Griffin’s Picks for the week of 11/26/25
1: Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia #1 - DC
This is a three issue Black Label series from writer/artist Gabriel Hardman that harkens back to the 80s eras of Batman, Green Arrow and the (Vic Sage) Question. There’s also three fantastic covers by Hardman, Kevin Nowlan and Denys Cowan with Bill Siekiewicz finishes so you really can’t go wrong with any of those three.
Hardman does a great job at intertwining the three stories going on in this first issue and making them feel relatively seamless and equally important. Tonally, he captures the essence of these three heroes and builds the structure of a mystery that makes sense as to why all three of them are involved. As you might be able to tell by now, I’m a proponent of more compressed storytelling so this series only being three issues makes it even more appealing for me.
If you’re a fan of Dennis O’Neil, you should go out of your way to pick this one up. All three of these characters were shaped heavily by his writing and it really is a love letter to social commentary comics of the 80s draped in a hardboiled conspiracy tale.
2: Flash #27 - DC
Flash #27 is the second issue that Mark Waid has co-written alongside Christopher Cantwell since returning to the title – a return that I’ve long since awaited by the way. If you haven’t read any of Waid’s original run from the early 90’s I’d highly recommend you track them down.
#26 was the first issue of Flash I’ve read since 2023 and it makes me so happy to be back reading Wally West issues of The Flash. I wasn’t a huge fan of the Simon Spurrier run but loved Jeremy Adams’ take on the character and tonally, this feels closer to Adams than Spurrier. The issue itself is also the second part in a DC KO tie in, so be aware of that heading in, with that being said #26 is still a great jumping on point. I personally don’t care all that much about DC KO but the writers do a good job at explaining what’s going on without it feeling too forced.
If you haven’t been reading this series but want a good jumping on point, go out and pick up this one and the one prior – both are currently in stock at Time Warp.
3: Infernal Hulk #1 - Marvel
Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s run on The Incredible Hulk continues on in this new #1 dubbed The Infernal Hulk! The best part is, that you don’t need to have read their first series in order to jump into this one!
The first issue of this new Hulk series was surprisingly violent, especially for a Marvel book in 2025 – a welcome surprise no doubt, but a surprise nonetheless. When Johnson and Klein’s first run on this character began, I thought it looked interesting but for whatever reason I didn’t pull the trigger and this issue made me regret that. Lots of fun body and eldritch horror in this one alongside a Hulk story that feels very different from any previous iteration.
For some, the departure from a traditional Hulk tale in this direction will be a big turnoff but like any status quo in comics, it’s probably not going to be permanent and that’s all the more reason to pick it up if it does pique your interest.