Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to this week …
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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension
Batman #48, DC. The wedding’s coming – and the Joker is pissed. I mean, did you see what he did in the DC Nation #0 sampler? Horrible. Art by Mikel Janin and June Chung.
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Justice League #1, DC. Scott Snyder, Jim Cheung and co. take over DC’s flagship team book and if the No Justice miniseries is any indication, we’re in for a good ol’ time. (Adds Scott: Good to finally see J’onn J’onzz back on the team.)
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The Man of Steel #2, DC. The Bendis Era moves ahead. The first issue was all set-up (naturally). Glad we don’t have to wait more than a week for the follow-up. Plus, the art team shifts to Doc Shaner, Steve Rude and Alex Sinclair. Nice.
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Batman: Prelude to the Wedding – Nightwing vs. Hush #1, DC. The series of weekly tie-in one-shots kicked off nicely last week with Robin vs. Ra’s al Ghul. Tim Seeley, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain and crew pick up the baton this week
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The Immortal Hulk #1, Marvel. Bruce Banner’s back as the House of Ideas gives the Not So Jolly Green Giant a horror tilt. I’m game to check it out. Written by Al Ewing, with art by Joe Bennett, Ruy Jose and Paul Mounts. Love that Alex Ross cover homaging Marie Severin.
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Doctor Strange #1, Marvel. Another Fresh Start #1 and another #1 I’m trying. Mark Waid and Jesus Saiz are driving this one.
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True Believers: Ant-Man and the Wasp – Birth of Giant Man #1, Marvel. Love these dollar reprints. This one features material from Tales to Astonish #35 and #49.
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Scott Tipton, co-owner, Blastoff Comics, North Hollywood, Calif.
Planet of the Apes Adult Coloring Book, Boom! Studios. Sure, the “adult coloring book” fad has run its course, but I want to buy this just to see if there’s a page for the mutants worshiping the Doomsday bomb.
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Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Hard Traveling Heroes Deluxe HC, DC Comics. It’s a little dated now, I grant you, but this is still landmark material by Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp #1, Marvel. Mark Waid on an Ant-Man book? Absolutely. (Art by Javier Garron and Israel Silva.)
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Living Legends #1, Marvel. I’m always a fan of the rare Scott Land/Janet Van Dyne team-up. This should be fun. (Written by Ralph Macchio, with line art by Andrea Di Vito.)
