From the best Batman to the worst X-Man to a fan-favorite Doctor Who companion’s comeback – here are our top five new comics picks of the week:
Batman #50
Bruce Wayne is back in the famous cape and cowl to join Jim Gordon in a battle with Mister Bloom to save Gotham City. It’s the super-sized conclusion of Superheavy as we near the end of an epic era by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo.
X-Men: Worst X-Man #2
Bailey Hoskins may have the worst mutant power ever but what does Mystique have planned for the rookie? The hit limited series by Say Anything frontman Max Bemis and artist Michael Walsh continues as Bailey faces another classic X-foe.
Doctor Who Eleventh Year Two #7
River Song joins the Doctor and his new companions on a dangerous heist to steal…a Tardis? The timestream’s most infamous jailbreaker joins her time lost love to break into the universe’s most heavily guarded prison in this reunion by writer Simon Spurrier and artist Warren Pleece. Why is a Tardis in prison? Spoilers?
All-New Hawkeye #5
Clint Barton vs. Kate Bishop? The tension between former mentor and ingenue explodes into Hawkeye vs. Hawkeye by Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez.
Assassins Creed Templars #1
Darius Gift’s first missions for the Templar Order leads to a confrontation in the underworld of the International Settlement and the Black Cross. A new adventure old Shanghai in the world of a fan-favorite game by Fred Van Lente and Dennis Calero from Titan Comics.
By Editor