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Rasmus’ pick: DC KO Boss Battle #1: As the remaining champions in the tournament prepare for the final rounds, they discover there isn’t enough Omega energy left to crown the winner a King Omega. To have any hope of stopping Darkseid, they’ll need to engage in combat with the champions of other worlds, including Annabelle, Homelander and Sub-Zero. Written by Jeremy Adams and drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ronan Cliquet, Kieran McKeown and Pablo M. Collar. ($4.99) Previously, in DC K.O. … | Buy it here.
Penn’s pick: Magik and Colossus #1: Illyana Rasputina is a cynical sorceress with power harnessed from the dark realm of Limbo. Piotr Rasputin is made of metal, but with a heart much softer than his exterior. And despite being family, blood does not run thicker than water! How will these two ever get along? Watch Magik and Colossus, starring Kevin James and Leah Remini, Monday nights on CBS! Written by Ashley Allen and drawn by Germán Peralta. ($4.99) Check out our thoughts on Magik here, and our thoughts on Colossus here. | Buy it here.
Matt’s pick: Gargoyles/Darkwing Duck #1: After contacting a wary Morgana Macawber through her magic mirror, the scheming Demona whisks the uncooperative sorceress out of St. Canard and into her New York City lair, where she proceeds to grill Morgana for the location of a certain mystical tome with enough eldritch energy to allow Demona to finally conquer the world. Darkwing Duck, of course, isn’t about to take this lying down. Written by Greg Weisman and Tad Stones and drawn by Ciro Cangialosi for Dynamite. ($4.99) Listen to our 2025 interview with Weisman on The ComicsXF Interview Podcast … | Buy it here.
Dan’s pick: Love Ignited #1: Ignition Press debuts its first anthology, an oversized hunk o’ burning love spanning from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space. Emotions run hot in romance, and some people go to extremes for the person — or creature — they desire. Featuring stories by Chris Burnham, Rose Ekedal, Sugar May, Jamie S. Rich, Olivia Dufault, Dani, Patrick Horvath, Morgan Beem and Belen Culebras. ($7.99)
Adam’s pick: Department of Truth #35: Lee Harvey Oswald has unleashed the Department of Truth’s most unhinged agents to bring in Cole Turner by any means necessary. Caged in by nightmares from all sides, Cole chooses the devil he knows: the Star-Faced Man. By James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds, with an Elvis backup strip by Scott Snyder and Joshua Hixson, for Image. ($4.99) Buy it here.
Tony’s pick: Sonic the Hedgehog #84: Metal Sonic has gone missing! Dr. Eggman promises Belle the Tinkerer he’ll remove her connection to the ruthless robot if she uses it one last time to find him. Belle agrees only as long as Sonic comes as protection. Backed into a corner, Eggman concedes with a condition of his own: They must be accompanied by one of his greatest creations, the artificial intelligence Sage. Written by Ian Flynn and Evan Stanley and drawn by Mauro Fonseca for IDW. ($4.99) Previously, in weird stuff we’ve written about Sonic … | Buy it here.
Austin’s pick: Darwyn Cooke’s The Complete Spirit Connoisseur Edition HC: Immerse yourself in the noir world of Darwyn Cooke’s The Spirit, now collected in one place for the first time. Designed by Sean Phillips, with an introduction by J Bone. Collects The Spirit #1-6, #8-12 and the Batman/Spirit one-shot for Image/Skybound. ($100) Check out this Cooke-themed episode of BatChat with Matt and Will. | Buy it here.
Also out this week
Batman #6: After he survives the date night from hell, the long night isn’t over for Bruce Wayne as Hugo Strange’s Monster Men attack a petrochemical facility and force Batman into action. Written by Matt Fraction and drawn by Jorge Jiménez. ($4.99) Previously, in Batman … | Buy it here.
Uncanny X-Men #23: A forgotten vow from one of the team comes back to haunt them all as ghastly guest stars from Marvel’s past threaten to take one of our most beloved mutants into their number forever. Written by Gail Simone and drawn by David Marquez. ($4.99) Previously, in Uncanny X-Men … | Buy it here.
Storm: Earth’s Mightiest Mutant #1: The War Above All thunders louder and closer. As the cosmos braces for annihilation, Storm turns her gaze inward, to Earth. In this new beginning, Ororo Munroe shares a Japanese tea ceremony with an enemy and visits France for a masquerade with monsters. But it all ends in a gut-wrenching funeral. Written by Murewa Ayodele and drawn by Federica Mancin. ($4.99) Check out a preview, and catch up to our coverage here. | Buy it here.
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Dan Grote is the editor and publisher 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 Paul Winston Wisdom. Follow him @danielpgrote.bsky.social.
