One of DC's most unfortunate decisions was letting go of editor extraordinaire Karen Berger a few years back. When Dark Horse's new imprint, Berger Books, was announced last year, fans of early Vertigo were clamoring to see what (and who) the famous editor would bring to the table at her new employer. This anthology of culinary-adjacent ghost stories by a hit list of creators including Paul Pope and TV's Anthony Bourdain seems like a great anthology and a strong start for the line.
Astro City #50 DC Comics
The Eisner-nominated single issue "The Nearness of You" was originally a Wizard magazine mail-away issue, but it ultimately ended up being one of the best stories in Kurt Busiek's epic Astro City saga. A deconstruction of Crisis on Infinite Earth-type stories from the common man's perspective, this special anniversary issue plans to revisit the character of Michael Tenicek and follow up on his tragic dilemma.
Deathstroke Annual #1 DC Comics
A surprise hit for me as of late has been DC's Deathstroke series. It shouldn't come as that big of a surprise however, as its being written by Christopher Priest. This annual teams up The Guy That Made Black Panther Cool with one of my favorite artists who doesn't get enough work, Denys Cowan. Shades of DC's Question and Priest filling in the word bubbles? It'll be a barn-burner!
Motherlands #1 (of 6) DC Comics
The solicitation copy promises "a sci-fi action comedy blacker than dragon s***!" Personally, I just want to see what Si Spurrier has been up to, since Six Gun Gorilla and X-Men: Legacy were two titles that really captured my imagination in recent years. This one's about a pack of celebrity bounty hunters and their hi-fi HDMI adventures in a post-bad things happening world. It looks and sounds as frenetic and kooky as Spurrier's previous projects.
JLA/Doom Patrol Special #1 DC Comics
The "Milk Wars" begin here! Gerard Way and current Justice League of America scribe use this special one-shot to set up a crossover between two of DC's hottest team books. Way's Doom Patrol has been a worthy successor to the legendary Grant Morrison run while Orlando is making waves all over fandom by using some of Alan Moore's old characters in JLA. There's no reason this won't be awesome and sublime. Although, if you don't like out-and-out weird stuff, this might be more like surviving an alien abduction than reading a comic book.
Elephantmen #80 Image Comics
I honestly haven't followed Elephantmen in several years, but I figured Richard Starkings epic comic saga coming to an end deserves a mention. Funny, trippy, and often poingant, Elephantmen was one of thos indy books that got me into indy books back in the heyday of Wizard Magazine.
Star Wars DJ: Most Wanted Marvel Comics
Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and Kev Walker (lots of stuff) fill us in on the origins and whatnot of the best thing to come out of The Last Jedi next to Porgs: Benicio Del Toro's character, DJ. The amoral scumbag who nearly left Finn and co. out to dry in the film gets his own miniseries. Charles Soule and Phil Noto set the bar pretty high with their Lando mini a couple years ago, but I don't doubt that Black can tap into a little of that classic Star Wars "scum and villainy" and deliver a neat little yarn here.
Dang, that JLA/Doom Patrol Special looks pretty "gear", doesn't it? That's all for this week, but don't be afraid to hit me up on Twitter (@ChrisBComics) and let me know what you'll be checking out this week!
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