This week's new crime comics include: David Liss's version of pulp hero THE SPIDER; Arcana's sci-fi/detective story, RED LIGHT; the MARKSMEN of New San Diego; and a brand-new FURY series by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov.

If Bruce Willis in LOOPER can do for Rian Johnson what Bruce Willis in PULP FICTION did for Quentin Tarantino, then you'll hear no complaints out of us.

A remake of 1974's UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT has attached well-known comedy director Adam McKay to the project, with talks of Will Smith and Denzel Washington in the original Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier roles, respectively.

WALKING DEAD's David Morrissey and GRAY'S ANATOMY's Sandra Oh feature in these adaptations of best-seller Mark Billingham's THORNE novels.

There are five books nominated for Best Novel this year by the Mystery Writers of America, and most of them are not that good. Find out which one we pick to win by default!

LAWLESS: Tom Hardy and Shia LaBeouf go to moonshine war with Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman.

FREAKY DEAKY looks to be the best Elmore Leonard crime novel film adaptation since 1998's OUT OF SIGHT, if this trailer is anything to judge by.

New crime comics this week include Mark Millar's latest SUPERCROOKS; the collected edition of FOOTPRINTS, the Bigfoot-noir; the final issue of Bendis and Maleev's MOON KNIGHT; and the final volume in the complete GOTHAM CENTRAL.

THE PAPERBOY: Zac Efron will be cute, Matthew McConaughey will be Southern, and John Cusack will be kind of creepy. But it looks like the really juicy roles will go to Nicole Kidman and David Oyelowo.

A MIDNIGHT RUN sequel with Robert De Niro will hopefully not only raise the profile of this classic, but of the public perception of bounty hunting as well. Not to mention no more MEET THE PARENTS...