Welcome to Catch it at the Comic Shop, where the Panel Patter team looks at what's coming out at your favorite store or digital device this week. Each one of us that participates picks up to five items due out this week, with a little bit about why we like them. (NOTE: We use solicitation material for this, so if we miss creators, please talk to your publisher!) Sometimes we might only have a few items to share, other weeks, keeping it to five will make for hard choices. Here's what the team wanted to highlight this week...
James' Picks:
Wonder Woman Historia #3: The Amazons by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Nicola Scott, published by DC Comics/Black Label
The thing to say about this series is that each issue has been singularly beautiful, and I loved both of them. Each issue has been the sort of work of art where you want to linger on each page; those first 2 issues were by Phil Jimenez and Gene Ha. They were a fascinating look into the story of the Greek Gods and the Amazons. I’m sure the great art will continue with Nicola Scott on art. Scott drew some Wonder Woman stories a few years back and she really gets the character in a fundamental way. I’m thrilled to pick this up.
Book of Slaughter by James Tynion IV ,Werther Dell'Edera, and Dan Mora, published by Boom! Studios
I’ve not exactly kept up to date on House of Slaughter and Something is Killing the Children, but I really enjoy both books. Tynion and Dell’Edera and co. are telling a story that’s about a lot more than scary monsters. It’s a story where the people are a lot scarier than the monsters, and it’s also one that just does a great job tapping into the current zeitgeist of fear and anxiety. I’m excited to catch up and to see where the stories are going in the coming year.
Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #2 by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, and Mike Del Mundo, published by Boom! Studios