The Batman Who Laughs, written by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Riley Rossmo, may be the darkest of those knights. A caped crusader who was born from an age-old question: Why doesn’t Batman just kill the Joker?

Ever since Valiant Entertainment returned, Ninjak has managed to emerge as their coolest character and property, the kind of hero that James Bond wants to be when he grows up. Ninja-K #1 cements that status, as it creates an ideal entry point for new readers to jump on and experience the super-spy ninja’s greatest challenge yet.

This is the story of two brothers, who were born into nothing and reaped an inheritance of anger… This is the story of Rampage – an imperfect reflection of Bloodshot’s potential, one enhanced by the very same nanite technology, but fueled by an inextinguishable furnace of hate… This is the story of the Valiant Universe’s most terrifying new villain, and a preview of the pain he has yet to inflict on an unsuspecting world…

The upcoming first issue of the odd couple super buddies will feature a cover that is a pure 1990s stunt device, in more ways than one.

When it comes to Marvel, there’s no one writer who has had as much of an impact since Stan Lee joined forces with the likes of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko to breath new life into the industry in the 1960s, than Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis was Marvel. Emphasis on was, because Bendis has now traded the house of ideas for the distinguished competition. In a shock announcement yesterday, DC Comics has managed to sign Bendis to an exclusive deal, thus ending his run at Marvel.

Bloodshot Salvation examines what happens when the deadliest soldier alive attempts to adjust to a world where he needs to protect life, not end it. Can the trooper of tomorrow ever truly keep his darker impulses in check?

If there’s one thing that war is good for y’all, it’s to create a comic book event with actual ramifications that are felt long after a ceasefire has been enacted. That’s the idea behind Valiant Entertainment’s next massive saga in 2018: Harbinger Wars 2. Every character with a vested interest in the Valiant Universe is soon going to find themselves taking sides in a conflict that the publisher says will be their “most consequential” event of all time.

You wouldn’t think that a Batman comic book would have time to tackle the idea of love, outside of the most romantic of bruisings that the darkest of knights hands out with knuckle-kisses to enemies, but the second issue of Batman: White Knight is very much a love story. A romance in two dozen pages from writer and artist Sean Gordon Murphy, that details the positive impact that love can have. As well as the more dangerous aspects of a romance that becomes an obsession.