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: An extravagant 50% of my list this week is handed over to some interesting looking issues #1, since it's school holidays and I'm able to use my time a little more as I wish. From my earlier Ten Forward research, I'm lining up Mech Cadet Yu for the giant robot stuff and Elsewhere, a fantasy re-imagining of the fate of Amelia Earhart. Rewriting the history of a real person in a magical context feels like slightly iffy territory for me so I'm hoping the writing is strong enough to feel respectful as well as narratively exciting. My gambles this week are Ghost Station Zero (the Atomic Blonde movie seems to be pulling some interest on Twitter and this story from its writer, Anthony Johnston, looks action-packed), Dead of Winter (aw, it’s about a DOG HERO who fights ZOMBIES) and Spiritus (more rogue robots, yes, I know what I like!). I'm increasingly drawn to series which advertise their limited run from the start: perhaps this is a sign of commitment-phobia, but I suspect I'm happier to take a chance on a fling with something with limited familiarity if it's a ‘#1 (of 5)’, such as Spiritus or the Stained series (now onto issue #4), than something with no pedigree that might roll on for ages, forcing the need for a messy break-up. The last four this week are all Marvel-lous: All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #7 (really? #7 already?), Black Bolt #4 (it's a bit weird but I like it), Hawkeye #9 and the glorious Nick Fury, now into #5; I think this takes ‘Most Anticipated’ this week.
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