Final Order Cutoff (FOC) orders are due by 10am on Saturday! Send an email over to shop@proudlion.co.uk to add any of these titles to your orders or pull list. This week’s FOC includes war in ancient Rome, monsters of myth and folklore, sinister symbiotes, adorable landsharks, heroic team-ups and corgis in space!

Some publishers are no longer offering later printings, and some titles sell out on release. Orders placed after FOC rely on extra stock being available, so get your order in today so you don’t miss out!

DEAD ROMANS #1 (OF 6) – A no-holds-barred historical fantasy perfect for fans of Maestros and Gospel. Featuring gorgeous illustrations that bring to life a brutal tale of love and war from the birth of the Roman Empire. A Germanic prince raised in Rome has sworn vengeance against the Empire that butchers his people. Now, he will lead an army of his German kin to slaughter 50,000 Romans in order to make a queen of the woman he loves. It’s a throne she never asked for… or wanted.

NEIGHBORS #1 (OF 5) – Jude Ellison S. Doyle (Maw) joins artist Letizia Cadonici (House of Slaughter), and colorist Alessandro Santoro (Bloom) to tread new ground in changeling horror, steeped in Irish and English folklore and mythology. Perfect for fans of The Nice House on the Lake andEat the Rich! The Gowdie family have moved to a quaint mountain town, hoping for a quiet life. But a terrifying chain of events reveals that their neighbours aren’t what they seem. Now, an unsettling old woman named Agnes Early is fixated on their youngest daughter – 2-year-old Isobel. Whocan they trust? Who is still even human?

STAR WARS RETURN OF JEDI – JABBA’S PALACE #1 – Kicking off a series of one-shots set in the era from the Return Of The Jedi, Marc Guggenheim (Han Solo & Chewbacca) and Alessandro Miracolo (Obi-Wan) craft a tale fromJabba’s Palace you won’t soon forget! Who is plotting to overthrow Jabba the Hutt?

VENOM LETHAL PROTECTOR II #1 (OF 5) – Venom co-creator David Michelinie returns with a brand-new story set in the sinister symbiote’s past when brains – and Spider-Man – were still on the menu! Joined by rising star Farid Karami, this is an epic, blockbuster story that will take Venom from the mean streets of NYC to the kingdom of Latveria! Venom Vs. Victor Von Doom. ‘Nuff Said!

STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE DOG OF WAR #1 – Billed as an exclusive “lost episode” of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – just in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fan-favourite show – Dog Of War features an extremely rare purebred corgi from Earth that Quark has procured for a high buyer. But Latinum the corgi comes with unexpected cargo that shakes Sisko to the bone: a component of Borg technology discovered by a crew sent to uncover Cardassian technology after the station’s reoccupation.

IT’S JEFF #1 – Since his very first appearance in West Coast Avengers, Gwenpool’s new friend Jeff the Land Shark has become a fan-favourite! Now Jeff is set to make a splash in his own adventures across the Marvel Universe! Collects the hit Infinity Comics series from the Marvel Unlimited app, with a brand-new cover and a bonus story.

CLOBBERIN’ TIME #1 (OF 5) – written and illustrated by Steve Skroce, it’s a Ben Grimm team-up miniseries! Featuring heroes from across the Marvel Universe, starting with the Incredible Hulk! Stranded on a distant, alien world, these two must protect an ancient people from hordes of Deviants and the wrath of a Celestial! It’s clobberin’ time!

AVENGERS BEYOND #1 (OF 5) – The creative team of All-Out Avengers is back! The mastermind behind the attacks on the Avengers in that series stands revealed – The Beyonder! The Secret Wars‘ all-powerful villain returns to rewrite the Marvel Universe…

DEEP DARK #1 (OF 4) – Erica hoped to find answers about her past in the fabled Deep Dark. Instead, she finds herself in a world of gods and monsters, where every horror of myth and legend is very, very real…

ORDER AND OUTRAGE #1 (OF 4) – Gene manipulation requires expensive prenatal treatments – only the wealthy can afford it. And if your genes haven’t been optimised, the Order have no use for you. But every totalitarian system sows the seeds of rebellion, independence, and outrage!

SONGS FOR THE DEAD AFTERLIFE #1 – Necromancer and hero, Bethany has finally found the rumoured Covenant. Her perilous journey with her companions, Elissar and Jonas, has been fraught with prejudices against necromancy. Will the coming war shatter all of Bethany’s dreams for a peaceful future?

X-O MANOWAR UNCONQUERED #1 – Past, present, and future collide as Valiant’s flagship series returns for its 30th anniversary in an unforgettable new series by superstar creators Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, and Liam Sharp!

The second issues of the following titles are also due for final orders this week. If you want them added to your pull list, make sure to let us know now so you don’t miss out!