A party at Reggie’s family cabin in the woods has gone from innocent fun and typical teen drama to violence and terror. Archie Andrews made the colossal mistake of reading from the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis, unintentionally inviting Deadites to the shindig. Luckily for Archie, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie, Ash Williams is in the area and he brought his boomstick.

Falling in one of the greatest – if not the greatest – era of Avengers stories, coming on the heels of “The Korvac Saga” and kicking off the Chthon story arc, Avengers #185 is a superb, striking cover.

The newest incarnation of Firestorm is a bad, bad dude. He has arrived in Bedford, Colorado where he started using his ability to restructure molecules in increasingly disturbing ways. The Department of Defense has been called in to stop the Nuclear Man, and they have enlisted the help of Lorraine Reilly, the formerly active superhero Firehawk, who is also Ronnie Raymond’s ex-girlfriend.

Willow Haven is a charming, safe upper middle class neighborhood that hosts community gatherings, book clubs, and everyone obeys the rules handed down by the homeowner’s association. Open Arms Intentional Collective is a self-sustaining community where everyone pitches in to grow food, build things, and make decisions as a group.

From its earliest days as a crowdfunded comic, Pop Kill has had tremendous appeal. The creative team, co-writer and cover artist Dave Johnson, co-writer Jimmy Palmiotti, and artist Juan Satacruz all have their well-earned credentials, and this is them at the tops of their respective forms

Carol Danvers is still having trouble remembering moments from her past long after Rogue messed with her memory. Flashes are coming to her, but she is having trouble distinguishing between her real memories and the seventh sense that allows her to see into the future. Superhero friends like Tony Stark and Jessica Drew are trying to help her process what is happening. Meanwhile a group of low threat villains throw her for a loop, and a piece of evidence might help find some answers.

Matt Murdock has thrown himself into a new challenge by becoming a law professor at Empire State University. The job is already presenting some challenges – like contrary students and a fellow professor who doesn’t seem keen on having Matt and his public reputation at the school. Fortunately, Daredevil still has his tried and true evening exploits of stopping criminals from preying on the good citizens of Hell’s Kitchen. And that’s about the time for a mysterious villain to show up who presents new and unique challenges to the Man Without Fear.

Gaston is finally facing the repercussions for his pompous bravado and unapologetic lack of concern for the consequences of his actions. When he took the job of finding an alchemist deep in the forest, Gaston approached the job with his usual overconfidence, and paid the price. The crafty magical woman turned Gaston into a fuzzy little squirrel. 

In the aftermath of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Legends mini-series further established DC’s new single universe and reintroduced the Charlton superheroes that DC Comics had acquired as part of it. Ted Kord, the second Blue Beetle, was part of that.

Spinning out of the origin story from Solar, Man of the Atom – perhaps the best actual science fiction ever in a superhero title – one reality’s Erica Pierce kills her counterpart in another, setting off a chase that leads to the Lost Land, which she is worshipped as Mothergod. The heroes of the Valiant universe are gathered for the first time to fight her and her forces the everything the then-young company had been doing up to that point came together in the Unity event.

Included in this massive hardcover – the thickets volume in this series to date – are also Avengers-related issues such as Super-Villain Team-Up #9, Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, Marvel Premiere #35, #36, and #37 (3-D Man), and #49 (The Falcon), What If? #3 (Iron Avengers) and #9 (1950s Avengers) and material from Marvel Tales #100 (Hawkeye and the Two-Gun Kid) and Marvel Treasury Edition #13.

The Superman / Spider-Man special begins with Doctor Octopus working hard in his lab where he receives an invitation to do a little deadly science with a villain from Superman’s roster of foes. When radioactive material is stolen from a high tech facility, reporter Clark Kent and photographer Peter Parker travel to the facility to get the scoop.