4.13.11 Releases

There’s a lot of good stuff coming out this week, but I’m probably most excited about Sweets #5 (Image), marking the conclusion of Kody Chamberlain’s fantastic foray into New Orleans Noir. Speaking of Image Comics, they’ve been on a run lately churning out compelling first issues of new series, and I’m happy to see Joe Casey and Mike Huddleston’s Butcher Baker Righteous Maker #2 (Image) making a prompt follow-up to the initial installment. Don’t count The Big Two out either, with Brian Wood’s Northlanders #39 (DC/Vertigo) and Uncanny X-Force #7 (Marvel), both books that usually show up in a very big way. And on the graphic novel front, from the lamented WildStorm imprint comes the finale to this political superhero affair, with Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris’ Ex Machina Deluxe Edition HC: Volume 5 (DC/WildStorm).