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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Comic Afterthoughts The Pull List (8/7/2013): No fear in touting Daredevil hardcover
Posted By Andy Smith on Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 5:02 PM
Alas! Lo! Verily! Another interjection! It is Wednesday, and we're now on the other side of Charlotte Comicon's Summer Show. There's a special place in my heart for conventions like that - with a focus on comic creators, collectors and unreasonably tight Deadpool costumes. Well, not so much for that last item.
As for these week's comics, I decided to take a different approach for the Title You Can't Miss. Usually, I like to go for a single issue for this distinction. It's important to me to center this column on the comic book, rather than the collected edition, as the single issue is the purest form of the medium. However, for this book, I'm making an exception.
Daredevil By Mark Waid Vol. 5 collects issues #22-27 of the series penned by Waid and an ever-changing roster of artists. This series certainly doesn't need my help for promotion. It's an award-winning, gorgeous take on the Man Without Fear, and Waid has continuously proven himself as a plotting powerhouse (as he's done for years). But I can't stop myself from restating it one more time for fanboys fighting off the hype: This book is amazing.
As far as creators are concerned, history has been kind to Daredevil. Names associated with the character include Frank Miller, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, and yes, Kevin Smith. Waid is a trusted name in comics writing, and though his opinions on a wide variety of issues concerning comics may polarize, no one can take away his ability to weave a superhero tale.
Plus, Stilt-Man is back. If you dig hardcovers, pick this one up.
So as Neil Diamond once said, let's "pack up the babies and grab the old ladies" and head down to our local comic shops to pick up some new funnybooks.
DC Comics
ACTION COMICS #23
AME COMI GIRLS #6
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED HC VOL 02
BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED TP VOL 01
BATWING #23
DETECTIVE COMICS #23
DIAL H #15
DISTURBINGLY AWFUL MAD TP
EARTH 2 #15
FAIREST #18
GREEN ARROW #23
IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB HC
LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #11
LOONEY TUNES #214
MOVEMENT #4
SAUCER COUNTRY TP VOL 02 RETICULAN CANDIDATE
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #36
STORMWATCH #23
SWAMP THING #23
TRILLIUM #1
TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #1
TRINITY OF SIN THE PHANTOM STRANGER #11
Marvel Comics
ALL NEW X-MEN #15
AVENGERS #17
AVENGERS AI #2
CABLE AND X-FORCE #12
DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID PREM HC VOL 05
DAREDEVIL DARK NIGHTS #3
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER SO FELL LORD PERTH #1
DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL #2
EMERALD CITY OF OZ #2
HUNGER #2
IRON MAN #14
IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 02 SECRET ORIGIN OF STARK BOOK 1
KICK-ASS 3 #2
MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES #17
SAVAGE WOLVERINE PREM HC VOL 01 KILL ISLAND NOW
SUPERIOR CARNAGE #2
SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN NOW #2
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #15
THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON TP VOL 01
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 04
VENOM TP TOXIN WITH A VENGEANCE
WINTER SOLDIER TP VOL 04 ELECTRIC GHOST
X-FACTOR #260
Dark Horse Comics
ABE SAPIEN #5
CATALYST COMIX #2
FAGIN THE JEW 10TH ANNIVERSARY HC
LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
MICHAEL AVON OEMINGS VICTORIES #4 TRANSHUMAN
ORCHID TP VOL 03
TREKKER OMNIBUS TP
IDW Publishing
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CUTTER #4
FELDSTEIN MAD LIFE & FANTASTIC ART OF HC
GI JOE COBRA FILES #5
GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #2
HALF PAST DANGER #1
LOCKE & KEY SPEC ED HC VOL 02 HEAD GAMES
TMNT ARTOBIOGRAPHY HC
TMNT ONGOING #22
TORPEDO TP VOL 04
TRANSFORMERS MONSTROSITY #3
TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #20
Image Comics
ACTIVITY #14
ARTIFACTS #30
BLACKACRE #9
BURN THE ORPHANAGE BORN TO LOSE #1
CYBER FORCE #5
DISTANT SOIL TP VOL 01 THE GATHERING
FATALE #16
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #5
LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #6
MANHATTAN PROJECTS #13
MINIATURE JESUS #4
PROPHET #38
SATELLITE SAM #2
SHELTERED #2
SIDEKICK #1
JUTEN GRAND #4
TODD THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH TP VOL 01
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