Are you ready for some new comics? This week’s haul with my preview commentary:
Animal Man #9 (DC)
Swamp Thing #9 (DC)
Two of the best from DC’s New 52 are on a collision
course with each other and the ninth issue of each, I believe, is the intro to
that crossover. These have been top-of-the-pile reads since they began and this
week is no different.
Action Comics #9 (DC)
Action has been a solid good read since the re-launch,
but I’ve been waiting for Action to “wow” me. Hopefully, soon. Hopefully, this
issue.
Daredevil #12 (Marvel)
Wow, Marvel is spitting out the Daredevils lately. 11 was
last week and now 12. I didn’t write a review of DD #11, the conclusion of the
Omega Effect crossover, but I’ll say that it was a let-down after the first 2parts and seems like the story is just spinning its wheel. Hopefully, this issue will be back in top-natch form.
Ultimate Spiderman #10 (Marvel)
Every month I grab Ultimate Spidey reluctantly from the
shelf and wonder if I should still be buying it. Then I read it and am
thoroughly impressed and keep it on the “to buy” list and then the next month
comes and I reluctantly reach for the new issue. So, it’s been a well executed comic
with wonderful quiet moments and fun big moments, but easily digested and forgotten.
I’m back for this month, let’s see how it goes.
Dial H #1 (DC)
Earth 2 #1 (DC)
DC’s “second wave” of the New 52 begins this week with
four new offerings. I picked up two. Dial H is a “eh, why not?” pick. Earth 2
is “why is this needed?” pick-up. Meaning, DC re-launched their entire universe
and now they have a comic dedicated to an alternate reality for that universe?
OK, I’ll bite. The other “second wave” books I didn’t pick-up was G.I. Combat and World's Finest. G.I. Combat even has dinosaurs on the cover. And I passed it up. World's Finest is another "Earth 2" series. One is enough for me right now.
Heavy Metal
This caught my eye while I was waiting to be checked out.
I haven’t read Heavy Metal since the 80’s and I’m always on the lookout for
anthology titles, so there you go. However, I’ll have to keep this from a
certain 5 year old who likes to flip through my weekly pile. That much hasn’t
changed about Heavy Metal over the years.
