First Top Comic Book Picks of 2014

Young Avengers #15 courtesy Marvel
Young Avengers #15 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Factor #1 The best mutants money can buy? Peter David recruits Polaris, Quicksilver and Gambit for his corporate team of heroes.

 

Avengers World #1 Captain America and Iron Man recruited a huge new team…and they may still not have enough Avengers! Nick Spencer joins Jonathan Hickman for a new globe-spanning epic with a focus on the rookies like Smasher, Cannonball, Sunspot and Shang-Chi.

 

Batman/Superman #7 It’s the Dark Knight vs. the Man of Steel is a trap set by Toymaster! Artist Brett Booth joins writer Greg Pak so this special “sideways” issue as our hero fight themselves with Mongul waiting in the wings!

 

Black Widow #1 The Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D. superspy must face her bloody past in a brand new solo series by Nathan Edmondson and Phil Noto.

 

Detective Comics #27 A huge issue celebrating the birth of Batman with an all-star roster of creators (Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Brad Meltzer and Bryan Hitch) plus the start of the final arc by John Layman and Jason Fabok.

 

Fatale #19 Rock and roll and killer rituals in grunge era Seattle. Josephine and the “Fatale” curse strike a 90’s rock band as the latest arc comes to a bloody conclusion.

 

Forever Evil: Arkham War #4 Enter BatBane and his Talon!? Bane took a cue form Bruce Wayne in his war to seize Gotham City from the escapees of Arkham and Blackgate Prison. There’s a new dynamic duo – Bane and one of the most dangerous Talons ever…together!

 

Sex Criminals #4 Jon and Susie thought they were the only ones who could stop time with sex! The comic crime spree could be over when we meet the Sex Police.

 

Wolverine #13 The epic conclusion of Killable! Paul Cornell and Alan Davis stripped away Logan’s healing factor. After sending wave after wave of killers, Sabretooth strikes.

 

Young Avengers #15 The party’s over? Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s final issue. The cosmic conflict may be over but there’s plenty of teen angst and romantic twists are Marvel’s teenage dreams share one night of reflections and change.

 

By Editor