Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Dan’s Pick: Fantastic Four Life Story #1: Marvel attempts to replicate the formula behind 2019’s Spider-Man Life Story by sending the FF aging through the decades, courtesy of writer Mark Russell (Second Coming) and artist Sean Izaakse (Champions). ($4.99) Currently, in Fantastic Four …
Zack’s Pick: Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters #1: Travel back in time 10,000 years to the Fertile Crescent, and the first time the Green Door was opened, in a standalone story written by Al Ewing, Alex Paknadel (Giga) and David Vaughan and drawn by Juan Ferreyra. ($4.99) Previously, in Immortal Hulk …
Mark’s Pick: Way of X #2: Take a trip through Nightcrawler’s mind, courtesy of the feller who showed up at the end of last issue. Written by Si Spurrier and drawn by Bob Quinn. ($3.99) Previously, in Way of X …
Armaan’s Pick: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #2: Years pass, and Laila, host of the avatar of Death, unexpectedly meets the boy who will change everything at one of the formative moments in his life. Written by Ram V and drawn by Filipe Andrade for BOOM Studios. ($3.99) Previously, in The Many Deaths of Laila Starr …
Matt’s Pick: Undone by Blood, or the Other Side of Eden #3: OK, so that heist went terribly wrong. What will Silvano and Bud do now that there’s heat on them, and how will it parallel with the tales of in-story fictional gunslinger Solomon Eaton? Written by Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler and drawn by Sami Kivela for AfterShock. ($4.99) Check out the latest from Matt.
Vishal’s Pick: Radiant Black #4: Writing day is over. Back to big tokusatsu fights! Written by Kyle Higgins and drawn by Marcelo Costa. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Vishal.
Ari’s Pick: I Walk with Monsters #6: All is lost. Jacey failed to take her revenge. Of course she did. So what does she have left? Written by Paul Cornell and drawn by Sally Cantirino for Vault. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Ari.
Cori’s Pick: Nightwing #80: A new villain stalks the back alleys of Blüdhaven, removing the hearts of the city’s most vulnerable. Who is this terrifying new menace, and will he be able to resist plucking out the biggest heart in all of Blüdhaven? Written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Bruno Redondo. ($3.99) Previously, in Nightwing …
Forrest’s Pick: Home Sick Pilots Vol. 1 TP: Look, if Forrest and I haven’t convinced you to read this Image series about a 1990s punk girl who becomes the familiar/mech pilot of a haunted house, then … here, read our coverage. Written by Dan Watters and drawn by Caspar Wijngaard. ($9.99)
Austin’s Pick: Avengers Epic Collection: A Traitor Stalks Within Us: People who read and liked Empyre will enjoy these classic Avengers stories that are heavy on Mantis and the Swordsman. Collecting Avengers #98-#114 and Daredevil #99 by Roy “The Boy” Thomas, Steve Englehart, Barry Windsor-Smith and more. ($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.
