Myth Makers
In the wake of Lore Olympus, comics fans are all in for the escapades of gods. These comics remix ancient myths and fabled realms, or dream up brand-new deities and demons.
All Weather Turns to Storm (Immortal Thor #1) Al Ewing and Martin Coccolo. Marvel Universe, Mar. 12 ($29.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-302-95418-5) The king of Asgard faces down a posse of immortals sent after him by his own mother, Gaea, in this reboot of the Marvel hero.
Beyond Mortal Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert. Dark Horse, July 23 ($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5067-4050-8) Buried gods rise up and challenge superheroes for dominion over Earth in this saga inspired by bronze age comics and ancient myths.
Botanica Drama Thom. Pow Pow, May 7 ($23.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-2-925114-24-6) In this wordless comic, Earth is shattered by endless night when the sentient sun decides to sleep in.
Census Marc Bernardin, Adam Freeman, and Sebastian Piriz. Dark Horse, July 16 ($22.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5067-3716-4) An everyman is hired to go door to door in N.Y.C. and count up the demons, djinns, and other mythic monsters who live, as New Yorkers always figured, hidden behind random apartment entryways.
Covenant Lysandra Vuong. Oni, Apr. 16 ($24.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-63715-281-2) Gun-slinging priests face off against demons in this webtoon with a queer romance twist, which finds God sending a reluctant savior to defend a cute boy from evil.
Devour Jazmine Joyner and Anthony Pugh. Megascope, May 7 ($24.99, ISBN 978-1-4197-6306-9) Somewhere in the American South, a Black matriarch with strange powers is found to be hiding the African spider god Anansi in her basement (and he’s been eating her memories).
Godfell: The Complete Series Chris Sebela and Ben Hennessy. Vault, Feb. 27 ($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-63849-201-6) The body of God falls into disputed territory in a fantasy landscape dominated by women warriors, who battle for control of his mystical corpse.
In Perpetuity Peter and Maria Hoey. Top Shelf, Apr. 16 ($19.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-60309-537-2) A shade who can move between realms is recruited out of an afterlife that resembles a cross between Greek mythology and film noir, and falls into a romance with a dying woman.
Medea Blandine Le Callet and Nancy Peña, trans. by Montana Kane. Dark Horse, May 21 ($29.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5067-4268-7) The beguiling lover, devoted mother, and decried monster of Greek myth gets reenvisioned in all her complexity and majesty.
Outlaw (Wonder Woman #1) Tom King and Daniel Sampere. DC Comics, July 2 ($24.99, ISBN 978-1-77952-545-1) The Amazonians are abhorred as outlaws, unjustly exiled from America, in this new arc of the Wonder Woman story line, which is based on Greek myth.
Putty Pygmalion Lonnie Garcia. Silver Sprocket, July 17 ($15.99 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-88620-042-3) A DIY version of the Pygmalion myth finds a radish named Darryl hacking together a boyfriend out of a toy, only to find his new companion doesn’t want to stay a boy-toy.
Starsigns Saladin Ahmed, Megan Levens, and Kelly Fitzpatrick. Image, May 14 ($9.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-5343-9846-7) When the constellations crash to Earth, 12 ordinary folks become imbued with superpowers of the zodiac.