NCBD week 36: 411 new variants for a total of 171 new issues

Here it is, your weekly NCBD overview!

But first, did you already update to this week’s CLZ Comics 9.7 update? This new version brings you a couple of new features and lots of small improvements all over the app!

Check out the full what’s new list here, with lots of screenshots.

Today’s new comic book day we’re seeing “only” 171 actual new issues, but still resulting in a total of 411 new variants :slightly_smiling_face:

Such an exceptional week for stories that are an absolute must read. Marvel gives us a new #1 with Exceptional X-Men which continues the post Krakoa stories. Another Marvel fun read: What If…? Donald Duck Became Thor #1, this branches out the What If title further. DC is giving us Absolute Power #3 with a great homage cover to Todd’s Incredible Hulk #340 drawn by Dan Mora. Jeff Lemire is back in Minor Arcana #1 brought to you by Boom Studios. Joe Benitez is back as well with a new Lady Mechanika titled: Lady Mechanika: The Devil in the Lake #1. Happy reading!

Highlights for NCBD week 36

Top-10 most anticipated releases

This top-10 is created by you all, the users of the CLZ app and software, as it is based on how often these comics already appear on your wish lists in the CLZ Cloud, even before release!

  1. The Ultimates, Vol. 6 #4A: Dike Ruan Regular
  2. Batman, Vol. 3 #152A: Salvador Larroca Regular
  3. The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 4 #16A: Nic Klein Regular
  4. Exceptional X-Men #1A: Carmen Carnero Regular
  5. The Spectacular Spider-Men #7A: Humberto Ramos Regular
  6. Absolute Power #3A: Dan Mora Regular
  7. Flash Gordon (Mad Cave) #2A: Will Conrad Regular
  8. Spawn #356A: Mark Spears Regular
  9. Daredevil, Vol. 8 #13A: John Romita Jr. Regular
  10. Spider-Boy, Vol. 1 #11A: Paco Medina Regular

New issues for big titles

These are the new issues for the most popular titles:

  • Spawn #356
  • Batman, Vol. 3 #152
  • The Incredible Hulk, Vol. 4 #16
  • The Ultimates, Vol. 6 #4
  • Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 2 #24
  • The Immortal Thor #15

Most variants

Exceptional X-Men #1, with 15 variants, listed from 1A to 1O!

New series

And here are all the issues #1 for new series this week:

  • Exceptional X-Men #1 with 15 variants
  • Minor Arcana #1 with 8 variants
  • The Autumn Kingdom #1 with 7 variants
  • What If…? Donald Duck Became Thor #1 with 7 variants
  • Conan the Barbarian: Battle of the Blackstone #1 with 6 variants
  • Duck and Cover #1 with 6 variants
  • Farscape: 25th Anniversary Special #1 with 6 variants
  • Firefly: Malcolm Reynolds Year One #1 with 5 variants
  • Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decay #1 with 5 variants
  • Star Wars: The Acolyte – Kelnacca #1 with 5 variants
  • UFO Robot Grendizer #1 with 5 variants
  • Plastic Man No More! #1 with 4 variants
  • Star Trek 500 #1 with 4 variants
  • Trinity Special: World’s Finest #1 with 4 variants
  • Lady Mechanika: The Devil in the Lake (Image Comics) #1 with 3 variants

Cool new exclusives

Our picks of some cool new exclusive variants:

  • Thundercats (Dynamite Entertainment) #7H: David Nakayama Exclusive Variant
  • Exceptional X-Men #1L: Pablo Villalobos Exclusive Variant (Ltd. 3000)
  • Transformers 40th Anniversary Edition #1H: SuperManila Comic Con Exclusive Variant