Comics Final Order Cutoff – 8th October 2022

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 a new era for the Fantastic Four; a deadly team-up between The Joker and Batman from THE Marc Silvestri; a violent criminal battle royale on a remote island; Star Trek adventures; a Firefly sojourn with River; the origin of Kraven the Hunter; oh, and the most evil creature alive…

Some publishers are no longer offering later printings and some titles are selling 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!

This week’s FOC includes (but is definitely not limited to):

KROMA BY DE FELICI #1 (OF 4) – Kroma is believed to be the most evil creature alive. This is why she has been kept imprisoned, until a chance meeting with a mysterious orphan called Zet creates an opportunity for Kroma to escape! Now they have to survive the strange dangers within the walls of the Pale City and the monstrous threats that lie beyond…

BATMAN & THE JOKER THE DEADLY DUO #1 (OF 7) – Harley Quinn has been abducted. Jim Gordon is missing, and Batman has been sent a package containing a bloody piece of Gotham’s commissioner. Mysterious, Joker-like monsters are stalking the streets of Gotham, collecting severed heads. How? Why? Batman must be willing to do anything even an uneasy alliance with The Joker in the search for answers. Superstar comics creator Marc Silvestri (most famously, The Darkness) returns to DC Comics with the tale of the Dark Knight’s deadliest team up to-date!

FANTASTIC FOUR #1 – It’s the start of a new era for the Fantastic Four… and they’re already in a ton of trouble. With bold covers from Alex Ross, join the writer of Dinosaur Comics, the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (and more) – Ryan North – as he and artist Iban Coello pose the question, “Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four?”

SPIDER-MAN LOST HUNT #1 (OF 5) – The origins of Kraven The Hunter finally revealed! ‘Nuff said!

BEHOLD BEHEMOTH #1 (OF 5) – The line between nightmare and waking life blurs for Greyson. His brother died in sudden and mysterious circumstances, and now he is plagued by vivid nightmares of a terrifying monster, pushing him to the brink of losing both his sanity and his job as a social worker. This monster may be real, with shocking connections to both Greyson and his newest case – a traumatised orphan called Wren. And it may herald the end of the world…

HELL TO PAY #1 – Hellboy meets Indiana Jones in this supernatural adventure from Charles Soule and Will Sliney! The Shrouded College will give you magic for a price. A debt that until paid, means you belong to them. The Stones took that deal, and were tasked with tracking down 666 cursed coins. Only a few remain. This married are almost free… but the devil’s in the details.

NATURE’S LABYRINTH #1 (OF 6) – On a remote island complex lined with traps and an ever-changing landscape, there’s a battle royale style game. It tests the wills of eight of the world’s most notorious and violent felons, over three days of relentless action. The winner receives a wealth in riches and complete anonymity. But now someone has infiltrated this island with the intention of revealing the truth about this twisted contest.

STAR TREK RESURGENCE #1 – A five-issue prequel to the upcoming narrative adventure video game, Star Trek Resurgence, from the lead game writers Dan Martin and Andrew Grant! The crew of the U.S.S. Resolute is tasked with an urgent stealth mission to rescue the famous warp scientist Dr. Leah Brahms and keep her research out of enemy hands!

FIREFLY KEEP FLYING #1 – Find a crew. Get a job. Keep flying. A special one-shot, jumping years into the future, as we catch up with River and her new found family, trying to survive in the ‘Verse. The perfect way to dip into Boom Studio’s Firefly comics!

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!