Cerebus

Reading Comics author Douglas Wolk runs down the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY: * "Okay, when's Doomsday? Later? Some other time? Tomorrow?" ^ There's always a war on somewhere % Super Soldier alumni * % ACTION COMICS #904 Good night to the rock 'n' roll era...

Relaunching comic books with all-new numbering -- and all-new takes on the characters -- is nothing new in the cyclical world of super-hero comics, with the massive DC Comics relaunch this September as the latest and greatest example. Giving titles a fresh start without the baggage of old stories can add new life to characters -- or completely miss the point in very fundamental ways...

Here at ComicsAlliance, we value our readership and are always open to what the masses of Internet readers have to say. That's why we've given Senior Writer Chris Sims the punishment pleasure of stepping into the grand tradition of the Answer Man as he responds to your reader questions...

"Cerebus" is unlike anything I've read before in a number of ways, but as I begin the legendary indie series about a warrior aardvark for the first time, the main one is that I don't know when it's going to end, for me. It's hard to undertake "Cerebus" without being warned that, at some point, you're going to want to stop reading...

by Chris Murphy and Laura Hudson, with images by Caleb Goellner Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and for all you gentlemen out there with a special lady in your life, there can be a lot of pressure to tell her exactly how you feel -- or at least to find a Valentine's Day card that says it for you...

Savage Critic and "Reading Comics" author Douglas Wolk returns for a rundown of the hottest comics and graphic novels coming out this week. KEY:† Involves a vaguely sleazy relationship between an older male authority figure and a nubile young thing § Space travel scenes £ Kung-fu redheads ¥ God, the late '70s were weird ß Characters with animal heads and/or animal masks ¶ Ever get confus