Writer's Pull List 12-22-10

Hey folks! This is our pull list for the week. Our chance to let you know what we will be reading and reviewing.  Merry Christmas everybody!

Arnab's Note: This week is a nice and diverse week for me, with regards to publishers.

Matt's Note: All I want for Christmas is a a gift card to the comics store. Italics are what I'll read but not buy. 


Arnab's List:
DC 
Batman Annual #28
Batman Incorporated #2
Batman Streets of Gotham #18
Green Lantern Corps #55
Image 
Chew #16
Marvel 
Uncanny X-Men #531
X-Men #6
X-Men Legacy #243
Top Cow 
Artifacts #4
Vertigo
 American Vampire #10 

Matt's List: 
American Vampire #10
Batman Incorporated #2
Batman Annual #28
Green Lantern Corps #55
Wonder Woman #605
Justice League Generation Lost #16
Uncanny X-Men #531
X-Men #6
X-Men Legacy #243
Invincible Iron Man #33
Secret Avengers #8

Writer's Pull List 12-15-10

So, we missed out on our pull list last week, but we're back now. For those of you not in the know, the pull list is our way of letting you all know what we will be reading and reviewing this week.

Arnab's Note: Two weeks of a low count pull list and I'm back at 10 issues this week.

Matt's Note: This is late completely because of me. New Years Resolution: Better blogging.

Arnab's List: 
DC
Batman #705
Batman and Robin #18
Batman Orphans #2
Birds of Prey #7
Brightest Day #16
Green Lantern #60
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #5
Time Masters Vanishing Point #5
Marvel
Uncanny X-Force #3
X-Factor #212

Matt's List:
Batman and Robin #18
Batman #705
Birds of Prey #7
Brightest Day #16
Green Lantern #60
Green Lantern Emerald Warriors #5
Superman #706
Uncanny X-Force #3
X-Factor #212

Head to the moon and you'll find the cheese

So this week we've got Marvel's two best X-titles.

Uncanny X-Force #3 ****
Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Jerome Opena
Cover Artist: Esad Ribic
Publisher: Marvel

First up is the relatively new series, Uncanny X-Force. From the get go the creative team has done an excellent job with this series. This issue starts off with the X-Force continuing to get beat down by the new Horsemen. While Wolverine is nearly killed, Fantomex and Betsy are able to use their telepathy to confuse and distract the horsemen long enough to keep everyone alive. Meanwhile, Angel is on the verge of death himself and without a nifty healing mutation he is left with Deadpool taking care of him. The writing in this series is just great. The characters are depicted in a manner that is true to their history as well as with just a bit of an edge, that would one would expect from a covert team. We also get a nice dose of humor, from the likes of Deadpool and Fantomex especially, in an otherwise dark series. The art continues to please with its unique and beautiful style.

I was held back once. First grade. Terrible Trauma.

So I missed out on two weeks of reviews, but since I had no reviews for the blog last week, I figured today would be a great day to catch up.

American Vampire #9 *****
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Rafael Albuquerque and Mateus Santolouco
Cover Artist: Rafael Albuquerque
Publisher: Vertigo

The end of the second arc comes to a fantastic end in this issue. The vampire killers, the vampires, and Skinner Sweet all make their move and in the end it is Cashel who is left to pick up the pieces. By this point it is clear that Snyder is able to create a vampire story that is not only fresh, but exciting from issue to issue. The league of vampires going around killing off other vampire cults is a nice juxtaposition to the vampire killers who are going around killing all vampires. Skinner Sweet reveals himself to be the ultimate badass in this issue, breaking his deal with the vampire league, then double crossing Cashel's father, and finally reaping his revenge on Cashel's unborn child. This story is consistently intelligent, fresh, and exciting. The art continues to be outstanding on Rafael Albuquerque's part as well as newcomer Mateus Santolouco. Essentially, this is a must read book.