News for the Week of May 14, 2008
Rick’s Writin’s
Rick’s at the Emerald City Comic Con today.
Paula’s Picks
Paula’s at the Emerald City Comic con today, as well.
Chad’s Choosin's
First up, we have Amazing Spider-Man #559, which features Dan Slott’s
return to the title. Anita Blake #11 is the penultimate issue in this
maxi-series, and has her dealing with last issue’s big revelation.
Batman #676 starts the Batman RIP storyline by Grant Morrison. Booster
Gold #9 finds Booster and the (old) Blue Beetle rebuilding the JLI in
an attempt to stop O.M.A.C. Captain Britain and MI: 13 #1 is a Secret
Invasion tie-in, and is written by Paul Cornell, who wrote quite a few
of Doctor Who novels. Green Arrow and Black Canary #8 has Green Arrow
and Black Canary fighting Ra’s al Ghul and his League of Assassins.
Green Lantern Corps #24 continues the GLC’s quest to track down
the Sinestro Corps rings. Guardians of the Galaxy #1 is the first issue
of an all new series that comes out of the Annihilation: Conquest storyline.
Project Superpowers #3 continues Alex Ross’ comic that uses superheroes
from the 1940s. Secret Invasion Fantastic Four #1 has the Skrulls transporting
the Baxter Building, and the FF, into the Neutral Zone. Serenity: Better
Days #3 is the last issue of this mini-series, concluding with a brutal
showdown when one of the crew is captured and tortured. Superman #676
has Superman searching for answers to a riddle with a dying man that’s
been part of Superman’s life from the beginning. It features a cover
by Alex Ross. Titans #2 features the original Teen Titans being stalked
and attacked by an unknown foe. The Twelve #5 is Straczynski tale of a
group of golden age Marvel superheroes brought through time into the present.
This issue features the origin of the Witness. Wolverine #65 is a Divided
We Stand tie-in and concludes the Get Mystique storyline, and has Wolverine
and Mystique duking it out in the deserts of Iraq. Wonder Woman #20 features
a new artist (Aaron Lopresti) and has the return of the red-eyed invader
from issue #16. X-Men Legacy #211 is another Divided We Stand tie-in and
starts the Sins of the Father storyline, which has Charles Xavier discovering
that his father is linked to a swath of tragic deaths. X-Men Origins:
Colossus shows the origin of the Russian mutant. Lastly, glamourpuss is
a very deep comic. And those of you that know me know I’m really
tall, so it’s gotta be pretty deep.