Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Batman: Three Jokers #1: No one picked this, but it feels silly to ignore the elephant in the room of this week’s releases, DC’s long-threatened Black Label Bat-mini by writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok. ($6.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST ON THE JOKER
Cori’s Pick
X-Factor #2: A mutant dancer goes missing in the Mojoverse in the sophomore issue of the new X-spinoff by writer Leah Williams and artist David Baldeon. ($3.99) CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF ISSUE #1
Matt’s Pick
The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #4: Vic Sage is back in Hub City after experiencing a dizzying rush of all his past lives … but is he too late to save his present home from the evil that so far has never failed to end his story in tragedy? Written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Denys Cowan and Bill “The Muthatruckin’ Demon Bear Saga” Sienkiewicz. ($6.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM MATT
Dan’s Pick
Billionaire Island #5: Whether you’re building a playground for billionaires or creating a chemical that might destroy half the population, you never know what might be your undoing. Mark Russell and Steve Pugh’s AHOY Comics saga reaches its penultimate chapter. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM DAN
Chris’ Pick
X-Men #11: “THE TREES ARE KILLING THE CHILDREN,” the solicit text for this Empyre tie-in yells at us. Dude, spoilers, we haven’t gotten around to reading Tynion’s BOOM series yet. Written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Leinil Yu. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM CHRIS
Andrea’s Pick
Black Magick #13: Demons circle the bloody mess of Rowan Black’s life like vultures, while Internal Affairs investigators circle like sharks. How’s she gonna get out of this one? Written by Greg Rucka and drawn by Nicola Scott. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ANDREA
Ari’s Pick
Justice League Dark #25: Wonder Woman, Zatanna, and Swamp Thing are outmatched and defeated at the hands (and endless teeth) of the Upside-Down Man. And that’s all well and good, but it ignores the fact that DETECTIVE CHIMP HAS A SWORD NOW. Get that primate to Krakoa! Written by Ram V and drawn by Amancay Nahuelpan. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ARI
Vishal’s Pick
Daredevil Annual #1: The solicit text screams “ONE MORE DAY,” which can only mean Matt Murdock will make a deal with Mephisto to undo his marriage to his fake brother Mike Murdock to save Foggy Nelson. It can only mean that. Only. That. Written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Manuel Garcia and Chris Mooneyham. ($4.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM VISHAL
Tony’s Pick
Middlewest Vol. 3: Collects the final six issues of Skottie Young and Jorge Corona’s Image series. ($16.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM TONY
Rob’s Pick
World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #102: You can look at the back-to-school joke on the cover and get bogged down in thinking about our current national nightmare, or you can just enjoy a comic full of innocent, simple goofs starring Jughead. Please, just do the latter. ($7.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ROB
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.
