Mighty Avengers: Thought bubbles! They've brought thought bubbles back! Bendis, your redemption is nearly complete. Oh yeah, and it's a fun read, too. Poor Mole Man
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7/10
X-Factor: PAD continues to write the funniest dialogue of any X-book (dig the Spongebob reference). Wonder if Quicksilver and Marrow will have battle over the villains-turned-heroes-turned-villains-again soon?
8/10
New X-Men: I don't dig the new art, at least not for a title like this (nobody has eyes!), but it's still extremely well-written, and the non-team members are getting some good time in.
7/10
Cable and Deadpool: Oh, drat, the next arc will involve Cable again
. Well, it was fun while it lasted for this Deadpool fan. T-Ray is still going after Wade, just like always, and the two have it out, just like they always used to, except now it's in the middle of one of Wade's existential crisises (crises? crisis'? crisisiseses?). It's odd to read this after reading "Immortal Iron Fist", since they offer two very different views of HYDRA.
9/10
Immortal Iron Fist: Orson and Danny have rather similar backgrounds, no? Well, I'm assuming that's the point, anyway. Orson is giving Danny a new perspective on the abilities of an Iron Fist, and is shaping up to be a good mentor. Unfortunately, this means the arc will probably end in his demise, but that remains to be seen.
8/10
The Dark Tower: A comic-book interpretation of "The Dark Tower" books is the only excuse for such amazing art in this particular medium. It's great how it has the feel of King's actual work, even though PAD writes it. I wonder if they'll do any more minis focusing on books other than "Wizard and Glass"?
9/10
The Incredible Hulk: And so ends "Planet Hulk", by far the best major story-line in any recent comic. Hulk has fulfilled his destiny, indirectly becoming the "Worldbreaker" when not only does the ship that brought him to the planet explode, destroying the capital city and killing everyone in it but him, but then the blast kills his pregnant wife, Caiera, who dies in his arms, and then undoes the work he did of pulling the planet's tectonic plates back together. Miek and Elloe return from space to find the planet facing its own doom, and go about saving the members of the Warbound (excluding the deceased Caiera). Hulk throws chunks of rock at clouds which he envisions to be the Illuminati, commanding them to "Bring it back" (Sakaar, as it had been only moments before), and "Bring her back". The rest of the Warbound come to save him from the destruction of the planet, and someone mentions that Arch-E has a map of the entire universe in his hard drive, so they can go anywhere. Naturally, Hulk has a place in mind. It ends with a repeat of the text from the beginning of the arc, about how Hulk "finally came home", and him riding on top of the ship in the battle-armor he's shown wearing in solicits for "World War Hulk", which I eagerly await.
10/10
