I might not make it to the shop today, what with errands and house guests, but if I do, here’s what will put a spring in my step on the way to the cash register:
- From Atomeka, the team behind DC’s Formerly Known as the Justice Leage delivers Hero Squared. Preview reviews can be found at The Comic Treadmill, Pop Culture Gadabout, and Johnny Bacardi (and lots of other places that didn’t show up on the first page of the Google search results, thus not making my laziness cut-off).
- I bought the single issues, but I’d recommend the Birds of Prey: Sensei and Student trade to anyone who’s been meaning to try this terrific title. Black Canary fans should note that it’s a strong story arc for Dinah (and her mom). But really, the nifty writing by Gail Simone should be lure enough, shouldn’t it?
- It’s a Dan Slott-stravaganza over at Marvel with She-Hulk 11 and Spider-Man/Human Torch 1. Still on the fence about She-Hulk? Perhaps Dave at Yet Another Comics Blog can persuade you with his review of the first trade, Single Green Female.
- I’m undecided on the second volume of Love Fights from Oni. I thought the first was okay, but it didn’t exactly set my world on fire. We’ll see what lurks on the manga shelves.
- Speaking of manga, Viz offers the fourth volume of Imadoki! Do I really need to go over the whole Yu Watase thing again? Because I will if you weren’t listening the first three hundred times.
And now, on to a little therapeutic snark:
- Publisher attempts to meet customer demand. Film at 11. In any market other than comics, would this be considered laudable as opposed to just barely meeting the standards of economic common sense?
- The V casts a critical eye at the preview of Uncanny X-Men 455. The verdict? “It should come with an old sports sock affixed to the cover.”
- Speaking of PopCultureShock, it’s back to normal. For a brief while, it was showing previews of interesting titles by people like Bryan Lee O’Malley. Today, naked jungle babes. I wonder if that had anything to do with the site crashing?
Okay, so I promised to cut back on the snark this year, but you can’t expect me to go cold turkey.