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.

James R: Back in my increasingly distant youth, before we had a local comics shop, I had to rely on the newsagent for an irregular imported comics fix. One of my abiding memories is the arrival of an annual amongst the stack - a bumper-sized issue promising a huge story, and bonus content: maps of Metropolis, blueprints of the Batmobile, all that jazz. This week I'm thrilled to see one of my favourite current titles, Black Hammer, get the annual treatment. Following on from a terrific climax to the first arc, the annual looks to be a treat for us devoted fans of Jeff Lemire. Speaking of the Canadian genius, I will naturally be picking up Descender too. I recently spoke to a fellow geek who for years had stuck to books from the Big Two, and he was effusive in his praise for Descender - it's certainly a title that crosses boundaries and genres with aplomb. Wednesday also sees the next chapter of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' magnificent Kill Or Be Killed, which continues to be a must-read (along with every other Brubaker-Phillips production.) I'm really looking forward to picking up the first issue of The Few from Image. This was one of my picks when we did January's Ten Forward, and I'm always a sucker for a good post-apocalyptic tale. That's certainly a pull-list to lighten up a drab January, so whatever you're picking up - happy reading!
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