1. Atomika #11 (of 12)
2. Conan The Cimmerian #15
3. Dark Avengers: Ares #1 (of 3)
4. Deadpool Team-Up #899 *
5. GrimJack: The Manx Cat #4 (of 6)
6. Lobo: Highway to Hell #1 (of 2)
7. Reborn #4 (of 5)
8. Secret Six #15
9. Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels #5 (of 5)
10. Starr the Slayer #3 (of 4)
11. Vampirella: The Second Coming #3 (of 4)
12. Warlord #8 *

LOBO! LOBO! LOBO! LOBO! (Can you tell I get a tad excited when any new Lobo book comes out?)

I’ve been avoiding any of the Deadpool spin-off books, but this one guest-stars Hercules and is written by Fred Van Lente, who is doing great work on that book, so at least worth the look-see.  No promises on any future issues, though, unless Van Lente is going to be writing them. If that’s the case, I may drop the main series and start picking this one up.

Apparently, Grell’s story was only a two-parter, so we’ll see if he’s back for Warlord next month or if whoever wrote the first unimpressive arc is.  If it ain’t Grell, I’m not interested.

Vampi’s still only $2. I’m worried the story ends stupidly, and they didn’t think they could sell the next series if this one cost too much.

1. Ambush Bug: Year None #7 (of 6)
2. Batman #692 *
3. Detective Comics #858
4. Hack/Slash #27
5. The Incredible Hercules #137
6. Northlanders #21
7. Queen Sonja #1 *
8. Spin Angels #3 (of 3)
9. Wolverine: Weapon X #6
10. Wonder Woman #37
11. X-Factor #50

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

Well, I guess I didn’t miss the last issue of Ambush Bug after all.  Turns out it was just disgustingly late.  I hope it was worth the wait.

Well, I’d been enjoying Batman up until now, but Tony Daniel is taking over, and if Battle for the Cowl was any indication of the quality we can expect, I’m not sure how much longer I’ll be getting this.

Red Sonja becomes Queen Sonja.  Last time they changed directions, I wasn’t that pleased, so I guess we’ll see how this goes.

1. Beasts of Burden #2
2. Dominic Fortune #3 (of 4)
3. Cowboy Ninja Viking #1
4. Sugarshock (one-shot)

Slow week again.  According to my retailer, however, next week looks to be a huge one, so I’ll take it.

The last two looked interesting.  CNV for the title, and Sugarshock because it’s Joss Whedon who can write well when it’s not X-Men.

1. Batman #691
2. Deadpool #900
3. Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #7 (of 8)
4. The Incredible Hercules #136
5. Liberty Comics #2
6. The Marvels Project #3 (of 8)
7. Red Sonja #49
8. Secret Six #14
9. The Unwritten #6
10. Vampirella: The Second Coming #2 (of 4) *

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

Nothing really of note this week.  Not sure if the entire Vampirella series is going to be $1.99 or not, but it’s a nice break from the $3–5 price tags on everything else.

1. Batman and Robin #5
2. Captain America Theater of War: Ghosts of My Country #1 (one-shot)
3. Criminal: The Sinners #1 (of ??)
4. Deadpool #16
5. GrimJack: The Manx Cat #3 (of 6)
6. Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels #4 (of 5)
7. Starr The Slayer #2 (of 4)
8. Vengeance of the Moon Knight #2 *
9. Warlord #7 *

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

Yeah, I said I was dumping Warlord last month, but this is all Mike Grell, so it might be better than the first arc.  Worth risking the $3 on one issue, at least.

Moon Knight #1 had some good and bad, so I’m giving it a second look.  If this issue doesn’t really grab me, though, I’m probably not going to buy any more.

Couldn’t find the length of the new Criminal story anywhere in the book itself, so dunno how many issues that’s going to be.  Glad to see it back, though.

Starr, as a concept, is interesting. Not sure how “good” it is, but it’s different enough to check out, plus you’ve got some nice Richard Corben artwork to look at.

1. Detective Comics #857
2. The Last Days of Animal Man #5 (of 6)
3. New Mutants #5 *
4. Spin Angels #2 (of 3)
5. Thor #603
6. Wolverine: Weapon X #5
7. Wonder Woman #36
8. X-Factor #49

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

Pretty standard week, and nothing unexpected.  I’m still undecided on whether to continue getting New Mutants or not (I decided to leave X-Force on the shelf this week), but that is a nice-looking cover, if nothing else.

1. Conan the Cimmerian #14
2. The Incredible Hercules #135
3. Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 *
4. Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size #1 (one-shot)

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

Because it was an otherwise short week, I picked up Moon Knight, which has gotten mixed reviews, but at least looks pretty, plus the Madame Xanadu: Disenchanted TPB.

Nothing else really to add.

1. Batman and Robin #4
2. Batman: Streets of Gotham #4 *
3. Beasts of Burden #1
4. Dominic Fortune #2 (of 4)
5. Reborn #3 (of 5)
6. Thor Annual #1
7. Warlord #6 §
8. X-Factor #48

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

I’m so torn on Batman: SOG. Dini does some stuff rather well, and other bits of it are just boring and/or misguided.  The completely uninteresting Manhunter back-up doesn’t help by adding $1 to the price tag.

Warlord, on the other hand, hasn’t really done anything interesting at all. Since this issue finishes the first story arc, I’m going to make it my last one.

Not sure how many issues of Beasts of Burden I’ll get, but damn, it’s got some pretty pictures on the inside.

Everything else is stuff I’ve been getting.

1. Domino Lady #2 *
2. Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #6 (of 8)
3. The Incredible Hercules #134
4. Kick-Ass #7 (of 8)
5. The Marvels Project #2 (of 8) *
6. Red Sonja #48
7. Secret Six #13
8. Ultimate Avengers #2
9. The Unwritten #5
10. Vampirella: The Second Coming #1 (of 4) *

* — Denotes those wavering at the edge of the Culling List.
§ — Denotes my last issue of this misbegotten series.

Vampi was $1.99, so I bought it on a lark.  Her comics can be rather hit-or-miss in terms of quality.  Still, a nice Joe Jusko cover, though.

Still not sure about Marvels Project.  While it’s certainly not bad, I’m not sure it’s worth $4/issue.

Ditto for Domino Lady. Now, I love me some pulps, but in this day and age, it’d be nice if they pushed the formula just a little bit instead of simply rehashing everything.

1. Batman #690
2. Bonds #3 (of 3)
3. Deadpool #15
4. GrimJack: The Manx Cat #2 (of 6)
5. Incognito #6
6. Northlanders #20
7. Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels #3 (of 5)
8. Solomon Grundy #7 (of 7)
9. Starr the Slayer #1 (of 4)

Nothing really surprising here, except maybe for Bonds #3.  Bonds #2 came out well over a year ago, and I thought I just missed the last issue, so I’d more or less forgotten about it.  I wonder if I can remember the plotline enough to pick up where it left off or if I’m going to have to dig out the previous two issues.

WTF is up with Deadpool?  Is this a weekly book now?  Between it and all of the upcoming spin-off series, I think he’s going to go the way of Wolverine and people are going to get tired of him.

Not sure about Starr, but I do like me some Corben art, so one issue is at least worth a try.

GRIMJACK!!!

Incognito wraps up its first story arc, and Northlanders starts a new one.  Likewise, the Solomon Grundy miniseries comes to an end.  It was fairly mediocre, and part of me wishes I would’ve just waited for the TPB.