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.

Stewart R: It's a double DC week for my pull-list this Wednesday with Superman #2 and Aquaman #2 both making an appearance and I'm eager to see what both have to offer. After a Smallville style introduction it looks like Tomasi and Gleason will escalate things quickly for Clark as he takes his son under his superhero wing and into a dangerous situation. Meanwhile, on Aquaman, Arthur will be fighting for not only his survival, but for the olive branch of peace he's put forward to the land-dwelling governments, now threatened by the revenge-seeking Black Manta. The only concern with Aquaman for me is the potential back-and-forth swapping of artists between Brad Walker and Scott Eaton for each issue, so I'll be interested to see if a feeling of visual continuity is achieved. Over at Marvel it's a strange spread of books this week with one superhero title for me in the shape of Moon Knight #4, one Star Wars tie-in speeding through in Han Solo #2, and the space opera pursuit thrills of Mark Millar's Empress #4. It really does seem that through the past 12 months my interest in Marvel's capes and crime-fighting staples has tapered off somewhat and it's weeks such as this that make me realise it. I'm not touching Civil War II at all, and with a hefty pull-list week such as this - 16 books in all - I have to admit I'm scanning through my regular Marvel titles and wondering which ones might have to fall by the wayside soon.
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