Griffin’s Picks for the week of 12/17/25

1: Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #5

            The final issue of writer W. Maxwell Prince and artist Martin Marazzo’s take on Superman! Not much more to say about this series other than it’s an homage to classic Silver Age Superman stories, it’s been a consistent pick of mine for a reason.

            Superman fights the Kryptonite Man, who has all of the combined powers of the different colors of kryptonite that Superman has been testing out on himself throughout the series. It’s even complete with a war between Lex Luthor’s Bizarro Bots and Superman’s robots! But for those that are asking for more diversity in my picks, don’t worry, I promise this is the last time that you’ll see Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum – except for maybe on my year end list.

 This was a fun conclusion to the Black Label mini-series and I hope that this creative team has the opportunity to do more work for DC in their signature style (Fingers crossed for Swamp Thing).

2: Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #15

            What do the previous pick and this one have in common? They’re both the final issues of their series! But don’t fret Moon Knight faithful, Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #15 isn’t the end, Marc Spector: Moon Knight returns in February with Jed MacKay returning as the writer and Dev Pramanik as the new artist. 

            While I wouldn’t recommend a new reader start with this issue, I would recommend they go back and read all of the other MacKay Moon Knight stuff that’s available. When the Executor commands ghosts to possess the Wrecker, Moon Knight has to step in, but to defend the wayward souls under the control of the Executor. It also has an awesome classic homage cover as the A.

            This issue is mostly wrapping up storylines from this 15 issue run, so like I said, don’t go into this one expecting a complete story unless you’re already caught up on the series.

3: The Endeavour #2 - DSTLRY

            The Endeavour is about a modern replica of Captain Cooke’s ship of the same name being turned into a luxury cruise experience for the wealthy but when a castaway is brought on board a strange illness strikes all of the adults onboard, and only the children are left surviving. Written by Stephanie Phillips with art by Marc Laming, this series from DSTLRY crept up on me and has been a great read through two issues. 

In my previous review of this book a few months ago, I emphasized its similarity to Lord of the Flies and that continues to be an apt comparison. I really don’t want to give too much away about this issue/series because it’s something that is better experienced blind. Phillips’ dialogue, especially for the children, is believable and adds a lot to the storytelling because my suspension of disbelief is almost entirely depending on this aspect being well done.

Stephanie Phillips is going to be taking over Daredevil in March, so if you’re on the fence about picking up that new series, this would be a great test run to see if you’re a fan of Phillips’ writing. I for one, however, am anxiously anticipating her run on the Man Without Fear.