The Longbox Short-List - Week of January 24, 2018

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Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 11:38

Welcome back to Critical Blast’s long-running weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!

Comics shipping this week

LEGION #1 – Posting this one in honor of my sister who is obsessed with David Haller. I am glad to see LEGION getting his own mini-series, I’ve always thought he had a lot of potential to be a great character. A successful TV series definitely goes a long way.

BACKWAYS #2 – I really enjoyed this first issue of this urban fantasy series from Aftershock. Aftershock puts out a lot of books that I enjoy, and BACKWAYS is off to a strong start.

BLACK MAGICK #10 – BLACK MAGICK is one of my favorite Image series, and I’m glad to see it’s finally back. Rucka and Scott make a hell of a creative team.

AVENGERS #677 – AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER has been kicking some serious ass the last two issues. Last issue all the Avengers were blown up, so I guess this is just funerals, right? Not likely, we still have 14 more issues to go.