Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Will’s Pick
Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special #1: During the height of the pandemic in the spring, Team Ice Cream Man – writer W. Maxwell Prince, artist Martin Morazzo, colorist Chris O’Halloran and letterer Good Old Neon – produced a series of webcomics with some friends. This special collects those webcomics. Guests include Declan Shalvey, Al Ewing and Christopher Cantwell. ($5.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM WILL
Dan’s Pick
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: For the children! The latest installment of Dav Pilkey’s graphic novel adventures of a half-cop (Just be cool, 2020, these are good books), half-dog hits comic shops after previously debuting in bookstores. ($12.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM DAN
Chris’ Pick
X-Factor #3: The team gets caught up in Mojoworld’s livestream culture as it continues to track down a dead mutant. And you’ll never guess who’s helping them! And you’ll also never guess who decides to wear a shirt! ($3.99) CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS ISSUE
Zack’s Pick
Marauders #12: Kate’s back, and she’s gunning for the man who killed her. It’s time for some wet, nasty revenge, y’all. Written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by Matteo Lolli. ($3.99) CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS ISSUE
Tony’s Pick
Superman #25: There’s a new supervillain in town, and he’s got a Y in his name, but it isn’t 1993, and this comic isn’t coming bagged with a trading card. Missed opportunity, that. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Ivan Reis and Julio Ferreira. ($5.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM TONY
Matt’s Pick
Lumberjanes #73: Summer is winding down, and April needs one last merit badge for a perfect sash. The first-ever Lumberjanes event, “The End of Summer,” begins courtesy of writers Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh, and artists Kanesha C. Bryant and Julia Madrigal. ($6.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM MATT
Justin’s Pick
Vampire the Masquerade #2: Cecily Bain takes fledgling vampire Ali on a twisted tour of the night life of the Twin Cities. But those lessons can’t prepare her for the assignment she has to complete by dawn: her first feeding! Vault’s take on the tabletop RPG continues courtesy of writers Tim Seeley and Tini and Blake Howard and artists Dev Pramanik and Nathan Gooden. ($3.99) CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW OF THE FIRST ISSUE
Cori’s Pick
Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #5: When Dr. Harley Quinn is confronted by a killer, her life takes a drastic turn. Will she be able to return to the status quo and simply help the GCPD catch this killer? Or will the encounter change her forever? Written by Kami Garcia and drawn by Mico Suayan. ($5.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM CORI
Ari’s Pick
Something Is Killing the Children #10: When Erica’s handler forces a confrontation on the street of Archer’s Peak, Erica must decide where her loyalties lie — to her employers, or to the people who need her? Written by James Tynion IV and drawn by Werther Dell’Edera. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ARI
Andrea’s Pick
Dry Foot #1: Set in Miami during the 1980s, this coming-of-age tale from Mad Cave follows four teens desperate to escape the drugs and violence of the city. Together, they plot a heist to steal large sums of cash from the most dangerous gang on Calle Ocho. Written by Jarred Lujan and drawn by Orlando Caicedo. ($3.99) CHECK OUT THE LATEST FROM ANDREA
Dan Grote is the editor-in-chief 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 WMQ&A: 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 Winston Wisdom.
