Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Ari’s Pick: Hollow Heart #1: We’ve heard this new Vault Comics series described as a queer spin on The Shape of Water, in which a mechanic falls in love with a jumble of organs that used to be a man, and uh, hey, we’re here for it. Written and drawn by Pauls Allor and Tucker (Tet). ($3.99) Check out the latest from Ari.
Chris’ Pick: Young Hellboy #1: Hellboy is baby in this four-issue telling of one of his earliest adventures, co-written by Mike Mignola and Thomas Sniegoski and drawn by Craig Rousseau for Dark Horse. ($3.99) Previously, in Hellboy …
Cori’s Pick: Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #2: The Man of Steel is still down in the pits duking it out with Mongul’s hordes and working his way up to the big boss himself. But since it’s Superman, there has to be more to this than a simple determination to win the title belt, right? I mean, you tell me, I’m not reading this one. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad and Brandon Easton and drawn by Mikel Janin, Gleb Melnikov, Valentine de Landro and more. ($7.99) Previously, in Superman …
Dan M.’s Pick: Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #2: It’s Diana vs. the Undoing for the fate of the cosmos. Hey, anybody else notice WW looks exactly the same at the end of time save for a couple gray streaks that only make her look hotter? Featuring Diana Prince and Nubia backups! Written by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad and L.L. McKinney and drawn by Jen Bartel and Alitha E. Martinez. ($5.99) Previously, in Wonder Woman …
Will’s Pick: Haha #2: W. Maxwell Prince’s sad-clown anthology continues with a mother-daughter road trip drawn by Zoe Thorogood (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott) ($3.99) Previously, in Haha …
Zack’s Pick: Champions #4: Guest-starring Cyclops! But not the Cyclops who used to be on the Champions. That was the teenage one who got sent back to his own time, and who was on the Champions while his adult self was dead, who was then resurrected by the teenage version of his son from the future who originally came back to the past as an adult. What’s that? I should stop talking? K. Written by Eve Ewing and drawn by Bob Quinn (Way of X). ($3.99) Check out the latest from Zack.
Dan G.’s Pick: Penultiman #5: After four issues and untold years of propping up our painfully insecure titular superhero, android sidekick Antepenultiman has had ENOUGH. Time to set the do-gooder straight in the final issue by writer Tom Peyer (The Wrong Earth: Night & Day) and artist Alan Robinson. Plus, those high-falutin’ backup shorts. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Dan.
Vishal’s Pick: Guardians of the Galaxy #11: The Olympian gods are coming back, and they’re pissed at Peter Quill. Probably ‘cuz they can’t match his newly found Big Bisexual Energy. Written by Al Ewing and drawn by Juann Cabal. ($3.99) Previously, in Guardians …
Austin’s Pick: Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Vol. 4: Shelf-porn fans rejoice! This hardcover bookcase-bender collects Uncanny X-Men #176-193, Annual #8, Kitty Pryde & Wolverine #1-6, X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 and 2 and material from Marvel Fanfare #40. Featuring stories by Chris Claremont and art by John Romita Jr. and Barry Windsor-Smith. ($125) Check out the latest from Austin.
Matt’s Pick: Richard Dragon: Kung-fu Fighter HC: Did you know DC has its own Iron Fist? His name is Richard Dragon, he was co-created by Denny O’Neill, and Matt loves him very much. Collects Richard Dragon: Kung-fu Fighter #1-18, Brave and the Bold #132 and DC Comics Presents #39. ($49.99) Check out the latest from Matt.
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.
