In May, Egmont will serve its readers with less news than usual, but that does not mean the lack of interesting titles. This time, however, it will be American comics mainly from the largest publishers – DC and Marvel.
The first item is available for sale from May 8. You will have to wait until 8 pm for the rest. In addition, the full catalog for 2020 has also been published, which you can find at this link . For the full list of titles debuting this month, see below.
Premiere on May 8, 2020.
Star Wars Comics, Poe Dameron: Spark and Flame, Volume 8
Script: Charles Soule
Drawings: Angel Unzueta
Translation: Katarzyna Nowakowska
A series of books for comic book lovers and fans of the Star Wars world. Every two months, up to 148 pages of the latest Star Wars comics, published since 2015 by the Marvel Comics publishing house. Each volume presents closed picture stories, created by the best scriptwriters and cartoonists. All of the comics in the magazine belong to the current canon of the Star Wars universe and enrich the history of a distant galaxy with new adventures of heroes and villains, both from the original trilogy about the struggles of the Rebellion with the Empire and from new films about the Resistance’s fight against the First Order. The second category includes the story from the eighth volume – “Spark and Flame” from the series “Poe Dameron”. The action of the story takes place in parallel with the films “The Force Awakens”
The premiere on May 20, 2020.
Doom Patrol
Screenplay: Grant Morrison
Drawings: Richard Case, Ken Steacy, Sean Phillips et al.
Translation: Jacek Drewnowski
The third volume of adventures of the World’s Weirdest Heroes known as the Doom Patrol. A group of freaks with superpowers was invented in the 1960s by screenwriter Arnold Drake and cartoonist Bruno Premiani. In the nineties, writing the scripts for the series was offered to Grant Morrison, who made the characters of the comic book characters close to the modern reader. In the final volume of the Doom Patrol series, he must once again deal with the members of the Dada Brotherhood and their leader Mr. Nikim. Then the unstoppable, formidable Candlestick arrives, making the lives of some of the Doom Patrol members a thread. Danny Street meets his cosmic destiny, Crazy Jane will tell you in a poignant way what it is to look into
well, and Professor Caulder, the head of the group, will reveal his secrets. Sounds weird? Not necessarily. In the world of absurd, grotesque, horror and humor created by Grant Morrison (“JLA”, “Green Lantern”, “Animal Man”, “The Last Crisis”), anything is possible. The series’ notebook covers are Eisner Award winner Simon Bisley (“Lobo”, “Sláine”, “Batman / Judge Dredd: The Judgment of Gotham”). Adult comic.
DC universe. Heroes’ Crisis
Screenplay: Tom King
Drawings: Clay Mann, Travis Moore, Lee Weeks, Mitch Gerads,
Jorge Fornes
Translation: Tomasz Sidorkiewicz
“Crisis of Heroes” is a 9-issue mini-series with a script by multiple Eisner Award winner Tom King (“Mister Miracle”, “Vision”) and drawings by such great artists as: Clay Mann (“Batman”), Lee Weeks (“Batman”) and Mitch Gerads (“Mister Miracle”). An unprecedented comic book event shedding light on the darkest recesses of the psyche of the heroes of the DC Comics universe. The Sanctuary is an institution built in secret from the world by Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Here, superheroes, thanks to the use of the most modern artificial intelligence, have a chance to cope with past traumas and the need to return to the endless battle with evil. The peace of the Sanctuary is disturbed when a mass murder occurs. Primary suspects? Harley Quinn and the time traveler known as Booster Gold. Now the Man of Steel, the Dark Knight and the incredible Amazon must find the perpetrator of this terrible crime. The case is more serious than they suspect. If the killer is not caught, the danger could be faced by any superhero ever using the services of the Sanctuary …
Conan – The Barbarian Sword: The Cult of Kogi Thun, vol.1
Script: Gerry Duggan
Drawings: Ron Garney
Translation: Bartosz Czartoryski
Conan finds himself on a pirate ship. When he reveals his strength to the surprised crew, he learns of an unknown cult whose traces lead to the coast of Stygia. The barbarian will have to use all his strength and wits to make his way through the ruined city and obtain the treasure guarded by the followers of Kogi Thun. They are led by a sorcerer who will stop at nothing to protect his god. The script is written by Gerry Duggan (“Deadpool”, “Uncanny Avengers”), and the drawings were prepared by Ron Garney (“Amazing Spider-Man”, “Daredevil”).
Rick and Morty, Volume 9
Script: Kyle Starks, Tini Howard
Drawings: Marc Ellerby, Sabrina Mati, Jarrett Williams
Translation: Jacek Drewnowski
The next album of scary and funny adventures of the heroes of the famous TV series! Still shy and still unable to grow up, Morty Smith, along with his brilliant and slimy grandfather Rick Sanchez, will have a pile of trouble again. This volume presents the first meeting of our heroes with the Defenders, as well as a unique vision of the fan-favorite Cronenberg universe. What else? Rick has made a lot of enemies in his time, so what will happen when they all come together to form the Rick’s Revenge Team? You will also meet Fred and Piardy, a degenerate genius and his shy grandson … I guess that reminds you something? Be warned: as usual, Morty’s father, Jerry, will have terrible ideas, and one of them will almost end in the death of all members of our favorite explosive family!
Fibi and the unicorn. Unicorn versus goblins, vol. 3
Written by: Dana Simpson
Drawings: Dana Simpson.
Translation: Mateusz Lis
The third volume of a charming story about the girl Fibi and her friend Marigold, a female representative of the unicorn genus. Fibi suspects her parents that they want to drive her out of the house because they eat too many cereals … Fear turns into joy when it turns out that they have planned a trip to a music camp for her! There, the heroine will experience great moments, and after returning, she will again throw herself with her magical friend into a whirlwind of fantastic adventures. They will meet the candy dragon, they will see Sister Marigold and her shy fiancé, and they will make all the children in Fibi class finally see the wonderful beauty of unicorns. Eventually they will discover that the mean Dakota has disappeared and that an even meanest goblin has taken her place! Although the heroines do not like Dakota, they will have to go to the place where the goblins are hiding and save the girl, which will not be an easy task! Dana Simpson gained worldwide fame with her series about Fibi, for which she received two important American awards for creativity for children. She is also the author of series intended primarily for adult readers: “Ozzy and Millie”, “I Drew This” and “Raine Dog”.