Welcome to another edition of The Pull List for 02/02/2011. After a bumper week last week that saw almost every Avengers book and every X-men book storm the shelves at once this week is going to be much kinder on my wallet. Highlights for me include Amazing Spider-Man #653, Hulk #29 and Brightest Day #19.
Let's take a look at we we're picking up this week.
DC Comics
Let's be honest things can only get better after last month, hopefully, because if it get's worse then I think my love affair with Azrael will be over. It's not uncommon for comic books to have maybe a couple pagers of filler in there at some point, Azrael #16 was all filler, it was like someone remembered they need to get an issue out 2 days before print. I'm definitely looking for a vast improvement this week.
Brightest Day #19Brightest Day continues on to what is sure to be a dramatic conclusion, the issues have been getting stronger these last few months and hopefully that trend will continue on through to the end. It's time for Aquaman to settle the score this week as he Aqualad and Mera face off against Black Manta and his forces in 'Aquawar'
Marvel Comics
Anyone who has read the previous editions of The Pull List or my reviews for the previous issues will know I can not get enough of this freaking book. One of my favorite characters in the hands of a talent as adept as Dan Slott is something that no one should be missing. Revenge of the spider slayer continues this week, can Spidey get through the new and improved Scorpion in time to save John Jameson?
Daken has been a solid title so far, in it's previous incarnation we saw Daken deal with his past. This time around he is looking to the future, he's out to prove he is the best there is at what he does, starting in Madripoor. I'm sure there is a tiny, angry, Canadian who will be back soon to object to Daken claiming that title. Unless he is too busy dancing and styling hair over in the complete toilet paper book of the same name.
I'm still not sure how I feel about the Hulk book being handed over to Red Hulk, it's not been that many issues so I have to give it more of a chance. One thing that I am really not a fan of in this book right now though is the art. If anyone in the Marvel U needs the over the top, stylized, colorful visual of say a Humberto Ramos or series original artist Ed Mcguinnes it's the Hulk. One plus of this issue is we get a Red Hulk and Green Hulk team up, sure to be explosive on every level.
After the bumper anniversary issue #500 Marvel decided to create a new jumping on point for casual readers, as they are doing in a few other books. Not to be mistaken for a throw away recap, these issues are full issues and this issue will be setting the stage for the next big arc.
Ultimate New Ultimates #5Thor's back and his extremely pissed that his old lady got offed so he could return, problem is he's not just pissed at Loki. Thor's lost it, who can stop a god? I dunno but I am sure Cap and the rest of The Ulitimates will figure out a way. This is the last issue of this book as it will become Ultimate Avengers Vs New Ultimates as we get into the Death of Spider-Man arc over in Ultimate Spider-Man.
Ultimate Thor #4This is the final chapter of Jonathan Hickman's outstanding ultimate Thor origin story. How does a man become a god? Find out here as Thor discovers the ultimate mystery of his past.
Diamond distribution list 02/02/2011
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