Shame Itself #1

Marvel's humor one-shot Shame Itself arrives in 2012 with a cover that sets the comedic tone perfectly: a rotund, gap-toothed Thor — clad in his armor's chest piece, a flowing red cape, and polka-dotted shorts — raises Mjolnir triumphantly atop a rocky crag while a bewildered pink bunny clings on for dear life below him. Lightning crackles dramatically behind the Thunder God, lending an air of genuine grandeur to what is otherwise a wonderfully absurd scene. With a roster of creators including Cenac, Kalan, Kupperman, Varnado, Braunohler, Benincasa, Peyer, Coover, Haspiel, Chabot, Buscema, Kesel, Henry, and Christopher contributing, this parody one-shot promises a gleefully irreverent take on Marvel's bigger-than-life superhero universe.