This is my huge week (in number of comics), and one day (probably just before it's not my huge week anymore, as these things go) I'll switch to getting my comics on the second week of the month instead of the first. Then maybe I'll be up-to-date with all of the books coming out. But, for now, I'll just mention the slew of regulars that're released this week and comment only on the ones about which I have something to say.
(Also, I missed last week's Previews, but there was really very little to speak of. Only three books I was looking at, only one was iffy, and I was very tired. So, no Previews. Last week, that is. This week, plenty.)
Intrepids, Vol. 1 (TPB)
- Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe
- Art & Cover by Scott Kowalchuk
The Intrepids are a collection of runaway and homeless teenagers that have been taken in and cared for by an aging inventor, Dante. Applying his brilliance, he crafts marvelous technological contraptions. With his vision and help, the teenagers agree to don his technology for the betterment of mankind. Together, they combat tyranny and stop madmen from bringing harm to the world. Included in the collection are Intrepids Public Service Announcements from your favourite comic artists.
Collects INTREPIDS #1-6
This looked like a bunch of fun. Plus, I've heard good things about it. I'll see when I have the free cash to pick up this trade. (Also, I'll have to see where it fits in my looooooong list of trades to check out.)
Status: In Consideration.
Scarlet Spider #1
- Written by Christopher Yost
- Art & Cover by Ryan Stegman
- Variant Covers by Ryan Stegman & Mark Bagley
Spinning out of Spider-Island, The Secrets of the Brand New Scarlet Spider stand revealed in 40 Pages!!
Who is the new webbed wonder – and why has he come to face corruption in Houston, Texas?
This also looks like it could be fun. It's nice to see a change of scenery in the mostly NYC (with a sprinkling of the west coast) Marvel U. I usually enjoy Chris Yost's writing (he killed on the first year of Red Robin, for one), so maybe it's worth a shot. Then again, I'm pretty overloaded with books, budget-wise, so it's not certain I'll even be able to give it a shot.
Status: In Consideration.
Secret Avengers #21
- Written by Warren Ellis
- Art by Stuart Immonen
- Cover by John Cassaday
SAVE THE WORLD.
SOMETHING IS DANGEROUSLY AWRY IN THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY (O*N*E)…
This may be the last issue of Secret Avengers I pick up. Not because it's not good. It's been supremely awesome under Warren Ellis. I can't recall anything I've read of Rick Remender's, but others who have are quite excited about his upcoming (after this issue) run. And the new team has Johnny Storm on it, and I love the Fantastic Four, and I'd like to see how his death maybe leads him to do more, not quite shifty, but darker, maybe, work. So why might this be my last issue? Well, as I mentioned above, I've pretty loaded with books right now, and it's a decent place to stop. But it's equally possible I'll love Rick Remender's writing and keep picking this up.
Status: Buying It.
And now the regulars:
Batgirl #5
- Written by Gail Simone
- Art by Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes
- Cover by Adam Hughes
Still reeling from the shocking return of a major figure with secrets from her past, Batgirl goes on the hunt for the terrifying killer Gretel, whose eerie and violent power over the men of Gotham City leaves no one safe – not even guest star Bruce Wayne!
Status: Buying It.
Batman and Robin #5
- Written by Peter J. Tomasi
- Art & Cover by Patrick Gleason & Mick Gray
There’s a devil on Robin’s shoulder – and his name is Nobody! Batman and Robin’s relationship gets pushed to the breaking point as Nobody insinuates himself into Damian’s life and tries to make him see that Bruce’s plan to battle crime is hopeless – and only by teaming up and tapping into Damian’s killer instinct can they ever hope to rid Gotham City of its evil roots.
Status: Buying It.
Batwoman #5
- Written by J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman
- Art & Cover by J.H. Williams III
“Hydrology,” the first arc of the critically acclaimed new BATWOMAN series, reaches its powerful conclusion! After the horrors Batwoman has faced, she has a final showdown with The Weeping Woman – a specter with the power to dredge up Kate’s deepest pain. Can she finally forgive herself so she can dispel this evil? And how will she respond when Chase and the DEO tighten their grip, forcing Kate to make an impossible decision?
Status: Buying It.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #5
- Written by Andrew Chambliss
- Pencils by Karl Moline
- Inks by Andy Owens
- Colors by Michelle Madsen
- Cover by Steve Morris
- Variant Cover by Georges Jeanty
Buffy’s dreams have become all too real lately as she deals with a magicless world. She's still fighting creatures of the night, as Willow and Xander grow distant and nightmares plague the Slayer. But something is telling Buffy that there is more to her dreams than meets the eye . . . and that her greatest fears may yet become reality!
Status: Buying It.
Demon Knights #5
- Written by Paul Cornell
- Art by Diogenes Neves & Oclair Albert
- Cover by Mike Choi
The pressure is mounting as the Horde prepares to breach the walls of Little Spring – but inside the town, our heroes are at each other’s throats! With their fragile alliance in tatters, and the enemy whispering in their ears, someone’s going to break – but for a reason you never saw coming!
Status: Buying It.
Resurrection Man #5
- Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
- Art by Fernando Blanco
- Cover by Ivan Reis & Joe Prado
Mitch Shelley is dead. Again. But this time, things are different. He’s no longer in the realm of the living. While the Body Doubles try to find out what happened to him, the Resurrection Man must find a way to escape the realm he’s trapped in before a host of celestial beings finds him…
Status: Buying It.
The Unwritten #33
- Written by Mike Carey
- Art by Peter Gross & M.K. Perker
- Cover by Yuko Shimizu
Recovered and recharged, Tom is ready to invade the cabal’s inner sanctum as “Tommy Taylor and the War of Words” continues. And the Cabal are more than ready to receive him into the charged narrative space of the Grid. As Pullman’s trap closes, revelations about the Cabal’s true aims come thick and fast.
Status: Buying It.
X-Factor #230
- Written by Peter David
- Art by Emanuela Lupacchino
- Cover by David Yardin
- Variant Cover by Nick Bradshaw
REGENESIS tie-in, guest-starring Wolverine!
The team is shattered by recent events, including the death of a key member in #227.
The highly-publicized return of two fan-favorite classic X-Factor characters: HAVOK & POLARS!
Status: Buying It.
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