Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Zach’s Pick: Darkhold: Spider-Man #1: Y’all know the Darkhold, right? It’s that spooky book that shows up in Marvel comics sometimes. Well, what if Spider-Man read it? What then, huh? He’s not a Midnight Son, he wouldn’t know what to do with it. I bet he drops it in a river or something. Goofy-ass spider. Written by Alex Paknadel (Giga) and drawn by Diogenes Neves. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Zach.
Cori’s Pick: Catwoman: Lonely City #2: If Selina Kyle is going to break into the Batcave at her advanced age, she’s going to need a crew to help. Luckily for her, some of Gotham’s craftiest former villains have time on their hands and bills to pay. By Cliff Chiang for DC’s Black Label. ($6.99) Previously, in Batman stuff …
Adam’s Pick: Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #2: A little girl has gone missing. But the resort staff don’t want Kate investigating. So now Kate has three mysteries on her hands: Where is the girl, what is the resort hiding and what does this have to do with her family? Written by Marieke Nijkamp and drawn by Enid Balam. ($3.99) Previously, in Hawkeye stuff …
Zack’s Pick: House of Slaughter #3: As the House leaders discuss the fate of “the Last Butcher,” Aaron and Jace escape the watchful eye of Helen and the White Masks and sneak into the forbidden outreaches of Chicago. Meanwhile, in the present, Aaron finally comes face to face with the monster he’s been tracking. Written by James Tynion IV and Tate Brombal and drawn by Werther Dell’Edera and Chris Shehan for BOOM Studios. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Zack.
Vishal’s Pick: X-Men: Trial of Magneto #5: “I know who killed me,” Wanda Maximoff says at the end of issue #4. And now I just want to watch that 2007 Lindsay Lohan movie. I mean, not really, but you get the idea. Written by Leah Williams and drawn by Lucas Werneck. ($3.99) Previously, in the Trial of Magneto …
Dan’s Pick: Snelson #5: Last issue, garbage-person stand-up comedian Melville Snelson had a near-death experience. Will he learn anything from it? Find out as this AHOY Comics series winds down, courtesy of writer Paul Constant and artist Fred Harper. Plus, backmatter! ($3.99) Previously in Snelson …
Karen’s Pick: S.W.O.R.D. #11: Wait, is this the last issue? We can’t do space stuff while Wolverine is living his X lives and dying his X deaths? What the hell is this ish? Written by Al Ewing and drawn by Jacopo Camagni. ($3.99) Check out a preview.
Tony’s Pick: Amazing Spider-Man #82: Something horribly wrong is happening at the McCarthy Medical Center. Mary Jane Watson is trying to nurse the bedridden Peter Parker to health, but when Peter’s roommate disappears, MJ has to step up. Can MJ and a nonmobile Peter get to the bottom of this hospital mystery? Written by Saladin Ahmed and drawn by Jorge Fornes. ($3.99) Previously, in Spider-Man stuff …
Mark’s Pick: Star Wars: Darth Vader by Soule Omnibus: In the wake of Revenge of the Sith, follow Vader as he ascends to power as a Dark Lord of the Sith in this series by writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli. Collecting issues #1-25 of the 2017 series and Annual #2. ($100) Previously, in Star Wars stuff …
Austin’s Pick: Thor Epic Collection: Ulik Unchained: What was Thor up to in the 1970s? Teaming up with Hercules, protecting Midgard (*Earth) from the Destroyer armor, meeting Firelord and learning the origin of Ego the Living Planet. Learn more in this collection of stories from Gerry Conway, John Buscema and more. Collecting The Mighty Thor #217-241 and more. ($44.99) 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.
