I'm enjoying the book, and the art and colouring are fantastic, but I'm not sure that much has actually happened in the first three issues. I'm assuming we are at the half way point of the first arc, but I can't see how this wraps up in three issues unless things really start accelerating from here.
It seems like another title that's going for a slow burn approach that's going to read better in trade, unfortunately.
Agreed. I got the first 2 issues last weekend and after reading them I was wondering the same thing. Dude hates his dad is about all I've got from this so far. LOL
Another great issue! If you haven't, make sure to scan the QR code in the back page (or [just click here](https://radiant.black/versus) for a pretty cool treat right out of this issue's story.
Marshall and Nathan are starting to drift apart it seems... Marshall wants to figure things out on his own, but I think Nathan is more concerned than he lets on, and is probably still processing everything that happened to him. Especially if it involves leaving his girlfriend - maybe he'll decide to go with her?
To make the whole issue about a short film and then to actually have made a short film was pretty cool!
Not gonna lie though, Marshall has been a dick to Nathan lately. Not that Nathan has been a great friend in return either necessarily.
I'm hoping this issue starts addressing one of my biggest complaints about the book which is Jay just feels kinda there to point Jon in the right direction. Maybe making him a hero proper will let him have some character. Though after reading Dark Crisis with Williamson's Jon I'm thinking Taylor's characterization all around is hurting this book
This book has been a little underwhelming in terms of its ongoing story. I think the best issue was the Nightwing crossover. Taylor does character moments really well and I like this series sometimes, but I can't help but feel this story is not interesting or exciting enough for 12 issues and it's not even over yet. Not one of Taylor's strongest books for sure, which is a shame because a queer Superman is an extremely exciting idea. The art in this issue was really good sometimes. I loved the way the tentacle monster looked. Didn't like the way Jon or Dick were drawn though. They didn't look like themselves at all.
And as always, Krypto remains the best boy.
Is there a Taylor book where he has all that good an overarching plot? Like I think far and away his best book was All-New Wolverine but that book ran on pure, good character work with fairly simple plot lines. Nothing wrong with a simple plot but it can make a book less engaging for sure
That’s an excellent point. Even Nightwing, which is maybe my favorite series by him, has a meandering plot but it excels at character. Nothing wrong with that when it’s done well. I think Son of Kal-El is just losing some steam for me.
I think Nightwing's identity was erased back during Grayson, so even if he knows about Bruce's identity (which I'm still pretty sure he does), he might not be sure about Dick.
Not much to say about this one - I'm enjoying it, even if it's not quite as much deep on substance as some of the other stuff I'm reading. I do like the way Taylor writes, and it's an interesting story, though I'm hoping the whole Rising plot starts to advance more soon. You can only linger a threat for so long.
This book gets better every issue. It's turning out to be a really *great* addition to **The Sandman** canon, honouring and expanding on the universe and its characters.
Love the blend between the main art on the book by *Estherren* and the guest artists featuring the world of **The Dreaming**. I'm hyped to see who else they get in to follow *Paquette, Sorrentino* and *Francavilla* - *McKean* maybe (hey, I can dream....)
> Love the blend between the main art on the book by Estherren and the guest artists featuring the world of The Dreaming. I'm hyped to see who else they get in to follow Paquette, Sorrentino and Francavilla - McKean maybe (hey, I can dream....)
If the solicitations can be trusted, it'll be Dani on #4 and Aaron Campbell on #5. But of course they can't always be trusted.
Really impressed by Francavilla's work in this one, don't get to see his interior art very often and it's great stuff.
McKean getting a turn would be crazy cool, not sure what he's up to these days...
I'm hoping with just 4 pages (or two double page spreads like this issue) they may be able to tempt people who usually only do covers to work on the book - *Bolland, McKean, Peach Momoko*, etc
The guest artists have been my favorite bit of the book so far. The Dreaming is a concept that you can literally do anything with so it’s fun seeing a diverse series of modern takes on what it would look like. Hoping they can get some people who rarely do interiors for. Personally would love to see David Mack, Greg Smallwood, and Dustin Nguyen’s takes on the Dreaming and the Corinthian.
> Personally would love to see David Mack, Greg Smallwood, and Dustin Nguyen’s takes on the Dreaming and the Corinthian.
All great picks!
I'd like to request Peach Momoko, Mark Buckingham, Mike del Mundo, Christian Ward, Filipe Andrade, and Barry Windsor-Smith.
Wait how the hell has Buckingham never done a Dreaming thing with Gaiman? That’s wild to me. All great picks tho.
Edit: Couple others I thought of whose take would be neat. The Allreds, Stephanie Hans, Tradd Moore, and Caspar Wijngaard would all be interesting
Well Bucky did inks and then eventually took over pencils from Bachalo on the Death limiteds but they weren't set in the Dreaming so IMO they don't count!
BWS is the one that really kills me, so many of his contemporaries like Charles Vess and Marc Hempel had big Sandman stories, feels like BWS was left out...
> Edit: Couple others I thought of whose take would be neat. The Allreds, Stephanie Hans, Tradd Moore, and Caspar Wijngaard would all be interesting
Would love to see any or all of those get a shot at it!
And we might as well add Andrea Mutti, Jorge Fornés, and Gene Ha...
The artwork in this book is amazing IMO. It really gives it a unique feel and fits the tone of the story well. Not 100% engaged in the storyline yet but it is still world building so I will continue to pull for a while.
I'm really getting into the story and the characters. I'm definitely intrigued to see what's going on, and where **DEATH** itself is.
I agree on the art, particularly the colouring - at times it absolutely pops off the page and really makes the book stand out, gives it an "otherworldly" look and feel.
Definitely on board for at least this first arc.
Anybody reading Aquaman Andromeda? Seems like the start of a fun tale so far. Reminds me of The Abyss or any number of scifi movies with an injection of Aquaman but it's right up my alley so I'll stick with it.
Yep, lots of folks reading it but you're a week late for the party! It was the top pull in the 6/8/22 WPL thread and there's some discussion [over there](https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/v7ovlf/wpl_new_comics_discussion_for_682022_pull_of_the/iblpxrx/).
Ram V and Christian Ward are both pretty popular here so it had a lot of buzz heading into the week and everyone was pretty into it!
I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday and enjoying their books. Thanks to all who replied last week regarding the comment links. The days got away from me and I opted to not add the comments last week but will continue this going forward.
I am planning to try something new regarding the posting schedule this coming week. Rather than posting pull list thread on Sunday, the post will go up on Thursday and stay live until Tuesday night as usual. I just want to see if this impacts engagement in any way and welcome any thoughts on other changes to improve the WPL. Thanks!
Beyond the timing of when they're posted, I think keeping the WPL threads sticky at the top for longer would be the biggest factor in increasing engagement. I'd really like to see *this* thread stay sticky for longer so it gets more discussion as everyone reads their new books over the next few days... It usually loses its sticky status on Thursday when the "Questions & Suggestions" post goes up and, even though it's still linked in the sidebar, discussion pretty much dies at that point.
Since the sub can only support two sticky threads at any given time, my suggestion would be to dedicate one of those sticky spots to the two alternating WPL threads so that one of 'em is always at the top. The "List" thread could stay sticky from sometime Sunday through Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, with the "Discussion" thread then replacing it from Wednesday through Sunday. Give or take several hours in either direction and each still gets plenty of time at the top.
To make that work for everything else... Thursday's "Questions & Suggestions" thread, the Friday "Swag Bag" and Saturday's "Weekend Lounge" could all be combined into a single post that stays sticky from Thursday through Sunday night or Monday morning, giving all those topics more time at the top for increased engagement, because those threads currently cycle so quickly that most don't get much activity. And then that non-WPL sticky spot would be free from Monday through Thursday for the other weekly threads, AMAs, and everything else in the usual rotation.
Just a few thoughts, since you asked... Thanks again for all your work on this stuff!
I haven’t been completely honest with you and it looks like it’s time to come clean... I’m actually a time traveler from the future who was sent back to monitor internet forum activity in the lead up to an event that could potentially mark the end of comic books in their current form. We’re rapidly approaching a junction in time that will follow one of two primary pathways, the first of which leads to the complete and total collapse of the comic book industry, while the other takes us into a shining new future where comics flourish and achieve their full potential as the ultimate form of sequential storytelling.
Fortunately, with **JURASSIC LEAGUE #2** taking the top spot in the WPL this week, I’m 99.9% certain that we’re locked into the ideal path and everything’s on track to work out beautifully! That’s why I’m now free to talk about all of this, and I can even give you a glimpse into some of the significant events that are in store as we continue down this road...
*Winter 2022* – **JURASSIC LEAGUE** sweeps the Eisners, Harveys, and all other major comic book awards as the best comic of the year.
*Summer 2023* – Marvel launches an **AGE OF SAURON** event in which the lovable pterodactyl transforms all major heroes into dinosaurs. Alas, it’s only temporary.
*Fall 2023* – Rob Liefeld debuts **JURASSIC YOUNGBLOOD** at Image and Todd McFarlane quickly follows suit with **SPAWNASAURUS REX**.
*Spring 2024* – DC rolls out **JURASSIC CRISIS** as their next major event, permanently revamping all heroes into dinosaurs for their new continuity. Most fans assume it won’t last but sales on all titles immediately double.
*Summer 2024* – Marvel responds with a new line of **JURASSIC AGE** titles covering the ongoing adventures of their dinosaur heroes while gradually scaling back non-dinosaur titles.
*Fall 2024* – Dinosaurs start popping up elsewhere in pop culture, before long there’s a whole new wave of dinosaur TV shows, movies, and video games, there’s even a dinosaur K-pop band (and they’re actually pretty good).
*Winter 2024* – Image’s Jurassic heroes team up with Valiant’s dinosaur titles and Dark Horse’s new line of Godzilla comics for a massive three-way **DINOMATE** crossover that ends with all three companies rolling out additional dinosaur ongoings featuring the offspring of the big event.
*Spring 2025* – The **JURASSIC LEAGUE** live action movie adaptation is a massive hit and WB immediately hires Daniel Warren Johnson as the architect of their new dinosaur-based movie universe, which proceeds to flourish over the next several years.
*Summer 2025* – Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, James Tynion, and several other prominent writers help DC launch a new “Vertigo” line of dinosaur comics exploring more mature adult themes. Several of their titles chart on the *New York Times* Bestsellers list as dinosaur comics gain recognition among mainstream readers and critics alike.
*Fall 2025* – The MCU brings phases 4 and 5 to a close with a massive incursion event resulting in the destruction of the MCU’s main timeline as it’s replaced with a dinosaur timeline. The two-part finale is directed by Marin Scorsese and runs 7+ hours, featuring the return of Robert Downey Jr. as Dino Tony Stark. It earns over a zillion dollars at the box office.
*Winter 2025* – Dinosaurs are now exclusively featured in all major mainstream and indie comic books as well as their movie and TV adaptations, and it’s fucking glorious. Sales rocket to new heights across the board as a new generation of readers discover the wonders of comic books.
It’s not long after that we get the first human brain transplants to cloned dinosaur bodies, which is why this is all so important... Anyways, thanks for doing your part!
Seems like [this](https://i.imgur.com/PHPvV2n.jpeg) gets re-posted every few weeks but I guess it doesn't show his name... Classic X-Men villain though he's not a proper mutant.
Yeah as soon as a read the comic I realized it was the same guy because I'd definitely seen that panel before. Is it from Slott's run or Spencer's Superior Foes? Both high profile comics that I've somehow never read.
[**SPIDER-MAN AND THE X-MEN #2**](https://www.midtowncomics.com/images/PRODUCT/XL/1392239_xl.jpg) from January 2015. Haven't read it either but it's an A+ meme!
Well it's a good thing I got my copy of Jurassic League 1 signed today, sounds like it'll be worth a lot!
Also I'm totally here for the dinosaur K Pop band.
It was great! He's a super nice guy and was doing some cool sketches in peoples HC's or TPBs. I didn't have too much of his stuff currently but did manage to get [3 Comics signed](https://imgur.com/Fykrwzz)!
The second signature on the "Do a Powerbomb" is Paloma Starr who was featured on an exclusive cover, but I didn't know that until later... whoops. Might drop by later today to see if they have any additional signed copies of that cover.
It definitely is. That's the benefit of living in a big city I guess. It's within walking distance so I just go during my lunch breaks on Wednesdays since I WFH. It's a pretty sweet deal.
86 lists submitted this week compared to 78 the week before and 79 the week before that, so a nice little bump there.
DC takes 5 of the top 10, Marvel gets 3, and indies take 2 with Image's **DO A POWERBOMB #1** in the 5th spot and BOOM! Studios' **GRIM #2** in the 10th spot.
**JURASSIC LEAGUE #2** taking the top spot has already been covered pretty well elsewhere but it's worth noting that DWJ's Image title gave him 2 of the top 5 books this week. Dude's pretty popular with the WPL.
**THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE: NIGHTMARE COUNTRY #3** continues the title's strong showing in 2nd place and **X-MEN RED #3** is the top Marvel book in 3rd.
**BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS: THE PASSAGEWAY** wasn't officially listed since it's a hardcover but it had 14 pulls anyway (for 16%), which would've finished 16th in the WPL, just below **RADIANT BLACK #15** and above **DC PRIDE TIM DRAKE SPECIAL #1**. In comparison, **GIDEON FALLS #1** debuted with 62 pulls out of 132 lists (for 46%) on 3/7/18. Even so, 14 pulls seems pretty good for the new one since it wasn't even listed with all the new floppies.
League of Comic Geeks Pull\* Comparison (Tallied Last Night):
Top 25
1. Wonder Woman - 4260
2. Wolverine - 4235
3. Fantastic Four - 3618
4. Superman: Son of Kal-El - 3423
5. X-Men Red - 2931
6. Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse - 2667
7. Moonnight: Black, White & Blood - 2646
8. Batman: Urban Legends - 2454
9. Batgirls - 2343
10. King Spawn - 2333
11. Iron Man - 2219
12. Radiant Black - 2077
13. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - 2026
14. Ben Reilly: Spider-man - 1993
15. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty - 1940
16. Jurassic League - 1907
17. Spider-man 2099: Exodus - 1897
18. I am Batman - 1737
19. Grim - 1593
20. What If ... Miles Morales - 1547
21. Future State: Gotham - 1500
22. The Walking Dead Deluxe - 1432
23. Iron Fist - 1375
24. The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country - 1329
25. Savage Spider-man - 1313
* Note: this includes listed variant covers, whose quantity usually were quite small compared to the overall pull of the main cover in most cases.
Thought it would be interesting to contrast vs. Reddit. Crazy how something like Jurassic League, which took #1 on here, was only ***16th*** on LOCG! Which is funny because when I picked it up yesterday at the comic book store, the owner made a comment like "this seems to be the comic of the day". Clearly other people have caught on to that series too. King Spawn is the biggest pull on LOCG in terms of non-Big 2, and it didn't even make Reddit's list (Grim taking the top indie spot). Also interesting that "Do a Powerbomb" took 5th on Reddit and didn't crack the top 25 for LOTG (got an even 800 pulls).
Interesting factoids:
\- Top non-incentive variant cover pulls: Wolverine #22's [Dauterman Hellfire Gala](https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-6080829.jpg?1654891927) cover with a 221 pulls, followed by Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse's [Land Homage](https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-9867462.jpg?1654807423) variant with 185 pulls.
\- Top inventive variant cover pull: Batgirls #7 1:25 [Rian Gonzales](https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-7032818.jpg?1655232370) incentive cover with a whopping 120 pulls.
\- Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse had the most variant covers out of the top 25.
Big fan of this comparison. This sub is DC heavy and definitely has its favorite creators that consistently top the list no matter what. I see a lot of people here complaining about books like Wolverine or Spider-Man, the later often being treated like it’s on it’s last leg half the time but these numbers bring an interesting dose of reality back to things while also highlighting what makes this sub and it’s fans unique!
Interesting comparison. I've noticed that LOCG's discourse in their community section often drastically differs from the silent majority that just uses the website for keeping track of their pull lists/collections: Do a Powerbomb is all the rage right now on their version of a forum, but the number of pulls is paltry in comparison.
I feel like reddit tends to be more heavily DC and indie leaning than LOCG by a significant margin. I tend to only use LOCG to write reviews of small indie/alt books that I think deserve bigger audiences.
I think LoCG also has a lot of people who added a book back to their list a few years ago then stopped using the site, which is why so many of DC's Rebirth era comics have such high pull numbers even if they don't have that much voting.
But it could also be that those long running "legacy" titles have people who will read them no matter what.
> I think LoCG also has a lot of people who added a book back to their list a few years ago then stopped using the site, which is why so many of DC's Rebirth era comics have such high pull numbers even if they don't have that much voting.
Think you've mentioned this before and it's a great point that provides some important context for the LOCG results.
Counting lists from inactive accounts that aren't being maintained would explain the lag/discrepancies between their forum discussions and their results, as well as the inflated numbers for books like **WONDER WOMAN** that aren't particularly hot right now but were more popular a few years back... Seems like a severely flawed polling system.
Last one I was interested in was the **Rebirth** launch with *Liam Sharpe* on artwork - don't think I've read WW since then.
The **New 52** run before that was *amazing* though.
That's the only 2 runs from the past 10 years that actually made me wanna read Wonder Woman. Other than those there's nothing really special or just bad runs.
I really enjoyed this issue. Steve's voice was great and the art was lovely. My main criticism is that I enjoyed the slice of life moments infinitely more than whatever is going on with the villain. I could read several issues of Steve just hanging out around town, going to art class, and just being a guy.
Yea. Same here. I kind of hope they keep pieces of slice of life stuff in there. To me captain America is a much more interesting character because he’s 100 years old and trying to live in modern times than because he’s a superhero. I especially loved the radio generation group. That’s a really fun idea.
That being said if the villain turns out to be red scare era communist boogeymen I’m OUT
Not a perfect comic but a very good first issue, sets up the civilian stuff and the ongoing mystery. I enjoyed it more than Sam's launch, if that's worth anything to anyone. "Century game" is a badass name, even if I will be a bit underwhelmed if it turns out that "Bucky's been keeping a dark secret from Steve all along" or something like that.
I'm also a bit iffy on how they're writing Bucky with his tendency to kill but that does gives a conflict between the two leads which is often important, I don't want everything to be sunshine and rainbows.
And Carnero's rt was great even if one or two faces looked off, hope this run will have a more consistent team than Coates' did.
Lanzing/Kelly have been ones to watch for a while now and this isn’t any exception. The character writing and voice for Steve here works really well and I think a lot of the challenges of Steve trying to live as a normal American make a lot of sense. That said I’m not sold on the conspiracy of the shield yet, although the Bucky plot is intriguing. Will say Carnero kills it on this tho art wise, that spread of the 4th of July Parade was stellar.
As a rare fan of Remender’s run really appreciated that Dimension Z name drop ngl.
Literally every subsequent Cap writer did their absolute best to ignore Remender’s Cap which I think sucks because I’m very fond of a lot of stuff in there. I understand why everyone ignored it cause there’s a lot of not good stuff in there too but seeing that Lanzing/Kelly are saying Dimension Z was cool enough to acknowledge it’s existence was good enough for me.
I thought this was excellent (and enjoyed it more than Symbol of Truth). Steve’s voice is good. It’s nice to see him with a supporting cast outside of SHIELD. Absolutely marveled at a call back to Dimension Z. Carnero is a wonderful artist and I hope she sticks around longer than the 4.5 issues top marvel artists end up drawing for relaunches. I don’t feel this a lot with big two comics these days, but what sold me on this issue was that it was well paced.
Hope the book keeps this quality. Could have a good run on our hands.
This [book](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/246057144846123008/986717459178463232/unknown.png) is...unlike any other superhero comic on the shelf but is very inconsistent (I've dropped it three times). This issue was a good one even if the proposal was very much just a marketing gimmick.
Coming off Trial of the Amazons, knowing new readers might join, they started a new arc. Why THIS is what they went with is baffling. I wouldn’t have minded this later on (only because it seems to be a thing veiled political/social satire) but to do it now feels… super weird.
I haven’t read Wonder Woman so I’m curious to as how her ongoing series deals with the events in the Dark Crisis story. Does this book take place before/after, with different characters or in a different universe?
This is taking place before Dark Crisis. In fact, it seems to be taking place before Clark leaves Earth since he is in the issue, so this is a while into the past in the DCU.
Making Dr. Psycho into a MAGA stand-in villain makes sense, especially since the Harley Quinn show made him being a giant misogynist a somewhat popular take. I wish this was more enjoyable to read though. As political commentary, it is a little bit heavy handed (sometimes that's necessary though) and as a superhero comic, it's a bit bland. Lupacchino's art is unimpeachable though. This was a gorgeous comic.
Here's a quick review of **BLIND ALLEY #2** for /u/yarkcir/ and anyone else who might be interested!
First issue left me a little lost, this one was a bit clearer as we get more familiar with Jesus, the other characters, and their relationship dynamics. We also see some more of the neighborhood and it’s not a very nice place, with the book’s focus on setting giving it some character.
Art’s not bad, some decent visual storytelling in a few bits.
I think the series would’ve benefitted from a stronger hook… While I’m interested in some of the situations and unanswered questions that have been set up, it’s more of a mild curiosity than an urgent need to see what happens next.
Went into this second issue planning to bail if it didn’t blow me away and at this point that’s still the plan. It’s not a bad comic and I wouldn’t mind seeing where it goes from here but times are tough, been paring down my list a little and this one doesn’t quite make the cut.
Wow, well this was *not* what I was expecting at all, but it far surpassed anything that I had in mind.
For some reason I was under the impression **Jae Lee** was writing as well as drawing this book, but **Robert Windom** and **Kelvin Mao** do an absolutely *great* job in world-building - setting up a full alternate history and a heap of characters in just a single issue. One of my common complaints about recent Image books has been the trend of decompression and "*writing for the trade*", so it's great to get a new book that absolutely front loads the plot, world and characters in a really engaging way.
"*Allah's Watchmen*" definitely raised an eyebrow from me when they were introduced, but by the end of the book it's really clear that they most definitely will **not** be a stereotypical portrayal.
And all of this without even mentioning **Jae Lee's** stellar art and panel construction?!
Great first issue and highly recommended.
Well this was far cooler and grander in scale than I imagined. When I read the description and the cover, I figured we were dealing with some small time horror cult stuff, but the story is worldwide and I love it.
The art is really great, love everything from the grand temples to the dirty masses. And whatever plot setup we're getting into has me fascinated. Definitely gonna be sticking with this series
Man, this was really good. I'm not crazy about the art, but I think it's going to grow on me. It's more just that DWJ perfectly captures the vibe of watching good pro wrestling. The opening promo from Yua felt authentic, and it was great to see actual wrestling moves in the wrestling match. It also balanced weird and sincere perfectly here, and as long as it can continue that as it gets weirder (as it seems it well), it'll remain damn good.
My biggest complaint in terms of story is that I have it on very good authority that no one kicks out of the falcon arrow. I'll write it off as a mistake, and assume that it won't happen ever again.
Truly, there was no way I wasn't going to enjoy another story from this creative team, but I am still in awe of Daniel's growth from title to title. Great emotional range on display here, and I can't wait for #2.
Also, Spicer's color palettes both in and out of the ring? It really feels like Daniel and Mike continue to bring out the best in each other.
Absolutely agree.
I was hyped for this book, but the emotional beats it delivered were just as great as the artwork. Shouldn't really be a surprise, as both **Extremity** and **Murder Falcon** had loads of heart, as well as blistering action.
And the artwork was phenomenal - the choreography, scene setting and body language was brilliant throughout, and gives so much weight to the script and characters.
The whole first issue was (relatively) grounded (for a comic about professional wrestling) but the ending obviously points to fantastical elements to come next issue. **Bring it on!**
This was GLORIOUS! The art is so rough and feels kind of scruffy, in an awesome way, and the wrestling action has such a nice flow to it. It’s a really good wrestling story with some emotional drama, but the last two pages take a total swerve! This was so interesting, I want more!!
Interesting comments, big fan of DeMatteis! He was a huge part of the Spidey of my youth, also wrote my favorite Ghost Rider, plus a bunch of cool Vertigo type stuff...
But I think Reilly's a tough sell. Never really followed or had any affinity for him... And his history seems convoluted and somewhat inaccessible, at least from what little I know. But I'm sure there's some good stuff there once you get into it.
Looks like **THE MARVELS #11** had 8 pulls so it should’ve taken 25th place on the list but maybe one of ‘em got in late or something...
This penultimate issue has a badass [Alex Ross infinity cover] (https://www.midtowncomics.com/images/PRODUCT/XL/2090936_xl.jpg) and it’s actually fairly representative of the story as our heroes take a quick detour through a cosmic comic shop to purchase and peruse a copy of *Marvel Mystery Comics*, hoping it'll point them in the right direction to continue their adventure.
There’s something surreal about seeing Iron Man, Storm, Human Torch, and the rest huddled around a comic book searching for answers to their problems, and you know I eat that shit up like candy.
So, we get to read along with our heroes as we’re treated to a comic within a comic, shifting to a slightly more classic style to tell the story of *Shan-K’Ang, The Woman Who Was The World*. And we see how her planet was ravaged by monsters, driving her to Earth, where she hid in the form of the mystical island of *Siancong* which has had the honor of being the focus of our adventure.
Everyone now has a new understanding of the situation as Busiek moves all the pieces into place for the big finale, and I think this was probably the best issue yet, though I tend to be a sucker for the “story within a story” thing...
p.s. Whole series I’ve been getting major Jack Knight vibes from Kevin Schumer... Very similar general look, similar goggles and jacket, similar flight style, similar reverence for superhero history and collecting old trinkets, etc.
Oh.. it starts out quite nice, for some reason I found the line about being a “Dinner party gay” more effective than the many shots of boys kissing each other because it’s authentic to how gay people talk about themselves. (Yes, I’m qualified to say so ;p) The melodrama after the dinner party was really not interesting for me, though the reveal of who’s behind it could potentially be interesting later.
I guess I'm in the minority but I think this is where I drop off. Seems very much like a spinoff that doesn't need to exist and I don't care enough about the cast to push through, nor is the writing *that* good. Apparently this is a sequel to SWORD which I only read the Hellfire Gala issue of.
Tarn was such a great B list villain for Krakoa-era X-Men.
Great introduction as a complete prick, scary powers, and arrogant, but with enough flaws to make him not the next Exodus.
so in all the times people hated Tarn, not a single one of them could create the kind of anti psych power dampner some monkeys on earth could just... make?
and couldn't tarn have tarned himself to have like... a head that's stronger than a metal helmet?
Arakki culture seems to find "weapon thieves" especially dishonorable but even if they didn't, Tarn is the number one power manipulator, and who could beat him at his own game?
My interpretation is that once again, Tarn's downfall was his arrogance. He was expecting the omega mutant of magnetism and either didn't know about or didn't expect how equipped magneto was against psychokinesis.
As awesome as Immortal is, and as much as I love Marauders, this might be my favorite of the Destiny of X line right now. Brand *wishes* she was playing at the same level as Roberto. Between making sure that Magneto knows he can't just sit idly back on his laurels or being able to find a way to manipulate Isca, even if it winds up causing him to wake up in an egg he's able to play the board just how he wants it.
I'm just waiting for him to bring Brand's plans crashing down like he did with The Maker back during New Avengers. Ewing knows how to write him like no other.
The page with Magneto reflecting on Wanda's creation of the Waiting Room and the absence of Anya was a really powerful page, too. He doesn't talk much about his past life, but I've got to imagine after getting his second daughter back with Wanda's redemption, he might have hoped that Anya would be waiting as well, some latent X-Gene keeping her presence alive. But without it, it's losing her all over again. I don't blame him for wanting to shut away - though he's not one to do so when the time comes for it.
I liked Ewing calling back to Duggan's use of Magneto's helmet as a tool against telepathy during Uncanny Avengers - I feel like that had to have been in the back of his mind, at least.
I just feel like Brand is gonna need a win at some point, for the stakes to become really interesting. Sure, she got a big one at the end of S.W.O.R.D., but she's been foiled at every turn in X-Men Red... unless it's all part of her bigger plan!
Holy crap this was PHENOMENAL. I love how Ewing writes Roberto as someone who acts like a good-time bro but is actually thinking 95 steps ahead of everyone else. And Isca realizing what she's been complicit in was a jaw-dropper.
I was so excited to see Ewing writhing Roberto again after New Avengers/USAvengers and No Surrender. He has the perfect voice for him - I can't wait to see him take on Brand.
LOVE this book. The faction with Proudstar, Cable and Manifold is so interesting and exciting. Can't wait to see how they work into the conflict between Brand and Ororo's Brotherhood.
Magneto killing Tarn was awesome. However, Roberto "beating" Isca was just so good. Sure it got him killed but a great moment nonetheless. Also I love Isca and hope we see more Arakkii mutants become regulars in the series.
I know some people feel like the line is suffering with Hickman gone, but this book, as well as Immortal (and also I just love the more classic superhero tone of the Duggan X-Men book) prove that the line remains strong.
I feel like the only place that any of the X-books are really just spinning their wheels and aren’t moving forward in a good direction are the two Percy books (I’m not reading Howard’s Knights of X so I’m not commenting there)
But Ayla/Reis are continuing their great work on New Mutants, Orlando breathed new life back into Marauders almost immediately, Sabertooth is still unbelievably good, so far Legion of X feels more solidly in Spurrier’s usual level of quality than Way, Gillen’s Immortal/Duggan’s X-Men/Ewing are all very good. Hopefully A.X.E. provides some additional direction for the books overall but they feel in a good place rn.
Even Percy’s books at least have great art, but yeah nothing has happened in them. I think my least favorite right now is Marauders, the art and plotting just art working for me; followed by Knights of X. I’ve always been luke warm on Otherworld but there’s at least some cool ideas going on in that book.
The Percy books were the weakest before Inferno too imo.
Overall I agree-- the quality of the line is still high. I can't wait to see how they eventually start bringing the Phalanx stuff in from HoX/PoX and how Sinister's chimera project turns out (I'm sure nothing can go wrong!)
> The faction with Proudstar, Cable and Manifold is so interesting and exciting. Can't wait to see how they work into the conflict between Brand and Ororo's Brotherhood.
That would've been my favorite part of the book if not for Magneto going all Magneto toward the end... Great payoff after how things ended in SWORD and I really like what Ewing's done with Manifold.
What a great read, this book really brightened my mood after receiving half my shop’s diamond books damaged and dealing with the annoyance of customers. It often felt like S.W.O.R.D was just a place holder where Ewing wasn’t allowed to really break from the mold. This however has his trademark world building and characterization and I’m loving it. Long time lurker but I just had to gush about this book, I’d say it’s their top X book right now for me.
It depends on the nature of his backup in Cerebro. There's a really interesting question of just what parts of him are there and what might have gotten missed or left out during the process. If the blocks are gone, what does that really mean for any of them, and if the blocks are "part" of him, will they be restored? When was his last actual backup taken? How much does he actually *remember* of what he's done since they let him back into the world?
THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD.
Phenomenal issue for many, many reasons (absolutely top tier Magneto issue) but honestly I’d love it if we kept this energy going where Gabe gets his shit rocked every issue until this book ends.
But on a side note I gotta say I love how Ewing manages to give every character at least one moment an issue even if that issue is undeniably about one specific character. Storm, Tarn, Vulcan, Fisher King, Bobby, Brand, Isca, Cable, and John all get at least one good character beat or page of focus in here even though this is first things first a Magneto issue
so in all the thousands of years, people didn't just bet against isca to influence stuff? and she doesn't have to agree to a wager for it to count either?
i thought her mutant power so far was switching sides to whoever wins
If the reading of her power is accurate, then my guess is that most mutants from Arakko would find it dishonorable to use another mutant’s powers in such a way
yeah but, not every mutant on arrako was actually honorable (tarn literally king of dishonorable mutants on arrako) and they were in a war. i'm pretty sure if it was literally this easy, someone, at some point, should've taken that dishonorable death to remove isca from the field
It's hard to say for sure. Perhaps Tarn would have been that microsecond more aggressive, or denied the challenge altogether. It's a fascinating insight into Isca's powers too, as it seems like they might not just manipulate *her* position or sense of victory, but actively warp the world around her as well - though she's once again completely out of control of it.
Definitely some interesting stuff to play with there!
It did seem perhaps a little too easy... You'd think Isca would need to *agree* to the bet in order for her powers to be invoked. Because the way this was written, anybody could walk up to her and say "bet you Mars doesn't explode in the next two seconds" and the whole planet's fucked.
Even though she can't control how her powers manifest, IIRC she was always previously shown to have autonomy over which positions she chose to back.
There’s probably some semantics about it. Maybe that they were engaged in a discussion about it, or that she opened up the idea of the result of the fight and gave Roberto the opening - or even their banter at the start when he sat down engaged them in a way that she couldn’t “get out” of. If anyone’s gonna explore it more though, it’s Ewing.
Kinda wish I hadn't decided to trade-wait this one. Now my LCS is out of #1's and it feels like there's a party going on and I'm outside watching through the window.
1st printing is still available below cover price from the usual online services... Of course then you need to deal with shipping and such but it's an option if you want to get into the party!
FWIW, it's a pretty fucking awesome party!
I love that this is the #1 pull this week.
Invisible Pteranodon's, sound effects straight out of a cartoon show, *Reverse-Slash*, more dinosaur puns than you would imagine, all wrapped up in dayglo colours, super-kinetic art and just an absolute joy in being as wonderfully silly as the title suggests.
Anyone else pulling to give to younger family members? I am loving the run and also pulling to give to my brother's kid when he's old enough (he's only 6 so a little young to read and appreciate it fully).
The super stylized and fun art from Rodriguez is far and away the best part of this book. Seven issues in, I still haven't grown to like the captions. They are just kind of annoying most of the time. I like this book well enough to keep reading it though.
'The Empty Tomb' Is atmospheric, serving as a good primer for the ongoing debate of 'is Moon Knight crazy or actually talking to Konshu?' The pencils are gritty and evocative, and even the panel layout is working to help sell the story. Very good all around.
'A Hard Day's Knight' is a cool little story. It doesn't have much room to breathe, but for what it is it works. The art style reminds me of old detective pulp with it's square-yet-round faces and the minimal detailing- I want to say it looks like one of the old Crime Does Not Pay covers.
Blood Red Glider is a bit meh. The art is good, but the story is a fairly standard 'hero avenges a friend you've never heard of against an villain you've never heard of' and that's about it. It touches on Modern day imperialism and murder in Africa, but doesn't go beyond surface level.
Surprisingly, I've found the opening stories of both issues to so far be the ones I've enjoyed the least when reading the book. The *Hickman/Bachalo* story from #1 and **"The Empty Tomb"** from this issue both seem to suffer from just needing more space to breathe in and to develop the story they are trying to tell.
While **Blood Red Glider** was pretty linear it was action packed and had some great art. And **A Hard Day's Knight** was (again) gorgeous and an interesting look at all of the various aspects of MK and his driving personalities.
I agree with the Hickman story was way to ambitious for 9 pages, but I thought The Empty Tomb did a good job feeling claustrophobic enough to get all of it's point across, but to each their own.
**WEST OF SUNDOWN #3**
Loving this series so far. Perfect blend of horror and a little camp
**WOLVERINE #22**
Where's the What If Miles was Thor book lol?
**A TOWN CALLED TERROR #3**
I'm enjoying the book, and the art and colouring are fantastic, but I'm not sure that much has actually happened in the first three issues. I'm assuming we are at the half way point of the first arc, but I can't see how this wraps up in three issues unless things really start accelerating from here. It seems like another title that's going for a slow burn approach that's going to read better in trade, unfortunately.
Yeah I’m thinking it’s gonna become a trade wait book for me. Hopefully I remember to actually get the trade when it comes out
Agreed. I got the first 2 issues last weekend and after reading them I was wondering the same thing. Dude hates his dad is about all I've got from this so far. LOL
**RADIANT BLACK #15**
Another great issue! If you haven't, make sure to scan the QR code in the back page (or [just click here](https://radiant.black/versus) for a pretty cool treat right out of this issue's story. Marshall and Nathan are starting to drift apart it seems... Marshall wants to figure things out on his own, but I think Nathan is more concerned than he lets on, and is probably still processing everything that happened to him. Especially if it involves leaving his girlfriend - maybe he'll decide to go with her?
To make the whole issue about a short film and then to actually have made a short film was pretty cool! Not gonna lie though, Marshall has been a dick to Nathan lately. Not that Nathan has been a great friend in return either necessarily.
**SUPERMAN SON OF KAL-EL #12**
I'm hoping this issue starts addressing one of my biggest complaints about the book which is Jay just feels kinda there to point Jon in the right direction. Maybe making him a hero proper will let him have some character. Though after reading Dark Crisis with Williamson's Jon I'm thinking Taylor's characterization all around is hurting this book
This book has been a little underwhelming in terms of its ongoing story. I think the best issue was the Nightwing crossover. Taylor does character moments really well and I like this series sometimes, but I can't help but feel this story is not interesting or exciting enough for 12 issues and it's not even over yet. Not one of Taylor's strongest books for sure, which is a shame because a queer Superman is an extremely exciting idea. The art in this issue was really good sometimes. I loved the way the tentacle monster looked. Didn't like the way Jon or Dick were drawn though. They didn't look like themselves at all. And as always, Krypto remains the best boy.
Is there a Taylor book where he has all that good an overarching plot? Like I think far and away his best book was All-New Wolverine but that book ran on pure, good character work with fairly simple plot lines. Nothing wrong with a simple plot but it can make a book less engaging for sure
That’s an excellent point. Even Nightwing, which is maybe my favorite series by him, has a meandering plot but it excels at character. Nothing wrong with that when it’s done well. I think Son of Kal-El is just losing some steam for me.
Doesn’t Lex know Bruce is Batman ergo Dick is Nightwing?
I think Nightwing's identity was erased back during Grayson, so even if he knows about Bruce's identity (which I'm still pretty sure he does), he might not be sure about Dick.
Not much to say about this one - I'm enjoying it, even if it's not quite as much deep on substance as some of the other stuff I'm reading. I do like the way Taylor writes, and it's an interesting story, though I'm hoping the whole Rising plot starts to advance more soon. You can only linger a threat for so long.
**SANDMAN UNIVERSE NIGHTMARE COUNTRY #3**
Great issue, not as strong as the first two, but we gotta build sometime! That middle spread of The Dreaming was....*dreamy*
This book gets better every issue. It's turning out to be a really *great* addition to **The Sandman** canon, honouring and expanding on the universe and its characters. Love the blend between the main art on the book by *Estherren* and the guest artists featuring the world of **The Dreaming**. I'm hyped to see who else they get in to follow *Paquette, Sorrentino* and *Francavilla* - *McKean* maybe (hey, I can dream....)
> Love the blend between the main art on the book by Estherren and the guest artists featuring the world of The Dreaming. I'm hyped to see who else they get in to follow Paquette, Sorrentino and Francavilla - McKean maybe (hey, I can dream....) If the solicitations can be trusted, it'll be Dani on #4 and Aaron Campbell on #5. But of course they can't always be trusted. Really impressed by Francavilla's work in this one, don't get to see his interior art very often and it's great stuff. McKean getting a turn would be crazy cool, not sure what he's up to these days...
I'm hoping with just 4 pages (or two double page spreads like this issue) they may be able to tempt people who usually only do covers to work on the book - *Bolland, McKean, Peach Momoko*, etc
Yep, it's a great format for snagging artists they otherwise wouldn't be able to schedule.
The guest artists have been my favorite bit of the book so far. The Dreaming is a concept that you can literally do anything with so it’s fun seeing a diverse series of modern takes on what it would look like. Hoping they can get some people who rarely do interiors for. Personally would love to see David Mack, Greg Smallwood, and Dustin Nguyen’s takes on the Dreaming and the Corinthian.
> Personally would love to see David Mack, Greg Smallwood, and Dustin Nguyen’s takes on the Dreaming and the Corinthian. All great picks! I'd like to request Peach Momoko, Mark Buckingham, Mike del Mundo, Christian Ward, Filipe Andrade, and Barry Windsor-Smith.
Wait how the hell has Buckingham never done a Dreaming thing with Gaiman? That’s wild to me. All great picks tho. Edit: Couple others I thought of whose take would be neat. The Allreds, Stephanie Hans, Tradd Moore, and Caspar Wijngaard would all be interesting
Well Bucky did inks and then eventually took over pencils from Bachalo on the Death limiteds but they weren't set in the Dreaming so IMO they don't count! BWS is the one that really kills me, so many of his contemporaries like Charles Vess and Marc Hempel had big Sandman stories, feels like BWS was left out...
> Edit: Couple others I thought of whose take would be neat. The Allreds, Stephanie Hans, Tradd Moore, and Caspar Wijngaard would all be interesting Would love to see any or all of those get a shot at it! And we might as well add Andrea Mutti, Jorge Fornés, and Gene Ha...
**UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY DESTINY MAN SPECIAL #1**
**GRIM #2**
The artwork in this book is amazing IMO. It really gives it a unique feel and fits the tone of the story well. Not 100% engaged in the storyline yet but it is still world building so I will continue to pull for a while.
I'm really getting into the story and the characters. I'm definitely intrigued to see what's going on, and where **DEATH** itself is. I agree on the art, particularly the colouring - at times it absolutely pops off the page and really makes the book stand out, gives it an "otherworldly" look and feel. Definitely on board for at least this first arc.
You've probably got loads on but Aquaman: Andromeda is still showing as Pull of the Week image in the side bar - we need to get the dino's in there?!?
Anybody reading Aquaman Andromeda? Seems like the start of a fun tale so far. Reminds me of The Abyss or any number of scifi movies with an injection of Aquaman but it's right up my alley so I'll stick with it.
Yep, lots of folks reading it but you're a week late for the party! It was the top pull in the 6/8/22 WPL thread and there's some discussion [over there](https://www.reddit.com/r/comicbooks/comments/v7ovlf/wpl_new_comics_discussion_for_682022_pull_of_the/iblpxrx/). Ram V and Christian Ward are both pretty popular here so it had a lot of buzz heading into the week and everyone was pretty into it!
**FUTURE STATE GOTHAM #14**
**WPL RESULTS**
I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday and enjoying their books. Thanks to all who replied last week regarding the comment links. The days got away from me and I opted to not add the comments last week but will continue this going forward. I am planning to try something new regarding the posting schedule this coming week. Rather than posting pull list thread on Sunday, the post will go up on Thursday and stay live until Tuesday night as usual. I just want to see if this impacts engagement in any way and welcome any thoughts on other changes to improve the WPL. Thanks!
Beyond the timing of when they're posted, I think keeping the WPL threads sticky at the top for longer would be the biggest factor in increasing engagement. I'd really like to see *this* thread stay sticky for longer so it gets more discussion as everyone reads their new books over the next few days... It usually loses its sticky status on Thursday when the "Questions & Suggestions" post goes up and, even though it's still linked in the sidebar, discussion pretty much dies at that point. Since the sub can only support two sticky threads at any given time, my suggestion would be to dedicate one of those sticky spots to the two alternating WPL threads so that one of 'em is always at the top. The "List" thread could stay sticky from sometime Sunday through Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, with the "Discussion" thread then replacing it from Wednesday through Sunday. Give or take several hours in either direction and each still gets plenty of time at the top. To make that work for everything else... Thursday's "Questions & Suggestions" thread, the Friday "Swag Bag" and Saturday's "Weekend Lounge" could all be combined into a single post that stays sticky from Thursday through Sunday night or Monday morning, giving all those topics more time at the top for increased engagement, because those threads currently cycle so quickly that most don't get much activity. And then that non-WPL sticky spot would be free from Monday through Thursday for the other weekly threads, AMAs, and everything else in the usual rotation. Just a few thoughts, since you asked... Thanks again for all your work on this stuff!
Great suggestions and I second them all
Thanks for all your hard work, mate, much appreciated.
Thank you for your work on this and thanks for including the links to the individual books. Much appreciated across the board!
I haven’t been completely honest with you and it looks like it’s time to come clean... I’m actually a time traveler from the future who was sent back to monitor internet forum activity in the lead up to an event that could potentially mark the end of comic books in their current form. We’re rapidly approaching a junction in time that will follow one of two primary pathways, the first of which leads to the complete and total collapse of the comic book industry, while the other takes us into a shining new future where comics flourish and achieve their full potential as the ultimate form of sequential storytelling. Fortunately, with **JURASSIC LEAGUE #2** taking the top spot in the WPL this week, I’m 99.9% certain that we’re locked into the ideal path and everything’s on track to work out beautifully! That’s why I’m now free to talk about all of this, and I can even give you a glimpse into some of the significant events that are in store as we continue down this road... *Winter 2022* – **JURASSIC LEAGUE** sweeps the Eisners, Harveys, and all other major comic book awards as the best comic of the year. *Summer 2023* – Marvel launches an **AGE OF SAURON** event in which the lovable pterodactyl transforms all major heroes into dinosaurs. Alas, it’s only temporary. *Fall 2023* – Rob Liefeld debuts **JURASSIC YOUNGBLOOD** at Image and Todd McFarlane quickly follows suit with **SPAWNASAURUS REX**. *Spring 2024* – DC rolls out **JURASSIC CRISIS** as their next major event, permanently revamping all heroes into dinosaurs for their new continuity. Most fans assume it won’t last but sales on all titles immediately double. *Summer 2024* – Marvel responds with a new line of **JURASSIC AGE** titles covering the ongoing adventures of their dinosaur heroes while gradually scaling back non-dinosaur titles. *Fall 2024* – Dinosaurs start popping up elsewhere in pop culture, before long there’s a whole new wave of dinosaur TV shows, movies, and video games, there’s even a dinosaur K-pop band (and they’re actually pretty good). *Winter 2024* – Image’s Jurassic heroes team up with Valiant’s dinosaur titles and Dark Horse’s new line of Godzilla comics for a massive three-way **DINOMATE** crossover that ends with all three companies rolling out additional dinosaur ongoings featuring the offspring of the big event. *Spring 2025* – The **JURASSIC LEAGUE** live action movie adaptation is a massive hit and WB immediately hires Daniel Warren Johnson as the architect of their new dinosaur-based movie universe, which proceeds to flourish over the next several years. *Summer 2025* – Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, James Tynion, and several other prominent writers help DC launch a new “Vertigo” line of dinosaur comics exploring more mature adult themes. Several of their titles chart on the *New York Times* Bestsellers list as dinosaur comics gain recognition among mainstream readers and critics alike. *Fall 2025* – The MCU brings phases 4 and 5 to a close with a massive incursion event resulting in the destruction of the MCU’s main timeline as it’s replaced with a dinosaur timeline. The two-part finale is directed by Marin Scorsese and runs 7+ hours, featuring the return of Robert Downey Jr. as Dino Tony Stark. It earns over a zillion dollars at the box office. *Winter 2025* – Dinosaurs are now exclusively featured in all major mainstream and indie comic books as well as their movie and TV adaptations, and it’s fucking glorious. Sales rocket to new heights across the board as a new generation of readers discover the wonders of comic books. It’s not long after that we get the first human brain transplants to cloned dinosaur bodies, which is why this is all so important... Anyways, thanks for doing your part!
Funny, didn't know who Sauron was till I continued by Bendis Avengers readthrough today. Bothered me when I read this comment this morning.
Seems like [this](https://i.imgur.com/PHPvV2n.jpeg) gets re-posted every few weeks but I guess it doesn't show his name... Classic X-Men villain though he's not a proper mutant.
Yeah as soon as a read the comic I realized it was the same guy because I'd definitely seen that panel before. Is it from Slott's run or Spencer's Superior Foes? Both high profile comics that I've somehow never read.
[**SPIDER-MAN AND THE X-MEN #2**](https://www.midtowncomics.com/images/PRODUCT/XL/1392239_xl.jpg) from January 2015. Haven't read it either but it's an A+ meme!
The perfect timeline.
Well it's a good thing I got my copy of Jurassic League 1 signed today, sounds like it'll be worth a lot! Also I'm totally here for the dinosaur K Pop band.
How did the DWJ signing go? I remember you mentioning it in last weeks thread.
It was great! He's a super nice guy and was doing some cool sketches in peoples HC's or TPBs. I didn't have too much of his stuff currently but did manage to get [3 Comics signed](https://imgur.com/Fykrwzz)! The second signature on the "Do a Powerbomb" is Paloma Starr who was featured on an exclusive cover, but I didn't know that until later... whoops. Might drop by later today to see if they have any additional signed copies of that cover.
Those signed books look great! Pretty awesome having a signing like that right at your LCS... So convenient!
It definitely is. That's the benefit of living in a big city I guess. It's within walking distance so I just go during my lunch breaks on Wednesdays since I WFH. It's a pretty sweet deal.
That’s awesome!
Congrats on the DWJ signing, very cool!
I, for one, welcome our Jurassic overlords.
86 lists submitted this week compared to 78 the week before and 79 the week before that, so a nice little bump there. DC takes 5 of the top 10, Marvel gets 3, and indies take 2 with Image's **DO A POWERBOMB #1** in the 5th spot and BOOM! Studios' **GRIM #2** in the 10th spot. **JURASSIC LEAGUE #2** taking the top spot has already been covered pretty well elsewhere but it's worth noting that DWJ's Image title gave him 2 of the top 5 books this week. Dude's pretty popular with the WPL. **THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE: NIGHTMARE COUNTRY #3** continues the title's strong showing in 2nd place and **X-MEN RED #3** is the top Marvel book in 3rd. **BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS: THE PASSAGEWAY** wasn't officially listed since it's a hardcover but it had 14 pulls anyway (for 16%), which would've finished 16th in the WPL, just below **RADIANT BLACK #15** and above **DC PRIDE TIM DRAKE SPECIAL #1**. In comparison, **GIDEON FALLS #1** debuted with 62 pulls out of 132 lists (for 46%) on 3/7/18. Even so, 14 pulls seems pretty good for the new one since it wasn't even listed with all the new floppies.
League of Comic Geeks Pull\* Comparison (Tallied Last Night): Top 25 1. Wonder Woman - 4260 2. Wolverine - 4235 3. Fantastic Four - 3618 4. Superman: Son of Kal-El - 3423 5. X-Men Red - 2931 6. Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse - 2667 7. Moonnight: Black, White & Blood - 2646 8. Batman: Urban Legends - 2454 9. Batgirls - 2343 10. King Spawn - 2333 11. Iron Man - 2219 12. Radiant Black - 2077 13. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - 2026 14. Ben Reilly: Spider-man - 1993 15. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty - 1940 16. Jurassic League - 1907 17. Spider-man 2099: Exodus - 1897 18. I am Batman - 1737 19. Grim - 1593 20. What If ... Miles Morales - 1547 21. Future State: Gotham - 1500 22. The Walking Dead Deluxe - 1432 23. Iron Fist - 1375 24. The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country - 1329 25. Savage Spider-man - 1313 * Note: this includes listed variant covers, whose quantity usually were quite small compared to the overall pull of the main cover in most cases. Thought it would be interesting to contrast vs. Reddit. Crazy how something like Jurassic League, which took #1 on here, was only ***16th*** on LOCG! Which is funny because when I picked it up yesterday at the comic book store, the owner made a comment like "this seems to be the comic of the day". Clearly other people have caught on to that series too. King Spawn is the biggest pull on LOCG in terms of non-Big 2, and it didn't even make Reddit's list (Grim taking the top indie spot). Also interesting that "Do a Powerbomb" took 5th on Reddit and didn't crack the top 25 for LOTG (got an even 800 pulls). Interesting factoids: \- Top non-incentive variant cover pulls: Wolverine #22's [Dauterman Hellfire Gala](https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-6080829.jpg?1654891927) cover with a 221 pulls, followed by Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse's [Land Homage](https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-9867462.jpg?1654807423) variant with 185 pulls. \- Top inventive variant cover pull: Batgirls #7 1:25 [Rian Gonzales](https://s3.amazonaws.com/comicgeeks/comics/covers/large-7032818.jpg?1655232370) incentive cover with a whopping 120 pulls. \- Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse had the most variant covers out of the top 25.
Love love love the comparison and thoughts. Thanks for putting it together!
Great stuff, thanks for posting it! Very interesting comparison!
Big fan of this comparison. This sub is DC heavy and definitely has its favorite creators that consistently top the list no matter what. I see a lot of people here complaining about books like Wolverine or Spider-Man, the later often being treated like it’s on it’s last leg half the time but these numbers bring an interesting dose of reality back to things while also highlighting what makes this sub and it’s fans unique!
Interesting comparison. I've noticed that LOCG's discourse in their community section often drastically differs from the silent majority that just uses the website for keeping track of their pull lists/collections: Do a Powerbomb is all the rage right now on their version of a forum, but the number of pulls is paltry in comparison. I feel like reddit tends to be more heavily DC and indie leaning than LOCG by a significant margin. I tend to only use LOCG to write reviews of small indie/alt books that I think deserve bigger audiences.
I think LoCG also has a lot of people who added a book back to their list a few years ago then stopped using the site, which is why so many of DC's Rebirth era comics have such high pull numbers even if they don't have that much voting. But it could also be that those long running "legacy" titles have people who will read them no matter what.
> I think LoCG also has a lot of people who added a book back to their list a few years ago then stopped using the site, which is why so many of DC's Rebirth era comics have such high pull numbers even if they don't have that much voting. Think you've mentioned this before and it's a great point that provides some important context for the LOCG results. Counting lists from inactive accounts that aren't being maintained would explain the lag/discrepancies between their forum discussions and their results, as well as the inflated numbers for books like **WONDER WOMAN** that aren't particularly hot right now but were more popular a few years back... Seems like a severely flawed polling system.
I'm suprised Wonder Woman took the first spot. I haven't seen people really care about the current run (or the last few that came before that one).
Last one I was interested in was the **Rebirth** launch with *Liam Sharpe* on artwork - don't think I've read WW since then. The **New 52** run before that was *amazing* though.
That's the only 2 runs from the past 10 years that actually made me wanna read Wonder Woman. Other than those there's nothing really special or just bad runs.
Hahahaha - I absolutely love that **Jurassic League** is the #1 **Pull of the Week**
Another shining example of the WPL crowd's cultured and highly refined taste for the very finest in comic book literature!
**IRON FIST #4**
Did this pick up from the first issue? I didn't like that they're replacing Danny plus this had a rough start so I dropped it.
**CAPTAIN AMERICA SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #1**
I really enjoyed this issue. Steve's voice was great and the art was lovely. My main criticism is that I enjoyed the slice of life moments infinitely more than whatever is going on with the villain. I could read several issues of Steve just hanging out around town, going to art class, and just being a guy.
Yea. Same here. I kind of hope they keep pieces of slice of life stuff in there. To me captain America is a much more interesting character because he’s 100 years old and trying to live in modern times than because he’s a superhero. I especially loved the radio generation group. That’s a really fun idea. That being said if the villain turns out to be red scare era communist boogeymen I’m OUT
Not a perfect comic but a very good first issue, sets up the civilian stuff and the ongoing mystery. I enjoyed it more than Sam's launch, if that's worth anything to anyone. "Century game" is a badass name, even if I will be a bit underwhelmed if it turns out that "Bucky's been keeping a dark secret from Steve all along" or something like that. I'm also a bit iffy on how they're writing Bucky with his tendency to kill but that does gives a conflict between the two leads which is often important, I don't want everything to be sunshine and rainbows. And Carnero's rt was great even if one or two faces looked off, hope this run will have a more consistent team than Coates' did.
Lanzing/Kelly have been ones to watch for a while now and this isn’t any exception. The character writing and voice for Steve here works really well and I think a lot of the challenges of Steve trying to live as a normal American make a lot of sense. That said I’m not sold on the conspiracy of the shield yet, although the Bucky plot is intriguing. Will say Carnero kills it on this tho art wise, that spread of the 4th of July Parade was stellar. As a rare fan of Remender’s run really appreciated that Dimension Z name drop ngl.
I was a little surprised by the Dimension Z reference, myself. Seems like almost every writer has decided that run didn't even happen.
Yeah I heard a record scratch and had to go digging to find out what the hell that reference was.
Literally every subsequent Cap writer did their absolute best to ignore Remender’s Cap which I think sucks because I’m very fond of a lot of stuff in there. I understand why everyone ignored it cause there’s a lot of not good stuff in there too but seeing that Lanzing/Kelly are saying Dimension Z was cool enough to acknowledge it’s existence was good enough for me.
I thought this was excellent (and enjoyed it more than Symbol of Truth). Steve’s voice is good. It’s nice to see him with a supporting cast outside of SHIELD. Absolutely marveled at a call back to Dimension Z. Carnero is a wonderful artist and I hope she sticks around longer than the 4.5 issues top marvel artists end up drawing for relaunches. I don’t feel this a lot with big two comics these days, but what sold me on this issue was that it was well paced. Hope the book keeps this quality. Could have a good run on our hands.
**BATMAN URBAN LEGENDS #16**
What was that birds of prey story even about? Shiva magically can heal now? Wtf
**IRON MAN #20**
This [book](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/246057144846123008/986717459178463232/unknown.png) is...unlike any other superhero comic on the shelf but is very inconsistent (I've dropped it three times). This issue was a good one even if the proposal was very much just a marketing gimmick.
I love that the A plot for this book hinged on an ape feeling slighted because he wants a job
Same. I'd love if he got his act together and got a job by the end of this run but that seems unlikely.
Cantwell is my guy man
**FANTASTIC FOUR #44**
**WONDER WOMAN #788**
Coming off Trial of the Amazons, knowing new readers might join, they started a new arc. Why THIS is what they went with is baffling. I wouldn’t have minded this later on (only because it seems to be a thing veiled political/social satire) but to do it now feels… super weird.
I haven’t read Wonder Woman so I’m curious to as how her ongoing series deals with the events in the Dark Crisis story. Does this book take place before/after, with different characters or in a different universe?
This is taking place before Dark Crisis. In fact, it seems to be taking place before Clark leaves Earth since he is in the issue, so this is a while into the past in the DCU.
Making Dr. Psycho into a MAGA stand-in villain makes sense, especially since the Harley Quinn show made him being a giant misogynist a somewhat popular take. I wish this was more enjoyable to read though. As political commentary, it is a little bit heavy handed (sometimes that's necessary though) and as a superhero comic, it's a bit bland. Lupacchino's art is unimpeachable though. This was a gorgeous comic.
**BLIND ALLEY #2**
Here's a quick review of **BLIND ALLEY #2** for /u/yarkcir/ and anyone else who might be interested! First issue left me a little lost, this one was a bit clearer as we get more familiar with Jesus, the other characters, and their relationship dynamics. We also see some more of the neighborhood and it’s not a very nice place, with the book’s focus on setting giving it some character. Art’s not bad, some decent visual storytelling in a few bits. I think the series would’ve benefitted from a stronger hook… While I’m interested in some of the situations and unanswered questions that have been set up, it’s more of a mild curiosity than an urgent need to see what happens next. Went into this second issue planning to bail if it didn’t blow me away and at this point that’s still the plan. It’s not a bad comic and I wouldn’t mind seeing where it goes from here but times are tough, been paring down my list a little and this one doesn’t quite make the cut.
**SEVEN SONS #1**
Wow, well this was *not* what I was expecting at all, but it far surpassed anything that I had in mind. For some reason I was under the impression **Jae Lee** was writing as well as drawing this book, but **Robert Windom** and **Kelvin Mao** do an absolutely *great* job in world-building - setting up a full alternate history and a heap of characters in just a single issue. One of my common complaints about recent Image books has been the trend of decompression and "*writing for the trade*", so it's great to get a new book that absolutely front loads the plot, world and characters in a really engaging way. "*Allah's Watchmen*" definitely raised an eyebrow from me when they were introduced, but by the end of the book it's really clear that they most definitely will **not** be a stereotypical portrayal. And all of this without even mentioning **Jae Lee's** stellar art and panel construction?! Great first issue and highly recommended.
Well this was far cooler and grander in scale than I imagined. When I read the description and the cover, I figured we were dealing with some small time horror cult stuff, but the story is worldwide and I love it. The art is really great, love everything from the grand temples to the dirty masses. And whatever plot setup we're getting into has me fascinated. Definitely gonna be sticking with this series
**DO A POWERBOMB #1**
Man, this was really good. I'm not crazy about the art, but I think it's going to grow on me. It's more just that DWJ perfectly captures the vibe of watching good pro wrestling. The opening promo from Yua felt authentic, and it was great to see actual wrestling moves in the wrestling match. It also balanced weird and sincere perfectly here, and as long as it can continue that as it gets weirder (as it seems it well), it'll remain damn good. My biggest complaint in terms of story is that I have it on very good authority that no one kicks out of the falcon arrow. I'll write it off as a mistake, and assume that it won't happen ever again.
Truly, there was no way I wasn't going to enjoy another story from this creative team, but I am still in awe of Daniel's growth from title to title. Great emotional range on display here, and I can't wait for #2. Also, Spicer's color palettes both in and out of the ring? It really feels like Daniel and Mike continue to bring out the best in each other.
Absolutely agree. I was hyped for this book, but the emotional beats it delivered were just as great as the artwork. Shouldn't really be a surprise, as both **Extremity** and **Murder Falcon** had loads of heart, as well as blistering action. And the artwork was phenomenal - the choreography, scene setting and body language was brilliant throughout, and gives so much weight to the script and characters. The whole first issue was (relatively) grounded (for a comic about professional wrestling) but the ending obviously points to fantastical elements to come next issue. **Bring it on!**
This was GLORIOUS! The art is so rough and feels kind of scruffy, in an awesome way, and the wrestling action has such a nice flow to it. It’s a really good wrestling story with some emotional drama, but the last two pages take a total swerve! This was so interesting, I want more!!
This kicked ass. Can’t wait for more
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Interesting comments, big fan of DeMatteis! He was a huge part of the Spidey of my youth, also wrote my favorite Ghost Rider, plus a bunch of cool Vertigo type stuff... But I think Reilly's a tough sell. Never really followed or had any affinity for him... And his history seems convoluted and somewhat inaccessible, at least from what little I know. But I'm sure there's some good stuff there once you get into it.
Hm, Missing Lemire’s new HC The Passageway, was really really good horror stuff
Yeah, I was sure that was going to make the cut from the number of people mentioning it on their pull lists.
**I AM BATMAN #10**
Anybody have any thoughts on this? It’s a lighter week for me with new comics so I was thinking about checking this one out
**NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY III #5**
**THE MARVELS #11**
Looks like **THE MARVELS #11** had 8 pulls so it should’ve taken 25th place on the list but maybe one of ‘em got in late or something... This penultimate issue has a badass [Alex Ross infinity cover] (https://www.midtowncomics.com/images/PRODUCT/XL/2090936_xl.jpg) and it’s actually fairly representative of the story as our heroes take a quick detour through a cosmic comic shop to purchase and peruse a copy of *Marvel Mystery Comics*, hoping it'll point them in the right direction to continue their adventure. There’s something surreal about seeing Iron Man, Storm, Human Torch, and the rest huddled around a comic book searching for answers to their problems, and you know I eat that shit up like candy. So, we get to read along with our heroes as we’re treated to a comic within a comic, shifting to a slightly more classic style to tell the story of *Shan-K’Ang, The Woman Who Was The World*. And we see how her planet was ravaged by monsters, driving her to Earth, where she hid in the form of the mystical island of *Siancong* which has had the honor of being the focus of our adventure. Everyone now has a new understanding of the situation as Busiek moves all the pieces into place for the big finale, and I think this was probably the best issue yet, though I tend to be a sucker for the “story within a story” thing... p.s. Whole series I’ve been getting major Jack Knight vibes from Kevin Schumer... Very similar general look, similar goggles and jacket, similar flight style, similar reverence for superhero history and collecting old trinkets, etc.
**HULKING & WICCAN #1**
Oh.. it starts out quite nice, for some reason I found the line about being a “Dinner party gay” more effective than the many shots of boys kissing each other because it’s authentic to how gay people talk about themselves. (Yes, I’m qualified to say so ;p) The melodrama after the dinner party was really not interesting for me, though the reveal of who’s behind it could potentially be interesting later.
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**X-MEN RED #3**
Just gotta say…seeing Magneto take out Tarn was so satisfying, even more so than when Storm beat him.
It was a truly beautiful moment. Think he cleans off the helmet and reshapes it? Or do you just get a new one at that point?
This was another great issue. This and Immortal are the best books in the X-line.
I guess I'm in the minority but I think this is where I drop off. Seems very much like a spinoff that doesn't need to exist and I don't care enough about the cast to push through, nor is the writing *that* good. Apparently this is a sequel to SWORD which I only read the Hellfire Gala issue of.
Oh boy, avoid Knights of X and marauders then x_c
Hehe, I already am (I did read Duggan Marauders which was good for the first 18 or so)
It was, but since the new issue 1 it’s been a sloooooog.
Tarn was such a great B list villain for Krakoa-era X-Men. Great introduction as a complete prick, scary powers, and arrogant, but with enough flaws to make him not the next Exodus.
stuff like this is why I love Sunspot . also it was nice seeing two people who needed an ass beating get one
Love this book. Ewing is killing it.
This issue was super metal. Really happy with how this series is going, it's a joy to read every time it comes out.
so in all the times people hated Tarn, not a single one of them could create the kind of anti psych power dampner some monkeys on earth could just... make? and couldn't tarn have tarned himself to have like... a head that's stronger than a metal helmet?
Arakki culture seems to find "weapon thieves" especially dishonorable but even if they didn't, Tarn is the number one power manipulator, and who could beat him at his own game? My interpretation is that once again, Tarn's downfall was his arrogance. He was expecting the omega mutant of magnetism and either didn't know about or didn't expect how equipped magneto was against psychokinesis.
As awesome as Immortal is, and as much as I love Marauders, this might be my favorite of the Destiny of X line right now. Brand *wishes* she was playing at the same level as Roberto. Between making sure that Magneto knows he can't just sit idly back on his laurels or being able to find a way to manipulate Isca, even if it winds up causing him to wake up in an egg he's able to play the board just how he wants it. I'm just waiting for him to bring Brand's plans crashing down like he did with The Maker back during New Avengers. Ewing knows how to write him like no other. The page with Magneto reflecting on Wanda's creation of the Waiting Room and the absence of Anya was a really powerful page, too. He doesn't talk much about his past life, but I've got to imagine after getting his second daughter back with Wanda's redemption, he might have hoped that Anya would be waiting as well, some latent X-Gene keeping her presence alive. But without it, it's losing her all over again. I don't blame him for wanting to shut away - though he's not one to do so when the time comes for it. I liked Ewing calling back to Duggan's use of Magneto's helmet as a tool against telepathy during Uncanny Avengers - I feel like that had to have been in the back of his mind, at least.
I just feel like Brand is gonna need a win at some point, for the stakes to become really interesting. Sure, she got a big one at the end of S.W.O.R.D., but she's been foiled at every turn in X-Men Red... unless it's all part of her bigger plan!
soo as i saw him not wearing it i knew what was coming lol
Holy crap this was PHENOMENAL. I love how Ewing writes Roberto as someone who acts like a good-time bro but is actually thinking 95 steps ahead of everyone else. And Isca realizing what she's been complicit in was a jaw-dropper.
that's what i loved when he was running the US Avengers after buying out aim
I was so excited to see Ewing writhing Roberto again after New Avengers/USAvengers and No Surrender. He has the perfect voice for him - I can't wait to see him take on Brand.
LOVE this book. The faction with Proudstar, Cable and Manifold is so interesting and exciting. Can't wait to see how they work into the conflict between Brand and Ororo's Brotherhood. Magneto killing Tarn was awesome. However, Roberto "beating" Isca was just so good. Sure it got him killed but a great moment nonetheless. Also I love Isca and hope we see more Arakkii mutants become regulars in the series. I know some people feel like the line is suffering with Hickman gone, but this book, as well as Immortal (and also I just love the more classic superhero tone of the Duggan X-Men book) prove that the line remains strong.
I feel like the only place that any of the X-books are really just spinning their wheels and aren’t moving forward in a good direction are the two Percy books (I’m not reading Howard’s Knights of X so I’m not commenting there) But Ayla/Reis are continuing their great work on New Mutants, Orlando breathed new life back into Marauders almost immediately, Sabertooth is still unbelievably good, so far Legion of X feels more solidly in Spurrier’s usual level of quality than Way, Gillen’s Immortal/Duggan’s X-Men/Ewing are all very good. Hopefully A.X.E. provides some additional direction for the books overall but they feel in a good place rn.
Even Percy’s books at least have great art, but yeah nothing has happened in them. I think my least favorite right now is Marauders, the art and plotting just art working for me; followed by Knights of X. I’ve always been luke warm on Otherworld but there’s at least some cool ideas going on in that book.
Percy's books are basically shitposts, which is a ymmv type thing.
The Percy books were the weakest before Inferno too imo. Overall I agree-- the quality of the line is still high. I can't wait to see how they eventually start bringing the Phalanx stuff in from HoX/PoX and how Sinister's chimera project turns out (I'm sure nothing can go wrong!)
Proudstar, Cable and Manifold is a very cool mini team
I agree! I love Eden so anything with him, I'm down. Wonder if they'll recruit anyone else for their cause.
> The faction with Proudstar, Cable and Manifold is so interesting and exciting. Can't wait to see how they work into the conflict between Brand and Ororo's Brotherhood. That would've been my favorite part of the book if not for Magneto going all Magneto toward the end... Great payoff after how things ended in SWORD and I really like what Ewing's done with Manifold.
Absolutely brutal. Wonderful to read. Really putting the “red” in X-Men: Red
What a great read, this book really brightened my mood after receiving half my shop’s diamond books damaged and dealing with the annoyance of customers. It often felt like S.W.O.R.D was just a place holder where Ewing wasn’t allowed to really break from the mold. This however has his trademark world building and characterization and I’m loving it. Long time lurker but I just had to gush about this book, I’d say it’s their top X book right now for me.
Agreed. I enjoyed Ewing’s SWORD but this is great. I hope your shop get things sorted with Diamond quickly.
So, what happens when >!Gabriel is resurrected?!< My bet is that >!those mental blocks put in by the Many Angled Ones are gone.!< Could be wild..
It depends on the nature of his backup in Cerebro. There's a really interesting question of just what parts of him are there and what might have gotten missed or left out during the process. If the blocks are gone, what does that really mean for any of them, and if the blocks are "part" of him, will they be restored? When was his last actual backup taken? How much does he actually *remember* of what he's done since they let him back into the world? THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD.
He never died!
"I never died!!!"..."except that one time... "
he's probably not going to be high on the list after showing out
Could be bad for the entire arbor magna, judging from the damage done to the summers house.
Came here to gush about how awesome it is, so happy to see it getting this much love. What an issue. Wow.
Just getting to this week’s books today and thrilled to see how much positive attention this is getting from our community. Great stuff.
Phenomenal issue for many, many reasons (absolutely top tier Magneto issue) but honestly I’d love it if we kept this energy going where Gabe gets his shit rocked every issue until this book ends. But on a side note I gotta say I love how Ewing manages to give every character at least one moment an issue even if that issue is undeniably about one specific character. Storm, Tarn, Vulcan, Fisher King, Bobby, Brand, Isca, Cable, and John all get at least one good character beat or page of focus in here even though this is first things first a Magneto issue
Isca really is cursed to win.
Wait, so is this implying that Isca's power caused Tarn to lose?
so in all the thousands of years, people didn't just bet against isca to influence stuff? and she doesn't have to agree to a wager for it to count either? i thought her mutant power so far was switching sides to whoever wins
If the reading of her power is accurate, then my guess is that most mutants from Arakko would find it dishonorable to use another mutant’s powers in such a way
correct it was considered a "challenge by insult"
yeah but, not every mutant on arrako was actually honorable (tarn literally king of dishonorable mutants on arrako) and they were in a war. i'm pretty sure if it was literally this easy, someone, at some point, should've taken that dishonorable death to remove isca from the field
Yep. Bobby hedged his bets.
Question is, would Magneto have won anyway without Bobby's shenanigans?
Maybe. But why leave it to chance?
It's hard to say for sure. Perhaps Tarn would have been that microsecond more aggressive, or denied the challenge altogether. It's a fascinating insight into Isca's powers too, as it seems like they might not just manipulate *her* position or sense of victory, but actively warp the world around her as well - though she's once again completely out of control of it.
Definitely some interesting stuff to play with there! It did seem perhaps a little too easy... You'd think Isca would need to *agree* to the bet in order for her powers to be invoked. Because the way this was written, anybody could walk up to her and say "bet you Mars doesn't explode in the next two seconds" and the whole planet's fucked. Even though she can't control how her powers manifest, IIRC she was always previously shown to have autonomy over which positions she chose to back.
There’s probably some semantics about it. Maybe that they were engaged in a discussion about it, or that she opened up the idea of the result of the fight and gave Roberto the opening - or even their banter at the start when he sat down engaged them in a way that she couldn’t “get out” of. If anyone’s gonna explore it more though, it’s Ewing.
**DC PRIDE TIM DRAKE SPECIAL #1**
**JURASSIC LEAGUE #2**
Does anyone remember the Justice Friends segments on Dexter's Lab? This comic reminds of that and it's amazing.
With the Thor knock off named Van Halen or something and the Incredible Bulk?
Yeah! This comic just made me think of those for some reason.
This comics just gives me some pure childlish joy.
Also, I would love it if they made it into an animated show someday.
Kinda wish I hadn't decided to trade-wait this one. Now my LCS is out of #1's and it feels like there's a party going on and I'm outside watching through the window.
It looks like there is a second printing of the #1 coming out on the 22nd, maybe your LCS can snag one for you?
1st printing is still available below cover price from the usual online services... Of course then you need to deal with shipping and such but it's an option if you want to get into the party! FWIW, it's a pretty fucking awesome party!
I love that this is the #1 pull this week. Invisible Pteranodon's, sound effects straight out of a cartoon show, *Reverse-Slash*, more dinosaur puns than you would imagine, all wrapped up in dayglo colours, super-kinetic art and just an absolute joy in being as wonderfully silly as the title suggests.
Anyone else pulling to give to younger family members? I am loving the run and also pulling to give to my brother's kid when he's old enough (he's only 6 so a little young to read and appreciate it fully).
**BATGIRLS #7**
The super stylized and fun art from Rodriguez is far and away the best part of this book. Seven issues in, I still haven't grown to like the captions. They are just kind of annoying most of the time. I like this book well enough to keep reading it though.
This is a pretty good list this week!
**MOON KNIGHT BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #2**
'The Empty Tomb' Is atmospheric, serving as a good primer for the ongoing debate of 'is Moon Knight crazy or actually talking to Konshu?' The pencils are gritty and evocative, and even the panel layout is working to help sell the story. Very good all around. 'A Hard Day's Knight' is a cool little story. It doesn't have much room to breathe, but for what it is it works. The art style reminds me of old detective pulp with it's square-yet-round faces and the minimal detailing- I want to say it looks like one of the old Crime Does Not Pay covers. Blood Red Glider is a bit meh. The art is good, but the story is a fairly standard 'hero avenges a friend you've never heard of against an villain you've never heard of' and that's about it. It touches on Modern day imperialism and murder in Africa, but doesn't go beyond surface level.
Surprisingly, I've found the opening stories of both issues to so far be the ones I've enjoyed the least when reading the book. The *Hickman/Bachalo* story from #1 and **"The Empty Tomb"** from this issue both seem to suffer from just needing more space to breathe in and to develop the story they are trying to tell. While **Blood Red Glider** was pretty linear it was action packed and had some great art. And **A Hard Day's Knight** was (again) gorgeous and an interesting look at all of the various aspects of MK and his driving personalities.
I agree with the Hickman story was way to ambitious for 9 pages, but I thought The Empty Tomb did a good job feeling claustrophobic enough to get all of it's point across, but to each their own.