The Pull List – 24 March 2010

Another week, another pull list…

Green Lantern #52 – In which something tangentially related to Blackest Night occurs which won’t be referred to in the main series.

Justice League: The Rise of Arsenal #1 – I enjoyed last week’s Green Arrow (even if I wasn’t a huge fan of the art) and I always liked Roy even if he is a complete dick a lot of the time – or maybe because he’s a complete dick a lot of the time – so chances are good I’ll pick this up. I would wait for the trade but DC’s atrocious trade program means I may not.

Superman #698 – The Last Stand of New Krypton continues.

Amazing Spider-Man #626 – After last issue’s heartbreaking Rhino story (well, okay, ‘heartbreaking’ might be a bit strong), the Scorpion checks into the Gauntlet. That’s the new, female Scorpion introduced a few years ago who may or may not be the daughter of Bruce Banner. She’s a good character and I’ve always enjoyed her appearances. She’s been pretty much AWOL since World War Hulk, so good to see her back.

Avengers: The Initiative #34 – I’m not sure how exactly Christos Gage made me root for Taskmaster so much, but he did. I doubt he’ll make it onto the faculty of Avengers Academy, but I hope he doesn’t get killed off as this series and Siege wind down.

Captain America #604 – Still a solid, solid book but this arc isn’t quite working for me. For some reason it reminds me of one of the early John Walker Cap/BuckyBattlestar arcs (or it may just have been an issue) from about 20 years ago. On the other hand, it was about 20 years ago so nobody but me may remember it.

Deadpool #21 – The Deadpool/Spidey/Hit-Monkey arc continues. I know.

Mighty Avengers #35 – The team’s pretty much disbanded in disgust at Pym offering Loki membership, I suspect that events may have caught up with the Hercules book, and Ultron’s back. This has been a truly offbeat book this past year and although I’ve had my ups and downs with it, I will miss it when its gone.

New Avengers #63 – This book, however, has been needing a kick in the ass for a while. Basically, it seems that the comic and team have been floating from event to event, and fighting the Hood and his men again and again in between. Hopefully the next, Thing-laden incarnation of the book will be a little more enjoyable.

Peter Parker #1 – Under normal circumstances I’d be picking this up as, you know, Spider-Man. In this case, though, I’ll be passing as it’s already on Marvel’s Digital Comics which I subscribe to. I can’t recommend it either as the comic’s pretty pedestrian and throwaway.

The Guild #1 – I’m a latecomer to the wonder that is Felicia Day’s The Guild, but I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t seen it. Even so, I won’t be picking this up either since it’s a three issue mini and will inevitably be collected. Nice cover by Cary Nord though:

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