Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Adam’s pick: Fall of the House of X #2: In which Polaris leads an invasion of Brood against Orchis. Come on, Uncle Gerry, you’ve had some rough ones lately. Don’t screw this up. Written by Gerry Duggan and drawn by Lucas Werneck. ($4.99) Previously, in FoHoX … | Buy it here.
Tony’s pick: Blue Book 1947 #1: In 1947, Kenneth Arnold flew his Call-Air A-2 over the skies of the Pacific Northwest when all of a sudden he saw a blinding flash of silver light. What followed was a bizarre and difficult-to-explain encounter with several flying objects that would change the course of his life forever. Written by James Tynion IV and drawn by Michael Avon Oeming with backup story by Zac Thompson and Gavin Fullerton for Dark Horse Comics. ($4.99) Buy it here.
Austin’s pick: Transformers #5: Starscream revives one(?) of the most powerful Decepticons to eliminate the Autobots once and for all. By Daniel Warren Johnson for Image/Skybound. ($3.99) Previously, in toy-based comics … | Buy it here.
Mark’s pick: Usagi Yojimbo: Ice & Snow #5: Recovering from their battles with Jei, his henchmen and an angry yokai, Usagi and his newly found cousin Yukichi continue their journey across Japan. By Stan Sakai for Dark Horse. ($4.99) Buy it here.
Scott’s pick: The Hunger and the Dusk #6: The dream of the human and orc alliance has died. Orc princess Tara now travels along the road north alone, heading home in search of her old life. But before Tara can get home, she’ll face incredible danger, and discover a secret that will change everything. Written by G. Willow Wilson and drawn by Chris Wildgoose for IDW. ($3.99) Buy it here.
Armaan’s pick: Black Panther #9: Between Baba Nkisu and Cartier St. Croix teaming up, tensions being higher than ever among Birnin T’Chaka’s crime families and the vengeful spirit known as the Grey Wolf on the prowl, Black Panther will need to gather all of his allies to keep the city from being torn asunder. Written by Eve Ewing and drawn by Chris Allen. ($3.99) Previously, in Ultimate Black Panther … | Buy it here.
Rasmus’ pick: Wolverine #43: Sabreooth and Wolverine used to be work friends. But how do the violent missions of their Team X days factor into the “Sabretooth War” being waged in the present? Written by Benjamin Percy and Victor LaValle and drawn by Geoff Shaw. ($4.99) Previously, in Wolverine … | Buy it here.
Dan’s pick: Mary Tyler MooreHawk: WHO IS MARY TYLER MOOREHAWK? How did she save the world from a dimension-hopping megalomaniac? Why was her TV show canceled after only nine episodes? These are just a few of the questions young journalist Dave Baker begins to ask as he unravels the many mysteries surrounding the obscure comic book Mary Tyler MooreHawk. However, his curiosity grows into an obsession when he discovers that the reclusive creator of his favorite globe-trotting girl detective … is also named Dave Baker. Published by IDW’s Top Shelf imprint. ($29.99) Listen to Baker talk about the book on WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast. | Buy it here.
Matt’s pick: Black’s Myth Vol. 2: Janie “Strummer” Mercado, Los Angeles’ only werewolf private investigator, tries to prevent a young girl from becoming a monster with the aid of her djinn assistant, Ben Si’lat. But will Strummer gain an intern instead? And why is an old enemy sending mysterious packages to her house? Written by Eric Palicki and drawn by Wendell Cavalcanti for AHOY Comics. ($17.99) Listen to Palicki talk about the book on next week’s WMQ&A: The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
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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.
