I’ve been a big fan of DC’s recent treatment of the Green Lantern universe. Geoff Johns made a believer out of me, but this is too much. I was okay with the premise of bringing back dead characters in a different way, even liked the little bit of mystery surrounding it. But reading it? Two major DC characters die in the first issue and are brutally murdered by Ralph and Sue Dibny, two of the most loving characters in the DC universe ever. And it doesn’t sit well with me. It pisses me off.

It doesn’t make me look forward to the reveals and the torture porn aspect of it, nor does it make me think that much will come of this except for a Marvel Zombies rip-off.

Next is Dethklok vs The Goon. I’m a big fan of both, but this just doesn’t seem to sit well with me, like it was rushed and pointless. Goon is barely in the book at all and Dethklok is most obviously the main draw of the comic, but their antics from the show don’t transition as well without the music. So maybe if you do read it read it with the soundtrack playing behind it.

Wolverine Origins 38 features a battle between Wolverine and Omega Red that is a little nasty and one-sided as Wolvie gets his ever-loving ass kicked for the most of it, but it feels very much like an also ran comic. Not much happens, but thankfully, Daken is not in the book at all. That’s a win right there. But beyond that, it just feels like we’re sitting and waiting until Romulus shows up, and the payoff better be big or this book will be on the chopping block, and it’s currently the only monthly Wolverine comic I buy.

X-Factor 46 is another great comic from a great team, but the problem is the inconsistent art. A lot happens in this issue, including the continued make-out session of Rictor and Shatterstar and the return of another major character from the 90s. I won’t spoil it for you, but if you like X-Men comics, you’ll know who it is immediately. Another star turn work from Peter David, but the inconsistent artwork is killing this book. A monthly art team is needed and fast, and until then, I think the book is dragging. I still don’t plan on revealing any of the secrets, so I will just say that this is a great book with significant flaws.

Captain Britain and MI13 15 is a fantastic book and an unfortunate end to one of the best books that Marvel publishes, showing you that you should get behind those books that you love before they’re gone. The team kicks all kinds of vampire ass, including Dracula’s, and we tie up pretty much every loose end in the book. The best part of the issue is the sheer cleverness of all of it. The vampires can’t make it through Earth’s atmosphere once their magic is wiped out because they weren’t invited. How cool is that? Most people would use the closeness of the sun, but alas, the book goes the route of the clever.

It’s unfortunate to see this book go. I’ve never been a big fan of Excalibur or the British teams, but this book had a soft-spot as it featured Pete Wisdom, Blade, and Black Knight among others and was always a joy to read. Sad day.

X-Force 17 is another great issue from the team that again just goes to show that the sign of the times pushes the violence into extreme measures. Where once X-Force was a joke comic and then a satire, now we have a book featuring the big mutant bad asses kicking ass and taking names.

And Wolverine and Archangel literally tear through people in this issue and it’s bloody and gory and insane. I can’t believe the intense violence in this issue and pretty much every issue. But we get the team’s return from the future and their battle against the Leper Queen ends where it started, saving Boom Boom but unfortunately another mutant or two may lose their lives at the end (two younger characters that are fan favorites). But having Archangel in this book makes everything better.

No matter how gruesome it gets, the book is amazing and one of the best X-books on the stands. The writers and artists push this book into different realms every month, and the fact that the writers work on the Wolverine and the Uncanny X-men cartoon and are bringing that universe into comics made me giggle with sheer enjoyment. Looks good and will continue to do so.

Invincible 64 is amazing. If you aren’t buying this book, what the hell is wrong with you? The battle is tense and violent and realistic and good lord if it doesn’t kick you in the teeth, but Kirkman and Ottley know how to make good superhero comics.

The top three comics of this week and last follow here. First is Deadpool 12. One of the best Deadpool iterations in comics history is one that I wasn’t too sure about at first, and in fact, you can probably still read my review of issue one on here. But no, the book got better and better every month and is one of the best laugh out loud comics on the stands.

His battle with Dark Hawkeye is perfect. They love each other the two of them, they screw around with each other, and after meat-hooking him in the last issue, Hawkeye learns the only way to stop him is to put the fight head-on, or to pay him.

With the rocket miss in one scene, it makes you laugh because you think exactly what Hawkeye thinks and it’s a laugh when you do. Their battle is gruesome, bloody, and hilarious, and it ends in a very strange place with Deadpool, but Daniel Way has put this character in a different realm and he’s one of the best characters in Marvel Comics right now. The only book I buy with a link to Dark Reign and it makes me laugh every time.

Amazing Spider-Man 600 is easily the biggest comic that came out this week and it’s easily the biggest in size too. They label it as a one-off story-arc and it’s about 60 pages of graphic novel and it’s size does not hurt it. It’s not a slow read, but it’s a damn fine read.

And I’m saying this about the book that I promised I would never read again after the changes made. But this is great. The best and funniest Spider-Man has been in years, making reference to his appearances on Family Guy, references to Twitter, references to the changes made last year, as well as just touching on the basics of the character.

And the new way we see Doc Ock in this book is weird, Silvermane like, and just plain weird. He’s a little bit like Brainiac mixed with the old Spidey villain Silvermane all of a sudden, but he’s a fine villain for this 600^th issue.

Many old friends stop by like the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and Daredevil, and each of them plays a role in the overall story, even just mocking Spidey for being such an annoying pain in the ass. And JRJR’s art proves why he is the quintessential Spider-Man artist. His Spidey is the one we will take with us for all time, the one that will get so many people to come back to read the book, and the one who can draw literally every single Marvel character and make them look amazing.

The specials are there and the extras are just dandy. All the shorts touch on May, Uncle Ben, the Spider-Mobile, and they just touch on the sheer history of the character and all of his changes. It’s a great book and well worth the 5 bucks.

Rasl 5 is listed as the best book of the week each and every week it comes out, which sadly, is not often enough. I can never say enough good things about this book, I just can’t. It’s amazing, it’s sheer perfection, it’s adult and it’s superb and it’s mysterious and funny and enjoyable and perfect.

We finally learn Rob’s full name and we learn a little bit more about the T-suit and the travels he does and what it all means. We learn more about what Tesla has to do with everything, but we’re just barely scratching the surface.

I will stick around until it’s over and I really hope you all try the same. The first 3 issue have been bound in a trade and soon to be a hardcover, so it’s easy to get on board now. Go for it and you won’t be surprised or upset.