In the first issue of Alice Forever After, writer Dan Panosian reintroduces some of Lewis Carroll’s principal characters, set years after the events in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

This issue also reveals another piece of the puzzle about the Unknown War as it introduces Geiger readers to The Northerner, a Union soldier from a reality in which the South won the Civil War. The next issue promises his origin.

The second issue of Mark Spears Monsters: The Monster and the Wolf focuses on the Monster, telling a tragic story that begins with the murder of innocence, and when Victor Frankenstein is vulnerable, he strikes a deal that turns into a twisted tale of desecration.

Much like Marvel Premiere or DC’s own long-running Showcase, 1st Issue Special was a launchpad for both new concepts as well as such characters as Dr. Fate getting a shot on their own. Although the series only ran 13 issues, 1st Issue Special #8 is standout as it’s the first appearance of writer-artist Mike Grell’s creation, The Warlord.

In the first issue of Twilight Zone a successful writer flies back to his hometown for a book signing. What he finds is more than he anticipated when he finds himself face to face with his younger self. Upon encountering his younger self, he must decide if he should help the troubled, abused boy or leave him to suffer knowing what the future holds after that suffering is endured.

Stitch is back in Hawaii after he traveled the world while trying to evade the Cluster Sovereign’s robots. The Grand Councilwoman of the United Galactic Federation wants a meeting with Lilo… on the planet Turo.

Ninjak is back, except in this story he’s Ninja-K. It’s an introductory story that unfolds the history of MI6’s Ninja Program – starting with Ninja-A or simply The Ninja. Each successive iteration changes the style or improves on the technique all while handling MI6 missions.

Both were spawned by the deaths of their families, and of course both used that as their impetus to fight crime. But where the Punisher decided to mete out deadly retribution, Batman went to the extreme the other direction, regularly sparing even criminals like the Joker (one of the two main villains in this story).

Jack Kirby gave Norrin Radd his context. Stan Lee’s words gave the character his soul. But John Buscema gave him his awesome, majestic power, and nowhere are the compelling visuals of this more on display that on the cover for Silver Surfer #4.

The Shiver of Christmas Town takes readers back to Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas for another holiday mashup. Writer Torunn Grønbekk and artist Edu Menna put in the work to capture the characters’ personalities and looks.

Hiram Lodge’s ambition and greed have had a negative impact on Riverdale, pushing people out of their homes and making the new...

It feels like it’s been a million years and half a million reboots since writer Jeph Loeb and artist Jim Lee exploded the brains of Bat-fans with the launch of the original “Hush” storyline in Batman #608.