No one ever said I was punctual. I am, in fact, a very busy person, and timely blogging will often suffer as a result. Come on people, Drag Me to Hell and the new Jarvis Cocker album aren't going to appreciate themselves! Which brings us to the stale, day-late Wednesday Pull List.
Batman & Robin #1The unstoppable Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely are back! The creative team behind We3 and my personal favorite superhero book, All-Star Superman, among others, have turned their prodigious talents to the (current) Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder. It's a pity they aren't writing Bruce Wayne (who is currently "dead" or something) but on the bright side, Robin has pants! The book strikes a gratifying balance between Morrison's darker side and the campy 1960s Batman television show, and the art (surprise surprise) is nothing short of jaw-dropping. As long as you don't care who's wearing the cowl, this is a book for absolutely any fan of the medium.
Superman: World of New Krypton #4 (of 12)Speaking of the Man of Steel (and AWOL superheroes), Superman remains off-planet as he attempts to bring a little humanity to the newly formed New Krypton. The series has been pretty good so far (although those Gary Frank covers just make his absence on the interiors more painful), if a tad slow. But if this Superman vs. Green Lantern cover is any indication, things are looking up!
Dark Avengers #5A mere five issues in, and already Norman Osborne is starting to lose the plot? Brian Michael Bendis's writing is perfectly suited to this band of psychos, murderers, and thieves masquerading as superheroes, and as their psychoses bubble to the surface, it just gets all the more fun.
The Boys #31As this book has become more and more dialogue driven, I have come closer to dropping it entirely. This issue's big sell is that the superheroes the Boys have been tormenting for...holy crap, for years now!&mdashare finally going on the offensive. I'll believe it when I see it, but I do have high hopes. Watching the same characters have the same smirky conversations and witness the same depraved behavior for 30 issues has gotten a little stale, and the book would benefit from some forward momentum.
War of Kings #4 (of 6)The Starjammers, the (always entertaining) Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel's ultimate badass, Black Bolt, have gone to war against the Shi'ar empire. So far, it's been flat-out entertaining. The current renaissance in "cosmic" comics (at bot Marvel and DC) continues unabated, and that's great news for any fan of sci-fi action. Series writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning are on a complete tear these days, and here's hoping they keep it up.
Ultimatum #4 (of 5)The beauty of the Ultimates universe is that even the most beloved Marvel characters are fair game. And so the Ultimatum bloodbath has been quite a fun ride. So far Professor X, Nightcrawler, Beast, Wasp, and many others have already been killed, and New York City has been devastated by a massive tsunami. Plus the Ultimates Thor sports a sweet beard and just kinda rules in general. Artist David Finch is a rabid perfectionist (which is probably why it takes three months for each issue to come out), and his exacting work shows on every page.
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