Comic Picks of the Week for Delivery 8/5/26 – COMICSHEATINGUP

Every week, tons of new books hit the stands, each with potential. Some live up to that potential. We pick the ones we think have the best shot at heating up. Here are the picks of the week for delivery this Wednesday

What is up Wednesday Warriors? Some really cool books this week. A lot of cool covers, couple of first appearances. A ton of new books worth reading.  Here is what is on tap:

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New Series
Accessories #1 – From fan-favorite actor, director DAVID DASTMALCHIAN (Late Night with the Devil, Dune, Street Fighter, Count Crowley, Creature Commandos) and LEAH KILPATRICK (Murderbot, DC Horror Presents) comes the darkly comedic THE ACCESSORIES. After lifetimes in the background, three of history’s greatest horror sidekicks finally say what they’ve never dared to before: Enough is ENOUGH! Igor, Renfield, and Mrs. Hyde have aided their masters’ diabolical missions for decades, but today is the day they stop being loyal. Today the real horror walks out the front door. The looming question isà what do they do now? These three discarded servants find each other in the fallout, forming a band of gawky but determined anti-heroes caught between angry villagers, vengeful monster-hunters and furious former employers. Their survival will take more than just gutsà luckily, they know where to procure more.

Chachu #1 – Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian girl, stands on the cusp of adulthood, eager to experience the “real world” for the first time. With a head full of Hollywood dreams and a penchant for pulp novels, she ventures to California to connect with her estranged uncle—her “Chachu”—a middle-aged, semi-retired private eye who gained brief fame after marrying the starlet he was initially hired to find. But when Chachu’s wife goes missing once again, the two are forced on an impromptu road trip to track her down—with Leila navigating young adulthood and Chachu confronting his own mortality and regrets. Inspired by her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry

Dan Parsons Safiya Mummy #1 – Monster Masters Dan Parsons and Michael Gordon deliver their stark grey tone creature feature — SAFIYA MUMMY — in a single glorious issue! The story originally serialized in AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY MONSTERS is told the way it was meant to be read, in a single horrifying sitting. Beautiful Egyptologist, Safiya Mahmoud discovers much more than even she bargained for when she and her fellow archeologists uncover a long forgotten sarcophagus buried deep in the heart of the desert. After extensive study and examination at Safiya’s ultra-modern Cairo research facility, the truth begins to reveal itself about what they have found. What lies in the State-of-the-Art examination chamber is no ordinary mummified corpse, but Mernheptan: The Plague Giver, the most evil, reviled pharaoh in Egyptian history. Despite the concerns of her friends and colleagues, Safiya’s obsession with the ancient cadaver intensifies. She works day and night in the laboratory, never leaving the mummy’s side until the strange supernatural attraction totally consumes her, with unimaginable and terrifying consequences!

Fort Psycho #1 – WELCOME TO FORT PSYCHO—THE EXTREME ACTION COMIC THAT ONLY STOPS TO RELOAD! From New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (BRZRKR, Mind MGMT) and adrenaline-racing artist Brian Hurtt (The Sixth Gun, Manor Black), enter the 40-page first chapter of a powerful new maxi-series stocked with trained killers, secret betrayals, and the long-buried truth about the mission that led them to an off-the-grid island prison with no hope of escape . . .Ten years ago, the nation of Singapore sank into the Pacific Ocean. The underground terrorist network known as the Seven Seals took credit for the largest act of terror in human history. In the aftermath, the United Nations created a strike team of highly trained covert operatives with one mission: locate, identify, and eliminate the Seven Seals’ secretive leader. The team’s clandestine affairs were to always remain in the shadows—until their final, explosive confrontation resulted in a large-scale tragedy too bloody to cover up and too tragic to ignore. Disgraced and disavowed by the governments that trained them, the world’s most dangerous secret agents have been convicted for their crimes and sentenced to serve time side by side in the one place capable of holding them: their old island headquarters, Fort Cyclone—now known in the media by the derogatory nickname “Fort Psycho.” And that’s where the official story is about to go terribly, terribly wrong . . .

Masters Of The Universe Genesis #1 – Origin series featuring MOTU character origins, first up is Skeletor.

Nosferatu Nightmares #1 – In 1922 a vision of horror was unleashed upon the world and over a century later its haunting imagery still influences modern horror. This frightful anthology gives today’s authors and artists an opportunity to tap into that primal terror and deliver NOSFERATU vampiric tales inspired by the glorious silent black and white monster that has woven nightmares into our collective subconscious for decades. Join some of today’s most creative horror creators as they pull you into the shadows with gripping tales of terror in this throwback to the black & white monster magazines of the past!

Smart Division #1 – A dark and modern sci-fi detective series set five minutes in the future. When a mysterious new predictive artificial intelligence program appears responsible for assisting someone in the perfect murder, a pair of unlikely investigators, a chaotic Gen-Z savant and a veteran FBI agent, must hunt down the killer by starting the FBI’s first AI crimes division.

UFO Robot Grendizer #1 – Classic Japanese Giant Robot returns to comics. Duke Fleed’S Story Continues In This Long-Awaited Sequel To The Seminal Mazinger Mecha Franchise! The War Between The Forces Of Vega And Grendizer Is But A Distant Memory. But From The Confines Of Space, The Ruin Divison Emerges With The Most Powerful Saucer Beast: The Hydragon. Under Siege, Pilot Duke Fleed Has No Choice But Join The Fight And Reawaken The Mighty Robot Grendizer Or Risk The World He Once Fought So Hard To Protect.

Notable Reprints
Savage Dragon #280 2nd Ptg – The over the top graphic Savage Dragon issue gets reprinted.

Pinhead Facsimile Edition #1 – Experience the first appearance of Pinhead in comic book form with this ultimate collector’s item. Something is amiss in the underbelly of Hell. A mysterious and powerful new foe forces Pinhead to take a journey through time. Best known for tearing people’s souls apart, it won’t be easy for Pinhead to bring down an ancient evil called the Aggregate in this stunning reproduction of the original comic! From the depraved mind of New York Times–bestselling horror maestro Clive Barker with writer D. G. Chichester (Daredevil, Terror Inc) with illustrations by bold, visionary artist Dario Carrasco (Star Wars, Tales of the Jedi) comes Pinhead’s first-ever solo outing straight out of the cauloid frames of the original Hellraiser films. If you’ve ever yearned to explore the inner workings of Barker’s detailed Hellscape and how Pinhead and his Cenobites operate within it, then this is the deep dive you’ve been waiting for!

For the Cover

GI Joe #12 2nd Ptg Ito Variant Cover – Ito has his fans and this is a pretty cool Destro cover.

Amazing Spider-Man #34 Pixar 40th Anniversary Cover (eBay) – Up meets Spider-Man, just a great cover!!

One and Done
Marvel Tokon First Strike #1 – Might be worth grabbing and holding a copy. If this game takes off the way that Marvel Rivals did… Could be worth holding one.

New Characters
Batman #12 (eBay) – First full appearance of Verity Pennyworth (cameoed at the end of last issue)

Pick of the Week
Absolute Superman #22 – First appearance of Absolute Metallo. First appearance and Absolute comics are always worth picking up.