Daredevil #9 begins with a standoff between Matt Murdock and Mister Fear, the latter of whom is taking Professor Sari Ellison hostage. Mister Fear adds a level of chaos to the tense moment by releasing his fear toxin in the school building.

Mark Spears, the creator of Mark Spears Monsters, who most definitely had to be a monster kid growing up, has come up with a premise that feels like something pulled straight out of that era. Imagine a group of deceased individuals being temporarily brought back to life every evening, not to enjoy a second chance at living, but to deal with creatures that ordinary people would never want to encounter.

Martian Manhunter #24 turned a relatively even tempered good guy into a maniac with the worst craving ever. It starts at the Justice League International headquarters where Booster Gold and Blue Beetle have hidden J’onn’s favorite treat: Chocos cookies.

“Sometimes to fit in, you have to be yourself.” That’s the most succinct description I’ve read or heard for The Shameless Plug, a brilliant graphic novel from writer Jorge Medina (Wonder Duck) and artist Jospeh Olesco.

Dinosaurs For Hire later returned with a second series in full color. The title characters last appeared on the cover of the Free Comic Book Day 2019 edition of The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Comics in a bizarre crossover with Billy Tucci’s Shi, which only appeared on that issue’s cover.

One of the best arcs in the current Nightwing comic was the “Battle for Blüdhaven’s Heart”, which originally ran in Nightwing #92-96. It begins with Dick Grayson spearheading an initiative to open Haven, a safe place where members of the community can hang out and play. But doing something nice for Blüdhaven doesn’t sit well with Roland Desmond, aka Blockbuster.

Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman has been working as an investigator for a newspaper and the latest case points to the return of an old enemy. Big time gangsters and low level thugs are turning up dead, and Jessica thinks she knows who’s behind it. Her investigation uncovers a few surprises that point to a larger issue than a turf war between rival crime families.

Archie, Betty, and Jughead picked up a little extra cash by working as servers at a Riverdale High alumni reunion. It seemed like an easy gig – walking around with trays of canapés and cocktails. Then Archie is strongarmed into hearing life lessons from two alums that have opposing opinions about life lessons.

Joshua Williamson introduces a 31st century that isn’t exactly the wonderful future Superman might have imagined. The United Planets is dealing with political violence, oppressive authorities, and a society where putting on a costume and helping people can get you into serious trouble. It’s an interesting setting for characters who traditionally represent the promise of a better tomorrow.

In the earliest days of S.H.I.E.L.D. stories, the tales were being told only about 20 years after World War II concluded. It made sense that a character like Fury would have continued to serve and to move up the ranks, doing what needed to be done. But since time generally passes very differently in comics than it does in reality, and the final days of the war got further and further away, something had to explain how Fury could keep so spry as his counterparts aged.

The Bride of Frankenstein’s story begins with a shock – literally and figuratively. She wakes up disoriented to find two men hovering over her, and then a monstrous figure emerges to the darkness. Her abject horror sets off a chain of events involving an explosive fire in the laboratory and the Bride hurtling through the air into the river below the castle. And that’s just the beginning of the story.

Edward Hale is a video game designer who has grown tired of being just a cog in the machine at Blazestar Games. At a video game convention, Edward solved a puzzle put forth by the Masterminds, a mysterious and powerful organization that helps its members succeed by any means necessary.