Dropping A Book

We've all done it. It's hard. It's like breaking up with someone. You make compromises...you try to wait out the rough patch, but finally you just have to say " You don't excite me anymore."

I have come to this point with 2 of my books:

1. Flash: Rebirth It's not you, it's me. I guess I just don't care about Barry Allen's return. Everyone kept telling me that I should, but I just don't. I held on, hoping, that it would be like Green Lantern: Rebirth, which I loved, but it's not. So I'm done. Van Sciver's art was gorgeous though.

2. X-Factor It just doesn't feel the same anymore. This book hit a rough patch with the Secret Invasion tie-in/She-Hulk crossover. (Stroman's artwork didn't help!) I tried to love this book like before, but... The recent storyline is better, but I just don't care anymore. I might check this book back out in a couple of months, but I need a break.

Handpicked Comics for 4/15/09

I've decided to try something different this week. Instead of picking one book and talking about it, I'm going to rank the books that I purchased and give you my thoughts about each one.


#1 X-Factor #42 This was my favorite book this week. First off, I liked the art in this issue. Now, I would rather this book get Yardin or Sook back, but if that's not possible DiLandro will be a decent substitute. I did notice that there were 2 artists on this issue, the other one being Santucci. I looked through the issue, but I couldn't distinguish the pages done by a different artist. (I'm usually pretty good at that!)

As far as storyline, I'm loving Madrox, Layla, and Ruby in the future. I can't wait to see what happens there. Longshot's subplot moved along some and my favorite part of those sequences was the way that Peter David and the artists portrayed Longshot's power. I hope that he delves into Longshot's powers and how they work. That would be interesting.
Overall, this is the beginning of a future timeline storyline and I love those. I'm in!

#2 Uncanny X-Men #508 Despite what most people have to say about this book, I'm really enjoying it. I think that Fraction has a good handle on most of the characters. I also applaud him for using a wide-range of characters from Domino to Nightcrawler. They might not all technically be X-Men, but it makes sense that they would be in the periphery.
So, the Sisterhood...Spiral, Chimera, Deathstrike, Madelyne, & 2 Lady Masterminds. I like it. I'm going to be doing a little research into some of the members of this group, because I'm not familiar with all of them. If I come up with something interesting, I'll post it.




#3 Tiny Titans #15 This was one of the few issues of Tiny Titans that devote almost the entire issue to one storyline. I liked it. Usually, this book does several shorter (about 2-3 pages) storylines. This book is still my pick for a great comic starter book for kids.

My Comics Picks for 4/15/09

X-Men Legacy #223 - I don't know about this book. About every 2-3 months I think about dropping it. I'm just not sure if I know what purpose it is surving right now. I'm holding on now because this issues is part 4 of 5 of the current storyline, which has been solicited as the end of Xavier's part of Legacy. Now, I don't know who the comic will be about after Xavier's part is done. Maybe Rogue and Gambit? If that's all it is, I might be gone. Anyway, I'm reading it for now. Let's see if this book can draw me in.

Marvel Comics

By Mike Carey & Scot Eaton

X-Factor #42 - This book is good again. Peter David meandered a bit with this book a couple month ago, but now he's back on track. I'm glad that I didn't abandon this book. (Mmmm...maybe I should stick with X-Men Legacy). This issue we should get more Ruby Summers. Yay!

Marvel Comics

By Peter David & Valentine De Landro

Uncanny X-Men #508- The very controversial Greg Land returns to art duties with this issue. That doesn't matter to me, because I'm going to read it no matter who draws it. I'm very interested to see who is in the Sisterhood of Evil Mutants. I hope there are some members that I know and new members. I think that I see Lady Deathstrike on the cover, but I don't think that I know the rest. I'm also really interested by the new "Proposition X" storyline. Hopefully, this will turn out better than Prop. 8 did.

Marvel Comics

By Matt Fraction & Greg Land

Tiny Titans #15 - This will be a nice breath of fresh air in a very X heavy week. Seriously this comic makes me laugh. Remember when comics did that! Pick it up.

DC Comics

By Art Baltazar & Franco

Justice Society of America Vol. 4 Thy Kingdom Come Part 3 - I'm so glad that this is finally coming out. I don't know why it takes so long for DC to put out their hardcovers and trade paperbacks. I had originally intended to read this series in trade, but was so impatient that I ended up buying the hardcovers! (Wait, a minute...maybe that's why DC takes so long. Curses!) I love Power Girl, so I'm very excited to see how things turn out for her in the Earth-2 world she landed on. I can't wait to get my JSA fix...

DC Comics

By Geoff Johns, Alex Ross, Peter Tomasi, Dale Eaglesham, Fernando Pasarin and Nathan Massengill