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 an understated end to the comic book month with the inevitable
crush and carnage of comic book publishers no doubt pushing as much as
they can in the three weeks of December ahead. It's an appreciated breather as I've
been able to catch up on a small sample of my 'to read' pile recently
and amongst the new offerings this Wednesday I may find time to tackle
that pile as well. Top of the list this week is Superman Annual #1. I'd
initially dismissed this having something of an aversion to Annuals
these days because of the increased cover price and because it seems
that the regular writing and art talent aren't always involved. Tomasi
and Gleason are on writing duties here however, and have Jorge Jimenez
putting pencil to paper after an impressive effort in Superman #3. From
previous experience, Tomasi and Gleason embrace their Annual experiences
as opportunities to explore characters on a deeper emotional level than
perhaps the pace of the ongoing series allows so I'm very interested to
see what they might lay bare here with Clark Kent. It's fair to say
that when it comes to Rick Remender's Deadly Class, the covers by Wes
Craig hint at what may occur inside, but aren't always quite so clear
cut in their depiction. I've been anticipating Helmut and Viktor
squaring off ever since the cover for Deadly Class #24 popped up in
Previews and I have no idea whether it'll be a swift, passing show of
bravado, something more, or a tease that never comes to be. It's what
you've got to love about comics, the sheer unpredictability!
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