There’s no comic blurbs from last week’s releases, because the Midwest has been hit by at least two winter storms, six inches of snow, and as I look out my window, lots and lots of freezing rain.

So here’s what’s coming out for this week alone.

One story I’m interested in reading this week is Countdown: Arena #2 - the second part of a four-part mini-series which has Captain Atom - now dubbing himself the Monarch - gathering heroes and villains from across the Multi-verse (Elseworlds) to battle one another in order to find the best of the best to serve in his war against the Monitors. If you have any favorites from Elseworlds, this might be the first - and last - place you see them.

Green Lantern #25 brings on the end of the Sinestro War in a double-sized issue. I actually haven’t been picking up Green Lantern as much as I should - because this is one event I think that is ripe for the trades. But from what I’ve heard, its everything World War Hulk could have and should have been! If you’re a GL fan, definitely pick this one up.

I can’t say enough good things about Salvation Run, which debuts its second issue this week. The storyline has a growing number of supervillains stranded on an alien world fraught with death-traps. With the Flash rogues (Captain Cold, Abracadabra, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, Heat Wave) taking front and center and more of the DCU’s baddest joining the fray, this one story you really don’t want to miss. Plus, its written by Bill Willingham (Fables, Shadowpact), and by all indications seems to be the best supervillain title to date.

Even as things go from bad to worst in the regular Spider-Books, the one-generation-removed Spider-Girl keeps chugging along. Despite numerous cancellation attempts, Amazing Spider-Girl celebrates its 10th anniversary in the fifteenth issue of the second volume. Definitely worth picking up for fans of the MC2 line.

Fantastic Four #22 reveals Mr. Fantastic’s actions during Civil War, and considering all the “good” (note sarcasm) that came out of them, a future Dr. Doom has warned the smartest man in the M.U. must be stopped at all costs. This sounds ominous - let’s see how things take shape.

Can Brian Michael Bendis continue his recent winning streak with New Avengers #37, which includes a massive team-up and throw-down against the Hood’s assortment of villains? This story plows headlong into Bendis’ much-curious “Secret Invasion” storyline, and everyone wants to know if the story really has legs or not - and this just might be the defining chapter.

After seeing their line-up, I’m really interested in New Warriors #6 - too bad the team just disbanded. But with so many questions unanswered, I definitely going to be picking up this book as well as the five issues I missed beforehand.

Nova is the quite simply put the one book you must read from Marvel. If you didn’t like Civil War, if you didn’t like World War Hulk, if you think Secret Invasion stinks to high heavens - it doesn’t matter. Nova finds one of the last remaining old New Warriors as the last surviving of the Xander Space Corps (think Marvel’s Green Lanterns) and the last hope for the future of the galactic protectors. With great art and writing and a second-tier character facing things that would cause Iron Man to rust his armor on a daily basis, Nova is the bright new light in the Marvel stable.

X-Factor #26 involves Wolverine’s hunt for Cable along with a recently revamped X-Force in a race against time to stop Predator X, the Purifier and/or the Marauders from getting there. Messiah Complex is continuing to heat up and darn this winter weather I’m already one issue behind!

That’s it for this week. The weather withholding, hopefully next week I’ll be able to lay my hands on some issues to bring you a more in-depth report. See ya then!

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2 Comments »

1. 
   Devin de Gruyl
   December 11, 2007 at 11:43 am

   I just want to take a moment here to applaud Spider-Girl on her tenth anniversary. Considering it all started as a one-off issue of What If, I think she’s turned out rather well for herself, and certainly lasted longer than I thought. It’s a silly concept, but for whatever reason it’s struck a chord with readers where other female spinoffs of Spidey have failed as such (yeah, I’m looking at you, Jessica).

   And at least she hasn’t (yet) turned out as badly as Cir-El did a couple universes over…

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2. 
   Richard
   December 12, 2007 at 12:21 am

   I completely agree, Devin, although I don’t think it’s quite as silly as you make it out to be. The Spider-Cast has been remarkably well-preserved. Neither Peter nor May have publically revealed his identity, only to have to cover it up without so much hologram mumbo-jumbo, nor has Peer potentially been called to make a deal with the devil to erase his and MJ’s marriage. Every time I turn around I see Joe Q and JMS scratching their heads over making the next “big Spider-Man story”, but Tom DeFalco has totally succeeded in just making a consistently great great Spider-Man book . . . and it’s not even about Spider-Man!

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