comic book stash #61

today was a great day for new comics. check out all of the sweet goodies...

the incredible hulk #2 - COVER OF THE WEEK!!! and definitely in the running for cover of the year! me being a shark nut may sway my opinion slightly, but there's no way you can deny the awesomeness of this cover. wow. wow. wow.

ultimate x-men #3 - i really like the idea for this cover. creative for sure.

amazing spider-man #674

deadpool #46 - i enjoy seeing dialogue on a cover every now and then. even if it is a cheesy deadpool pun.

the punisher #1 - this one's been out for a few months, but i picked it up today for a nice discount.

justice league #3 - jim lee. perfect as always.

batman #3 - runner up for cover of the week. capullo's art for this series has been nothing short of fantastic.

nightwing #3

wonder woman #3

starborn #12

severed #4 - second snyder book of the day. that alone makes today's stack great. i love that the covers for this series have all had a unifying element. and i also love how the image logo is incorporated into the creative design of the cover and that the barcode is on the back. sometimes it's the little things.

xenoholics #2

haunt #18

comic book stash #60

take a look at today's amazing stack of new books...

uncanny x-force #17 - COVER OF THE WEEK! another issue, another great x-force cover. sets the mood perfectly for the superb story inside. i love this series so freakin' much.

avenging spider-man #1 - consider me a fan of this new spidey series. a huge fan. this is the "summer blockbuster" book of spider-man titles. there's not any big ideas or thought provoking story lines just over-the-top action, awesome team-ups, and excellent one-liners from the web-head. great book.

magneto: not a hero #1

battle scars #1

baltimore: the curse bells #4

penguin: pain and prejudice #2 - runner-up for COTW! this cover is awesome. a fantastic idea executed nicely by the artist. great work.

batman and robin #3

batgirl #3

suicide squad #3

green lantern #3

pizza! pizza!

this is a little project that i've been wanting to work on for awhile and finally got around to it this week... a screen-printed, build-able, miniature pizza shop! how awesome is that?! i purchased the kit from the fine folks over at tiny showcase. check out the construction pics below and get a look at the first visitors to my new pizza place! :)

the kit arrived in my mailbox as a flat, four-color screen-print on laser-cut birch wood...

each kit features a unique serial number. i love the little imperfections from the screen-printing...

here are all of the punched-out pieces...

some close up shots...

let the construction begin!...

and here is the finished product! it measures about 4 inches tall...

and look who came by for a slice... invisible creature's george and salvatore!

i can't wait to see who might show up at my new pizza shop next!

this little project was a great idea and a ton of fun. i would love to see more screen-printed sculptures soon!

comic book stash #59

behind on my reading so no rankings this week, just new comics...

x-men #20 - cover of the week. unusual team-up featured on this cover but it's definitely an awesome image.

uncanny x-men #1 - the uncanny relaunch featuring cyclops and his x-team.

amazing spider-man #673 (spider-island epilogue)

detective comics #3

swamp thing #3

infinite vacation #3 - this series continues after a six-month layoff. the worst thing about single issue comics are huge delays like this one.

the strange talent of luther strode #2 - hopefully this second issue lives up to the awesomeness of the debut. great cover.

and finally, one that i just couldn't pass up...
peanuts #0 - a special $1 preview issue of the upcoming new series featuring charlie and the gang. love it.

comic book stash #58

great reading last week. here are my rankings...

1 - batman #2
2 - superior #6
3 - nightwing #2
4 - justice league #2
5 - wonder woman #2
6 - xenoholics #1
7 - fear itself #7
8 - fear itself: the fearless #1
9 - uncanny x-men #544
10 - space warped #4

batman was an easy #1, but superior, nightwing, justice league, and wonder woman all put up very tough competition. the top 5 books were all fantastic. xenoholics was a fun read. the two fear itself books were good. and uncanny x was a nice ending to the long running series.

this week brings another 12 awesome books. here they are...

aquaman #2 - COVER OF THE WEEK! these bad ass sea creatures are awesome!

dark knight #2 - i told myself i wasn't going to pick up this issue, but i guess i'm a sucker for a batman book. i hope i'm not disappointed.

the incredible hulk #1 - been looking forward to this book for a while. excited to jump into a hulk series especially one with awesome art like this one.

red skull #4 - this series brings us it's fourth amazing cover. aja's unique style is creative and refreshing.

wolverine and the x-men #1 - the debut of the brand new x-team

amazing spider-man #672 (spider-island part 6)

the mighty thor #7

deadpool #45

teenange mutant ninja turtles #3

the vault #3

red wing #4

spaceman #1 - can't beat a one dollar debut issue especially when it's from a super talented creative team.