Archive for the 'Marvel Comics' Category

Last Comic in the Pile, September 6th

September 5, 2006, 7:27 pm

A quick note. I’m tossing in my initial rankings, but I’ll likely not get to actually reading my comics until next week: going out of town on Thursday and won’t be back for a few days. So you’ll all have to suffer.

6. Nightwing #124
Has it really been a month already? Last issue ended up being [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, August 30th, Final

August 31, 2006, 7:07 pm

A surprising week! I almost feel, that with one exception, this was a week of all good comics. Red means a comic that was worse than I expected, green means that it was better.

6. American Way #7
I think this series is overly long, and could have been wrapped up in four issues, easily. This [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, August 30th

August 29, 2006, 8:45 pm

Ah, some Titans and Superman, among others. Yay! As usual, from what I think will be worst to best.

6. 52: Week Seventeen
Another week of torture. I’m really not sure why I keep buying this.
5. American Way #7
I also seem to have a weakness for finishing bad mini-series, too.
4. Uncle Sam And The Freedom Fighters #2
First [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, August 16th, Final

August 17, 2006, 7:22 pm

Wow, what a surprising week. Though Nightwing is usually a strong contender for "worst" every month, it actually ends up being better than a couple of comics. This week also brings the Worst Comic Ever award for The Boys: it is attempting some sort of ironic statement about superheroes? Or is it just shit? I’m [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, August 16th

August 14, 2006, 5:52 pm

I’m going to return to my old method of doing this. The table thing is nice, but not terribly readable. I think I’ll try something new this week. Once I think of something new. First, here’s the list from worst to best (I hope).

9. Nightwing #123
Ah, the typical spot for the former Boy Wonder, worst [...]