Posted by Dan Greenfield on Feb 10, 2025
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Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to… — Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension Batman: Dark Patterns #3, DC. I’m reading a lot of good Batman right now. But this 12-ish series by Dan Watters and Hayden Sherman juuuuuuuust might be the most rewarding. So far, anyway. — Fantastic Four #2 Facsimile Edition, Marvel. Pssst. Let me let you in on a little secret. I’ve never read these issues of Fantastic Four. Crazy, right? But I’ve decided that if I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna do it one ish at a time, like the olden days. What’d you think of the trailer, by the way? — Aquaman #2, DC. Tula Lotay casts Raquel Welch as Mera for this variant cover. (Come on! Tell me that’s not Raquel Welch! It’s totally Raquel Welch.) — Batman #610 Facsimile Edition, DC. I’ve never been a huge Killer Croc fan, but I definitely prefer the “I got a skin condition!” version to the “Stop calling me Curt Connors!” version. — Green Lantern Corps #1, DC. I dig the new logo. Here’s an unobstructed look, from the sketch cover. Nice: — Sam Wilson: Captain America #2, Marvel. Groovy Khary Randolph variant. I’m going Saturday, so don’t spoil it for me, huh? — Scott Tipton, columnist, 13th Dimension’ The Amazing Spider-Man #129 Facsimile Edition, Marvel. First appearance of the Punisher, with some beautiful Ross Andru art (inked by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt). Cover by Gil Kane and John Romita. Dan adds: I have the previous FE release, so I’m skipping the main one this week. I am picking up the foil-cover edition, though. Not because I’m a Punisher guy — I’m not — but because writer Gerry Conway’s run is the best Spidey there’s ever been. (With deep apologies to everyone else.) — DC Finest: Doom Patrol — The World’s Strangest Heroes, DC. These were some of the most bizarre and nihilistic comics of the Silver Age. Highly recommended. Dan adds: Collecting the first several years of the Doom Patrol, including appearances in The Brave and the Bold #65 (teaming up with the Flash), Challengers of the Unknown #48, and Beast Boy’s first meeting with his future besties in Teen Titans #6. — Deadpool Team-Up #5, Marvel. Supposedly Rob Liefeld’s final work for Marvel. I hope not; I wasn’t the biggest fan of...
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