Titan Comics October Highlights
October has arrived, and Titan Comics is gearing up to excite fans with an impressive lineup of new releases! From the timeless exploits of Conan the Barbarian to the enigmatic mysteries of Minky Woodcock, this month's offerings are sure to enthral readers with a mix of classic tales and innovative new stories. And if you're a Conan fan like myself, this is a huge month.
There's also the release of the Killtopia collected edition from Dave Cook, which is excellent. If you've not checked out Killtopia before, then you're in for a real treat. This is a definite must-buy! So much so, I have the individual books but I've still pre-ordered the collected edition. It's that good.
The Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol.1
ON SALE OCT 1
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith
Colourist: John Buscema
Crom! This inaugural volume ushers in a line of definitive Savage Sword of Conan collections.
In lushly illustrated novel-length adventures with all the drama, violence and allure the comic book medium can offer, writer Roy Thomas and greatest artists of the era craft a host of Conan classics like Barry Windsor-Smith's "Red Nails" and John Buscema's "Black Colossus" and "A Witch Shall Be Born" featuring the infamous Tree of Death. An omnibus of full-colour covers, letters pages, pinups, extensive articles and reviews on Conan, his world and his creator — everything's included, and no one is spared the vengeance of Conan!
Regular and DM covers are available!
Conan the Barbarian: The Original Comics Omnibus Vol.1
ON SALE OCT 8
Writer: Roy Thomas
Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith
For fans of Conan, old and new, it is the perfect way to discover the adventures of the famous Cimmerian!
In these early exploits, a young Conan ventures from his homeland for the first time, honing his skills as a thief, mercenary, pirate and above all, warrior! Born on a battlefield in the frozen lands of Cimmeria, Conan fights his way through the untamed kingdoms of the Hyborian Age, sparing no man, woman or wizard his wrath. His adventures will become legend, and he will become king. This oversized Omnibus begins a historic series of collections of the original 1970 Conan the Barbarian comic book series, with each issue painstakingly restored to match the majesty of the original editions.
Regular and DM covers are available!
Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu #1
ON SALE OCT 16
Creator: Cynthia Von Buhler
The plucky detective returns with an occult horror twist!
Sensational artist, author, and playwright, Cynthia von Buhler melds her glorious illustrations with the eldritch elements of H.P. Lovecraft and Aleister Crowley. Inspired by a true WWII maritime operation, shocking satanic events, monstrous men, and one salacious sea creature, this third series tells the tale of Minky's encounter with legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, created of the dreaded Cthulhu.
ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 9
ON SALE OCT 22
Writers: Masami Yuuki, Osamu Tezuka
Artist: Tetsuro Kasahara
After encountering a malfunctioning robot, Tenma and the gang decide to diagnose him by linking him to Six's mainframe. But when the two robots' minds start to fuse the team must do everything to save Six from losing his identity before it's too late!
Created by Masami Yuki and Tetsurō Kasahara, Volume 9 of ATOM: The Beginning inches closer to the iconic Osamu Tezuka creation, Astro Boy, an icon known across the world from the hugely successful manga and anime.
Anfield Road
ON SALE OCT 29
Creator: Chris Shepherd
As Conor Sterling is about to turn 18, he wrestles with the tough choice to go to art college or look after his sick, dominating grandmother? While life seems to move faster, he falls for a West-Indian girl who his grandmother disapproves of. Conor is torn between doing the right thing for him or submitting to the will of his crazy grandmother.
What follows is a funny and poignant coming of age story set in Liverpool in 1989. The land of The La's, the Hillsborough disaster and Findus Crispy Pancakes.
Killtopia: The Complete Collection
ON SALE OCT 29
Writer: Dave Cook
Artist: Clark Bint
Ten years ago, an unexplained explosion rocked the city's Sector-K district, leaving it home a horde of rampaging, killer mecha and a lethal nanomachine plague known as 'The Rot.'
Today, the sector is rebranded as 'Killtopia' - the most brutal bloodsport on the planet. High-tech hunters known as 'Wreckers' flood Japan to destroy the mechs in exchange for Rot medication, infinite wealth, and limitless social influence. While on a routine hunt, a rookie Wrecker called Shinji encounters Crash, the world's first sentient mecha. Together, Shinji, Crash and a misfit band of hackers and slum rats team up to cure The Rot while being hunted by Yakuza crime lords, android assassins and every Wrecker in Neo Tokyo.
Can Shinii and Crash survive long enough to cure the planet, or does the universe have bigger plans for our heroes?
I Can Count To Ten
ON SALE OCT 29
Creator: Roman Dirge
Presented as a child's primer book for maths, I Can Count to Ten is, without doubt, the single most completely useless teaching aid for anyone looking for a book to teach them how to count to ten. What starts as the cutest counting book in the history of education soon descends spectacularly into the single goriest, bloodiest, and funniest non-teaching aid EVER, which somehow manages to shoehorn in a sinister government conspiracy and an alien invasion into a gentle tale of a bunch of loveable numbers introducing themselves in order.
Genius is a word bandied about a lot, but what Roman has done here is nothing less than pure genius, creating a genuinely funny belly laugh of a book that will have any reader crying with laughter.
2 Dumb Dinos
ON SALE OCT 29
Writer: Eric Filipkowski
Artist: Nathan Hamill
THEY'RE DUMB. THEY'RE DINOS. THERE'S TWO OF THEM!
Welcome to the irreverently silly world of two Dinos with their hooves and claws on the pulse of all things pop culture.
Referencing everything from BK Joes, to Chinese spy balloons, to missing Top Secret White House documents to the latest Hollywood blockbuster! This collection of cult digital comic strips, available for the first time ever in book form, is a celebration of the glorious tradition of the American newspaper Funnies immortalized by the likes of Peanuts and The Far Side but skewered by the humour of South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants and Drunk History.
It's an affectionate and downright silly slice of American pie with a side order of Dino guano thrown in for free!
