Comics Final Order Cutoff – 7th October 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 supernatural terror; magical feline modern fantasy; secret alien overlords; a faceless exile looking for redemption; the new D&D Planescape adventure from Jim Zub; a dramatic attack on the new Marvel Illuminati from Thanos himself; a flashback to Daredevil’s black armoured adventures; an inter-generational sci-fi anthology; a gang of shapeshifting vampires; new adventures for Red Sonja and Jason Mamoa’s Aquaman; two different erotic genre thrillers – one set in the 17^th Century and one in the distant future! Plus the introduction of the all-new Punisher, Joe Garrison!

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!

BLOOD COMMANDMENT #1 (OF 4) – A father and son living an isolated, rural life are terrorized by a dangerous supernatural presence. The father’s dark secrets might be able to save them… or damn their souls for all eternity! His teenage son Wil has questions, questions his Dad fears to answer – about his past, and about why they never leave the valley before sundown…

CATIANS #1 – Stray cat Felix leads a happy life skimming milk from his human friend Rose’s convenient store, until the local protection racket turns violent. To save her life, Felix breaks his vows and shares an ancient secret. What follows unleashes a monstrous abomination that forces the mysterious Council of Cats to launch a global quest to recapture an ancient cat god’s powerful relics!

THE MINISTRY OF COMPLIANCE #1 – 37 years ago, Earth was secretly invaded by an alien force known as the Devolution, and they have been shaping humanity ever since, preparing us to be assimilated into their empire. The Devolution has thirteen ministries, each responsible for manipulating a different aspect of our lives. The most feared of all is the Ministry of Compliance, led by the fierce Avigail Senna, but on the verge of the Earth being fully assimilated, something goes terribly wrong and a conspiracy among the ministries breaks out, one that Avigail must deal with head-on. From Eisner Award-nominated comic book writer John Ridley (The Other History of the DC Universe, I Am Batman) and acclaimed artist Stefano Raffaele (The Joker, GCPD: The Blue Wall).

FACELESS AND THE FAMILY #1 – On the broken and warped world known as the Hand Planet, the exiled wanderer simply called Faceless ekes out existence on the fringe to escape the shame that cost him his name and his identity. The good fortune of fate delivers him a mismatched band of fellow travellers who might become family… only if they can survive a suicidal mission into the class-segregated Finger Cities to restore what lies beneath Faceless’s helmet and his hope in humanity.

D&D FORTUNE FINDER #1 – A shocking surprise lurks around every corner in this new miniseries inspired by the new Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse. In the city of Sigil, an amnesiac hero tries to uncover who they are and why they’re being chased by planar beings intent on capturing them – or worse. Theylearn that their fate is tied to grand forces that dictate reality itself throughout the planes!

PUNISHER #1 – Frank Castle has disappeared, but criminals need to beware of a dangerous vigilante hunting them from the shadows. Who is the new Punisher, and what put him on his path of vengeance? And when the smoke clears, will he even make it out alive? It’s John Wick meets The Fugitive in this action-packed new saga from Ringo Award-winning writer David Pepose (Savage Avengers, Moon Knight: City Of The Dead) and Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated artist Dave Wachter (Planet Of The Apes, X-Men Legends)!

THANOS #1 – Thanos vs the Illuminati! The Mad Titan rockets to Earth from the darkest depths of the cosmos to undertake his most ambitious conquest yet. The only ones that can quell his passionate fury is a new Illuminati! Mr. Fantastic, Doctor Strange, and Iron Man have reunited to guide the superhuman world from the shadows, and joining this new incarnation are Emma Frost and Blue Marvel. This cabal composed of Marvel’s greatest minds has wasted no time in sharing a secret that will shatter the heavens and provoke Thanos’ deadly fury like never before!

DAREDEVIL BLACK ARMOR #1 – D.G. Chichester returns to Hell’s Kitchen to spin an all-new Daredevil story set during his landmark run with the character! Matt Murdock will need to push his extraordinary senses and his armoured suit beyond their limits if he hopes to even stand a chance against what’s coming. Hobgoblin, Kingpin and even the Amazing Spider-Man come to call!