The Man without Fear is getting deep into his second arc of the new series, and it is chaos. A former employee of the Kingpin has one of his old ledgers and is planning to give it to the authorities. Unfortunately, every crime boss, wannabe crime boss, and supervillain in New York City has also heard about the book. And they want it.

Hell’s Council #1 is a decent addition to the Hellraiser universe, but I didn’t connect with it quite as much as some of the other Resurrections stories. The artwork and gore are definitely there, and I thought Butterball looked fantastic. Francesca Ciregia does a great job with the character, making him every bit as grotesque as I remember from the movies.

Hell on Earth, alternately known as DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel #1. Cover dated January 1985, it’s based on Psycho author Robert Bloch’s short story of the same name, which originally appeared in the May 1942 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales. It was adapted by writer-artist Keith Giffen (Ambush Bug) and writer Robert Loren Fleming (Thriller).

This story features another villain in Adam’s controlling, demanding, hot-tempered father, Henry. The man is incredibly unlikeable as he constantly tries to force his will on Adam, screaming in the young man’s face and barking orders at everyone around him.

The double-sized Archie’s Halloween Spectacular opens with a story by Ian Flynn and Bill Galvan that has appearances by Archie Comics’ supernatural, sci-fi, and superhero characters. When Medusa Doom tries to take over Halloween at Eyegore Estate, Cosmo the Mighty Martian and Fly Girl from the Crusaders step in to help.

What if you were a brilliant scientist – Stephen Hawking-type brilliant – but, also like Hawking, you were in a body that betrayed you?

After reading Hellraiser: Resurrections – The Onanistic Ritual #1, I think Zac Thompson and Gavin Mitchell made the right choice. This is nasty, disturbing, and exactly the kind of horror comic I want from Hellraiser. The story takes a very modern kind of messed up personality and drops him directly into the world of the Cenobites.

Linnea Kent is a former homicide detective who turned in her badge for a private detective license. She and her doting husband Parker, a former professional boxer, run the Pine & Merrimac Detective Agency. Typically, they investigate infidelity, insurance fraud, and similar cases – that is until Linnea takes a more complicated case that reveals a seedier side to their otherwise charming town.

This is the final issue of Event Horizon: Inferno, and writer Christian Ward brings it to a wild conclusion. The four prominent characters face their demons, literally, as they race to get off of the ship. Starck has taken on the role of hero and faces monsters of the past, while Skylar and Annabelle are given the opportunity for retribution. Daniel has spent his entire life taking what he wanted and doesn’t even consider that the doomed ship might have different plans.

The Firestorm matrix is out of control. It has trapped Pittsburgh and is planning to destroy the city atom by atom. In the last issue, Professor Stein tried to use a device that would break through the matrix’s control. Lorraine attempted to reach Ronnie who has been buried deep inside of the matrix where he is reliving Firestorm’s early adventures.

James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming’s Blue Book – Volume 1 was first published in trade paperback form in September 2023 by Dark Horse Comics. It collected Blue Book #1-5, which in turn collected the series that originally appeared on Tynion’s Substack. Written by Tynion, illustrated and colored by Oeming, and lettered by Aditya Bidikar, it’s a dramatization of the well-known story of the UFO encounter story related by Betty and Barney Hill.

The creative team alone caught my attention. Joe Casey and Robert Kirkman are writing, Andy Kubert handles the artwork, Dave McCaig is on colors, and Rus Wooton provides the lettering. That’s a hell of a lineup for a new superhero series, and Kubert’s artwork immediately gives the book a personality of its own.