So, new comic day has come and gone. What did I actually end up buying this week? Not much.

The Chemist, the only book on my actual pull list this week, didn’t even ship…thanks a lot, Image. I did buy Captain Marvel #1, although I ended up pulling a first printing out of the bins rather than getting the brand-new second printing. I like character relaunches in a general sort of way, provided that they don’t suck. One issue isn’t enough to judge by, so we’ll see how this one goes, but I enjoyed the first installment…I just tried not to think too much about the whole continuity dance they’re doing. Captain Marvel’s reappearance during the events of Civil War still doesn’t make much sense to me, but I’m willing to see where it’s headed.

I also picked up Ultimate X-Men #89, despite the fact that I haven’t read anything other than the first couple of Ultimate X-Men trades (so, like up to issue 12 or something). But it was the start of a new arc, and I was feeling adventurous (I wasn’t that on board with the whole Ultimate Marvel universe at first, but it turns out some of the best stories are now coming out of that world, so I made the switch). Anyway, I was fairly lost for much of the issue, since I have no idea who’s on the team or what their interpersonal dynamic is like. My bad for not reading the issues that preceded it…but I feel like a strong arc is usually accessible even to someone who hasn’t read the book before. That was my experience, for example, with the Ultimate Fantastic Four “Frightful” arc (with the zombie FF), which was great despite the fact that I’d never read that title. So, my point is, maybe this new issue of Ultimate X-Men is great, but I can’t tell.

Well, that’s all for now. Everybody go re-read Bendis’ run on Daredevil. You’ll be glad you did.

Bagged and boarded,

Grip

Posted by Grip Grand on Friday, December 21st, 2007 at 12:11 pm.