Below are the titles that caught my eye for February,
2006, as listed in the issue of Previews that just
shipped on Wednesday (though I used electronic
editions to make the choices.)

As you can probably tell, I’ve always been more of a
Marvel reader
than DC. Should I look into getting someone else to
do the DC picks?
I’m not really familiar enough with the universe to
pick through the
less known heroes for the good stuff there.

DC Comics

• Batman: War Crimes TPB – This collects the recent
  storyline.
• Superman #226, Adventures of Superman #649, and
  Action Comics #836
  – These are all written by Joe Kelly, and form a “This
  Is Your Life,
  Superman” set of stories.
• Supergirl #6 – The solicitation text says that
  “Superman has to
  stop Supergirl – even if that means the most
  unexpected death of all!
  Don’t miss this special issue – guest starring Batman
  and Wonder
  Woman!” DC has also announced that Wonder Woman’s
  title will end with
  issue #226. Could that be the “most unexpected”
  death?
• Infinite Crisis #5 – If you’re interested in DC at
  all, you’ve
  probably heard of this title already.
• Rann/Thanagar War: Infinite Crisis Special – a
  tie-in to the other
  series.
• Green Lantern #9 – Johns and Van Sciver continue
  their run, with
  GL heading to Gotham.
• Showcase Presents: House of Mystery Vol. 1 – 552
  pages, black and
  white, for $16.99 US.
• Wonder Woman #226 – The final issue of the
  series.

Marvel Comics

• Ultimate Extinction #2 (of 5) – The final portion
  of the Ultimate
  Gah Lak Tus story continues.
• Ultimate Fantastic Four #27 – Reed decides to go
  back in time and
  fix the transporter accident that created the FF
  before it happens.
  It’s part one of the “President Thor” story arc.
• Ultimate Spider-Man #90 – This completes the
  “Silver Sable” story
  arc.
• Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #2 (of 6) – Lindelof
  and Yu continue
  the series, which seems to be solicited on a
  bi-monthly basis.
• Ultimate X-Men #67 – Part two of the three part
  “Date Night”
  story.
• Amazing Spider-Man #529 – Tony Stark gives Peter
  Parker a new
  Spider-Man outfit following “The Other.” And people
  complained when
  they gave him organic webshooters and boosted his
  spider sense…
• Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man #5 – Peter
  David’s first issues
  that stands apart from “The Other.” It’s a one-shot
  titled “Weblog”
  that follows Spider-Man’s career from the perspective
  of a woman who
  is convinced he’s stalking her. This could be very
  good.
• Daredevil #82 – This is the first issue for the
  new creative team
  of Ed Brubaker (writer) and Michael Lark (penciller).
  It’s an
  extra-long issue at the regular price.
• Fury: Peacemaker #1 (of 6) – Nick Fury gets the
  “Origin” treatment
  from writer Garth Ennis and penciller Darick
  Robertson.
• Saga of Squadron Supreme – This seems to be a 48
  page summary of
  the first 18 issues, likely designed as a way to fill
  in the gaps for
  those not old enough to have the MAX issues but who
  want to follow the
  Marvel Knights version. There’s also a preview of
  said Marvel Knights
  version in this issue.
• I (Heart) Marvel line – There are a series of
  one-shots out in
  February to tie in with Valentine’s Day.
• Marvel Romance Redux: But He Said He Loved Me #1
  (of 5) – Another
  Valentine’s Day tie-in, but not a one-shot.
• Fantastic Four #535 – The Thing and the Hulk
  continue to duke it
  out in Las Vegas.
• Marvel Spotlight: Joss Whedon / Michael Lark –
  This seems to be a
  showcase on the creators rather than the work. I’m
  curious, but not
  enough to order it.
• New Avengers #16 – This is a prologue to the story
  arc, rather
  than a part of the story arc. How decompressed is
  Bendis getting,
  anyway? The solicitation text does end on an
  interesting note,
  though, claiming to show Alpha Flight in their final
  battle.
• Thing #4 – This series is getting great reviews.
  It may be worth
  a look.
• Astonishing X-Men #13 – Joss Whedon and John
  Cassaday are back for
  12 more issues. I’m behind in reviewing issues #7-12,
  but that’s
  because they just aren’t as good as #1-6. They’re
  got, but not
  fantastic, or even astonishing.
• Exiles #77 – The World Tour keeps going.
• Uncanny X-Men #469 and 470 – I’ll be getting these
  mainly because
  I’ll be picking up the “40 Years of Uncanny X-Men”
  DVD-Rom, and
  realize that I could easily own every issue of the
  title ever
  published in one form or another. (I’m already there
  for
  Fantastic Four, thanks to that DVD.)
• X-Men: The End – Men and X-Men #2 (of 6) – This
  will be the final
  portion of this “The End” title.
• Supreme Power: Nighthawk #6 (of 6) – This title is
  shaping up to
  be considerably better than the Doctor Spectrum title.
• The Book of Lost Souls #5 – J. Michael
  Straczynski’s ICON title.
  I’ll be looking for the TPB form for this one.
• Ultimate X-Men Vol 13: Magnetic North TPB – I’ll
  be picking this
  up, at which point I’ll be able to read the issues of
  this title I
  have lying around.
• House Of M TPB – Collecting the event that has had
  an impact on
  the X-Men titles. Most mutants in the world lost
  their powers, though
  most of the X-Men kept theirs, and yet they say that
  those who still
  have powers seem to be “completely random.” There are
  198 mutants
  left in the world, which is where the title of that
  miniseries came
  from. The House of M tie-in series are also being
  solicited this
  month.
• Exiles Vol. 12: World Tour Part 1 – This will get
  me caught up on
  that series.
• Essential Moon Knight Vol. 1 – The first Essential
  in a long time
  that I’m not picking up. I’ve realized that I’ll just
  never find time
  to read them all, so I’m going to get pickier when I
  order them.
• Essential Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man
  Vol. 2 – This
  one I will pick up.