Imagine the Monarch from the Venture Brothers, except collecting unemployment from the government and you have Lord Zango, a disillusioned villain of days past whose time in the spotlight is long gone if it was ever there in the first place. An enjoyable read for anyone who enjoys the self-aware slacker “who’ll make it real soon, just you wait!” style of comedy.

Did you ever find yourself saying “Indiana Jones would be so much better if his skin was a titanium alloy”? If so, you’ll love Atomic Robo, the story of an adventuring robot built by Nikola Tesla in the 1920s. He runs the Action Science League, a group of fellow men of science (with guns and tanks) who solve many of the world’s mysteries for a nominal fee (which is covered by their “priceless artifact safety guarantee” – if we blow up your millennium old priceless artifacts, your next service is FREE!!!). In this world, you’ll need it. Trust me.

Dead Space is a tie-in to the survival horror game by the same title to be released this Halloween, 2008. It’s a fairly weak title, primarily due to pacing. It’s a 6 issue mini-series and the first 3 (possibly 4) issues are build-up to the climatic event. Simply put, this is a tie-in prologue to the game that doesn’t stand by itself. It’s a shame because the idea and artwork is great. It’s just a shame that by the time it becomes interesting it’ll be over.

A title to the game series of the same name, Brothers in Arms follows a platoon of parachute infantry and their landing into France to support D-Day. Frankly, I didn’t enjoy it at all, and I’m a huge WW2 buff. During every major event, there was a flashback to peacetime history with said character. It really ruins the pacing when a 1-man assault on a German squad from behind is interrupted by a baseball game. In addition, it follows the same principle of the game, which is the jingoistic American super-soldier platoon that can rack up about 200 German kills before one of their own is even wounded. Not recommended.