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. Click here for a list of the latest releases.

Jo S: Firing up the pull-list engine this Wednesday for me is a fairly eclectic mix of new and ongoing. With my regular books thankfully a little thinner on the ground this week than in the last few, I'm making space for three first issues, starting with Secret Weapons #1 from Valiant. This caught my eye as it’s written by Eric Heisserer, screenwriter for Arrival; the movie intrigued me and I enjoyed the complexity and the engagement of the story, and the way it played with the nature of communication and memory, so I'm hoping Heisserer brings these to the comic book medium. I wrote about Clue #1 in my first submission for Ten Forward: is it really possible to convert a boardgame as classic as Clue(do) into a sustainable comic book series? Apparently, different covers enclose a variable ending - sounds a little gimmicky to me, but watch this space. Beautiful Canvas caught my attention for the title alone initially, and then sealed the deal with the promise of a tale of a hitman (hitwoman?) who goes on the run, taking her last mark with her to save him from those who would kill him. For the shelf neatly labelled ‘ongoing’ this week I’ll be snagging Ted Naifeh’s Heroines #2 - the first was a bit of a provocative read, uncomfortably poking at instances of casual sexism and prodding at those who would seek to hinder the process of gender equality. I'm hoping it doesn't get to be too preachy but again, we'll see. Supergirl: Being Super #4 brings this high-quality little series to a close - it has really grown on me since the rather too lightweight first issue. The last batch are a 3×#3 arrangement: Redneck, Jean Grey and my exquisite favourite, Eleanor And The Egret are all making it to *that* point, although Redneck is on probation for me - it'll need to do something that takes the story off the well worn ‘vampires don’t make great neighbours’ tropes if it's going to be in my list next time.
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