Picks of the Week: 03/23/2016

We all know that there is a big comic book movie dropping this week, but there are some pretty good books coming out as well. Check out our picks of the week:

BLOODSHOT REBORN ANNUAL 2016 #1 | Picked by Josh, Dave, & Pat

Publisher: VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
(W) Jeff Lemire & Various (A) Kano & Various (CA) Kano
As THE ANALOG MAN takes an act break...Valiant's indestructible commando is gearing up for Valiant's first-ever annual with a 64-page bloodbath touring Bloodshot's past, present, and future!

First: Terror doesn't wait for Friday at Camp Silver Lake in an extra-sized tale of summertime mayhem from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire and Valiant superstar Kano! A masked menace has stalked this camp for years, but what happens when one unstoppable killing machine comes up against another? Bloodshot is about to bring his bloody brand of justice to the quiet shores of Silver Lake to take on America's most notorious slasher!

Then: Jeff Lemire presents a very special Bloodsquirt solo adventure, plus all-new stories from acclaimed creators Ray Fawkes (Batman Eternal), Michel Fiffe (Copra), Benjamin Marra (Strange Tales), Paul Maybury (Sovreign), and more!

BATMAN #50 | Picked by Josh, Adam, Pat, & Colin

Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Greg Capullo, Danny Miki
Batman has returned to Gotham City! In this extra-sized conclusion to Snyder and Capullo's epic story "Superheavy," Bruce Wayne returns to the cape and cowl to battle Mr. Bloom alongside Jim Gordon for the fate of the city they both love.

ROCKETEER AT WAR #2 (OF 4) | Picked by Josh

Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A/CA) Dave Bullock
Don't miss the next thrilling chapter of The Rocketeer by superstars Marc Guggenheim and Dave Bullock! The Rocketeer takes to the skies in the thrilling days of World War II!!!  What is Project Bedlam and does Cliff Secord stand a chance of stopping the Nazis' plans for world domination?

THE BADGER #2 (OF 5) (MR) | Picked by Pat & Colin

Publisher: DEVILS DUE /1FIRST COMICS, LLC
(W) Mike Baron (A) Tony Akins, Val Mayerik (CA) Stephen Scott
Norbert Sykes (alias Badger) gets sprung from the asylum thanks to the influence of his new best friend, Hamilton Thorndyke, a 4th Century Druid wizard. The housewarming at Ham's new castle is spoiled by a Russian invasion. It seems the world's balance of power is shifting and Ham has a deadly new rival, Vladimir Putin! Good thing Ham has a trusty and no less deadly guard-dog, The Badger! Standard cover by Stephen B. Scott! Pulse-pounding Retailer Incentive Variant wraparound cover by Tony Akins!

DOCTOR WHO: THE FOURTH DOCTOR #1 (OF 5) | Picked by Colin

Publisher: TITAN COMICS
(W) Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby (A) Brian Williamson (CA) Alice X Zhang
Victorian England. A mysterious woman commands a hidden army in a house of the blind. Scryclops stalk the streets - and something alien and terrible screams from prehistory with a hunger that cannot be sated! The fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith return for an all-new adventure: "Gaze of the Medusa"!

RINGSIDE #5 (MR) | Picked by Adam

Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
(W) Joe Keatinge (A/CA) Nick Barber
STORY: JOE KEATINGE
ART / COVER: NICK BARBER & SIMON GOUGH

END OF STORY ARC
Our first arc comes to its brutal, bloody end.

RINGSIDE WILL RETURN JUNE 2016

KLAUS #4 | Picked by Adam & Dave

Publisher: BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Dan Mora
Klaus and Lady Dagmar's romantic and tragic past is revealed.

SUPERZERO #4 | Picked by Dave

Publisher: AFTERSHOCK COMICS
(W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Rafael de Latorre (CA) Amanda Conner
Dru gets herself into deeper trouble with those around her when she gets an insane idea in her head that could never succeed in a million years...or could it? Find out what friends in high places can do for our hero--and the price Dru will pay for it!
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