New comics are due to hit the shelves on Wednesday so here’s a look ahead at some of the books we’ll be picking up this week. To see what’s available at Paradox this week, click here.

Stewart R: There's a bit of 'Do I, or don't I?' this Wednesday as the post Geoff Johns era on Green Lantern begins with #21. Johns really did seem to wrap up his contribution to this fictional universe in decisive style and I just have to make a call as to whether I'm even interested in seeing what the new creative team have to offer. Admittedly Robert Venditti has been doing a good job scribing X-O Manowar for Valiant and Billy Tan is an impressive artist who has dealt with many a space-based setting in the past (see his Uncanny X-Men run for some stunning evidence). This will be one of those moments where I once again flick through the pages in the shop to get a gauge of the pace and see whether I think it's going to be a worthwhile investment with Venditti offering something new to the Green Lantern mythos. As it stands, I'm likely to be checking out GL: New Guardians (thanks to the involvement of Brad Walker) and Red Lanterns (thanks to the involvement of Alessandro Vitti) in the coming weeks so I may have enough Lantern action to see me through regardless. In something of a similar tentative situation is Mike Carey and Elena Casagrande's Suicide Risk #2 for BOOM! Studios. The premise in the first issue was fine and intriguing up until the point where it appeared that it was going to produce another 'powered hero' plot which isn't quite as appealing as underdog, unpowered cops facing off against overwhelming odds and super-powered villains. BOOM! titles tend to contain deep and compelling plots though, and Carey is certainly a writer who can deliver such work so I'll still be taking a look. Elsewhere I'm excited to see East Of West #3 on my pull-list as well as the Dennis Hopeless double bill that is Avengers Arena #10 and Cable And X-Force #9. Hopeless has been a great find for Marvel and these two titles just go from strength to strength as we claw ever closer to the year anniversary of Marvel NOW!
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