No, on second thought, let's not anticipate 11/5/07's comics. 'Tis a silly idea.

[Six Gun]

The Shipping List (http://ifanboy.com/shipping.html)

This looks to be a quality, light week.

I personally can't wait for Criminal #10 because it's my favorite comic today. And New Avengers: The Illuminati #5 because I want to know who's a Skrull

[itsbecca]

it's funny yuou say it's a light week. This is my classically overloaded week, but I've dropped some titals over the months so it's gotten more reasonable. I dying to sink my teeth into some more Exterminators.

[Six Gun]

it's funny yuou say it's a light week. This is my classically overloaded week, but I've dropped some titals over the months so it's gotten more reasonable. I dying to sink my teeth into some more Exterminators.

I did the same, my rule of thumb is that if I'm not absolutely psyched to read a book, I drop it

[cormano]

I'm most excited for Omega and Illuminati.

And Iron Fist. This is a big week for me, too.

[kwok_talk]

Not getting the Illuminati final issue, but I'm very curious to hear what happens. Probably looking forward to Astonishing the most to see how they resolved last issue's cliffhanger

[kahunablair]

18 books??
I'm really looking forward to just about every issue big time too.

The most anticipation is for almost final Y and the Final Starlord issues.

[Six Gun]

Not getting the Illuminati final issue, but I'm very curious to hear what happens. Probably looking forward to Astonishing the most to see how they resolved last issue's cliffhanger

If there's one book I want the strike to help, it's Astonishing, I honestly forgot about that awesome cliffhanger until you mentioned it

[Six Gun]

18 books??
I'm really looking forward to just about every issue big time too.

The most anticipation is for almost final Y and the Final Starlord issues.

18 books?!?!?! my goodness man! :eek:

[iSteve]

I will see your 18 comics and raise you to 27. That's right - 27. Some of those that I'm most anticipating are:

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #8
Hellboy: Darkness Calls #6
Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus #3
Exterminators #23
Metal Men #4
Ms Marvel #21
New Avengers Illuminati #5
Immortal Iron Fist #10
Uncanny X-Men #492

[Six Gun]

I will see your 18 comics and raise you to 27. That's right - 27. Some of those that I'm most anticipating are:

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #8
Hellboy: Darkness Calls #6
Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus #3
Exterminators #23
Metal Men #4
Ms Marvel #21
New Avengers Illuminati #5
Immortal Iron Fist #10
Uncanny X-Men #492

I honestly don't know what to say, enjoy your 594 pages of reading ;)

[jo11ypenguin]

27 books?!?!

I have 5. I will be looking for more anyone have an opinion on the X-Event?
The Podcast said it was good, but i don't read any X books but they were my first love in comics. Will I be able to follow this with a basic understanding of characters?

[paper]

Steve buys more books in one week than I do in a month.

Uhhhh....Criminal. It's a damn good week.

Oooh. And the penultimate Y.

[meccaed]

Exactly what is "Thor 1-3 Rebirth"?

[MastaP]

Exactly what is "Thor 1-3 Rebirth"?

I'm gunna assume it's a reprint of the first three issues of the new Thor series

[horatio616]

27 books?!?!

I have 5. I will be looking for more anyone have an opinion on the X-Event?
The Podcast said it was good, but i don't read any X books but they were my first love in comics. Will I be able to follow this with a basic understanding of characters?

I have been so down on the X-Men for so long. I picked up Messiah Complex because I liked the cover and I was very impressed by it. It felt like one of those old-school X-Men crossovers, before everything got too convoluted. Gave me this good feeling inside like when I picked up "Fall of the Mutants" or "Inferno".

[Labor_Days]

Very light week for me. Cool.

Most looking forward to Astonishing X-men.

[cormano]

I've been thinking about picking up Ms. Marvel. If it came out a different week, I probably would have by now. I don't think it's gonna happen this time, though, I've been buying a lot of trades lately and hopefully that will be continuing with Essential Spider-Man Vol 3 tomorrow, if the shop has it.

This is the quickest I've ever plowed through Essentials and edging out Thor as the most enjoyment I've gotten out of them, as well.

[Diabhol]

I can't wait for Buffy, Astonishing X-Men, New Avengers Illuminati, Uncanny X-Men, and The Order.

Anyone still reading The Order? :)

[esophagus]

God I wish I didn't work Wednesday. This would be an epic week.

EXTERMINATORS #23
JONAH HEX #25
SCALPED #11
VINYL UNDERGROUND #2
Y THE LAST MAN #59
CRIMINAL #10
OMEGA UNKNOWN #2 (OF 10)

[jo11ypenguin]

I can't wait for Buffy, Astonishing X-Men, New Avengers Illuminati, Uncanny X-Men, and The Order.

Anyone still reading The Order? :)

I am really liking the Order, writing and art are great!

[Labor_Days]

Really enjoying The Order. Barry Kitson rules.

[Jimski]

The Order and The Initiative are tied for "book I buy because I'm going to love it any minute." The engine is just about to turn over...! One more hard turn of the key...!

I have a nice ten-book week. The first heavy week in a while. My Y the Last Men have been piling up for months; shoulda switched to the trade ages ago, but too late now. Astonishing X-Men? Illuminati? Hoo-effing-rah!

(Actually, I'm pretty sure the events of Illuminati #5 take place after, like, Mighty Avengers #9, but apparently Marvel decided it doesn't matter. We've all thrown up our hands re: continuity and chronology in this, the era of the late book.)

[RaceMcCloud]

27 books?!?!

I have 5. I will be looking for more anyone have an opinion on the X-Event?
The Podcast said it was good, but i don't read any X books but they were my first love in comics. Will I be able to follow this with a basic understanding of characters?

I was about to say "I never read the X-Men, but I'm strangely excited by "Messiah Complex") but then I realized that I own every issue of "Astonishing", I read Peter David's "X-Factor", I've been on and off of "Ultimate X-Men" this whole time, and I loved Brubaker's recent "Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire" arc.

ALTHOUGH I'm still not a regular reader of the two flagship books because the legacy left behind by Chris Claremont is too damn confusing and I left "New X-Men" when they gave the kids uniforms.

Long story short? Got the MC one-shot; didn't feel confused once; I am on board for "Messiah CompleX".

[RaceMcCloud]

I will see your 18 comics and raise you to 27.

Sweet Lord! I have 6, I think, but I rarely let myself go past 10. I'll put stuff back to stay at 10 or lower. (Although I may use this lighter week to get a trade.)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Robin
Supergirl (maybe)
Astonishing X-Men
New Avengers: Illuminati
Uncanny X-Men (MC can't be any worse than "One More Day")


I'll tell you, the Marvel pyramid of delays (Mighty Avengers, One More Day) plus my utter aversion to anything DC does with the multiverse has really lightened up my stack these past several weeks. Anyone have any good non-traditional suggestions that I could try from this week's list? I was thinking of "Iron Fist". What else is good this week that isn't on my list?

[RaceMcCloud]

The Order and The Initiative are tied for "book I buy because I'm going to love it any minute." The engine is just about to turn over...! One more hard turn of the key...!


You know, I got the first two or three issues of "The Initiative", and then I dropped it, and now I really wish I hadn't. Are the first issues out in trade yet?

[Diabhol]

The Order and The Initiative are tied for "book I buy because I'm going to love it any minute." The engine is just about to turn over...! One more hard turn of the key...!


I already love both of 'em. What's about either isn't working for you?

[Jimski]

I already love both of 'em. What's about either isn't working for you? I didn't think I had a ready answer for that, but as I think about it I realize both have the same answer: both are books that seem to have 27 main characters, none of whom I know anything about and all of whom barely get enough panels per book for me to learn anything or care about them. If I retain a name from issue to issue, I chalk it up in the win column.

[Mikegraham6]

it's hard to decide what my most anticipated is this week, it's a tie between Illuminati, Y the Last Man and Uncanny X-Men

[davegraham]

Can I post my entire list?

It would be easier to say that COUNTDOWN and THE ORDER are what I am least interested in. However I expect The Order to take off any issue now. And Countdown impressed the hell out of me last week so I am curious to see if it continues. Everything else I can't wait to tear through (STEVE NILES STRANGE CASES, ANNIHILATION CONQUEST, ANNIHILATION CONQUEST STAR LORD, ASTONISHING X-MEN, CRIMINAL, IMMORTAL IRON FIST, NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI).

[cormano]

I can't wait for Buffy, Astonishing X-Men, New Avengers Illuminati, Uncanny X-Men, and The Order.

Anyone still reading The Order? :)

Yeah, I was actually disappointed by the first issue after seeing it was POW, but I've enjoyed each issue a little bit more. I still don't love it but I'm definitely enjoying it enough to keep picking it up.
The Order and The Initiative are tied for "book I buy because I'm going to love it any minute." The engine is just about to turn over...! One more hard turn of the key...!


Ha! Totally agree!

[davegraham]

Did anyone read those Mystic Arcana books? Were they any good? I ended up passing on them, but I was hoping the thing would develop as an Annihilation-like event for Marvel's Fantasy based characters? However I haven't seen much talk about them.

[Luthor]

I'm really looking forward to the Countdown: Search for Ray Palmer book. I've really been enjoying those.

[Diabhol]

I didn't think I had a ready answer for that, but as I think about it I realize both have the same answer: both are books that seem to have 27 main characters, none of whom I know anything about and all of whom barely get enough panels per book for me to learn anything or care about them. If I retain a name from issue to issue, I chalk it up in the win column.

The cast for Initiative is a bit large and three fourths of it is all new characters, so I guess that makes sense. On the other hand, The Order is a normal sized group, but effectively 100% new characters (everyone but "Pepper" Potts; oh, *and* they scrapped a bunch of people in the first issue...heh ;), so I can see how that'd be a bit difficult. Being monthly rather than every other month would help, too, I'd expect.

I guess I should just be happy you're buying 'em and you're optimistic. :) I hope it revvs up for ya!

[Six Gun]

I saw on the site that you're not buying Criminal Labor, do you read it in trade?

[Diabhol]

Did anyone read those Mystic Arcana books? Were they any good? I ended up passing on them, but I was hoping the thing would develop as an Annihilation-like event for Marvel's Fantasy based characters? However I haven't seen much talk about them.

They're...ok. Definitely one of those mini-series that I'm glad I'm buying in issues as opposed to a trade.

While it seems like it'll have ripples in the magic-using community in the MU, I don't think it'll be as big (or as big a deal) as Annihilation.

I'll let'cha know more after tomorrow, when the final issue comes out. :)

[CAM!]

Hmmm, I'm on the light side this week.

Should I anticipate the surfer book? I guess so, I love my Surfer.

Realistically though it's the X-men books. Both of them. I'm desperate to enjoy some mutant fun. I hope it pays off.

Couple of questions:

New team on FF this month? Should I hop on?

That Unfunnies book (from Millar) is that just a reprint of the first two books in anticipation of the release (finally!) of the last two?

[kwok_talk]

New team on FF this month? Should I hop on?

That Unfunnies book (from Millar) is that just a reprint of the first two books in anticipation of the release (finally!) of the last two?

Oh, is this when Millar and Hitch are on?

[ConorKilpatrick]

Oh, is this when Millar and Hitch are on?

FANTASTIC FOUR #551
WRITER: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER

[kwok_talk]

FANTASTIC FOUR #551
WRITER: DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER

Oh whoops. Thanks!

[CAM!]

Thanks Conor, guess I'll wait then.

[Mikegraham6]

i think millar is hoping on in January

[Labor_Days]

I saw on the site that you're not buying Criminal Labor, do you read it in trade?

Yup. Trades it is.

I started getting my comics mail order last week too.

[CAM!]

i think millar is hoping on in January

I don't quite know why, but THERE's a comic I'm anticipating.

[superfriend82]

All * superman
Batman and the outsiders#1
Rodin#168
Iorn fist#10

[ConorKilpatrick]

All * superman
Batman and the outsiders#1
Rodin#168
Iorn fist#10

Like I said on iFanboy.com, Batman and The Outsiders isn't out this week.

[Six Gun]

Yup. Trades it is.

I started getting my comics mail order last week too.

you won't regret it

[MarshallG]

Mostly NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #5.

[MastaP]

I don't quite know why, but THERE's a comic I'm anticipating.

Me too. Ultimate FF was one of the few times I truly loved Millar's writing.

[Six Gun]

Mostly NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #5.

anyone going to try and go spoiler free?

[kahunablair]

anyone going to try and go spoiler free?

Spoiler free in what way? Not reading about it online before you read the book?

[Jimski]

anyone going to try and go spoiler free?

I am looking forward to it, but... it's weird... I was sure the events of Illuminati #5 were dependent on the outcome of World War Hulk and Mighty Avengers #9 or something. I mean, I can surmise that the Hulk does not kill the Marvel Universe and start a new world order, and I also know intellectually that eventually Jessica Drew has to show up somewhere with that Skrull, but I'm sort of surprised that they would throw up their hands and steamroll along.

[Six Gun]

Spoiler free in what way? Not reading about it online before you read the book?

yeah, I have to wait till Friday!

[kahunablair]

yeah, I have to wait till Friday!

Oh, Gotcha. In that case I'll be PMing you with each key plot point in a few hours. ;)

[Six Gun]

Oh, Gotcha. In that case I'll be PMing you with each key plot point in a few hours. ;)

I may run to the store and buy Illuminatti

[esophagus]

yeah, I have to wait till Friday!Not too spoil too much, but,

SPOILER



Captain America is dead, and I ddin't read this book.