

Publisher: Image Comics – Skybound Halloween makes her move to become the killer queen of Devil Land and gives the park-loving fiends exactly what they crave. Readers who keep up with the wider DC Universe really need to pick this one up. Some are new concepts, while others pick up plot threads that have been left elsewhere - but they’re all uniformly excellent, featuring some of DC’s biggest and most interesting characters, from Batman to Superman to even Stormwatch. Why It’s Cool: The four collected stories in this book are all strong, armed with top tier creators doing bold work. In a Gotham City overrun by the cybernetic henchmen of The Joker, the only person who can save us is the mysterious motorcycle-riding, bat-costumed hero of urban legend… In The Order of the Black Lamp-Part I, from writer Christopher Cantwell and artist Javier Rodriguez, Superman finds a decoder ring with a secret message- Save me -which sends him on a quest to solve a mystery with ties to the Man of Steel’s past. Down with the Kings starts here! Superstar artist Dan Mora makes his writing debut kicking off a new series of Batman Black & White short stories. But this is StormWatch, and as always, not all is as it seems. Who’ll protect the world from the worst of the worst? Ed Brisson and Jeff Spokes pick up the story started in the Wildstorm 30th Anniversary Special as Director Bones and his new covert StormWatch team travel the globe on black-ops missions to take super-powered weapons of mass destruction off the board. The Justice League may be gone, but its enemies aren’t. Everyone is going to be talking about it. A tale of loathing, lies, and laughter, this may be the most frightening Joker story in a generation.


And you can find our all our top picks, along with the usual lists, below…enjoy! Top Comics to Buy for May 17, 2023īatman: The Brave and The Bold #1 Writers: Tom King, Ed Brisson, Christopher Cantwell, Dan Mora Artists: Mitch Gerads, Jeff Spokes, Javier Rodriguez, Dan Mora Colorists: Gerads, Spokes, Rodriguez, Mora Letterers: Clayton Cowles, Saida Temofonte, Simon Bowland, Tom Napolitano Publisher: DC Comics Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite for a horrifying four-part retelling of the first bloody clash between The Joker and the Batman. On top of that, there’s a new character debuting in the Hellboy Universe - so, yes, there’s quite a bit going on.

There’s a creator-owned horror comic, a new series from IDW originals, the return of a classic superhero comics title as well as the debut of a new superhero team. This week’s Top Comics to Buy for May 17 is a nice mix.
