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another slow week...

Supreme Power -awesome
Uncanny X-Men -beautiful and the story is shaping up
Exiles -haven't read yet but this is the last issue for this title.

What I really liked about JSA #58 were all the genuine surprises and shocks -- not done just for the sake of shock value, but integrated into the story in a believable way. Plus, the guest villain who shows up at the end was awesome. I'd been wondering what happened to him/her/it all this time!

I just finished #58 (have I said lately how much I love DC++?). Great ending but I'm curious. I'm not much on Captain Marvel or Shazam history. Is that supposed to be ?

Yes.

Otherwise known as the !

Can't wait for the ending now.

I agree. This has been Johns' best arc on JSA in quite some time.

Anyone pick up "Secret Wars"?? It's an interesting take on supervillains and espionage.

***SPOILERS FOR #1*********

Nick Fury tries to answer the question: where do these supervillains get all that tech?? (or the cash to pay for it since they never seem to actually score enough from their jobs just to pay for the upkeep of their stuff) It leads to some interesting international intrigue and a moral dilema when his hands become tied by the President himself.

It was cool to see Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Danny Rand etc... and lesser folks like Killer Shrike and a flashback with the late Jack o' Lantern Despite the cover, Spider-Man doesn't appear (unless you count the pin-up in the appendix).

If I had to guess about the conspiracy angle here, I'd say that the U.S. knew full well that their money was being funneled for use by supervillains. Why? To keep the superhuman populace in check -- give them something to do, some *one* to fight rather than look at the bigger picture. Also, fighting "villains" would make them adored public heroes, and when you're loved by the public, there's less reason to become anti-social and a potential villain themselves. (well, that's my theory...)

I'm looking forward to see Fury assemble his team and to see how they'll be presented.

Oh yeah, and Bendis sure does like writing cop interrogation scenes doesn't he? (why not -- he's really good at those)

Hmm... I'm a bit disappointed with the ending of "Black Reign," in part because the Captain Marvel villain alluded to above was pretty much dispatched in one panel, with practically no fanfare.

I think this storyline peaked with the penultimate issue...

I had a surprise in my holds this week. A copy of The Walking Dead #2! Can't believe my shop found me a copy. Here's what I picked up:

Superman/Batman #6
Sojourn #32
Exiles #43
FF #510
The Walking Dead #2
Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang #2
Adventures of Superman #625
Coup D'etat #2 and #3

Now to find the time to read them!

You didn't get Superman: Secret Identity or DC: The New Frontier? I'm excited about both (as well as the new Human Target featuring art by Cliff Chiang).

this is what i got today:

"SUPERMAN / BATMAN" #6

"OUTSIDERS" #9

"WONDER WOMAN" #201

"THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN" #625

"SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY" #2

"ROSE & THORN" #3

"BIRDS OF PREY" #64

Matthew.

Did anyone pick up "The Pulse"? The very last page is a driver's license of a woman who was found dead in Cental Park, but there's nothing on the card (except a blurry photo and part of the signature)! I'm pretty sure there was supposed to be a computer image overlay that somehow got lost! The first two letters of the name seem to be "Te..." and the last letters of the last name could be "...ller" or "...fler"?? The cop says that this is a big deal so I imagine it's someone we're supposed to know. She's a young female with short hair (it seems light colored in the photo, but the body has dark hair). I can't think of who it might be!!

BATMAN/ SUPERMAN #6: Soo..... Captain Atom gets blown to smithereens again. Nice to see that he at least gets to save the day (a la Ferro Lad, taking Supe's place as pilot of the "SuperBat" robot (there's no explaining it -- you gotta see it)). Odd that the way it was shown, it appears that he blew up on impact but the whole idea was that he was supposed to absorb the Kryptonite radiation, so it's unclear what actually happened there. I wonder if this is a direct lead-in to Kara's appearance. Luthor never did explain why the meteor was "drawn" to Superman.

And Luthor's last line "There will be a reckoning ... A CRISIS." Whoo-boy if that's not a loaded statement... (nice Byrne Wolverine homage btw, with that image)

Superman/Batman really is shaping up to be an important title in terms of events in the DCU. (Er, it *is* in-continuity, isn't it?)

I'm frankly a bit glad to see the whole Luthor-as-President storyline finally resolved... it had pretty much run its course, IMO...

Is DC: The New Frontier #2 out? I have both Secret Identity #1 and New Frontier #1 downloaded and am downloading Secret #2 (as my store didn't have a copy). But I thought New Frontier just came out and I didn't look for a copy.

DC: The New Frontier #2 came out yesterday.

what do u mean downloaded? we can download comics now??

my comics for this week:

THE LEGION #30 [ final part of "Foundations" ]

SUPERMAN #202 [ Part 3 of "Godfall" ]

GREEN LANTERN #174

THE FLASH #207

AVENGERS #79

and

WIZARD #150 [ info on Jim Lee's "Superman" and a preview of "Identity Crisis", i'm really looking forward to both of these .... ]

Matthew.

If you share you can.

Bear with any typos in my list as I've been confined to a wrist splint for my recently diagnosed carpal tunnel.

Here is my last three weeks worth of comics, picked up yesterday for a total of about $95 (my discount didn't kick in for some reason but I'll get it fixed tomorrow):

Cerebus #300
Avengers/Thunderbolts #1 - I wasn't going to pick this up but I peeked at the interior and thought I'd give the first issue a try.
Ultimate FF #3
Superman #202
Regin of the Zodiac #7 - sticking with it until the very end.
Negation #27 - Yay! I got a copy. This is my favorite title right now.
Legion #30 - still getting two copies but wondering why.
JLA #93 & #94 - didn't realize the Byrne/Claremont reunion was here already.
Inhumans #10
El Cazador #5 - forgot this was even on my pull list. I need to start over from the beginning.
Avengers #79
Supreme Power #8
Superman Batman #7
Superman: Birthright #8
Snake Plissken #4 - finally got published
Authority #10
Iron Man #78
Lady Death #12
Ultimate Spider-Man #54 - I thought I dropped this title. I really need to.
Ultimate X-Men #43 - getting close to being dropped like Ultimate Spidey.
Action Comics #813
El Cazador Blackjack Tom #1
Green Arrow #36
Exiles #44
Batman #624
Inquest #108
Diamond Previews

just got back from the CBS !!!

this what i bought:

Teen Titans #9
Superman / Batman #8
Adventures of Superman #626
Wonder Woman #202
Rose & Thorn #4
Smallville #7
Superman: Secret Identity #3

Matthew.

No Teen Titans #9 at my shop. I'll look for it in Vegas next week. Here's what I picked up this week, which includes last week's books:

Previews
Conan #2 - Whatta cover!
Avengers #80 - I'll stick it out until the end. Once this volume is over, its gone.
Ultimate FF #4
Ultimate Spider-Man #55 - got a copy of my pull list. With the help of Previews I'm prunning it down. This is the first title to go.
Wildguard #6
X-Treme X-Men #43 - Gambit was on the cover so I had to buy it for Caroline.
Adventures of Superman #626
Aquaman #16
Fantastic Four #511 - another candidate for the drop list.
Inhumans #11 - only 1 issue to go.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang #3
Superman/Batman #8

Well, After my misadventures this weekend trying (unsuccessfully ) to get Darden to a shop around here, I was bound and determined I'd hit Wonderland Comics this afternoon. And for my troubles, the guy at the desk gave me a 10% first-time buyer's discount!

My Legion back-issue picks:

1-3 and 5 of the LSH Index by ICG
Superman 423
Secret Origins v.2 #8 (Shady) and 37 (The Subs)

I also got 3 or 4 books I'd missed on my preorders, and a bunch of POWER PACKs off the 50 cent rack.

Still wish Far and Des ere there, though.

NEXT time, right?

A light week:

Justice League Adventures 30 : This was OK, though I've never been a Kamandi fan ...

Plastic Man 5 : This was a pleasant surprise! I'd been more or less indifferent to the previous issues, and seriously expected to drop this title after the end of the first story-arc. This issue had drama, suspense, and surprises (Plas' Boss actually gets a chance to display competence at his job! ); if next issue is this good, this title will be officially reprieved, at least as far as my reserve-list is concerned.

There was a rumor that BONE 54 might ship this week, but alas, it was not to be ...

this is what i got today [ a day later than usual, because of the bank holiday, on Monday !! ]

Teen Titans #10 [ Mike McKone's artwork is so great !!! i hope he stays on this title for a long while !!! ]

Action Comics #814 [ the logo has gone back to the more original typeface !!! i was really liking the new ones, with the large SUPERMAN logo, as part of it !!! ]

JSA #60

Matthew.

SCORE!

Back from another trek out to Wonderland Comics, and my fanboy coup of the day was Showcase '96 #3 for cover price. Both Mile High and Lone Star credit it as the first Birds of Prey team-up, wiht Oracle and Dinah working with Lois Lane, and want over $10 for it!

I also finally tracked down Conan #2. Beautiful book that's going in my preorders!

And for my Legion finds of the day, I got Showcase '96 #8, and the complete Timber Wolf mini for $4.

Add a couple more hole-fillers, and it was a great comix day.