• Identity Disc #5
• The Goon #9
• Ocean #1
• The Nail #1
• Stoker's Dracula #1

• Ultimate Spider-Man #67
• Terra Obscura vol. 2 #3 (Of 6)
• Identity Crisis #5
• Teen Titans #17
• The Comic Book Digest #1

Bendis is at his best in this two issue story arc that (kind of but not really) crosses over with the Ultimate X-Men franchise. In the first part of the story, featured last issue, we find that Logan has been switched with Peter Parker and that they are in each other’s bodies (with Peter making continuous reference to Wolverine’s “smelly dog body”). Naturally this leads to a number of very…interesting…moments for both of them. We see Peter’s inability to control Logan’s claws, deploying them at extremely inopportune moments. We see Logan attempt web-swinging (which was one of the best moments of the entire book). We find out that it was Logan’s lecherous nature that caused the problem in the first place, with a surprising development in Peter’s world stemming from it.

All in all, one of the best, funniest storylines I’ve read in a LONG time. I was actually laughing out loud several times. Bendis should be allowed to display his wonderful sense of humor more often. All in all, a really great read, and a nice change of pace from the heaviness of the book since the Carnage storyline began. Not that I mind that, really, it’s just nice to have a lighter tone once in a while. -TMC-

Anyone who knows me will back me up when I say that I RARELY vary from anything that is other than mainstream Marvel or DC. At the urging of a good friend, I was attempting to broaden my horizons, so to speak, when the first volume of Terra Obscura came along. I had my doubts as to whether I would like it or not, but they were put very much to rest by the time I finished the first limited series.

Alan Moore is truly a very, very talented man. I find myself hating the wait between the bi-monthly issues of this book as it is just SO good. The characters are very well crafted, and are definitely individuals, each with traits and personalities that are easily distinguishable from the others.

The current series deals with time paradoxes and the like, as the ship of Captain Future makes its way through space back toward Earth. It appears that this is the cause of all of the time anomalies, and Tom Strong and Princess Pantha go to investigate whether this is the case at the end of this issue. Also we have a very interesting development as far as the personal lives of a couple of characters.

A solid read with really nice artwork (although sometimes it leans a bit too close to the cartoony for my taste). -TMC-

This series is a very hot topic right now in more than just the comic book forums. With only two issues to go, issue 5 continues to shock us…but is it for the shock value only? This is the other hot topic revolving around this series. No matter how you cut it, this series is being discussed a whole lot both in and outside comic book circles.

This issue features a number of notable events; I won’t go into specifics in order to avoid spoilers. Let me just say that there is one somewhat surprising development, but it’s a positive one instead of a negative one. Which is, at this point, most definitely a good thing.

In this issue we finally discover the final fate of Ronnie Raymond, as well as major developments in the life of Captain Boomerang. There are tragedies, of course, since that’s what this series seems to be all about. And also, there is the revelation that whoever is behind all of these attacks knows the secret identity of EVERY major character (and a number of not so major characters) in the DC Universe. With only two issues left to go in the series, I’m sure Meltzer will be pulling out ALL the stops as the series nears the end… -TMC-

This is the first chapter of the “Titans Tomorrow” story arc that dove tails out of the latest Titans / Legion crossover. Having been thrown into a damaged time / space warp, the Titans find themselves not in the present…but 10 years in the future. We find that pretty much all of the Titans’ youthful idealism has been destroyed on the way to this Dystopian future.

Get ready to meet Tim Drake – the new Batman. Conner Kent / Kon-El – successor to the mantle of Superman. Bart Allen – the Fastest Man Alive , and the lastest to wear the lightning and the mantle of the Flash. Cassie Sandsmark – Wonder Woman. Add to these heroes Changeling (who has obviously not only mastered his powers, but has found a very creative way to use them), Dark Raven and a new Aquagirl (who is otherwise unidentified at this point with not exposition having taken place) and we have a whole different, yet still hauntingly the same, Titans team.

The final scene in the book is both frightening and chilling; this, added to another scene earlier in the book showcasing Batman (Tim), shows just how much the world has changed in just ten years. I am definitely hooked in for this story arc, and Geoff Johns has really outdone himself here. He remains one of my favorite writers currently, and for good reason. -TMC-