A Batman Event, Aquaman’s Birthday and More Staff Picks for Sept. 1

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Matt’s Pick: Batman: Fear State Alpha: Shine the event signal! The Scarecrow plot cooking in Batman culminates in this new big-deal story written by James “Substack” Tynion IV and drawn by Riccardo Federici. ($4.99) Previously,…

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Would the Decompressed Nature of We Only Find Them When They’re Dead Be Better Served in Trade? Let’s Discuss.

The final showdown between Malik and Richter has begun on the surface of the god they’ve discovered. But will Malik survive long enough to find a living god, or has he doomed his crew to an unimaginable fate? Those eight bells mean it’s time to break down BOOM Studios’ We Only Find Them When They’re…

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There’s No Escaping the Cycle, and There’s No Escaping This Review of ‘We Only Find Them When They’re Dead’ #3

Captain Malik and the crew of the Vihaan II are trapped in warp space, as they’re pursued by the mysterious government agent Richter. They have two choices: drop out of warp speed and risk being destroyed by Richter, or stay in warp until their engines explode from overheating. Who will survive long enough to discover…

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More Swords, More Zords and Parental Horrors Await in This Week’s Staff Picks

Each week, Xavier Files staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Vishal’s Pick Marauders #15: When we last left our favorite mutants, they’d had a lovely dinner getting to know their Arakkan counterparts, until Wolverine ruined it by [redacted] Saturnyne. Find out what happens next…

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Let’s Explore Character Motivations in BOOM Studios’ ‘We Only Find Them When They’re Dead’ #2

Captain Malik and the crew of the Vihaan II escape from their tyrannical government – and chart a course straight to the first living god they can find. But the only thing more dangerous than what lies ahead of them … is who follows behind them. Andrea Ayres and Zach Rabiroff continue their A-to-Z examination of Al Ewing, Simone di Meo, Mariasara Miotti and AndWorld Design’s We Only Find Them When They’re Dead.

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