NEWS

1. EMPYRE gets a column, by us! EMPYRE STATE OF MYND
2. Multiple publishers, creators drop out of ECCC
3. C2E2 news!
   1. Jim Lee talks Didio!
   2. DC story details and notes
   3. Venom villain named Virus - NOT a symbiote
4. Sean Gordon Murphyverse?
5. Iron Cat incoming!
6. Neil Gaiman will narrate new Sandman Audible series for Amazon
7. Former DC Executive Creative Director, David Ewing named publisher of Heavy Metal

SEGMENT: Polygon asks DC and Marvel creators about the past, and next decades in comics. 

TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK

Dave

1. Strange Academy (2020) #1 (W: Skottie Young, A: Humberto Ramos)
2. Aster and the Accidental Magic #1 (W: Thom Pico, A: Karensac)

Forrest

1. King of Nowhere #1 (W: W. Maxwell Prince, A: Tyler Jenkins)
2. Spider-Man Noir #1 (W: Margaret Stohl, A: Juan Ferreyra)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Decorum #1 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Mike Huddleston)
• Forrest: Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #1 (W: Ethan Sacks, A: Paolo Villanelli)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Decorum #1 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Mike Huddleston)
• Forrest: New Mutants # 9 

Off Topic Top Shelf: Dave is getting into Devs