PLUS: Scantily clad superheroes, Weapon X and MORE…
The next wave of Michael Eury’s Back Issue has been scheduled for the first half 2025 — five issues highlighting an array of subjects, including Crisis on Infinite Earths, the late Keith Giffen, superheroes in swimsuits and plenty more.
Dig the official descriptions from Two Morrows, below. Each issue will be available at comics shops and magazine sellers but you can already pre-order them directly from the publisher. Check out the links with each entry. (Precise sale dates are subject to change.)
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BACK ISSUE #157
84 Full-Color Pages
Keith Giffen Tribute Issue! A star-studded celebration of the work of the prolific writer/artist of Legion of Super-Heroes, Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy, Justice League, Lobo, Blue Beetle, and many more hits from the Bronze Age and beyond! Featuring Cary Bates, Tom Bierbaum, J. M. DeMatteis, Dan DiDio, Robert Loren Fleming, Cully Hamner, Scott Koblish, Paul Levitz, Kevin Maguire, Bart Sears, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Son of Ambush Bug #6 by Giffen and Bob Oksner. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash.
Sale date: Jan. 15, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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BACK ISSUE #158
84 Full-Color Pages
Hey, Mister Issue! Starring the Fantastic Four’s Mr. Fantastic, Steve Ditko’s Mr. A, the 40th anniversary of Michael T. Gilbert’s Mr. Monster, Mr. X, the Teen Titans’ Mr. Jupiter, R. Crumb’s Mr. Natural, Archie’s Mr. Weatherbee, and a villain history of the cool, cruel Mr. Freeze! Featuring John Byrne, Nick Cardy, Gerry Conway, Dan DeCarlo, Paul Dini, Steve Englehart, the Hernandez Bros., Mike Mignola, Dean Motter, and more! Mr. Freeze cover illustration by Ed McGuinness. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash.
Sale date: March 12, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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BACK ISSUE #159
84 Full-Color Pages
Crisis on Infinite Earths 40th Anniversary Retrospective, celebrating the Marv Wolfman/George Pérez magnum opus! A pre-Crisis tour of DC’s multiple Earths, an analysis of Crisis and its crossovers, the Crisis Death List, post-Crisis DC retro projects, a guest editorial by Marv Wolfman, and more! Featuring Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Robert Greenberger, Paul Levitz, Elliot S! Maggin, Doug Moench, Jerry Ordway, Roy Thomas, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths Index #1 by Pérez. Edited by Roger Ash and Michael Eury.
Sale date: May 14, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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BACK ISSUE #160
84 Full-Color Pages
Summer Fun issue, featuring Marvel’s Superhero Swimsuit Editions and a Betty and Veronica swimsuit gallery! Plus: DC’s Strange Sports Stories and Champion Sports, the DC/Marvel softball rivalry, San Diego Comic-Con history, the Impossible Man Summer Vacation Specials, DC Slurpee cups, DC/Whitman variants, and more! Featuring Cary Bates, Dan DeCarlo, Adam Hughes, Jim Lee, Aaron Lopresti, Elliot S. Maggin, Bob Rozakis, Scott Shaw!, Brian Stelfreeze, and more! 1989 Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman swimsuit pinup cover by Jackson Guice. Edited by Roger Ash and Michael Eury.
Sale date: June 18, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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BACK ISSUE #161
84 Full-Color Pages
Mutant Mayhem issue, starring Barry Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X Wolverine! Plus: The crazy romance of Havok and Polaris, Rogue and Nightcrawler limited series, villain histories of the Brood and Arcade, the “Mutant Massacre” crossover, and more! Featuring Jon Bogdanove, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Louise Simonson, Mike Wieringo, and more! Re-presenting the 1991 Marvel Comics Presents #78 cover by Windsor-Smith.
Sale date: July 16, 2025. Click here to pre-order.
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Not only that, our pals at TwoMorrows would like you to know what else is going on right now:
TwoMorrows is having a 30% off 30th Anniversary Sale, now through March 30!
• Alter Ego #107-185 and Back Issue #101-148 are 30% off!• Kirby Collector #60-88 and Comic Book Creator #5-32 are 30% off!• RetroFan #3-30 are 30% off (first time ever discounted)!• BrickJournal #3-49 are $2.10 each (some digital also!), newer ones 30% off!• Draw! magazines just $3.50 each (some digital also)!• 30% off in-stock books (several under $10 each)!• Modern Masters books just $4.20 each!• And most items that were already discounted, get an additional 30% off!
You can download their new Catalog Update, listing all the new and upcoming items, here.
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MORE
— RETROFAN Adds Two Titles to 2025 Line-Up. Click here.
— NEAL ADAMS, the Men of SUPERMAN Get ALTER EGO Spotlights in 2025. Click here.
March 23, 2024
TwoMorrows does such an amazing job on Back Issue magazine…top quality every issue. Their other magazines too (Alter Ego, etc), and I can also highly recommend their book projects (DC Implosion, etc). Always at the top of my reading pile…looks like 2025 is going to be another great year from them
March 23, 2024
I second that. I’m a big fan of TwoMorrows’ publishing. They take you back in time. I’ll be getting a few of these next year for sure.
March 23, 2024
Yep! I’m just going to start throwing money at you guys now. Outstanding preview of what’s to come!