Jumping On: New Story Arcs Kicking Off On April 19, 2023

One of the hardest and most frustrating things about finding new comics to read and enjoy is finding a good jumping on point. It can be confusing and disheartening to pick up a single issue from the middle of an arc without having the context of the previous chapters.

With that in mind, here are some New Story Arcs, Notable #1s, and One-Shots premiering this upcoming New Comic Book Day, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

New Story Arcs:

X-Force #39, Marvel

COLOSSUS AND WOLVERINE JOIN X-FORCE! It’s a NEW ERA for X-FORCE, and a new era means new members! Be here as LAURA KINNEY, A.K.A. WOLVERINE, and PIOTR RASPUTIN, A.K.A. COLOSSUS, join the team. Let’s just hope one of them isn’t harboring a SECRET set to destroy their teammates…! 

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Notable #1s and One-Shots:

The Expanse: The Dragon Tooth #1, BOOM! Studios

Picking up after the final season of the acclaimed and beloved sci-fi series and filling in the missing years between The Expanse: Babylon’s Ashes and The Expanse: Persepolis Rising, the secret history of your favorite characters are revealed for the first time!

Everything comes together in this epic 12-issue story, tying together the threads of the show and answering lingering questions that will bring readers and viewers alike far beyond the stellar horizon.

Across this monumental maxi-series, superstar comics writer Andy Diggle (Green Lanterns, James Bond) and artist Rubine (Voltron: Legendary Defender) broadens The Expanse universe in ways that will change how fans view the entire series forever!

All Eight Eyes #1, Dark Horse

This brand-new series reunites the team of Foxe, Kowalski, colorist Brad Simpson, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou following their collaboration in Razorblades: The Horror Magazine, a taboo-busting anthology of terror co-created by Foxe and multiple Eisner-winner James Tynion IV. All Eight Eyes takes readers back to the forgotten corners of post-9/11 New York City, where college dropout Vin Spencer floats through life in a drug-and-party-fueled haze until one terrible night sweeps him into a drifter’s reckless war against the giant eight-legged horrors stalking the city’s most vulnerable residents.

Terrorwar #1, Image

Eisner-winning writer SALADIN AHMED (Miles Morales) and superstar horror artist DAVE ACOSTA (Elvira) make their Image debut with this sci-fi horror series about working people fighting mind-bending monsters.

Blue City was the last livable place on Earth. Now it’s crawling with Terrors-creatures that transform into their victims’ worst fears. Humanity’s last hope? Muhammad Cho and his overworked, underpaid crew of freelance Terrorfighters.

“We’re not heroes-we’re contractors.”

Rocket Raccoon: Marvel Tales #1, Marvel

The fiery furball known as Rocket Raccoon shows he has what it takes to one day be a Guardian of the Galaxy as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of Marvel’s most impressive talent from the past eight decades! In ROCKET RACCOON (1985) #1-4, acclaimed writer Bill Mantlo teamed with superstar-in-waiting Mike Mignola to present Rocket’s first solo adventure as Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant! When Rocket’s girlfriend Lylla is kidnapped by the mercenary Blackjack O’Hare and held captive by Lord Dyvyne, one of the most powerful creatures on Halfworld, it’s up to the galaxy’s deadliest weapons expert to go in—guns blazing—and save the day!

DC Silent Tales #1, DC

Gustavo Duarte brings his style of humor to the DC Universe in six short stories featuring funny moments in your favorite superheroes’ lives! Where does Harley buy her mallets? What happens to Superman’s radioactive clothes? What’s a day off like for Cyborg? Be sure to check out this entirely silent comic!

Street Fighter Masters: Cammy #1, UDON

The mad cyborg known as Seth has been unleashed on an unsuspecting London, and it’s up to MI6 operative Cammy to take the mechanical menace down! The queen of the Cannon Spike dives into her own 1-shot adventure!

Captain America: Unforgiven #1, Marvel

CAPTAIN AMERICA…VAMPIRE HUNTER? The FORGIVEN have lost their way—defeat after defeat has made them bitter and bloodthirsty…and they’re starting to like it! Can CAPTAIN AMERICA bring them back into the light? Or will they give in to their darker natures? Witness the thrilling conclusion to the UNFORGIVEN saga…if you dare!

CONTINUED FROM X-MEN: UNFORGIVEN

Warlock: Rebirth #1, Marvel

Adam Warlock was created to be the perfect human specimen. Since then, Adam has gone on to be a cosmic savior, defending the galaxy from the likes of Thanos, the Universal Church of Truth and the Magus. But what will happen when the next evolution of Warlock emerges? Someone who is stronger, faster and smarter than Adam?

Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #1, DC

Conner Kent takes center stage! After the events of Dark Crisis, Conner feels out of place with the rest of the hero community. He doesn’t fit in with the rest of the Superman Family, and the rest of the world doesn’t really need him with so many Supers in Metropolis. He doesn’t want to rely on Tim, Cassie, and Bart, so Conner looks to the stars as a place he might be able to call his own and carve out his own path. But what lurks in the great unknown? Are bravado and swagger enough to help Superboy find his new calling? This is the 2022 Round Robin winner—picked by you, the fans!

My Little Pony: Best of Twilight Sparkle #1, IDW

The first in IDW’s new series collecting the very best moments from everyone?s favorite ponies is here! From Twilight Sparkle’s first day at Princess Celestia’s School for Gifted Unicorns to showing her own students the power of friendship, revisit the adventures and magic that make the Princess of Friendship! Collecting My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #4, #40, and #84, My Little Pony: Friends Forever #4, and My Little Pony Annual 2017.

Franklin and Ghost #1, Source Point Press

In anticipation of the upcoming animated series, Franklin and Ghost are back, re-mastered in a brand new format! In a last-ditch effort to see more of the universe before accepting their inevitably boring lives as miners on their home planet Defilion, Franklin and Ghost steal a ship and head out for one last adventure. When they accidentally crash to Earth, they seek shelter in the bodies of a couple unsuspecting hosts. Hell bent on having a good time, they start a rage-filled quest putting them on the radar of galactic police forces.

Count Dante #1, Scout

Sydney Brown relives his years fighting alongside Count Dante, an iconic and controversial karate master from the 1970s. But while the reporter interviewing him his excited to hear the salacious details of a crazy life, it is clear the time is bittersweet for Brown.

Summoner’s War: Awakening #1, Image

Civil war rages across the land of Alea. These armies summon magical creatures to battle each other in a seemingly never-ending struggle-and newly trained summoner Rai has been thrust onto the front lines.

Now, Rai and her companions are stranded deep within hostile territory, occupied by soldiers on the ground and sky pirates in the clouds above. But a cunning new bounty hunter stalks her every move, and Rai’s skills will have to be stronger than ever to make it home alive.

Discover new friends, new foes, and powerful creatures in the next chapter of the action-packed SUMMONERS WAR saga!

Van Helsing Finding Neverland #1, Zenescope

Liesel Van Helsing journeys to Neverland in search of an object that could destroy all that she holds dear. Alone and in a world unknown to her, even the shadows present great hazards to the famed vampire hunter-when she must take on the most dangerous tyrant of Neverland – Pan!

Dr. Atomic: The Pipe and Dope Book #1, Image

Completely remastered for a new generation! The stoner’s DIY guide to making pipes, building a greenhouse, the care and maintenance of home growing, how to make hashish, and much, much more!

Whether you’re new to the culture or a seasoned veteran, this is the only reference book you’ll ever need!

Chilling Adventures Presents… The Cult of That Wilkin Boy #1, Archie Comics

Bingo Wilkin is not just a world-renowned musician. He’s an icon. An iconoclast. A legend. A leader. He’s also a master of manipulation with fans and followers willing to do his bidding, now matter how evil it may be. Is too much ever enough when it comes to celebrity?  The team behind The Chilling Adventures of Salem return with this psychological thriller about fame and fandom.

The Mighty Barbarians #1, Ablaze

From the writer of Barbaric comes the world-hopping, skull-crushing adventures of The Mighty Barbarians!

They’re barbarians. They loot, they plunder, they conquer. That’s what they do, and they do it alone…until NOW!

When an unstoppable force starts consuming one world after another, sorceress Morgan Le Fey uses her magic to assemble a team of skull-cracking warriors who must somehow work together to save all of existence. There’s the young trickster Anansi, Viking shield maiden Birka, the shape shifting Nanook, and their leader, heir to a fallen kingdom and mightiest of warriors, KULL!

Though their alliance is uneasy, they will do whatever it takes to cut the heart right out of their mutual enemy, leaving a path of ruin through everything and everyone that stands in their way!

Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all…stood The Mighty Barbarians!