Comics

A whole mess of new ‘mates saw release this week along with a pair of hellacious bottle openers.

Yes, Doctor Octopus is back, how exactly that’s possible with Doc Ock being Superior Spider-Man right now I don’t know. Either way though, the Hulk isn’t too happy about it.

Valiant Comics is going back to the 8-bit era for another round of nostalgic gaming-inspired covers during the month of October. And you’d better believe that the upcoming Unity #1 is going to be a part of the promo.

The Battle of the Atom rages as the X-universe gets turned upside down and inside out.

The publisher will be printing Superman’s WWII-era Sunday newspaper comic strips in a collector’s edition book.

This is it spider-fans, the big conclusion to the Necessary Evil storyarc that has seen Spider-Man 2099 ‘teaming’ with Superior Spidey in a story that’s set to alter the future of the Marvel U.

Classic action/adventure title Shadow Man (based on the first iteration of the Valiant Comics hero) is back in action on the PC thanks to GOG.com this week and it’s packing some limited time bonuses.

Diamond Select Toys announced a plethora of Marvel, Star Trek and Universal Monsters stuff that’ll be on the way to comic shops next year.

Wolverine and Silver Samurai mano-a-mano and some very big secrets are uncovered in the 11th issue of Marvel’s digital-only epic.

The Valiant Universe’s heaviest hitters team up to take on one very angry X-O Manowar in this double dose preview.

Gilad Anni-Padda’s monthly book kicks off with a tale thousands of years in the making.

Dark Horse’s newest addition to their growing line of superhero books is an alcohol-powered rage machine in a comic that’s radically different from your usual superhero yarn.

The ‘Prefect Day’ storyline continues in Harbinger #16 as a teammate commits the seemingly impossible.

If you’re a Street Fighter fan, then you already know the gorgeous series of comics from Udon Entertainment starring the World Warriors. The latest to emerge from the publisher delves into the history of one of the main heavies from the game series- the evil Akuma.

Malekith The Accursed returns to plague Thor in the Marvel Comics Universe just as the film version of the character hits The Marvel Cinematic Universe in Thor: The Dark World.

Iron and steel (and presumably adamantium) clash in the tenth issue of the Infinite Comics landmark event, Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted, today.