BLACK HAMMER/JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Michael Walsh Letterer: Nate Piekos Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Rating: 9/10 I'll be the first to admit, I was pretty late at jumping on the BLACK HAMMER train. I was already a huge Jeff Lemire fan, but I somehow had kept passing BH by. Well needless to say, after reading it I instantly fell in love. Lemire created a new superhero universe filled with interesting characters that had similar qualities to some of the e

Holy crap!!! I think this might be one of the best weeks of new comic books in recent memory. After two amazing debut series last week, SEA OF STARS and NO ONE LEFT TO FIGHT, we see have even more new series to be excited about. Not only do we have a new issue of EVENT LEVIATHAN and CRIMINAL, but we start the final arc of Aaron's THOR. Plus we have four, that's right, four new #1's. We have the BITTER ROOT: RED SUMMER SPECIAL #1, BLACK HAMMER/JUSTICE LEAGUE, UNEARTH and REAVE

Forgive me if I don't have much to say in this intro, I'm still reeling over the conclusion of WAR OF THE REALMS. Almost a week and I still can't stop thinking how amazing that book was. Anyways here are the picks for this week. A lot of first issues and the beginning of a new arc of YOUNG JUSTICE. These are all books you should definitely check out. LOIS LANE #1 Finally after years and years without her own book, Lois Lane returns to her own title. This is sure to be one of

HELLBOY AND THE BPRD: THE BEAST OF VARGU Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Duncan Fegredo Colorist: Dave Stewart Letterer: Clem Robbins Publisher: Dark Horse 8.5/10 Guys I've said it before and I'm gonna say it again, any week that sees the release of a new Hellboy comic immediately means it's a good week. Not only do we get a fantastic new Hellboy story from Mignola, but we see the return of Duncan Fegredo to the Mignolaverse. In my opinion the only other artist I enjoy on Hellbo

What a week we had last week. We had an incredible batch of new books, such as the amazing SILVER SURFER BLACK and thrilling EVENT LEVIATHAN. But then we had a series of announcements that blew me away. The two standouts had to be KING THOR by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic and FLASH FORWARD by Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth. There were a few more but those definitely peaked my interest the most. This week is monumental to say the least. We have the conclusion to NAOMI, the end of

John Arcudi has been writing comics since the late 80's. He's worked on numerous books based on films, such as Terminator, Robocop, Predator and Alien. He went on to write for both Marvel and DC, on books  like Conan, Batman and Doom Patrol. What he's best know for though, was co-creating The Mask, along with Dough Mahnke. The character was a cult hit and even spawned a feature film starring Jim Carrey. Along with Mahnke, they also created MAJOR BUMMER at DC, that became a cu

Dean Ormston has been illustrating comic book since 1990 when he landed a gig on JUDGE DREDD MAGAZINE. He continued to do work over at 2000 AD before working at DC/Vertigo. While at Vertigo, Dean worked on titles such as SANDMAN, BOOKS OF MAGIC and THE EATERS. Perhaps the book he's best known for would be LUCIFER, with Mike Carey. Dean's dark and ominous style was perfect for the estranged ruler of Hell. The book has been well regarded since it's creation and continues to bri