Weekly Comics Discussion – August 13, 2008

The complete list can be found here. This is a big week for the Secret Invasion, with issue 5 of the main series and several tie-ins hitting simultaneously.

Dark Horse Comics

  • HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN #2 (OF 3)

DC Comics

  • 100 BULLETS #94
  • ACTION COMICS #868
  • BATMAN #679 – R.I.P.
  • FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #1 (OF 5) – Will be reviewed in the full 5 issue series.
  • GREEN LANTERN CORPS #27
  • TRINITY #11
  • WONDER WOMAN #23

IDW Comics

  • ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL #11

Image Comics

  • SPAWN #181
  • WALKING DEAD #51

Marvel Comics

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #567
  • ASTONISHING X-MEN #26 – Manifest Destiny
  • CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #4 – The Secret Invasion crossover is continuing beyond the original solicitation date. I’ll keep buying and reviewing them until it stops.
  • FANTASTIC FOUR #559 – I haven’t been terribly impressed with the first portion of the Millar/Hitch run.
  • LAST DEFENDERS (OF 6)
  • SECRET INVASION #5 (OF 8) – The highest priority review this week.
  • SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #1 (OF 4) – To be reviewed as a set of 4.
  • SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #2 (OF 3) – To be reviewed as a set of 3.
  • SECRET INVASION THOR #1 (OF 3) – To be reviewed as a set of 3.
  • SECRET INVASION X-MEN #1 (OF 4) – To be reviewed as a set of 4.
  • THUNDERBOLTS BY ELLIS PREM HC VOL 02 CAGED ANGELS – Ellis did great work on this title. This is the set of issues that end just before the Secret Invasion crossover.