Honorable Mentions: January 2022

What you may have missed in January! 

Already flying through the first month of the year, but not without highlighting some excellent titles we didn't have a chance to share during the show! Check out what you may have missed this past month below! 

Honorable Mention Highlights: January 2022

• Bylines in Blood #1 (W: Van Jensen, Erica Schultz; A/CA: Aneke)
• She Hulk #1 (W: Rainbow Rowell; A: Roge Antonia)
• Batman/Catwoman Special #1 (W: Various; A: Various)

Bylines in Blood #1
A mystery circling around an independent news source willing to tell the truth. This book has extreme Jessica Jones vibes and presents a painfully relatable tale in a world too close to home for comfort; people record every moment of their lives, the truth has all but vanished as the elite invent facts to serve their purpose, and journalism as a career has effectively been eradicated. It's gritty, it's dark, I like it.

She Hulk #1
Jennifer Walters has been many things. Successful lawyer, savage monster, weird Blonde and Red Russian hit machine, my green-skinned crush for the last 30 years or so. Many hats worn by this lady with a new one being forced onto her head each time we see her. That pattern stays true in this book, which finds Jennifer humbled and having to start over since her stint as the Gamma blasting Hulk of the most recent Avengers team. She is hunble, grounded, and focused more on altruism than heroism. Could be a cool direction for her.

Batman/Catwoman Special #1This book is a fascinating look at Catwoman and Batman's growing relationship over a span of decades. It injects humanity into these bombastic characters much in the way Marvel's Life Story series do, while perfectly displaying just how complex Selena is as a character. It's also a nice memorial for John Paul Leon who tragically passed in May of 2021. Definitely worth a grab for Bat fans.