Happy New Year, Wednesday Warriors! Our first Pull List of the year offers a new chance to obsess over comics, and a fresh opportunity to spice up your pull list with a book that may be outside your usual purview. So check out some of our recommends below or dig into the complete list of this week’s books. Let’s dive in!

X-O MANOWAR #43

X-O MANOWAR #43 from Valiant Comics

Written By: Robert Venditti
Art By: Robert Gill
Colors By: Ulises Arreola
Letters By: Dave Sharpe

X-O Manowar was the first comic Valiant launched when it was born again a few years ago. Its quality, thanks largely to writer Robert Venditti, hasn’t wavered one bit. For forty three issues, this comic has kicked all sorts of butt and been one of the more interesting superhero series to grace the stands. If you have never checked X-O Manowar out before, #43 is an excellent jumping on point, a real grab-and-go issue. As bonus, it features the greatest comic book character ever created, Ninjak. That alone makes it a must buy.

Bitch Planet #6

BITCH PLANET #6 From Image Comics

Written By: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Art By: Taki Soma
Colors By: Ulises Arreola
Letters By: Dave Sharpe

This is a flashback issue, and it ain’t pretty. Well, none of Bitch Planet is pretty, which is part of what makes it so damn great. It’s intense, violent, dark, and human. It’s one of the most engaging comics being published today, and any time we get to spend with it is precious. With the main narrative on hold, artist Taki Soma steps in to tell a tale of family, murder, and assault. Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick leaves it all on the page and crafts one of the most beautifully written comics of the modern age.

WEIRDWORLD #2

WEIRDWORLD #2 from Marvel Comics

Written By: Sam Humphries
Art By: Mike Del Mundo
Colors By: Mike Del Mundi and Marco D’Alfonso
Letters By: VC’s Cort Petit

We loved the first issue of Weirdworld and, if it’s possible, we might love this issue even more. Funny, fantastical, and surreal, Weirdworld remains the most unique and bizarre comic Marvel is publishing. Words cannot do justice to Mike Del Mundo’s gorgeous artwork. It’s like cells from the best cartoon you’ve never seen. Sam Humphries brings his usual wit and humor, with that touch of heart, to complete the package. If you buy one Marvel comic, buy Weirdworld. Seriously, ditch one of those superhero books you buy out of habit and buy this. You’ll thank us later.

THE FADE OUT #12

THE FADE OUT #2 from Image Comics

Written By: Ed Brubaker
Art By: Sean Phillips
Colors By: Elizabeth Breitweiser
Letters By: Sean Phillips

The finale of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ The Fade Out, a ride through old Hollywood, is everything you’d want it to be. We won’t spoil anything here, but trust us when we say it’s exactly what you’d expect from Brubaker and Phillips, and that is a very, very good thing. These guys are the most consistent team in comics. Everything they do together is fantastic. Teamed with colorist Elizabeth Breitweiser, they have become an unstoppable juggernaut of comic book magic.

What’s on your pull list this week? Share it with us in the comments below!

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THE COMPLETE LIST

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COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

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Featured Image courtesy of Valiant Comics