Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Cori’s Pick: DC Pride: DC spotlights its LGBTQIA+ characters in an anthology featuring stories about Batwoman by James Tynion IV and Trung Le Nguyen, Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn by Mariko Tamaki and Amy Reeder, Midnighter by Steve Orlando and Stephen Byrne, Earth-11 Flash by Danny Lore and Lisa Sterle, Alan Scott and Obsidian by Sam Johns and Klaus Janson, Aqualad by Andrew Wheeler and Luciano Vecchio, Dreamer by Nicole Maines (the actress who plays her on Supergirl) and Rachael Stott, Renee Montoya by Vita Ayala and Skylar Patridge, and Pied Piper by Sina Grace, Ro Stein and Ted Brandt. ($9.99) Check out the latest from Cori.
Karen’s Pick: X-Men #21: The time has come to meet the X-Men, the heroes of Krakoa, led by Cyclops. Welcome (back) to the team, Polaris, we hope you survive the experience. And even if you don’t, they have a The Five for that. Written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Russell Dauterman. ($3.99) Previously, in X-Men …
Justin’s Pick: Excalibur #21: Rictor hates parties. Sorry, buddy, I know you miss your big blue supervillain, but you still have to go to the gala. I wonder what Pete’s wearing? Written by Tini Howard and drawn by Marcus To. ($3.99) Previously, in Excalibur …
Adam’s Pick: Children of the Atom #4: The Hellfire Gala seems like the perfect opportunity for five teens from New York to make their way onto Krakoa after a couple botched attempts, right? RIGHT? Written by Vita Ayala and drawn by Paco Medina. ($3.99) Previously, in Children of the Atom …
Dan’s Pick: The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #1: One of TV’s biggest jerks has been murdered, and it’s up to his former on-screen partners to find out who did it. Laugh till it hurts with this new Image/Skybound series by writer Kyle Starks (Assassin Nation) and artist Chris Schweizer (Mars Attacks). ($3.99) Learn more about the series here, and listen to Starks and Schweizer talk about it on this week’s WMQ&A (Subscribe to the show’s Patreon to listen now).
Tony’s Pick: W.E.B. of Spider-Man #1: Playing off the story behind Disneyland’s Avengers Campus, a teenage Peter Parker goes to work at Tony Stark’s new facility for li’l geniuses in an all-ages romp by writer Kevin Shinick and artist Rob DiSalvo. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Tony.
Ritesh’s Pick: The Good Asian #2: Edison Hark comes face to face with a killer, and more suffering, lust and soul than he’d ever imagine in Chinatown. Written by Pornsak Pichetshote and drawn by Alexandre Tefenkgi for Image. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Ritesh.
Zoe’s Pick: Joker #4: Everyone hunting the Joker converges on him in South America. But it’s the Joker, so he’s gonna get away. Plus: Punchline, I guess. Main story by James Tynion IV and Guillem March, backup by Tynion, Sam Johns and Mirka Andolfo. ($5.99) Previously, in Joker …
Matt’s Pick: Batman: Urban Legends #4: Batman’s allies get the spotlight, a few pages at a time. Featuring a Grifter story by Matthew Rosenberg and Ryan Benjamin, a Red Hood story by Chip Zdarsky and Eddy Barrows, a Tim Drake story (Matt: SQUEE!) by Meghan Fitzmartin and Belen Ortega, and a Luke Fox story by Camrus Johnson (the actor who plays Fox on Batwoman) and Marcus To.
Vishal’s Pick: Proctor Valley Road #4: Plagued by day terrors and visions of a drenched woman, the girls search for answers about Proctor Valley Road at another haunted spot, the abandoned Haven Bakery. Written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Naomi Franquiz for BOOM Studios. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Vishal.
Ari’s Pick: Far Sector #12: N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell’s Young Animal Green Lantern series concludes just in time for Jo Mullein to join the cast of the main GL series. ($3.99) Previously, in Green Lantern stuff …
Armaan’s Pick: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #117: So, what’s the hot mutant fight this issue? Bebop and Rocksteady? The Foot? That gator that wears jeans and a vest? … checks notes … It’s a battle of the bands. Written and drawn by Sophie Campbell. ($3.99) Previously, in Ninja Turtles …
Austin’s Pick: The Mighty Thor Epic Collection: The Final Gauntlet: The Odinson returneth in this collection of early ’90s stories that shuffles off Eric Masterson and ties into The Infinity Crusade. Written by Tom DeFalco and Ron Marz and drawn by Ron Frenz 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 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.
