Top 5 Comics (02-06-12)

Its the return of my top 5 weekly comics pull list. It's a new month with a new attempted at regularly posting here. So lets get to the comics.

5. Swamp Thing/Animal Man #17 (DC Comics): This is a double placing, for today is the finale of the epic Rot World story that was building since the New 52 reboot. I have them together here because since the start of the Rot World story arc we've seen these two title intertwining, and it is only fitting to have them close out together.

4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18 (IDW): The Turtles find themselves in Dimension X. After following the Teenagers from Dimension X last issue to the home dimension of Krang! What does this war torn dimension have in store for our Turtles?

3. Iron Man #6 (Marvel Comics): Iron Man in space! This is the start of the AVX aftermath story THE GODKILLER. Could Tony be facing galactic repercussions for his actions in AVX?

2. New Avengers #3 (Marvel Comics): Johnathan Hickman and his Illuminati story. This is by far one of my favourite titles out of Marvel NOW. With a new member joining their ranks, could this be Beast in his new form as a representative of Mutant kind? (More than likely)

1. Avengers #5 (Marvel Comics): Another character development issue introducing us to some of the lesser known characters on the team. The last issue was great with it's Hyperion focus. I can't wait to see how these pay off in the long run of what Johnathan Hickman has planned for the title.

Top 5 Comics (01-09-13)

It's time for some comics! Are you ready for some comics? It don't matter if you aren't because here is some comic smackdown for you!

5. Action Comics #16 (DC Comics): This issue gets us even closer to the conclusion of Grant Morison's run on Superman in Action Comics. I'm looking forward to seeing how everything plays out in the end, and in the months episode we see the return of Superdoom. The last time we saw Superdoom was back in the Earth 23 issue where President Superman sent him back into the multiverse.

4. Thor: God of Thunder #4 (Marvel Comics): If what the solicits say to be true even a god king fall, and in this issue King Thor falls to the Butcher. What does this mean for the series and story arc?

3. Earth 2 #8 (DC Comics): The Furies! Steppenwolf! The last of the Amazons! This just sounds like good times to my ears. Could this be the introduction to one of my favourite characters, Big Barda, to the New 52. Even if it isn't we are getting more about Apokolips and that is just good times to me.

2.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Secret History of the Foot Clan #1 (IDW): Demons, ninjas, and the origins of the Shedder and the Foot Clan. The main series has been amazing, and all the micro-series issues have been great too. I'm looking forward to see how this mini-series plays out.

1. Sweet Tooth #40 (DC Comics): This has been one of my all time favourite series in comics. Nothing but love for this title and the work Jeff Lemire has done on it. This was the first non-superhero comic series I ever read and I fell in love. This issue is the final chapter of the series, and as much as I don't want to see this title end I'm looking forward to see how this all concludes.

(A little reminder of where this title has come from and where it has gone)

Top 5 Comics (12-12-12)

Been awhile since I've done one of these, it has been some crazy times for me since I last did a top 5 comics list but enough of this crazy nonsense lets get to some comics.

5. Scarlet Spider #12 (Marvel Comics): It's the beginning of a new story, with the events of Minimum Carnage behind us what does this mean for Kain? With it being the beginning of a new story this should be a great hopping on point for the comic. It has been one of the more fun titles of the last bit, and if you haven't been reading it do yourself the favour and check it out.

4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17 (IDW): This title has been on my list several times in the past, but not so much lately, but not for it dipping in quality I just have been back burnering it since it is one of those titles I really enjoy and so I've been savoring the read. So now that I'm all caught up times look exciting and interesting for the Turtles.

3. Batman #15 (DC Comics): This is the only DC Comics title I'm picking up this week. The Death of the Family story has kind of been a miss for me, but I'm still interested in how it plays out. Scott Snyder does has an extremely creepy way of writing the Joker which I do like, but over all the story since the last two issue of Court of Owls has been kinda not as exciting as I would hope. Maybe the problem is more with me and a general feeling of blah with DC in general, and thus making it hard for me to enjoy much of anything from them.

2. Avengers Assemble #10 (Marvel Comics): SCIENCE BROS!!! This is the second issue of Kelly Sue DeConnick on Avengers Assemble and if her first issue (and work on Captain Marvel) is any indicator of what to expect from this title I'm going to be on for the long haul of the title. It has just been filled with fun little character pieces that give us something exciting and fun.

1. Iron Man #4 (Marvel Comics): Iron Man has been one of my favourite titles to come out of the Marvel NOW relaunch. Up until now I've never really read any Iron Man stories out side of the Avengers titles, and now I look forward to every issue of this title that comes out. New suite and equipment every issue to help Tony hunt down Extremis. Go to your lcs or comixology and get caught up on this title, it is pure wonderful comic book story telling.

A Funko Fanboy's Dream

There are few things in pop culture and geek culture that haven't already received the Funko Pop vinyl figure treatment. DC and Marvel superheroes started this great trend off, which was made its way into Star Wars, Disney, and so much more. Now it's starting to make its way into more wonderful franchises, like; The Walking Dead, The Hobbit, Adventure Time, Sponge Bob, Game of Thrones, and even He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. So today I am going to go over some franchises I would love to see get the Funko Pop vinyl figure treatment.

So to start this off I want to talk about the franchise that inspired me to write this article, that being the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. What I would give to see the Turtles as cute little vinyl figures, but it could go on to be so much more than just our four favourite pizza eating shelled heroes. I would love to see a whole series done with Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, Splinter, Shredder, Krang, April O'Neil, Casey Jones, Bebop, Rocksteady, and a Foot Clan Ninja. Of course I would expect these to be broken up over two waves of figure release, but I would still buy up every single one of them. This would also give them plenty of other characters to use for Con exclusives like, Miyamoto Usagi, Leatherhead, Hamato Yoshi, and Venus to name a few.

Another franchise I would love to see get this treatment is of course Ghostbusters. Of course we would have Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore, but as well as Slimer (which is totally do able just from looking at the Lumpy Space Princess figure), Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (giant size or regular sized), Zuul and Vinz Clotho (both in human possession forms and in demon forms), and of course Gozer. Again this would be a series that I would buy up every one of the figures.

The final series I would like to see is one already coming, but would love to see have more built onto it. That series being the aforementioned He-Man and the Master of the Universe franchise. There are so many great He-Man characters for them to come out with, I would love to see. Unlike the other two franchises I've mentioned I'm not going to list off any characters that would make for great vinyl figures, since we all know that all the characters have made for great action figures and the vinyl treatment would just make them all cuter. But I will end this by saying they better make a Orko figure eventually.

Top 5 Comics (June 27, 2012)

I know I haven't been posting lately, that's because of some stressful stuff going on in my life and just not feeling like writing anything. But anyways here is this weeks top 5 list of comics:

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11 (IDW): Honestly this is just a good fun comic blending bits from the original comic series and the cartoons that followed. In it the Turtles are trying to rescue Splinter from the Shredder. It's fun. It's exciting. It's damn fine read and you should pick this up if you have any love for the Ninja Turtles at all.

4. FF #19 (Marvel): The kids of the Future Foundation are on safari in Wakanda, and we may be getting a new member to the team. This comic almost seems like an oddity in comics these days with it being mostly about a group of kids having fun. Sure they are super intelligent kids. This issue seems like its going to be a fun one and done issue.

3. The Manhattan Project #4 (Image): Another Johnathan Hickman book for this week, and this time we get the Life and Death of Albert Einstein... or at least the life and death of Albert Einstein in The Manhattan Project. Solid read with interesting concepts. Just look at past post of mine to know I like Johnathan Hickman

2. Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who #2 (IDW): Just buy this to satisfy the raging geek boner that this crossover brings on. Borg & Cybermen working together and it's up to the Doctor and the crew from TNG to save the universe.

1. Batman, Incorporated #2 (DC Comics): I'm taking the summation of this issue from ifanboy "This is the story of a man and a woman fighting over the heart and soul of their child. Unfortunately for the world, the man is BATMAN, the woman is TALIA AL GHUL, and the child is DAMIAN."