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Rasmus’ pick: DIE Loaded #1: A year after their return from the hellish game world, the players gather for Chuck’s wake. They’ve finished with the game. The game isn’t finished with them. By Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans for Image Comics. ($3.99) Previously, in DIE … | Buy it here.
Matt’s pick: Gargoyles x Fantastic Four #1: When the Manhattan Clan are invited on a tour of the Baxter Building, the high-tech home of the Fantastic Four, things quickly go from impressive to destructive when Coldsteel joins forces with the Dragon Man to unleash the terror that is Annihilus — trapping Franklin, Valeria and Gnash in the Negative Zone in the process. Written by Greg Weisman and drawn by George Kambadais for Dynamite. ($5.99) Listen to Weisman on The ComicsXF Interview Podcast. | Buy it here.
Adam’s pick: Sinister’s Six #2: X years later, Sinister’s Six race to find the cure that could save them. But is the chance at life worth an encounter with Revelation’s Angel of Death, Wolverine? Or will the team kill each other first? Written by David Marquez and drawn by Rafael Loureiro. ($3.99) Check out a preview. | Buy it here.
Dan’s pick: We’re Taking Everyone Down with Us #6: (Strong Bad voice) IT’S OVER. Written by Matthew Rosenberg and drawn by Stefano Landini for Image Comics. ($4.99) Listen to Rosenberg on The ComicsXF Interview Podcast. | Buy it here.
Will’s pick: Batman — Dark Patterns #12: Can the Dark Knight Detective quell the hungry flames threatening to erase Gotham before the city is no more, or will the Child of Fire’s inferno devour it all? Written by Dan Watters and drawn by Hayden Sherman. ($4.99) Previously, in Dark Patterns … | Buy it here.
Mark’s pick: The Power Fantasy #13: The truth will set us free. Alternatively, it’ll kill us all. Let’s find out. By Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard for Image Comics. ($3.99) Buy it here.
Austin’s pick: Transformers #26: Optimus Prime betrayed? The Autobots’ newest hope may turn out to be their downfall. Written by Robert Kirkman and drawn by Dan Mora for Image/Skybound. ($3.99) Buy it here.
Scott’s pick: Poison Ivy Annual 2025: No matter what Pamela Isley does, mercy or slaughter, humanity seems dead set on betraying the Earth. Yet Ivy still refuses to let go of her own humanity in service of that which she claims to love. Hoping to discover a way forward, Poison Ivy sets out to find the living repository of all secrets — the Tree of Knowledge. But like those who have tasted the tree’s fruit before her, Ivy learns far more than she bargained for. Written by G. Willow Wilson and drawn by Mark Buckingham. ($5.99) Buy it here.
Also out this week
Batman #162: “H2SH” continues with Batman vs. the Bat-Family! Whose side are you on? By Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee. ($4.99) Previously, in H2SH … | Buy it here.
Spider-Man & Wolverine #7: Two different heroes with vastly different methods, and one mission only they can take on together. But why Peter and Logan? Plus, the debut of an all-new villain who owes more to Peter and Logan than you can imagine. Written by Marc Guggenheim and drawn by Kaare Andrews. ($3.99) Check out a preview. | Buy it here.
Rogue Storm #2: X years later, many secret events have taken place among the mutants of the world — including the one that changed Gambit and Rogue’s marriage forever. As Storm embarks on her quest to destroy Eegun, the devourer of Sorcerers Supreme, Remy has a score to settle with Ororo, for the fate of his marriage. Written by Murewa Ayodele and drawn by Roland Boschi. ($3.99) Previously, in Rogue Storm … | Buy it here.
Iron & Frost #2: X years later, Emma Frost has come looking for Tony Stark. Tony Stark is looking for a cure to the X-Virus. But is the Iron King of the all-new Hellfire Club about to lose everything he holds dear? Written by Cavan Scott and drawn by Ruairi Coleman. ($3.99) Previously, in the Age of Revelation … | Buy it here.
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