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NEWS

1. DC just unlocked 35,000+ comics for millions of new readers
2. Jeff the Land Shark crashes into Hell’s Kitchen, and Daredevil will never be the same
3. Marvel unleashes a new Guardians team, and they’re more Dangerous Than Anything in Space
4. DC RUSHES BACK TO PRESS: 'Absolute Batman' hits 10th printing as 'DC K.O.' tie-ins sell out!
5. Top 50 comics of November

Our Top Books of the Week:

Dave:

1. Fantastic Four #6 (Ryan North, Humberto Ramos)
2. Duck Avenger (Nicolas Pothier, Luc “Batme” Collin) 

Chris:​​

1. The Voice Said Kill #4 (Si Spurrier, Vanesa R. Del Rey)
2. Briar: Night’s Terror #1 (Chris Cantwell, Alex Lins)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: DC K.O.: Superman vs. Captain Atom #1 (Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Trish Mulvihill, Hi-Fi) 

Dave: Hulk Smash Everything #1 (Ryan North, Vincenzo Carratu)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Chris: Our Soot Stained Heart #1 (Joni Hagg, Stipan Morian)
2. Dave: Absolute Batman #15 (Scott Snyder, Jock)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Absolute Batman #15 (Tyler Kirkham)
2. Chris: It Killed Everyone But Me #4 (Josh Hixson Main Cover)

Interview: Sam Humphries - New Avengers #7 out Dec 10

1. One of my favorite parts of issue #6 is the way Clea bounces off the rest of the team — she’s arrogant, dangerous, hilarious, and weirdly pragmatic. How important is Clea as a tone-setter for this team, and did you always intend for her to have this much presence, or did she just start taking over scenes once you started writing her?
2. In issue #6 you’ve still got Carnage on the board, even though Eddie Brock: Carnage is wrapping up soon. You told me before you basically had to negotiate for every character. How are you keeping Carnage meaningfully involved long-term — not just as shock value, but as an actual team member — without breaking what Charles Soule did with him in his own corner?
3. By issue #6, it feels like New Avengers is fully embracing chaos — you’ve got Bucky trying to lead a team of killers, liars, and literal monsters, while the line between heroism and survival keeps getting blurrier. How much of this book is about what it really means to be an Avenger when the ideals that title stands for just don’t work anymore?
4. We see Iron Apex actively working to bust out more members of the Kiluminati — Lord Britain and Rapunzel — while the team is still trying to figure out how to survive Evil Doctor Strange. How big is the Kiluminati conspiracy compared to what we’ve seen so far? Are we still at the “first wave,” or are you already building toward something closer to a war between their dark Illuminati and Bucky’s crew?
5. Guru Strange in issue #6 is… a lot. He’s powerful, unhinged, and kind of grossly horny in a way that makes him instantly memorable. How did you find the voice for these twisted “dupl