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.

Seven new books on the list this week. Only two Marvel books makes this an atypical list, and it feels like a lot DC books compared to what I normally bring home.

• ASTONISHING X-MEN #64 – I’m way behind on this title. Embarrassingly far.
• BATMAN #22 – Part one of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Zero Year was great. I fully expect that to continue as this series has been rock solid since it started with the New 52.
• EAST OF WEST #4 – I’m an issue behind here too, but the start of Jonathan Hickman‘s latest Image series was strong enough to keep me on board.
• JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 – Trinity War begins at last. It feels like a long time since this event was first teased in DC’s 2012 Free Comic Book Day special and I’m ready to see how it plays out. 
• SHELTERED #1 – Most first issues from Image Comics are worth a look right now. I’m not familiar with the creative team of Ed Brisson and John Christmas, but seeing the book described as a “pre-apocalyptic tale of survival” was enough to sell me on it.
• SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #2 – I’m on the fence about continuing here. Issue #1 was decent, but if I had to pick a new DC book to keep up with it would be Greg Pak and Jae Lee’s Batman / Superman.
• UNCANNY X-MEN #8 – I’m thrilled to see Chris Bachalo back. The last story arc focused on Magik and had a really strong finish, but seeing Cyclops and Magneto in the spotlight again should be fun.

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.

A Wednesday with only three new books is a welcome sight after last week.

• AVENGERS #15 – I honestly can’t wait for Marvel’s Infinity event to arrive, but another prelude issue from mastermind Jonathan Hickman should help pass the time nicely.
• WHAT IF? AVX #1 – I enjoyed Avengers vs. X-Men quite a bit and I’m looking forward to what Jimmy Palmiotti and Jorge Molina have in store for this mini-series. More of Hope Summers interacting with Magneto should be interesting even in a What If? setting.
• X-MEN: LEGACY #13 – I really need to catch up on this title.

I’m also considering AVENGERS AI #1 and TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA #1, but that will likely come down to a decision at the store after getting a closer look at them.

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.

I’ve avoided discussing IDW’s Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time for a while now because I felt it wasn’t progressing in any meaningful way. Looking back at the brief comments I’d made regarding everything beyond the first issue in my weekly pull list posts, I was afraid my criticism would have become redundant. Each issue has provided a fun new adventure for each of the Doctor’s first six incarnations, but they have essentially been isolated tales  of a particular Doctor and his companions with little connective tissue to hold the issues together.That all changes with the arrival of issue #6 in comic shops this week, and my interest and excitement for the series has been renewed.

Spoilers for the issue and series will follow.

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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.

Twelve (?!?!) new books on my list for this Wednesday. A large number seem to have an “X” in the title. The last Wednesday of the month normally has a lot of titles fall into it, but this is ridiculous.

• AGE OF ULTRON #10AI – I’m not at all sure that I’ll be bringing this home with me, but I feel like I need to at least check it out. I have a feeling it’s going to provide more of an ending than issue #10.
• ALL NEW X-MEN #13 – I honestly can’t wait for this. The preview promises that the slow burn we’ve been seeing is about to become an inferno.
• BATMAN SUPERMAN #1 – I’m not certain about this book but with Greg Pak writing and Jae Lee art I don’t see how I can’t at least try it out.
• DOCTOR WHO: PRISONERS OF TIME #6 – After reading an advance preview, it looks like this series is going to start delivering more of the bigger story spanning the Doctor’s timeline going forward. It’s a really fun issue and I’m looking forward to posting a review later today.
• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #4 – I almost missed this title on my list this week. I’m not enjoying it as much as the last volume of the book by Dan Abnett and Any Lanning, but Brian Bendis has been keeping me interested so far.
• JUSTICE LEAGUE #21 – I really need to catch up on this title. It’s about to become the third series I’m following to hit a major story arc that I can’t dive right into.
• NOVA #5 – I though I’d dropped this title at #3, but it found it’s way back in after seeing that the first arc/origin of the new Nova was ending here. I’ll likely only get it if I can find #4 on the shelf as well.
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #7 – I like where this series is heading. Spiral is a huge draw for me, but seeing the whole cast come together has been great.
• UNCANNY X-MEN #7 – Feels like a lot of time has passed since issue #6. I’m enjoying the Limbo story well enough, but I’m anxious for things to move on. Hopefully this issue will change my mind.
• THE WAKE #2 – I still haven’t gotten to the first issue of this new series from Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy but I’ll take a look at the second issue today. A $2.99 price tag and a 10-issue run make it more appealing.
• WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #32 – Need to catch up on this book as well.
• X-MEN #2 – This series is off to a great start. Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel have set it near the top of my reading list after one issue. I’m not sure the adjectiveless title does enough to distinguish it.

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.

Is Mark Henry hanging up his boots and retiring? Not at all, and he pulled off one of the most entertaining fake outs of all time last Monday on Raw. Henry only seems to be improving with age and we’re hopeful the trend continues.

Let us unleash a hearty WOO! as Monday Night Raw returns to Ric Flair Country and hits the North Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina tonight. WWE is coming off of two weeks of solid programming and a great pay-per-view with the new Payback event on the schedule. Last Monday’s show was rife with satisfying turns, twists and returns, but no wrestling program is without a few contentious moments. We’ll start with all the fun things that popped up last week and where they may lead.

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