Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Zack’s Pick: Way of X #1: Remember when Nightcrawler said he was thinking about starting a mutant religion? Whatever happened with that? Anyway, enjoy this new X-Men series, written by Si Spurrier (X-Men: Legacy) and drawn by Bob Quinn (Captain America). ($4.99) Check out the latest from Zack.
Christi’s Pick: Women of Marvel #1: Celebrate women on and off the page with this anthology featuring She-Hulk, Peggy Carter, Marrow(!) and more, with creators including Nadia Shammas, Sophie Campbell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Natasha Alterici (Heathen), Kei Zama (Death’s Head), Eleonora Carlini (Power Rangers) and Skylar Patridge (Resonant). ($5.99) Check out the latest from Christi.
Cat’s Pick: Mighty Valkyries #1: What’s that? You want MOAR LADIES?! Asgard’s finest death warriors return for another five-issue tour, courtesy of writers Jason Aaron and Torunn Grønbekk and artist Mattia de Iulis. ($4.99) Check out the latest from Cat.
Vishal’s Pick: Ultramega #2: Issue #1 of James Harren’s new Image series was brutal AF. That ain’t likely to change this time around. ($7.99) Previously, in Ultramega …
Forrest’s Pick: Carnage: Black White & Blood #2: When Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Donny Cates, Kyle Hotz, Ram V and Javier Fernandez get their hands on Cletus Kasady, it’sh gon’ be … well, you know. ($4.99) Previously, in Carnage: BRB …
Karen’s Pick: Eternals #4: The hunt for the Eternals’ traitor continues, with 100 suspects and counting … down, because they keep getting murdered. Written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Esad Ribic. ($3.99) Previously, in Eternals …
Ari’s Pick: Haha #4: In a world where everything floats … umm … there’s a clown, I guess. Patrick Horvath joins writer W. Maxwell Prince for the latest issue of this examination of #ClownLife. ($3.99) Previously, in Haha …
Tony’s Pick: S.W.O.R.D. #5: Fabian Cortez. Ugh. This f—in’ guy. What does he want with the Quiet Council, and why don’t Magneto and Exodus just kill him and leave him at the back of the resurrection queue with Destiny and Emma Frost’s sisters? ($3.99) Previously, in S.W.O.R.D. …
Nola’s Pick: X-Force #19: We’re still poking around in Quentin Quire’s head, courtesy of writer Benjamin Percy and artist Garry Brown. ($3.99) Previously, in X-Force …
Matt’s Pick: Catwoman #30: On the mend after being gravely wounded, Riddler points Selina in Poison Ivy’s direction — but is he telling the truth, or wrapping her up in another one of his riddles? Written by Ram V and drawn by Fernando Blanco. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Matt.
Cori’s Pick: Nightwing #79: Dick Grayson has inherited Alfred’s fortune, a puppy and a whole lot of questions. Who is Mayor Zucco, and what is her relation to the man who murdered Dick’s parents? What sinister plans does Blockbuster have for Blüdhaven? Most importantly, what kind of dog food is best for a three-legged puppy? (Champion?!) Written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Bruno Redondo. ($3.99) Previously, in Nightwing …
Austin’s Pick: X-Factor Epic Collection: Angel of Death: Covering that good-good Simonson era when Apocalypse turns Warren Kenneth Worthington III into the Angel of Death, the team takes over Apocalypse’s sentient Ship, Beast turns blue again and “Inferno” nears. Collecting X-Factor #21-36 and Annual #3 and Power Pack #35. ($39.99) 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.
