• During the 7 issue Infinite Crisis mini series all the DC comics will be jumping forward, taking place a  year after the conclusion of Infinite Crisis. I’m trying not to be worried about this. Could be cool. I trust DC right now; they’ve done well so far. I hope they keep it up.
  
• One reason to breathe a sigh of relief over the Infinite Crisis? No continuity altering. Phew!
  
• Both Kubert brothers (Adam and Andy) have been Marvel mainstays for years, something like 15 or more years. Now they’ve jumped ship and signed 3-year exclusives with DC! Boom! Take that Marvel!
  
• Speaking of the Kubert family, Joe Kubert will be doing a six issue Sgt. Rock mini series. I still haven’t read the Between Hell & A Hard Place Graphic Novel Kubert did with Azzarello but I have been meaning to and I’m looking forward to this new series.
  
• Can someone explain to me what the hell “616” means when it is used to refer to the “mainstream” Marvel Universe? I wish someone would just freakin’ tell me.
  
• So New Excalibur is a return to the roots of the comic. Captain Britain? Yay! Pete Wisdom? Yay! Michael Ryan on art? Yay! Chris Claremont writing? Nay.
  
• Iron Man? Late. Ultimate Iron Man? Late. Spiderman/Black Cat? Soooo late. Daredevil: Target? Also soooo late. Daredevil: Father? Laaaaate. Come on Marvel . . . get your shit together . . . jeez.
  
• Brian K. Vaughn is going to be “co-writing” with Bryan Singer on his highly anticipated Ultimate X-Men arc. Translation? Brian K. Vaughn is going to be writing Ultimate X-Men from a plot by Bryan Singer.
  
• All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder . . . wow. Could we stick a few more words in there? How about (as a friend of mine offered up) All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder in Gotham? Come on . . . why not go all the way with it?
  
• While I’m really looking forward to the new Top Ten mini series by Paul DiFilippo and Jerry Ordway, I cannot imagine it will be anywhere near as amazing as the original series.
  
• The new Vertigo based Deadman series by Bruce Jones sounds great!
  
• A new Wildcats mini series!! Mixed feelings here. I loved the Joe Casey version; in fact it was one of my favorite comics. And Robbie Morrison hasn’t exactly, no offense meant to him, blown me away with anything he’s written. Still, Talent Caldwell is drawing it. That’s a big plus.
  
• More Kev!! This is one of my favorite characters in the Wildstorm Universe. Garth Ennis writing The Authority is hilarious. So more Kev (in The Magnificent Kevin) is definitely a good thing.
  
• The second volume of Dan Slott’s She Hulk cannot come fast enough.
  
• Same goes for the Garth Ennis and Clayton Crain fueled Ghost Rider comic.
  
• Hmmm, haven’t made a slam against Marvel for a little bit here. Let’s see . . .
  
• Marvel wets the bed. It’s true . . . I heard the guys on the playground talking about it. Ewww. Marvel, you’re sooo groddy.
  
•  Normally I don’t buy big deluxe hardcover versions of comics. But the Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Absolute Edition sounds too good to pass up.
  
•  Patrick Gleason will be drawing the Green Lantern Corps mini. Sweet! Patrick Gleason is one of those guys who deserves a big book.
  
• Gail Simone. Rob Liefeld. Teen Titans. C’mon DC, what are you doing? You’re not Marvel you know.
  
• The bad news – Carlos D’Anda won’t be drawing the new Vigilante series.
  
• The good news – Bruce Jones is writing it, Ben Oliver is now drawing it and Michael Golden is doing covers!
  
• Both Hyperion and Nighthawk (Supreme Power) are both getting spin off mini series. Hope they’re better than the boring-as-hell Doctor Spectrum mini.
  
• Pssst. Marvel has cooties!
  
• Jorge Lucas is going to be drawing a (David Hine written) Colossus mini. Why, oh why do they keep giving him work? Seriously . . . he sucks.
  
• The third Summers brother will be revealed in X-Men: The End v2 #5! WHAT? People still wanna know about that? I feel like I’m insane. Plus, how is it that X-Men: The End just keeps on going and going and going?
  
• Quesada said, “Fans will be hugely surprised and hugely depressed” due to the coming changes spinning out of House of M. Sweet. I really want to be “hugely depressed” by my comics. Joe Quesada is such a jerk, he thinks he is so cool but he is not. I hate him forever and ever. (Sorry Dave)
  
• No All-Star Ambush Bug? Awwww . . .
  
• Marvel used PowerPoint for their X-Men presentation? Now I know I hate them.

NEXT WEEK: For really this time, it’s my favorite comics of the moment and what I’m looking forward to in the near future (I swear!)

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