Diamond List for June 25th, 2008

[Hans]

What, Mighty Avengers? That's not like the old Avengers at all, as far as I'm concerned. The old Avengers would never have been Tony or SHIELD's goon squad.

Hence, me saying that it's "as similar to the old Avengers as is possible for Bendis."

As for Jan, I guess it might be because she's had arguably the most personal growth as an Avenger. She went from the ditzy, boy-crazy moron in the first year or two, overcame emotional and physical abuse, and eventually grew into a pretty solid leader.

She was a solid leader in one story. Now it was arguably the best Avengers story ever, but it was still only one story. And why Bendis likes her so much but has her do jack squat is beyond me.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Probably because giving anyone else a bit of the spotlight would open readers up to the thought that Ms. Marvel isn't the greatest character who ever lived.

 

[Hans]

I liked her better when she was a drunken trainwreck. Her current stauts just makes her seem like a *****ebag.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

But she's the premiere superheroine of the Marve--bleh, I can't even say it with a straight face. Honestly, I think She-Hulk deserves that title more than anyone else. Maybe not right now, what with her crisis of conscience and all, but overall.

 

[Hans]

Wouldn't Sue or Storm be the most deserving? I think so.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't know, maybe. But the biggest thing either of them has done lately is get married, which isn't exactly a major personal accomplishment. Granted, I'm not reading FF, any X-Men comics with Storm, or Black Panther, so they could be curing AIDS for all I know.

 

[Hans]

Well, if we're only going by what's been going on lately, why would She-Hulk be any better than Sue or Storm? She's just a bounty hunter.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, well, I like She-Hulk more than Sue and Storm.

 

[Hans]

Oh, I didn't know that was the debate. In that case, Storm pwns all.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I never really liked Storm. Maybe because I'm such a Thor fan. She always just seemed like an inferior female Thor to me. I liked her personality and matronly attitude when Kitty Pryde was around, and I like her friendships with Nightcrawler and various other X-Men, but I never really got into her as a character.

 

[Hans]

Weird. I like her because she's a total badass.

 

[Phaedrus45]

Pretty good week!

DARK HORSE COMICS

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #0 $0.99

DC COMICS

BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #2 (OF 12) $2.99
DC UNIVERSE SPECIAL REIGN IN HELL 80 PAGE GIANT $4.99
FINAL CRISIS #2 (OF 7) $3.99 - (I hope this gets better. Issue #1 must have been one of the worst first issue Event Comics I have ever read.)
GREEN LANTERN #32 $2.99
HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #4 (OF 6) $2.99
NUMBER OF THE BEAST #6 (OF 8) $2.99
SECRET HISTORY THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR #4 (OF 6) $2.99
SUPERMAN #677 $2.99
TEEN TITANS #60 $2.99
TRINITY #4 $2.99

IMAGE COMICS

STEVE NILES STRANGE CASES #4 $2.50

MARVEL COMICS

ANGEL REVELATIONS #2 (OF 5) $3.99
AVENGERS FAIRY TALES #3 (OF 4) $2.99
AVENGERS INITIATIVE #14 SI $2.99
BLACK PANTHER #37 $2.99
CAPTAIN AMERICA #39 $2.99
DAREDEVIL #108 $2.99
FANTASTIC FOUR #558 $2.99
HULK #4 $2.99
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #16 $2.99
MARVEL 1985 #2 (OF 6) $3.99
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #37 $2.99
MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #10 $3.99
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED MOBY DICK #5 (OF 6) $2.99
MIGHTY AVENGERS #15 SI $2.99
MS MARVEL #28 SI $2.99
MYTHOS CAPTAIN AMERICA (RES) $3.99
NEW AVENGERS #42 SI $2.99
NEW WARRIORS #13 $2.99
POWER PACK DAY ONE #4 (OF 4) $2.99
RUNAWAYS #30 $2.99
SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (OF 3) SI $2.99
SHE-HULK 2 #30 $2.99
THOR AGES OF THUNDER REIGN OF BLOOD $3.99
THUNDERBOLTS #121 $2.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #123 $2.99
ULTIMATES 3 #4 (OF 5) $2.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #499 DWS $2.99
WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #4 $2.99 - (The First Class titles have gotten pretty darn good, and this one featuring Wolverine and Kitty Pryde has been spot on. It makes me miss the X-Men I used to read in the 80's.)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #26 $2.99
X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #13 $2.99
X-MEN LEGACY #213 DWS $2.99
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6 (OF 6) $2.99

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

WIZARD MAGAZINE #202 PROJECT SUPERPOWERS ALEX ROSS CVR $5.99

COMICS

CLOCKWORK GIRL #4 (OF 4) $1.99
JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES #3 (OF 4) WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE $3.99 MAN WITH NO NAME #2 $3.50
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #4 (OF 7) $2.99
WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR TRIBUTE TO MIKE WIERINGO $4.99

 

[Colossal Spoons]

I'm enjoying Secret Invasion for the most part. I'm finding that several of the tie-ins, as with many major events lately, are actually more enjoyable than the main series. And, really, you can't go wrong in a Thor tie-in with the reunion of Beta Ray Bill and Thor. :up:

Wait what? How did my Beta-sense not go off if this is happening? ;(

 

[Dr.Doom]

Bprd Ectoplasmic Man One Shot $2.99
Brit #7 $2.99
Shark-man #3 $2.99
Avengers Initiative #14 Si $2.99
Fantastic Four #558 $2.99
Hulk #4 $2.99
Marvel 1985 #2 (of 6) $3.99
Marvel Comics Presents #10 $3.99
Mighty Avengers #15 Si $2.99
Ms Marvel #28 Si $2.99
New Avengers #42 Si $2.99
New Warriors #13 $2.99
Runaways #30 $2.99
Secret Invasion Runaways Young Avengers #1 (of 3) Si $2.99
She-hulk 2 #30 $2.99
Thor Ages Of Thunder Reign Of Blood $3.99
Thunderbolts #121 $2.99
Ultimate Spider-man #123 $2.99
Ultimates 3 #4 (of 5) $2.99
Young Avengers Presents #6 (of 6) $2.99

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Wait what? How did my Beta-sense not go off if this is happening? ;(

Your Beta-sense was busy hitting on the spider-sense at the time.