Yesterday I went to That's Entertainment to use the $40 gift certificate my parents got me for Christmas. I had a list of offbeat titles I wanted to try, but after searching the shelves for awhile, I didn't find any of them. I think the store has been cleaned out over the last week, because I know some of them were there on my last visit. And while they did have a copy of "Flight" #5, I want to read that anthology series in order, and I certainly don't want to pay full price when I can get that $27 book for $14 on Amazon.
So I used the certificate to get the bulk of my monthly pull list."Conan the Cimmerian" from Dark Horse and "DV8: Gods and Monsters" both ended with the issues I picked up. I am sad to see Conan go, but DV8 ended rather flat. We will see how the miniseries stands up to a run-through read of all 8 issues. The 3 issues of Marvel's "Secret Warriors" were good (as usual), but the 3 issues of "Secret Avengers" were not. I am nearly done with Marvel, and have been slowly slipping away for the last half-decade as they have spread out and thinned out their Avengers and X-Men franchises beyond my caring. "SW" and "New Mutants" are the only ones I care about at this point.
I also got the latest issues (#19-20) of "Unwritten" from Vertigo. The story moved along nicely, with a few surprises mixed in. The "Moby Dick" angle is pretty cool too, and I look forward to seeing how the tale unfolds. DC's "Legion of Superheroes" #8 showed the new leader election results (Mon-El, which is lame, I wanted Phantom Girl to win) and more progress in the Durlan assassins plot. Any new Legion story by Paul Levitz is a welcome thing, and this month there was a lot going on. And finally, "Zatanna" #8 breezed by, but it's a good book, and I've always loved her ever since her early days with the JLA back in the 70's and 80's.
Overall, I am grateful for the gift, but underwhelmed by what I brought home. I am all about a great story with decent art, and most of the comics this time around failed. I've been more particular with my comics dollars over the last couple of years, and that trend is going to be ramped up going forward. There is too much uninspired filler out there lately...
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