Picks of the Week: 07/20/2016

BLACK HAMMER #1 | Picked by Colin, Dave, & Josh

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dean Ormston

A new story from the prodigious brain of Jeff Lemire (Descender), amazingly realized by Dean Ormston (The Sandman) and Dave Stewart (Hellboy)!
Once they were heroes, but that age has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City-Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien-now lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. Even as they try to find their way home, trouble has a unique way of finding heroes wherever they are!

BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY REBIRTH #1 | Picked by Pat & Josh

(W) Shawna Benson, Julie Benson (A) Claire Roe (CA) Yanick Paquette

"WHO IS ORACLE" Chapter One: Batgirl and Black Canary are together again, working a case that strikes right at the heart of their partnership! Someone's uncovered the greatest secret Barbara Gordon ever kept: her time as Oracle, the most powerful hacker on the planet. And not only do they know her secret, they're using her name to sell dangerous information to criminals! Now one of those deals has brought some major heat to Gotham City...Helena Bertinelli is out of Spyral, wearing the hood of the Huntress, and making mafia blood run in the streets! Everything you thought was hidden will be revealed if the Oracle has their way...  

SNOTGIRL #1 | Picked by Colin

(W) Bryan Lee O'Malley (A/CA) Leslie Hung

WHO IS LOTTIE PERSON? Is she a gorgeous, fun-loving social media star with a perfect life or a gross, allergy-ridden mess? Enter a world of snot, blood, and tears in this new ongoing series from New York Times Best Seller BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY (Scott Pilgrim) and dazzling newcomer LESLIE HUNG!

HELLBLAZER REBIRTH #1 | Picked by Colin

(W) Simon Oliver (A/CA) Moritat

John Constantine's lost weekend in New York City was fun, but London's where his heart is-only a pissed-off demon and a curse on his soul stand in his way. Even Constantine's questionable ethics are pushed to the limit when he puts eight million souls on the line to get what he wants....

FAITH #1 | Picked by Josh

(W) Jody Houser (A) Pere Perez, Marguerite Sauvage, Colleen Doran (CA) Kevin Wada

AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES! Because you demanded it... the high-flying hero that captured the imagination of the world is back with a colossal new comics milestone!

In a city under siege by robots, aliens, monsters and even worse... celebrities, there is only one woman the people of Los Angeles can count on: the stratospheric superhero called Faith! Aspiring reporter by day and dedicated crime-fighter by night, Faith has tackled every obstacle in her path with confidence - like those crushing deadlines at work, the long-distance boyfriend half a world away, and the missing back issues that plague her comics collection! But, unbeknownst to her, Faith is about to collide with the one force she never saw coming: an up-and-coming super-villain bent on snuffing her out once and for all! But who is lurking behind the mask of her new foe...and could they just be the one person capable of rendering Faith powerless?

Jump on board now to find out why Valiant's one-of-a-kind hero is inspiring a whole new generation! Be here as FAITH moves from her sold-out mini-series...and into the history-making debut of her first-ever ongoing series!

BETTY & VERONICA #1 | Picked by Dave

(W) Adam Hughes (A/CA) Adam Hughes

It's Betty vs. Veronica! The most highly-anticipated debut in comics history is here! Betty and Veronica are America's sweethearts - until they turn on each other! Pops' Chocklit Shoppe is being taken over by a huge coffee company. When Betty and Veronica go head-to-head over the issue, all bets are off! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken. Betty and Veronica are back in this all-new #1 from comics legend Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Catwoman,Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan)!

A&A #5 | Picked by Adam

(W) Rafer Roberts (A) Mike Norton (CA) Kano

ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! A VALIANT TALE FOR THE AGES!

This ain't no ordinary team-up... It's Archer & Faith's first date! A&A's whirlwind ongoing series is hitting the town with the one and only FAITH! With Armstrong on the road, Archer is taking some much-needed personal time...and bringing his long-distance romance with Los Angeles's number-one superhero off of FaceTime and into the real world! As these friends take their relationship to the next level, will romance conquer all? Or will they still find the time to brawl with some loan sharks? When a teenaged martial arts expert and high-flying psiot get together, anything goes!

Come on board here with the swooning standalone adventure of the summer as paramour extraordinaire Rafer Roberts and Eisner Award-winning artist Mike Norton bring you THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & FAITH! More crossbows than Sleepless in Seattle! More fist fights than The Notebook!

GREEN LANTERNS #3 | Picked by Pat

(W) Sam Humphries (A) Jay Leisten (CA) Joe Prado (A/CA) Robson Rocha

"RAGE PLANET" Chapter Three: In issue #3, Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz are trapped in the bloody and monstrous Rage Tower with their rings drained. Now, they must work together if they're going to escape. Can the new protectors of Earth find common ground-or are they doomed to give in to the anger that's growing between them?

GREEN ARROW #3 | Picked by Josh

(W) Ben Percy (A/CA) Juan Ferreyra

"THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OLIVER QUEEN" Chapter Three: In #3, Green Arrow's enemies learn he is still alive when the Emerald Archer-now Emerald Outlaw-breaks into Queen Industries to learn why his entire world has betrayed him. But the deadly assassin Shado-formerly Oliver's ally-is dispatched to finish him before he gets too close to the shocking truth behind his fall from grace.

SUPERMAN #3 | Picked by Pat

(W) Peter J. Tomasi, Patrick Gleason (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray

"THE SON OF SUPERMAN" Chapter Three: In #3, with a touch that means death, the Eradicator proves he's a match for Superman, but his super-powered offspring may be more than anyone can handle-including the Man of Tomorrow.

WEIRD DETECTIVE #2 | Picked by Adam

(W) Fred Van Lente (A/CA) Guiu Vilanova

Det. Sebastian Greene is on the case to capture the Lovecraftian monster leaving the empty skins of human victims all over New York City and uncover its connection to a blasphemous crime family. At the same time, his partner, Det. Sana Fayez, tries to uncover Greene's sanity-blasting secret, but can her mind survive learning the weird detective's true identity?

RAI #15 | Picked by Adam

(W) Matt Kindt (A) CAFU (CA) David Mack

The rise of New Japan's greatest champion! As Father erects his floating kingdom of New Japan, nothing will stop him from asserting complete control over the millions who now fall under his gaze! And to ensure total subjugation, he will create the greatest "spirit guardian" New Japan has ever known - the fourth Rai! But as Father unleashes his most powerful warrioryet, has even he gone too far in his bid for absolute power? Join 4001 A.D. mastermind Matt Kindt and fan-favorite artist CAFU as they continue to unearth the missing links connecting the world of today with 4001 A.D.'s empire of tomorrow!

SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #3 | Picked by Dave

(W) Jim Lee, Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis (A) Howard Porter (CA) Jim Lee

After fleeing a monster-infested underground base, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby stumble upon a desert ghost town where they hope to catch their breath. But when night falls, they learn it's not a ghost town after all-and the terrors that show up like to bite! Scooby Snack is about to take on a whole new meaning.  

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