ArtisticallyChill

An extremely light pick up after the holiday weekend, this week’s pull features more DC titles with BRIGHTEST DAY being my pick of the week. RED ROBIN’s newest story arc begins to unfold and manages to keep my interest high. JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA’s alternate future storyline which reminds me of DAYS OF THE FUTURE PAST reaches a critical point. And Batman (Bruce Wayne) looks like he’ll need a hand dealing with more than just undead things in the bayou in BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL. Finally, the WEDNESDAY COMICS hardcover I pre-ordered with Amazon came in. Normally, I’d help out my LCS by buying all my trades there but 35% off, no tax, and free shipping, is a much better offering than the usual 10% club discount.

• BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL # 45
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 3
• JSA ALL-STARS # 7
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 39
• RED ROBIN # 13
• SKY DOLL SPACE SHIP # 1
• THE MICE TEMPLAR Vol. II DESTINY # 9
• WEDNESDAY COMICS

PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY # 3

Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PAT GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH 1:25 variant covers by IVAN REIS & OCLAIR ALBERT

If this is the BRIGHTEST DAY then what is Black Lantern Firestorm doing on our cover?!

Not much of a summary. I guess you’ll just have to pick it up and read if for yourselves.

HARDCOVER GRAPHIC NOVEL PICK OF THE WEEK: WEDNESDAY COMICS

Various Writers and Artists

This is it! The oversized, hardcover collection of DC’s 2009 weekly comics sensation that USA Today called “cool, classic-looking.” Featuring composite cover art, the WEDNESDAY COMICS HC includes:

• ADAM STRANGE written and illustrated by Paul Pope
• BATMAN written by Brian Azzarello with art by Eduardo Risso including additional panel art on each page!
• METAMORPHO written by Neil Gaiman with art by Michael Allred
• DEADMAN written by Dave Bullock and Vinton Heuck with art by Dave Bullock
• THE DEMON AND CATWOMAN written by Walter Simonson with art by Brian Stelfreeze
• THE FLASH written by Karl Kerschl and Brenden Fletcher with art by Karl Kerschl
• GREEN LANTERN written by Kurt Busiek with art by Joe Quinones
• HAWKMAN written and illustrated by Kyle Baker
• KAMANDI written by Dave Gibbons with art by Ryan Sook
• THE METAL MEN written by Dan DiDio with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Kevin Nowlan
• SGT. ROCK written by Adam Kubert with art by Joe Kubert
• SUPERGIRL written by Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Amanda Conner
• SUPERMAN written by John Arcudi with art by Lee Bermejo
• TEEN TITANS written by Eddie Berganza with art by Sean Galloway
• WONDER WOMAN written and illustrated by Ben Caldwell

This hardcover is massive! Over-sized and printed on high quality paper, it is a fine addition to any hardcover library but it won’t fit upright on a regular shelf. Just be careful when turning the pages.

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: SKY DOLL SPACE SHIP # 1

Exceptional beings exist who possess the ability to take on any identity. Among them is Noa, the most famous last generation synthetic doll. Sky Doll Spaceship lifts the veil on some of her often very extravagant past experiences: call girl in the middle of the desert, sexy comic book heroin, limo driver, and finally, the normal (ironic, funny, sometimes melancholic) life of a doll on planet Papathea… Discover through new exciting tales of Sky Doll by Canepa & Barbucci featuring art by European superstars Matteo De Longis, Claudio Acciari and Pierre-Mony Chan

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf