Lots Of Great Offerings This Week from AfterShock . . . . .

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Arriving at comic shops everywhere TOMORROW, Marko Stojanović and Siniša Banović’s CROSS TO BEAR #1 imagines a Victorian era Old West into which the notorious Jack the Ripper flees to both escape his crimes and begin again. Hot on his trail are the descendants of an ancient order that’ll stop at nothing to stop him. “The book is about Jack the Ripper fleeing to America in 1889 and heading straight to the Wild West – because his own savagery can avoid detection at the still savage frontier,” said Stojanović. “He is pursued by The Order, made up from the descendants of Crusader knights set on eradicating the unnatural – and what could be more unnatural than the first documented serial killer grabbing all the headlines and causing mass hysteria? Only thing is, these crusaders are far from their usual haunts and they’ll need help from a man who severed his ties with The Order at the price of abandoning his own family...” “...when I was a kid during the 80s in Yugoslavia, there was a special cult of the Westerns, which our dads and grandads used to call cowboy movies,” Stojanović continued. “When there was a Western on, it was a must...Also, about 60 percent of all comics that came out in Yugoslavia at that time were westerns – regardless of whether they were American, Latin American or European, as we got an influx of comics from all sides of the world…So is it really surprising that I am more than excited for the chance to bring my own take on that mythic genre to the very country that gave birth to it? Part of the excitement also lies in the fact I got the chance to bring in my own creative team on this book, with my longtime collaborators Siniša Banović and Aljoša Tomić, which is not something that happens very often – so you certainly need to celebrate it when it does.” HERE’S WHAT’S SHAKING THIS WEEK AT YOUR COMIC SHOP

CROSS TO BEAR #1 Writer: Marko Stojanović Artist: Siniša Banović NEW SERIES! Jack the Ripper was never caught because no one was looking for him in the Wild West...No one accept The Order. An organization made up of the descendants of Crusaders sworn to eradicate the unnatural, The Order will stop at nothing to fulfill the pledge their forefathers made, even if it means crossing the ocean or a line or two... The old world meets the old west in a taut tale of relentless pursuit and elusive justice. AT SHOPS: OCTOBER 27th CLICK HERE FOR THE CBR.COM PREVIEW

SEARCH FOR HU #2 Writers: Steve Orlando, Jon Tsuei Artist: Rubine Aaron’s quest for revenge lands him in the middle of a shootout between the Hu and Margolis families. With guns drawn and no way out, Aaron must not only prove his lineage to the Margolis family – he must also prove his worth. Aaron’s quick thinking saves his newfound family from a failed attack on the Hu, but not without a great loss. AT SHOPS: OCTOBER 27th CLICK HERE FOR THE MONKEYS FIGHTING ROBOTS PREVIEW

MANIAC OF NEW YORK, VOL. 1: THE DEATH TRAIN Writer: Elliott Kalan Artist: Andrea Mutti Slashing His Way into Your Heart! Four years ago, a masked slasher began stalking the streets of New York City. Maniac Harry is inhuman, unkillable and unstoppable. Which is why the authorities’ solution has been to ignore him, and let New Yorkers adapt to a world where death can strike at any moment. When Maniac Harry starts killing his way through the subway system, trauma-haunted political aide Gina Greene and disgraced NYPD detective Zelda Pettibone become determined to go rogue and destroy him. But how can they fight a monster when they can’t fight City Hall? This is what happens when terror becomes the new normal. A frightening, thought-provoking, sometimes funny, always timely tale of murder, obsession and urban living, this volume contains the entire first arc, issues #1-5. “...so brilliant in its simultaneous subversion and embrace of the sub-genre’s tropes.” – Sam Stone, CBR.com AT SHOPS: OCTOBER 27th CLICK HERE FOR THE AIPT PREVIEW

NUCLEAR FAMILY, VOL. 1: RADIO NOWHERE Writer: Stephanie Phillips Artist: Tony Shasteen Tomorrow Isn’t What it Used to Be. America, 1957. Elvis dominates the airwaves and apple pie is served after every meal. But, with the dark cloud of nuclear holocaust looming, Korean War vet Tim McClean’s major concern is taking care of his family in the atomic age. When the first bomb does drop on an unexpecting Midwest city, Tim and his family find themselves plunged into a strange new world, where what’s left of the Unites States has gone underground while continuing to wage war on Russia with unthinkable tactics. Based on Philip K. Dick’s short story “Breakfast at Twilight,” NUCLEAR FAMILY is Cold War-era science fiction at its most timely and terrifying. This volume contains the complete first arc, issues #1-5. “Another excellent comic from writer Stephanie Phillips...a wonderful take on a cold war nightmare. Philip K. Dick would be proud.” – Jacob Cordas, Comics Bookcase AT SHOPS: OCTOBER 27th CLICK HERE FOR THE AIPT PREVIEW

SHADOW DOCTOR The Past Wasn’t Always So Black and White. Years in the making, this is the true story of writer Peter Calloway’s grandfather, Nathaniel Calloway, a Black man who graduated from medical school in the early 1930s. Unable to get work at any Chicago hospital (because he was Black) and unable to secure a loan from a bank to start his own practice (because he was Black), Nathaniel turned to the only other source of money in Prohibition-era Chicago: the Mafia, run by none other than Al Capone. One of the most profoundly fascinating, startling and significant stories AfterShock has ever published, SHADOW DOCTOR features the artwork of Eisner Award-winner Georges Jeanty (The American Way, X-Tremists) and covers illustrated by the inimitable Mark Chiarello! This volume contains issues #1-5. “SHADOW DOCTOR blew me away.” – Chris Beveridge, The Fandom Post AT SHOPS: NOVEMBER 10th – NEW DATE! CLICK COVER FOR THE AIPT PREVIEW FAST APPROACHING! Reserve Now at your Local Comic Shop. Click Covers for Previews! SEVEN SWORDS #5 IN SHOPS: November 24th Writer: Evan Daugherty Artist: Federico Dallocchio Swashbuckling high adventure with a cutting edge! Order Deadline: November 1st Order Code: AUG211413 PROJECT PATRON: THE COMPLETE SERIES IN SHOPS: November 24th Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Patrick Piazzalunga Legends can never (be allowed to) die. Order Deadline: November 1st Order Code: SEP211176