Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Dan’s Pick: Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom #1: Someone wants to challenge Shilo Norman for the moniker of Mister Miracle. But if this is anyone but Scott Free or the late Thaddeus Brown, they’re stealin’ his bit. Written by Brandon Easton (Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven) and drawn by Fico Ossio (No One Left to Fight). ($3.99) Check out the latest from Dan.
Ari’s Pick: Made in Korea #1: For Jesse, the world’s first true A.I. system, growing up means learning to think outside the box. Jeremy Holt writes and George Schall draws this six-issue Image series that seeks to redefine what it means to be a family in an age when biological parenthood is no longer a reality. ($3.99) Check out the latest from Ari.
Vishal’s Pick: Robin #2: Damian has learned the deadly rules of Lazarus Island the hard way. Now he must prove he belongs in the tournament and uncover its secrets. But his only ally is the daughter of one of his greatest enemies. Written by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Gleb Melnikov. ($3.99) Know your Robins.
Austin’s Pick: Other History of the DC Universe #4: See the DCU through the eyes of Renee Montoya, the queer Latinx Gotham police detective who went on to become the Question. Written by John Ridley (Soon: Black Panther) and drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli. ($6.99) Check out the latest from Austin.
Zack’s Pick: I Breathed a Body #5: Once more unto the mushrooms. Writer Zac Thompson and artist Andy MacDonald wrap their AfterShock horror/big tech/fantasy series. ($3.99) Previously, in I Breathed a Body …
Adam’s Pick: Department of Truth #9: Cole Turner has seen firsthand the horrifying ways collective belief shapes the world and how theories can manifest and take physical form … but what happens when those thought forms start to have thoughts, and desires, of their own? Whoa. Go down the rabbit hole with writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds. ($3.99) Previously, in Department of Truth …
Liz’s Pick: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #10: As we tick down to “War of the Bounty Hunters,” Aphra and Sana find themselves cornered by Vukorah and the Unbroken Clan. Can they pull off a daring escape, even if it means surrendering the Nihil Hyperdrive? And what does any of that have to do with bounty hunters? Written by Alyssa Wong and drawn by Ray-Anthony Height. ($3.99) Previously, in Doctor Aphra …
Karen’s Pick: New Mutants #18: Remember New Mutants: Dead Souls? That was a good series. Why am I bringing it up? Ohhhhhh, no reason. Written by Vita Ayala and drawn by Rod Reis. ($3.99) Previously, in New Mutants …
Chris’ Pick: X-Men #20: Remember X-Men #6, when Mystique demanded her wife be returned to her? That was a good issue. Why am I bringing it up? Ohhhhhh, no reason. Written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Francesco Mobili. ($3.99) Previously, in X-Men …
Cori’s Pick: Action Comics #1,031: After a war-torn battleship escapes Warworld and makes the perilous journey to Earth, Superman searches for answers about the identities of its mysterious refugees and their apparent link to the planet Krypton. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by Daniel Sampere, with a Midnighter backup by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad and Michael Avon Oeming. ($4.99) Previously, in Superman stuff …
Matt’s Pick: Detective Comics #1,036: It’s all Huntress all the time as Gotham’s Violent Vengeance (Do people call her that?) goes Bat hunting in the main story by writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Dan Mora and then returns to her backup story by Tamaki and artist Clayton Henry. ($4.99) Previously, in Batman stuff …
Justin’s Pick: Loki: Agent of Asgard, the Complete Collection: Teen Loki takes orders from the All-Mother during the Original Sin and Axis era in a collection of his 2014-15 solo adventures from Al Ewing, Jason Aaron, Lee Garbett and more. ($39.99) Check out the latest from Justin.
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.
