ArtisticallyChill

More titles picked up, more titles put on hold, slowly removing titles from my pull list. To our surprise, there were some new releases from Aspen Comics. Not to my surprise, Marvel’s NECROSHA storyline is wrapping up, only one more issue to go, and yet I still can’t make out WTF is exactly going on. There was also a FREE comic out today by Marvel called X-Men SECOND COMING: PREPARE. Basically it previews the next big X-title story arc, SECOND COMING. Cable and Hope Summer return to the present and all hell breaks loose apparently. The title of the arc is aptly named but what is this Second Coming? The rebirth of the mutant population? The rebirth of Phoenix or Dark Phoenix through Hope, the first mutant to be born since M-Day? It sounds interesting enough, but I think I’ll wait for the graphic novel. There’s a lot more interesting things going on with DC that I want to keep updated on.

• BLACKEST NIGHT # 7
• BLACKEST NIGHT: JSA # 3
• THE FLASH: REBIRTH # 6v
• THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 4
• SOULFIRE # 2
• SOULFIRE: NEW WORLD ORDER # 5
• X-FACTOR # 202
• X-FORCE # 24
• X-Men SECOND COMING: PREPARE

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: BLACKEST NIGHT # 7

Written by Geoff Johns; Art and cover by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert; Variant cover by Rodolfo Migliari; Sketch variant cover by Ivan Reis

As Nekron continues to wage war on life throughout the universe, Hal Jordan discovers the grim, true mission behind the villain’s return. But the truth is so cosmically abysmal that it threatens to expose a secret that could tear the very universe asunder. You can’t miss this stunning, penultimate issue to the year’s biggest event!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 4

COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: Eric Shanower
PENCILS: SKOTTIE YOUNG
INKS: Array
THE STORY:
The New York Times bestselling team of ERIC SHANOWER and SKOTTIE YOUNG continue their historic interpretation of the world of OZ! In this stunning chapter, Tin Woodman has a badge, and he’s afraid to use it to make sure law and order are preserved in the Land of Oz…

Happy Reading!

~ LoneWolf

Been busy last week with helping my cousin prep his house for new paint and new flooring, but we did manage to make it out to the comic book store last week Thursday. Not only did we pick up a few comics but I also grabbed several short boxes for my cousin who had all his comics sorted and spread out amongst two small tables. Keith has been a great guy to us as of late. He knows our finances are limited right now and he doesn’t mind it we only pick up a few comics a week and throw the rest in our hold box. Eventually, as soon as certain storylines finish up, I’ll be dropping those titles as I’ve said before. Keith says I should just pick up my favorites and anything else that’s not priority, should be picked up in graphic novel form. That’s what I’ll probably be doing for most of the Marvel storylines I skipped and will be skipping in the future.

• BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM # 9
• BLACKEST NIGHT: THE FLASH # 3
• GREEN ARROW AND BLACK CANARY # 29
• GREEN LANTERN # 51
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS # 45
• JOE THE BARBARIAN # 2
• JSA ALL-STARS # 3
• MASS EFFECT # 2
• THE MICE TEMPLAR # 7
• X-MEN: PIXIE STRIKES BACK # 1

PICK OF THE WEEK: GREEN LANTERN # 51

Written by Geoff Johns; Art and cover by Doug Mahnke & Christian Alamy; Variant cover by Greg Horn

The most epic battle in BLACKEST NIGHT yet comes to a shocking conclusion as Hal Jordan makes the ultimate move to take on the Black Lantern Spectre. But what price comes with the unleashing of Parallax? And what does this mean for the future of the emotional spectrum’s avatars?

SECOND PICK OF THE WEEK: GREEN LANTERN CORPS # 45

Written by Peter J. Tomasi; Art and cover by Patrick Gleason & Rebecca Buchman; Variant cover by Greg Horn

The battle for the Green Lantern Battery on Oa comes to a bloody end as the new front in the War of Light emerges!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: X-MEN – PIXIE STRIKES BACK! # 1

COVER BY: Stuart Immonen
WRITER: Kathryn Immonen
PENCILS: Sara Pichelli
INKS: Array
COLORED BY: Christina Strain
LETTERED BY: Robert Steen

THE STORY:
Pixie, X-23, Armor, Mercury and Blindfold face a new kind of hell: high school! Things get even worse when Pixie’s mother shows up on Utopia demanding to see her daughter. Discover the truth about Pixie, inculding the answer to something even SHE doesn’t know: the identity of her father- one of the most dangerous X-Villains ever!

Happy Reading!

~ LoneWolf