This Week's Comics - 8/02/12

Good week this week with the amount of comics but fairly bad as I'm just not excited for any of them, especially since my comics from last week still have not been delivered and I'm really excited about a few of those. This week I have 6 comics, those being House of Night #4, New Mutants #37, The Incredible Hulk #5, Wolverine and the X-Men #5, Batman and Robin #6 and Demon Knights #6. I'm not going to choose one comic I'm most looking forward to as this keeps changing between a few. I'm looking forward to Wolverine and the X-Men because of the very interesting cliff hanger at the end of the last issue, Kitty suddenly being very pregnant, especially since Kitty is a character I nearly always enjoy reading. However, so far the rest of the series hasn't really done much for me and I'm getting bored if seeing the same students again and again, there's a lot more there and I want to see them explored since its meant to be about the whole school. New Mutants is a series that has pleasantly surprised me with how much I've been enjoying it so I'm looking forward to reading this next issue, especially since I'm finally getting some more exploration of characters other than Nate Gray and the weird leader. But again, due to this so far limited character development I'm looking forward to this issue that much. The Incredible Hulk I've been enjoying because of the suspense and slow build-up, and great art, but I think they are dragging it out a bit too much now. Hulk is going to fight Banner, just get it over with, I'm willing to stick around to see what happens but this series is close to being dropped. I'm absolutely loving the angst and psychological exploration in Batman and Robin, which is perfect for a Bat series, but I really think they should have had another storyline before this one. Why? I don't really know Damien that well, having not really read him before the reboot, and I really can't stand Nobody, so if I knew other characters more I could probably put up with him. However, they didn't do this so I'm stuck with Nobody and a Robin I really like but feel a little detached from, which makes me feel kind of dirty and uncomfortable as this is exploring that character's psychological issues yet I don't really know who he is. Demon Knights has so far been enjoyable to read because of the fantasy elements and the eccentric characters, who are always fun, but that's really all the series has so far. After a good beginning that really drew me in the quality the last few issues has dropped as the story is made more and more complex and diverse, loosing focus and my interest. I'm still reading for the characters and the hope Cornell brings it back again but I'm just going to say what I've said the last two weeks, I really wish Cornell left this series rather than Stormwatch, especially since that series is still very strong. The comic I'm least looking forward to this week, which I'm not really looking forward to at all, is House of Night. This raises the issue of why am I still buying it? The answers simple, I'm stupid enough to keep telling myself it'll get better. I was so disappointed with the books I really wanted this series to be good because I do like some of the characters and the basic elements of the story, but alas I am destined to be disappointed by the Casts. I'm still reading hoping my favourite character will come in soon and give it some life, especially since he's now dead in the books so I've completely given up on them and I miss him, but this series is hanging on by a single thread; my misguided and naive hope.

This Week's Comics - 11/1/12

A fairly good week for comics this week. I'm looking to get 7 comics, a good amount, but a few of them are a bit iffy - and on the chopping block - so I'm not too psyched. The comics I'm getting are Wolverine and the X-Men #4, House of Night #3, Demon Knights #5, Batman and Robin #5, Incredible Hulk #4, X-Factor #230 and X-Men Legacy #260.1. The comic I'm most looking forward to this week is X-Factor, which is successfully covering two story lines at the same time; X-Factor dealing with the loss of Madrox and Madrox hopping through dimensions as his counterparts die. This issue sees the return of Havok - a character I'm kind of familiar with - and Polaris - a character I don't really know - so it will be interesting to see how they change the team dynamics, which to be honest were getting a bit repetitive with no changes for quite a while. With this being my favourite series, any issue has a great chance of being the one I'm most looking forward to and this issue doesn't fail it that task. This series is also great to read due to the great mix of drama and humour, which the preview pages for this issue suggest is shown brilliantly. I'm particularly looking forward to Demon Knights this week due to the very captivating cliffhanger at the end of last issue, with the Horsewoman suddenly turning on the other heroes, shown as issue 4 did make my Comic of the Week. The last issue also started giving us more substantial character development, including a back story for the Shining Knight, which if is carried on in this issue will make this series very enjoyable to read for me as it already captures the fantasy and action very well. Wolverine and the X-Men is still getting of the ground, the last three issues being about the staff and students coming together to make the school work, which I have fairly enjoyed but I am looking forward to some proper plot and action in this issue. So far this series has been very enjoyable so I doubt I'll be disappointed by this issue, especially as I like the majority of the characters, but with new students joining there is a risk they might throw the series off balance, but I'm definitely willing to see. Batman and Robin has been one of my favourite series from the DC reboot but I have been interested in Damien's internal struggle between fighting off his instincts to kill and doing what is natural to him - killing - as he was raised that way. This appears to be a big focus of this issue as Nobody has presented him with a way of being how he was raised with him, but does Damien want to leave Bruce? I mean he is his father and of we can trust Alfred - of course we can - then he does care about him a bit. So I'm looking forward to this comic to see where this conflict takes Damien and for some good, old Batman and Robin angst. I picked up the Incredible Hulk on a bit of a whim, having Banner and Hulk separated catching my attention, and so far have been quite impressed with this series. I'm looking forward to this issue as Hulk has finally agreed to go after Banner and will now face of against Banner's new creatures on his crazy island. Banner's lack of mental instability and Hulk's content with being apart from his creator creates real issues for the two to reconcile, but it's Bruce Banner and the Hulk, so they really have to in the end, and I'm very interested to see what happens before and how Aaron pulls it all together. I'm still on the fence with X-Men Legacy, the series interesting me but not really doing much yet to convince me to keep buying it after a few issues more. The last two issues I have read have been concerning the fallout from Schism so hopefully a move away from that will be more enjoyable, especially since this series has characters I really like and would like to read. So, I'm looking forward to it because there has been a change in the creative staff and the new characters should hopefully bring it up to a higher enjoyment level. However, the comic I'm least looking forward to this week is House of Night; in fact, I'm actually not to sure why I'm still buying it. So far, the series has been just as ridiculous and childish as the book series with no new character development and now substantial change to make me like it any more than I did the novels. I have always thought the story has been interesting and some of the characters as fun so I'm willing to give it a few chances, especially this issue as it concerns Ancient Greece and the Greek hero Odysseus, which is an area I'm fascinated by, but if it doesn't do much for me this series might go.

This Week's Comics - 21/12/11

Bit late this week, seen as it is now the end of the Wednesday, but here we go. This week I've got 6 comics - a fair amount - which are X-Factor #229, Red Hood and the Outlaws #4, Wolverine and the X-Men #3, New Mutants #35, Uncanny X-Force #19 and Batman #4. Out of these, I'm most looking forward to Wolverine and the X-Men because so far the series has been great with characters I really enjoy and wonderful, vibrant art that brings the story to life. With this being only the third issue, the series still has to find its feet a bit but I'm quite confident I'm going to be buying this comic for a long time. X-Factor is one of my favourite series and normally an issue from this comic would be the one I'm most looking forward to but I felt the last issue had a serious drop in quality compared to the rest of the series. The drop in quality I felt from the issue comes from the awkwardness of the situations and the lack of complete character development, the conversation flitted around the edges of something deeper but never really landed there, which I have come to expect from A comic by Peter David. I hope this issue returns to the good quality of the rest of the series but unfortunately I feel it may not. Batman so far has been quite enjoyable, not one of my favourite series but has good character presentation, a believable competent foe for Batman and very intense cliffhangers, especially the one at the end of last issue. As the series goes it appears to be getting more interesting and enjoyable so this comic could stand out this week. Having only picked up two issues so far of New Mutants, which I only decided to do after Regenesis, this series is still in the trial period. So far I'm really enjoying the characters, although since I don't know them yet I wish there was a bit more character development, and I am interested in seeing if they are show more of the characters this issue,  but right now I'm not attached enough to say whether I'll continue with this series after this story arc. This Uncanny X-Force issue will be my first, having decided to try the series after Regenesis and some positive suggestions from some friends, so I'm interested in seeing what this series is like, especially since its on Wolverine's side rather than Cyclops'. Red Hood and the Outlaws is the comic this week I'm least looking forward to. After a great start to the series with three characters I really like and a team dynamic I was getting drawn into, the last issue was a big step down in quality and enjoyment. Due to the characters and what I've seen Lobdell can do with them I'm willing to give this series a while to get the quality back but I'm not too hopeful for this issue.

This Week's Comics - 23/11/11

This week I'm acquiring four comics, a little too less for me but at least it won't cost that much. This Week, the comics I'm getting are Teen Titans #3, Superman #3, Wolverine and the X-Men #2 and Alpha Flight #6. A nice rounded selection with two from DC and two from Marvel. The comic I'm most looking forward to this week is Wolverine and the X-Men because of how much I enjoyed the first issue. Normally I see first issues, even concerning characters I already love, as introductions so I don't enjoy them that much, but this first issue I really did. Partly due to the two main characters being Wolverine and Shadowcat, who I have loved for a long time, and partly due to it being on the side of the schism without Cyclops that has returned to the school setting and teaching new young mutants, an aspect to X-Men stories I always enjoy. Teen Titans Has so far interested me as much as the rest of the DC comics I read have as its a new take on how the team is brought together but is just a bit more because of some characters I enjoy, Red Robin and Superboy, and the fact that it is a team, especially a younger team. In the last two issues the direction of the story seems to be quite positive so I'm interested in seeing what happens next and how Superboy goes from enemy to ally, if he actually does in this series, which I hope he does. Alpha Flight I originally picked up when it began again on a bit of a whim, never having read any of the older stuff I thought I'd give it a go and see what I thought. The first issue didn't catch my attention that much but Aurora's mental illness was a enough to bring me back for another issue and then I was hooked, so I definitely want to read this issue as it focuses greatly on her mental illness. The one I'm least looking forward to this week is Superman. I am enjoying the series so far and anything containing an iconic superhero like him will be good on my list but compared to the other comics I'm getting this week the story just isn't enough.

This Week's Comics - 26/10/11

I haven't really posted much since I started this blog so thought I'd just throw this in. This week, Wednesday 26th October, I have only got three comics to read :( For me this is quite a small number and doesn't really represent my continuing insistance that I read a lot of comics - which I swear I actually do. Anyway, the comics I got were Superman #2, Incredible Hulk #1 and Wolverine and the X-Men#1. Out of these I think I'm most looking forward to Incredible Hulk the most because it'll be the first time Hulk and Bruce Banner are seperate so will creat an interesting relationship dynamic. Similarly, Hulk in general has been off my comic-radar for a while now, for a lot of reasons that will take way too long to go into, so this story better be good if only the basic premise was enough to draw me back. The issue I'm least looking forward to reading, although I am still looking forward to it, is Superman. This is mainly because so far with most of the re-booted DC titles I've been picking up, the second issues have just carried on from the first as introductions to the series, which although still interesting doesn't grab me as much as the two brand new titles I got today. Wolverine and the X-Men I am definately looking forward to but not quite as much as Incredible Hulk as I have been picking up X titles continuously for a while now.