Happy Thanksgiving!  Make sure to stop by the store and pick up some good comics to read on your holiday travels.  This week there are several new standout issues, trades, and something for just about every kind of comic fan.  Here are a few of the books that caught my eye.

1) Batwoman #0

Though the solo Batwoman title doesn’t officially kick off for another few months, here’s your chance to see the direction J.H. Williams III and company will be heading.  Featuring 32 pages of story and art from Williams, W. Haden Blackman, and Amy Reeder, this one will certainly be one of the day’s big hits.  If for some reason you didn’t see Williams art on his Detective Comics run featuring Batwoman, by all means get yourself a copy of the collection Batwoman: Elegy to see some of the most innovative comic art from the past year.

2)  Thor the Mighty Avenger #6

Sadly, Marvel announced last week that they were canceling this much loved series.  Though it never sold great numbers, it’s a real shame that a book as entertaining as this one fell by the wayside.  Rest assured, Marvel’s marketing machine will continue to publish new titles in the build up toward the Captain America, Thor, and Avengers films.  Though this series was likely a casualty of getting lost in that flood, we can take a little solace in the fact that there are three issues left, including this week’s new one featuring Fin Fang Foom. We should all be thankful that Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee gave us a series as enjoyable as this one has been.

3) Secret Avengers #7

Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato continue to deliver a solid run on the series that focuses on the covert Avengers squad.  The new arc sees Brubaker returning to the kung fu success he found co-writing Immortal Iron Fist, and should appeal to fans of the Master of Kung Fu as he plays a role in this story.  Only in the second arc, we’ve thus far seen outer space action and lots of ninjas.  Some might avoid this book thinking it’s just another Avengers title, but don’t forget that Brubaker and Deodato are continuing to find ways to tell entertaining pulp-inspired stories under the guise of a mainstream costumed hero book.

4) Scalped #43

Scalped is the rare book that started strong and continues to be consistently good month after month.  If you’re only familiar with writer Jason Aaron‘s excellent work for Marvel, do yourself a favor and check out the book that got him into Marvel in the first place.  Aaron writes characters who speak like real people.  Be it a hero like Spider-man or Scalped‘s Dash Bad Horse, Aaron writes his characters in ways that are honest toward their realities.  This week’s issue is a great stand alone story featuring art from Jason Latour, a local Charlotte artist and longtime Heroes fixture.  With work ranging from the acclaimed back up story in Wolverine #1 to the lead story in the Daredevil Black and White one shot, Latour continues an impressive creative year with Scalped, a title his art seems like a natural fit to bring to life.

5) Ultimate Spider-man #150

The original Ultimate comic gets back to its original numbering and celebrates a big anniversary.  Brian Michael Bendis along with current series artist David Lafuente and numerous guest artists will undoubtedly tell a big story with lots of guests stars from the Ultimate universe.  The Ultimate line of titles has undergone several changes in recent years, and with even more changes on the horizon courtesy of Bendis and Mark Millar it might be time to get back to this title if you’ve been a way for a while.

> Bonus picks of the week: Vampirella #1, Walking Dead #79, Walking Dead TP vol. 13, Uncanny X-force #2, Batman and Robin #17, Boy Commandos by Simon and Kirby HC, the Guild TP, and Madame Xanadu #29, the final issue of the underrated series.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our loyal customers, readers, friends, and supporters.  It’s a pleasure to be a part of your comic experience, and something we’re all thankful to participate in.  Enjoy the holiday!