Captain's Picks Stardate 03.18.20
- Red Shirt Comics
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min read
DC Pick of the Week:
Robin 80th Anniversary Special #1
$9.99
What Previews said:
(W) Marv Wolfman & Various (A) Tom Grummett & Various (CA) Lee Weeks DC Comics celebrates Robin the Boy Wonder's 80th anniversary in style with an all-star creative team representing each iteration of the iconic character across eight decades of history! From the high-flying adventures of Dick Grayson to the tragedy of Jason Todd, the enthusiasm of Tim Drake and the arrogance of Damian Wayne, the persistence of Stephanie Brown and the rebelliousness of Carrie Kelley-the mantle of Robin has been worn by many, but always represents one thing: a hero. Prestige Format
Other Pick of the Week:
X-Ray Robot #1 (of 4)
$4.99
What Previews said:
(W/A/CA) Mike Allred Max is a family man seeking a more interesting life. While conducting a new experiment at work, the fabric of his reality is torn before his eyes, and a robotic figure appears, claiming to be his 277-year-old self. The robot is able to "X-Ray" multiple dimensions and battles a nihilistic entity from another dimension who wants to take all life to its "Pre-Big Bang" status. Max and the robot embark on an interdimensional roadtrip through past and future to take down the "Nihilist" and save the universe! o Mike Allred's new bizarre superhero character X-Ray Robot! "One of the best cartoonists in all of comics has done it again! X-Ray Robot is another Allred homerun!!" -Brian Michael Bendis "Michael Allred kicks so much ass I can barely stand it. X-Ray Robot is the work of a master!" -Rob Thomas creator of Veronica Mars
Other Pick of the Week:
Resistance #1
$3.99
What Previews said:
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Rahzzah J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5 and writer of beloved runs on The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, and Superman: Earth One, returns to comics teaming with Mike Deodato Jr., the blockbuster artist of The Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Infinity Wars. Together they plant the flag for a new universe of heroes and villains. A global disaster leaves hundreds of millions dead in its wake. Shortly after, a few thousand suddenly manifest superhuman powers. Are they harbingers of more perils to come...or Earth's last hope?
Other Pick of the Week:
Starship Down #1 (of 4)
$3.99
What Previews said:
(W) Justin Giampaoli (A/CA) Andrea Mutti A cultural anthropologist consults with US Naval Intelligence to investigate the discovery of an extraterrestrial ship buried under the ice for thousands of years in Siberia. The meddling Russians, Vatican officials, the international media spotlight, and her own insecurities all threaten her efforts to keep the fabric of society from crumbling. o A brand-new thriller with blistering art from Andrea Mutti.
Other Pick of the Week:
Artemis & Assassin #1
$4.99
What Previews said:
(W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Meghan Hetrick, Francesca Fantini (CA) Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur What happens when a time-traveling assassin and a spy from 1944 try to kill each other?
For a price, a top-secret assassination organization will travel through time and interfere with watershed moments. Trained as the agency's top assassin, Maya is sent to kill Virginia Hall, the deadliest spy of WWII. Charged with carrying important plans about the invasion of Normandy to the Allied troops, Virginia's death would have a cataclysmic effect on WWII as we know it.
Written by Stephanie Phillips (Butcher of Paris, DESCENDENT), with art by Meghan Hetrick and Francesca Fantini, colors by Lauren Affe, and letters by Troy Peteri, ARTEMIS AND THE ASSASSIN is a pulpy adventure story about the cost of changing history.
