Griffin’s Picks for the week of 12/10/25
1: Assorted Crisis Events #7 - Image
Written by Deniz Camp with art by Eric Zawadzki and fantastic coloring by Jordie Bellaire, Assorted Crisis Events has been one of my favorite series of 2025. Each issue is a self-contained story focussing on how normal people might deal with different multiversal events like the merging of different realities or the dilation of time.
Issue #7 is about a man named Tom who has a rather unfortunate ailment that causes him to continuously find his own corpse (presumably Toms from other universes) wherever he goes. He’s constantly having to hide and dispose of dead versions of himself which of course gets in the way of his ability to hold a steady job or have a traditional social life. When his landlord comes to collect the three months of rent that he owes, Tom has to get creative as to how he’s going to generate income.
Although it doesn’t sound like it, this was one of the less depressing issues of this series. I love Camp’s writing, but more often than not after I’ve finished reading Assorted Crisis Events I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut. That said, we’ve got plenty of previous issues (all self-contained) if that sounds appealing to you too!
2: Infernal Hulk #2 - Marvel
This is the second issue of the second volume of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s run on the Green Goliath. Bruce Banner and his alter ego the Hulk have been stripped apart, with Hulk now being possessed by a malevolent being called the Eldest, who is in the process of building an army of monsters by combining his own capabilities with those of the Hulk.
I need to go back and read the entirety of Johnson and Klein’s first volume of Incredible Hulk based on how much I’ve enjoyed these first two issues, but I appreciate that it’s not a requirement. This one has the Hulk going into Namor’s territory in order to defend Atlantis from Ngathill the Endless, a primordial, giant sea creature, as he assaults the underwater city.
When it comes to comics, I often go by ‘the rule of cool’ when applying my suspension of disbelief or assessing judgment. That’s kind of the case here so far as the Hulk beats the brakes off of a Kaiju while underwater. We sold out of #1 but have subsequent printings inbound, if I were you, I would jump in now before the first issue becomes too difficult to find – you won’t regret it.
3: Spider-Man and Wolverine #8 - Marvel
Spider-Man and Wolverine is an ongoing series from Marc Guggenheim and Kaare Andrews, it’s pure dumb fun and an ode to the excess of the 90s. Despite it being initially announced as an ongoing series, Marvel hasn’t said solicited or announced any issues after #10 and I really don’t want it to be cancelled, so please buy this book!
#8 is the second issue of the current story-arc in which a Reed Richards from a different dimension has brought in the 616-Universe versions of Peter and Logan to help deal with Arachnix, an amalgamation of both Spider-Man and Wolverine. The biggest problem being that countless other versions of these characters have gone after Arachnix to no avail. We also get the origin of the aforementioned villain in this one and a slew of other first appearances of amalgamated characters in a team that calls themselves the ‘Revengers’.
I know this one is a familiar pick, but it’s pure nonsensical action that you can just turn your brain off and enjoy. Plus, I love the Andrews art, so if you’re a fan of McFarlane or Larsen Spider-Man, you can easily start with #7 no problem!