10 digital comics you need to read right now

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ team strike gold once again, this time with their new Criminal(Opens in a new window) monthly series. A crime anthology set in different decades and following different protagonists, Criminal weaves intricate stories about greed, lust and people being pushed to their limits.

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ watchmen is a classic miniseries that holds aloft as one of the comic book medium’s defining moments. Apocalyptic clock(Opens in a new window)a 12-issue sequel to Watchmen by writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank, does the unthinkable: continue watchmenthe apocalyptic paranoia of, while drawing this series’ characters into the main DC Universe just as a super-powered world war is about to break out.

The History of the Marvel Universe(Opens in a new window) continues the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics Marvel Comics #1. The six-issue limited series, written by Mark Wait and Mike O’Sullivan, sees Galactus and Franklin Richards as the two remaining lifeforms in the universe. As they await the birth of a new universe, Galactus tells Franklin about earth’s history, which includes visits from The Celestials, the rise of mutants, Steve Rogers ingesting the Super Soldier Serum, and other fond memories. from Marvel. And some new revelations too! Javier Rodriguez takes care of the art.

It’s not the MCU Big Green. Writer Al Ewing and artist Joe Bennett reimagine Bruce Banner’s alter ego not as a superhero, loner, or rage machine, but as a monster that emerges at night and creeps into the shadows to take revenge on the worst members of mankind. It’s a surprisingly macabre race, reminiscent of The twilight zonesci-fi moral tales and horror line from EC Comics. The The Immortal Hulk(Opens in a new window) the title is taken from the fact that even though Banner dies, the beast lives.

Three of the original invaders – Captain America, Winter Soldier, and Jim Hammond, the OG Human Torch – investigate why their former WWII partner, Namor the Submarine, has once again become a global threat. Set in the present day and during World War II, invaders(Opens in a new window) explores Namor’s damaged psyche and his mysterious post-war past. Current Marvel MVP Chip Zdarsky handles the story.

Letter 44(Opens in a new window) by Charles Soule (writer), Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque (drawer and inker) and Guy Major (colorist) tell what happens when a newly elected president, Stephen Blades, reads the letter left for him in the Oval Office by his predecessor – a letter that confirms the existence of an alien construction project in the asteroid belt. If you like science fiction and secret stories, this book is for you.

Frank Miller Revamped Batman’s Origin in the Classic Batman: Year One miniseries and is now applying the same treatment to the Man of Steel. DC Black Label’s Superman: Year One(Opens in a new window) is a limited series that sees Miller, along with artist John Romita, Jr., examine Krypton’s final days and Ka-el’s arrival on Earth. The story primarily focuses on the forces that shaped a young Clark to become Earth’s beacon of hope.

Vault Comics’ These wild shores(Opens in a new window) is set 200 years after European ships first made landfall in Calicut. As the East India Company seeks to continue its financial growth, a banished evil sails aboard a company ship in search of a new home. However, the evil soon discovers that there are supernatural forces more powerful than his bloodlust. Ram V handles the writing, while Sumit Kumar handles the art.

You know Rod Serling as the calm, cool, collected narrator of television’s best anthology program. Yet, what do you know of Rod Serling the Person? Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television(Opens in a new window) is an illustrated biographical tale by Koren Shadmi that details the storyteller’s early years, military service, and battles against television networks to push the boundaries of what could be expressed in the medium.