Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Zack’s pick: Monkey Meat #1: Cartoonist Juni Ba (Djeliya) works his magic on a new Image anthology series about a meat manufacturing company operating in an absurd capitalist hellscape. ($3.99) Listen to Ba on WMQ&A.
Armaan’s pick: Darkhold Omega: A bunch of heroes read the Darkhold and went cah-RAAA-zy. What happens now? Read the finale of this oops-all-#1s event, written by Steve Orlando and drawn by Cian Tormey. Previously, in the Darkhold …
Ari’s pick: One-Star Squadron #2: Minute Man is a 1990s has-been superhero looking for 15 more minutes of fame … or at least a way to pay for Miraclo pills. How far will he go? Find out in this installment written by Mark Russell and drawn by Steve Lieber. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Ari.
Mark’s pick: Inferno #4: Jonathan Hickman takes a bow on the X-Men by bringing some of his long-simmering HoXPoX plots to bear. Drawn by Valerio Schiti. ($5.99) Previously, in Inferno …
Dan’s pick: Not All Robots #5: The robots and humans of Bubble Atlanta have waged a bloody, bolt-y civil war. What happens now, and where will the Walterses go? Find out in this volume-one finale written by Mark Russell and drawn by Mike Deodato for AWA. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Dan.
Tony’s pick: X-Men #6: Who is Captain Krakoa? I mean it’s Cyclops, right? Ben Urich found out he died and came back, and now Scott’s come up with this ridiculous alter ego, kind of like an Erik the Green without the bondage viking gear. He saves that stuff for moon nights! Not to be confused with Moon Knights. Written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by Pepe Larraz. ($3.99) Previously, in X-Men …
Karen’s pick: Shang-Chi #7: Who was Shang-Chi’s mother? And how did someone so virtuous and heroic fall for an evil warlord like Zheng Zu? Hey, didn’t the movie answer those questions? Why are you booing me? I’m right. Written by Gene Luen Yang and drawn by Dike Ruan. ($3.99) Check out a preview.
Matt’s pick: Detective Comics #1,047: Beginning a 12-part weekly(!) story. With Batman gone, Arkham Tower rises in Gotham. And trust us, if it’s got Arkham in its name, things have already gone horribly wrong. Written by Mariko Tamaki and drawn by Ivan Reis, with a “House of Gotham” backup by Matthew Rosenberg and Fernando Blanco. ($4.99) Previously, in Detective Comics …
Cori’s pick: Wonder Woman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1: Collecting Wonder Woman’s adventures from the 1950s and ’60s, including issues #98-#123, featuring stories by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Julius Schwartz, Jack Schiff and more. ($99.99) Previously, in Wonder Woman stuff …
Austin’s pick: Avengers Epic Collection: Judgment Day: Roger Stern’s run comes to an end as the team challenges gods for the life of Hercules. Plus, the Avengers fight the X-Men over Magneto. Collects Avengers Vol. 1 #278-285, Annual #16, X-Men vs. Avengers #1-4, Emperor Doom and West Coast Avengers Annual #2, and featuring stories by Stern, Bob Harras, Tom DeFalco, David Michelinie, Steve Englehart, Marc Silvestri, Al Milgrom 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.
