The Many Deaths of Laila Starr was sold out before it shipped and is already being reprinted, for good reason. This book feels like one of those special gifts, the kind of comic sitting outside the norms of the genre while reminding us why we love comics in the first place.

Fallen provides a new spin on an old tale and does it by infusing the story with dirt, grime, and some godly magic. Fallen is a must-read for lovers of mythology, crime dramas, or well-constructed comics.

Over My Dead Body is fun. That's an odd descriptor for a story filled with murder and White Supremacists, but it fits. The plot never slows, able to move quickly due to its lack of fat, with an ending that satisfies, teasing new adventures. It's a graphic novel made for crime buffs, but one attractive to fans of superhero titles as well.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100 has been promoted as the one TMNT book you can't miss. Believe the hype.

An old-school good-time comic book that fits Stan Lee's belief that every comic book is someone's first. A great book to use an entry point into the Spider-Man universe and the Marvel Universe in general.

Fans of the books and the television show will enjoy it as will Harry Potter fans who always wondered what it would be like if Hogwarts students talked the way 'real kids' talked.

It's easy for a book like Conan to get lost in a cycle of old stories and stereotypical barbarian banter and bloodshed, but this team seems to have not only a solid grasp on the title character but the ability to humanize its villains as well.

NIGHTWING Annual #2 is a well-done story that introduces a bigger plot to destroy Nightwing and Batman while maintaining a personal touch intended to tug at the reader's emotions.