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PRE-ORDERS

There's always new things coming to Screaming Monkey Comics - placing an advance order means you don't have to be here Wednesday morning trying to grab it before it sells out! Here's some of our favorite items we're currently taking orders for.

Just use the handy pre-order form at the bottom of the page and give us your list of what you want to have reserved for you!

If you do not have an active account with our store, certain items may require a partial deposit. We'll contact you if that's the case, so be sure to leave your contact information so we can get in touch with you!

ABSOLUTE FLASH #1 (DC Comics)

JEFF LEMIRE AND NICK ROBLES SPEED INTO THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Without the mentor...without the family...without the Speed Force, what's left is the Absolute Scarlet Speedster!

Cover Price: $4.99

Orders due by: 2/22/25

Release date: 3/19/25

Main cover by Nick Robles

MAGIC: FINAL FANTASY

Due to the overwhelmingly massive amount of pre-order requests we (and every other outlet) has received in the last two days, we have to assume that this product may possibly be allocated from Wizards of the Coast.

To prevent any potential shortages that might make filling our requests impossible, we are no longer taking pre-orders for this product. If you have placed a pre-order with us, please remember that orders that have been paid in advance will have priority over unpaid orders in the event of an allocation. As always, paid pre-orders that can't be fulfilled will be immediately refunded.

Thank you for all of your support - we're sorry about the very short

pre-order window, we'll do our best ot have plenty of product available the day of release!

BATMAN #158 (DC Comics)

THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns!

Cover Price: $4.99

Orders due by: 3/1/25

Release date: 3/26/25

Main cover by JIim Lee & Scott Williams

1:25 Lee Bermejo Cover available for $22 (Limited Quantities)

1:50 Simone Di Meo Cover available for $48 (Limited Quantities)

SUMMER OF SUPERMAN SPECIAL #1

THIS IS IT! SPRING INTO THE SUMMER OF SUPERMAN! The Man of Steel and his universe of friends, family, allies, and rogues is in for some big changes, and it all starts in the Summer of Superman Special! Brought to you by Superman series architects Joshua Williamson (Superman), Mark Waid (Superman: Action Comics), and (making his grand entrance to the world of tomorrow) Dan Slott, this special oversize issue will set the stage for all the major events exploding throughout the Superman titles! When John Henry Irons and Lana Lang take their vows, everyone turns up for the big day--but trouble is brewing on the horizon, as threats from the past, present, and future kick off major new conflicts for the Superman Family. Brought to stunning life by the incomparable art of Jorge Jimenez (Batman, Super Sons), the Summer of Superman Special is the ground floor to the most exciting action imaginable in 2025!

Cover price: $5.99

Orders due by: 4/5/25

Releaes date: 4/30/25

DC x SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 (DC Comics)

GOTTA. GO. FLASH-FAST. It's a crossover event unlike any other! The monstrous Darkseid crosses dimensions to invade the world of Sonic the Hedgehog, seeking the ultimate power. Sonic and his friends have faced everything from mad scientists to ancient spirits, but the forces of Apokolips may be too much for them. Thankfully, the full heroic might of the Justice League arrives to back them up! Don't miss part one of this unique crossover event!

Cover Price: $3.99

Orders due by: 2/22/25

Release date: 3/19/25

DEADPOOL vs WOLVERINE: SLASH 'EM UP #1 (Marvel)

THE SNIKTS FLY AS WOLVERINE CRASHES DEADPOOL'S LATEST GIG! DEADPOOL and WOLVERINE are frenemies at their best, but their latest adventure might just push their healing factors (and Logan's patience) to their absolute limits - as anything that stands in their way will be slashed to ribbons! Deadpool is in MADRIPOOR for his latest mission, but not for long if Wolverine has anything to say about it! But what's his stake in Wade's merc job? For the first time in print, the full DEADPOOL VS. WOLVERINE Infinity Comic as one dynamite issue, just in time for April Pool's Day! RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.

Cover Price: $5.99

Orders due by: 2/20/25

Release date: 3/26/25

GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1 (2025)

Ever since she discovered she was a mutant, Kamala Khan has been balancing her previous life as MS. MARVEL with her role as a leader in the new community – but her conflicted identity has come at a deep personal cost. Now, pulled into the distant past by an unhinged villain with deep ties to mutant history, Ms. Marvel will witness the iconic birth of the Uncanny X-Men and their first encounter with Krakoa from an all-new, all-different perspective. But when history begins to change...can either Kamala Khan or the X-Men themselves survive the experience?

THE FIRST OF FIVE GIANT-SIZE ONE-SHOTS!

Cover Price: $4.99 • Many variant covers also available upon request

Orders due by: 4/25/25

Release date: 5/28/25

DOOM'S DIVISION #1 (Marvel Comics)

TIGER DIVISION ROARS INTO ACTION - FOR DOOM! Doctor Doom rules the planet! But instead of chaos, he's created world peace. Where does that leave Tiger Division, South Korea's foremost defenders? As agents of the National Intelligence Service under White Fox, they're ordered to uphold the new world order - with the help of some new team members! But not everyone is content in Doom's utopia. Tensions are high, and the stakes are higher in ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM. Brought to you by YOON HA LEE, award-winning writer of the Machineries of Empire series, who made his comics debut in the X-MEN: WEDDING SPECIAL #1, and all-star artist MINKYU JUNG (DOCTOR APHRA, MS. MARVEL)!

Cover Price: $4.99

Orders due by: 2/22/25

Release date: 3/26/25

DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #1 (of 3) (Marvel Comics)

After a horrific series of events, the world is in shambles. Matt Murdock is old, and his powers have faded to nothing. Matt will not, however, sit by and watch his fellow New Yorkers suffer, so instead of swinging around the city from his billy club line, he slings soup at a food center for the poor. But when a mysterious wrinkly old man interrupts a secret convoy causing an explosion, a deadly gas fills Hell's Kitchen and this tale takes a turn that will change how you look at the Man Without Fear.

Cover Price: $4.99

Orders due by: 3/1/25

Release date: 4/2/25

BURIED LONG, LONG AGO

Based on true events, from 1901-1908 Belle Gunness lured dozens of lonely men to her Indiana farm and savagely murdered them for their money. Because Belle managed to avoid capture and face trial, much of this story remains untold. Until now. This is a fairy-tale retelling of her brutal crimes from the perspective of her three young children...who soon discover there is something far worse, and far more evil, than their mother on the farm. Something Buried Long, Long Ago.

Published by Mad Cave Studios / Written by local writer Alex Cormack

Cover Price: $5.99

Orders due by: 3/22/25

Release date: 4/16/25

FIRE AND ICE: WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #1

SPINNING OUT FROM THE PAGES OF ABSOLUTE POWER AND THE DC ALL IN SPECIAL! In the pages of DC's Absolute Power event, Fire and Ice had finally achieved what Fire always wanted. The dynamic duo made a glorious return to the ranks of the Justice League--and during a major world crisis, no less! But when the crisis was overcome, the smoke had cleared, and all the superpowers were restored, Ice found herself shooting off uncontrollable spurts of fire, and Fire had ice crystals forming at her fingertips. Oops. With their powers switched and no solution in sight, Fire and Ice tuck tail and regroup in Smallville, where they realize their predicament makes them something worse than has-been heroes: menaces to the local community they've come to love. But Fire's always got a plan, no matter how shortsighted! And when she goes digging around in Zatanna's bag of tricks for a quick fix in the middle of karaoke night...what could possibly go wrong? Aside from, y'know, everything. Again. Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville writer Joanne Starer teams up with fan-favorite artist Stephen Byrne, returning Fire and Ice to Kansas for another raucous romp full of heart and humor in the midst of their own personal hell!

Retail price: $3.99

Orders due 3/15/25

Release date: 4/9/25

PREDATOR VS SPIDER-MAN #1 (of 4) MARVEL COMICS

In Predator vs. Wolverine, we saw a single Predator stalk Earth's greatest prey, the killing machine Wolverine. In Predator vs. Black Panther, Yautja invaded Wakanda and nearly dethroned its king. Now Ben Percy turns his twisted brain to Marvel's most beloved property: Spider-Man!

A heat wave sends NYC into a blackout and Spider-Man on patrol as tempers boil across the city. But beneath its grimy sewers and subways lurks a threat unlike anything Peter Parker has faced before. Introducing "Skinner," a Predator of no honor and no clan - only a thirst for blood.

Retail price: $5.99

Orders due 3/7/25

Release date: 4/23/25

Predator: Black White & Blood #1

A young Predator trying to prove himself prowls the Australian frontier, but his hunt goes south. A run-in with some humans from a convict colony will change the trajectory of everyone's lives and take readers on a journey never before seen in the Predator universe - it's an all-new anthology series told in solely black, white and red colors!

Retail price: $5.99

Orders due 4/19/25

Release date: 5/25/25

ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #1 (DC Comics)

AL EWING AND JAHNOY LINDSAY GET COSMIC IN THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Without the Corps...without the ring...without the willpower, what's left is the Absolute Green Lantern!

Cover Price: $4.99

Orders due by: 3/8/25

Release date: 4/2/25

Main cover by Jahnoy Lindsay

FANTASTIC FOUR #5

X-MEN #135

FANTASTIC FOUR #48

Marvel is reprinting some of the most epic (and expensive) comics in their storied history every month - get in your orders for this months' classic tales before they

sell out all over again!

Retail price: $4.99 each

Orders due: mid-April

Release date: May 2025

Universal Monsters' THE MUMMY #1

Mini-Series Premiere. An Eisner Award-winning superstar resurrects one of cinema's most iconic monsters. Award-winning creator Faith Erin Hicks presents a stunning new vision of the seminal horror film like you've never seen before. Helen Grosvenor is a woman born to two worlds and belonging in neither, forever haunted by a cursed encounter as a child. When unknown voices bring her back to an Egyptian dig site from her past, Helen will unknowingly play an unexpected role in the rise of a monster known only as... The Mummy!

Retail price: $4.99

Orders due 2/28/25

Release date: 3/26/25

PEACEMAKER Presents The Vigilante / Eagly

Double Feature #1 (DC Comics)

THEY GIVE PEACE A BAD NAME! DC Studios' James Gunn steps in as story consultant for 5 issues of insane $%&!@#$ calamity when two fan-favorite characters share the spotlight (and equal page count!) The Vigilante story starts when Peacemaker has disappeared! It's up to Adrian Chase, the Vigilante and Peacemaker's Bestest Friend to find him! The crime bosses of Evergreen must pay! BLOOD WILL BE SPILLED! (oh, wait, you say Peacemaker is just on vacation? Oh. uh. Don't tell Adrian.) Meanwhile, Eagly and his sidekick, Chris Smith (aka Peacemaker), are exhausted! After kicking the #$%@ out of a buncha Nazi lizard dudes, it's time to head to the great outdoors for some fresh air and a much needed vacay. But when their commute is co-opted by a bunch of masked &$#%$@#!, it's up to a certain eagle hero and his pet human to get themselves (and some dumb innocent folks) out of quite the pickle. Will lives be lost? Duh. An original DC Comics story, inspired by James Gunn's visionary Peacemaker series on MAX, ya best get ready to rumble!

Retail price: $3.99

Orders due 3/1/25

Release date: 3/26/25

UniVersus CCG: Challenger Series - Street Fighter 6 Decks

Select your fighter! What is true strength? The answer lies in the heart of battle! Take to the streets of Metro City and beyond with two Street Fighter 6 Challenger Series decks! Celebrate the latest installment of the legendary Street Fighter franchise returning to UniVersus in its unprecedented 11th expansion, the most ever for any IP in UniVersus!? This assorted display contains 2 Ryu + Luke decks and 2 Chun-Li + Jamie decks.? Each Challenger series is an advanced, ready-to-play 60 card deck that includes 2 character options. (Ryu + Luke or Chun-Li + Jamie)? Includes a booklet featuring a card checklist and learn to play guide! ? Each deck includes a collector booster pack, featuring 6 Random Alt-Art or All Foil Cards found in the Street Fighter 6 Challenger Series release. ? Street Fighter returns to UniVersus for an action packed 11th release!

$24.99 each

Orders due 6/2/25

Release date: 7/18/25

Red Hulk #1 - Dynamic Forces variant

signed by Benjamin Pearcy

RED HULK RAGES INTO ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM! THUNDERBOLT ROSS - in a cell deep below the ground - is a prisoner of DOCTOR DOOM And he is not alone. Brilliant military, criminal and political minds have been gathered against their will in a prison complex that serves as a "THINK TANK" to help carry out Doom's plan for global domination. But the RED HULK has other plans!

Retail price: $39.99

Orders due 1/22/25

Release date: 3/26/25

Star Wars Unlimited: Jump to Lightspeed

Enter a galaxy of endless possibilities in Star Wars : Unlimited! In this fast-paced, easy-to-learn trading card game, you and your opponent face off in exciting head-to-head battles full of iconic Star Wars characters. In this booster pack display for the game's fourth set, Jump to Lightspeed, you'll find 24 individually wrapped booster packs. Each pack contains 9 common cards, 3 uncommon cards, 1 rare or legendary card, 1 leader, 1 base/token, and 1 foil card. The Jump to Lightspeed set features characters and content from multiple eras in the Star Wars galaxy, with a particular focus on epic space battles.

Our guaranteed preorder price: $110

Orders due 1/15/25

Release date: 3/17/25

Secret Six #1 (DC Comics)

WHO WILL CONTROL THE SECRETS OF THE DC UNIVERSE? In the wake of Absolute Power, the Justice League has returned, the war criminal Amanda Waller is in prison, and things are finally getting back to normal...that is, until Dreamer, Jon Kent, and Jay Nakamura discover that Waller has somehow vanished into thin air from her cell! With seemingly no leads and nothing but questions (and enough trauma to fill a swimming pool), our three heroes are forced to team up with the bad guys--Deadshot, Catman, and Black Alice--to track down Waller, reclaim the infinite trove of secrets in her head, and uncover what the deal is with all these freakin' chess pieces they keep seeing around...all without letting their own individual secrets tear them apart from the inside. From acclaimed writer and actress Nicole Maines (Supergirl) and superstar artist Stephen Segovia (Spawn), the Secret Six are back in an all-new high-stakes, twist-filled limited series!

Retail price: $3.99

Orders due 2/8/25

Release date: 3/5/25

Star Wars: Jedi Knights #1 (Marvel Comics)

FIRST ISSUE IN THE PREQUEL ERA! • It begins here: MARVEL’S first series focusing on the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy: THE JEDI KNIGHTS! • Featuring your favorite JEDI like QUI-GON JINN, OBI-WAN KENOBI, YODA and MACE WINDU alongside BRAND-NEW JEDI sure to become fan favorites! • And who is the mysterious new villain targeting Qui-Gon Jinn?

Retail price: $4.99

Orders due 1/18/25

Release date: 3/5/25

Teen Titans Go #1 (DC Comics)

THE TEEN TITANS GET ARTISTIC! Say it ain't so! The Titans' comic book--canceled?! Desperate for a relaunch, the Titans remake themselves as everything from transforming robots to artsy, black-and-white indie comics characters. But when DC still doesn't bite, the Titans turn to more drastic measures...like sabotage.

Retail price: $2.99

Orders due 2/10/25

Release date: 3/5/25

The Thing #1 (DC Comics)

THE THING CLOBBERS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! Ben Grimm may be the strongest member of the Fantastic Four, but once upon a time, he was just a scrawny kid from Yancy Street. When an unexpected visitor from his past sends him on a search for a missing child, the Thing must unravel the mystery even if that means becoming a wanted man! Get ready to see the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing versus every super-powered criminal and bounty hunter in New York City! Writer Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs) and artist Leonard Kirk (STAR WARS: THE BATTLE OF JAKKU) give a glimpse into the history of the Thing that reminds you why Ben Grimm is the heart of the Marvel Universe…and why you don't want to let him hear you say that!

Retail price: $4.99

Orders due 2/1/25

Release date: 3/5/25

Thundercats: Lost #1 (Dynamite)

After being shot down in the middle of a war zone, five Thunderan warriors are fighting for their lives. Together they face a horde of heavily armored soldiers, and the team's only hope is to somehow break through their lines to reach the wreckage of their ship. Such overwhelming odds will strain their abilities to the absolute limit. But even if Pumyra, Lynx-0, Shen, Ligon, and their hammer-wielding commander Bengali make it out alive, will they still be able to complete their mission? And even more important: who is the mysterious antagonist who is hunting them and what is his connection to the Book of Omens?
Author ED BRISSON and artist RAPHA LOBOSCO, the celebrated creative team behind ThunderCats: Apex, present a never-before-seen side of the ThunderCats universe in ThunderCats: Lost #1 featuring extravagantly intriguing covers from an all-star roster of talent, including FELIPE MASSAFERA, CLAYTON HENRY, DECLAN SHALVEY, MARK BAGLEY, and JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG!

Retail price: $4.99

Orders due 2/8/25

Release date: 3/5/25

Vampirella #1 (Dynamite Comics)

The team of Christopher Priest and Ergun Gunduz returns as "The Long Night" begins! Vampirella's infant son, stolen by her evil twin Draculina, has finally been returned to her. But Vampi does not know the baby, has not bonded with him and, lost and alone, begins spiraling into postpartum depression.
A mysterious figure named Cicero arrives, claiming to be Vampirella's infant son somehow transported 40+ years back from a dark future wherein Vampirella, consumed by bitterness, has become The Witch of Ashthorne, a ruthless matriarch responsible for a nuclear holocaust. Having finally rescued her baby from Draculina, Cicero begs Vampirella, for his sake and the sake of the world, to give the infant back.

Retail price: $4.99

Orders due 3/1/25

Release date: 3/26/25

We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #1 (Image Comics)

THE EXPLOSIVE DOUBLE-SIZED FIRST ISSUE!
After her mad-scientist father is killed by the world's greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dad's robot bodyguard is following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever...or seek revenge and maybe overthrow the world order in the process. Image Comics proudly presents a journey of regret and retribution, super spies and pseudoscience, growing up and global domination from brilliant artist STEFANO LANDINI (_Prodigy, Hellblaze_r) and okay writer **MATTHEW ROSENBERG **(WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE?, Uncanny X-Men).

Retail price: $4.99

Orders due 2/28/25

Release date: 3/26/25

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