(With apologies to my boy Andrew Chard
)
We all of them, our favorite or most intacipated books. And when they hit, we can't wait to get our grubby little hands on them. They are the first 2 to 5 books that our bright eyes gaze upon, pushing all others to the "I will read them when I have more time" slot. Yes, for these books we make time, damn it. These ... above all others!!!
Here is my Top of the Stack for this week.
Book 1 - Micronauts #1 - This just has to be here. At the top. First comic to be read. But make no mistake, while I am very eager to read this and wishing this to be at least good, I am also very scared that this may be a big disappointment issue for me. Still, I am rubbing Baron Karza's belly and hoping for the best.
Book 2 - Aliens Defiance #1 - I am not usually a Dark Horse Aliens/Predator kinda guy, but they have recently been putting some very good writers on these books (including Dan Abnett on the current Predator), so when I heard that Brian Wood was coming on next to do an Alien book, I started salivating acidic slime. I am all over this.
Book 3 - Dr. Strange: Last Days of Magic #1 - Yes, the first 3 or 4 issues of the current Dr. Strange ongoing were not the best work Jason Aaron ever put out, but we forgive the great ones for the occasional slip up. Well, it has started getting better and this one-shot, another publishing wallet pull, leads right into the next issue (issue #7) that is also coming out this week so ... yeah ... Marvel knew what they were doing to pull more funds from my back side.
"By the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and the Hory-Money Grab!!!"
Other titles I know I am going to read ... sometime within the week:
Justice League #49 - Timing and lateness has "killed the ride" a tad, but this is still a fun little story
Batman #51 - Snyder and Capullo's swan song
Avengers Stand-Off: Omega #1 - Yes, yes, blah, blah, blah. I've had fun with it regardless. Like an old 80's story
Dr. Strange #7 - More magic stuff
Ultimates #6 - If you guys want some good Galactus stuff, read this darn series !!!!!
Conan The Avenger #25 (last issue before Conan the Slayer ...?)
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Velvet #14 - Maybe. I can't decide if I want to wait and read this after more issues come out or what. This last wait, after I just got caught up, was not fun, but it was nice not having to remember everything either.
But I think Bru puts a recap page in (Something I still wish DC would do) so I may read it now. But I am also stockpiling Saga (which also hits this week) and if I can do that, I should be able to stock-pile this, right? But man I really like ... Oh I don't know...
So only about 8 or 9 titles for this week and of course more Morrison Batman and some older stuff I have that has been waiting on me to get through like James Bond, Black Magick and Bloodshot. (I am so ashamed I let those slip)
So what is your top of the stack? What are your top books you plan on reading ASAP?!?!?!