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The Independents...
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FEB100823 BLACK TERROR #10 $3.50
MAR100044 BPRD KING OF FEAR #5 (OF 5) $2.99
JAN100209 JOURNAL BETTIE PAGE HORIZON $9.99
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MAR100714 JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #160 $3.99
AUG090320 LIBERTY MEADOWS TP VOL 01 EDEN (NEW PTG) $14.99
SEP090292 LIBERTY MEADOWS VOL 02 CREATURE COMFORTS TP (NEW PTG) $14.99
MAR100436 SAVAGE DRAGON #160 $3.50
JAN100494 WITCHBLADE #136 $2.99
The Corporates...
MAR100473 ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS #1 (OF 5) $3.99
FEB100432 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #35 SIEGE $2.99
MAR100185 BATMAN #699 $2.99
MAR100169 BIRDS OF PREY #1 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
MAR100526 BLACK WIDOW #2 HA $2.99
MAR100493 DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #893 $2.99
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FEB100436 FALLEN SIEGE $3.99
FEB100158 FIRST WAVE #2 (OF 6) $3.99
MAR100257 HELLBLAZER #1 NEW PTG $1.00
MAR100615 PUNISHERMAX #7 (MR) $3.99
MAR100201 SUPERMAN WAR OF THE SUPERMEN #2 (OF 4) $2.99
MAR100603 WOLVERINE #900 $4.99
MAR100610 X-FACTOR FOREVER #3 $3.99
The Spotlight...
- MAR100499 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #631 $2.99
A slow start to the Lizard component of "Shed" was disappointing after last month's opening to the Juggernaut/Captain Universe story was similarly over stretched. I'm not sure if The Gauntlet is still officially in effect, but at the very least, #630 promised big things for this issue. Zeb Wells and Chris Bachalo inject a youthful vibrance to the story without stripping gravitas from the simmering beast beneath Dr. Curt Connors. I'm not entirely convinced Lizard will remain the same come the conclusion of this arc, but I'm loving any glimpse of the classic villains. Black Cat appearances felt like stuffed-in cameo filler, as the saga of Peter Parker's love life continues, but at least offered some editorial consistency to the hum of the series. One finds it difficult to not want to bash Joe Quesada over the head for that relationship-oriented lull, but the hate might be better earned by the upcoming O.M.I.T arc. It becomes presiently apparent that The Gauntlet concept was the real joy of this series. I'm hoping future projects will prove there's more at work here than that, though.- MAR100178 BATMAN RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE #1 (OF 6) $3.99
If a few years ago you told me I would love a Batman and Robin book, I would've laughed in your face. If you told me I'd be even more excited about a time travelling tale that introduced action figure styled "Caveman" and "Colonial" Batman variants, I might've punched you in the face. Such is the mysticism of Grant Morrison's ability to invest in a concept and creatively rationalize a balance between the absurd and sublime. Everything about The Return of Bruce Wayne seems to be wrong, but if Morrison's last few years of unlikely Batman topics have been any indication, then it will all work out for the intriguing best.Following up on Wayne's being stranded in time by Darkseid via the effects of his Final Crisis delivered Omega Sanction; Return ironically rests on the premise of being an event undoing the effects of a previous event. This might have some muckrakers feeling discontent, but it would be an unsubtle analysis of the construction of this story that has apparently been in play throughout the entirety of Morrison's run, pre-Batman and Robin included. Chris Sprouse should add a little sugar to the medicine with previews showing off a very attractive start to the super-sized six issue series.
- MAR100529 DAREDEVIL CAGE MATCH #1 $2.99
Ed Brubaker's DD had meandered somewhere distinctly toward irrelevance by the time he placed The Hand in the control of the man without fear. Sadly, Andy Diggle hasn't set the world on fire with deliberate references to the goings on of the Marvel Universe and it's Dark Reign, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested in the upcoming DD-centric event connecting loosely to the Heroic Age. Tough to know how much material in Cage Match will feel like the main meal, and how much will be referencial backstory acting as a primer to the Shadowland event (DD vs Avengers), but chances are it'll be a fun read for anyone not overly familiar with Daredevil and Luke Cage's history as Power Man. Worth investigating.- MAR100171 FLASH #2 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
Time travel is probably a given when it comes to The Flash, but I thought we might start with something a bit more Earthbound than murdered Rogues from a distant future. My first reaction is that it might be too impersonal a way to indoctrinate readers into the life of a resurrected Barry Allen who got good integration out of Rebirth and early Blackest Night appearances, but was somewhat absorbed by the enormity of the Blue Lantern/Blackest Night concepts. More pedestrian fare might've been nice, but I quickly realise that Geoff Johns rarely leads us astray in matters such as the construction of a character and his world. He brings back the end-page teaser, this time for what appears to be a future filled with references to the contemporary heroes of the DC Universe, Superman and Batman in feature. Too early to tell where it's all going, but I'm definitely keen enough to find out!- MAR100165 JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #1 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99
Beginning with 2004's Identity Crisis and continuing right up to the present; the cast of characters affectionately known as the Justice League International (or, Formerly Known as the Justice League) have pretty much been fair game in the DC Universe deathpools. Fans of the now legendary Keith Giffen/JM DeMatteis run have been calling out for a reprieve for quite some time now, and while fan favourites like Blue Beetle and Elongated Man remain among the deceased, Captain Atom is back to join the rest of the team in a hunt for the Beetle's resurrected killer -- Maxwell Lord! Lord was among the the twelve heroes (and villains) resurrected by the White Lantern's light at the end of Blackest Night, and will presumably have a greater role to play when the nature of those resurrections is revealed later in the year. For the time being, it looks like his portion of the Brightest Day tale will at least appease fans of the JLI as they reunite to hunt their former ally. It'd be a treat if the Captain's resurrection since flipping out as Monarch and getting killed in Countdown could be explained here, but I won't be holding my breath.- FEB100546 MARVELS PROJECT #8 (OF 8) $3.99
I hate to say it, but another plodding Ed Brubaker special comes to it's conclusion. I really wanted to get on board with Marvels Project, but this was the kind of series that really required patience for the writer's monotoned style, it's snail's pace, and the fact that it was elaborating on material that's basically familiar to a lot of readers, myself included. At some point this revised version of Marvel's history might be nice to have on a shelf in collected format, but I can't help but feel this was an exciting concept that just never reached it's full potential. In the early goings, at least, this was far from a marvel.- FEB100435 NEW AVENGERS FINALE #1 SIEGE $4.99
After just sixty-four issues over a handful of years, I can't help but feel this is an abrupt end to a series that took a very long time to get on it's feet, and never quite had any time to be itself. Brian Bendis walks away having written the entirety of the run, concluding in the same fashion as the first volume Avengers with a special. I'm not convinced it warrants an epilogue, but I'll certainly miss what only recently became one of Marvel's best bets in the monthly stakes. At $4.99, this is a tough sell, especially if there's any validity to the suspicion that it might be an overwrought nostalgia dump with little or no connection to the next few years. Bendis has a nasty habit of spinning his wheels on the "character driven" non-space without any of the really significant emotive justifications that would make that acceptable. Further investigation required!- FEB100421 SIEGE #4 (OF 4) $3.99
[Brian] Bendis features again with the wrap-up to Siege -- a series that promised to be all meat, but was almost nothing but chewy fat. While DC have shown an intelligent design to their shared universe events, Marvel feel like pretenders as scenes from Siege play out to greater significance in tie-ins, leaving only a string of story to carry the core book. Four-issues seemed like a great way for the team to live up to the promise of nothing but action and meaning, but with rare exception, it's just meant there's less of that. If nothing else, Siege will finally resolve the dangling question of The Sentry's role in the Marvel Universe, while also giving the basic detail of how Norman Osborn's Dark Reign will be dethroned and the classic Avengers [Captain America, Iron Man, Thor] will be reunited. It just lacks the punch and gravitas that a series like this should've had. Like Secret Invasion before it, Siege feels like a clunker of summer blockbuster proportions. Maybe the meat's in the final issue?- MAR100174 TITANS VILLAINS FOR HIRE SPECIAL #1 $4.99
We saw Deathstroke acting as a villain for hire in last week's issue of Batman and Robin, but I'm not sure that's any kind of sales pitch for an unknown quantity of $4.99 proportions. Tattooed Man on the cover jumps from the cover, reminding me of the potential that character had when he played an honorary role with the Justice League during the post-apocalyptic barney of Final Crisis. It's a shame nothing ever came of that, but I digress. Traditionally I'm not much of a fan of (Teen) Titans-related paraphernalia, but the high concept pitch of villains hunting heroes is a great one! I really dislike the popular theory that villains cannot star in a comic book. This pandering notion that villains are unrelatable or unlikeable is absolute nonsense. Granted, in corporate comics, it's unlikely to be a sustainable model when the team's targets are the likes of The Atom, but as far as tangents go, it could be fun!
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