The time for new comic books has come again, and Marvel and DC Comics are both offering something new this week for the shelves. DC's digital comic smash, Batman '66, has finally arrived in print form, and Marvel's granted one of Spider-Man's famous foes from the 1990s yet another solo series.
Batman '66, written by Jeff Parker with Jonathan Case on art duties, has received wide acclaim for its use of the digital form. The series takes place within the 1960s Batman television series, and each "BAM" and "POW" pops on the screen as digital readers make their way through the panels. Tonally, it's exactly what fans of the TV show would want, with Case's art providing a gorgeous and accurate depiction straight off the screen.
Superior Carnage, from Marvel, attempts to bring Carnage back to his former glory. A Marvel press release promises "shivers" down your spine, but it's unlikely this crimson relic from the days of Boy Meets World will inspire anything but nostalgia. The comic is written by Kevin Shinick and drawn by Stephen Segovia.
The "Big Two" aren't the only publishers offering debut series. Check the list below for more from IDW and Dark Horse. This week's Title You Can't Miss is Marvel's Deadpool #13. It was a stroke of genius to give a comic that's supposed to be funny to comedian Brian Posehn and writer Gerry Duggan. The book hasn't been this great since the days of Joe Kelly's now-celebrated run.
See what other books are hitting stands below ...
DC Comics
100 BULLETS BROTHER LONO #2
ANIMAL MAN #22
BATMAN 66 #1
BATMAN AND CATWOMAN #22
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #18
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT HC CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT TP VOL 01 KNIGHT TERRORS
BATWOMAN #22
BIRDS OF PREY #22
BLACK ORCHID TP
FABLES #131
GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #22
HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #4
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 COMBO PACK
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICAS VIBE #6
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #22
SUPERGIRL #22
SUPERMAN PHANTOM ZONE TP
TALES OF BATMAN ARCHIE GOODWIN HC
WONDER WOMAN #22
Marvel Comics
A PLUS X #10
ALL NEW X-MEN #14
AVENGERS #16
AVENGERS ACADEMY TP FINAL EXAMS
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #17
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP
CABLE AND X-FORCE #11
CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER TP VOL 04
DEADPOOL #13
DEADPOOL BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 01
FANTASTIC FOUR #10
FF #9
IRON MAN #13
MIGHTY THOR AND JIM TP EVERYTHING BURNS
MMW DOCTOR STRANGE HC VOL 06
MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #7
NOVA #6
POWERS BUREAU #6
SAVAGE WOLVERINE #7
SCARLET #7
SUPERIOR CARNAGE #1
THANOS RISING #4
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #10
THUNDERBOLTS #13
ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS PREM HC VOL 04
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #25
UNCANNY X-FORCE #8
UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 07 FINAL EXECUTION BOOK 2
WHAT IF AVX #2
WOLVERINE MAX #9
WOLVERINE MAX TP VOL 01 PERMANENT RAGE
X-FACTOR #259
Dark Horse Comics
ADVENTURES OF DR MCNINJA OMNIBUS TP
BLOOD BROTHERS #1
BPRD HELL ON EARTH #109 WASTELAND #3
BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 05 PICKENS COUNTY HORROR
CONAN HC VOL 14 THE DEATH
CONAN THE BARBARIAN #18
DREAM THIEF #3
GATE 7 TP VOL 04
LEGEND KORRA ART ANIMATED SERIES BOOK ONE AIR HC
STAR WARS DARK TIMES SPARK REMAINS #1
STAR WARS DARTH VADER & NINTH ASSASSIN #4
STRAIN THE FALL #1
TO HELL YOU RIDE #5
IDW Publishing
X-FILES SEASON 10 #2
COLONIZED #4
DINOSAURS ATTACK #1
DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS #3
GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO TP VOL 07
GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS #5
HALF PAST DANGER #3
JUDGE DREDD CAM KENNEDY COLLECTION HC VOL 01
MARS ATTACKS TP VOL 02 ON ICE
ROCKETEER HOLLYWOOD HORROR HC
ROCKETEER HOLLYWOOD HORROR HC DM ED
STRANGE WORLD OF YOUR DREAMS COMICS MEET FREUD & DALI HC
TMNT ADVENTURES TP VOL 05
TMNT VILLAIN MICROSERIES #4 ALOPEX
TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE TP VOL 04
TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #93
Image Comics
APHRODITE IX #3 CVR A SEJIC
APHRODITE IX #3 CVR B FINCH
APHRODITE IX #3 CVR C BASALDUA
ARTIFACTS #29
ELEPHANTMEN #50 CVR A QUITELY
GLORY TP VOL 02 WAR TORN
INVINCIBLE #104
KAFKA HC
NON HUMANS #4
PROPHET #37
REVIVAL #12
REVIVAL TP VOL 02 LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
THINK TANK TP VOL 02