Comic Picks of the Week 5/1/19

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April 30, 2019 Kevin Lanigan Comics and Graphic Novels 0

DCeased #1

Another destruction of the DC Universe at the hands of Tom Taylor. The man behind the Injustice line of comics (one of my favorite things in the DC canon) is once again tearing our favorite heroes apart, this time after the outbreak of a horrible virus that renders its victims… savage. With incredible art by Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Gaudino, & James Harren.

Savage Avengers #1

FINALLY Conan has come to the Marvel Universe!! (Read that to yourself in a The Rock voice). Spinning out of Avengers: No Road Home, the deadly Cimmerian has arrived in the 616 and fallen in leagues with Marvel’s deadliest killers: Wolverine, Venom, Punisher, Elektra, and Doctor Voodoo. From Gerry Duggan & Mike Deodato, Jr.

Copra Volumes 1-5

The winner of our 2018 March Madness tournament for Best Team is being reprinted in its entirety in five stunning volumes. Michel Fiffe’s magnum opus about a misfit crew out for revenge will make you care about the picked-on, trod-upon underdogs among us.

Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark: The Witching Hour

The creepiest crossover event in DC’s storied history is here. Wonder Woman’s defenders of arcana come face to face with the ultimate goddess of witchcraft. And everything you know about Wonder Woman is about to change.

Quantum Age Volume 1

Jeff Lemire’s Black Hammer world might be the most interesting thing in comics today and the latest chapter from its storied world unfolds in Quantum Age Volume 1, a story of a future where regular people have to be the superheroes.

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Kevin Lanigan is a writer/comedian/director living in NYC. He's the writer/star of the romantic comedy web series Doomed To You, the improv/sketch show The Puffin Publishing Podcast, and the comedy RPG show JAN: Jive Action Nerds. You can see him perform weekly with his improv team Gone Girl.