Outside of the crafters who make 3D-printed versions or a few carpenters who can literally carve one out for you, a low-cost alternative of the iconic weapons of Overwatch simply don’t exist. Until now that is, because one of the more popular characters of Overwatch is getting some Nerf love.

There’s a golden rule when it comes to Batman: The dark knight never ever uses guns. Unless you're the caped crusader who pops up in the Batman Who Laugh, as this vigitlante takes his war on crime to dangerous new levels.

Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’s 12-issue storyline rocked the industry when it was first published in 2002. The hottest art, a decent saga that saw Batman take on his entire rogues gallery and a new mystery menace in the form of the titular Hush resulted in record sales as every new issue published was devoured by fans. Now, that landmark story is headed to a widescreen TV near you.

Chances are, most of us will never get a chance to ever visit San Diego Comic Con. It’s far away, airfare in last class costs a ton and it’s prohibitively expensive to even sleep in a cardboard box on the street. Which is fine! Because 2018 marks the first year that South Africa gets its first taste of the official Comic Con experience when Comic Con Africa kicks off at the Kyalami Convention Center from September 14 to 16!

With the smaller screen proving that it has plenty to offer and networks looking to buy up comic book properties whenever something sounds particularly tantalising, there’s a whole new comic book renaissance happening right now on your nearest flatscreen. Comic book publisher Aftershock Comics is jumping headfirst into that medium, as two of their properties will soon make the transition from printed page to live action TV.

Plagued by the ramifications of a techno-magic world now thirty years gone, Thrice-Nine is a dirty folklore world that limps along, degenerating into a place filled with paranoia and poison. Sasha Vasnetsov thought he’d escaped all that, but when news comes that his younger brother has been kidnapped by the secret police, he finds himself dragged back into the madness with a simple goal—to find his brother.

How do you make your mark on a world that is more focused on follower counts and overpriced lattes? That’s just one of the questions asked in Lost City Explorers, a new title from Aftershock Comics that shines a light on the frustrations of the youth of today.

Without further ado, here are some of the very best comic book covers of the week!

With publishers such as Aftershock, Valiant and Image Comics giving the big two a run for their money with online offerings, people are now more than willing to grab some graphic fiction via a quick download. So what’s the actual result of this new comic book revolution? Well, actual physical sales are currently experiencing a dip, with ICv2’s Milton Griepp and Comichron’s John Jackson Miller detailing how digital distribution was changing the game.

Like Funko Pops? Like Pokemon? Like not having money? Well good news then, because it looks like there'll be plenty of Funko Pop Pokemon in the near future to help speed you along to bankruptcy!

The world is under attack. Monsters have invaded our streets and our homes, and there’s only one thing that can stop them: METAL.

There was a time when the era of sports entertainment wasn’t ruled by ruthless aggression, but by attitude. Beer-drinking Texans made life a living hell for their boss. The most electrifying man in all of sports entertainment found his calling in the ring. A freak of nature would cement his legacy as a hardcore legend when he was flung off the top of a steel cage by a phenom. This was the Attitude Era of the WWE, a wild west history of renegades, rebels and Olympic heroes. So how did it all come to be?