Posted By Dan Greenfield on Nov 4, 2019 | 2 comments

Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to…

Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension

Batman Universe #5, DC. Hands down, no lie, the best Batman story I’ve read this year. Brian Michael Bendis and Nick Derington have brought a welcome light touch with this Brave and the Bold-ish round-robin story that’s taken the Caped Crusader through space and time. This issue? Batman and Nightwing!

—

Black Hammer: 3 For $1, Dark Horse. Jeff Lemire’s wonderfully inventive Black Hammer universe – an homage to (primarily) Golden and Silver Age comics — gets the dollar reprint treatment. The first issues of three BH series are included here: the first Black Hammer run, Sherlock Frankenstein and Quantum Age. Art by Dean Ormston, David Rubin and more.

—

Justice League #35, DC. The League has lost thanks to the rash behavior of one member – and now Doom has risen. Lex Luthor has never been a bigger monster, thanks to Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV, so evil things await. Art by Francis Manapul.

—

Dragonfly and Dragonflyman #1, AHOY Comics. This prequel miniseries to the ever-subversive The Wrong Earth follows the Dark Knightesque Dragonfly and the Adam Westesque Dragonflyman before they crossed into each other’s worlds. Groovy! By Tom Peyer, Peter Krause and co.

—

Scott Tipton, contributor-at-large, 13th Dimension

Legion of Super-Heroes #1, DC Comics. What must be the umpteenth reboot of the Legion of Super-Heroes since 1986 hits the stands, courtesy of Brian Michael Bendis and Ryan Sook. I’m hoping this one has some legs. (Note from Dan: What he said.)

—

New Mutants #1, Marvel. It may not be by Claremont and Sienkiewicz, but any comic that re-unites their classic team of Xavier’s School students at least gets a look-see from me. By Jonathan Hickman, Ed Brisson and Rod Reis.

—

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus HC, Marvel.  I read these so often as a kid the spines fell apart. The chance to have Mark Gruenwald and Peter Sanderson’s masterpiece of reference all together under one cover is not to be passed up.