The Ettatorial for the Week of 9-23-09
A large week of releases this week, and something weird happened. After reading all my purchases, I honestly had a problem picking out the best of the week. Once I picked one out, another issue made the argument that it was just as good, and just as deserving. That just kept happening, and I just couldn’t pick out my favorite(s). So instead, I’m just going to give you a brief run-down of what they are, and let you see for yourselves.
Detective Comics#857-Neck and neck with Secret Six for the best thing DC publishes at the moment, and one of the most beautiful books being made today.
Wednesday Comics #12-Would have been mentioned above as one of the best things DC publishes (not to mention the most beautiful), but sadly this is the last issue of this ground-breaking (and personal favorite) weekly mini-series. How will I go on every week without my Kamandi, Deadman, and Flash strips? DC better do another one of these (as long as Mark Chiarello stays in charge of it).
Brave and the Bold #27-The first of J. Micheal Straczynski and Jesus Saiz run on the title, and it’s nice to see such a well done, done-in-one style issue. The title hasn’t been this refreshing since the early Waid and Perez days. It gives me hope for more.
Avengers the Initiative #28-The best Avengers book currently being printed (and considering Marvel’s output at the moment, that’s saying something). Every month I love this book more and more, and I truly think anyone who loves Marvel and it’s vast library of characters is missing out if they pass up this book.
New Avengers #57-Yeah, I like Avengers the Initiative better, but it’s nice to see this title getting back on it’s feet. A monthly consistent artist will do that for you.
Amazing Spider-Man #606-Really close for making the book of the week until I kept reading more, this is just a great title. Joe Kelly makes a great argument why he’s just as good a Spidey writer as Dan Slott, and it’s his trademark funny dialogue that really makes this issue so damn fun. Pure unadulterated Spider-Man, this is what it’s all about.
Spider-Woman #1-After waiting forever for this title to launch (made even longer by it’s ITunes motion-comic thingy), I was still satisfied. Bendis and Maleev show how great a team they make even away from Daredevil. A promising start to a new series.
So there you go folks, your massive amount of picks for the week. I’ll see you back here next week, same time, same channel.
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