First Issues NOW!

First Issues NOW! is a weekly comic book review show, looking at all (or most depending on availability of release) of the #1 issues being launched!

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Hosted by A.J. Carey, the Comic Archivist on YouTube

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Update frequency: every day
Average duration: 4 minutes
Episodes: 112
Years Active: 2023 - 2025

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Doomed 2099 #1 (Marvel, 2025)

Was it good? It was better than good. It was great. It is so great I'm getting all the variants and adding it to my Doom 2099 collection!

DOOMED 2099 #1, written by Frank Tieri, art by Delio Diaz and…

00:04:52 | Fri 29 Aug 2025

X-Men: Tooth and Claw #1 (Marvel, 2025)

I feel like maybe I'm just aged out of new iterations of the X-Men canon. But seriously though, stop calling Magneto Max. Call him Mags, if we want to shorthand it. Oh and it's a reprint from the X-M…

00:09:26 | Fri 29 Aug 2025

Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1 (IDW, 2025)

If you like the movie, this is a must read. If you like horror comics, this is a you should read. Otherwise, eh, it's not really made for you.

EVENT HORIZON: DARK DESCENT #1, written by Christian War…

00:04:19 | Tue 26 Aug 2025

SAMMI'S PICK - TMNT: Journeys #1 (IDW, 2025)

And so, someone who's never read the original TMNT comics gets to see half of the original creators make a TMNT comic. Trippy.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES JOURNEYS #1, written, penciled and lettered…

00:06:25 | Tue 26 Aug 2025

Eat Your Young #1 (Mad Cave, 2025)

I am really looking forward to the future issies, but this may have been the type of first issue that has to happen so the next issues can happen.

EAT YOUR YOUNG #1, written by Brian Buccellato, art …

00:05:29 | Tue 26 Aug 2025

Resident Alien: Book of Changes #1 (Dark Horse, 2025)

I mean this without any negativity: Resident Alien is a fantastic comfort read everyone should have. Eventually means I'll have to watch the show, I think.

RESIDENT ALIEN: THE BOOK OF CHANGES #1, wit…

00:04:03 | Tue 26 Aug 2025

Valiant Beyond: Tales of the Shadowman #1 (Alien Books, 2025)

It's not bad, which is better than the last Valiant Beyond book, I think.

VALIANT BEYOND: TALES OF THE SHADOWMAN #1, written by AJ Ampadu, art by Sergio Monjes, colors by Jon Amarillo and flats done …

00:05:06 | Mon 25 Aug 2025

This Ends Tonight #1 (Image, 2025)

I know, sometimes the problem is me but other times, maybe it's actually the comic.

THIS ENDS TONIGHT #1, story by Gerry Duggan, Kelvin Mao, and Robert Windom, art by Jae Lee, colors by June Chung, wi…

00:04:16 | Sun 24 Aug 2025

Escape #1 (Image, 2025)

I'm not entirely sure how best to say that I like anthropomorphic animals in a world war setting without sounding weird.

ESCAPE #1, written by Rick Remender, art by David Acuna, with letters by Rus W…

00:04:18 | Sat 23 Aug 2025

Venom: Black White and Blood #1 (Marvel, 2025)

I mean two out of three ain't bad, right? Actually all three are really good in their own right.

00:05:51 | Sat 23 Aug 2025

Marvel All-On-One #1 (Marvel, 2025)

Yeah, it's a fun one-shot but every time they do a fun one-off, it makes me really want them to do a fun event. LIKE THIS! Yes, it's more rant than review.

MARVEL ALL-ON-ONE #1, written by Ryan North…

00:04:36 | Sat 23 Aug 2025

Black Cat #1 (Marvel, 2025)

Did a Black freakin' Cat book just become my favorite Spider-adjacent book this entire month? Yeah, ain't it cool?

BLACK CAT #1, written by G. Willow Wislon, art by Gleb Melnikov, colors by Brian Reb…

00:04:39 | Sat 23 Aug 2025

Justice League Red #1 (DC, 2025)

Honestly, pretty good first issue, although definitely going to be a "need more info" on later to really get a grasp.

JUSTICE LEAGUE RED #1, written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Clayton Henry, colors by …

00:04:38 | Thu 21 Aug 2025

All-New Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #1 (Marvel, 2025)

This is a perfect juxtaposition of: a good comic can be hindered by long form consistency. I say it's still worth checking out for yourself though!

ALL-NEW SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER #1, written by St…

00:06:24 | Thu 21 Aug 2025

SAMMI'S PICK - Uncle Scrooge Earth's Mightiest Duck #1 (Marvel, 2025)

Ignoring Sam's inability to say names, it is definitely the best. Although with a name like that I really hope this means we'll get a Mighty Ducks TAS launch too!

UNCLE SCROOGE: EARTH'S MIGHTIEST DUC…

00:03:41 | Wed 20 Aug 2025

SAMMI'S PICK - Monster High Party Monster #1 (IDW, 2025)

The last Monster High was so good, Sammi decided she needed to make this her pick too and y'know something? the IDW Monster High books may actually be pretty good.

MONSTER HIGH: PARTY MONSTER #1, wri…

00:02:39 | Wed 20 Aug 2025

Valiant Beyond: Bloodshot #1 (Alien Books, 2025)

On one hand, the art is nice. On the other, it's currently being discussed on Comics Twitter for a perceived controversy. Otherwise this is really not worth talking about, sadly.

Valiant Beyond: Bloo…

00:04:52 | Sun 17 Aug 2025

Space Ghost #1 (Dynamite, 2025)

Somehow it seems every week this show becomes me needing to try to get more people on the Space Ghost train and eventually I will run out of things to say about how perfect it is.

SPACE GHOST #1, wri…

00:04:20 | Sun 17 Aug 2025

Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #1 (Oni Press, 2025)

All hail the new flesh - wait no wrong Cronenberg reference. Either way, this is a top notch read!

CEMETERY KIDS RUN RABID #1, written by Zac Thompson, art by Daniel Irizarri, colors by Brittany Peer…

00:03:39 | Fri 15 Aug 2025

Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (DC, 2025)

A Black Label book by the guys that created Ice Cream Man about new Kryptonite? YES PLE- oh and look, there's Batman. Hi, Batman!

SUPERMAN: THE KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM #1, written by W. Maxwell Prince, a…

00:04:14 | Fri 15 Aug 2025

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