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Can’t Wait for Wednesday | Batman + Deadpool’s second date

New comics and graphic novels arrive this week by Dan Mora, Grant Morrison, Jed MacKay, Álvaro López, Robert Kirkman, Mark Englert, Tyler Kirkham, Matt Kindt, Ibrahim Moustafa, Rainbow Rowell, Emma Rios, Garth Stein, Matt Southworth and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what’s coming to your local comic shop this week. This week brings DC’s half of their first crossover with Marvel in decades, as Grant Morrison and Dan Mora (and a whole lot more) give us their take on Batman meeting Deadpool.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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Guest Column: Jarrett J. Krosoczka on his early influences

The creator of ‘Hey, Kiddo’ and the ‘Lunch Lady’ series shares his love for Batman, the X-Men, Gummi Bears and more.

Before becoming an award-winning cartoonist and the author of Hey, Kiddo, the Lunch Lady series and other books, Jarrett J. Krosoczka was a fan, wearing his love for the Smurfs, Gummi Bear, X-Men and more on the sleeve of his Batman T-shirt.

Now, with the re-release of the Lunch Lady series as two collected editions, we’re happy to present this guest essay from Krosoczka about those early influences on his work and the escape they provided for him as child.

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Belgium celebrates their comic heritage in their new passport designs

Tintin, the Smurfs and more populate the new design.

Comic fans in Belgium are getting a fun new treat — their government commissioned French design and engineering consultancy Thales Group and Belgian tech company Zetes to redesign their passports, incorporating in comic strip artwork featuring Tintin, the Smurfs and more.

Hergé’s The Adventures of Tintin and Peyo’s The Smurfs both originated in Belgium, and Tintin, his dog Snowy and companion Captain Haddock can be found in the new design. The Smurfs, meanwhile, can be found studying a globe and strolling across the Earth.

Check out this video to see more:

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