Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Any of you get anything comics related for a Dad’s Day gift? If so, feel free to share it on the CHU Forums!
Lot of interesting books this week. So without further ado…
Covers
Very nice cover by Dell’Otto. Dirty D Cover-Of-The-Week!
In this biweekly series we’ll see the ABSOLUTE POWER event through the eyes of evil–as told from the point of view of the TRINITY OF EVIL!
Dan Mora looks to have a foil variant for each issue (x7) of this limited series, each one featuring a character, issue #1 starting with “Last Son”…
Number Ones
Forge leads a custom-made, handpicked team of mutants – RACHEL SUMMERS, BETSY BRADDOCK, SAGE, SURGE and introducing TANK – in off-the-books missions so dire, so integral to the fate of the Marvel Universe, there’s no time to stop for permission!
A “Tank” previously appeared (and apparently died) in Ironheart #6 back in 2019…So not sure if this a a new character or redesign of the prior character.
War rages beneath the waves. Seven kings, old and new, fight to rule the watery realm. But where is Namor? He’s sitting behind bars on the surface, with no intention of ever setting foot in the seas again. So begins an Atlantean event that will forever reshape the landscape of the undersea world while at last laying bare the dark history of Atlantis and its fiercest, most infamous defender.
Interesting synopsis. We’ll have to see if the writing holds up.
Reprints
Should have been a foil variant for this key book. It appears as though the fax will continue past 258.
First Nightwing, First Jericho and Deathstroke origin. I’ve never read this book, so I’m grabbing the foil for fun!
I’m not sure if places will offer this for pre-order, but if you’re interested in checking out how Saga started, its getting the Image $1 Reprint treatment.
A very cool 3rd print variant from the Duke mini.
A very creepy 4th printing of Cobra Commander #1.
Indy Spotlight
A coming-of-age horror series, a Breakfast Club in a graveyard filled with frights both nostalgic and new, for fans of Locke & Key and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!
Sounds like fun. And it’s only a 2 issue mini. Highlighting the FOC cover.
Pick of the Week
In 1988, DC fans made a seminal choice in the history of DC publishing–voting to kill off Jason Todd’s Robin in the Death in the Family storyline. Now, for the first time, we want to find out what would have happened if fans had voted to let him live. And it begins–with the murder of The Joker!
You had to know this was coming when the Faux-simile of Batman 428 came out several months ago. I was just getting serious about collecting comics when Death in the Family story went to print, so this is very nostalgic for me. We’re probably going to learn Jason was always destined for the anti-villain Red Hood or similar role. Either way I’m looking forward to this What If? story. So this is a more of a read pick than spec pick.
Parting thoughts.
That’s it for this week. Enjoy!
The new XForce team looks to be women dominated. Don’t see that too often in superhero teams.