Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Cori’s Pick: Superman: Red & Blue #1: DC’s horny for anthologies anymore, so enjoy this one dedicated to the Man of Steel, featuring stories by John Ridley, Clayton Henry, Brandon Easton, Steve Lieber, Wes Craig, Marguerite Bennett, Jill Thompson, Dan Watters and Dani. ($5.99) Previously, in Superman stuff …
Vishal’s Pick: Ultramega #1: Kaiju, so hot right now. Godzilla vs. Kong got everyone thinking about A) Going to a theater after they’ve been vaccinated, and B) Giant monsters smashing stuff. Enjoy this version of the latter from writer/artist James Harren (BPRD) and colorist Dave Stewart. From Image. ($7.99) Check out the latest from Vishal.
Ari’s Pick: Orphan and the Five Beasts #1: James Stokoe rewatches the 1978 martial arts classic Five Deadly Venoms and plays a little game of Top That with this new four-issue Dark Horse series. Imagine if it would have inspired him to form a Wu-Tang Clan. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Ari.
Chris’ Pick: Radiant Black #2: Yesterday, Nathan found an alien artifact that turned him into a superhero. Today? His dad says he has to get a job, so driving for rideshare company Drivr it is. Oh, and there’s someone else out there robbing banks with powers like his. Written by Kyle Higgins and drawn by Marcelo Costa for Image. ($3.99) Previously, in Radiant Black …
Matt’s Pick: Abbott 1973 #3: The dark forces terrorizing Detroit have struck Elena Abbott where it hurts most, and she’s going to strike back. But even after pulling together an uneasy alliance with the last people she expected, Abbott is about to learn her enemies are one step ahead of her. Written by Saladin Ahmed and drawn by Sami Kivela. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Matt.
Zack’s Pick: S.W.O.R.D. #4: We’re still King-in-Blacking, except this time we’ll likely have to face it head on, as goo took our Summers boy. At least Marv got his Think Tank back. Written by Al Ewing and drawn by Valerio Schiti. ($3.99) Previously, in S.W.O.R.D. …
Will’s Pick: Happy Hour #5: Having fled the USA’s regime of brutally enforced bliss, Kim and Jerry are prisoners of the pro-misery revolutionaries they sought to join. The first step to acceptance: survive a swarm of razor-toothed vermin specifically bred to sniff out happiness. Written by Peter Milligan and drawn by Michael Montenat for AHOY Comics. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Will.
Dan M.’s Pick: Nightwing #78: The Suicide Squad team of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo carry Dick (not Ric) Grayson into the Infinite Frontier with a new set of adventures in the city of Bludhaven. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Dan.
Dan G.’s Pick: Martian Ghost Centaur OGN: When a small northern California town is threatened by a Big Tech invasion, only a 17-year-old girl and her belief in the power of cryptids can save it. A middle grade graphic novel written by Mat Heagarty and drawn by Steph Mided for Oni Press. ($19.99) Listen to Heagarty on WMQ&A.
Austin’s Pick: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition Omnibus: Curl up with this mid-1980s encyclopedia of the Marvel Universe and get all the latest information on everyone from the Abomination to Zzzax … so long as you don’t mind history stopping around the Mutant Massacre. ($150) Check out the latest from Austin.
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 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.
