Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Rasmus’ pick: G.O.D.S. #1: This is it. This is the thing Jonathan Hickman left the X-Men for. This is the thing that’s going to rewrite Marvel’s cosmology forever. This is what all that dicking around on 3 Worlds, 3 Moons was for. This is CB Cebulski’s million-selling comic. This is the $10 book all the retailers hate. This is your dad’s new girlfriend. This is the New Coke. This is the natural result of Bidenomics. THIS. IS. SPARTA! I bet Valerio Schiti makes it look real pretty. ($9.99, seriously) ‘Member when we made Hickman talk about charts?
Dan’s pick: Transformers #1: Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies, the Decepticons. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime. Daniel Warren Johnson has the touch SLASH the power for Image/Skybound. ($4.99) Previously, in the Energon Universe …
Matt’s pick: The Devil That Wears My Face #1: The year is 1740, and the Vatican is in turmoil. Grappling with a profound crisis of faith, outcast exorcist Father Franco Vieri is dispatched on a mission of grave importance — to rescue a Spanish nobleman from the clutches of the sadistic demon known as Legion. But when the exorcism goes tragically wrong, Vieri finds himself trapped in a stranger’s body … and learns what horrors lie ahead when the Devil wears his face. Written by David Pepose (Savage Avengers) and drawn by Alex Cormack (Road of Bones) for Mad Cave. ($4.99) For more on Mad Cave, listen to this week’s WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
Tony’s pick: Blue Beetle #2: Someone is out there hunting Beetles, and after the attack on Ted Kord lands him in the hospital, Jaime Reyes is on high alert and ready for a fight. But will he be ready when he comes face-to-face with the Blood Scarab? Written by Josh Trujillo and drawn by Adrian Gutierrez. ($3.99) Previously, in Blue Beetle …
Adam’s pick: Immortal X-Men #16: Oh shoot, it’s Apocalypse. Or is it? My money’s on Mother Righteous B.S. Written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Lucas Werneck. ($3.99) Previously, in Immortal X-Men …
Austin’s pick: X-Men #27: When Cyclops joined this iteration of the X-Men, his pitch was simple: “I am the X-Men.” If this is so, the enemies of the X-Men seem to have this fight all sewn up. Written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by Phil Noto. ($3.99) Previously, in X-Men …
Bonus pick: Parasocial: In the middle of the pandemic, a fading genre-TV actor, fresh from his long-running series’ cancellation, collides with an obsessive fan at a Texas convention. When she lures him to her home, he’ll have to put on the greatest performance of his life simply to survive until morning. Unless, of course, he’s the real monster. A graphic novel by the Dracula, Motherfucker team of Alex De Campi and Erica Henderson for Image. ($18.99) Hey, we reviewed that Dracula book!
Mark’s pick: Star Trek Year Five Deluxe Edition Vol. 1: The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise left Earth four years ago. They’ve traveled to strange new worlds, defeated impossible foes and made universe-changing decisions. But now, with the end in sight, they’ll have to face their biggest challenge yet. Step aboard the Enterprise with Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty and Chekov as they begin the end of their original five-year mission and boldly go into an uncertain future. Collecting issues #1-14 of the IDW series by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and more. ($39.99) Check out our latest Star Trek coverage.
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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.
