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What to Read This Month: The Best Comics of April 2025

by Carole
Updated on May 7, 2025

Last month, we launched our new column, helping you navigate the overwhelming number of collected editions released each month. Between Marvel or DC Omnibus, the Epic Collection, DC Finest, Compact editions, and everything else publishers put out, there’s always way there’s always more to discover!

That’s why we’re back with a selection of notable releases for April, highlighting some great stories from members of the Batfamily, sci-fi stories, and an ecological tale.

Without further ado, here are our picks for April!

Comic Book News of The Week #3: A New History of the DC Universe and More!

by Carole
March 28, 2025

What’s going on in the Comic Book World? Life can be pretty busy, so we highlight recent news and articles that may catch your interest!

Lost in the DC Universe Continuity? Mark Waid and a team of artists will make it easier to understand soon with New History of the DC Universe, a four-issue series that will align all of DC’s continuity over the past 90 years through the eyes of Barry “The Flash” Allen.

“This is my dream project,” said series writer Waid. “It’s a chance to realign all of DC’s sprawling continuity into one master timeline, and to be joined by some of comics’ greatest artists to make it shine. With new information for even longtime fans, plus Easter eggs galore, this series will be an essential read for DC fans.”
The debut issue features art by Jerry Ordway and Todd Nauck, who join Waid in chronicling Barry Allen’s journey from the birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society and the Golden Age of Heroes.
“I’m having an absolute blast with this project,” said co-artist Nauck. “Mark has come up with something cool for me to draw on every page, and it’s been an honor to share art chores with a comics legend like Jerry Ordway. The DC editorial team has coordinated a wealth of deep-dive references for me to draw from, and I’m learning new aspects of DC history I hadn’t known before—and I’ve been reading DC comics for decades!”
“As one of the artists who was part of Crisis on Infinite Earths in the 1980’s, added co-artist Jerry Ordway, I am thrilled to be involved in telling the story of this newest DC Universe with Mark and Todd.”

45 World War II Comics and Graphic Novels to read

by Carole
March 24, 2025

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Armistice of the Second World War. Considered the largest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries, WWII shaped the world we live in today. Causing immense human suffering and physical destruction on an unprecedented scale, its conclusion resulted in a reshaping of the world’s political, economic, and social systems, laying the groundwork for international relations for the remainder of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century.

When it comes to our duty of memory, comics offer a unique way to revisit World War II. From historical accounts to personal experiences, they depict the war’s events, and figures, providing different perspectives on a conflict that shaped the modern world.

Today we invite you to continue exploring and discovering stories from World War II with our selection of comics, ranging from family stories transformed by war to the bloodiest battles and everything in between, exploring both intimate tales and large-scale events, capturing the trauma, sacrifice, and lasting impact of this defining moment in history.

Comic Book News of The Week: Batman Initiative and More

by Carole
March 15, 2025

What’s going on in the Comic Book World? Life can be pretty busy, so we highlight recent news and articles that may catch your interest!

Batman #1 by new Ongoing Creative Team Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez will be published in September. DC Comics has decided to create an initiative around that book to offer jumping on point in the Batman line for new readers, as Scott Snyder explains in his newsletter:

We launch Matt Fraction’s Batman with Jorge. Amazing, right?
But are you going to go in and try more Bat books? I don’t know if you will. That’s why we created an initiative around that book. We’re doing almost a mini moment of jumping on points for all those books where everybody has the new costume. Everyone is sort of beginning stories. There’s some cool new books coming out. So that group of books as a moment where you can explore all of them at once, the way you can explore the Energon Universe. So to my mind, what this is saying structurally, the success of the Absolute and Ultimate Universes and the Energon Universe and Ghost Machine and a lot of these things happening right now, the Massive-Verse that
and his co-creators are doing so well, is that people want to feel like they’re getting in on something that is kind of a moment. It feels tectonic. It feels seismic. It feels inviting. It feels like you can lose yourself in it. And it’s a bunch of books that are all speaking the same language. And you have all of a sudden this whole thing to explore, this whole landscape to explore.

Life is Strange Comics in Order

by Carole
Updated on April 22, 2025

While the world of comic books has inspired many video games, such as Batman: Arkham, The Wolf Among Us, Midnight Suns, and more recently Marvel Rivals, many comics have also spun out of video games. Sonic the Hedgehog, Tomb Raider, Assassin’s Creed, and the subject of today’s article, Life is Strange, are among them.

Created by Dontnod Entertainment, Life is Strange is an episodic adventure game following Maxine ‘Max’ Caulfield, an 18-year-old photography senior who discovers she can rewind time and change the course of events. Back in her hometown of Arcadia Bay after a five-year absence, Max reconnects with her old friend Chloe Price, and the two women start to track down Rachel Amber, Chloe’s missing friend. Their investigation exposes them to the darker side of Arcadia Bay. Meanwhile, Chloe and Max attempt to understand the consequences of Max’s new power, driven by Max’s frequent visions of a tornado destroying the town in four days.

Released in 2015, the Life is Strange video game found critical and commercial success and marked the beginning of a franchise that includes multiple video games, a comic book series, and other books. Today, we are exploring this universe—a guide to the Life is Strange franchise, from the original video game to the comics and beyond.

The Best of Jubilee Comics, Your Recommended Reading Order (X-Men)

by Carole
March 10, 2025

Being part of the mutantkind comes with a different set of powers. Some people have telekinesis or pyrokinesis—and plenty of other -kinesis. Others can shoot energy from their eyes, control a planet’s magnetic field, or heal from any injury.

If your name is Jubilation Lee, you’re most known for your “fireworks”! While some people have called Jubilee’s powers one of the lamest, that didn’t stop her from becoming popular, especially in the nineties. And since it’s clear she can go nuclear on you, it’s safe to say you should never underestimate any power!

Created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri in 1989, Jubilee joined the X-Men and became Wolverine‘s sidekick, forming a father-daughter bond with him. Later, she joined Generation X and became a fan favorite on X-Men: The Animated Series. Over the years, Jubilee’s life took some wild turns: she had a stint in Hollywood, lost her powers, worked for a pro-mutant group, became a vampire, adopted a child, got her powers back, and even turned human again!

To discover these stories and more, you can follow our Jubilee reading order guide for the best comics to read about one of Marvel’s most popular Asian American superheroes.

Squirrel Girl Reading Order, the Unbeatable Comic Book List!

by Carole
Updated on March 7, 2025

Many Marvel superheroes have been defined by tragedy, from the death of Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben to Matt Murdock being hit by a truck full of chemicals and losing his father. While tragedy and bizarre accidents have created many heroes, it’s nice to be reminded sometimes that you can be happy and superheroic—just like Squirrel Girl!

Right now a playable character in Marvel Rivals (voiced by Milana Vayntrub), Squirrel Girl was created by Will Murray and Steve Dikto. Also known as Doreen Allene Green, she made her first appearance in Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 2 #8, published in 1991. In this issue, she teamed up with Iron Man and defeated the villainous Doctor Doom with the help of her squirrel sidekick, Monkey Joe. After this one-off partnership with Iron Man, Squirrel Girl didn’t become an instant hit and largely disappeared from comics for years.

She made her return to the Marvel Universe thanks to Dan Slott, in GLA: Misassembled, a miniseries about the Great Lakes Avengers—a team of superheroes with seemingly “useless” or odd powers. This comic book series also introduced her new squirrel sidekick, Tippy-Toe. After that, she popped up occasionally, crossing paths with characters like Deadpool before taking on a job as a nanny for Jessica Jones and Luke Cage’s daughter in New Avengers (in 2010).

DC Absolute Universe Reading Order

by Carole
March 5, 2025

A new alternate reality has recently emerged in the DC Universe. As part of the DC All In Initiative, DC Comics has launched The Absolute Universe (AU), an imprint overseen by Scott Snyder that tells stories set on Earth-Alpha and features new versions of of DC’s iconic superheroes.

Similar to Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, this Universe is friendly to new readers. You don’t need to have a PhD in DC’s complex history or its many crisis to enjoy these new comic series.

Ready to explore DC’s newest reality? Here’s a quick guide to the Absolute Universe and how to start reading.

What to Read This Month: The Best Comics of March 2025

by Carole
Updated on May 7, 2025

While you can check out all the Marvel or DC Comics Omnibus announcements for 2025 or see the upcoming releases in the Epic Collection, DC Finest and DC Compact on the website, there’s still a lot more collected editions put out there every month by comic book publishers! So much in fact that sometimes, you’ll wish you could buy more than what’s reasonable. That cost adds up and the time is missing to read everything we want!

That’s why we are launching a new column, starting in March, to spotlight a selection of collected editions released each month we think would be great to have in our library (and yours by extension!).

Without further ado, here is our selection of comic books for March!

Comic Book News of The Week: First Look at Lanterns and More

by Carole
March 1, 2025

What’s going on in the Comic Book World? Life can be pretty busy, so we highlight recent news and articles that may catch your interest!

In brightest day, in blackest night! Here’s your first look at Lanterns, the upcoming HBO television series based on the DC title “Green Lantern” featuring Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart.

The first image of our two superheroes walking side by side has been released, as the production for the season has just begun in Burbank. Lanterns will follow new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran has described the series as being “very much in the vein of True Detective.”

Chris Mundy, who is the executive producer and showrunner for “Lanterns” (also known for “True Detective: Night Country” and “Ozark”), stated, “From the start, our driving force has been to deliver a layered drama – rooted in nuanced storytelling and rich world building – that balances tension and mystery with honest, authentic emotion. The goal is to create something that feels timeless and grounded without sacrificing the magic of the source material.”