It may be a light week, but there are still some great books coming out that are worth your attention. Also, when you come in on Wednesday, don't forget that it is Valiant Comics Month and we have our brand new Alphabet Sale going on! Here are our Picks of the Week:
SPIDER-MAN #1 | Picked by Colin & Adam
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Sara Pichelli
Miles Morales has been doing the super hero thing for a while, now, but after SECRET WARS, he'll be a full-fledged member of the Marvel Universe. Swinging next to The Invincible Iron Man, The Mighty Thor and the All-New Captain America as a card-carrying member of the Avengers is an adventure, but it's not all fun and games for New York City's main Spider-MAN! What happened in the eight month gap? It all starts in SPIDER-MAN #1!
MIRROR #1 (MR) | Picked by Colin
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
(W) Emma Rios (A/CA) Hwei Lim
EMMA RÍOS (PRETTY DEADLY, ISLAND) and HWEI LIM (Lalage, Hero) team up for a new ongoing series, following a terrorist talking dog, an idealist mage, and a heroic lab rat on their quest for acceptance.
BATMAN EUROPA #4 (OF 4) | Picked by Colin & Pat
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Matteo Casali, Brian Azzarello (A/CA) Gerald Parel
As they reel from the effects of the Colossus virus, Batman and The Joker make their final stand in the ruins of Rome's Coliseum. At last, their true enemy reveals his identity for one final showdown. Weakened by sickness and forced into an uneasy alliance with his greatest foe, how can Batman focus on what he needs to do to survive?
SWAMP THING #2 (OF 6) | Picked by Josh & Adam
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Len Wein (A/CA) Kelley Jones
A zombie is on the loose on the campus of Louisiana's Crowley College! Swamp Thing must search out an old friend if he hopes to save the small college town from the resurrected student roaming the forest. But if he thinks that zombies are the biggest problem on his horizon, Alec Holland might need to think again.
KLAUS #3 | Picked by Adam & Dave
Publisher: BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Dan Mora
Klaus is caught delivering presents to the town's children and must fight his way past Lord Magnus's guards to avoid imprisonment.
PAPER GIRLS #5 | Picked by Josh & Dave
Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Cliff Chang
The first arc of the smash-hit ongoing series concludes with major revelations and another game-changing cliffhanger.
MAJOR PLOT POINT
Lots of answers to our major mysteries in this issue, as well as a final page that will completely transform the book's status quo before our series's first regularly planned hiatus.
DOCTOR STRANGE #5 | Picked by Dave & Pat
Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Chris Bachalo (CA) Kevin Nowlan
• The Witchfinder Wolves are here and Doctor Strange is in trouble.
• The Empirikul is coming, Magic's days are numbered and Strange is not ready!
• The Empirikul is coming, Magic's days are numbered and Strange is not ready!
SHERIFF OF BABYLON #3 (OF 12) (MR) | Picked by Pat
Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Tom King (A) Mitch Gerads (CA) John Paul Leon
The epic, brutal crime tale continues. In the power vacuum left after the American invasion of Iraq, no one is safe. Christopher, Sofia, and Nassir attempt to navigate this dangerous landscape to find the story behind a mysterious dead body. But as they get closer to the truth, and to each other, the bombs start to fall.