By Zack Quaintance — Hey hey hey...it’s 2020 and we’re starting a few new features. First up is a look at recently solicited comics, under our old familiar GET HYPED banner. These are the new #1s, trades, original graphic novels, finales, and other books that have us excited for the four Wednesdays in March 2020.

Enjoy!

March 2020 Comics Solicitations

Decorum #1
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Mike Huddleston
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 11, 2020
Why: Around these parts, we do not miss new books by Jonathan Hickman.

Die! Die! Die! #9
Writer: Robert Kirkman
Artist: Chris Burnham
Publisher: Image Comics - Skybound
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 18, 2020
Why: One of the better gratuitous violence books in recent memory, it’s nice to see this one back without the inconvenient release schedule.

Dragon Hoops OGN
Writer/Artist: Gene Luen Yang
Publisher: FirstSecond
Price: $19.99
Release Date: March 18, 2020
Why: Writer/artist Gene Luen Yang is at his best doing memoir as he is here in Dragon Hoops.

From Hell Master Edition #10 (of 10)
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Eddie Campbell
Publisher: Top Shelf
Price: $7.99
Release Date: March 11, 2020
Why: This is Alan Moore’s best work. Yup.

Heathen #10
Writer/Artist: Natasha Alterici
Publisher: Vault Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 25, 2020
Why: Heathen is not to be missed...ever.

Ice Cream Man #19
Writer: W. Maxwell Prince
Artist: Martin Morazzo
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 25, 2020
Why: This series was our favorite comic of 2019.

King of Nowhere #1
Writer: W. Maxwell Prince
Artist: Tyler Jenkins
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 4, 2020
Why: The W. Maxwell Prince-penned Ice Cream Man was our best comic of 2019.

The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask Trade Paperback
Writer: Christopher Cantwell
Artist: Patric Reynolds
Publisher: Dark Horse ComicsPrice: $17.99
Release Date: May 20, 2020
Why: This series was bonkers in the best $*%&ing way.

Mirka Andolfo’s Mercy #1
Writer/Artist: Mirka Andolfo
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 4, 2020
Why: The last Image book Mirka Andolfo wrote/drew, Unnatural, was so good.

Money Shot Vol. 1 Trade Paperback
Writers: Sarah Beattie & Tim Seeley
Artist: Rebekah Isaacs
Publisher: Vault Comics
Price: $17.99
Release Date: March 11, 2020
Why: You want every last book from Vault Comics on your shelf.

No One’s Rose #1
Writers: Emily Horn & Zac Thompson
Artist: Alberto Jimenez-Albuquerque
Publisher: Vault Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 25, 2020
Why: A new book from Vault Comics is always an event.

Olympia #5 (of 5)
Writer: Curt Pires
rtist: Alex Diotto
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $5.99
Release Date: April 8, 2020
Why: This series has just been so good, and now it’s getting an over-sized finale (which should be more of a thing in comics).

Outlawed #1
Writer: Eve L. Ewing
Artist: Kim Jacinto
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 18, 2020
Why: The Eve L. Ewing-penned Ironheart was a favorite of ours last year, and we’re excited she’s writing Marvel’s teen heroes again.

Outer Darkness/Chew #1
Writer: John Layman
Artists: Afu Chan/Rob Guillory
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 4, 2020
Why: Layman crossing over his two best books is fun.

Panorama Trade Paperback
Writer/Artist: Michel Fiffe
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $19.99
Release Date: May 20, 2020
Why: There aren’t many writer/artists better than Michel Fiffe.

Snotgirl Vol. 3
Writer: Bryan Lee O’Malley
Artist: Leslie Hung
Publisher: Image Comics
Price: $15.99
Release Date: March 25, 2020
Why: This book is great and you want it on your shelf.

Spider-Man: Noir #1
Writer: Margaret Stohl
Artist: Juan Ferreya
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 4, 2020
Why: Any book drawn by Juan Ferreya is a must-buy, and it’s been like that for a while.

Strange Adventures #1
Writer: Tom King
Artist: Mitch Gerads & Doc Shaner
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 4, 2020
Why: Every time Tom King and Mitch Gerads work together there’s a chance of a classic, and now add Doc Shaner? Woo.

Superman Smashes the Klan Trade Paperback
Writer: Gene Luen Yang
Artist: Gurihiru
Letterer: Janice Chiang
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $16.99
Release Date: May 6, 2020
Why: Because this might have been my favorite DC Comic last year.

Wasted Space #15
Writer: Michael Moreci
Artist: Hayden Sherman
Publisher: Vault Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 18, 2020
Why: It’s the end of an arc for the best space opera in comics.

Wicked Things #1
Writer: John Allison
Artist: Max Sarin
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 18, 2020
Why: The creative team from Giant Days is back together, and it’s not to be missed.

X-Men: Giant-Size Magneto #1
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Ben Oliver
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 4, 2020
Why: Hickman + Oliver + Magneto = Must-Buy

X-Ray Robot #1
Writer/Artist: Michael Allred
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 25, 2020
Why: It’s a new Mike Allred character!

Zack Quaintance is a tech reporter by day and freelance writer by night/weekend. He Tweets compulsively about storytelling and comics as Comics Bookcase.