A quirky post-apocalyptic adventure, Rai #3 (Valiant Entertainment) delivers an imaginative coming-of-age tale tale about parenthood and adolescence. In this apocalyptic vision of the world’s end, the third installment cleverly presents two character-driven stories about co-dependency.

An amusing black comedy, Monstrous: Baba Yaga (Source Point Press) is an entertaining supernatural thriller that confidently mixes scares with laughs. With a feminist message at the story’s core, Baba Yaga will cast a meta spell onto its readers. The narrative cleverly uses witchcraft as a way to repair a broken life as much as means for revenge.

In an action-packed installment, Wonder Woman #83 (DC Comics) continues the reign of terror brought on by the supervillainess known as The Cheetah. In the narrative, captures the power struggle within Wonder Woman, who has been stripped of her identity, losing both her lasso and tiara, to a vengeful Dr. Barbara Ann Minerva. It’s important to note that Wonder Woman wants to defeat Cheetah; not kill her. Though Barbara has humiliated her, Wonder Wonder still has faith in Cheetah’s humanity and tries so hard to save her. The second part of the epic narrative does a fantastic job setting up the epic battle between the protagonist and antagonist. more

The Plot #4 delivers so much heart and scares as a pulse-pounding ghost story about the pains of adulthood and family. Chase’s struggle with self-identity is examined further as he visits his mentally disturbed mother in an asylum. With such a relatable character, readers are able to understand why Chase fails at adulthood and sticking to his sobriety. The artwork by Joshua Hixson captures so much sadness and warmth when Zach arrives on page. more