good this week

saga volume #3 : hearts rejoice as the next collection of this compulsively readable series is on the shelf.

Image

adventure time #26 : kicking off a 4-part arc drawn by the magnificent jim rugg.

Image

sex criminals #5 : as purvis mack says, ‘matt fraction is coming along.’

Image

prophet #43 : a jam issue packed with killer visuals.

Image

zero #6 : kicking off a new storyline for this engaging, smart spy story.

Image

noah : a good-looking hardcover based on the upcoming darren aronofsky movie. having niko henrichon on art was a smart call.

Image

daredevil #1 : whether this relaunch was unnecessary or not it’s just good to have mark waid and chris samnee back in action and taking the man without fear to the west coast.

Image

thor #20 : esad ribic is a fantastic modern day thor artist. any issue he draws is cause for celebration.

Image

the white suits #2 : toby cypress continues to wow the heck out us with the best art any crime book has had in a long time.

Image

nemo the roses of berlin : alan moore and kevin o’neill roll out the latest chapter of THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN.

Image

sovereign #1 : paul maybury’s art gives this debut fantasy series a gravity that a lot of these kinds of books lack. off to a good start!

Image

–chris stevens

good this week

saga #13 : the book everyone has been waiting for.

Image

east of west #5 : the last issue was one of the best single issues of the year. hickman & dragotta are killing it.

Image

the true lives of the fabulous killjoys #3 : this series is starting to take off.

Image

the outliers #1 : erik johnson has crafted an intriguing piece of cartooning, telling the tale of a speechless young boy who encounters a strange beast in the woods. check it out.

Image

thor god of thunder #11 : the god butcher/godbomb story comes to a rollicking close. aaron and ribic have put their stamp on the god of thunder.

Image

wolverine and the x-men #34 : nick bradshaw goes to town this issue, with monsters romping across double-page spreads and everything looking sharp & full of fun.

Image

march book one : congressman john lewis’ remarkable story told by one of the finest cartoonists alive, nate powell.

1308_SBR_POWELL_ILLO.jpg.CROP.original-original

–chris stevens