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All-New Wolverine #1 confidently establishes its premise, visual style through the slash-style layouts of David Lopez, and even comic relief in the interactions between Angel and Laura. Writer Tom Taylor and Lopez show Laura Kinney own the mantle of Wolverine as soon as she pulls off her overcoat and wears his original blue and yellow costume in the crowded streets of Paris with colorist Nathan Fairbarn blending the costume’s yellow with the twilight skyline. All-New Wolverine #1 acknowledges X-23’s past while laying the foundation for her redemption-tinged rise to the name and costume of Wolverine and has a freshness that hasn’t been present in a Wolverine comic since he was wandering around a barren wasteland fighting in-bred Hulks.

Venom #10-#13, #13.1-#13.4, & #14 Written by Rick Remender, Rob Williams, & Jeff Parker Art by Lan Medina, Tony Moore, Lee Garbet, Sana Takeda, Julian Tedesco, Nelson Decastro, & Terry Pallot Published by Marvel Comics Continuing from his first story arc as well as being tied up in the “Spider-Island” event, Flash Thompson a.k.a. Agent …

All-New X-Men #31 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Mahmud Asrar Colored by Marte Gracia and Jason Keith Published by Marvel One of Brian Michael Bendis’ unique gifts as a writer is crafting believable teenage dialogue. This can mostly be seen in his 14 year run on Ultimate Spider-Man, but he also uses it to great effect in All-New X-Men. …