The situation on Sakaar just keeps getting worse. First, Korven declared himself king and immediately turned into a vicious ruler, then when She-Hulk chose to defend Quade – who was falsely accused of killing Korven’s wife – Korven decided that she would defend him in combat.

Kate Kane is in a bad place in the new Batwoman series. The first issue is set in an upscale health facility where she is being treated for both mental and physical wounds. Much of the issue is dedicated to a therapy session in which she expresses hopelessness and despair. Interspersed between those moments are scenes from her last, terrible fight with the chaotic villain Alice, who also happens to be Kate’s long-thought-dead twin sister Beth.

Detectives Macintosh and Skorzeny have finally had a break in the case of the missing boy, Billy Kinderman. And that break has led to a winding conversation with the Mad Hatter, filled with riddles and a sinister undertone. This is the first chapter in the “Unholy Ground” story arc and leaves readers with a genuinely surprising ending.