Weekly Comics Discussion – June 18, 2008

The complete list is available here as usual.

And Superman, of course, turns seventy this month.

Dark Horse Comics

  • ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 04
  • STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #30 EXALTED PART 2 (OF 2)
  • STAR WARS LEGACY #25
  • STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 03
  • UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE

DC Comics

  • BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #8
  • BIRDS OF PREY #119
  • BRAVE AND THE BOLD #14 – Mark Waid’s run is coming to an end later this year, to be replaced by J. Michael Straczynski.
  • DC SPECIAL CYBORG #2 (OF 5)
  • FLASH #241
  • GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 02 THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR – This was great.
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22
  • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH TP VOL 02
  • SUPERMAN BATMAN #49
  • TRINITY #3
  • WORLD OF WARCRAFT #8

IDW Comics

  • ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #9

Marvel Comics

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #563 – This wraps up the third portion of “Brand New Day,” so the review will come this weekend at some point.
  • ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 04 UNSTOPPABLE – This was very good, capping off a highly entertaining run by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday.
  • GHOST RIDER #24 – I’m liking this much better since Jasan Aaron replaced Daniel Way as writer.
  • GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #2
  • INCREDIBLE HERCULES #118 – A Secret Invasion tie-in: high priority review (though not as high as another tie-in listed below.)
  • IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #30 – This has been an enjoyable series so far.
  • SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 3) – I really liked issue #1. This is the highest priority review this week.
  • ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #55
  • ULTIMATE X-MEN #95
  • WOLVERINE #66 – Mark Millar launches his “Old Man Logan” story arc in this “Divided We Stand” crossover.
  • X-FACTOR #32 – Divided We Stand