Weekly Comics Discussion – August 20, 2008

The complete list can be found here.

Dark Horse Comics

  • CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2
  • STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #32 TURNABOUT

DC Comics

  • AIR #1
  • BATGIRL #2 (OF 6)
  • BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #10
  • BIRDS OF PREY #121
  • BRAVE AND THE BOLD #16
  • FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #1 (OF 5) – This Final Crisis tie-in will be reviewed when all 5 issues are available.
  • FLASH #243
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #24
  • RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #4 (OF 8)
  • ROBIN #177
  • SANDMAN PRESENTS DEAD BOY DETECTIVES TP
  • SCALPED #20
  • SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE ATOM TP VOL 02 – This completes the original run of his series, including the Atom/Hawkman combined title.
  • SUPER FRIENDS
  • SUPERMAN BATMAN #51
  • SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 05
  • TRINITY #12

Marvel Comics

  • AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 – “New Ways to Die” kicks off here, heavily promoted with Mark Waid on the writing staff and the new Anti-Venom.
  • CAPTAIN AMERICA #41
  • GHOST RIDER #26
  • GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4 – The Secret Invasion crossover starts here. The review will come when the crossover is complete.
  • INCREDIBLE HERCULES #120 – The Secret Invasion crossover concludes. Review “immediately” (meaning before the weekend is over.)
  • IRON FIST ORIGIN OF DANNY RAND
  • IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #32 – The last issue before the Secret Invasion crossover begins. Issue 35 will be rebranded “War Machine: Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D.” and there won’t be issue 36, but “War Machine #36” instead.
  • MARVEL 1985 #4 (OF 6)
  • SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #2 (OF 4) – This does have Skrulls, but it’s alternate continue and not involved in Secret Invasion, so I will be neither buying nor reviewing it.
  • SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #2
  • ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #57
  • UNCANNY X-MEN #501 – Manifest Destiny continues
  • X-FACTOR #34 – Wraps up the Secret Invasion crossover that started in X-Factor and continued in She-Hulk #31. Reviewed before Monday.
  • X-FACTOR SPECIAL LAYLA MILLER
  • YOUNG X-MEN #5 – Divided We Stand

4 replies on “Weekly Comics Discussion – August 20, 2008”

  1. Don’t forget The Doctor
    Doctor Who – The Fogotten #1 (which is their 10 Doctors story), is coming out this week from IDW as well.

  2. Power Pack
    I wish these Power Pack miniseries were coming out in trades, but it looks like all they have are the "digest" format, which I assume are the same format as the Archies (and what they re-released the original few issues of Transformers as during that comic’s peak). Yeah, it’s aimed at kids, but from what I’ve seen it’s a lot of fun. Fun superhero comics are good.

    (Plus, being out of continuity they get to do things like having the Venom symbiote take over 10-year-old Katie. Hilarity and cuteness ensues.)

    • Re: Power Pack

      I wish these Power Pack miniseries were coming out in trades, but it looks like all they have are the "digest" format, which I assume are the same format as the Archies (and what they re-released the original few issues of Transformers as during that comic’s peak). Yeah, it’s aimed at kids, but from what I’ve seen it’s a lot of fun. Fun superhero comics are good.

      I have a number of the Marvel digests. The paper quality is FAR superior to the Archie digests, as is the binding. I’m quite pleased with them, actually.

      • Re: Power Pack

        I have a number of the Marvel digests. The paper quality is FAR superior to the Archie digests, as is the binding. I’m quite pleased with them, actually.

        So they’re sort of like tiny little trades? Cool. I might actually look into them, then.

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