Overall, it's an interesting read that will satisfy you if you're looking for a story with a certain poetry to it. Twelve Reasons to Die is available today at your local comic shop.

Ultimately, I think Ales Kot offers something for more than the mentally tough; he offers a story requiring patience too. At the end of the day, I'd spend another six bucks to see what he can do with Change and its head trip of a story.

As an added bonus, his pulpy back-up story Primordial offers more mystery and intrigue, which makes this first issue of After Houdini an incentive laden read. Illustrated by Isaac Goodhart, it also looks to be headed in interesting direction that makes picking up After Houdini #2 a worthy consideration. It's currently available for purchase.

Red Handed ultimately should be lauded for its daring approach even if it's a bit uneven. The book engages and takes risks in its storytelling, and that should be celebrated. That's enough for me.

Overall, Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #14 shows an interesting twist for Valiant Comics' future universe as each title becomes further entwined. This issue leaves the reader with a lot of questions, but in a solid way that makes the next issue another must read.

Frankly, Chin Music looks exciting and fun. Put this one at the top of your pull list if you haven't made a trip to your local comic shop yet. It's a powder keg of a comic waiting to explode.

Overall, the duo of Brubaker and Phillips have a winning combination that makes Fatale a series to remain invested in.

If you're not reading Harbinger right now, you're missing out. In a medium dominated by superheroes, Harbinger does capes smarter and better than anything on the stands right now.

Overall, Liberator makes for a solid debut from Miner and the creative team behind the art. This will run as a mini-series, which makes this a must read for anyone who ever wondered what really happens in the dog fighting, fur trading, or animal experimentation world. Run down to your local comic shop to check it out.

Like any good story full of action and suspense, Liberator #2 brings the goods with interesting plot developments for Damon and his crusade to rescue animals from a life of barbarism. Miner draws off of powerful images and realities facing animals in the fur farms, labs, and dog fighting kennels to continue bringing awareness to the plight of these suffering creatures.

Overall, Liberator #3 makes for another great story that looks more closely at the realities and dynamics that exist when people commit themselves to a higher cause, even if it requires wearing a ski mask.

Objectivity or insight on a movement that threatens their very existence isn't something you can count on. Occupy Comics #1 engages and invites discourse. Give it a shot.

Overall, reading Occupy Comics #2 provides many insights and unique takes on what makes up a movement as diverse and vast as the Occupy movement. You would be hard pressed to find these insights from big media who would desperately love to bury this movement at each and every opportunity they can. Smart, well-reasoned, and free of being preachy, Occupy Comics #2 continues to fulfill its mission of engaging readers.

Occupy Comics continues to bring varied opinions, voices, and perspectives together in its anthology effectively and without compromise. The latest edition is out today at your local comic shop.

Bechko and Hardman do a fantastic job creating this new story within the vast universe of Star Wars with an effective plot, good pacing, and smart reveals. Overall Star Wars Legacy #1 is a great read for those longing for a new trip down memory lane in a galaxy far, far away.

Overall, The Private Eye #3 really delivers and deserves to reach a wider audience. Go drop some change in the hat and pass it around.

The final issue of The Secret Service is now a requirement for anyone who loves a good spy story told by two master storytellers in Millar and Gibbons. Enough said.

In a lot of ways, Ballistic is a buddy story at its heart but very much in an Odd Couple way as Butch and Bang Bang can't even pull off their first, big heist together because Bang Bang is still tore up from doing drugs all night. It's that completely random, absurdist look at the future with complete irreverence for traditional comic storytelling that puts Ballistic right up there with Fred Van Lente's Archer & Armstrong for being the funniest, most addictive story of recent comic book memory. It's my pick of the week.

You just need to get up off your duff or click a mouse and get a copy of Ballistic #2. Period.

Typically, we rate on a scale of 1-5 stars. Harbinger #13 is off the scale. In honor of the 8-bit cover variant, I give this a 1up too. If you haven't already been reading Harbinger, go get it today. Seriously.

Without giving away too much, The Will and Gwendolyn engage in an action filled scene to recover the slave girl with the reward being her freedom and some help in closing in on Marko and Alaina. For the love of all that is sacred, go buy issue 9 of Saga or I will not be able to contain my not as spoilerish review. It's my pick of the week.

I won't spoil the twist after this, but it's fantastic and quite a cliffhanger. Forget any of the nonsense over the overblown controversy over this issue of Saga and just pick it up. Vaughan and Staples really put together a spectacular chapter that makes Saga possibly the best comic being published.

Overall, you would do yourself well to take fifteen minutes to escape from your mundane existence and lose yourself in the pure, unadulterated fantasy Bechko and Hardman deliver with Station to Station. This one takes my pick of the week for its pure fun.

Be smart and go give these two your money.The Private Eye is a story that deserves a long run.