Weekly Comic Book Review’s Picks Of The Week

Ray’s Top Picks

Pick of the Week: Invincible Iron Man #21 – Although this issue wasn’t anything special, Fraction delivers a consistent and entertaining Tony Stark. Props to Larroca for the gorgeous art.

Most Anticipated: Green Lantern Corps #43 – The cover says it all… Guy Gardner! Rage! Hate! Blood! It might be interesting to see another Lantern, other than Hal Jordan, dawn another color.

Other Picks: Green Lantern Corps #43, Captain America: Reborn #5, Daredevil #503, Ex Machina #47

Alex’s Top Picks

Pick of the Week: The Unwritten #8 – Another fantastic issue in this awesome serious, always both intelligent and entertaining.  I loved it’s depiction of childhood and its Romantic opposition of the child’s imagination with adult materialism and empiricism.  Just great, great stuff that shows that this book’s text awareness goes beyond direct quotes and mentions.

Most Anticipated: Invincible #69 – Both Invincible and Captain America: Reborn have left us with MASSIVE cliffhangers.  Invincible ultimately gets the nod though if only due to Reborn’s scheduling bungles and its being spoiled (sort of) by other, more punctual series.

Other Picks: Captain America: Reborn #5, Daredevil #503, Ex Machina #47, Fables #91, Spider-Woman #4, Dark Avengers #12, Green Lantern Corps #43, Justice League of America #40

DS’s Top Picks

Best of the Past Week: Batgirl #5 – This book gets the nod, hands down. Miller, having established Batgirl as Oracle’s Padawan learner, is now knitting her story into the larger Bat-family of Gotham and her first meeting with the new bat-patriarch doesn’t go so well. I’m loving this series!

Most Anticipated: Captain America Reborn #5/ Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #3 – It’s a slow DC week for me, so I have to call a tie between Captain America: Reborn #5 and Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #3! Brubaker’s Steve Rogers story has been riveting, but I can’t say no to Rick Remender’s Sorcerer Supreme, especially one outgunned and outmaneuvered.

Other Top Picks: Batman #694, Amazing Spider-Man #615, Power Girl #7, Brave and the Bold #30, Brave and the Bold #30, Ms. Marvel #48, Thunderbolts #139