John Cena won his first Money in the Bank contract last night and promises big news tonight on Raw.

As the epic 1000th episode of Monday Night Raw get ever closer, last week’s show was nearly a complete disappointment. Perhaps more disappointing is the state of the WWE as it comes off the annual Money in the Bank pay-per-view one year after C.M. Punk had the world watching as he won the WWE Championship on the final night of his contract. The unknown and excitement of last Summer appears to have been replaced with the same old situations as more energy appears to be going into next week’s history making Monday than last night’s pay-per-view. 

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Just in time for Comic-con, our friends at Dark Horse passed along this teaser for the return of Hellboy with Hellboy in Hell #1 coming this December.

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.

Another big week with eight new books on my list for 7/11.

• AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #9 – I don’t normally read this title, but I’m picking it up for the appearance by Captain Marvel (formerly Ms. Marvel) before her new series launches later this month.
• AVX: VS #4 – I don’t like the “winners” that are picked at the end of these fights, but the series has featured some decent artwork.
• BATMAN #11 – This series by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo and the Court of Owls arc have been fantastic. Very curious to see how it ends after last issue’s revelations.
• NEW AVENGERS #28 – The Iron Fist chapters of the AvX tie-ins on this title were great, not sure that will continue as the focus shifts in this issue.
• NEW MUTANTS #45 – All of the seeds Abnett and Lanning’s have planted throughout this series are meant to come together for this final arc. The two have done some brilliant work and I trust this will pay off.
• SPIDER-MEN #3 – This has basically shipped every two weeks since issue #1, but there should be a month before #4 where I can catch up. I like what I’ve read so far.
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #27 – This series has picked up again since the Otherworld arc (which I did enjoy to an extent) and it looks like some big things happen here.
• WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #13 – Looks like the usual combination of action and silliness as the solicit describes the arrival of Gladiator and Kitty going on a mystery date.

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.

Raw is not War, nor Jericho, nor is it Monday Night Raw starring Brock Lesnar. It’s the YES Network presents AJ’s Kiss of Death.

Tonight Raw pulls into CM Punk’s favorite venue THE PEPSI CENTER in Denver, Colorado. Let’s hope AJ doesn’t share his love of the soft drink because I think we had our fill of her last week. It’s a shame mainly due to the fact that AJ has become and important figure in the WWE landscape and the positive reaction to her has led to overkill. The current WWE status quo is a far cry from where things were heading into last year’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view that featured C.M. Punk on the final night of his contract taking on John Cena for the WWE Championship.

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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.

Seven new books and a day at home to read some of them. Happy 4th of July, everyone!

• AGE OF APOCALYPSE #5 – I haven’t read this since issue #1 and I’m hoping to catch up today.
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #689 – More Lizard to go with yesterday’s movie premiere. I made time to see it last night and I’m curious to hear what people thought.
• AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #7 – I wouldn’t say I wasn’t enjoying this series, but it really turned a corner in the last two issues. Olivier Coipel’s art is a big part of that.
• UNCANNY X-MEN #15 – I’ve lauded Kireon Gillen for his AvX tie-ins continuing his ongoing plots for this title and last issue was one of his best on the series. I honestly can’t wait to see what comes next with Mister Sinister, the Marauders, and all of his Madelyn Pryors.
• WOLVERINE #310 – I read Loeb’s Evolution and wasn’t crazy about it. Sabretooth’s return is something I’m interested in, but the fact that he showed up months ago takes something away from this. We still don’t know how he came back, and Loeb’s past handling of mysteries has me on the fence here.
• X-FACTOR #239 – Double shipping on this series has not worked in my favor. This one will put me three issues behind.

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.