Derf's Picks of the Week (July 9, 2025)

 

Greetings fellow Comic lovers.

How has the first week of July been for you?

Mine was okay, but now it's time to take the stress away!

How? You ask.

Well, it's New Comic Book Day!

Take two of these and call me in the morning, lol.

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DC COMICS

Absolute Superman #9

Action Comics #1088

Aquaman #7

Batman: Dark Patterns #8

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #1

Green Lantern Corps #6

Supergirl #3

Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All #1

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IDW

Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #8

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Transformers #22

The UnChosen #1

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MARVEL

Doctor Strange of Asgard #5

Fantastic Four #1

Fantastic Four: First Steps #1

Magik #7

Predator: Black, White & Blood #1

Red Hulk #6

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #6

Superior Avengers #4

Uncanny X-Men #17

Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #4

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Well, that is all I have for this week.

I hope you found something that will entertain you.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Magik #7

MARVEL

Cover Art by Pablo Villalobos

Derf's Picks of the Week (March 19, 2025)

I have to ask, how was your St. Patrick's Day?

You don't have to be Irish to enjoy the holiday.

Luckily, I didn't have to work.

So, I got to enjoy some good food and time with those I love.

You know what else I love?  New Comics.  

Let's take a look at what this week has in stores.

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DARK HORSE

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #16

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DC COMICS

Absolute Batman #6

Absolute Flash #1

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #37

Challengers of the Unknown #4

DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #1

Detective Comics #1095

Nightwing #124

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DYNAMITE

Silver Hawks #2

Thundercats: Lost #1

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IDW

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #5

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Bug Wars #2

Deadly Tales of the Gunslinger Spawn #4

G.I. Joe #5

King Spawn #43

Rat City #12

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MARVEL

The Avengers #24

Cable: Love and Chrome #3

Daredevil: Unleash Hell – Red Band #3

Deadpool / Wolverine #3

Exceptional X-Men #7

Magik #3

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #31

One World Under Doom #2

Psylocke #5

TVA #4

Werewolf by Night #8

X-Force #9

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Well, that's it for me for this week.

I hope something on my list caught your eye.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Magik #3

MARVEL

Cover Art by J. Scott Campbell

Derf's Picks of the Week (February 12, 2025)

 

Happy 2nd week of February Everybody!

How has 2025 been for you so far?

Mine has been a little rough,

 but we still have COMICS to  help us out.

Let's see what's NEW this Week.

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DARK HORSE

Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad #1

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #15

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents #1

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DC COMICS

Absolute Batman #5

Action Comics #1083

Aquaman #2

Batman: Dark Patterns #3

DC vs. Vampires: World War V – Darkness and Light #1

Green Lantern Corps #1

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Bug Wars #1

The Hive #1

Spawn #361

Transformers #17

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MARVEL

The Amazing Spider-Man #67

Cable: Love and Chrome #2

Magik #2

Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #5

One World Under Doom #1

Psylocke #4

X-Men #11

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Well, that's all for this week.

I hope you found something you will enjoy.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Magik #2  (Variant)

MARVEL 

Cover Art by Pablo Villalobos

Derf's Picks of the Week (July 10,2024)

 

NEW WEEK

NEW COMICS

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DARK HORSE

Critical Role: Vox Machina - Origins #2

Dawnrunner #4

From the World of Minor Threats: Barfly #1

Kill All Immortals #1

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #7

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DC COMICS

Action Comics #1067

Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #2

Batman '89: Echoes #3

Green Lantern #13

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IDW

Golgotha Motor Mountain #4

The Hunger and the Dusk: Book Two #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration #1

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Geiger #4

Ice Cream Man #40

Monolith #3

Moon Man #3

Transformers #10

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MARVEL

The Amazing Spider-Man #53

Annihilation 2099 #2

The Avengers #16

Daredevil #11

Get Fury #3

Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance #5

Giant-Size Silver Surfer #1

Hulk: Blood Hunt #1

Star Wars: Ahsoka #1

Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 #5

The Ultimates #2

Union Jack the Ripper: Blood Hunt #3

Wolverine: Blood Hunt #3

X-Men #1

X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #3

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Well, that is all for this week.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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COMIC COVER OF THE WEEK

X-Men #1 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Peach Momoko

Comic Cover of the Week (03/08/23)

 

Comic Cover of the Week

X-Men #20 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Tiago Da Silva

Derf's Picks of the Week (May 5, 2021)

 

New Month + New Week = New Comics

Dark Horse:

God of War: Fallen God #3

DC Comics:

Batman #108

Green Lantern #2

Man-Bat #4

The Next Batman: Second Son #2

Suicide Squad #3

The Swamp Thing #3

IDW:

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #4

Transformers: Escape #3

MARVEL:

The Amazing Spider-Man #65

Carnage: Black, White & Blood #3

Hellions #11

Heroes Reborn #1

Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #5

Marauders #20

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1

Thanos Quest: Marvel Tales #1

X-Men: Curse of the Man-Thing #1

Until next time, get your READ on!

Derf's Picks of the Week (3/14/18)

To see my picks of the week, click here.

While you are here, enjoy this week's cover.

Comic Cover of the Week

the New Mutants: Dead Souls #1 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Mark Brooks

Saturday Showcase: Magik

I am starting something new on my blog to showcase my favorite characters from the world of comics.  As many of you know, I am a huge comic NERD and I feel that some characters do not get there "due".  I mean, in the world of film and TV, there are some really good characters that don't get their big break.  So, I created a post I will call Saturday Showcase.  Every Saturday, I will showcase a new character from the world of comics.

Today's showcase spotlights one of my favorite mutants.  Her birth name is Illyana Rasputin but you may know her as Magik.  As many of you know, she is the sister to the X-man known as Colossus.  What you may not know is that she originally died from the mutant killing Legacy Virus.  As we know now, is that although her physical form died, the part of her that was tied to Hell lived on and became a very powerful "witch".  

In later years, Marvel brought her back from the dead (as they usually do with fan favorites) for some much needed awakenings in their comics.

Magik will always be one of my favorite "Background Players" in the world of comics and she is a kick as character in the Contest of Champions App.

First Appearance:

(As Illyana) Giant Size X-men #1 (1975)

(As Magik) New Mutants #14 (1984)

Cosplay of the Day

Cosplay of the Day

Giu Hellsing as Magik

Check out her prints over at http://giuhellsing.storenvy.com/

Uh-oh, its Magik!

Wonderful piece of art featuring Magik from the X-titles.

Teleporters: Magik by Meghan Hetrick

http://meghanhetrick.deviantart.com/

Uh-oh its Magik!

It is Monday, no Moon Knight today.  Just a little Magik!

 

Magik (the mini-series)

I was going through some old comics today and came across a mini-series straight from the pages of the X-men.  The title I found was for the one and only, Magik.  This was her first mini-series and it gave us an inside look at how she would eventually become the powerful mutant everyone knows and loves.  I was planning on reading it tonight.























I was talking (via the internet)  to my friend (the always lovely Pigeon Foo) about it and it turns out she was doing a Magik photo shoot tonight as well.  We had a nice conversation about how bad ass Magik is and she asked me to read them in her honor, so I did.  I mean, what are the odds right?  I find a book I want to read again and I also have a friend cosplaying that very same character on the same day.  I mean, it was destiny!

Well, as I read the story I was taken back to how well the story was written.  The dimensional differences between the "real" X-men and those who were trapped in the underworld dimension was awesome.  I really enjoyed watching Nightcrawler use three swords as well as the Cat character.  I loved that look and I wondered to myself, "Has anyone cosplayed that version of Kitty Pryde?"  Anyway, it is a kick-ass story that everyone should check out, especially Magik or
X-men fans.  I give it a strong 8.5 out of 10 stars.















                   (Pigeon Foo as Magik)

New Mutants #28 by Jorge Molina

"But she's a Black Magic Woman and she's trying to make a devil out of me." - Santana