Looking at Solicits - Marvel and DC for November
There's a lot to talk about for the month of November so let's get rolling...
DC Comics
Batman titles are still in War Games mode. It appears this is the aftermath of the huge crossover event.
Superman with Jim Lee and Brian Azzarello trucks along to the 8th of 12 parts. The first four parts have been a bit slow, but I hope this will be epic by the time the 12th part has come out.
Superman: Secret Identity gets collected in a tpb and there has been good buzz about this so I might pick it up.
Identity Crisis will spotlight on Batman as the penultimate issue of the miniseries comes out.
JLA Classified marks Grant Morrison's return to the team. This should be excellent. It's the start of the series which will feature rotating creative teams doing story arcs. Perfect for the TPB fans as well.
The Titans story, "Titans Tomorrow" has me interested in the upcoming Legion series as well. Waid and Kitson on Legion sounds like a team that should not be missed. Finding the best way to budget books to read these days is harder than ever.
Wildstorm: The October relaunch of The Authority finally addresses the coup that occurred months ago. Ex-Machina is quite excellent. I don't know what to make of The Intimates. I like Jim Lee and I want to support Joe Casey, but the idea seems a bit odd. We'll also get to the halfway point on Sleeper.
Other: Busiek moves along on JLA, and a tie-in with Identity Crisis hits JSA.
Marvel
Avengers seems to be the team that gets the spotlight these days. New Avengers seems to be the "All-Star" team of the Marvel Universe. I wonder a number of things about this. First, it seems like Brian Bendis, an excellent writer, has a ton of control over the direction of the Marvel Universe. The cast of this series seems similar to that of Secret War (which also ties in with The Pulse). I don't understand the obsession with Power Man and Spider-Woman. Also, while I'm not an Avengers fan, it seems to me that the true team is made up of something like Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Vision and Scarlet Witch (give or take a Hawkeye, Hank Pym or She-Hulk). So I'm cautiously curious about this one.
Ed Brubaker takes over Captain America, who along with Iron Man is scheduled to have a new series start (again). I will probably pick up Brubaker's Cap over Ellis's Iron Man but this decision pains me. Perhaps I can find a friend who will pick up the other series and we can share.
Pulse is a book that I started buying because I like Bendis. I even tried to catch up with all the back issues of Alias. But in the end, I found the series Alias a little underwhelming (doesn't Jessica Jones seem like the female comic book version of the writer?) and Pulse, due to its bimonthly schedule, just very slow. I don't think I will continue for another story arc, despite its Secret War tie-in (is that over?)
Fantastic Four starts a Galactus story. This may be the "make or break" arc for me considering that I dislike cosmic stories and Waid has a new DC series starting as well (Legion).
Marvel Team-Up comes along to remind us we're in a shared universe. I thought that the nu-Marvel didn't acknowledge continuity.
Mark Millar's Wolverine continues. The preview art by JRJR makes the title character look a little funny.
X-Men The End looks like it has the Goblin Queen (a la Inferno) on the cover. The second issue of this series was good but this illustration makes me nervous for the future.
Uncanny X-Men starts a new story arc but without Alan Davis. This is unfortunate - Davis makes the book much better.
Is X-Men #164 Chuck Austen's last issue?
The Ultimate Universe keeps on trucking along, with Vaughan on Ultimate X-Men, Ellis on Nightmare and FF, Bendis on Spider-Man and Ultimate Elektra. After making Ultimate series for Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers and the FF, the best Marvel could come up with is Ultimate Elektra? And why all the guest stars in Spider-Man all of a sudden? Anyone else notice that Ellis writing more titles for Ultimate Universe than Bendis these days?
The Sins Past story ends in Amazing Spider-Man. I'm not sure if I like the changes they've implemented, but at least it keeps me intrigued.
Millar's Spider-Man faces a new look Venom. Does Venom need a new look?
And Powers gets another collection. Yay!!
DC Comics
Batman titles are still in War Games mode. It appears this is the aftermath of the huge crossover event.
Superman with Jim Lee and Brian Azzarello trucks along to the 8th of 12 parts. The first four parts have been a bit slow, but I hope this will be epic by the time the 12th part has come out.
Superman: Secret Identity gets collected in a tpb and there has been good buzz about this so I might pick it up.
Identity Crisis will spotlight on Batman as the penultimate issue of the miniseries comes out.
JLA Classified marks Grant Morrison's return to the team. This should be excellent. It's the start of the series which will feature rotating creative teams doing story arcs. Perfect for the TPB fans as well.
The Titans story, "Titans Tomorrow" has me interested in the upcoming Legion series as well. Waid and Kitson on Legion sounds like a team that should not be missed. Finding the best way to budget books to read these days is harder than ever.
Wildstorm: The October relaunch of The Authority finally addresses the coup that occurred months ago. Ex-Machina is quite excellent. I don't know what to make of The Intimates. I like Jim Lee and I want to support Joe Casey, but the idea seems a bit odd. We'll also get to the halfway point on Sleeper.
Other: Busiek moves along on JLA, and a tie-in with Identity Crisis hits JSA.
Marvel
Avengers seems to be the team that gets the spotlight these days. New Avengers seems to be the "All-Star" team of the Marvel Universe. I wonder a number of things about this. First, it seems like Brian Bendis, an excellent writer, has a ton of control over the direction of the Marvel Universe. The cast of this series seems similar to that of Secret War (which also ties in with The Pulse). I don't understand the obsession with Power Man and Spider-Woman. Also, while I'm not an Avengers fan, it seems to me that the true team is made up of something like Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Vision and Scarlet Witch (give or take a Hawkeye, Hank Pym or She-Hulk). So I'm cautiously curious about this one.
Ed Brubaker takes over Captain America, who along with Iron Man is scheduled to have a new series start (again). I will probably pick up Brubaker's Cap over Ellis's Iron Man but this decision pains me. Perhaps I can find a friend who will pick up the other series and we can share.
Pulse is a book that I started buying because I like Bendis. I even tried to catch up with all the back issues of Alias. But in the end, I found the series Alias a little underwhelming (doesn't Jessica Jones seem like the female comic book version of the writer?) and Pulse, due to its bimonthly schedule, just very slow. I don't think I will continue for another story arc, despite its Secret War tie-in (is that over?)
Fantastic Four starts a Galactus story. This may be the "make or break" arc for me considering that I dislike cosmic stories and Waid has a new DC series starting as well (Legion).
Marvel Team-Up comes along to remind us we're in a shared universe. I thought that the nu-Marvel didn't acknowledge continuity.
Mark Millar's Wolverine continues. The preview art by JRJR makes the title character look a little funny.
X-Men The End looks like it has the Goblin Queen (a la Inferno) on the cover. The second issue of this series was good but this illustration makes me nervous for the future.
Uncanny X-Men starts a new story arc but without Alan Davis. This is unfortunate - Davis makes the book much better.
Is X-Men #164 Chuck Austen's last issue?
The Ultimate Universe keeps on trucking along, with Vaughan on Ultimate X-Men, Ellis on Nightmare and FF, Bendis on Spider-Man and Ultimate Elektra. After making Ultimate series for Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers and the FF, the best Marvel could come up with is Ultimate Elektra? And why all the guest stars in Spider-Man all of a sudden? Anyone else notice that Ellis writing more titles for Ultimate Universe than Bendis these days?
The Sins Past story ends in Amazing Spider-Man. I'm not sure if I like the changes they've implemented, but at least it keeps me intrigued.
Millar's Spider-Man faces a new look Venom. Does Venom need a new look?
And Powers gets another collection. Yay!!
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