Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Dan’s Pick
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4: Daniel Warren Johnson wraps his DC Black Label series about Diana waking up in, and bringing hope to, a post-nuclear future overrun by giant monsters. ($6.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM DAN
Cori’s Pick
Wonder Woman Annual #4: Something lurks in the heart of the Amazon that will shape the future of the DC Universe for years to come. Is it 5G? A boardroom full of AT&T executives? Jim Lee’s admission that comics are an IP farm? Find out in this comic by writer Steve Orlando and artist Jack Herbert. ($4.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM CORI
Ari’s Pick
Shadow Service #1: A witch solves crimes and mysteries in a supernatural-infused London in the latest Vault Comics series, from writer Cavan Scott (Star Wars: Shadow of Vader’s Castle) and artist Corin Howell (Dark Red). ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ARI
Zach’s Pick
Lords of Empyre: Swordsman: Former Avenger and Cotati trans-plant the Swordsman and son Quoi, the Celestial Messiah, go on a quest of self-discovery in this Empyre tie-in by writer Alex Paknadel (Friendo) and artist Thomas Nachlik. ($4.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ZACH
Matt’s Pick
The Quotable Giant Days: Revisit the girls from Sheffield with this collection of some of the greatest lines, bits and skull-eyed looks from the BOOM Studios series by John Allison and Max Sarin, featuring new art by Sarin. ($14.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM MATT
Will’s Pick
Dead Day #2: After a couple months off, AfterShock’s series about what happens when the dead return to life for a day resumes. Written by Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and drawn by Evgeniy Bornyakov (Descendant). ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM WILL
Andrea’s Pick
Captain America #22: We get a little bit more of the young Peggy Carter, old Sharon Carter subplot as Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run on the Star-Spangled Avenger continues with artist Bob Quinn. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ANDREA
Vishal’s Pick
Gideon Falls #24: Count down to the final issue of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino’s Image series with this story about Sheriff Clara and some killer bugs. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM VISHAL
Tony’s Pick
Disney’s The Haunted Mansion TP: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of Disney’s most iconic theme park rides with this IDW trade by writer Sina Grace (Iceman) and artist Egle Bartolini ($9.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM TONY
Ritesh’s Pick
Leonardo Da Vinci: The Renaissance of the World HC: A new graphic novel examines the artist and inventor’s life, his persecution as a gay man and how the changing politics of his country affected his work. Written by Marwan Kahil and drawn by Ariel Vittori for NBM. ($19.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM RITESH
Dan Grote is the editor and publisher of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Paul Winston Wisdom.
