Superhero Team Silhouette in Big City. Photo: yogysic (Getty).
We are living in the golden age of wacky comic books. Or is it the Silver Age? Modern? Whatever. I don’t want to nerd this place up immediately and lose half of you right off the bat. The point I’m trying to make is that comics are so much more diverse and accessible than they used to be, and the funniest part of that is seeing the crazy concoctions, crossovers, and all out lunacy that hits the shelves every month.
Surely you immediately noticed that this is a list of comics that are already on the stands and not upcoming. That was intentional, believe it or not. As a comic fan, there is nothing more annoying to me than solicits. Don’t get me wrong, I love to know what’s on the horizon, but then I just get antsy and have to wait for the actual release dates. So instead, we rounded up the craziest comic books put out this past month so that once you know they exist, you can waste no time going out and seeing how ridiculous (but usually entertaining) they really are.
Fascinatingly Peculiar Comics Released In September 2017
Surely there’s a comic or two you feel were left out of the fold. Let us know and we’ll be sure to do better next time.
Previously: The Most Fascinatingly Peculiar Comic Books Released In August 2017
Fascinatingly Peculiar Comics September 2017
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Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1
Photo: Image Comics
Price: $3.99
This is the follow-up to Mark Millar's The Secret Service, which was turned into a movie franchise known as Kingsman. However, despite this book coming out weeks prior to Kingsman: The Golden Circle, it didn't pull its inspiration from it again, instead opting for a completely new story. Crap, now we can't even compare the two. Hell, Millar didn't even write Red Diamond. Is that confusing enough to make this list?
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Dastardly & Muttley #1
Photo: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
It's Dastardly and Muttley of Hanna-Barbera fame like you've never seen them before...but mainly Muttley. As you can see, he's some sort of mutated dog-man in this comic, which was written by Garth Ennis. Any questions? Oh, tons? Good. Judging from reviews, you aren't alone.
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Fruit Ninja #1
Photo: Dynamite Entertainment
Price: $3.99
Even the solicitation for this cheap cash grab of a comic based on a phone game can't take itself seriously (but that seems to be the point):
Based on the BILLION-times-downloaded game! The FRUIT NINJAS have mastered the art of Juice Jitsu (no, really) which unlocks hidden powers through the slicing of fruit (seriously) so they can protect their neighbors from time-traveling super-villains! (still with us?)
PLUS: An ANCIENT FRUIT NINJAS tale from a thousand years ago, featuring a PIG and a PEACH! PLUS PLUS: A JETPACK JOYRIDE tale featuring a dude with a jetpack battling flying hippos with buttercream-based weaponry! HOW did we fit ALL this ridiculously amazingly dumb stuff into ONE issue? PAY MONEY TO FIND OUT!
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Retcon #1
Photo: Image Comics
Price: $3.99
For those unfamiliar with comic book lingo, retconning is essentially changing an already established backstory. In this case, they seem to be capitalizing on the notion, only from the get-go. Wait, what? No, really:
The reboot of a comic book miniseries that has never existed begins with an all-new, all-different issue #1! Time to travel back and jump in on this comic while it was new!
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Wonder Woman / Conan #1
Photo: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
DC's all about the crossovers lately, and people are digging it because big names in the comic world are actually writing them. And there's no one bigger in the WW / Conan market than Gail Simone.
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Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #1
Photo: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99
You've heard of Old Man Logan, but an elderly Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China? Were intrigued, especially with John Carpenter aboard as co-writer.
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President Pence #1
Photo: Antarctic Press
Price: $3.99
It's not our intention to keep posting Trump administration-centric comics every month, but they keep churning them out for some reason. Are people actually reading them? Surely a certain someone would say they're the yugest comic books out there right now or ever in history. But we're just speculating.
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Three Stooges: Halloween Stoogetacular #1
Photo: American Mythology Comic Books
Price: $3.99
A Halloween comic being release in September featuring three dead dudes that are much funnier in live-action -- sounds like a winner to us.
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Marvel Legacy #1
Photo: Marvel Comics
Price: $5.99
Marvel is essentially rebooting their brand a la DC Rebirth. Will it work out for them as well as it did for their direct competitor? All we know for sure is that they are pulling out all the stops. Even Wolverine is rising from the dead for this one, so it's bound to be worth it. Better be for nearly double the standard price.
