The new story starts with Daniel Durante, the embodiment of greed and privilege, and Skylar Mooney the daughter of a Durante family staff member. In the first issue, Daniel and his brother attempted to sacrifice Skylar to a demon for their own gain. It appeared to be unsuccessful, but a demonic spirit attached itself to Daniel and has been guiding him ever since he was a teenager.

Maldor, Malik, and the Tin Man have discovered the corpse of a giant fearsome beast, and it leaves the old sorcerer quite concerned. He and the Tin Man know of monsters that can feed on souls, and now they must traverse a twisting road to a castle and the dungeon that is supposed to hold those creatures prisoner.

Writer Geoff Johns, artist Jason Fabok, and colorist Brad Anderson continue to deliver one of the best serialized comic books on the market today, and one of the reasons Rook: Exodus is so good is that it is fundamentally science fiction rather than a superhero comic in disguise.

Young Hellboy: Thrilling Sky Adventures #1 is a reminder that not every comic needs world-ending stakes to be entertaining. Written by Mike Mignola and Tom Sniegoski, this issue delivers a fun pulp adventure centered on Scarlett Santiago, the Sky Devil, as she joins forces with the mysterious Ghost Leopard for a dangerous mission filled with monsters, mystery, and airborne action.

Some post-apocalyptic comics throw readers directly into chaos and spend the rest of the issue explaining how the world collapsed. The Hab #1 takes a different approach. It gives you just enough information to understand the situation while intentionally leaving massive questions hanging over everything

By the time Avengers #160 arrived on the stands, it had gotten around that Wonder Man was back, so it was a great time for The Grim Reaper to make a return appearance. In the hands of Shooter, penciler George Pérez, and inker Pablo Marcos, the story is vintage Marvel magic. With flashbacks to the origin and development of The Vision (there are great story reasons the android is closely tied to Simon Williams), previous Grim Reaper appearances, and Wonder Man’s death and return.

Batman has some of the greatest villains in comics. They may not always be the most intimidating, but they are certainly complex and interesting. In 1989, DC published the Secret Origins Special with stories that took a deeper look into Penguin, Riddler, and Two-Face. But these stories, written by Alan Grant, Neil Gaiman, and Mark Verheiden, did not pit the villains against Batman – they took center stage.

Ryan Steele, Kaitlin Star, and J.B. Reese are the VR Troopers, the Eltarian Colony of Earth’s greatest heroes who fight monsters and any other threat against their people. It begins with Ryan taking a late night stroll to clear his head, only to find that someone has broken into a power plant. Inside he finds unfamiliar creatures/people and human hostages.

Issue three picks up with one hellacious, bloody fight between Jessica and Mary. The violent chaos continued when Tyson spilled his guts about why he was mailing the postcards. His confession reveals a larger murderous conspiracy and sends the reluctant partners on to the next clue-finding expedition.

While Ash Williams tries to figure out how to end the assault from the Army of Darkness, Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie are being attacked by the Deadite versions of themselves. They need weapons and a quiet place to determine their next move all while the Deadites assault the S-Mart. It’s a wild night in Riverdale, to be sure.

Following the Liberty Legion four-part crossover in Invaders #5, Marvel Premiere #29, Invaders #6, and Marvel Premiere #30, which reintroduced a number of Timely Comics characters, writer-editor Roy Thomas and pencil artist Frank Robbins got back to creating new original characters the following issue.

Following that cliffhanger, they put the pieces together and realize that the woman Bianca knows as her neighbor Jill Collier, is the woman Val knows as Cassie Maynard. Both women want to find out what happened to Jill/Cassie and vow to keep what happened a secret until they do. Bianca goes home to take a look around Jill’s house while Val learns a secret that Cassie had been hiding from her.