Lois Lane is taking on the Trump administration

Lois Lane #1 hit this week, with a big dose of topicality. Writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins closed the first issue of their run with a scene in the White House press corp, complete with a thinly veiled amalgamation of Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

And in the same way that her husband might punch a cosmic monster so hard it flies into space, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter rhetorically pummeled the press secretary over her discovery that the administration of the president was profiting from family separation policies in American refugee camps. But that’s not the only big superhero news out there.

Welcome to Polygon’s weekly list of the books that our comics editor enjoyed this past week. It’s part society pages of superhero lives, part reading recommendations, part “look at this cool art.” There may be some spoilers. There may not be enough context. Let’s start the whirlwind tour!

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The Immortal Hulk #20

This will seem improbable to anyone who’s read the first arc of The Immortal Hulk, but the series is only getting weirder and better.

Teen Titans: Raven

Kami Garcia, Gabriel Picolo/DC Comics

I’ll be honest: Teen Titans: Raven is the first of DC’s YA graphic novels that really caught me, and I look forward to Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo’s follow ups, starting with Beast Boy.

Batgirl #36

Mairghread Scott, Paul Pelletier/DC Comics

I love this vulture lady, and I love how the Batgirl and Nightwing series have recently canonized the apparently routine existence of anthros in the DC Universe with absolutely no explanation of how they come to exist or why they all seem to live only in Gotham and Blüdhaven.

The Wild Storm #24

Warren Ellis, Jon Davis-Hunt/DC Comics

It’s not often that your favorite slightly-dated series gets a modern reboot, and it’s not often that it gets one from the creator that made them in the first place. The Wild Storm has been a ride, and I can’t wait to see what Warren Ellis does next with it.

Harley Quinn #63

Sam Humphries, Ott Schmidt/DC Comics

I’m not a regular Harley Quinn reader but I dipped in for the Year of the Villain tie-in this week and really loved this one-shot story about Harley finding out that her mom has very bad cancer, rediscovering her childhood love of anime, and accidentally getting collected by the Grim Reaper who was really only there for the video store.

The Dreaming #11

Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely/DC Comics

The Dreaming is a must-read for Sandman fans, absolutely gorgeous art, absolutely Sandman-ass story.

DCeased #3

Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine/DC Comics

With DCeased, Tom Taylor is showing off his chops for merging the darkest Comic Book Wackiness with solid emotional beats. Also, inventive ways to consider how superheroes would react to a techno-magic fast-zombie apocalypse.

Lois Lane #1

Yes, Lois Lane #1 had Lois basically taking on the Trump presidency — but it was also funny, smart, super sexy and heartwarming in its treatment of her marriage, and it brought back RENEE FUCKING MONTOYA AS THE QUESTION.

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Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #3

James Tynion IV, Freddie E. Williams/DC Comics/IDW Comics

If you’re not reading the Batman/TMNT crossovers you’re missing out.

Superman: Up in the Sky #1

Andy Kubert is just slamming it out of the park in this book.

Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #1

All hail Corban the Orb God. All hail.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #46

Ryan North, Derek Charm/Marvel Comics

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl always does the best references to current crossovers.

The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Annual #1

The prize for Best Veiled Reference to That Other Comics Universe goes to the Ms. Marvel annual.

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Crowded #7

Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt/Image Comics

Crowded is back. Crowded is great.

Sea of Stars #1

Sea of Stars, co-written by Jason Aaron (Thor, Avengers) is off to a nice start — parallel stories of a boy exploring his new artifact-given powers and space friends ... while his dad desperately searches the galaxy for him. At this point I’ll buy issue #2 just so see more of that art.