ComicBook Countdown for the Week of August 31

5. Suicide Squad Vol. 1 | DC Comics

While the Suicide Squad movie is just under a year away, you can experience this infamous team's greatest adventures right now. DC Comics is republishing the first volume of John Ostrander's wonderful series in affordable paperbacks starting this Wednesday. This is not only the best version of the Squad ever created, but one of the best series in DC's long and storied history. If you want to find out what all the buzz about Deadshot, Amanda Waller, Captain Boomerang, and the rest is, then this is where you need to start.

4. Mad Max: Fury Road on Blu-Ray | Warner Bros. PicturesSlide 2

Speaking of truly great things re-entering our grasp, you can finally bring the best movie of 2015 (so far) home. Mad Max: Fury Road was the highlight of a summer filled with great blockbusters, demanding repeat viewings in theaters. It may not be possible to recreate that experience in a living room, but on a big screen TV and with surround sound, this movie should still blow us all away on Blu-Ray. Plus, the special features detailing George Miller's process and the incredible practical effects will all be required viewing for fans.

3. Miracleman by Gaiman and Buckingham #1 | Marvel Comics

Now that Marvel has reprinted Alan Moore’s (a.k.a. the Original Writer’s) Miracleman in its entirety, it’s time for the publisher to move on to the next phase of this legendary series. More than two decades after they began working together, iconic creators Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham will complete their Miracleman stories beginning with the republication of this week's “The Golden Age” story. It’s incredibly exciting to see such an important piece of comics history not only reprinted, but completed. If you haven’t read the Miracleman reprints, now is the time to get on board.

2. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Konami

Is there a single person living and working in video games today as influential as Hideo Kojima? Doubtful. Kojima's work on the Metal Gear series has been truly influential, constantly experimenting and pushing the boundaries of his chosen medium. It looks like Metal Gear Solid V will be his final entry in the series, and it is a very high note to go out on. Rave reviews are already rolling in, marking this installment to be every bit as impressive as its predecessors, if not more so. Gamers should be delighted to spend a little more time with Solid Snake this week, seeing just what videogames are capable of in 2015.

1. Plutona #1 | Image Comics

Plutona #1 is one of many, many launches from Image Comics this year, but it's also one of the most exciting. We provided an exclusive interview with Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox earlier this year and an advance review of Plutona #1 a couple of weeks back. It is just as good as the hype would lead you to believe. The premise of Stand By Me with superheroes is every bit as intriguing as it sounds, and illustrator Lenox is an absolute discovery on art. This four-issue miniseries is bound to be the talk of your local comic store, so be sure to pick it up before it sells out this Wednesday.

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