Picks of the Week: 12/21/2016

DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE #1 | Picked by Josh

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Trevor Hairsine (CA) Photo

Earth has a new god. The world you know is gone.
Welcome to the Stalinverse, comrade.

JUSTICE LEAGUE SUICIDE SQUAD #1 | Picked by Colin, Pat, & Josh

(W) Joshua Williamson (A/CA) Jason Fabok

The first major event storyline of DC's Rebirth era begins with a day Amanda Waller always knew would come: the Justice League discovers the existence of the Suicide Squad! This government-sponsored black-ops team of super-villains with bombs implanted in their brains is obviously a deal-breaker for Earth's paragons of truth and justice! But you can bet that the Wall and her Task Force X won't go down without the fight to end all fights as this weekly series gets underway!

KLAUS & WITCH OF WINTER (One Shot) | Picked by Pat, Dave, & Adam

(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Dan Mora

* Klaus returns for an epic oversized one-shot, perfect for any comic fan's stocking!
* Brought to you by legendary creator Grant Morrison and 2016 Russ Manning Award winner Dan Mora, join the continuing adventures through space and time of the man that would become Santa Claus.

STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN VOL 2 #1 | Picked by Josh

(W) Mike Johnson (A/CA) Angel Hernandez

The galaxy-spanning crossover epic continues in this sequel to the blockbuster STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN: THE SPECTRUM WAR! Captain Kirk and Hal Jordan lead the combined might of Starfleet and the Lantern Corps on an all-new adventure against new foes from both franchises! Don't miss the crossover event of the 21st Century...and the 23rd!
•   Following the blockbuster success of last year's Star Trek/Green Lantern, DC Entertainment and IDW once again bring you the best team-up in the galaxy!

4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK #3 | Picked by Colin & Adam

(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A/CA) Tyler Boss

The epic third installment of this tale of children with bad ideas brings us chemistry classes, remote control cars, and poorly planned capers. And there's a dog.

MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #0 NOW | Picked by Colin

(W) Margaret Stohl (A) Ramon Rosanas, Emilio Laiso (CA) Elizabeth Torque

Behold the mightiest, fightiest super hero there is! Captain Marvel returns to her helm as Alpha Flight commander with the world cheering her on.   She's the biggest hero in the world - but has Captain Marvel become someone Carol Danvers no longer recognizes? New York Times bestselling author Margaret Stohl (Beautiful Creatures, Black Widow: Forever Red)  makes her comics series debut in a blockbuster Marvel story decades in the making.

X-FILES X-MAS SPECIAL 2016 | Picked by Dave

(W) Joe Harris (A) Wayne Nichols (CA) Menton3

When a school holiday pageant takes an extraterrestrial turn, Mulder must contend with old ghosts, present dangers, and close encounters yet to come. But this is no cookie-cutter Christmas Carol. Together with Scully, and a host of holiday visitors and visitations, they'll rediscover the spirit of the season... if they can only survive the night.
•   Executive produced by The X-Files creator Chris Carter!

HE MAN THUNDERCATS #3 | Picked by Pat

(W) Rob David, Lloyd Goldfine (A/CA) Freddie Williams II

The ThunderCats team up to combat a new foe: Skeletor! And as young King Lion-O battles this evil from another world, he distracts Skeletor from an important fight against Mumm-Ra. With the Power of Grayskull hanging in the balance, who can possibly turn the tide of battle?

BRIGGS LAND #5 | Picked by Dave

(W) Brian Wood (A) Mack Chater (CA) Tula Lotay

Grace Briggs looks for alliances where she can, both to stave off the out-of-state Aryan Nations moving into her territory and to maintain the integrity of Briggs Land in the face of legal troubles. ATF agents Zigler and Nolan, who are conducting a terrorism investigation into her family, may be Grace's best bet.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 CC | Picked by Adam

(W) Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Alex Ross

CLONE CONSPIRACY TIE-IN!
•  Miles Warren, a.k.a. the Jackal, has been a thorn in Peter Parker's side since college.
•  What spurred his latest rebranding and master plan? FIND OUT HERE!

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