Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to…
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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension
Batman & Robin: Year One #1, DC. After years of beating the drums for such a thing, and months of waiting for it to arrive since it was announced, Batman & Robin: Year One #1 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee is here. I can tell you it’s first-rate on all fronts and I can’t wait for you to read it. The first issue definitely lives up to the promise. Meanwhile, check out Mark’s 13 FAVORITE BATMAN AND ROBIN STORIES. Click here.
Scott adds: I am loving the current Mark Waidiverse being built up over at DC these days.
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Nightwing #118, DC. Well, this is a bittersweet week. The start of an exciting new series — and the end of a favorite run. Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo bid Nightwing adieu after a rightfully acclaimed run that gave us the definitive adult Dick Grayson. This is how I imagined Robin would be when he grew up, so it’s fitting that it comes as B&R: Year One begins. Nightwing’s been a rare case of me reading the issues, then buying the hardcovers. It belongs on the shelf next to other great Batman Family stories.
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Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32, DC. Eclipso’s in town and he’s got the Justice League reeling. A fun, modern look at the Satellite Era JLA.
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Innocence and Seduction: The Art of Dan DeCarlo — Expanded Edition, Fantagraphics. By our pal Bill Morrison! This one’s on my Chanukah list because nothing says Festival of Lights like buxom women.
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Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 Facsimile Edition, DC. THIS IS IT! DOUBLE-SIZE SHOCKER!
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The Amazing Spider-Man #261 Facsimile Edition, Marvel. The penultimate issue of the yearlong run of Facsimiles. If you want to know what’s coming for 2025, click here. Meanwhile, sweet Charles Vess cover.
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Batman: Resurrection, Random House Worlds. A new novel by John Jackson Miller that’s a direct sequel to Batman ’89. Not sure what to make of it yet, but it’s definitely interesting.
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Joe Jusko’s Art of the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces, FPG. Includes all 104 paintings Jusko produced for the classic card series, plus 20 others he did for the four-ish comics collection that came out the following year. Not just that, Jusko’s pencil sketches for the original 104 paintings are being published for the first time.
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Scott Tipton, columnist, 13th Dimension
Avengers Assemble #2, Marvel. Red Ghost and his Super-Apes?! Now we’re talking.
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Crypt of Shadows #1 Marvel. I don’t know what this is or who’s behind it, but I do like that lineup.
Dan adds: A spooky one-shot featuring various talent, including Ben Percy, Steve Orlando, Jason Loo and Raffaele Ienco. Cover by Leinil Francis Yu. Want some Bronze Age Crypt of Shadows? Click here.
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Marvel Masterworks Tomb of Dracula, Vol. 4. Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan’s legendary Tomb of Dracula run is always worth your dollar.
