5 Comics Not To Miss This Week

DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #3

Young Duncan Idaho is given an ultimatum: escape or die. Meanwhile, Leto Atreides is introduced to the hyper-advanced city of Ix where his future will be shaped in unimaginable ways. The Planetologist Pardot Kynes ventures into the plains of Dune, and makes a destiny-altering discovery. And Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam confronts Baron Harkonnen with a proposition he can’t refuse…

• Written by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
• Art by Dev Pramanik
• Cover Art by Jae Lee

From BOOM! Studios

DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL THE SECRET ORIGIN #1

The DCU’s darkest secrets are explored while two titans clash! The heroes search for a way to defeat the Darkest Knight through the universe’s past, while Superboy-Prime faces down the demonic Batman!

• Written by Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder
• Art by Jerry Ordway, Ryan Benjamin, Paul Pelletier, Francis Manapul
• Cover Art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado

From DC Comics

X-O MANOWAR #3

Who would win in a fight: X-O Manowar or a cybernetic tech monster formed out of lava? In order to prevent catastrophe, will Aric hand over the X-O armor to a new ally?

• Written by Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum 
• Art by Emilio Laiso
• Cover Art by Christian Ward

From Valiant Entertainment

ICE CREAM MAN #22

“ADVENT CALENDAR”-Every day is a gift.

• Written by W. Maxwell Prince
• Art by Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran
• Cover Art by Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran

From Image Comics

KING-SIZE CONAN #1

BY CROM, YOU’VE NEVER SEEN A CELEBRATION LIKE THIS – MARKING 50 YEARS OF CONAN THE BARBARIAN IN COMICS!
Revelations, surprises, and savage action prevail in the all-new KING-SIZE CONAN! In 1970, Roy Thomas brought CONAN THE BARBARIAN, a creation of author Robert E. Howard, to Marvel Comics. With art by the incomparable Barry Windsor-Smith, CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 introduced the Hyborian Age to a whole new audience, paving the way for decades of comics and Conan’s conquest of pop culture. Now get ready to celebrate 50 years of CONAN with an oversize special spanning the breadth of Conan’s life and times by the most dazzling array of creative talent ever assembled in one book to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth! Experience Roy Thomas and Steve McNiven’s all-new prelude to that original story from 1970! Thrill to a tale of revenge by Kevin Eastman (co-creator, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), writing and drawing his FIRST Marvel story! Chris Claremont and Roberto de la Torre team up to unveil a turning point in Conan’s career as a mercenary! Kurt Busiek and Pete Woods recount an early brush with sorcerous forces that will shape Conan’s destiny! Conan and Bêlit sail together again for the first time since the 2019 relaunch, with Jes s Saiz illustrating the Marvel Comics maiden voyage of Steven S. DeKnight (Netflix’s DAREDEVIL writer/director/showrunner)! The perfect introduction for new fans, and an essential adventure for die-hards, this is the can’t-miss CONAN comic of the decade!

Parental Advisory

• Written by Richard Thomas, Kurt Busiek, Chris Claremont, Kevin Eastman, Steven S. DeKnight
• Art by Steve McNiven, Pete Woods, Roberto de la Torre, Kevin Eastman, Jesus Saiz
• Cover Art by Andrew Robinson

From Marvel Comics