Not a lot of things came out this past week that caught my attention. I picked up Superman: World of New Krypton #5 and X-Men Legacy #226 (I really wish they’d revert the name back to just X-Men), but overall it was a slow week. DC Comics is gearing up for “Blackest Night” and I’m sorta interested in that, but it is not quite here yet. While I haven’t followed Batman since Gotham was ravaged by an Earthquake and declared a “No Man’s Land”, a lot of people have been recommending that I take a look at “Batman: Reborn”. With Bruce MIA and thought to be dead, Dick Grayson has finally taken over as the Dark Knight. In Batman #688, which hit stores on Wednesday, both Two-Face and the Penguin make their move against the new Batman.
What else is worth your time? This week was as slim as summer television.
- Marvel: Uncanny X-Men: First Class #1 – a lighter look at one of my favorite teams of X-Men.
- Dark Horse: B.P.R.D.: 1947 #1 – a vampire hunting down survivors of the Third Reich? Sounds interesting.
- IDW: A few G.I. Joe titles and an an adaptation of Angel‘s final episode. I’ll pass.
- Image: Eh…
Batman has been pretty awesome lately.
I’ve always wondered what the best ways to get comics were. Any good places for an online subscription?
The best place to get comics is finding a local vendor/shop. This handy tool can help locate all of the comic stores in your area. It is a lot better than getting subscriptions for a variety of reasons; your books don’t get crushed/wet/damaged in the mail, your magical comic book guy always knows what extra stuff to pull because he knows your tastes, etc.
As for reading comics online, Marvel has a subscription service with a ton of back issues digitized for online reading. There is either a flat yearly or monthly cost to get access to it.
The Marvel EIC has been hyping for years that someday comics would fully be presented online. Personally, I think that will be a very sad day. There is nothing like kicking back and flipping through a printed comic. Clicking through a flashy website doesn’t compare.