Weekly Comic Book Review’s Top Picks

Dean’s Top Picks

Best From The Past Week: Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker #1 – LOTS of great comics last week, but the one that is still rattling around my brain the most was this insane first issue by Joe Casey & Mike Huddleston.  Just imagine if Steve Rogers went into a Charlie Sheen-type retirement!  Can’t imagine that these two runners-up didn’t win because they were awesome too.  Runners-up: Amazing Spider-Man #657 & Detective Comics #875

Most Anticipated: Fear Itself #1 – Sure, it’ll probably be a minor let down, but even as much as I LOVE creator-owned comics, there are very few things that get me as excited as a Marvel event.  I mostly read Big 2 superhero comics to see things “happen” and only in events are you pretty much guaranteed of things happening.

Other picks: Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth #2, Sweet Tooth #20, I Zombie #12, Blue Estate #1, Green Wake #1, Nonplayer #1, Herc #1

Alex’s Top Picks

Best From The Past Week: Jimmy Olsen – No contest here.  Jimmy Olsen is a fantastic bundle of fun in both story and art that’s well worth your money.  It’s total blast to read and something that feels really fresh and unlike anything else put out by Marvel or DC.  It’s such a shame that this marks the end for the back-up feature, particularly with Nick Spencer’s departing for Marvel.  Regardless, this giant-sized collection is one that’ll definitely see a few re-reads from me in the years to come.

Most Anticipated: Secret Six #32 – Having spoiled for myself the identity of the White Lanter’s chosen (and what a shocker it is!), Secret Six takes my top slot this week, in the second installment of a new story that totally kicked ass last month.  No more crossovers; this is the Six being the Six and getting involved in the kind of brutal, high drama that the excel at, with team infighting galore.  And hey, there’s more King Shark!  Who doesn’t love the bipedal dose of the ridiculous that is King Shark?

Other Picks: Fear Itself, Brightest Day #23, Sweet Tooth #20