Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #3

What should be a relatively simple take down by Mystery, Inc. and Batman and Robin of The Spook and False Face turns far more complicated when Batman's #1 fan from the Fifth Dimension shows up to cause all kinds of trouble. That's right, it's Bat-Mite!

Of course to show how much he loves Batman the imp begins messing with reality including changing the appearances of Mystery, Inc. (more than once) and endowing the villainous weapon-creators with extraordinary powers to make them more of a threat for the heroes to take down.

Things get even wackier with the appearance of Scooby's #1 fan Scooby-Mite who decides to make his own changes to reality (including given the scaredy-dog super-powers). We even get an appearance of Larry (Robin's biggest fan) to make the insanity complete. Once again, my only complaint with this comic is that I have to wait two months between issues. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

The Mentalist - Black Helicopters

The murder of a Federal Public Defender in Mexico leads Jane‘s (Simon Baker) to uncover an underground tunnel from Texas to Mexico used to smuggle people and goods across the border (and dump the victim's body in another country). Despite the number of laws the rancher is charged with breaking, murder isn't one of them leading Jane and Fischer (Emily Swallow) to look for leads on this side of the border involving a Texas commune (which Jane strands Fischer to investigate on his own).

Uncanny X-Men #18

Uncanny X-Men #18 feels a little off from the get-go. Because of other storylines the series hasn't had a chance to reincorporate (or even acknowledge) the rest of the time-displaced X-Men who have joined Cyclops' team (other than Angel who joined months ago) and now the entire group is missing the entire issue is an attempt to play catch-up to events that have been going on for a couple of months now.

What Uncanny X-Men #18 delivers is a flashback to Kitty Pryde confronting Cyclops (with the intention of murdering him) and eventually leading the time-displaced X-Men to Cyclops' new school (before she left with them all to head into space to rescue Jean Grey).

Although awkward (seriously, this issue should have taken place at least two months ago) it does deliver some interesting moments between Cyclops and his younger self and Jean Grey. If you've been waiting for the issue that reincorporates the rest of the X-Men this is it... but only kinda because in the present they are all off-world. For fans.

[Marvel, $3.99]

House of Lies - Brinkmanship

A trip to Chicago to cement the deal Clyde (Ben Schwartz) has been promising Marty (Don Cheadle) for weeks first involves a trek to the beach to get the support of Marissa's (Eliza Coupe) old billionaire boyfriend (Balthazar Getty) whose mere presence at the meeting might be enough to scare her family into giving her back control of the online empire she built.

Powerpuff Girls #6

The return of Mojo Jojo! After defeating HIM and all the various Townsville villains who went back to being themselves after HIM relinquished control, the Powerpuff Girls return home to discover Jojo has returned to his crazy, mad-scientist self whose new plan involves not conquering Townsville but destroying it.

Although I've enjoyed the series, the lack of my favorite Powerpuff Girls villain (who is back form for the first time since issue #1). Launching himself into safe orbit aboard his own Mojo Jojo rocket (shaped like his head), the villain plans to watch the carnage from a safe distance. And, of course, that's when the day is saved thanks to the Powerpuff Girls!

Along with Mojo's return (and outlining of his ridiculously complicated plan), the issue also delivers a good deal of action as the girls work together to save the day leaving their archnemesis stranded in space without any victory to gloat over. Worth a look.

[IDW, $3.99]