Freshly Pressed! New Comic Book Day 18th June 2025 - Super-Pets!

Blimey! There's a lot of books hitting our (slightly bending) shelves this week!

New #1s & One-Shots This Week!

Check out all the brand-new series launches and special one-shot comics making their grand entrance on June 18th, 2025:

Bloodletter #1 (Image Comics) Meet Tasha Thornwall, also known as THE BLOODLETTER, a formidable mystical mercenary operating in the world's secret underground. Once a CIA operative, she was forced into the shadows after being outed by Al Simmons a decade ago. Now, learning that Simmons is alive as Spawn, Tasha is consumed by a quest for revenge. 

Bring On The Bad Guys: Doom #1 (Marvel Comics) This is the first of seven villain-centric one-shots. An ancient and powerful artifact known as the Soul Forge, capable of collecting every soul on Earth, has surfaced. In a surprising turn, Doctor Doom sees it as his duty to stop this catastrophic power. The issue also introduces the mysterious Sister Sorrow, and explores her connection to Doom himself. 

Emma Frost The White Queen #1 (Marvel Comics) Before her complex tenure with the X-Men, Emma Frost carved her path as the formidable White Queen of the infamous Hellfire Club. This series delves into her ambitious and ruthless ascent to power within the Club's Inner Circle. Witness Emma's cunning as she navigates treacherous alliances and uncovers a mole leaking critical secrets to their sworn enemies, the X-Men. 

Godzilla VS Avengers #1 (Marvel Comics) The original New Avengers  make their return to confront an unstoppable force—Godzilla! This issue, the fifth in a series of six one-shot throwdowns, explores the chaotic aftermath of a colossal battle involving Godzilla, Fin Fang Foom, the Avengers, and even Jet Jaguar.

It's Jeff The Landshark #1 (Marvel Comics) Everyone's favorite adorable eating machine, Jeff the Landshark, is back in his own five-issue limited series! Join Jeff as he teams up with many of the friends he’s made across the Marvel Universe, outsmarts more than a few rivals, and this time, he’s got some all-new abilities on his side!   

Krypto The Last Dog Of Krypton #1 (DC Comics) This five-issue DC All In series launches as part of DC's "Summer of Superman" initiative. The story begins on Krypton, where Jor-El and Lara are developing an interstellar spacecraft. Their first test flight, with young Krypto aboard, goes catastrophically awry. Krypto is presumed lost but has actually entered an unexpected space-time gateway. From his perspective, only days pass before he crash-lands on Earth, though decades have passed in real-time. 

Last Witch Blood And Betrayal #1 (BOOM! Studios) The acclaimed young adult fantasy series from the BOOM! Box imprint returns! Saoirse has always believed witches are evil, but now she is one. She must grapple with this new identity and what it means for her and her brother, Brahm. 

Oddly Pedestrian Life Of Christopher Chaos Children Of The Night #1 (Dark Horse Comics) A new school year begins for teenage mad scientist Christopher Chaos in this LGBTQ+, horror & coming-of-age story, described as "Invincible meets Doom Patrol". Now divided from his mentor, Adam Frankenstein, Christopher is on a quest for answers that can't be found in textbooks. His world is thrown into further turmoil when a dangerous new monster arrives in New Briar City, pursued by a mysterious hunter.  

Star Wars Doctor Aphra Chaos Agent #1 (Marvel Comics)The fan-favorite rogue archaeologist, Doctor Aphra, returns in an all-new ongoing series set during the era of the New Republic! Aphra finds herself in more trouble than ever, this time teaming up with none other than Luke Skywalker to track down a rare and dangerous artifact.