There’s a wealth of material waiting to be tapped within Kirby’s ahead of its time saga of good vs evil known as the New Gods. Something that DC is keenly aware of, as Ava “A Wrinkle In Time” DuVernay will officially expand Jack Kirby’s Fourth World onto the big screen.

Amazing Spider-Man’s Dan Slott handles the writing duties for Tony Stark: Iron Man, while the latest upgrade to his visuals will be filed by artist Valerio Schiti. So what does Slott have in store for Stark when he dons his armour once again? Technology being pushed in dangerous new directions, by the sound of things.

Nothing beats having a stack of comic books, a warm bed and a hot cup of your caffeine of choice by your side. Wait, something totally does: Cheap comics. Over on Comixology, Marvel is currently having a sale that includes some incredible gems for under a buck. Here’s a few recommendations from me on what’s worth an impulse buy.

You have to ask yourself though, what would the world be like after the first Kaiju War had ended? Jaeger technology would be out in the wild, coastal cities would be in ruins and survivors wouldn’t be in short supply. That’s a question that Legendary’s Pacific Rim Aftermath comics are attempting to answer, as it shines a spotlight on three characters

Fighting crime without his support base, White Knight’s Batman is more unhinged than ever. He’s violent, ruthless and the Gotham City police department has had enough of him. It's time for reformed Jack Napier to finally strike back at the dark knight.

If comic books had a face, it’d be that of the ever-smiling dynamo of energy that is Stan Lee. The former boss of Marvel Comics, Lee isn’t just an icon, he’s an ambassador, a living legend for Marvel Comics and a writer who helped co-create a silver age of heroes. And right now, it also sounds like Lee is a hostage in his own home.

It’s been a while since Deadpool’s had to merc to make ends meet, but things are tough all over. While Deadpool tries to get his humble mercenary-for-hire business back off the ground, a catastrophic threat so unfathomably huge, so mind-breakingly cataclysmic it defies description, is heading towards Earth, and there’s only ONE PERSON WHO CAN STOP IT!!! Oh no, wait, it’s…it’s not Wade, is it?

Within the field of comic books there exist stories that can easily take on the titans of the print industry. Tales of magic, wonder and sadness. Here are ten such examples, of comic books which will convince even the most devout book fanatic that the medium is more than capable of delivering a knockout punch in the literary universe.