If youâre here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe youâve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of digital comics. Whichever it is, youâre still interested in the good stuff.
Welcome, then, to the Panel Discussion Dozen Sextet, where I pick out just-released or out-soon comics that I think are worth paying attention to. Ready? Then, letâs meet the sequential art thatâll be draining your wallet this week. Be sure to chime in with the books youâll be picking up or that you think everybody should be reading in the comments.
The reason this comic works is that itâs built on the premise of ideals and what happens when theyâre actually tested. The members of the seafaring, eco-activist organization Ninth Wave have been trying doing to survive in a ravaged world without succumbing to the temptations that have captured others. But this issue looks to be the one where their morals and loyalty get pushed to the breaking point. Brian Woodâs writing pulls the reader into the shoes of his characters and makes you ask yourself what you would do.
This weekâs big comics news revolves around the events in this issue, which arenât exactly a secret based on that cover. As someone whoâs loved Damian and the concept of Robin overall, Iâm sad to see this happen. As someone whoâs been reading comics for more than 30 years, I donât believe for a second that this will stick. Weâll see what kind of mileage Grant Morrison gets out of this latest plot development
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With all the shooting and looting going on in Gearboxâs hit franchise, thereâs not a whole lot of time for backstory. Thatâs where the comics from publisher IDW come in. This new issue tells readers about Lilith, the lethal Siren who rolls with the second crew of Vault Hunters from Borderlands 2. Turns out sheâs been kicking ass long before Handsome Jack showed his weird-looking face.
Given how good their output has been lately, itâs gotten to the point that Iâll take a chance on any first issue from Image Comics. This seriesâwritten by the sharply funny Jimmie Robinsonâlooks like itâll be a good reversal of the âgifted childrenâ concept thatâs so popular in genre fiction:
13-year-old Tyler finds himself in a specialized school where assassins send their kids for education and training in one of the five deadly weapons. Tyler doesnât have a weapon or any fighting skills, but he still plans to graduate by beating every weapon master in the school because he has a powerful ability that nobody can match: his razor-sharp mind! JIMMIE ROBINSON twists the insanity of BOMB QUEEN in a fun new series that will keep you guessing to the end.
Clint Barton is one of those guys who digs dangerous women. Heâs dated the Black Widow, been married to Mockingbird and is currently fraternizing with fellow Avenger Spider-Woman. So, you know, the young lady on the cover of this seriesâ latest issue is going to be trouble. But you also know that said trouble is going to be another stylish, punchy read from writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja. Buckle up.
Marvelâs superpowered space-team is set to be the focus of the publisherâs next big-budget movie. So this series by superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven will be probably worth watching for the tone of what winds up on the silver screen. The team assembled here is a motley crew that doesnât have the same institutional history of the Avengers so itâll be great to see how their personalities interact.
