May the Force be with you as Marvel welcomes back Star Wars! Check out this week’s top favorite comics from your friends at Laughing Ogre!
OVERALL PICK OF THE WEEK BY THE WHOLE STAFF!
Star Wars #1 Written by Jason Aaron and Art by John Cassaday, Colors by Laura Martin. It’s that good.
ALEX
TRADE PICK: SHUTTER TP 1 WONDERLOST
JOE KEATINGE (GLORY, TECH JACKET, Adventures of Superman) teams up with artist extraordinaire LEILA DEL DUCA for her Image Comics debut in the very first collection of their all-new ongoing series combining the urban fantasy of Fables and the globe-spanning adventure of Y: The Last Man. Kate Kristopher, once the most famous explorer of an Earth far more fantastic than the one we know, is forced to return to the adventurous life she left behind when a family secret threatens to destroy everything she spent her life protecting.
CAMILLE
TRADE PICK: MANIFEST DESTINY TP VOL 02
Lewis, Clark and the surviving members of their expedition continue westward across America, only to learn there is nowhere to run on a river.
JAKE
TRADE PICK: SUPERMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW?
Legendary writer Alan Moore’s seminal Superman issues are collected in this Deluxe Edition hardcover featuring beautiful art from Dave Gibbons (WATCHMEN), Curt Swan (ACTION COMICS) and Rick Veitch (SWAMP THING)! Collects the two-part “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” from SUPERMAN #423 and ACTION COMICS #583 as Superman faces his greatest foes and his final battle! Also featuring the classic story “For the Man who has Everything” from SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11 where Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman fight the evil warlord Mongul for the fate of The Man of Steel. And in DC COMICS PRESENTS #85, Superman meets Swamp Thing, a character fans have identified with Moore for over 20 years!
ROB
TRADE PICK: STAR WARS ONGOING TP VOL 01 SHADOW OF YAVIN
After the destruction of the Death Star, the Rebels are hounded by the Empire. Suspecting a spy in their ranks, Princess Leia forms a secret X-wing squadron-which includes Luke Skywalker-to expose the spy and find a safe home. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Chewbacca are sent on a covert mission! Collects Star Wars #1-#6 and Free Comic Book Day 2013.