Side characters in Garth Ennis and John McCrea’s Hitman the team called Section Eight is back courtesy of the original creators in this darkly hilarious new miniseries.

From the get-go, we get a sci-fi, starship vibe perfectly served by the scratchy, stark art of Barnaby Bagenda. Where did this guy come from? Great stuff. The Omega Men are being hunted, evidently for killing White (formerly Green) Lantern Kyle Rayner. Beware when they are caught.

A chance to do something weird and wondrous with such an oddball character as Bat-Mite, and he’s literally plopped into Batman’s Gotham to interact with Bat-level people.

With their debut Performance, Outfit opened two possible creative paths. They easily could have cranked it up a notch and followed it up with a dance-fused electronic record brimming with melody and pop bliss. Or turned their sound inward, for a more focused and elegant exploration of the darker musical themes introduced on their debut.

Chuck Norris plays a cop named Danny O’Brien—nicknamed “Hero”—who became a celebrity when he put away notorious serial killer Simon Moon, nicknamed—you can probably guess it—“The Terror.”

Midnighter is a sort of anti-hero that’s always several steps ahead of his opponent or whatever situation he finds himself in. The book establishes his badass bona fides quickly, even as it reveals tantalizing tidbits about his past.

The mask is different, as is the cast of characters in MTV’s small screen adaptation of Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s glorious slasher-film franchise, but the heart is the same. Set in the modern age of texting, cyber-bullying, and viral videos,

Magic Mike XXL made me want to be a male stripper.

In many ways, DC’s newest relaunch this summer is somewhat enigmatic, and to many readers probably unnecessary. Considering the New 52 is still fresh on our minds, there’s no clear direction this latest re-hash is taking the universe.