SUPERGIRL & More New Comics Picks for August 17, 2016

Supergirl Rebirth courtesy DC Comics
Supergirl Rebirth courtesy DC Comics

Three Rebirths and a Funeral! Three new DC Rebirth number one issues and a tribute to a fallen Avenger are all in this week’s new comics picks:

Supergirl Rebirth #1

Kara Zor-El soars again in her own series. When Zara turns to a mysterious organization to restore her powers, the experiment goes wrong sending into a deadly orbit while a Kryptonian threat stalks her home on Earth. Steve Orlando and Emanuela Luppachino launch the Girl of Steel into a DC Rebirth greatness.

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1

Batgirl and Black Canary track the villain who stole Barbara’s former code-name and collide with Huntress and her bloody trail of revenge against the underworld. Julie Benson and Claire Roe reunite the original team in the dangerous quest for Who Is Oracle?

Suicide Squad #1

When a cosmic artifact falls to Earth and into enemy hands, Amanda Waller sends in Task Force X. Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Katana, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot and Rick Flag must recover The Black Vault as Rob Williams and Jim Lee relaunch the Squad.

Backstagers #1

Teen angst, finding yourself, finding common ground with fellow outcasts…and doors into other realms. A young teen transferred to a private school, joins the stage crew, and discovers a back door to fantasy worlds. James Tynion IV and Rian Sygh

Civil War II: The Fallen

Funeral for an Avenger!

The cover gives it away but just in case you haven’t read Civil War II here’s a SPOILER ALERT before we preview this pivotal issue….

Dearly beloved, we are gathered in this one-shot for the funeral of Bruce Banner! Greg Pak and Mark Bagley show us the aftermath of the Hulk’s murder. Carol Danvers, Tony Stark and who’s who of Marvel icons and extended members of the Hulk family gather to mourn the death of a founding Avenger. What secrets will be revealed? Will the ceremony lead to a clash among Avengers and Hulk’s allies.

By Editor