Ryley’s Pull List 5/23/12 - Vertigo/Image Comics
- Fables #117
- The Unwritten #37
- Chew #26
Ryley’s Pull List 5/23/12 - Marvel Comics
- Amazing Spider-Man #686
- Captain America #12
- Fantastic Four #606
- Journey into Mystery #638
- Secret Avengers #27
Ryley’s Pull List - 5/23/12 - DC Comics
- Aquaman #9
- Batman Incorporated #1
- The Flash #9
- I, Vampire #9
- Justice League Dark #9
Next Weeks New Comics Preview
I had 14 new issues this week, and next week isn’t much better with 13 new issues for me. Luckily there aren’t any collections I’m looking at grabbing, though, so that’s something less for me to worry about. Anyway, here are next weeks issues:
- Amazing Spider-Man #686
- Aquaman #9
- Batman Incorporated #1
- Captain America #12
- Chew #26 - New Story Arc!
- Fables #117
- Fantastic Four #606
- The Flash #9
- I Vampire #9
- Journey into Mystery #638
- Justice League Dark #9 - Jeff Lemire’s Debut Issue!
- Secret Avengers #27
- The Unwritten #37
So there’s a lot of cool stuff, and I’m especially excited for new developments at DC. Batman Inc and Lemire on JLD are definitely highlights for me!
Ryley’s Pull List 5/9/12 - Marvel Comics
- Captain America #11
- Journey into Mystery #637
- Punisher #11
- Uncanny X-Force #25
- Wolverine and the X-Men #10
Ryley’s Pull List 5/9/12 - DC Comics, Vertigo, and Image Comics
- Batman #9
- Demon Knights #9
- Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #9
- Green Lantern #9
- iZombie #25
- The Walking Dead #97
If you aren’t reading Jeff Parker’s run on Hulk (starring Red Hulk) then you’re totally missing out. He took what was created as a rather one-note character during Jeph Loeb’s run on the series and turned him into an incredibly deep, interesting and tragic character with an amazing rogues gallery. It’s one of Marvel’s best titles right now and really shouldn’t be missed.
Though it is filled with all the smashing and action-packed gamma madness you’d expect from a Hulk comic, I think that Jason Aaron’s (still young) run on The Incredible Hulk excellently portrays a lot of why the character is so tragic. He separates Banner from Hulk, and we get to see Banner as a failure, as a monster, because the one thing he ever succeeded in doing has been stripped away from him. Meanwhile Hulk can finally live how he’s always wanted to be (see; “Hulk just wants to be left alone”) but Banner’s instability pulls him right back into the craziness. I don’t want to say more because it’ll really spoil the read, but this story is a great introduction to the characters of Bruce Banner and the Hulk. Grab the issues or check out the Hardcover when it goes on sale in mid-June.
So I just found out Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth will be ending in December… my reaction, pictures above, it a mix of intrigue and sadness at the definite impending conclusion of one of my favorite series. Happy to see how it ends… sad to see it go…
Next Weeks New Comics Preview
Eleven more issues and a couple of collections for my haul next week! Chock full of all sorts of awesomeness, check out what I’ll be grabbing:
- Batman #9 - Night of the Owls OFFICIALLY Begins!
- Captain America #11 - New story arc!
- Demon Knights #9
- Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE #9 - Frankie seeks Animal Man in Lemire’s final issue on the series
- Green Lantern #9
- iZombie #25
- Journey into Mystery #637
- Punisher #11 - New story arc!
- Uncanny X-Force #25 - Oversized anniversary issue to start off “The Final Execution”
- The Walking Dead #97 - Something to Fear begins!
- Wolverine and the X-Men #10
And the two collections? Volume one of Snyder’s current run on Batman and the reprint of Moebius’ Silver Surfer: Parable. Plenty of stuff to love coming out of next week, and I’m totally looking forward to it all.
