every rose has its thorn

Labor Day weekend has put us a bit behind schedule, so we have a short edition for you this week. But don't let that fool you. There is a ton of pretty great stuff to check out, including a new Sunday night HBO show, a new Batman #1, and some fun indie flicks.
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πΊ New shows
π΅οΈ Task S1 (HBO) β 7 Sept
Brad Ingelsby, the creator of Mare of Easttown, returns to HBO and Philadelphia in this new crime drama starring Mark Ruffalo.
π° The Paper S1 (Peacock) β 4 Sept
The follow-up to The Office from Greg Daniels, as the documentary crew starts to follow a small-town paper. Oscar NuΓ±ez returns as supporting character Oscar, while Domhnall Gleeson fills the lead.

π What else?
- Beavis & Butt-Head S3 (Paramount) β 3 Sept
- NCIS: Tony & Ziva S1 (Paramount) β 4 Sept
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon S3 (AMC) β 7 Sept

Tuesday
- Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) 1:5
Wednesday
- Platonic (Apple) 2:6
- Hard Knocks (HBO) 20:5
Thursday
- Digman! (CC) 2:8
- Peacemaker (HBO) 2:3
- South Park (Paramount) 27:4
- The Paper (Peacock) S1
Friday
- Foundation (Apple) 3:9
- Chief of War (Apple) 1:7
Sunday
- Last Week Tonight (HBO) 12:22
- Dexter: Resurrection (Paramount) 1:10
- Task (HBO) 1:1

π½ Release of the week
πΆ EURO-COUNTRY by CMAT
A fun indie pop record with a hint of Americana via Europe.

π What else?
- Hard Headed Woman by Margo Price
- Straight Line Was a Lie by The Beths
- The Heat Warps by Modern Nature
- No Hard Feelings by The Beaches
- A Welcome Kind of Weakness by Runner
- Manβs Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter

π¦Έ No. 1βs
β°οΈ Everything Dead & Dying #1 (Image)
Tate Brombal and Jacob Phillips come together for a giant genre mashup that I think could be the surprise hit of the year. Brombal has been working steadily on books with DC and Tiny Onion, and he very well might have his breakout hit on his hands with the beautiful painterly art from Phillips in this zombie apocalypse, western, revenge story.
π¦ Batman #1 (DC)
Matt Fraction (Hawkeye, Sex Criminals, Casanova) is officially taking over Batman, with Jorge Jimenez continuing to be a rockstar of an artist on the book.
π€ White House Robot Romance #1 (DSTLRY)
Chip Zdarsky, the previous ongoing writer for Batman, has a new creator-owned book with Rachel Stott. The title really says it all, I think.
π¦ Closer #1 (Image)
A one-shot from Kieron Gillen and Steve Lieber collecting the small episodes previously featured in the IMAGE! anthology.
π Skin Police 2 #1 (Oni)
While his best work is with Shakey Kane, I really, really want Jordan Thomas to break through. It won't happen here, but if you haven't read any of his books, you should do so now.
π‘ The Adventures of Lumen N. #1 (Dark Horse)
James Robinson with another new Dark Horse book, joined by the fantastic Phil Hester on art. Lumen is a 13-year-old girl going up against a cabal of evil masterminds in this steampunk adventure book.

π What else?
- Phantom Road #15
- FML #6
- Cruel Universe #2
- Tramps of the Apocalypse #3
- I, Tyrant #2
- The War #2
- Absolute Superman #11
- Absolute Green Lantern #6
- Ultimate X-Men #19
- Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #6
- Poison Ivy #36
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11

π₯ New movies
π¬ Twinless
James Sweeney is the writer, director, and star alongside Dylan OβBrien in this bromance that grows out of a twin bereavement support group.
π¦· The Baltimorons (Limited)
The newest flick from writer/director Jay Duplass (without his brother) looks to bring the absurd to his famous mumblecore touch.

π What else?
- The Conjuring: Last Rites
- Highest 2 Lowest (Streaming on Apple)
- Splitsville (Wide)
- Architecton (Buy/rent)
- The Naked Gun (Buy/rent)
- Nobody 2 (Buy/rent)
