Greetings Chuniverse. Dirty D is on vacation somewhere and we thought it would be nice to give him the day off. This is Assistant Editor week. Check out our highlights:
New Series
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #1
Set during the early years of Batman’s career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City’s protector while the city itself ?ghts back against him. This is the Dark Knight Detective at his most stripped-down core, a man relying on his wits, his skills, and little else as he tackles some of the most twisted mysteries Gotham City and its protector have ever encountered. Case 01: We Are Wounded A series of sickeningly gruesome murders has sent shock waves through Gotham. Are these the random works of a serial killer, or is there something more sinister at play? Batman attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery before any more victims are claimed.
HARVEY DENT’S GREATEST TRIAL BEGINS! After years of internal con?ict, both halves of Harvey Dent have reached an uneasy peace. Now Harvey will use his skills as an attorney to resolve the con?icts of Gotham’s weirdest and most dangerous criminals, starting with Victor Zsasz. When Zsasz is accused of murdering a fellow member of Gotham’s underworld contingent, who better to prove a criminal’s innocence than someone who’s been on both sides of the law?
One to Watch
Absolute Superman #2
First full appearance of Absolute Brainiac.
For the Cover
ACTION COMICS #1078 CVR D DAVID NAKAYAMA ARTIST SPOTLIGHT CARD STOCK VAR
Just a great Supergirl cover. Nothing more. Nothing less.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #12 JEEHYUNG LEE VARIANT
I love a good Mary Jane cover.
One and done
DREAD THE HALLS
The perfect holiday stocking stuffer—a collection of horror tales to read curled up by the light of the Yule log “Be of Good Fear!” Long before Americans celebrated horror on Halloween, the Victorians did it gathered around a fireplace on Christmas Eve. DREAD THE HALLS honors this macabre tradition by wishing you and yours “Happy Holidays” with stories of ghosts, ghastly abominations, and vile creatures. Covers by red-hot artists MARIA THE WOLF, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, wrapping-paper variant by JORDAN HART,** and **a holiday homage cover by LEE FERGUSON, will allow you to spread the dread this season in horrifically festive style!
EC SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES #1
More new EC, yes please! Adam Hughes horror cover? Oh hell yes.
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, TERROR COMES CALLING WITH 56 PAGES OF SHOCKING CHILLS FROM AN ALL-STAR CAST OF EC’S FINEST FIENDS! Just in time for Christmas, Oni Press and EC Comics are proud to present Shiver SuspenStories #1—the FIRST in an ALL-NEW series of extra-sized EC specials colliding tales of horror, science fiction, and powerfully potent suspense in one joyously wrapped, squarebound package that may or may not be leaking something strange under the Christmas tree . . . Featuring brand-new tales of merry dismemberment and yuletide destruction from writers Jason Aaron (Thor), Ben H. Winters (CBS’ Tracker), and more, with artists Kano (Gotham Central), Peter Krause (Irredeemable), and more—plus a newly remastered and authentically restored holiday classic from the EC vaults! Get ready to hear those SLAY BELLS RING—AIN’T IT SICKENING?!
A twisted horror tale from GARTH ENNIS and MIKE PERKINS! Hollywood After Dark—werewolves, vampires, zombies, aliens, bogeymen, predators, and…things. They all have their kinks, and they all get in deep shit. They all call Freddie…to fix it. The horror-skewed intersection of The Boys and Ray Donovan. The debut offering from NINTH CIRCLE, the creator-owned, creator-driven, horror showcase of standalone bone-chilling tales of terror and mayhem!
Just the Facs
FLASH COMICS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE!
GREEN LANTERN #59 FACSIMILE EDITION
THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF GUY GARDNER!
Notable reprints
TRANSFORMERS #1 TENTH PRINTING CVR B DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MIKE SPICER STARSCREAM GOLD FOIL EMBOSS VAR
10th Printing for Transformers, gold foil, as a 90’s kid I am a sucker for foil. Also an Optimus Prime version as well
Pick of the Week
TVA #1
FOR ALL TIMES, ALWAYS! The Time Variance Authority has long watched over the timeline, protecting it from dangerous variations that could cause the end of EVERYTHING. Now, as the organization begins to expand its tolerance of variants, it’s enlisted some new recruits from timelines that have been wiped from existence: Captain Peggy Carter, Super-Soldier of her world; Gambit, despondent and aimless from the loss of his lady love; and this can’t be right, Spider-Gwen? Has her world been destroyed?!?
Features first appearance of Doc Clock and Sir Seconds, (think Miss Minutes)