the lost continent: comic book stash #23

here's what i thought of last week's releases...

1 - uncanny x-force #5
2 - loki #3
3 - wolverine #6
4 - iron man: rapture #4
5 - captain america: man out of time: #4
6 - batman #707
7 - darkwing duck #9
8 - amazing spider-man #654.1
9 - spider-girl #4
10 - soldier zero #5
11 - star wars: knight errant #5
12 - venom / deadpool: what if

as always uncanny x-force is top of the class, but the loki mini-series did come in at a close second. numbers 3-9 were all decent books. soldier zero and knight errant aren't the worst books i've ever read but at this point, with so many different titles on my pull list, i think it's time to drop them both. and maybe the venom / deadpool issue just went right over my head, but i didn't really find it very funny or entertaining at all, and it was easily the worst of the bunch last week.

as far as today's new stuff is concerned, it was another huge week. two somber, emotional releases start things off...

amazing spider-man #655 - COVER OF THE WEEK. this issue is probably one of the better comics i have ever had the privilege of reading. a perfectly executed piece of work. the art and writing (or sometimes the lack thereof) come together in just the right way to tell a moving and powerful story.

fantastic four #588 - like the above spidey issue, this one deals with the loss of a loved one and the impact it has on those involved. the first 4 pages are extremely emotional without a single word being used. as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and that is certainly the case with this book. in addition, the heart-to-heart exchange between spidey and franklin in the back-up story is excellent. great read all around.