Comic book industry highlights new weekly releases

Several new comic book and graphic novel series are scheduled for release this week from various major publishers.

DC Comics is launching 'Batman & Robin: Year One — Dynamic Duos#1', a 12-issue series by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee that explores the early years of the characters and includes Catwoman. Marvel is debuting 'Miles Morales: Spider-Man#1', featuring a villain from the protagonist's father's past.

Other notable releases include 'The Foundry#1' from Dark Horse Comics, a collaboration between Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson, and 'Gargoyles#1' from Dynamite, which features in-continuity stories set in 1997. Image Comics is releasing 'Shaolin Cowboy: Staying Alive#2', 'D'orc#7', and the series premiere 'Regicide#1'. Additionally, the graphic novel 'Frostbite' by Pia Guerra is highlighted as a suspenseful YA thriller.