On another board I'm on, there's a thread where people post their pull list each week. Some conversation follows. I thought it would be cool to start that here, since in general, there's a lot more comics discussion on this board.
Plus, I was somewhat inspired by the recently Marvel Now discussion in another thread, comparing the two reboots.
Regardless of characters (where I think Marvel pretty much tops DC in every way, I think Marvel's slow-rollout is a MUCH better way of doing things, creatively and monetarily. It doesn't feel rushed and hurried (see the myriad of comments here about DC timeline), and it spreads out how many new things you've GOTTA try.
Anyway, here's mine:
BOOM! STUDIOS Aliens Vs Parker #1 (Of 4)(Cover A Phil Noto), $3.99 Grace Randolph's Supurbia #5 (Cover A Stephane Roux), $3.99
DARK HORSE COMICS Ghost #4, $2.99 Star Wars #3, $2.99
DC COMICS Batgirl #18, $2.99 Batman #18 (Greg Capullo Regular Cover), $3.99 Batman And Robin #18, $2.99 Before Watchmen Ozymandias #6 (Of 6)(Jae Lee Regular Cover), $3.99 Green Lantern Corps #18 (Juan Jose Ryp Regular Cover), $2.99 Katana #2 (David Finch Regular Cover), $2.99 Saucer Country #13, $2.99 Threshold #3 (Howard Porter Regular Cover), $3.99
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT Kevin Smith's The Bionic Man Annual #1 (Mike Mayhew Regular Cover), $4.99
IMAGE COMICS Change #4 (Of 4), $3.50 End Times Of Bram And Ben #3 (Of 4), $2.99 Manhattan Projects #10, $3.50 Nowhere Men #4, $2.99 Peter Panzerfaust #10, $3.50 Todd The Ugliest Kid On Earth #3 (Of 4), $2.99 Triggergirl 6 #1, $5.99 Walking Dead #108, $2.99 Where Is Jake Ellis #3 (Of 5), $3.50
MARVEL COMICS Age Of Ultron #2 (Of 10)(Bryan Hitch Regular Cover), $3.99 Alpha Big Time #2 (Of 5), $2.99 Avengers Arena #6 (Michael Del Mundo Regular Cover), $2.99 Avenging Spider-Man #18, $3.99 Fantastic Four #5 (Mark Bagley Regular Cover), $2.99 Fearless Defenders #2 (Mark Brooks Regular Cover), $2.99 Secret Avengers #2 (Tomm Coker Regular Cover), $3.99 Thor God Of Thunder #6, $3.99 Thunderbolts #6, $2.99 Ultimate Comics Wolverine #1 (Of 4)(Art Adams Regular Cover), $3.99 Uncanny X-Men #3 (Chris Bachalo Regular Cover), $3.99 Wolverine #1 (Alan Davis Regular Cover), $3.99
Not only is it heavier on Marvel Now over DC52 (Also, two DC aren't even nu52 titles), but I'm also much more interested in them. I'm not even caught up on Before Watchmen.
This is an insane week for new releases. There's a ton of stuff I'd like to read and will eventually get to some way or another, but I had to prioritize as usual because comics are expensive, yo. I also almost exclusively buy digitally so I don't have an actual "pull list". Thankfully, Comixology is back to normal.
Anyway, today for me it's:
Uncanny X-Men #3 Wolverine and the X-Men #26 Batman #18 The Manhattan Projects #10
I've only read Uncanny X-Men so far, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I do like how digital DC comics prices drop by a dollar after 30 days. Lets me pick up stuff I missed a little down the road. And I've found being patent and waiting for the regular sales where comics drop to 99 cents each pays off. Plus free comics come about pretty regularly too.
I'm all about digital.
Having said that, and speaking of Hawkeye, I believe the Hawkeye trade paperpack collecting #1-5 came out today. I'll be moseying on down to the actual brick and mortar comic store for that!
Speaking of Hawkeye (again), the first two issues are now on Marvel Unlimited (which I am LOVING now that there's an app), but the first issue will not load.
Originally posted by SchippeWreckSpeaking of Hawkeye (again), the first two issues are now on Marvel Unlimited (which I am LOVING now that there's an app), but the first issue will not load.
I was ready to drop unlimited after the redesign because the new layout makes it almost impossible to deal with. I went looking for the App yesterday and couldn't find it; is it for android?
I heard such good things I had to check it out: The silent issue of Batman and Robin #18 was devastating. Genuinely emotional and heart wrenching. Normally, I'm not keen on "silent" issues because I like snappy patter, and it's only March, but this has to be considered the best DC Comic of the year. At least one of them at year's end.
Additionally, Batman #18 was very good too. It's no coincidence the two issues of Scott Snyder's Batman run I've enjoyed most are the two featuring Harper Row. She's a compelling new character to the Bat Universe. And yeah, it's clear how everyone thinks she should be Robin, but what I like is Harper Row herself doesn't want to be Robin
But I think what I like about Harper Row is that the way she sees and regards Batman is a prism for how I think I would also see him if I lived in Gotham: Yes, he's the coolest and he's necessary and amazing, but I wouldn't want to know him as a person either. He's more powerful as an idea. Yet Batman repeatedly finds himself encountering Harper when he's at his weakest or at his lowest ebb. You can take your Jokers and your Owls and whatnot but I think this character is the most interesting thing Scott Snyder is doing in Batman.
I usually love Wolverine and the X-Men but #26 should have been titled "Origin Again". Because that's what 80% of it was: reading Origin again.
(edited by John Orquiola on 14.3.13 1244) "Cody, I mustache you a question." - The Miz
Age of Ultron #2 Archer & Armstrong #8 Batgirl #18 Batman #18 Batman & Robin #18 Bloodshot #9 Green Lantern Corps #18 Hoax Hunters #8 Mind the Gap #8 Nowhere Men #4 Star Wars #3 Threshold #3 Walking Dead #108 - I think Ezekiel will turn out to be way worse than Negan (who is way worse than the Governor even)
"You are going to get a certain amount of snarkiness on the Internet no matter what, and my rule is that you don't post anything that you wouldn't say to someone's face." Marc Andreyko (Writer of DC Comic's "Manhunter")
I usually love Wolverine and the X-Men but #26 should have been titled "Origin Again". Because that's what 80% of it was: reading Origin again.
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In all fairness, WatXM #26 was about a hundred times more palatable than rereading Origins. It managed to cover in 10 pages what Origins took forever to do. I like the concept of Dog Logan as a crazy time traveler.
The Hunger Games is on sale for Amazon Kindle at only $1.99! (The W at Amazon) If you've been wanting to pick it up, now's the time. (It was $5 only a few days ago.)