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Getcha Pull List: This Week's Comics News - 9th May, 2025
- The Curator
- May 6
- 5 min read
Updated: May 7
This is a developing news article and should not be considered complete nor finished until the date mentioned above
Godzilla Crushes Wildfires (and Records) with $40K Raised for Indie Bookstores
Like a fire-breathing kaiju with a heart of gold, Godzilla vs. America: Los Angeles just leveled expectations—and not in the usual city-flattening way. IDW Publishing dropped the mic (and some serious coin) with the announcement that their charity issue raised a monstrous $40,000 for comic shops and bookstores burned by the devastating California wildfires.
Every cent from the issue’s sales charged straight into the arms of the Binc Foundation—a real-world superhero nonprofit that steps in when the booksellers and comic shop folks we rely on are hit with emergencies. Think of them as the SHIELD to your local shop’s Nick Fury.
Despite the whole “vs.” in the title, Godzilla vs. America isn’t your typical smackdown series. It’s an epic love letter to each city the Big G visits. This time around, it’s Los Angeles getting the spotlight treatment, with a braintrust of homegrown creators lighting up the pages. The LA squad includes Gabriel Hardman, Jordan Morris, Nicole Goux, Dave Baker, J. Gonzo, Scott Hannah, Heather Breckel, and Sandy Tanaka—backed by editors Jake Williams and Nicolas Niño. It's pure city-pride-meets-kaiju-carnage.
And if you're wondering where the King of the Monsters is headed next, pack your thermals—Godzilla vs. America: Boston hits comic shops July 30, and it’s already up for pre-order.
But wait, there’s more: the Kai-Sei Era is about to detonate. A bold new shared Godzilla universe is rising, complete with a fresh design, all-new mythos, and even newer powers. Want a taste? Free Comic Book Day is serving up Godzilla: The New Heroes, a triple-threat preview featuring Godzilla #1, Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #1, and Starship Godzilla #1. Pre-orders for Godzilla #1 are open and ready to melt your pull list.
Big G just went full charity-mode—and this is only the beginning.
DARK REGARDS #1: Oni Press Bleeds for Real with a Human Blood Variant That’s Metal as Hell
Oni Press just flipped the switch from “mildly unhinged” to “full-blown hemoglobin-soaked chaos,” and we’re here for every single drip. Retailers who qualified for the DARK REGARDS #1 HUMAN BLOOD VARIANT (yes, the one with real freaking blood in the ink) are getting a one-time-only 100% overship. Translation: if you thought you were just getting one—surprise! You’re getting two. Double the DNA. Double the chaos. All arriving with your regular orders ahead of the May 14th street date.
What’s the HUMAN BLOOD VARIANT, you ask?
First of all—have you been living under a rock without Wi-Fi or taste? This ultra-limited 1:50 variant isn’t just painted with passion—it’s literally printed with the actual blood of creator/comedian/general menace Dave Hill, editor Karl Bollers, and Oni President Hunter Gorinson. It’s gross. It’s glorious. It’s metal AF.
Don’t believe us? There’s a behind-the-scenes video, shot on location in NYC and a place so secret it probably requires a blood pact to enter. It’s got sharp objects, questionable health protocols, and the kind of enthusiasm that only comes from willingly slicing open your finger for the sake of comic book history.
And yes, the last time someone did this?
It was KISS. In 1977.
DARK REGARDS #1 isn’t just a comic—it’s a full-throttle, blast-beat-paced descent into the molten core of metal madness. From the twisted, multitasking mind of Dave Hill (Tasteful Nudes, Witch Taint, general weirdo) and breakout artist Artyom Topilin (Cruel Universe, I Hate This Place) comes the definitely true, probably dangerous tale of how one NYC comic accidentally became a black metal legend... and maybe started an international war in the process.
Here’s the TL;DR of Dave’s origin story:
🎤 He failed at metal in high school.
😂 Got real good at stand-up.
😈 Made a fake band named Witch Taint so metal it scared the Norwegians.
🔪 Accidentally summoned the wrath of actual black metal maniacs.
🎸 May or may not have almost wiped Gary, Indiana, off the map.
DARK REGARDS #1 (of 4) explodes into shops on May 14th with blood, riffs, and enough over-the-top carnage to make Deadpool blush. The saga continues with DARK REGARDS #2 on June 11th—so sharpen your axes, oil your leather, and prepare your soul for the unholy ride.
Not convinced? Here's some Preview Art you Goddamn Maniacs!
'Event Horizon: Dark Descent' #1 - Prepare to Bleed Into the Void All Over Again
After nearly three decades of festering in the minds of horror sci-fi junkies, the EVENT HORIZON universe is finally cracking open again—and not a moment too soon. Dark Descent marks the first expansion of the hell-drenched mythos since the original 1997 film oozed its way out of Paramount’s womb and into cult cinema legend, courtesy of director Paul W.S. Anderson and screenwriter Philip Eisner.
Now, this infernal ship’s siren song is being sung by a who’s-who of comic book alchemists: Christian Ward (multi-Eisner-winning architect of Batman: City of Madness), Tristan Jones (visual surgeon of Aliens: Defiance), and color necromancer Pip Martin (That Texas Blood). These twisted minds are steering the official prequel series that dares to ask: what the hell really happened to the first crew of the Event Horizon?
Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1 (of 5) hits comic shop airlocks this August, and it’s gunning for your soul with the same hard-R nastiness that made the film infamous. Set before Sam Neill started pulling out his eyes and going full Cenobite, this prequel dives headfirst into the doomed voyage of Captain Kilpack and their ill-fated crew. New readers? Don’t sweat it—no prior trauma required. But veterans of the original nightmare will find themselves neck-deep in lore, blood, and Lovecraftian dread.
And if the movie's “Hell is just a word” speech still gives you cold sweats, brace yourself: Paimon, the eyeless King of Hell, is crashing the party, bringing with him agony, madness, and all manner of anti-life.
EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT #1 drops August 20, 2025, with a pre-order cutoff on July 14, 2025. Your cover options? A hellish lineup:
Main cover by Jeffrey Alan Love
Variants from Christian Ward, Martin Simmonds, and Joshua Hixson
Foil full-art variant (Ward again, dripping style)
Sketch cover for the completists and the cursed
Strap in. This isn’t just sci-fi horror—it’s a one-way ticket back into the abyss.
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