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The Longbox Short-List - Week of February 25, 2015
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Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 02/24/2015 - 03:00
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
Amazing Spider-Man #15 – Spider-Verse epilogue. Spider-Verse was a great story, though I did think the end was a bit abrupt. I’m curious how they are going to wrap up Spider-Ock’s story, so this is a huge issue for me.
Black Hood #1 – I have said this before, but I love how Archie comics has been doing everything possible to create press and reshape their image. The Dark Circle books look really good with some great creative teams. I do have some concern about all the failed attempts at giving these characters relevance, but I am willing to give them another try.
Spider-Gwen #1 – Like last week’s Silk, I wonder if this book needs to exist, but also like Silk, I am really looking forward to seeing this book. Spider-Gwen quickly became an endearing character, and I think there is a huge potential to do some cool things with this title.
Quantum And Woody Must Die #2 – The first issue of this series was great. No real surprise, Q+W has been one of Valiant’s best titles since it launched. 2015 is the year of the goat, and I hope that means a lot more Quantum and Woody!
S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 – It feels like it’s been forever since issue 2 came out. I like that they are getting some big guest stars in these books. Last month it was Ms Marvel…this month we get Spider-Man! You aren’t a real Marvel comic until Spider-Man shows up!
All-New X-Men #38 – HEY! What happened to issue 37? This is a Black Vortex tie in, and All-New X-men was running so far behind Marvel had to skip an issue to prevent delaying the crossover. I’ve been really enjoying Black Vortex, so this is probably a good decision…but it’s still kind of weird.
Batman #39 – Is Joker an eternal force of nature on the lines of Ras Al Ghul or Vandal Savage? That is what the last issue was teasing, and it has created a huge shakeup in the DC universe. I have no idea where this story is going, but it’s been damn awesome.
Fantastic Four #643 – It’s been a while since I’ve read Fantastic Four, but I have had some major morbid curiosity about how they are bringing this series to an end. I don’t buy into the conspiracy theories that Marvel is trying to kill interest in FF and X-Men because they don’t have the movie rights…in fact, the hype has made me MORE interesting in FF than I have been in a long time (which I am sure was the intention).
Thor Annual #1 – Annuals are real hit or miss for me. I will admit freely, I am basically only buying this because I’m curious about CM Punk’s Thor story.
