New Creator-Owned Comics This Week: November 1, 2023

Just before October ends, let’s check out all the exciting new creator-owned comics coming out this week! It’s an interesting week of releases with a wide spread coming from Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Dynamite, and Vault Comics. It goes to show there are plenty of different places to discover some incredible comics and stories to dive into! Let’s check out my picks!

The Sacrificers #4

By Rick Remender, Max Fiumara, and Dave McCaig

Image: Image Comics

The Sacrificers is back after its shocking cliffhanger from the last issue. Now that the Gala is in full swing, the gods that look over the land are having their fill of the sacrifice. Pigeon will soon find out the horrors that await him and the rest of the Sacrificers who have yet to meet their doom.

No/One #6

By Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato, Geraldo Borges, Mark Englert, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Image: Image Comics

Tensions rise throughout the city as a new string of copycat attacks spreads. Meanwhile, Julia’s podcast picks up steam among listeners, leading her to get even more entangled in the rocky case of the DA. The most intriguing story of the MassiveVerse continues with this latest issue!

Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland #5

By Scott O. Brown, David Delgrosso, and Derek Laufman

Image: Image Comics

This strange and wonderful miniseries is coming to a close! For its finale, artists Scott Brown and David Delgrosso team up for a pulse-pounding story about wacky warriors in “Fairy Road.” Then Derek Laufman closes things out with “Judge Gerty,” a lawful tale about how bad it gets when Gert sits in the judge’s seat.

Blood Commandment #1

By Szymon Kudranski

Image: Image Comics

From the creator of Something Epic comics comes a new horror story about a supernatural presence terrorizing a father and son. It’s up to the father, Ezra Connolly, to unearth the dark secrets of his past to protect his son from the evil approaching. This thrilling four-issue miniseries looks packed with the artistic brilliance from comics by Kudranski.

Canary #1

By Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian

Image: Dark Horse Comics

Acclaimed comic book creators Scott Snyder and Dan Panosian unearth a new horror series set during the last days of the Gold Rush. Events of the story begin after a mining company digs up a piece of radioactive Uranium that is more sinister than it seems. The mine collapses, trapping everyone inside, and then a series of strange, random killings start occurring in the nearby stretch of the Rocky Mountains. The story follows federal marshal Azrael William Holt as he investigates the area. What he discovers is something much more horrifying than he could have imagined.

Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow #2

By Stan Sakai

Image: Dark Horse Comics

In Usagi Yojimbo's return series to Dark Horse Comics, the legendary swordsman and his cousin Yukichi get caught in a dicey situation when their honorable host reveals herself to be a blood-thirsty monster! Meanwhile, Jei and Keiko juggle their newfound team of bandits at their disposal.

Savage Red Sonja #1

By Dan Panosian and Alessio Petillo

Image: Dynamite

Red Sonja is back, and she’s more savage than ever! The She-Devil with a Sword must retrieve a long-forgotten gem from an ancient kingdom. It’s a mission too dangerous except for Red Sonja herself. This new series is looking like a throwback to Robert E. Howard's original pulp tales of swords and sorcery.

Tear Us Apart #3

By Jay Baruchel, Van Jensen, Alessandro Micelli, and Taylor Esposito

Image: Dark Horse Comics

While on the run from the death cult that raised them, Boy and Girl find themselves stuck inside a shopping mall. The good times don’t last long though, because an army of assassins rolls into town looking for blood.

Unnatural Order #1

By Christopher Yost and Val Rodrigues

Image: Vault Comics

The creator of X-23, Chris Yost, is back with a new dark fantasy series set in a world riddled with horrors and fire. After a man known as the Druid sends the world into chaos, society is changed forever. There is one man whom the Druid fears because he alone knows the Druid’s secret. The man knows what the world is really supposed to be like. So begins that man's journey to restore the natural order of things.

The Midnite Show #2

By Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Jim Campbell

Image: Dark Horse Comics

Cullen Bunn’s monster mash of a series continues with the town of Cedar Bluffs transforming more into a setting ripped straight out of classic horror films. With cinematic monsters running across town, a group of townsfolk struggle to survive the horrific night.