It’s the mooooost wonderful tiiiiime of the yeeeeeear…Happy Holidays!! So, I won’t be around next week (goin’ to charming Cape Cod for Jesus’ b-day). You’re on your own for Christmas books. This might be my last pull list of the year…but probably not, I just haven’t checked a calendar yet. Anyhoo, I’ve got a list for tomorrow, and that should be enough for you.

Supergirl #36: New Krypton Part 8, if I’m not mistaken. Should be partly good and partly mismanaged, if the earlier chapters are any indication. Neato.

Thunderbolts #127: This book, under new management as of last issue, looks to be headed back towards greatness after a brief detour through Lamesville. Way to go, Andy Diggle.

Punisher War Zone #2: Not for the fainthearted, Garth Ennis’ Punisher Dirty-Harrys his way through more bodies per issue than most books see in a year. Good times. Welcome back, Garth.

Mighty Avengers #20: This team is headed for a break-up…in fact, every team Bendis currently pens was pretty badly burned by the events of Secret Invasion. The fallout begins here.

Invincible Iron Man #8: I like what Matt Fraction has done with this character, although I haven’t loved the art of late. Still, the “World’s Most Wanted” storyline begins here, and I wanna see where it’s headed. Tony Stark gets the shaft…blamed for the Skrull invasion, stripped of his authority, and despised throughout the known universe, old Shellhead has really caught a bad one recently. Hunted by the now-all-powerful Norman Osborn and his people, who can Tony still turn to? Should be a fun read. As a side not, I’d like to see Tony hook up with Spider-Woman, since everyone hates her now, too. Marvel’s most loathed couple…now that’s a book I’d read.

OK, kids, that’s all for me. Until I see you again, try to stay off Santa’s naughty list, and I promise that I’ll do the same. Peace and joy to you all this Holiday season, from me and the rest of the Rec. So say we all: Hallelujah!

Bagged and boarded,

Grip Grand

PS: Happy Hannukah, Kwaanzaa, New Year, and Tet!