Welcome back to another edition of Fantastic Five, where we spotlight the best comics of the week. This week’s standouts deliver a lively mix of emotional superhero storytelling, chaotic genre-blending action, sharp indie experimentation, and creeping horror. Let’s get to the books!
Best comics of the week: January 14, 2026
#5: Sai: Dimensional Rivals #1
‘Sai: Dimensional Rivals’ #1 is an art-driven fantastic journey
Sai: Dimensional Rivals is a gorgeous, imaginative showcase that proves you don’t need game knowledge to enjoy the ride. Peach Momoko curates a visually daring, emotionally accessible debut that feels more like an art-driven fantasy journey than a standard tie-in comic, and that’s exactly what makes it special.
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#4: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #5
‘Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring’ #5 review
The penultimate chapter of Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring is Patrick Horvath at the height of his powers, delivering an issue that thrives on nerve-shredding suspense and pitch-perfect pacing. By lulling readers into a false sense of calm before unleashing chaos, Horvath reminds us that more than shocking violence, this series is about how secrets rot small towns from the inside out. As Samantha’s control begins to crack and the walls close in, the story reaches an emotional and thematic intensity that makes this one of the strongest chapters yet.
Read David Brooke’s full review!
#3: DC K.O. #3
On the whole, DC K.O. #3 is a pleasant read that sets up an exciting finale, and starts setting up the premise of DC Next Level. The only drawback is that fans will have to read the All Fight Month one-shots from December to find out what happened to the other characters that were featured in the previous issues. But other than that, DC K.O. #3 is a pretty straightforward read.
Read Diane Darcy’s full review!
#2: DIE: Loaded #3
DIE: Loaded #3 is a very fun comic. Not in the sense that the new Dictator is sunlight and rainbows, but in the specificity of Hans’ body language and colors, in Gillen’s emerging picture of the party and how they’ll face DIE and themselves. It has hooks, and they catch. I’m excited for issue #4, for the party’s continuing expansion, for Hans’ gods, heroes and monsters, for Gillen’s character craft and wordplay.
Read Justin Harrison’s full review!
#1: Supergirl #9
‘Supergirl’ #9 is a not-so-happy new year for Kara and friends
On the whole, Sophie Campbell’s Supergirl is proving to be Kara’s best run yet. If the first year of Campbell’s run was spent building Supergirl and her relationships, it appears that her second year is going to focus on challenging those relationships, and whether or not she can truly maintain them. How this will impact Kara’s growth as a character moving forward seems to promise more internal conflicts for her this year than external ones, which will keep her story fresh.
