This week in Back Issue Review I catch up with five indie series that have new issues out this week, plus one DC series that feels pretty indie. Between feminist explorers, giant monsters, recursive mean girls, backstabbing space pirates, and lucky retired boxers, I bet you’ll never guess what my favorites were!

This post contains reviews of the following six runs:

• Barbarella (2017) #1-2
• Black Sable (2017) #1-3
• Giants (2018) #1-2
• Grass Kings (2017) #1-6 (AKA Volume 1)
• Shade, The Changing Girl (2016) #1-6
• Slots (2017 #1-4

Keep reading for capsule reviews of all six runs. [Read more…] about Back Issue Review: Barbarella, Black Sable, Giants, Grass Kings, Shade The Changing Girl, and Slots