Comics

This special collection of seven of Walt Simonson’s issues of The Mighty Thor represents some of the finest artwork and storytelling the series has ever seen.

Nazis? Dinosaurs? How can this go wrong? Well, quite simply: it can’t. Stephen Mooney has written a truly outstanding and damn fun story. The only way Half Past Danger can go wrong is if you let it get half past you.

I’m really curious to see how Chris Claremont will tackle the new Nightcrawler comic. Will Kurt be the glue that re-cements the bonds between Logan and Summers? Will he bring unity to the X-Men? God, I hope so.

Snowpiercer is a well-timed re-release of a tightly presented, compelling story that considers the plight of one man caught inside a class struggle that has implications for the very survival of the human race.

Nostalgia has gotten hold of me on this one. I want Black Dynamite to do well simply because it’s based on a damn funny source. It’s a larger-than-life character who can do some pretty larger-than-life things. But, in the end, for this story to succeed, Black Dynamite's gonna have to be ready to do some large-livin’! You dig?

I want to believe in X-Files: Conspiracy but I'm not quite sure I can. Think I’m gonna have to open a file on this one and see how it develops 'cause if anyone can pull it off, IDW can.

If you haven’t been reading this comic, go back and look for it. Trust me, any Star Wars fan will love it. Plus, that’s probably the best way to thank Dark Horse for their expert care of this beloved franchise.

Batman faced with vast empty expanses, taken out of his element while on a road trip across America, seems to feel insignificant and more than a little bit lonely.

If you were ever a fan of the show, I urge you to go and find this comic book. Open it up and find yourself suddenly transported to... The Twilight Zone.

My hope for the kids who, wide-eyed with surprise and wonder, pick up their copies of Amazing Spider-Man #1 off the shelves is that gradually, on an unconscious level, they'll come to interpret Spider-Man's the way I interpret all superhero resurrections throughout comic history: as symbolizing the eternal return of the human spirit.

Action-packed art that wonderfully recreates the original no-holds barred mentality that I grew up reading and the same gritty characterization that Judge Dredd is known for. Great read.

Batman: Arkham is a great compilation of a lead-in story from Arkham Unhinged along with a couple of really fun stories that were previously released in Batman: The Dark Knight #20 and Detective Comics #21.

It’s been a while since I’ve been so entertained by the first issue of a comic. IDW's Illegitimates #1 completely captures the dynamics and romance of the spy movies I grew up watching, but reinvents the concept for a new generation. Can't wait for #2!

It’s happening. The Star Wars franchise has been picked up by Marvel Comics again.

After a two-decade hiatus, Neil Gaiman has returned to his ground-breaking comic series, The Sandman. Like the best of the original series, this issue is as strange and beautiful as the dreams it depicts.