(W) Joanne Starer (A) Natacha Bustos (CA) Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson Things could not possibly be worse for Fire and Ice, in Beatriz da Costa's professional opinion. Superman sends the former Justice Leaguers packing for Smallville following an extremely public and utterly disastrous rescue mission (that was all Guy Gardner's fault, thank you very much) and in doing so doomed them to a fate worse than death: irrelevance. Unexpectedly, Ice finds herself drawn to the quiet life and dreams of planting roots. But Fire...well, Fire will do just about anything to get the heck out of dodge and back on the hero circuit including challenging the DCU's biggest villains to a knock-down, drag-out, livestreamed brawl in the streets of Smallville! A raucous, timely, unflinching comedy from rising star Joanne Starer (The Gimmick, Sirens of the City) and Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur co-creator Natacha Bustos about a decades-long friendship on the brink of disaster and what it means to be a superhero at a crossroads in your life, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville launches from its Justice League In

(W) Joanne Starer (A) Elena Gogou (CA) Erica Henderson Collecting all five acclaimed issues of THE GIMMICK, a Coen Brothers?style dark comedy from AHOY Comics, writer Joanne Starer (Sirens of the City;?Away From Here) and artist Elena Gogou (Quests Aside). Every wrestler needs a good gimmick: a colorful in-ring persona that dazzles the crowd. Then there?s wrestling champ Shane Bryant. Shane?s a ?nice guy? who floats through life with no repercussions and a forgettable gimmick. But Shane?s been keeping a life-changing secret: he has super strength. And when he accidentally punches his fist straight through his opponent?s brain?in front of 2.4 million horrified viewers?everything changes. Now Shane needs a new gimmick?and a new life. ?Back-breaking laughs and shin-cracking action?plus a lot of heart. The Gimmick has it all!? ?Patton Oswalt