Top 5 Comics (05-08-13)

My oh my its been another week already? I had so many plans for post between last weeks Top 5 Comics and this weeks, but that didn't happen. Oh well, I guess I'll just keep moving on work to do better next time. Anyways lets go look at some comics. Now this week, again it's a week I'm not super thrilled with, but let's get to them anyways. (Side note, right now while I'm writing this I'm on painkillers for  a head injury that occurred at work, so things might get weird here.)

5. The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horrors #4 (IDW): I've been a fan of the Rocketeer groups of mini series' since Mark Waid started them, and this series has been fairly good too. This is it's final issue, and then after this we will be getting the Rocketeer and The Spirit crossover, which should be amazing.

4. Thor: God of Thunder #8 (Marvel Comics): It's Jason Aaron writing Thor. The Godbomb story might be the conclusion of the God Butcher story, if so that's okay and if not that's okay too. The story has been great so far, and in this one we might meet Thor's possible daughters? I have some feeling that this title might have something to do with Infinity in a few months, but I could be wrong too. It could just be Aaron's other title that will play into that event. Either way this is a great read.

3. Uncanny Avengers #8 (Marvel Comics): Let the Age of The Apocalypse Twins begin. I'm just constantly curious in seeing where this series goes. It reminds me a lot Uncanny X-Force, but I don't know there's just something that isn't clicking with it. Still keeping with tho, there is still that hook for me that is drawing me in.

2. Batman and Red Hood #20 (DC Comic): I'm just starting to read this title after a conversation with one of the employees at my LCS. So lets see how this goes. Maybe I'll post a follow up later on about this.

1. Avengers #11 (Marvel Comics): Its Jonathan Hickman. Its Avengers. It has been AMAZING. And this is leading up to Infinity in some way, plus we just get more fun little one shots that give us more info into whats going with the transformed areas or what AIM has planned for what they took. Just give me more of this title already.

Top 5 Comics (02-27-13)

The return of Top 5 Comics... and it's a week early. So I took a couple weeks off thanks to me getting into a new schedule of actually work and that junk, and I'm posting this early because I will be spending all of tomorrow and Thursday traveling to Seattle to attend Emerald City Comic Con, so look forward to hearing about that when I get back.

5. The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #1 (IDW): Since IDW has been publishing the various Rockeketeer mini-series' each one has been enjoyable, and so I am looking forward to seeing how this one pans out.

4. Uncanny Avengers #4 (Marvel Comics): The cavalry arrives to help save our heroes from from the Red Skull and his psychic powers. Remender is just knocking this series out of the park, and I hope to get to talk to him at ECCC. Great characters, great story, and was a great launch to Marvel NOW just only issue is with its on time release. Hopefully that becomes less of one so we can continue to enjoy an great comic.

3. Uncanny X-Men #2 (Marvel Comics): This was not a comic I was expecting to have on my list at all... ever. Hell I wasn't expecting to have the title in my file the other week, but bam it was there and I bought it without realizing it. So I gave it a read and damn it was enjoyable. Much more enjoyable than All New X-Men #1. The reveal at the ending, though not a twist, gives the book a good solid direction that has me interested in continuing.

2. Young Avengers #2 (Marvel Comics): I normally don't like to swear on the blog but all I can say about this book is right now is "Goddammit Marvel you fucking cock tease! Why must you make me wait so long for this book!?! Don't you realize I need it in my life?" So in summation start reading this book if you currently are not.

1. Batman, Incorporated #8 (DC Comics): Now I haven't read any spoilers, and have no intention on reading any, but this is always one of my must read titles. With the hinted death of my favourite Robin I am very interested in reading this issue. Yes, Damian Wayne is my favourite Robin, he has been the Robin as long as I have been reading comics and I will hate to see him go.

Top 5 Comics (October 10, 2012)

NOW is the time for us to Marvel at this weeks Top 5 Comics! Okay bad puns aside this week is the start of Marvel NOW, and yes that first title is on this weeks list. Now lets get to it, yo! (That was weird).

5. Red She-Hulk #58 (Marvel Comics): Stemming out of the Hulk title that starred Red Hulk from issue 1, we now see his daughter the Red She-Hulk take over the title. It is also good to see another female lead title at Marvel, and I really hope that this title gets the support it deserves.

4. Batman #13 (DC Comics): It's the start of the Death of the Family event. Scott Snyder's second story arc in The New 52 Batman universe, which sounds interesting. The Joker is back and he is out for blood. The only problem I have with this event is that I think it's getting a little tiring to have every story in the Batman title cross over with all the other Bat-Family books. Making you buy 11-12 books just to get the complete story might seem like a great business idea, but for the average consumer it could really drive them off. In fact it has caused me to consider dropping all the Bat books.

3. Creator Owned Heroes #5 (Image Comics): Always a must buy for me. The comic magazine from Image Comics is just a wonderful piece of insight into creators that I really enjoy. Tie-in to great comics into it and you have a monthly must read for me.

2. Fantastic Four #611 (Marvel Comics): DOOM IS GOD! This is the final issue of Hickman's run on Fantastic Four, and with it we see him wrapping up loose end as we see what happens with Doctor Doom stuck in the council chamber of the Reed's. What happens when Doom has the power to create a universe, and what happens when that universe is made in the image of Doom? Find out here, and look out for what is planned at the end.

1. Uncanny Avengers #1 (Marvel Comics): Marvel NOW! begins here, and what a beginning. Opening up with lobotomy, suicide terrorism, prisoner of war Scott Summers, and the Red Skull. This looks to be an interesting series, and I plan to continue reading this for the long haul.