There’s a good number of new books to check out this week from both the Big Two and the mid-tier publishers. Let’s get to it.
Aliens: Dead Orbit Oversized (Dark Horse)
(w/a) James Stokoe
I loved James Stokoe’s art on Godzilla: The Half-Century War so when they announced he would be writing/illustrating a new Aliens mini-series I was all over the idea. When it first released in singles form I read them all enjoying the hell out of it, I never picked up the trade but recently with it going on Comixology Unlimited I wanted to re-read it. Then last week I saw Dark Horse is releasing it in the oversized hardcover and I couldn’t be more excited to read it in this format.
- Jason Jeffords Jr.
Ascender #1 (Image Comics)
(w) Jeff Lemire (a) Dustin Nguyen
Descender was one of the best books of the Image resurgence of the past decade. Seeing it continue, even if tangentially, through the pages of Ascender is exciting. With both Lemire and Nguyen on board only adds to the excitement, revisiting this wonderful world they’ve created with a story set 10 years after Descender’s conclusion.
- Daniel Gehen
Detective Comics #1002 (DC Comics)
(w) Peter J. Tomasi (a) Bradley Walker
Before you say, “But Jason, you weren’t a fan of the previous issues,” yes I know, but I’m a glutton for punishment. This is especially true when it involves Batman or Peter J. Tomasi. I really wanted to like the previous issues but came out with more of a meh feeling, so I’m willing to try one last time with this arc. I’m hoping it changes pace and makes me want to read more, we will just have to wait till Wednesday to find out!
- Jason Jeffords Jr.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #93 (IDW Publishing)
(w) Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow (a) Dave Wachter (c) Ronda Pattison
The final march towards TMNT #100 begins with a story arc that shares the name with one that bears great significance to Turtles fandom. “City at War” was an epic storyline to mark the end of the original volume of TMNT comics, meaning this current story has a lot to live up to. While the series has wavered in quality after a stellar first 50 issues, the creative team looks poised to stick the landing.
- Daniel Gehen
Thanos #1 (Marvel)
(w) Tini Howard (a) Ariel Olivetti (c) Antonio Fabela
Hail corporate! That’s the mentality Marvel is hoping readers embrace with Thanos #1 launching the same week that Avengers: Endgame hits theaters. Though things are a bit different here than how they played out on the big screen, Tini Howard and Ariel Olivetti are looking to dive into the relationship between the mad titan and his adoptive daughter, Gamora. Marvel’s cosmic side has never been of great interest to me, but the young talent behind this miniseries had piqued my interest.
- Daniel Gehen