The first issue of Archie starts with everyone’s favorite Riverdale teenager running late for school. The main story follows Archie around town as he reluctantly stars in an array of student films directed by his friends. Then Jughead contemplates life and the future while enjoying a couple of burgers at Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe.

I’m a sucker for a good dirty B-movie, and Hammerfist #1 feels like someone took one of those crazy 1980s movies, threw it into a blender with horror and crime, and turned the whole thing into a comic.

The Madness by J. Michael Straczynski begins with a daring theft, then introduces morally ambiguous people with superpowers masquerading as heroes, and the unseemly side of government deals. It’s a six-issue superhero story with a dark side, and a lot of action in nearly every issue.

Rook: Exodus #11 is the penultimate one in the second arc and it’s really hard to overstate the frightening elements in it. Rook, Dire Wolf, and the others have had to fight tremendous battles to get this far, and now they’re surrounded by the creepiest creatures and settings the creative team has given us to date. It’s a great issue, one that sets that stage for December’s conclusion.

Fish Police: Hairballs was a European graphic album format (like the Marvel Graphic Novel series) collection of the first four issues of the series, which had originally been published in black and white under Moncuse’s Fishwrap Productions imprint. Cover-dated October 1987, the Comico version presented the first story arc of The Fish Police in color for the first time.

Written and drawn by Sean Gordon Murphy, the first issue introduces a future America where the GRID has taken over transportation and driving has become illegal. Cars are basically relics of another time, but Clutch still knows how to drive – and that makes him a pretty valuable outlaw.

The Suicide Squad Rebirth relaunch started out strong and this was among the standout issues. On this issue, writer Rob Williams produces what makes the Squad so enjoyable: they are formidably talented, uncouth, at times comical, and at others downright ethos-driven heroes. This issue is intense, it’s filled with action, and a sprinkling of comedy

Under a cover by Neal Adams, Limited Collectors’ Edition #25 was originally published by DC Comics, cover-dated December 1974. It featured a selection of early and then-modern tales that showcased the story and stylistic development of the Dark Knight Detective over his first three decades, and those offerings stand up well in this new facsimile edition.

A brutal serial killer named Omen is terrorizing New York City, taking the eyeballs of his victims. He has been targeting Matt Murdock, besting the Man without Fear because he claims to see the future. When Daredevil tried to set a trap for Omen, the hero was almost killed – until the Owl arrived, shooting Omen and saving Daredevil for a reason he did not reveal. Detective Forte and Officer Callahan were on the killer’s trail when Omen ambushed them and stole Callahan’s eyes, leaving a traumatized Forte behind.

Cullen Bunn introduces James Crowley, a gunslinger who has already died and now finds himself working for the White Throne. His job is pretty straightforward: hunt down demons that have made their way into the mortal world. His latest assignment sends him to Dead Acre, a remote Western town where things are clearly not what they seem.

The second issue picks up 14 months later with Kylie rich and famous, while Melvin has been given a stupid nickname and has stopped killing. Kylie is really enjoying her new fame, but isn’t doing much to grow Melvin’s notoriety, which has made Melvine quite angry. And making a serial killer angry is not a smart thing to do.

Ronnie and Stein separated, leaving Ronnie with the Firestorm matrix, which has become sentient and has suppressed Ronnie’s consciousness. The Firestorm matrix has gone on a terrifying rampage, transforming and murdering people with no care for humanity. And he has big plans for this world and all the others. Lorraine tracked down Stein and he has created a device that can separate Ronnie from the Firestorm matrix, but it is a very dangerous mission.