Griffin’s Picks for the week of 3/4/2026
1: Twilight Zone #5 - IDW
This series was originally slated to only be five issues, but due to the wild success of Griffin’s picks, it’s been expanded to at least #7 issues! This issue was written by L. Marlow Francavilla and Francesco Francavilla with art by Francesco Francavilla, I tried doing some research into what their relation to one another is but didn’t have any luck.
Issue #5 is all about a meteorite that crashes into the ocean and when it begins emitting sound waves, the military recruits the assistance of Dr. Sorensen, an expert in the field of sonic frequencies in order to figure out what’s going on. After joining a team of other scientists, they venture to the bottom of the ocean to find that whatever sound the meteorite is emitting is corrupting the sea-life that surrounds it. But is sea-life the only thing that it corrupts?
This was one of the best Twilight Zone issues so far, it felt like an episode of the show was given a bigger budget to fit the story within it. It felt in line with the tone that I expected but also reminded me a little bit of Uzumaki by Junji Ito.
2: Batman #7 - DC
Batman by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez is such a solid book. I know pointing out consistency can seem like shallow praise but characters like Batman, Superman and Spider-Man have been around for so long and have so many stories that things can get stale really quick. If Absolute Batman isn’t for you or you just want a solid Caped Crusader story to read every month, this series is for you.
Batman is brought to Arkham Towers because the ‘man in room 10’ wants to talk to him. The mysterious man ends up being the Joker ‘medically immobilized’ in a float tank and connected to various machines in order for Dr. Zeller to manage the hyper bioelectric activity in his brain (aren’t comics fun?). During their talk, Joker reveals that he knows one of Batman’s secrets, setting up the next story arc.
I didn’t hate this issue but honestly, I’m so sick of the Joker in just about any capacity. Batman and Joker have had a million ‘talks’ like they did in Batman #7, and this one is well written but it just doesn’t stand out among everything else.
3: Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #3 - DC
Written and drawn by Gabriel Hardman, this series is meant to evoke the tone of classic Batman, Question and Green Arrow stories, so if you’re a fan of conspiracies, Batman or 80s Neal Adams, then this should be the book for you.
#3 features an attempted escape from the island by Green Arrow and The Question, but when that fails it becomes clear that the workers are going to have to go to war in order to liberate themselves. Meanwhile, Batman comes to terms with what he’s done to assist Rotha and discovers the real purpose of the Arcadia plan.
I hate to say it, but this series has been a little disappointing. None of the three main characters really behave as if they’re established characters but rather inexperienced heroes that have been thrown headfirst into unknown territory. It’s possible that things take a sharp turn for the better with #4 but it feels like there’s a lot of ground to cover in a short amount of time.