The first issue of Valiant Beyond: All-New Harbinger by Fred Van Lente is marketed as a jumping on point for new readers. It is set after the Harbinger Wars ended, with humans and psiots living together peacefully while grieving the losses suffered on both sides of the conflict.

Birds of Prey #25 begins by showing how Big Barda is dealing with the aftermath of having her body taken over, which – in true Barda fashion – presents as humorous and scary. Then the team must decide if they can trust the information they’ve received and execute a dangerous plan on multiple fronts to gain access to The Unreality and a method for ending the game.

Calavera P.I. introduces the private eye, the journalist, and detective Mike Randall, each of whom has some of the stereotypes from detective fiction. Calavera’s a little sardonic and a drinker, Maria is dogged, and Randall is