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This is the week. The week that The Purge starts. There’s just too many books to buy – and between the (a few years late) realization last week at BACC that you can pick up a lot of recent books for 50cents or a buck if you wait a few months, and the impending arrival of the unborn, then it’s just time to start cutting.
Let’s go…
Blackest Night #4 – High-priced, but it’s a mini so it stays. Plus, I’m enjoying it.
Blackest Night: Titans #3 – Last issue of a mini. I’ve enjoyed these BN tie-in minis, but they’ve proven inconsequential so I won’t be picking up the next round of them. At least not on the primary market.
Gotham City Sirens #5 – May survive. If it’s another fill in, I’m out – but if it’s a conclusion to Dini’s stuff, then I’ll pick it up. Even so, don’t expect this to stay on the list long term.
Green Lantern #47 – This is here til BN runs its course, then we’ll see what the new status quo is.
Justice Society of America #32 – I think this is the end of this first arc under the new team. Which means its my last issue.
Superman #693 – This is staying – all of the Superbooks are staying for now.
Avengers: The Initiative #29 – I don’t expect this book to be around past Dark Reign, so I’m staying for now – as for the rumored replacement Avengers Academy…maybe.
Dark Reign: The List: The Punisher & Wolverine #1 – Stupid completist that I am, I’m picking up all these List specials – but these two (two in the same week!) I’ll be looking at first; after all I’m not picking up either character’s solo books right now…
Fantastic Four #572 – No matter what I think of the creative team, it will be a cold day in hell when I drop the FF. Probably.
Guardians of the Galaxy #19 – This is a tough one. I love this book. Love it – but I think it would read well in trade. Then again, it’s such a low seller that I should really support it now…so it stays.
Hulk #16 – Sigh. I’m sticking with all things Hulk through the whole Fall of the Hulks thing. Incidentally, I picked up most of this run on the cheap at BACC. It’s largely terrible, but the art is cartoony enough to be entertaining. There was a time where Loeb could write a coherent story, though.
Incredible Hercules #137 – See GoG: love it, low sales, stays.
New Avengers #58 – See FF. Cold. Dead. Fingers.
Nova #30 – Staying, staying, staying. See GoG and Hercules.
Secret Warriors #9 – Staying on the list through this storyline/end of Dark Reign and then dropped. I think I need to go reread this from the beginning.
X-Force #20 – Probably my last issue for now, since Necrosha takes over next issue (I think). I enjoy this a ridiculous amount, though.
X-Men Forever #10 – Ditto. This issue is the last in the second trade, so it’s a good place to stop, even if I still enjoy it more than most other X-books out there.
Okay, tallying that’s up – there’s a whopping 26 books that I’d normally want to pick up, which is a ridiculous week. They break down as 18 ongoings, 5 minis and 3 one-shots.
I’ve dropped (or in the case of one-shots, I’m just not picking them up) 4 ongoings, 3 minis and 1 one-shot, I’m not sure about the other 2 one-shots and of the 14 remaining ongoings, I foresee dropping at least 5 of them within the next 2 or 3 issues.
This is early days, so baby steps – but I think I’m off to a decent start here.
In the long run you'll find cutting back is a good thing. Trades are easier to store, have the complete story and are generally cheaper to buy then buying all the individual issues that make up said trade. PLUS…you don't have to be subjected to two page ads.