In which I realize Grant Morrison will not actually be writing the series. But turns out not to drastically affect its quality.
ATOMIC ROBO AND THE RING OF FIRE #1 (IDW)
New home, same great storytelling. Very glad to see Clevinger and Wegener back in print.
BATMAN #44 (DC)
Snyder and Azzarello make for a potent combination. Out of current continuity, this flashback tale made the news thanks to its commentary on the spate of police shootings making news.
ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN #4 (DC)
If Deathstroke (with all due apologies to Tony Daniel, etc.) were as awesome in his own comic as here is here, I'd read that, too. Reminds me how awesome it was to see him in The Shade, too.
BLOODSHOT REBORN #6 (Valiant)
In which Bloodshot realizes there's a bad guy who's also attempting to absorb all the stray nanites...
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE #1, 2 (Marvel)
Seven years in the making, Loeb and Sale finally return to this latest collaboration. I'm ecstatic to see this happening. Curiously, the first issue reprints the long-ago zero issue, but after the contents of the new material.
CIVIL WAR #4 (Marvel)
Black Panther turns out to be a Skrull. And suddenly the follow-up to the original Civil War, Secret Invasion, seems less random. Yet another thing this reprise gets more right than the original. Thanks, Soule. Again.
DAREDEVIL #18 (Marvel)
I assumed all along that Waid was headed to a quasi-rehash of the classic Daredevil narative, and in this finale that's exactly what he does. The comic itself is not so bad, but then Waid writes in his going-away thoughts how this run has been his most creatively-rewarding to date. How he forgotten writing Wally West? Even if the style was more deliberate, I'd hold the best of that run to anything Waid has written in a regular superhero comic since...
DIRK GENTLEY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY #4 (IDW)
I've settled in to really enjoying the random pleasures of this experience. Viva Douglas Adams! Who makes a cameo this issue!
DOCTOR WHO: FOUR DOCTORS #4, 5 (Titan)
Cornell concludes the crossover epic. Eventually gets around to explaining why the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) wasn't included.
DOOMED #4 (DC)
The only objection I have to this series, as it turns out, is the poor choice in style for the lead's narrative captions. Otherwise, more solid material from Lobdell.
E FOR EXTINCTION #4 (Marvel)
The conclusion to this Secret Wars tie-in seems to be a comics version of X-Men: The Last Stand's final encounter between Wolverine and Jean Grey. Nice save, Burnham.
EARTH 2: SOCIETY #4 (DC)
I love, love, love how this series has completely embraced the full potential of being its own continuity.
FIGHT CLUB 2 #5 (Dark Horse)
Finally had a look at this. That's about all I've got to say about that.
THE FUSE #14 (Image)
I'm settling in as a regular reader.
GRAYSON #11, 12, Annual #2 (DC)
Yeah, I've finally decided to read this series more regularly. It's just too darn good to continue overlooking.
GREEN LANTERN Annual #4 (DC)
Venditti promised, or someone promised, answers. But there are frustratingly few. Darn you, Venditti!
IMPERIUM #8 (Valiant)
Divinity, the guy from Divinity (no, seriously!) pops up in something other than Divinity. Although this is kind of more or less a rephrasing of Divinity except in an Imperium context...
JUSTICE LEAGUE #44 (DC)
Don't tell anyone else that Darkseid dies in this installment of "Darkseid War"!
JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 #3, 4 (DC)
Don't tell anyone that I snuck back into this series because I realized all over again, this is supposed to be Legion of Super-Heroes territory. But Giffen/DeMatteis have managed to create yet another platform for their genius instead...
MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER #12 (Dynamite)
I caught up with this release from earlier in the year because it concludes a story I finally got around to seeing in its inception from a first issue I read in my comiXology account (don't tell anyone I'm still working away at that!). I don't think the muted impact (the first issue was better) is because I skipped, oh, ten issues. But it's still fun seeing Van Lente in something I actually wanted to read again.
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #4 (DC)
Through no real fault on my own, I missed the previous issue. But I still love this series.
MIRACLEMAN #1 (Marvel)
This new first issue marks the start of the reprints as they reach the Gaiman material, having concluded
MS. MARVEL #18 (Marvel)
Kamala's mother knew!
NAMELESS #5 (Image)
Morrison's weird comic (his latest weird comic) finally saw another issue published. Burnham shows restraint (for a change). Reads a lot like the first issue. Made me interested again.
THE NEW DEAL (Dark Horse)
See thoughts elsewhere.
PREZ #4 (DC)
The comics shop had a giant mix-up in its shipments that week. So I panicked and got a digital edition. I've had some fun digitally lately, but I'm not gonna tell you anything else. Then the shop got the print edition. And this becomes the latest comic where I have both, and don't mind. Just two issues left, alas.
SANDMAN: OVERTURE #6 (Vertigo)
All along I've been reading how this whole story leads back to Sandman #1. And that's exactly what happens. This was probably my favorite issue of the series. Sad to see it go. Very, very gorgeous work, Williams (III).
STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN #3 (DC)
Larfleeze on the cover...!
STAR WARS #9 (Marvel)
I thought they promised answers from Sana Solo this issue?
STAR WARS: SHATTERED EMPIRE #1 (Marvel)
Takes place concurrently with the Battle of Endor (at least during this issue). Features Poe Dameron's parents. No idea who Poe Dameron is? Perhaps this prequel to The Force Awakens just isn't meant for you, son...
The, ah, misshipment issue prevented me from reading a new Star Wars: Lando...
STRINGERS #1 (Oni)
Guggenheim and Greenwood (Resurrection) started working on this years ago. Guggenheim and Greenwood, meet Loeb and Sale...
SUPERMAN #44 (DC)
As far as I'm concerned, some of the best Superman storytelling...ever.
THIS DAMNED BAND #2 (Dark Horse)
Cornell's second issue was good enough to helped the series get a foothold in the QB50 running.
WE ARE ROBIN #3, 4 (DC)
In the fine tradition of the original Robin ongoing being the best thing about Jean-Paul Valley's stint as Batman, Bermejo has turned this one into the best thing about the Commissioner Batman era. That second issue, which doesn't feature Duke, is the best one to date.
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #21 (DC)
My periodic sampling of this series continues. Superman is a dick. But he kind of has a reason to be.
Woo hoo I haven't read any of that. I got the first volume of Grayson to read at some point. Just finished the first volume of Batman Eternal. I don't know why you'd want the print and digital of the same comic but maybe if you just have to collect stuff for the sake of it.
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