Derf's Picks of the Week (September 10, 2025)

 

Greetings All!

I apologize for posting a few days behind schedule.

Unfortunately, I had to work so I am behind in my posting.

So, let's just get right to it.

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DARK HORSE

Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire #2

Star Wars: Tales from the Nightlands #1

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DC COMICS

Absolute Batman #12

Action Comics #1090

Aquaman #9

Batman: Dark Patterns #10

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #3

Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #6

Green Lantern Corps #8

Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #2

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DYNAMITE

The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt #1

Space Ghost #2

ThunderCats #18

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IDW

Godzilla #2

Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #4

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IMAGE

King Spawn #49

Spawn #368

Transformers #24

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MARVEL

Captain America #3

Edge of Venomverse #1

Exceptional X-Men #13

Imperial War: Nova – Centurion #1

One World Under Doom #7

Punisher: Red Band #1

Red Hulk #8

Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #5

Star Wars: Jedi Knights #7

Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #4

Ultimate Wolverine #9

The Undead Iron Fist #1

X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha #1

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Well, that is it for this week.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Punisher: Red Band #1

MARVEL

Cover Art by Tyler Kirkham

 

Greetings All!

Welcome to my first picks of September.

Enjoy!!!

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DARK HORSE

Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest #4

The Adventures of Lumen N. #1

Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #3

The Witcher: The Bear and The Butterfly #3

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DC COMICS

Absolute Green Lantern #6

Absolute Superman #11

Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #1

Batman #1

Batman: Giant-Size Special Edition #1

JSA #11

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 #4

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DYNAMITE

SilverHawks #7

ThunderCats: Lost #6

ThunderCats / The Powerpuff Girls #3

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IDW

Star Trek: Red Shirts #2

Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11

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IMAGE

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #320

Sam and Twitch: Case Files #17

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MARVEL

The Amazing Spider-Man #11

The Avengers #30

Doctor Strange #450

Gwenpool #5

Imperial War: Exiles #1

Magik #9

Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #12

Spider-Man '94 #1

Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt for the Falcon #1

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #8

Uncanny X-Men #20

Wolverine #13

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Well, that is all for this week.

I hope you found something that you will enjoy.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Ultimate X-Men #19 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Nogi San 

Derf's Picks of the Week (August 27, 2025)

 

Greetings ALL!

Boy this week went by in a FLASH.  

See what I did there?

Let us find out what comics will grace store shelves today.

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BOOM!

Dune: Edge of a Crysknife – Rage of Shai-Hulud #1

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DARK HORSE

Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Professor Harvey is Gone #1

Masterminds #1

Nemesis: Forever #1

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Codebreaker #3

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DC COMICS

Absolute Martian Manhunter #6

Absolute Wonder Woman #11

Green Lantern #26

Green Lantern: Dark #6

Immortal Legend Batman #1

Justice League Unlimited #10

Mr. Terrific: Year One #4

Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante / Eagly Double Feature #5

Superman #29

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DYNAMITE

The Herculoids #7

SilverHawks #8

Sonja Reborn #1

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IDW

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Seeds of Salvation #1

TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures #28

TMNT: Shredder #1

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IMAGE

Rat City #17

The Scorched #44

Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1

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MARVEL

The Avengers #29

Bring on the Bad Guys: Dormammu #1

Bring on the Bad Guys: Mephisto #1

Deadpool / Wolverine #8

Death of the Silver Surfer #3

Doomed 2099 #1

Emma Frost: The White Queen #3

Fantastic Four Fanfare #4

Imperial War: Black Panther #1

Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk #1

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #37

Phoenix #14

Predator: Black, White & Blood #2

Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #4

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – Chaos Agent #3

The Thing #4

West Coast Avengers #10

Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #5

X-Men #21

X-Men: Tooth and Claw #1

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Well, that is all I have for this week.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Death of the Silver Surfer #3 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Claudio Castellini 

Derf's Picks of the Week (August 20, 2025)

 

Welcome to another wonderful day of new comics.

Do you have any titles that have been calling your name yet?

The one I am interested in the most this week is

the one-shot, Marvel All-On-One #1.

I guess it's Clobbering Time.

Speaking of time, let's check out my picks this week.

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DARK HORSE

Resident Alien: The Book of Changes #1

The Umbrella Academy: Plan B #2

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DC COMICS

Absolute Batman #11

Absolute Flash #6

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #42

Justice League Red #1

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #3

Nightwing #129

Superman Unlimited #4

Titans #26

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IDW

Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1

Mothra: Queen of the Monsters #5

TMNT: Journeys #1

TMNT: Mutant Nation #9

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IMAGE

The Cold Witch: A Tale of the Shrouded College #4

Escape #1

Ghost Pepper #2

G.I. Joe #10

Gunslinger Spawn #46

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4

Witchblade #13

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MARVEL

The Amazing Spider-Man #10

Black Cat #1

Exceptional X-Men #12

Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #2

Marvel All-On-One #1

Psylocke #10

All-New Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #1

Star Wars #4

Venom: Black, White & Blood #1

Wolverine #12

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Well, that's all I have for this week.

I hope you found something that tickled your fancy.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Black Cat #1

MARVEL

Cover Art by Adam Hughes

Derf's Picks of the Week (August 13, 2025)

 

I apologize for being a day behind, 

but I had a family matter to attend.

You have waited long enough...

Here are My Picks.

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BOOM!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / TMNT III #1

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DARK HORSE

Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #2

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DC COMICS

Action Comics #1089

Aquaman #8

Batman: Dark Patterns #9

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – A League for Justice #2

Green Lantern Corps #7

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DYNAMITE

Space Ghost #1

ThunderCats / The Powerpuff Girls #2

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IDW

Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #3

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IMAGE

Bug Wars #6

Deadly Tales of the Gunslinger Spawn #8

King Spawn #48

Spawn #367

Transformers #23

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MARVEL

Bring on the Bad Guys: Red Skull #1

Daredevil #24

Fantastic Four #2

Magik #8

Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1

Spider-Man & Wolverine #4

Star Wars: Jedi Knights #6

The Ultimates #15

Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #3

X-Men #20

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Well, that is all I have for this week.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Dan Panosian

Derf's Picks of the Week (August 6, 2025)

 

Welcome Back!

It's August which means Back 2 School.

I know, I know, why did I remind you, lol.

Look at it this way...

it's also Wednesday which means New Comics!

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BOOM!

Blink and You'll Miss It #1

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind #1

Power Rangers Prime #9

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DARK HORSE

Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest #3

Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire #1

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DC COMICS

Absolute Green Lantern #5

Absolute Superman #10

Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #1

Secret Six #6

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DYNAMITE

The Herculoids #6

SilverHawks #6

ThunderCats #17

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IDW

Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #1

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IMAGE

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #319

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MARVEL

The Amazing Spider-Man #9

Captain America #2

Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #3

Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #5

Gwenpool #4

Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #11

One World Under Doom #6

Red Hulk #7

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #7

Uncanny X-Men #19

Ultimate Wolverine #8

Wolverines & Deadpools #2

Wolverine by Chris Claremont #1

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Well, that's all that caught my interest this week.

I hope you saw something you will enjoy.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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COMIC COVER OF THE WEEK

G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #319 (VARIANT)

SKYBOUND/IMAGE

Cover Art by  Francis Portela

Derf's Picks of the Week (July 30, 2025)

 

Where has all the time gone?

It's the end of July already.

I'm looking forward to see what August has to offer,

but let's see how July ends this week.

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DARK HORSE

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Tides of Terror #1

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DC COMICS

Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #8

DC's Kal-El-Fornia Love #1

DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #5

The Flash #23

Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #5

Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special #1

Nightwing 2025 Annual #1

Titans 2025 Annual #1

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DYNAMITE

Space Ghost / Jonny Quest: Space Quest #3

ThunderCats: Lost #4

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IDW

Godzilla vs. America: Boston #1

Sonic the Hedgehog #80

TMNT: Best Of - Renet #1

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IMAGE

Medieval Spawn #4

Sam and Twitch: Case Files #16

The Scorched #43

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MARVEL

Bring on the Bad Guys: Loki #1

Savage Wolverine #1

Spider-Man vs. the Sinister Sixteen #1

Spider-Man & Wolverine #3

Star Wars: The High Republic – The Finale #1

The Thing #3

The Ultimates #14

Ultimate Spider-Man #19

Werewolf by Night: Blood Moon Rise #1

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Well, that wraps up July!

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Spiderman & Wolverine #3

MARVEL

Cover Art by Kaare Andrews

Derf's Picks of the Week (July 23, 2025)

 

Greetings ALL!

Tis the third week of July which means it's Comic Con season.

I wonder what announcements we will get this year.

While we wait, here are my picks of the week.

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DARK HORSE

Texarcanum #1

Usagi Yojimbo: Ten Thousand Plums #5

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DC COMICS

Absolute Martian Manhunter #5

Absolute Wonder Woman #10

Batman #161

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #11

The Flash: Bad Moon Rising Special #1

Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #4

Green Lantern #25

Justice League Unlimited #9

Mr. Terrific: Year One #3

New History of the DC Universe #2

Superman #28

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DYNAMITE

SilverHawks #5

Space Ghost Annual #1

The Terminator #10

ThunderCats / The Powerpuff Girls #1

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IDW

Godzilla #1

TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures #27

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IMAGE

Gunslinger Spawn #45

Rat City #16

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MARVEL

The Amazing Spider-Man #8

Emma Frost: The White Queen #2

Fantastic Four Fanfare #3

Gwenpool #3

Iron Man #10

Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #10

Phoenix #13

Psylocke #9

Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #3

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra – Chaos Agent #2

Uncanny X-Men #18

West Coast Avengers #9

Wolverine #11

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Be on the lookout for my 2025 SDCC post sometime soon.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #3 (VARIANT)

DC Comics

Cover Art by Noobovich

Derf's Picks of the Week (July 16, 2025)

 

Greetings All!

It's the Middle of July and we have some new comics to discuss.

But first, how about that Superman movie?

James Gunn has done it again!

I cannot wait to see what he comes at us with next!

Anyway, lets get back to my picks for this week.

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DARK HORSE

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #20

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories-The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents #5

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DC COMICS

Absolute Batman #10

Absolute Flash #5

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #41

Detective Comics #1099

Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #3

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #2

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #2

Superman Unlimited #3

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DYNAMITE

ThunderCats #16

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IDW

Mothra: Queen of the Monsters #4

Star Trek: Red Shirts #1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10

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IMAGE

Ghost Pepper #1

G.I. Joe #9

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #3

King Spawn #47

Spawn #366

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MARVEL

Bring on the Bad Guys: Abomination #1

Deadpool / Wolverine #7

Death of the Silver Surfer #2

Exceptional X-Men #11

Giant-Size House of M #1

Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #1

Imperial #2

Predator vs. Spider-Man #4

Star Wars #3

X-Men: Age of Revelation #0

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Well that is all I have this week.

I hope you found something that catches your eye.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

Wonder Woman #23 (Variant)

DC COMICS

Cover Art by Adam Hughes

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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IMAGE

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 (July 2, 2025)

 

Greetings ALL!

It's the first new comic book day of July 2025.

Let's see if we can find some must reads for the 4th of July.

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DARK HORSE

Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest #2

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Codebreaker #2

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DC COMICS

Absolute Green Lantern #4

Batman '89: Echoes #6

Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #1

JSA #9

Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 2 #2

Secret Six #5

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IDW

Godzilla: Heist #5

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IMAGE

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #318

Medieval Spawn #3

The Scorched #42

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MARVEL

The Amazing Spider-Man #7

The Avengers #28

Bring on the Bad Guys: Green Goblin #1

Captain America #1

Daredevil #23

Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #4

Godzilla vs. Thor #1

Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #15

Star Wars: Jedi Knights #5

Ultimate Wolverine #7

Wolverines & Deadpools #1

X-Men #19

X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1

X-Men by Chris Claremont: Prelude to a Future Past #1

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I'm glad to see the new Captain America came out this week.

What about you?

Until next time, get your READ on!

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Comic Cover of the Week

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #318 (Variant)

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Cover Art by Francis Portela

Derf's Picks of the Week (June 25, 2025)

 

I apologize for being a day behind.

Unfortunately, I have been under the weather the past few days.

I'm feeling strong enough today.

Without further delay, here are my picks for the week.

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DARK HORSE

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #19

Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins 2 #1

The Witcher: The Bear and The Butterfly #2

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DC COMICS

Absolute Martian Manhunter #4

Absolute Wonder Woman #9

DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #4

Green Arrow #25

Green Lantern #24

Green Lantern: Dark #5

Justice League Unlimited #8

Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante / Eagly Double Feature #4

Superman #27

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IDW

Godzilla: The Half-Century War #1

TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures #26

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IMAGE

Gunslinger Spawn #44

News from the Fallout #1

Universal Monsters: The Mummy #4

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MARVEL

Deadpool #15

Fantastic Four #33

Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1

Predator vs. Spider-Man #3

Spider-Man & Wolverine #2

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #5

The Thing #2

Ultimate Spider-Man #18

Uncanny X-Men #16

Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #3

X-Men: From the Ashes – Demons and Death #1

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Well, there you have it.

Did you see something you will enjoy?

I hope so!

Until next time, get your READ on!

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COMIC COVER OF THE WEEK

Superman #27 (Variant)

DC COMICS

Cover Art by Ariel Colón

Derf's Picks of the Week (June 11, 2025)

Greetings to all you beautiful Comic Nerds out there!

It's the 2nd week of June already.

Where does all the time fly?

Enough small talk, let's get to my picks.

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DARK HORSE

Frankenstein: New World – The Sea of Forever #4

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories–The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents #4

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DC COMICS

Absolute Batman #9

Action Comics #1087

Aquaman #6

Batman: Dark Patterns #7

Batman and Robin #22

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #10

Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #3

Green Lantern Corps #5

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

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IDW

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #7

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IMAGE

King Spawn #46

Spawn #365

Transformers #21

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MARVEL

Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #3

Deadpool / Wolverine #6

Death of the Silver Surfer #1

Eddie Brock: Carnage #5

Exceptional X-Men #10

Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1

Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1

Magik #6

Marvel Rivals: Ignite #1

The New Avengers #1

One World Under Doom #5

Phoenix #12

Star Wars #2

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Well, that's my list for this week.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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 Comic Cover of the Week

Phoenix #12

MARVEL 

Cover Art by Lucas Werneck