Picks of the Week: 05/18/2016

FUTURE QUEST #1 | Picked by Josh, Colin, Adam, & Dave

Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Jeff Parker (A/CA) Evan Shaner
When the adventurous and inquisitive Jonny Quest and his adoptive brother Hadji make a startling discovery in the swamplands of Florida, they are pulled into an epic struggle between the Space Rangers and a dangerous villain who threatens the galaxy. Now it's up to the combined forces of Team Quest, Inter-Nation Security, Space Ghost, and a host of Hanna-Barbera's greatest action heroes to stop him and save their universe!
Don't miss the start of this new, monthly series that features character designs by comics superstar Darwyn Cooke and kicks off with an extra-sized story and a wraparound cover!

MAE #1 | Picked by Colin

Publisher: DARK HORSE COMICS
(W/A/CA) Gene Ha
When she was just a girl, Abbie discovered a portal to a fantasy world and for the last couple of years has been having great adventures there: defeating horrible monsters, power-mad scientists, and evil nobles. She was a celebrated action hero! But when she turned twenty-one it all came apart and she decided to return home. Her sister, Mae, has had no idea what happened to Abbie all this time. Her tales are too hard to believe; that is, until the monsters and other terrible creatures start to cross over to our world . . .

CIVIL WAR II #0 | Picked by Colin

Publisher: MARVEL COMICS
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Olivier Coipel
From the creative team that brought you House of M and Siege comes a blistering first chapter in Marvel's new explosive event. Watch as the players are introduced and the table is set for a storyline that fans will be talking about for years.

WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #7 (NEW ARC) | Picked by Josh

Publisher: VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
(W) Robert Venditti (A/CA) Raul Allen
ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! "LABYRINTH" starts now!

Across six millennia, Gilad Anni-Padda - an immortal warrior sworn to forever serve the Earth - has felled zealots and madmen, emperors and tyrants in the course of his duty. But nothing he's faced yet can prepare him to run the "LABYRINTH" - a miles-long maze of horrors specifi cally designed to undermine his every strength, enhance his every weakness...and to send him screaming into the darkness of death at every turn. But what kind of brilliant but twisted psyche could have possibly conceived such a monument to terror...and for how many centuries have they plotted to break the mind and body of history's most formidable soldier?

The answer lies at the heart of the "LABYRINTH" itself...and as Gilad endures a gauntlet of cutting-edge technology and sharpened steel, he'll soon discover why the merciless figure known only as THE DYING MAN has singled the Eternal Warrior out for the ultimate deathtrap.

He will run. He will suffer. And when his ordeal is ended, the Eternal Warrior's place in the Valiant Universe will be forever altered as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and visionary artist Raúl Allén (Hawkeye) unleash an all-new epic for Valiant's immortal master of war!

SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN #7 (OF 7) | Picked by Pat & Josh

Publisher: DC COMICS
(W) Max Landis (A) Jock (CA) Ryan Sook
After a massive explosion rocks downtown Metropolis, Clark finds himself face-to-face with a white-skinned alien riding a flying motorcycle-and the eyes of the world are all on this so-called Superman! But when Clark's attempt at reason fails and the bounty hunter reveals some unpleasant truths about Clark's own alien origin, a brutal showdown begins! Superstar artist Jock reteams with Max Landis for the epic series finale to SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN!

SABRINA #5 | Picked by Pat & Dave

Publisher: ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
(W) Roberto Aguirre Sacasa (A) Robert Hack, Jack Morelli (CA) Robert Hack
Sabrina has to face the Witches Council for an accusation of conspiring with a mortal against the Church of Night. It will take a series of unnatural tests to prove her innocence, but none of it will bring her beloved Harvey back. She'll have to take matters into her own hands to find Harvey's missing soul. Recruiting two other young witches (from a neighboring coven), Sabrina holds a séance, but as ever, Madame Satan is pulling the strings behind the scenes, and what Sabrina taps into is much more dangerous - and diabolical. And will send our beloved teen witch on an epic quest.

BEAUTY #7 (MR) | Picked by Pat

Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
(W) Jeremy Haun, Jason A. Hurley (A) Mike Huddleston (CA) Jeremy Haun
Think a criminal wouldn't be all that affected by The Beauty outbreak? Well, you haven't met Timo yet. He'll prove you dead wrong.

RAI #13 (4001 A.D.) (NEW ARC) | Picked by Adam & Josh

Publisher: VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
(W) Matt Kindt (A) CAFU (CA) David Mack
ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! THE BATTLE FOR 4001 A.D. CONTINUES HERE!

As 4001 A.D. teeters on the brink, discover the intertwined origins of New Japan's very fi rst Rai and his creator, Father - the despotic artificial intelligence that would one day threaten us all. And as the truth behind these long-lost beginnings resurfaces, so too will the questions that have eluded mankind for nearly two millennia. How did New Japan come to orbit Earth? Who created Father? And what happened to the nine previous Rai that once swore allegiance to his empire?

The architect behind the summer's most anticipated crossover event, Matt Kindt (DIVINITY II), joins forces with all-star artist CAFU (IMPERIUM) to uncover the never-before-told story of New Japan's rise to power...and reveals just how the Valiant Universe of today became the 4001 A.D. of tomorrow!

JUGHEAD #6 | Picked by Adam

Publisher: ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Erica Henderson
The time has come. It's Jughead Vs. Principal Stanger: The Final Showdown! With the whole gang at his side, Jughead puts it all on the line: Either Stanger goes, or Jughead does! You won't want to miss this!

BLACK ROAD #2 (MR) | Picked by Dave

Publisher: IMAGE COMICS
(W) Brian Wood (A/CA) Garry Brown
The Viking North is an occupied war zone and Magnus the Black is the fixer for Papal Rome.
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