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What to read this weekend: Preventing an asteroid apocalypse, and Cult of the Lamb’s first arc wraps up

The fourth issue of the Cult of the Lamb comic is out now, along with How to Kill an Asteroid and The Mighty Red.

Normally a book described as being largely about a teen love triangle wouldn’t be something I’d reach for, but I decided to give this one a go after reading many glowing reviews, and found myself drawn in by Louise Erdrich’s prose right away. $23 at Amazon Every so often I’ll be minding my own business, just going about my day, when I suddenly remember the terrifying possibility that a small asteroid could someday strike Earth and do unfathomable damage. The comics (so far) rehash the game’s already established lore — how the Lamb came to be leading a cult, why they’re fighting the Bishops of The Old Faith, etc — but there’s some new stuff to latch onto even for people who already know the story really well.

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