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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA fan-favorite Batman artist, now soon-to-be fan-favorite Batman writer? It worked for Sean Murphy, could it work for Jock? This week\u2019s Batman: One Dark Knight #1, written and drawn by superstar artist Jock, puts the Dark Knight through the ultimate endurance test. There\u2019s a dangerous new villain called E.M.P. that\u2019s being transferred across Gotham City from Arkham to Blackgate, but when the convoy carrying the prisoner is attacked, an all-out gang war hits the streets. E.M.P. has the power to wipe out the city\u2019s power grid, and if he does, it could leave Batman alone in the streets caught in the crossfire of all-out chaos. Can you guess what happens? Jock\u2019s artwork never disappoints, and his writing is fantastic in this new, action-packed three-issue miniseries from DC\u2019s Black Label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnd speaking of DC\u2019s Black Label, one of the best series from the imprint, Catwoman Lonely City, is back this week with issue #2. Issue #1 was one of my favorite issues of the year, and I\u2019m excited for more from this new universe. Selina Kyle is older now, and after the events of Fools\u2019 Night that left Bruce, Gordon, Dick Grayson, and the Joker all dead and Selina in prison, she\u2019s out and back on the streets of Gotham. And now she\u2019s on a mission to break into the Batcave and is rounding up some familiar faces to do it. Another superstar artist pulling double duty with writing and art, Cliff Chiang nailed it with issue #1 and this series even got extended to a fourth issue. You\u2019re definitely not going to want to miss out on this awesome Catwoman series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBut you\u2019d have to be trying to ignore Selina this week because Batman Catwoman is also out new this week with issue #9. Tom King\u2019s extended epilogue to his epic Batman run is rapidly approaching its climax, and things are beginning to boil over. Selina and the Joker share a secret, Phantasm is still out for blood, Bruce is still brooding, and all of it is expertly written by King. Liam Sharp has stepped in for the past few issues, and I\u2019d be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t getting some Knightmares vibes recently, but every issue has been a must-read every week for me. I\u2019m excited to see what King and Sharp deliver this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marvel Comics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/KING-CONAN.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOh, and would you look at that? Hot off the heels of his stellar showing at the Art Show this past week, with not one, but two covers in the show, Conan is back and is king in this new six-issue miniseries, King Conan written by Jason Aaron. Reuniting the team of Aaron and artist Mahmud Asrar, this epic new tale is set further in Conan\u2019s life than any tale before and finds the King of Aquilonia sailing westward in search of new land and adventure, but sees the Cimmerian come across a foe that threatens to destroy everything. Of course, I\u2019m excited, and this series also represents a new step in my comic book collecting history; for the first time ever, I\u2019m down for every single variant and have first dibs on them. Conan, what is best in life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cAN ALL-NEW SERIES STARRING THE AVENGERS OF THE MULTIVERSE! On a quest for cosmic vengeance, Ghost Rider finds himself roaring through the wasteland on a ruined Earth, where the great age of heroes never came to be, where hope is a four-letter word and where his only ally in the coming battle against the greatest villains any universe has ever seen is the world’s most wanted archaeologist, Tony Stark\u2026 the Invincible Ant-Man. Spinning out of the cataclysmic events of AVENGERS #750 and operating in lockstep with the prime AVENGERS series, the next great Avengers saga begins here, as the Mightiest Heroes of every Earth begin to assemble.\u201d Jason Aaron doesn\u2019t just have a beard like Santa; he\u2019s also got the magic and is bringing it this week with two awesome new series with King Conan and Avengers Forever hitting the new comic table just in time for Christmas. Hell yeah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnd also, back this week is the continuation of John Ridley\u2019s new run on Black Panther with issue #2. Ridley has become one of my favorite new superhero writers recently with hits like The Other History of the DC Universe and I Am Batman, and his first issue of Black Panther did not disappoint. T\u2019Challa has to round up his Wakandan sleeper agents across the globe before the assassins targeting them get to them first, but there are too many questions; why are there assassins after the Wakanda agents, who are they, and how do the assassins even know about them in the first place? T\u2019Challa\u2019s got secrets, but how long can he keep them hidden? This series is a slick, espionage action-thriller set in the Marvel Universe and a lot of fun. Get caught up now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Small Press<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/RIGHTEOUS-THIRST.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nRick Remender\u2019s latest series, A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, has become a shop favorite, leaving every one of us clawing at our copies after each issue needing more. This series is direct and quick, moves at a truly breakneck pace for comics, and pulls no punches. We\u2019re still trying to figure out just what exactly is going on, who the good guys are, and who are the bad. We are excited to see what comes next in issue #3 this week. John Wick meets Twin Peaks? Maybe, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOh, and would you look at that? Hot off the heels of his stellar showing at the Art Show this past week, with not one, but two covers in the show, Conan is back and is king in this new six-issue miniseries, King Conan written by Jason Aaron. Reuniting the team of Aaron and artist Mahmud Asrar, this epic new tale is set further in Conan\u2019s life than any tale before and finds the King of Aquilonia sailing westward in search of new land and adventure, but sees the Cimmerian come across a foe that threatens to destroy everything. Of course, I\u2019m excited, and this series also represents a new step in my comic book collecting history; for the first time ever, I\u2019m down for every single variant and have first dibs on them. Conan, what is best in life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cAN ALL-NEW SERIES STARRING THE AVENGERS OF THE MULTIVERSE! On a quest for cosmic vengeance, Ghost Rider finds himself roaring through the wasteland on a ruined Earth, where the great age of heroes never came to be, where hope is a four-letter word and where his only ally in the coming battle against the greatest villains any universe has ever seen is the world’s most wanted archaeologist, Tony Stark\u2026 the Invincible Ant-Man. Spinning out of the cataclysmic events of AVENGERS #750 and operating in lockstep with the prime AVENGERS series, the next great Avengers saga begins here, as the Mightiest Heroes of every Earth begin to assemble.\u201d Jason Aaron doesn\u2019t just have a beard like Santa; he\u2019s also got the magic and is bringing it this week with two awesome new series with King Conan and Avengers Forever hitting the new comic table just in time for Christmas. Hell yeah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnd also, back this week is the continuation of John Ridley\u2019s new run on Black Panther with issue #2. Ridley has become one of my favorite new superhero writers recently with hits like The Other History of the DC Universe and I Am Batman, and his first issue of Black Panther did not disappoint. T\u2019Challa has to round up his Wakandan sleeper agents across the globe before the assassins targeting them get to them first, but there are too many questions; why are there assassins after the Wakanda agents, who are they, and how do the assassins even know about them in the first place? T\u2019Challa\u2019s got secrets, but how long can he keep them hidden? This series is a slick, espionage action-thriller set in the Marvel Universe and a lot of fun. Get caught up now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Small Press<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nRick Remender\u2019s latest series, A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, has become a shop favorite, leaving every one of us clawing at our copies after each issue needing more. This series is direct and quick, moves at a truly breakneck pace for comics, and pulls no punches. We\u2019re still trying to figure out just what exactly is going on, who the good guys are, and who are the bad. We are excited to see what comes next in issue #3 this week. John Wick meets Twin Peaks? Maybe, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nRick Remender\u2019s latest series, A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance, has become a shop favorite, leaving every one of us clawing at our copies after each issue needing more. This series is direct and quick, moves at a truly breakneck pace for comics, and pulls no punches. We\u2019re still trying to figure out just what exactly is going on, who the good guys are, and who are the bad. We are excited to see what comes next in issue #3 this week. John Wick meets Twin Peaks? Maybe, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n