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The Pull List: Batman, Damage, Dark Fang, Ales Kot, & more!

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Welcome back the The Pull List, where I review every new comic I digitally picked up this week that wasn’t X-Men?

I’m still a few weeks away from being caught-up on non-X Marvel books, so my reads were restricted to some young DC titles, DC’s first “New Age of Heroes” launch, and Tom King’s Batman – which I mostly stay caught up upon for the hot takes.

This week’s Pull List includes:

  • Avengers (2017) #676
  • Batman (2016) #39
  • Damage (2018) #1
  • Dark Fang (2017) #3
  • Days of Hate (2018) #1
  • The Further Adventures of Nick Wilson (2018) #1
  • Ice Cream Man (2018) #1
  • James Bond: The Body (2018 #1.

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The Pull List: Avengers in No Surrender, Detective Comics, Mister Miracle, Paradiso, & more!

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Welcome to the second week of “The Pull List,” where I give a quick rundown of all of the non-X comics I read this week.

My pulls this week came from a wide spread of publishers – Marvel, DC, Image, Aftershock, and Valiant! It was also a week where the minutia of the craft really took me out of enjoying the storytelling. I had a lot of bones to pick with letterers, and many comments about pace and continuity.

This week’s Pull List included:

  • Avengers (2017) #675
  • Detective Comics (1937/2016) #972
  • Judas (2017) #2
  • Mister Miracle (2017) #6
  • Monstro Mechanica (2017) #2
  • Ninjak vs. The Valiant Universe (2018) #1
  • Paradiso (2017) #2
  • Port of Earth (2017) #3
  • Rise of the Black Panther (2018)
  • Runaways (2017) #5
  • Sleepless (2017) #2
  • Witchblade (2017) #2
  • Wonder Woman (2016) #38.

You might be surprised at which of these books I loved and which left me in a seething rage. There’s at least one where I disagree with seemingly 99% of the folks who I’ve seen react to the book in the past few days. [Read more…] about The Pull List: Avengers in No Surrender, Detective Comics, Mister Miracle, Paradiso, & more!

The Pull List: Babyteeth, Black Bolt, Captain America, Crosswind, Giant Days, and more!

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What did I read this week that was newly released and wasn’t X-Men?

I’m still a long way off from being caught up to all of present-day Marvel, so I have to choose my battles – reading series that are in the early stages of their Legacy numbering or have few enough issues that I can catch up all the way. A handful of indie series I follow (one only begrudgingly) also dropped this week.

This post covers:

Crushing Comics S01E046 – November Collected Edition Haul! Kids’ comics, Deadpool & X-Force Omnibus, WildStorm, & more!

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Today is a true unboxing, as I unpack the contents of my November comics order from the states!

The order starts with a big hunk of books to read with my daughter – The Return of Zita The Space Girl, Coady & The Creepies, and Gotham Academy!

Then, we get to the superheroes – a Hulk Epic Collection, Fantastic Four Marvel Masterworks, the new Deadpool & X-Force omnibus, and DC’s WildStorm 25 Anniversary hardcover!

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Crushing Comics S01E32 – Unboxing my October haul of DC Super Hero Girls, Shutter, Epic Collections, and more!

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Today is a *true* unboxing, as I unpack the contents of my October comics order from the states! Still no spiders in the mysteriously ratty mail bag (whew), but a few books I was hotly anticipating, two new Epics, and a pair of odd Marvel trades.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 32 features DC Super Hero Girls, Vol. 4: Past Times At Super Hero High (Amazon), Shutter, Vol. 05: So Far Beyond (Amazon), Spider-Man: The Daily Bugle (Amazon), Bloodstone & The Legion Of Monsters (Amazon), Thor Epic Collection, Vol. 3 – The Wrath Of Odin (Amazon / Thor Guide), Doctor Strange Epic Collection, Vol. 13 – Afterlife (Amazon / Doctor Strange Guide), and Shang-Chi, Master Of Kung Fu Omnibus Vol. 4 (Amazon / Shang-Chi Guide)

Not a fan of watching videos – or just not able to watch right now? First, did you know you can speed up YouTube videos? Just click the little gear icon to change the speed settings. I know that makes me much more apt to watch.

Alternately, you can keep reading for the full transcript. Please keep in mind that this season of videos is shot off the cuff with no chance to review the books ahead of time, so I might occasionally fudge some facts (usually addressed in the video by subtitles).

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