Peter Parker, the Wall Crawler, the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has reached his 1,000th issue. It is a milestone reached by very few comic books, and the plucky hero celebrates Amazing Spider-Man #1000 with style.

More than anything, New Wounds #1 feels like an invitation into the next chapter of Hellraiser. It establishes the tone, introduces some very questionable people, brings the Puzzle Box back into play, and leaves you wondering what this new series is going to build from here.

In 1982, when writer-artist Jim Starlin put together a coda to his association with Marvel’s first Captain Marvel, it was billed as a special event. It received special treatment as the debut of the company’s graphic novel line – larger format, great paper stock, beautiful coloring from Steve Oliff, and a healthy bit of promotion. The adoption of the European graphic album format was billed as – and indeed was – a significant event in the American comic book world. 

Harlan Ellison was a guest writer on this issue of Detective Comics, and he delivered a story with more humor than the average issue starring the brooding Batman. Over and over again, he tries to be the hero only to find his services are not needed. As the night wears on, Batman gets more and more frustrated, which is humorously depicted in the art by Gene Colan and Bob Smith.

The Man without Fear is getting deep into his second arc of the new series, and it is chaos. A former employee of the Kingpin has one of his old ledgers and is planning to give it to the authorities. Unfortunately, every crime boss, wannabe crime boss, and supervillain in New York City has also heard about the book. And they want it.

Hell’s Council #1 is a decent addition to the Hellraiser universe, but I didn’t connect with it quite as much as some of the other Resurrections stories. The artwork and gore are definitely there, and I thought Butterball looked fantastic. Francesca Ciregia does a great job with the character, making him every bit as grotesque as I remember from the movies.

Hell on Earth, alternately known as DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel #1. Cover dated January 1985, it’s based on Psycho author Robert Bloch’s short story of the same name, which originally appeared in the May 1942 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales. It was adapted by writer-artist Keith Giffen (Ambush Bug) and writer Robert Loren Fleming (Thriller).

This story features another villain in Adam’s controlling, demanding, hot-tempered father, Henry. The man is incredibly unlikeable as he constantly tries to force his will on Adam, screaming in the young man’s face and barking orders at everyone around him.

The double-sized Archie’s Halloween Spectacular opens with a story by Ian Flynn and Bill Galvan that has appearances by Archie Comics’ supernatural, sci-fi, and superhero characters. When Medusa Doom tries to take over Halloween at Eyegore Estate, Cosmo the Mighty Martian and Fly Girl from the Crusaders step in to help.

What if you were a brilliant scientist – Stephen Hawking-type brilliant – but, also like Hawking, you were in a body that betrayed you?

After reading Hellraiser: Resurrections – The Onanistic Ritual #1, I think Zac Thompson and Gavin Mitchell made the right choice. This is nasty, disturbing, and exactly the kind of horror comic I want from Hellraiser. The story takes a very modern kind of messed up personality and drops him directly into the world of the Cenobites.

Linnea Kent is a former homicide detective who turned in her badge for a private detective license. She and her doting husband Parker, a former professional boxer, run the Pine & Merrimac Detective Agency. Typically, they investigate infidelity, insurance fraud, and similar cases – that is until Linnea takes a more complicated case that reveals a seedier side to their otherwise charming town.