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The Sandman #1 Facsimile Edition, DC Comics Written By: Neil Gaiman Art By: Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg What can be said about The Sandman by Neil Gaiman that hasn't already been said? Furthermore, who am I to think I can add anything to that here? Well, all I can start with is to say that The Sandman is a literary masterpiece, and is widely considered to be a classic for a reason. Honestly, The Sandman deserves it's place as one of, if not the most highly regarded example of comics and graphic novels ever produced. It's an example of...

Batman One Bad Day: The Riddler, DC Comics Written By: Tom King Art By: Mitch Gerads Holy wow folks. Tom King knows how to write The Riddler! During his long run on the monthly Batman title, far and away my favorite story arc was "The War of Jokes and Riddles." He managed to take a seemingly one-note character, a joke of a character at times, and make him compelling, interesting and really scary. Tom King manages to up the ante with The Riddler once again with this first installment in the new Batman One Bad Day series. After The Riddler...

Ms. Marvel and Wolverine #1, Marvel Comics Written By: Jody Houser Art By: Ze Carlos Hot on the heels of the extremely good Ms. Marvel Disney Plus series comes the first of three inter-connected one shot, team up issues, featuring Ms. Marvel. In this first one shot, written by Jody Houser, Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) is indulging her inner geek and visiting Seneca Gardens, the New York City tree home of the X-Men, and consulate of the nation of Krakoa. While there, an attack begins, of course, this time by tiny swarming robots. Ms. Marvel jumps into action and joins...

The comics world news of the day is the announcement by IDW Publishing that they have not one, but five new TV series adaptions in development, including the recently released Dark Spaces: Wildfire, written by Scott Snyder.  Mind's Eye fans will recognize Dark Spaces: Wildfire from a few weeks back when we featured the first issue in our picks of the week.   Here's a link to the news today: www.bleedingcool.com/tv/idw-developing-5-new-series-including-dark-spaces-wildfire-more/ #IDW #IDWOriginal #DarkSpacesWildfire 

The New Champion of Shazam! #1, DC Comics Written By: Josie Campbell Art By: Evan "Doc" Shaner As we get reintroduced to Mary, she admits she's been many things over the years. First, she was an unwanted daughter, a throw away, a runaway, a foster daughter, an older sister, an overachiever, a super-hero, and finally part of a family. After fighting to keep the world safe as Mary Marvel, time and time again, it all came crashing down on her when Billy (Shazam!) trapped himself in the rock of eternity and the rest of the Shazam family lost their powers....