A lot of #1s in this week’s Staff Picks, including Gotham Central, Spawn 77, The Karman Blade and Six of Us. What are YOU looking forward to reading?

Nabeel Gaber takes a look back at the launch of DC’s New 52 initiative, what worked, what didn’t, and how its lessons apply to the current Absolute line.

Matt Lazorwitz takes his lapel mic to Flame Con in New York for interviews with Adeline Kon, Soo Lee, Erica Henderson and Al Ewing.

The thing about Joe Casey is that he figured out how to make actual money so he can just make comics for fun. Would that all of comics be this lucky.