After a few relatively light weeks, I’m back to eight new books on the list this Wednesday. Marvel’s Infinity makes up a large part of it, but the return of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and the conclusion of X-Men: Battle of the Atom are far and away the highlights.

• AVENGERS #22 – An Infinity tie-in. Jonathan Hickman has made excellent use of the main series and his two Avengers books to tell this story. It feels like there’s a lot that needs to come together, but I trust that we’re headed for a solid ending.
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8 – An Infinity tie-in. I let myself fall behind after issue #5, but I’m hoping to catch up this week.
• INFINITY #5 – Hoping we’ll get more Thanos here.
• SAGA #15 – Always a good time. I’m expecting this to be the week’s top book, but either way look out for the discussion thread on Wednesday.
• SANDMAN OVERTURE #1 – It’s been a long time since we’ve seen new Sandman. With artist J.H. Williams III working with Neil Gaiman, this should be great.
• SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP SPECIAL #1 – The All-New X-Men chapter of this story hit a lot of the right notes for me, but I still need to read the Indestructible Hulk special before I can get to this one.
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #13 – I think I’m an issue or two behind on this one as well.
• X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM #2 – This has been a great crossover and perfectly fitting for the X-Men’s 50th anniversary. While I’m sad to see it come to an end, everything is set up for an incredible finale.

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Small week this time around with only four books on my list.

• JUSTICE LEAGUE #24 – A Forever Evil tie-in. I’m really on the fence about continuing with JL, but it’s shipping at the right time to hang on for one more issue. A lot will depend on what story it tells in the context of DC’s current event.
• UNCANNY AVENGERS #13 – I’m generally enjoying this series, but it’s not at the top of my reading list. I’m a big fan of Havok and the preview confirms we’re getting at least three solid pages featuring him this month.
• VELVET #1 – Image debuts are normally worth checking out these days, but a series from Brubaker and Epting is a must-buy.
• WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #37 – A Battle of the Atom tie-in. This crossover is just great. I’m a bit sad to see there are only two chapters left, and I’m expecting a lot of the action to wrap up here.

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

Check back every week to see what’s on My Latest Pull List and share your thoughts what you’re reading this week.

Six new books on my list this week. All Marvel titles this time around with a lot of cosmic and mutant happenings.

• AVENGERS #21 – An Infinity tie-in. It’s Infinity times two this week with Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers and New Avengers both shipping. I’m definitely looking forward to reading New Avengers more, but Lenil Yu’s cover to this issue is pretty amazing.
• CABLE AND X-FORCE #15 – I want this book to be a lot better than it is. Hopefully the cover isn’t a fake out and we’ll get some real interaction between Hope and Cable.
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7 – I still haven’t read issue #6, but I’m on board with this one for the foreseeable future.
• NEW AVENGERS #11 – An Infinity tie-in. I’m way into everything that’s happening in this book right now: Marvel’s Illuminati, Thanos and his Black Order, the Builders, and infinite invading Earths.
• UNCANNY X-MEN #13 – A Battle of the Atom tie-in. There hasn’t been a chapter of this crossover that’s disappointed so far. Chris Bachalo’s art was fantastic last issue and I expect the same here.
• X-MEN: LEGACY #18 – I really need to catch up on this title.

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

Check back every week to see what’s on My Latest Pull List and share your thoughts what you’re reading this week.

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Six new books on my list this week. Not sure how much time there will be for reading with New York Comic Con starting on Thursday.

• ASTONISHING X-MEN #68 – I’m not exactly sad to see this series go even though Marjorie Liu has earned a lot of acclaim for her work on the title. I think Astonishing never really recaptured my attention after the shipping delays/cancellation it went though around thirty issues ago.
• BATMAN #24 – I’m a big fan of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman, but I didn’t realize I would miss it so much during DC’s Villains Month. Can’t wait to get back to Zero Year.
• HALO INITIATION #3 – Dark Horse’s foray into the Halo universe is off to a solid start and I’m curious to see where exactly on the timeline this first miniseries will end.
• INFINITY #4 – I haven’t had to wait for this to return to shelves as long as Batman, but last week felt a bit strange without any Infinity books on my list.
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #12 – Spiral was a big part of what drew me to this series and I’m glad to see an issue focusing specifically on her. Ramon Perez’s interiors look really interesting and the Kris Anka cover looks great.
• X-MEN #6 – A Battle of the Atom tie-in. This whole crossover has been a huge hit for me, and getting an installment every week is a huge plus. I recently saw Battle of the Atom described on Comic Book Resources as “the perfect X-Men 50th Anniversary story: dozens of different X-Men time-travelling and obsessing over Jean Grey.” I can’t disagree with any of that. It is perfect.

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

Check back every week to see what’s on My Latest Pull List and share your thoughts what you’re reading this week.