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Kerpow, Mitch & Sidney Hammer in Scout Comics September 2024 Solicits

Scout Comics launches Kerpow #1 by Tom Fyans and Julio Brilha, Mitch #1 by Maxim Simic and Sidney Hammer #1 by Massacre.

Published Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:58:08 -0500

by Rich Johnston

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Scout Comics unveils Kerpow #1, exploring a tale of vengeance and criminal empires.
Comedy and sci-fi meet in Mitch #1, an adventure with an anthropomorphic lead.
Sidney Hammer #1 delivers hammer-swinging action and dark secrets.
Diverse September 2024 lineup includes horror, fantasy, and space exploration comics.

Scout Comics is starting to ramp up its publishing plans, in the light of some major falling out with creatives earlier in the year. Launching Kerpow #1 by Tom Fyans and Julio Brilha, Mitch #1 by Maxim Simic and Sidney Hammer #1 by Massacre in their September 2024 solicits and solicitations.

KERPOW #1
WRITER | TOM FYANS
ARTIST | JULIO BRILHA
COVER A | JULIO BRILHA
COVER B | CARLOS NIETO
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/18/2024
FOC DATE | 8/12/2024
Brand new series for fans of WANTED & KICK-ASS! After witnessing his father, a low-level henchman, accidentally kill
the world's greatest hero and sidekick duo, young Jacob grows up traumatized and scarred. Years later, following a
failed assassination attempt on his father, Jacob is almost killed. Waking up in hospital, Jacob finds he is now
haunted by an impossible apparition—the murdered sidekick. Together they will attempt to bring down his father's
criminal empire.

LOOP #2
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WRITER | EL TORRER
ARTIST | RUBEN GIL
COVER | RUBEN GIL
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/25/2024
FOC DATE | 8/12/2024
DARK HARBOR – A gripping tale of terror and survival in the aftermath of tragedy. Becky, hiding amidst the horror of
a school shooting, fights for her life as friends fall around her. Ellie, a survivor haunted by relentless visions, sees the
dead bodies accumulating in the school's dark corridors. In this stark and poignant narrative, 'The Loop' explores the
harrowing impact of violence on the living… and the dead.

Fans of HELLBOY and HOWARD THE DUCK will love this amazing comic series! "Mitch" mixes comedy, science fiction
and urban fantasy, with character Mitch as the anthropomorphic lead, juxtaposed to the seemingly realistic world of
the late 90s. It's chunky Roger Rabbit with a bad temper meets Indiana Jones, set in a Sam Raimi's looking cityscape.
It's a story about one furry guy on a quest to find his true origins, unintentionally stumbling into adventure, mystery,
and a secret ongoing extraterrestrial conflict over Earth and its unsuspecting occupants. Enjoy this world premiere
first issue of this NON-STOP! series followed by the entire story collected soon after in one volume!

MISSION APPLESEED #2
WRITER | LESA MILLER, TRENT MILLER
ARTIST | DAVID ANTÓN GOMIS PUSTE
COVER | JOE BOCARDO
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/11/2024
FOC DATE | 8/5/2024
If you like STAR TREK and enjoyed Apple TV's SILO, then you will love MISSION APPLESEED. The intergalactic
Mission Appleseed to perpetuate humankind by seeding the stars continues, leaping ahead twenty two years.
Children no more, Alex, Gem and Goldie prepare to embark on the colonizing quest for which they've prepared their
entire lives. With Raj complicit, Gem's dark secret is revealed and the idyllic repetition of the next phase of the
Mission is shattered by sabotage, implicating the sinister embedded terrorist group known only as Awake. Treachery
forever alters the latest iteration of the Mission, tearing lifelong lovers apart and plunging their Mission
into uncertainty.

ROMAN RITUAL #3
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WRITER | EL TORRES
ARTIST | JAIME MARTÍNEZ
COVER | JAIME MARTÍNEZ
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/11/2024
FOC DATE | 8/5/2024
DARK HARBOR – Priest John Brennan unravels the gruesome truth behind the Pope's possession. Amidst a Vatican in
turmoil, the crisis escalates and shakes the whole Catholic Church. As Brennan confronts the unspeakable horror
lurking inside the Church itself, prepare for a harrowing descent into a realm where faith meets the darkest abyss.

SIDNEY HAMMER #1
WRITER | MASSACRE
ARTIST | MASSACRE
COVER A | MASSACRE
COVER B | PABLO COLLAR
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/11/2024
FOC DATE | 8/5/2024
She's not your average journalist. She's got a magic hammer, and she knows how to use it! Join Sidney as she battles
gruesome ratzis and uncovers dark secrets involving bionic monkeys in this pulse-pounding, action-packed comic
series. Designed for fans of trashy movies, this is your ticket to over-the-top, monster-smashing mayhem. Hold on
tight–it's Hammer time!

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY TP
WRITER | AARON WALTHER
ARTIST | ED BICKFORD
COVER | ED BICKFORD
FULL COLOR | 152 PAGES | $19.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/25/2024
FOC DATE | 8/19/2024
Having mastered the art of Origami, Tofu the Rabbit goes on a quest to learn the secrets of perfect scrapbooking from
Princess Snowpea. Along the way, he battles a troupe of Ninja Scouts in training, mentors a wrestling bear, and tries to
avoid the Evil Ferret, but when Tofu's rival, Dark Miso, kidnaps Princess Snowpea for his own nefarious purposes, Tofu
and his new friends must band together to pull off a daring and comedic rescue.

BURNING MAID #4
WRITER | ANDREA LORENZO MOLINARI AND
ROBERT XAVIER MOLINARI
ARTIST | LUCA PANCIROLI
COVER | LUCA PANCIROLI
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/25/2024
FOC DATE | 8/19/2024
DARK HARBOR – Historical Horror. The endgame is upon us! Jehanne D'Arc is led to the stake while Val and Franco
set in motion a desperate rescue attempt. Meanwhile, the Shepherd clashes with the Burning Maid, locked in a death
struggle with Jehanne's immortal soul in the balance. Can Michael the Archangel lead the forces of France to the
rescue or will history repeat itself in all its horrific brutality?

CATRINA'S CARAVAN TP
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WRITER | HÉCTOR RODRÍGUEZ III, CYNTIA PELAYO, V. CASTRO, DAVID
BOWLES
ARTIST | GUILLERMO VILLARREAL, ELIANA FALCÓN, CHEMA
COVER | ARIEL MEDEL
FULL COLOR | 80 PAGES | $14.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/18/2024
FOC DATE | 8/12/2024
CHISPA – Catrina's Caravan is a horror anthology series featuring stories by the best Latinx writers of horror as told by
Catrina, a suspicious harbinger of darkness on the run from a violent priest. In three harrowing tales by Latino authors,
we peer into the dark corners of the modern world and witness a horrifying, winged retribution for those who abuse
refugees at the border. Crafted in the tradition of great horror comics anthologies, this spine-tingling new series taps
into the particular darkness of Latino cultures, drawing forth a rich fount of horror with textures and nuance that will
reward readers in the know and make fans of those who don't.

CHARM CITY #3
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WRITER | JOSH EISERIKE
ARTIST | SCOTT VAN DOMELEN
COVER | SCOTT VAN DOMELEN
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/18/2024
FOC DATE | 8/12/2024
Still grieving the shocking murder of her brother, excommunicated witch Alyssia Singer comes face-to-face with the
Carver, the serial killer stalking Baltimore's underground witching community. And just when it looks like she'll be
his next victim, help comes from an unexpected ally: Alyssia's estranged sister, Joelle. But is Joelle friend… or foe?
Either way, Alyssia's going to have to face some shocking secrets as the Carver sharpens his knife to kill again…

2nd printing! Fans of THE CHNRONICLES OF NARNIA and STUFF OF LEGEND will love this new series! Gabriel and
Cissy are in the Dark Lands—a once beautiful place that has now been reduced to a hellscape ravaged by a disease
called The Lament. While Cissy starts to teach Gabriel how to navigate the horrors of the Dark Lands, he realizes the
key to their success in finding Maddy will be to reassemble his old military unit. First up is Brambles who was left
stationed in the Forest From The Trees.

COMMERCIAL SPACE #1 ONESHOT
WRITER | LESA MILLER, TRENT MILLER
ARTIST | MICHELA CACCIATORE
COVER A | EMANUELE SIMONCINI
COVER B | MICHELA CACCIATORE
FULL COLOR | 60 PAGES | $6.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/25/2024
FOC DATE | 8/19/2024
Fans of THE OFFICE and PARKS & RECREATION will love this new comic. It's an oversized one shot for a discounted
price! Welcome to the Sun N Fun office park! The somewhat true* story of Blake and Katie, a thirty-something couple who inherit a rundown office park in rural Florida. Stuck with a gaggle of wacky tenants—and a marginally sane
handyman—they must find a way to turn things around fast. The rent is due and the clock is ticking. Can they turn a
profit and avoid foreclosure before the inmates take over the asylum?!

DARK HARBOR – Billy has been shot! After being kidnapped, a young girl named Klara freed him, sharing his desire to
escape. Now, our heroes find themselves stuck between a gun and an open road filled with angry cops. What difficult
choices must Chuck Butcher make to save his friends and continue his trek to Chicago? The cross-country trip
continues, with Exit Three!

Virgil finds himself standing in awe before a mysterious three-faced being, the creature who rescued him from the
maw of a translucent monster. Who is this mysterious creature, and what is its purpose in crossing paths with Virgil?
Unravel the captivating tale straight from the sacred pages of Virgil's religious text, "Divine Power Made Me."

DUSK TP VOL 1
WRITER | ALEX SEGURA, ELIZABETH LITTLE
ARTIST | DAVID HAHN
COVER | DAVID HAHN
FULL COLOR | 148 PAGES | $24.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/25/2024
FOC DATE | 8/19/2024
Blackstone—a city whose history dates back to the earliest days of our nation. Below its abandoned skyscrapers and
crumbling colonial architecture, beneath the buzzing lights and ragged billboards, the metropolis is propped up by
corruption and fear. Blackstone public defender Jaime Nuñez—former baseball hero, now a divorced dad—is always
trying to do his best. But the criminal justice system is not without limits. When Jaime comes into an unexpected
fortune and some surprising, super heroic tools, he discovers there might be another, more direct way to do some
actual good in the world. But can the masked man known only as The Dusk push back against decades of entrenched
corruption without compromising his commitment to social justice?

GREYLOCK #3
WRITER | ELI SHOCKEY
ARTIST | ATAGUN ILHAN
COVER | ATAGUN ILHAN
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/18/2024
FOC DATE | 8/12/2024
DARK HARBOR – Now in development for TV! The Greylock has captured his quarry, but was it too easy? The
Mindwitch pleads her case, but with her telepathy can she be trusted? With a king's ransom on the line Greylock has
put a target on his back by capturing the Mindwitch. Just how far will these hunters and mercenaries go for a payday?

Scout Legacy editions bring back some of our most prolific issue number ones back in print! In development for an
adulat animated show! Fans of PAUL BLART MALL COP and EASTBOUND AND DOWN will love this incredibly original
comic series by the extremely talented Tom Lintern! After a near-death experience, a mall cop goes undercover as a
manager at an all-you-can-eat buffet. With the help of his coworkers and a supercomputer/microwave called M.I.T.T.
(Mall Industries Two Thousand), he takes on crime boss Robogrannie and her gang of thugs!

MOM BREAKS THE INTERNET
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NONSTOP
WRITER | JAY SANDLIN
ARTIST | PATRICK MULHOLLAND
COVER | PATRICK MULHOLLAND
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/4/2024
FOC DATE | 8/5/2024
Fans of HACKERS & SWORDFISH will love this series! Barbie Reed gets laid off from her computer programming job
the same day her fifteen-year-old daughter Penny is arrested at a peaceful protest. When Barbie picks her up from
jail, she has no idea what happened to Penny at the demonstration. Fed up with playing by the rules, Barbie rallies
tech-savvy moms with a radical plan to force the world to change. Enjoy this world premiere first issue of this
NON-STOP! series followed by the entire story collected soon after in one volume!

Bram and Weasel plunge into the forsaken Crypt of the Gods in search of a library (also forsaken) concealing the
dreaded Necronomicon. As Lovecraftian horrors spill into Gerada and beyond, the duo embarks on a wild and
whimsical romp. Get ready for a thrilling escapade, where swordplay meets cosmic chaos in a city besieged by
the unspeakable!

REST IN PEACE TP THE YULE GHOUL
WRITER | TYLER HAM
ARTIST | FIRULAS ILUSTRA
COVER | FIRULAS ILUSTRA
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $5.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/11/2024
FOC DATE | 8/5/2024
What would you do if your favorite holiday was supposed to be Halloween, but it was really Christmas? That question
has been on Ghoul's mind! In this standalone follow-up to Rest in Peace, the Ghoul, unable to keep his Christmas spirit to himself, decides to throw his first-ever haunted holiday party. All monsters are invited! He dresses his tomb in the
finest decorations, from Santa hats on the skulls to hanging bats on the tree. There may even be some mistletoe! Will
his monster pals show up? It's candy canes and candy brains for Ghoul and his friends this holiday season!
The Yule Ghoul is the second in the Rest in Peace series of picture books for children ages 3+ by Tyler Ham.
8X8 PICTURE BOOK

THIRTEEN ORIGINS MOLT #1 ONE SHOT
WRITER | LAURA GALÁN-WELLS
ARTIST | WREN RÍOS
COVER | WREN RÍOS
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/25/2024
FOC DATE | 8/19/2024
CHISPA: The Thirteen Origins is a series of one-shot origin stories for the members of The Thirteen, a group of
Mexicans and Mexican Americans who discover they are chispas, able to wield impossible powers. Óscar Ramírez
shares his birthday with his abuelo Ishmael, and on his eighteenth, Óscar does a traditional hikuri dance to honor his
abuelo and the ancestral connections he has. He's shocked when his abuelo takes him aside and tells him he's a
chispa, a tausiya, a shaman for the gods who can manipulate people's perceptions of reality and give them visions. At
the same time, oil is discovered in a nearby park. The municipality decides to close and sell it to businessmen, l
eaving the entire community with nowhere to gather. To save his beloved community park from destruction, Óscar
needs to figure out how best to use his unique spark.

THIRTEEN ORIGINS THE BLUE DEER #1 ONESHOT
WRITER | DAVID BOWLES
ARTIST | ARMANDO ZANKER
COVER | ARMANDO ZANKER
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/11/2024
FOC DATE | 8/5/2024
CHISPA: The Thirteen Origins is a series of one-shot origin stories for the members of The Thirteen, a group of
Mexicans and Mexican Americans who discover they are chispas, able to wield impossible powers.Leya Pelayo is
someone with a deep connection to her home: her parents, now dead, raised her in it, and even now as she finishes
high school her grandmothers live and work in their home with her. They have always rented from an old family friend,
but when he passes away, his son presents them with an eviction notice right on Leya's eighteenth birthday. Now,
Leya must try to save the home that she's always lived in by raising the money to buy it and discover if her newfound
ability to change her appearance and 'molt' might help her do just that.

THIS LITTLE PIGGY #2 MR
WRITER | SHAWN GABBORIN
ARTIST | CARLOS LÓPEZ
COVER | CARLOS LÓPEZ
FULL COLOR | 32 PAGES | $4.99
IN-STORE DATE | 9/25/2024
FOC DATE | 8/19/2024
DARK HARBOR – A coming of age Werewolf tale! Smell the air. Filter out the extra scents, the pine, the flowers. Find
the sweat, the perfume. You got it? Good. The hunt begins. But a father and son realize they don't see eye to eye
anymore.