Comics: Pull List for Feb. 9, 2022– Romance & Graveyards
Fall in Strange Love, meet a new team of mutants, our tour a graveyard– whatever your fancy, it’s here on my pull list– Feb 9th, 2022!
If you’re a comic book or manga reader, chances are Wednesday is your favorite day of the week. Whether you run to your local comic book shop or check your digital subscriptions as soon as you get home, it’s New Comic Book Day. Rejoice!
Here’s what’s on my pull list for Feb. 9th, 2022!
Pull List for February 9th, 2022: Single Issues
Superman: Son of Kal-El #8 by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey, & Raul Fernandez
Henry Bendix’s plans for ultimate control threaten every superhero on Earth. And, in trying to stand against the dictator of Gamorra, Superman makes himself a target of business and world leaders. He is seen by too many as a force that must be stopped. How much can even a Man of Steel stand against before he bends?
Batgirls #3 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona, & Sarah Stern
The Batgirls’ investigation leads them to believe new street artist Tutor is responsible for putting innocent Gothamites under trance, using his murals and then stealing their stuff. Luckily for them, Tutor is hosting an underground art show at the old shipyard tonight, so Babs and the Batgirls go undercover as attendees, so the Batgirls can prove to Babs once and for all that Tutor’s the one behind all the strange crimes! And to make matters worse, Babs bumps into Tutor’s ex at the event! Oof!
DC’s Strange Love Adventures #1 by Stephanie Phillips, Rich Douck, & more
Love is in the air again, and DC is here to warm your heart and brighten your soul with eight timeless tales of…strange love? We’ve got stories of a love as old as Jurassic time on Dinosaur Island, a bromance between Peacemaker and his eagle sidekick Eagly, and a first date you never saw coming. Oh wow, these really do sound sweet and heartwarming! So c’mon, let your freak flag fly and get weird this Valentine’s Day.
Hawkeye Kate Bishop #4 by Marieke Nijkamp, Enid Balam, & Jahnoy Lindsay
Kate Bishop hates the circus!
Turns out that the Resort Chapiteau is being run by none other than the Circus of Crime as nothing more than a new and exciting way to part rich people from their money. Except the signet ring they stole from Susan unlocks her safe at Bishop Manor, which contains something way, way more dangerous than stacks of cash. Also, the resort is set to self-destruct, and the guests (and Susan and Lucky) are still inside. Worst. Vacation. Ever.
Secret X-Men #1 by Tini Howard, Francesco Mobili, & Leinil Francis Yu
SSHHH – IT’S THE X-MEN!
When the Shi’ar Empire faces an unexpected threat, they must call upon the X-Men. Team co-captains Sunspot and Cannonball must lead Marrow, Tempo, Forge, Banshee, Strong Guy, Armor, and Boom-Boom on a secret mission to save Empress Xandra.
Wait, those aren’t the X-Men. Aren’t those the mutants who lost the election?
Pull List for February 9th, 2022: Graphic Novels
The Dead Handbook by Sara Richard
The Dead Hand Book is a collection of tales by those interred within the overcast Gravesend Cemetery. Hazy histories told in the style of pitted gravestones with the help of the ones buried below invite you back to days gone by where we faced mortality with both eyes wide open. It wasn’t so long ago we all knew the common epitaph carved into hard graveyard slate: “Remember me as you pass by. As you are, so was I. As I am so you will be. Prepare for death and follow me.”
Crema by Johnnie Christmas & Dante Luiz
Esme, a barista, feels invisible, like a ghost . . . also, when Esme drinks too much coffee she actually sees ghosts. Yara, the elegant heir to a coffee plantation, is always seen, but only has eyes for Esme. Their world is turned upside down when the strange ghost of an old-world nobleman begs Esme to take his letter from New York City to a haunted coffee farm in Brazil, to reunite him with his lost love of a century ago. Bringing sinister tidings of unrequited love.
Previews: Comics Releasing 2/9/22
What’s on your pull list this week? Tell us down below in the comments. We respect your choice to collect digitally– a comic book library? In this economy?
But if you see something you absolutely need to own in the meatspace, be sure to head to your local comic book shop!
