Top 5 Comics (Nov. 14, 2012)

I'm back with the Top 5 Comics list, been going through some crazy stuff in my lately, but now I'm back to work on things I truly enjoy... that of course being comics. Hopefully this means me putting out more posts more often with more content. Anyways lets get to the comics.

5. Avengers Assemble #9 (Marvel Comics): This is the start of a new creative team on the title, and the new writer for it is none other than Kelly Sue Deconnick from the fantastic Captain Marvel ongoing series. I'm very excited to see where see is going to take this team, and what will transpire between them in the new Marvel NOW setting. If the cover is any indication of what is to come we can expect a change up in the Avengers Assemble team, and hopefully a further development of the Marvel NOW universe.

4. The Amazing Spider-Man #697 (Marvel Comics): Concluding the Danger Zone story as our favourite web head goes up against both the current and original Hobgoblin's. Can the wall crawler make it out of this with his Spider Sense pushed to the max? How will all this lead into the next and final story line of ASM as we ramp up to its finale in issue 700?

3.Thor: God of Thunder #1 (Marvel Comics): Jason Aaron on Thor, do I really need to say more? This promises to be interesting story with all the great story telling that we've come to expect from Jason Aaron. This is the first time I've picked up a Thor title (besides the amazing Journey into Mystery) so I'm curious to see how I click with the character outside of Avengers titles. So lets see if I continue with this, but if Aarons Hulk run is any indication of what we can expect from this I will be all over it.

2. Batman #14 (DC Comics): Continuing the Death of the Family story, in this issue we get to see the start of what the Joker has planned for the caped crusader and his family of heroes. The first issue of this was so dark and frightening that I can't help but wonder how this will play out. Scott Snyder even back on Detective Comics just seemed to give us the darkest Joker imaginable, and that is even more evident in this storyline. Though I have complained about these constant Batfamily crossovers I'm still excited to see this plays out, even though  am only picking up the Batman title for this event.

1. Saga #7 (Image Comics): This amazing Brian K. Vaughan series returns after a few month break, and now is the perfect time to jump on. A few weeks ago we saw the release of the collected trade of the first six issues so there is no excuse. This is bound to go down as one of the best comic book titles of all time, not only for the great story but also for the beautiful Fiona Staples art. Do your eyes and mind a favor and pick this up.

Top 5 Comics (May 30, 2012)

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5. Wolverine and the X-Men #11 (Marvel): This is a Avengers Verses X-Men tie-in issue where we continue the story from Cyclopes and his X-Men show up at the Jean Grey School. What members of the school faculty and students will join up with Cyclopes to fight the Avengers. What will happen in the fight between Iceman and the Red Hulk? This title has been one of the more fun and well written X-Men titles these days and that's all thanks to Jason Aaron.

4. Animal Man Annual #1 (DC Comics): The return of the first DC Annuals. This issue should be a good jumping on point for those interested in seeing what will come next with the Rot World storyline from Animal Man and Swamp Thing. This appears to be the first crossing point of the stories of Animal Man (Jeff Lemire) and Swamp Thing (Scott Snyder). Both titles have been telling a similar stories, but from two different view points ( Animal Man with the Red and Swamp Thing with the Green) on taking down the Rot.

3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10 (IDW): This has been an amazing series that seems to be able to blend the concepts from the original comic and the 80's/90's cartoon to an amazing story point. In this issue we get SHREDDER.

2. FF #18 (Marvel): This issue Johnathan Hickman takes the Future Foundation to Wakanda, and we get a new member brought in. This is the first issue of a new story that brings the FF and the Fantastic Four to Wakanda, which should be interesting.

1. Batman Annual #1 (DC Comics): Court of the Owls continues and Mr. Freeze is introduced. What relation does Mr. Freeze have to the Court of Owls, and will he be key to taking down the Talon?