The Pull List: 4/27
Very big week, which means the reviews will be shorter.
Top of the Stack
1. Action Comics #900 - Great issue. I didn't understand all the negative press over Superman renouncing his U.S. citizenship (when did he really become a citizen). Super decided to take on a greater view as the worlds top cop instead of just enforcing "the American Way", isn't that what he already does. The story was a tad unnecessary, but it was 9 pages of an 80 page book. Damion Lindeloff's Jor-El story was amazing. Clearly the highlight of the issue for me. The lead story seemed kind of mashed together, a tie-in of too many plot threads, as the culmination of Lex's Black Ring saga leads directly to Reign of the Doomsdays. I loved Cornell's Lex story, but felt like the Doomsday portions were simply thrown in. The Lex story deserved a better ending. Pete Woods and Ryan Sook killed on this book, their art was amazing.
2. Morning Glories #9 - I love this title. Nice backstory on Jun and his mysterious twin. Great book. If you aren't buying Nick Spencer's gem, run to your local shop and pick it up. You absolutely will not be disappointed. My one wish, is that Rodin Esquejo would do some interiors. His covers are great, but Eisma's interior pencils lack the depth of the covers.
3. Secret Avengers #12.1 - I'm a bit of a Nick Spencer fan. He's writing great books for Marvel and Image (also one brilliant issue of Supergirl). This issue sees Steve's secret squad exposed, and having to deal with the ramifications. I love the new direction. The confrontation between Steve and USAgent was classic.
4. Mighty Thor #1 - Copiel's pencils are stunning. Plus it's Thor, Silver Surfer and Galactus. I'm very interested to see where Matt Fraction takes this initial storyline.
5. Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #9 - Part 6 of the War of the Green Lanterns did not disappoint. This issue saw the main characters splitting up in teams of two to each tackle what they thought was the larger problem. Great crossover. Every issue of this stroyline has been perfect.
Rest of the Pull list:
Having fallen far behind in posting this, i'm simply ranking these puppies with little to no commentary.
6. Justice Society #50 - I love this arc. Like Flash as mayor. Very interested to see where this goes.
7. Detective Comcs #876 - Not as strong as the last few issues, but still very good. I missed the inclusion of a Commissioner Gordon backup story.
8. Wonder Woman #610 - Gorgeous cover by Don Kramer. Hester crafts another great chapter in WW's journey of discovery.
9. Captain America #617 - I hate having Bucky in jail and out of costume. Story seemed fractured as it was really 3 separate shorts.
10. New Mutants #24 - Culmination of Age of X. Really enjoyed this storyline. Most original X-story in quite some time.
11. Uncanny X-Men #536 - Like the inclusion of the Breakworld and the characters Whedon created. Dodson pencils are amazing.
12. American Vampire #14 - The second part of the new storyline was a little slower than the first, but its building.
13. Flash #11 - I didn't love the seond issue of this story, it seemed like this book is inching toward Flashpoint instead of running to it.
14. Brightest Day #24 - Final part of the story left almost as many questions as we started with. Swamp Thing and Constantine in the DCU, is Hawgirl dead, is Firestorm really going to detonate, Deadman is actually a deadman... a little too anti-climactic with too many dangling plot threads for a bi-weekly story that took a year to tell.
15. Batman Inc. #5 - So much going on, it was hard to keep track. A little too much of Morrison in this issue.
16. FF #2 - Fun second issue, where we get to see more of what makes little Valeria tick, and why Doom is on the squad.
17. Amazing Spider-Man #659 - Kind of a snoozer for me. Would have been ranked lower had it not been for Camuncoli's pencils which are great (I think he'll make a big leap to stardom this year).
18. Avengers #12.1 - Did anything really happen in here to warrant a special issue?
19. X-Men #10 - Thank god this Lizard/Dark Beast story is done. Even Bachalao's usually interesting pencils missed on this arc.
20. Age of X Universe #2 - The timing of this book was off, it should have been released last week, where it could have stood on it's own instead of being overshadowed by the Age of X finale.
21. Secret Avengers #12 - I don't really care about John Steele and his adventures during WWII. Sorry. A rare Brubaker miss.
Top of the Stack
1. Action Comics #900 - Great issue. I didn't understand all the negative press over Superman renouncing his U.S. citizenship (when did he really become a citizen). Super decided to take on a greater view as the worlds top cop instead of just enforcing "the American Way", isn't that what he already does. The story was a tad unnecessary, but it was 9 pages of an 80 page book. Damion Lindeloff's Jor-El story was amazing. Clearly the highlight of the issue for me. The lead story seemed kind of mashed together, a tie-in of too many plot threads, as the culmination of Lex's Black Ring saga leads directly to Reign of the Doomsdays. I loved Cornell's Lex story, but felt like the Doomsday portions were simply thrown in. The Lex story deserved a better ending. Pete Woods and Ryan Sook killed on this book, their art was amazing.
2. Morning Glories #9 - I love this title. Nice backstory on Jun and his mysterious twin. Great book. If you aren't buying Nick Spencer's gem, run to your local shop and pick it up. You absolutely will not be disappointed. My one wish, is that Rodin Esquejo would do some interiors. His covers are great, but Eisma's interior pencils lack the depth of the covers.
3. Secret Avengers #12.1 - I'm a bit of a Nick Spencer fan. He's writing great books for Marvel and Image (also one brilliant issue of Supergirl). This issue sees Steve's secret squad exposed, and having to deal with the ramifications. I love the new direction. The confrontation between Steve and USAgent was classic.
4. Mighty Thor #1 - Copiel's pencils are stunning. Plus it's Thor, Silver Surfer and Galactus. I'm very interested to see where Matt Fraction takes this initial storyline.
5. Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #9 - Part 6 of the War of the Green Lanterns did not disappoint. This issue saw the main characters splitting up in teams of two to each tackle what they thought was the larger problem. Great crossover. Every issue of this stroyline has been perfect.
Rest of the Pull list:
Having fallen far behind in posting this, i'm simply ranking these puppies with little to no commentary.
6. Justice Society #50 - I love this arc. Like Flash as mayor. Very interested to see where this goes.
7. Detective Comcs #876 - Not as strong as the last few issues, but still very good. I missed the inclusion of a Commissioner Gordon backup story.
8. Wonder Woman #610 - Gorgeous cover by Don Kramer. Hester crafts another great chapter in WW's journey of discovery.
9. Captain America #617 - I hate having Bucky in jail and out of costume. Story seemed fractured as it was really 3 separate shorts.
10. New Mutants #24 - Culmination of Age of X. Really enjoyed this storyline. Most original X-story in quite some time.
11. Uncanny X-Men #536 - Like the inclusion of the Breakworld and the characters Whedon created. Dodson pencils are amazing.
12. American Vampire #14 - The second part of the new storyline was a little slower than the first, but its building.
13. Flash #11 - I didn't love the seond issue of this story, it seemed like this book is inching toward Flashpoint instead of running to it.
14. Brightest Day #24 - Final part of the story left almost as many questions as we started with. Swamp Thing and Constantine in the DCU, is Hawgirl dead, is Firestorm really going to detonate, Deadman is actually a deadman... a little too anti-climactic with too many dangling plot threads for a bi-weekly story that took a year to tell.
15. Batman Inc. #5 - So much going on, it was hard to keep track. A little too much of Morrison in this issue.
16. FF #2 - Fun second issue, where we get to see more of what makes little Valeria tick, and why Doom is on the squad.
17. Amazing Spider-Man #659 - Kind of a snoozer for me. Would have been ranked lower had it not been for Camuncoli's pencils which are great (I think he'll make a big leap to stardom this year).
18. Avengers #12.1 - Did anything really happen in here to warrant a special issue?
19. X-Men #10 - Thank god this Lizard/Dark Beast story is done. Even Bachalao's usually interesting pencils missed on this arc.
20. Age of X Universe #2 - The timing of this book was off, it should have been released last week, where it could have stood on it's own instead of being overshadowed by the Age of X finale.
21. Secret Avengers #12 - I don't really care about John Steele and his adventures during WWII. Sorry. A rare Brubaker miss.
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