CEX February 2022 Solicits are Here! January 21, 2022 by CEX Publishing ENTER A DIMENSION OF THE IMAGINATION Rest your weary head at the Macabre Motel, but once you check in, can you ever leave? This month CEX is proud to release three new titles! First it’s the bottom of the ninth, two outs, bases loaded with a full count! Read on in Honcho #2 as our hero plays an epic game of baseball where the stakes are life or death! Next it’s the emotional conclusion of Past the Last Mountain as the creatures’ journey comes to an end! And finally, following in the footsteps of The Twilight Zone,House of Mystery and The Lost Room comes The Macabre Motel, an eerie tale of horror that will haunt your head the day after. “The Macabre Motel plays with our fear of the unknown. Being in a place where you don’t know your surroundings or the people around you can put you on edge.” – James Ferguson, Horror DNA. THE MACABRE MOTEL (ONE SHOT)Diamond: FEB221347 / FEB221348 / FEB221349Lunar: 0122CX239 / 0122CX240 / 0122CX241 (W) Frank Martin (A) Alper Gecgel (CA) Ryan Lee Writer/creator Frank Martin welcomes you to The Macabre Motel, a Twilight Zone-inspired weird horror story that will leave you feeling deeply unsettled long after the final page! Anxious about meeting his girlfriend’s family, Steve decides to rest his eyes at the only motel around. But once inside, the bizarre cast of characters leaves him shaken, terrified and questioning his very sanity! Are you ready to enter… The Macabre Motel? What Retailers Need to Know: 24 pages for only $3.99!Goes on sale on May 25th, 2022The Twilight Zone meets The Lost RoomSelf contained story Comparable Titles: Twilight ZoneHouse of MysteryEC Comics MACABRE MOTEL (ONE SHOT) CVR A RYAN LEE(W) Frank Martin (A) Alper Gecgel (CA) Ryan LeeDiamond Code: FEB221347Lunar Product Code: 0122CX239 MACABRE MOTEL (ONE SHOT) CVR B RYAN KROBOTH(W) Frank Martin (A) Alper Gecgel (CA) Ryan KrobothDiamond Code: FEB221348Lunar Product Code: 0122CX240 MACABRE MOTEL (ONE SHOT) CVR C LUKE COOPER(W) Frank Martin (A) Alper Gecgel (CA) Luke CooperDiamond Code: FEB221349Lunar Product Code: 0122CX241 PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #4Diamond: FEB221350 / FEB221351 / FEB221352 / FEB221353Lunar: 0122CX233 / 0122CX234 / 0122CX235 / 0122CX236 (W) Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie Joyce Two full issues in one! It’s the emotional series conclusion as the creatures finally reach Dragon Lake, but will it live up to their expectations? Plus, Orc Girl, a 22-page stand-alone story that Gail Simone called “The best comic I’ve read in ages!” Set in the Past the Last Mountain universe, this prequel is gorgeously rendered in black and white by Thomas Boatwright. Perfect bound format, with 44 pages of story for $5.99. PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #4 (OF 4) CVR A JOYCE(W) Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: FEB221350Lunar Product Code: 0122CX233 PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #4 (OF 4) CVR B JOYCE(W)Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: FEB221351Lunar Product Code: 0122CX234 PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #4 (OF 4) CVR C BECK(W)Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: FEB221352Lunar Product Code: 0122CX235 PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #4 (OF 4) CVR D EDWARDS(W) Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: FEB221353Lunar Product Code: 0122CX236 HONCHO #2Diamond: FEB221345 / FEB221346Lunar: 0122CX237 / 0122CX238 (W) Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey (A/CA) Jeff McComsey In this giant-sized finale, Captain Stanley and Matty are forced into a life or death game of Baseball after raising hell all over the countryside. They survived roving gangs of bandits, malevolent teenagers and hunger, but will they survive “The Great American Pastime.” Another tale of post collapse adventure brought to you by Jeff McComsey (Grendel Kentucky, The Fourth Man) and Jeff McClelland (The Tick). Perfect bound format, with 64 pages of story for $7.99. HONCHO #2 (of 2) CVR A MCCOMSEY (MR)(W) Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey (A/CA) Jeff McComseyDiamond Code: FEB221345Lunar Product Code: 0122CX237 HONCHO #2 (of 2) CVR B MCCOMSEY (MR)(W) Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey (A/CA) Jeff McComseyDiamond Code: FEB221346Lunar Product Code: 0122CX238 ABOUT COMICS EXPERIENCE PUBLISHING Comics Experience Publishing is committed to producing great comics by new Creators. Founded in 2021 by former Marvel Comics editor Andy Schmidt and partnering with Comics Experience, CEX Publishing is dedicated to creators, their vision, and their success. Comics Experience Publishing brings fresh ideas and talent through new voices in writing and art to help shape and seed the next generation of comics fans. Our comics are 100% creator-owned. Follow Comics Experience Publishing on Twitter @CEXPublishing and Instagram @CEXPublishing. For more information about Comics Experience Publishing, visit: CEXPublishing.com For more information:General Inquiries and Press: marketing@CEXpublishing.comComic Stores: retailers@CEXpublishing.com
CEX January 2022 Solicits are Here! January 11, 2022 by CEX Publishing Take back America with Honcho #1! With CEX titles continuing to sell out –– be sure to order these amazing CEX Publishing first editions while you can! HONCHO #1 Diamond: JAN221329 / JAN221330Lunar: 1221CX201 / 1221CX202 (W) Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey (A/CA) Jeff McComseyFifteen years after World War III, Captain Donald Stanley returns to America on a mission to reunite a fractured nation… and play baseball? This two-volume giant-sized miniseries written by a pair of Jeffs, Jeff McClelland and Jeff McComsey, Honcho combines some good old fashion adventuring in a post collapse America with its still-thriving greatest pastime. A lot has changed since last time Captain Stanley stepped foot on his native soil, but one thing that hasn’t changed is it’s still three strikes and you’re out at the old ballgame.What Retailers Need to Know: 64 pages for only $7.99!Goes on sale on April 27th, 2022Field of Dreams meets Book of EliThe Warriors meets The PostmanPart 1 of a 2 part seriesMR ratin Comparable Titles: Undiscovered Country, The Walking Dead Honcho #1 (of 2) CVR A MCCOMSEY (MR)(W) Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey (A/CA) Jeff McComseyDiamond Code: JAN221329Lunar Product Code: 1221CX201 Honcho #1 (of 2) CVR B MCCOMSEY (MR)(W) Jeff McClelland, Jeff McComsey (A/CA) Jeff McComseyDiamond Code: JAN221330Lunar Product Code: 1221CX202 Past the Last Mountain #3 Diamond: JAN221332/JAN221333/JAN221334/JAN221335Lunar: 1221CX197/1221CX198/1221CX199/1221CX200 (W) Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie Joyce A pack of goblins work to track down the creatures, leading to a violent confrontation with tragic consequences. Plus, short stories illustrated by Jeffrey Verrege, Eric Zawadzki, Ashley A. Woods, JD Faith, Silvio dB, and Brittany Peer! PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #3 (OF 4) CVR A JOYCE(W) Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: JAN221332Lunar Product Code: 1221CX197 PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #3 (OF 4) CVR C BECK(W)Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: JAN221334Lunar Product Code: 1221CX199 PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #3 (OF 4) CVR B JOYCE (W)Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: JAN221333Lunar Product Code: 1221CX198 PAST THE LAST MOUNTAIN #3 (OF 4) CVR D EDWARDS(W) Paul Allor (A) Gannon Beck (A/CA) Louie JoyceDiamond Code: JAN221335Lunar Product Code: 1221CX200 ABOUT COMICS EXPERIENCE PUBLISHING Comics Experience Publishing is committed to producing great comics by new Creators. Founded in 2021 by former Marvel Comics editor Andy Schmidt and partnering with Comics Experience, CEX Publishing is dedicated to creators, their vision, and their success. Comics Experience Publishing brings fresh ideas and talent through new voices in writing and art to help shape and seed the next generation of comics fans. Our comics are 100% creator-owned. Follow Comics Experience Publishing on Twitter @CEXPublishing and Instagram @CEXPublishing. For more information about Comics Experience Publishing, visit: CEXPublishing.com For more information:General Inquiries and Press: marketing@CEXpublishing.comComic Stores: retailers@CEXpublishing.com