War Machine #2 Cover

Alright, so I’m a little late on this one. Various factors have lead to me being a little behind on comics these last few weeks. Given that, I didn’t really intend to review War Machine #2. Then I read it and decided I needed to vent.

Why the frustration? Well, when I heard that War Machine (aka James Rhodes) was getting his own title, I was pretty excited. I can’t say that I really knew much about War Machine, but I like to see a secondary character given the chance to shine in his/her own title. Then we got a little preview of what an all War Machine title would be like when Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D was turned over to War Machine for a couple issues during Secret Invasion. And frankly, it wasn’t good. But still, I held out hope. Christos Gage wrote the Secret Invasion arc and Greg Pak would be penning the on-going, so I thought maybe Pak would speak through the character better. Just take a look and what he and Fred Van Lente have managed to do with Incredible Hercules. Unfortunately, through 2 issues, I can’t say that Pak has managed to find his voice.

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Wow. Usually, solicitations are the typical new issues of a series. Sometimes they are the start of an exciting arc, but mostly, there’s not a lot to get excited about. The few new series or mini-series are what are usually most exciting. This month, the comic book publishers (mostly Marvel) decided to pull out all the stops and bring out a bunch of really interesting stuff. Seriously, this post is going to be really long, as I have a lot to feature. So sit back, grab a drink and get ready to find out what comics are going to be making headlines as the weather starts to turn warm again.

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So, this week I decided to just continue my sort of “Rapid Reviews” to which I call, if you didn’t guess it, Tuesday Twist-offs.

Let me lay down what I’m going to speed through for you real quick:

• Air #1
• Amazing Spider-Man #568
• Incredible Hercules #120
• Rest #0
• Squadron Supreme 2 #2

Does that work for you? Well, it works for me. Let’s begin.

**definite spoilers and randomness after the break**

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Inspired by Nick’s Rapid Review, I’m going to do an earlier version of the same type of thing, but I’m not sure if this will be re-occurring… we’ll see.

If you happen to be on peeing or in a hurry, this should do you well…

I’ve got a few lined up for you this week:

• Avengers/Invaders #4
• Wolverine: Killing Made Simple
• Punisher War Journal #22
• Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #2
• Invincible Iron Man #4
• Hulk #5

This, ladies an gents shall be fun…

**spoilers and the usual fun after the break**

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NYX: No Way Home #1 Cover

Welcome back to another edition of my Weekly Previews, where I feature the best of what is coming out this week. There are a ton of releases this week and I hope you are excited to get to reading. Topping the bill this week is NYX: No Way Home #1. There is also the return of 2 long delayed series: Ultimates 3 and Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas. And finally, there is a new arc starting in one of my favorite series, Cable. So stick around for a quick rundown of why these are awesome comics to pick up this week, and maybe a short recap of previous issues.

NYX: No Way Home #1

Making a triumphant return is NYX (full review here), the gritty, street version of X-Men. This is the continuation of a 7-issue run written by Marvel’s own Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada. This series was so well done, with great story and action, but has a bad memory in a lot of people’s mind due to long delays. However, the series is back, with new writer Marjorie Liu, who will hopefully get this out on a regular basis. The series is only scheduled for a 6-issue run, but if it does well, maybe Marvel will bring it back for longer at some point.

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