Picks of the Week: 02/10/16

Guns, moonshine, monsters-there's a lot going on in the backwoods of Kentucky. Iris Gentry is a war veteran who returned from Iraq to find his options for supporting his family limited. Since they live in a "dry" county, Iris has turned to running moonshine for his former ranking officer-meaning the men now share crimes at home and abroad. You see, back in their combat days, Iris's regiment got involved in something they shouldn't have, and now a deadly, otherworldly consequence has come looking for vengeance.
THE DARK AND BLOODY is a haunting new horror series by writer Shawn Aldridge (Vic Boone) and artist Scott Godlewski (Copperhead), with covers by Tyler Crook (Harrow County).

Ray Pilgrim knows how to get inside a killer's head. Getting in is the easy part...
20 years ago, Ray Pilgrim became a celebrity when he discovered his unique ability to see through the eyes of psychotic killers who were terrorizing London.  But his world collapsed around him when he was accused of the same crimes as the monsters he hunted.
Now, Pilgrim's teenage daughter is using her blog to investigate a ring of child abusers that includes some of the most powerful men in British society - men who are prepared to kill anyone who threatens to expose them. In order to protect his daughter and uncover the truth, Pilgrim must reluctantly revisit his past and the twisted path that led to the hotel room the media called The Bloody Chamber.

Fans have demanded it and now, at long last, the Badger returns! A brand new story ripped from today's headlines, from the inimitable Mike Baron! Badger as you've never seen him:  Raw! Furious! Crazier than Randy Quaid! Jim Fern's art will astonish! With a killer variant cover by Paul Pope!

Riverdale High has been taken over by a nefarious outside force! Or has it? It's up to Jughead and Dilton to get proof, but can the mysterious Captain Slackbeard show the way? It's adventure on the high seas and in the classroom for the gang! Yar!

Sheep. Beer. Mountain. TROUBLE.

Gothamites Tim Seeley (GRAYSON, BATMAN ETERNAL) and Juan Ferreyra (GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT, BATMAN ETERNAL) visit the dark and unspeakably violent world of the Suicide Squad for a thrilling new storyline that begins here! Indentured super villain Harley Quinn has made covert contact with someone outside the walls of Belle Reve prison-and this mysterious savior has discovered the secrets of Amanda Waller and Task Force X.

Into the darkness...as "OPERATION: DEADSIDE" reveals the secrets of Shadowman!

MI-6's doomed rescue mission into a parallel dimension is in dire peril as Ninjak and Punk Mambo find themselves faceto-face with the one and only Shadowman! But what is the true nature of the man once called Jack Boniface...and has his time trapped amidst the Deadside's horrors stolen his humanity once and for all?

It is time. Bruce Wayne has reclaimed his true past as Batman. Now he must descend into the cave and face what he once was. Can he truly leave behind a life free from the pain and anguish of the Bat? Can he plunge once more into the madness and purpose that once consumed him? In this special, thrilling issue, watch as the fate of Bruce Wayne, and Batman, is decided once and for all.

James Bond is alone in Berlin, with nothing but the clothes on his back and the gun in his hand. When help is offered from an unexpected source, Bond has no choice but to accept it - even though it may guarantee that he doesn't live through the night. Dynamite Entertainment proudly continues the first James Bond comic book series in over 20 years! "Ian Fleming's James Bond is an icon, and it's a delight to tell visual narratives with the original, brutal, damaged Bond of the books." - Warren Ellis

The Man is on the run, searching for the person from his past who leaked his kill list.

The Batcave is overrun with turtles-and its landlord is not at all pleased about it. But Batman's going to have to put aside his animosity toward his uninvited guests because he's about to have his first run-in with their deadliest enemy, Shredder! Meanwhile, the Turtles must face up to the grim possibility that they might never get back to their world.

NEW STORY ARC!
•  The planet Shu-Torin (introduced in the Darth Vader Annual) is revolting.
•  Darth Vader is tasked with leading a military assault.
•  Has Vader's rise to glory begun?