Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays.
Matt’s pick: Knight Terrors: Robin #1: When two Bat-brothers get taken into the Nightmare Realm, Jason Todd and Tim Drake must fight their worst fears and each other as they’re forced to relive the darkest moments of their lives. Written by past WMQ&A guest Kenny Porter and drawn by Miguel Mendonca. ($4.99)
Mark’s pick: Great British Bump-Off #4: Breakthroughs occur in the case of the mysterious UK Bakery Tent poisoning as Shauna gets closer to solving the mystery while hoping not to get battered in the process. Written by past WMQ&A guest John Allison and drawn by Max Sarin for Dark Horse. ($3.99)
Sean’s pick: Danger Street #7: As Lady Cop gets closer to solving this murder mystery, she finds herself in the lair of the true killers. But who will be her knight in shining armor and save the maiden fair? Written by Tom King and drawn by Jorge Fornes. ($4.99)
Austin’s pick: Star Trek #10: Lt. Shaxs receives visions from the Bajoran Prophets. He sees his past and his future, and he sees the trial of Benjamin Sisko. The crew of the Theseus must fight their way back together after being separated across Cardassian space before their captain’s fate is set in stone and Kahless can carry out his promise of more bloodshed. Written by past WMQ&A guests Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly and drawn by Mike Feehan for IDW. ($4.99) Previously, in Star Trek …
Adam’s pick: Immortal X-Men #13: Doug Ramsey is the voice of Krakoa, and it’s time for Krakoa to speak. Written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Lucas Werneck. ($3.99) Previously, in Immortal X-Men …
Anna’s pick: Moon Knight #25: The past comes back to bedevil Moon Knight as he pursues his latest enemy, someone at once familiar and new. From grim New York nights to the blazing sun of Alexandria days, Moon Knight hunts for answers among the graves of Hart Island while haunted by the last mission of the Karnak Cowboys, a mercenary crew counting among its members Marc Spector, Jean-Paul Duchamp, Robert Plesko … and Layla El-Faouly. Written by Jed MacKay and drawn by Alessandro Cappuccio, plus a reprint of a classic story by Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz. ($9.99)
Dan’s pick: The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold Your Childhood: Brian “Box” Brown unravels how marketing that targeted children in the 1980s has shaped adults in the present. Powered by the advent of television and super-charged by the deregulation era of the 1980s, media companies and toy manufacturers joined forces to dominate the psyches of American children. But what are the consequences when a developing brain is saturated with the same kind of marketing bombardment found in Red Scare propaganda? By Brian “Box” Brown for First Second. ($26.99)
Tony’s pick: Void Rivals #1 2nd Printing Cover B: Are we really recommending the B cover of a second printing of a book we’d already recommended? You bet your ass! It’s a Monster at the End of This Book riff! With a Transfawmah! Wait, did you not know about the spoiler? ($3.99)
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.
