10 Best Comic First Issues This Week (Dec 12, 2018)

7. New Talent Showcase 2018 #1

Batman Who Laughs variant
DC Comics

With six different stories from the graduates of DC Talent Development Workshops, this is a prime peek at the future of the industry while still getting some pretty great short stories.

Batman: Leap of Faith by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, art by Amancay Nahuelpan and colors by Trish Mulvihill is a tour de force with Batman dealing with Zsasz and the prospect that he could fail.

Constantine: Neon Demons written by Sanya Anwar, art by Priscilla Petraites, and colors by John Rauch is a romp with John Constantine dealing with a suicide-causing haunting.

Catwoman: Pedigree written by Joey Esposito, art by Dominike "Domo" Stanton, and colors by Marissa Louise is a precious little tale starring Catwoman and Damian Wayne's Robin as they go after some kidnapped kitties.

John Stewart: Where There's A Will... by Robert Jeffrey II, art by Max Raynor, colors by John Kalisz is a tale where John inspires a planetary resistance against a dictatorial hierarchy and a Sinestro Corps member with some heavy-handed social commentary about Earth as well.

Zatanna: Sleight of Hand, written by Ryan Cady, art by Isaac Goodhart, colors by Cris Peter has Zatanna perform all sorts of tricks for evil demons who crave entertainment.

Wonder Woman: The Secret of Greek Fire, written by Magdalene Visaggio, art by Aneke, colors by Beth Sotelo has Wonder Woman dealing with alien tech and having a hell of an internal monologue.

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A.J. Carey is a child of pop culture, learning to read on comic books and raised like any true '90s child on films way above his age range and network television!