Two of the Year's Biggest #1s Drop the Same Day
This Wednesday, April 29, two of the year's biggest comic launches land in shops on the same day. Red Roots #1 from Image. Zatanna #1 from DC. Different publishers, different genres, totally different vibes. Both are the kind of book a serious collector clears the calendar for. Here's why each one matters.
Red Roots #1 (Image, $4.99, 48 pages)
Image: Image Comics / DC Comics
Lorenzo De Felici writes, draws, AND colors this thing himself. Same guy who built Oblivion Song with Robert Kirkman, the same guy who co-created Void Rivals, the same guy whose Kroma run had collectors chasing variants for months.
The hook: a professional killer and a high school teacher are bound by the same terrifying, unexplainable force. That's the whole pitch. Kirkman called it "the shining example of what comics can be at their best." When the guy who built The Walking Dead says that out loud about somebody else's book, people listen.
Nine variant covers on this one. Cover A by De Felici, plus variants by Mike Mignola, Ryan Ottley, Luana Vecchio, Riley Rossmo, Jason Howard, a blank sketch, and the rare ones: 1:25 De Felici B&W virgin and 1:50 Mignola B&W virgin for collectors chasing scarcity.
Zatanna #1 (DC, $4.99)
Image: Image Comics / DC Comics
Jamal Campbell is back on Zatanna, and this time he's writing AND drawing the ongoing. His 2025 Showtime miniseries was excellent, and this is the direct sequel everyone has been asking for since.
The setup: Zatanna is now the first Prime Magus in millennia. DC's equivalent of Sorcerer Supreme. She's running the world of magic now, and there are horrors waiting in forgotten histories. Big mythology shift, big creative team continuity from a writer-artist who already proved he can land this character.
Variants include card stock Adam Hughes and Kyuyong Eom covers, a Hughes foil edition, the Julian Totino Tedesco 1:25 incentive, a Jorge Corona Next Level variant, and a blank sketch cover.
Why Both On the Same Day Matters
You don't usually get two flagship #1s from two different publishers landing the same Wednesday. If you're a variant collector or just want a stack of books that are going to actually mean something a year from now, this is the week.
If you don't have a pull list set up with us yet, this week is a great reason to start one.
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