Despite some recent hope, it appears official that James Gunn will not be returning for a third Guardians of the Galaxy film.

Here’s a look at the finest comic book covers that'll be gracing physical and digital store shelves this week.

There might be hope for GotG fans yet, as it looks like Marvel is trying to persuade Disney to keep the director on for the third film following earlier controversial tweets that led to him being fired.

It appears that Sony is becoming more amenable to the idea of further Marvel characters - of which they still retain the cinematic rights - following Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe proper. However to get to that point the studio is making a couple of big changes to their current lineup, including making the upcoming Venom film a lot more family-friendly.

I didn’t really like Insomniac’s Sunset Overdrive. The whole thing was just a little too churlish and juvenile for my tastes – but there’s no denying that the gameplay itself was fantastic, especially when it came to locomotion and traversal. Getting around in sunset overdrive – with its free-form zip-line skating - was a dream. And it's the basis for Spider-Man's fluid movement.

From The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl to the rebirth of Bloodshot and the return of the Sandman universe, here are the very best comic book covers of the week.

Look, there’s no two ways about it: Spider-Man owes a lot to Batman. Specifically the upcoming Spider-Man game, which liberally borrows several elements from Rocksteady’s stellar caped crusader series and weaves its own unique web of attacks. That’s not exactly a bad inspiration.

With a recently released joint statement from the entire Guardians of the Galaxy cast showing support for James Gunn, many thought that would be enough to sway Disney to reinstate the recently fired director. However, a new report indicates that to be unlikely as Disney will now kick off a search for a replacement.