Big, budget-blowing week -

BOOSTER GOLD #0 - Booster's saved Ted so now what? Timestream hilarity ensues in a Zero Hour crossover. Hey, I liked Zero Hour...

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #11 - Last week set the stage by having all hands converging on Apokolips - so how does this all tie together? Especially with Piper? I mean, Piper?

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Big win last night for the Giants!

If Previews is to be believed, this is what looks good that's shipping this Wednesday - and its actually a $30 week...

All New Atom #20 - Gail Simone's swansong on the book, and the answer to Wonder Woman's JLA membership offer. This is a solid book but has never really stood out from the pack and with its sales ( Read more... )

Back in work but feeling a little befuddled today so no real post...except for this one.


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I'm off sick today so I'm blogging from the sofa watching movies. Pity I can't do this for a living...

Anyway, here you go - and this is the week where the budget goes straight out of the window:

Action Comics #681- The LSH storyline rumbles on. Feels like its dragging a bit, to be honest.

Countdown to Adventure #6 - This, however, is running along ( Read more... )

The DC solicits are up and again, I'm a bit later than usual but...

COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #4-1 - The Great Disaster has arriv
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Wonder Woman #16 - it's Wonder Woman facing down an army.

With warrior gorillas backing her up.

Warrior.

Gorillas.

This is why comics exist.


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There's always something that slips past an editor's eagle eye - nobody's perfect. Something that is, basically, a cock-up...

Take Countdown #14, for example...

First you have your generic faceless stormtrooperssoldiers of Monarch's army attacking an outpost held by Earth-51's Monitor, Earth-51's Batman and the new Red Robin (our Jason Todd). ( Read more... )

Howsabout we just pretend that I can stick to a $30 rule and not do the math, eh?

Blue Beetle #23 - Things are coming to a head for the Reach and Jamie. I'm sticking till thats wrapped up then we'll see.

Countdown Presents Lord Havok and the Extremists#4 - Yes, its derivative trash. There, I said it. But I'm still finding it oddly enjoyable.

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Narrowly beating the competition...Countdown #15

The Pledge

Take two Donna Troys - one, ours, who's been traipsing around the multiverse for months and not having much fun and another psychotic version, trapped in her old Wonder Girl duds who's taken up with Monarch's army under the banner of Queen Belthera, who nobody really remembered from ( Read more... )