Batgirl Annual #3 Cameron Stewart & Brendan Fletcher (w) Various (a) DC Comics Liz says: Batgirl teams up with the Huntress and (little does she know) with her presumed-dead super-spy ex Dick Grayson…

E is for Extinction #2 Chris Burnham (w), Ramon Villalobos (a)# Marvel Comics Liz says: Channelling the sublime weirdness of Grant Morrison’s epic 2001 X-Men run, 'E is for Extinction' delves into what…

Planet Hulk #2 Sam Humphries (w), Marc Laming (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: Of the Secret Wars offshoots, Planet Hulk has been one of my favorites. An uncomplicated sci-fi adventure story with lovely…

Thors #1 Jason Aaron (w), Chris Sprouse (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: I wasn’t going to write about Thors this week because - truth be told - I’ve chosen to write about Jason…

Constantine: The Hellblazer #1 Ming Doyle (w), Riley Rossmo (a) DC Comics Liz says: If you (like me) hearken back to the good old days when Hellblazer was a Vertigo comic and was…

Midnighter #1 Steve Orlando (w), Aco (a) DC Comics Liz says: This week DC introduces the first round of a fresh new batch of titles, and the freshest so far is Midnighter. A…

My Love Story!! Vol.4 Kazune Kawahara (w), Aruko (a) VIZ Media Liz says: Takeo Goda is not your typical romantic protagonist. He’s a physically enormous, scary-looking macho man who looms large- just not…

Thor #8 Jason Aaron (w), Russell Dauterman (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: This week's issue reveals the identity of the female Thor, and I find myself satisfied and pleasantly (almost) surprised. The character…

Can’t We Talk About Something more Pleasant? Roz Chast (w,a) Bloomsbury Liz says: It’s an experience that most of us will inevitably have to face: the role reversal of becoming caregivers to our…

Avengers: Age of Ultron Director: Joss Whedon Marvel/Disney Liz says: This week’s comics, you say? Nope, sorry - my ability to talk about comics (or anything else, for that matter) has been bulldozed…