Weekly comic books are a big part of my life and below is a list of what I’ll be picking up this Wednesday along with cover artwork and previews courtesy of Comixology’s Pull List app.

My initial list for this week went up to eleven new books, but some changes to the shipping schedule have it down to eight.

• A+X #4 – I’m not sure how much longer I can commit to this series. It delivers on what it promises, Avengers plus X-Men, but I just don’t know that it’s for me every time out, and I may be more selective about who’s appearing going forward.
• ASTONISHING X-MEN #58 – I’ve fallen terribly far behind on this series. All I can say is that the cover (along with this week’s Young Avengers #1) is very eye-catching.
• AVENGERS #3 – Jonathan Hickman‘s Avengers is off to a great start even through issue #2 didn’t pack the same punch as #1. With that in mind, Hickman’s New Avengers is surprisingly in the lead for my attention between the two titles..
• JUSTICE LEAGUE #16 – Being behind on Aquaman is keeping me from being current on this as Geoff Johns‘ Throne of Atlantis crossover ties the two books together. A weekend will happen where I catch up on all of this soon. It will…
• UNCANNY AVENGERS #3 – I almost won’t believe this is out until I see it on the shelves with my own eyes. Havok is the big draw here for me and with this book’s absence he may as well still be in outer space. It’s a shame since what Rick Remender and John Cassaday have done so far with this title has been decent.
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #1 – This could be great. I’m still not crazy about two X-Force titles shipping at the same time, but this one should be very different from Dennis Hopeless’ Cable and X-Force. I’m particularly interested in what role Bishop has to play and the way his involvement may put the two books on a collision course.
• WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #24 – There seem to be a lot of covers with Storm kissing various people lately. A romantic relationship with Wolverine could be interesting, but I’ve soured a bit on this title.
• YOUNG AVENGERS #1 – I genuinely enjoyed Kieron Gillen‘s Uncanny X-Men and Generation Hope and I’m very interested in seeing him handle this mix of characters. I read that he and artist Jamie McKelvie have said this will be very close to their Phonogram series, but I’ve never read it.

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Weekly comic books are a big part of my life and below is a list of what I’ll be picking up this Wednesday along with cover artwork and previews courtesy of Comixology’s Pull List app.

Eight new books again this week along with a couple of variant editions I’m likely to seek out.

• ALL NEW X-MEN #6 – David Marquez from Ultimate Comics Spider-Man takes over on art for three issues after the sprint start to this series. I’m not terribly familiar with Marquez’s work, but we still get a great Stuart Immonen cover. I’m also getting the X-Men 50th Anniversary variant featuring Chris Bachalo’s Generation X. If having creators return to draw characters they’re most associated with is the theme for this year long set of variants I’ll be very happy.
• BATMAN #16 – One of the side effects to Marvel Now’s ridiculous shipping schedule is that it makes it seem like years pass between issues of books that are shipping monthly. Even though it feels like it’s been forever since the last Batman it just adds to my anticipation of seeing what’s next.
• CAPTAIN MARVEL #9 – This issue is solicited as a great jumping on point for the series, but I need to jump backwards and catch up on a lot of issues before reading it.
• NEW AVENGERS #2 – The first issue of this series sold me on it almost instantly. A mysterious cosmic threat, the Illuminati, and Jonathan Hickman is a recipe for success.
• SAGA #9 – I read an advance copy of this book, and it’s another solid issue focusing on the new face that showed up last issue and The Will.
• SAVAGE WOLVERINE #1 – Despite Frank Cho and Shanna the She Devil, I think this will be another Marvel Now one-and-done for me. Skottie Young’s baby variant for this book may be one of the best of the set.
• X-FACTOR #250 – It’s difficult not to think of Peter David’s recent health problems when considering this book and I wish him all the best. I’ve been around since issue one and seeing that it’s kept its numbering for this milestone is nice with all these new books shipping around it. Clay Mann’s variant cover for this issue will definitely be one I track down. I really like how it recaps the title’s history even if some of the costumes aren’t quite right. That’s the power of nostalgia right there.
• X-Men #40 – End of an era… I guess. I wasn’t really a big proponent of this series and had serious misgivings from day one. In sharp contrast I am interested to see Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel’s Marvel Now relaunch of this book featuring Storm, Psylocke, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, and Rachel Summers.

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Weekly comic books are a big part of my life and below is a list of what I’ll be picking up this Wednesday along with cover artwork and previews courtesy of Comixology’s Pull List app.

Eight new books on my list for this week including three series finales and two debuts

• CABLE AND X-FORCE #3 – I like that Hope Summers has a title she’s regularly appearing in, but I’m still not sure how much I’m enjoying this one. It’s hard to get a sense of Cable in particular and it feels like the character we’ve seen over the last few years is still missing in action.
• FIRST X-MEN #5 – Neal Adams X-Men sounds great, but this series left me with a mixed reaction after the first issue. I waited for the whole thing to ship before continuing so I’m curious to see how the latest X-retcon turned out.
• INFINITE VACATION #5 – “…the mind-blowing conclusion to the biggest sci-fi epic of 2011!” I’ll need to re-read this entire series now that it’s wrapping up. That is if I can find the issues around here…
• SECRET AVENGERS #36 – I honestly thought #35 was the series finale before reading it, but I’m looking forward to the real final issue and the conclusion to Rick Rememder’s Descendants storyline.
• STAR WARS #1 – I’ve tried a few of Dark Horse’s other Star Wars series and they haven’t really been for me. Brian Wood writing the characters from the original trilogy is worth a look.
• SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 – Lots of chatter about this one and I’m hoping to avoid having anything spoiled. I didn’t hate the ending to Amazing Spider-Man but I don’t know that this is a Spider-Man I want to read about.
• WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #23 – I don’t think I’ve read this since issue #20. I’m not crazy about the series but one of the more appealing elements is Kitty Pryde. In the five issues of All New X-Men that have shipped, I can tell that’s going to be the better place to see her story so the days of this title being on my list may be numbered.
• X-MEN LEGACY #4 – Mike Del Mundo’s covers for this series might be enough to keep it on my list, but I did like what I read in the first two issues.

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Weekly comic books are a big part of my life and below is a list of what I’ll be picking up this Wednesday along with cover artwork and previews courtesy of Comixology’s Pull List app.

Happy New Year, everyone!

I’m starting the new year off small with only four new books for the first Wednesday of 2013.

• ALL NEW X-MEN #5 – This has been the highlight of Marvel Now for me. Can’t believe another new issue is out already. I’m also going to track down a copy of the Olivier Coipel variant for this one.
• THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #8 – This is consistently a fun read. I thought it was going on hiatus, but it’s on all the lists as shipping this week.
• MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #1 – I’m giving all of the Marvel Now titles a shot, otherwise I don’t think this would something that would end up on my list. Marvel has been trying hard to get a vampire book over and Morbius may be better approach than their recent efforts with Dracula.
• NEW AVENGERS #1 – I like the Illuminati and using this title to showcase them has a lot of appeal. This is one of the few Marvel Now titles I’m going into expecting to buy issue #2.

Check back every week to see what’s on My Latest Pull List and please share your thoughts on these titles and everything you’re reading this week in the comments.

Weekly comic books are a big part of my life and below is a list of what I’ll be picking up this Wednesday along with cover artwork and previews courtesy of Comixology’s Pull List app.

After last week’s deluge of books, the list this week is down to three new books. It’s a rare week when most of my books aren’t Marvel.

• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 – Lots of talk about this final issue of the series after it was leaked digitally and physically weeks before it’s official street date. I’ve avoided all information as best I can and I’m looking forward to discovering just how it ends.
• AQUAMAN #15 – I was planning to drop this title after issue #13, but the Throne of Atlantis crossover with Justice League has kept me around. A double helping of story today could represent a tipping point for my pull list.
• JUSTICE LEAGUE #15 – The setup for Throne of Atlantis over the last two Cheetah-centric issues had a lot of appeal even if the main plot wasn’t so compelling. With Jim Lee off the series I’m unsure how much longer I’ll be following it.

Happy Holidays, everyone! Although, every Wednesday is like a holiday in a way.

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