Comics Final Order Cutoff – 5th August 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 Nightcrawler’s nocturnal New York knavery, cults and serial killers, supernatural horror, King Doomsday, the start of the Gotham War, JMS’ Captain America, He-Man, and a chance to see Starfleet Academy through the eyes of a young cadet called Jean-Luc Picard!

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!

UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN #1 – Si Spurrier and Lee Garbett launch a joyful, sexy series that will shake Nightcrawler to his foundations! After the devastating events of the Hellfire Gala, Kurt is on the run – and having the time of his life?! Swashbuckling about Manhattan in disguise, the Uncanny Wallcrawler dedicates himself to the hero’s life: saving civilians, hanging with fellow wallcrawlers, battling baddies, and hunting down the best pizza on the planet. On the darkest of days, he is the spark in the shadows! But he can’t ignore his mutant angst and the plight of his kin forever…

STAR TREK PICARD’S ACADEMY #1 – Long before he became one of the Federation’s finest, Jean-Luc Picard was an ordinary student at Starfleet Academy, determined to overshadow his peers and graduate early. But the upcoming infamous Evasive Maneuvers exam is going to be a big problem! This exam is a group project and Jean-Luc will need face his worst fear if he hopes to pass – learning to make friends…

KILL MORE #1 – The city of Colonia is suffering from total economic collapse, and this urban decay and skyrocketing unemployment is the backdrop to an unprecedented homicide rate. The majority of the few cops left on the force think it’s all part and parcel of the city’s decline, but one detective has a darker theory – he thinks that the most depraved killers in the country have moved here to take advantage of the chaos. Digging deeper into their rapidly growing list of open cases, he and his new partner find themselves in the crosshairs of a growing group of maniacs – including Lady Facesmasher, The Sufferer, The Obituary Machine and more – who decide that the best way to stay ahead of the cops in a city full ofpsychos… is to kill more.

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE FORGE OF DESTINY #1 – A prequel to the hit Netflix series Masters of the Universe: Revelation! The fragile balance that exists between science and magic on Eternia is kept by the universe’s mightiest hero, He-Man! On a peaceful mission to the island nation of Anwat Gar, the royal caravan comes under attack by Skeletor’s evil minions! Meanwhile, the nefarious Evil-Lyn is already on Anwat Gar itself, setting in motion a plan that could lead to all-out war! It’s “He-Man Year One!”

HUNT FOR THE SKINWALKER #1 (OF 4) – Based on the 2005 groundbreaking, electrifying nonfiction book by Dr. Colm Kelleher and veteran investigative journalist George Knapp, it’s a category-defying tale that’s perfect for fans of Blue Book, I Hate This Place and The Low, Low Woods! Revealing the captivating history of Gorman Ranch, a remote ranch in the Uinta Basin that has been the most significant nexus for the paranormal for more than 50 years. Unidentified flying objects. Animal mutilation. Terrifying otherworldly cryptids. Countless strange phenomena. Inspired by one family’s confrontation with the unexplainable and terrifying… and what happened when they invited the largest scientific investigation of the paranormal to their ranch.

CISSY #1 – Gabriel is frantically woken from sleep… by his younger sister Maddy’s teddy bear Cissy! Maddy has been kidnapped, but Cissy is determined to get her back! He and Gabriel must traverse the horrors of the Dark Lands in pursuit of her captor, an evil known as The Crying Man.

TEAR US APART #1 – There is a vicious cult, deep in the Canadian wilderness, that trains children to become deadly assassins. In the middle of this cruelty, two teenagers defy the cult and fall in love. The only thing that stands in their wayis the army of murderers that raised them. From actor, writer and director Jay Baruchel!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 – J. Michael Straczynski (THOR, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) returns to Marvel, joined byJesus Saiz (PUNISHER, DOCTOR STRANGE)! Decades ago, Steve Rogers changed the world forever. Now powerful and insidious forces are assembling to ensure he never does it again. Past, present and future collide as an existential threat arises, determined to set the world on a darker path at any cost…

BATMAN CATWOMAN GOTHAM WAR BATTLE LINES #1 – The Bat/Cat War begins kicking off this crossover between the ongoing Batman and Catwoman titles! Crime is down in Gotham City… but how could that be a bad thing? A coordinated effort in Gotham has led to a reduction in violent crime, but at what cost? As Batman recovers from his epic battle through the Multiverse and the horrors of Knight Terrors, one name runs through his mind. One name at the heart of this new, safer Gotham… Catwoman. It’s a conflict that’s been brewing for well over a year, and now it’s finally hittingthe streets. As war erupts the Bat-Family will fracture! The opening shot in the Gotham War comes from bestselling writers Chip Zdarsky and Tini Howard with artists Mike Hawthorne and Adriano Di Benedetto!

CATWOMAN UNCOVERED #1 (ONE SHOT)– Showcasing the best cover art featuring the Feline Fatale! Art fromJenny Frison, Sozomaika, Tula Lotay, Jeff Dekal, Joshua Sway Swaby, Joelle Jones, and more!

ACTION COMICS PRESENTS DOOMSDAY SPECIAL #1 (ONE SHOT) – Doomsday is the living embodiment of death, destruction, and evolution – a creature beyond reason, and the only force in the universe strong enough to kill Superman! In the wake of Dark Crisis and Lazarus Planet, King Doomsday rules in Hell… but he may have just found a way back to the land of the living. It’s up to Supergirl and Martian Manhunter to drive the beast back – even if they must die to do it!

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!