Friday, July 25, 2014

The Perennials: October 2014 Solicitations

DC Comics
(In the order they appear in Previews)

The New 52: Futures End #22-26
Justice League #34-35
Wonder Woman #35
Aquaman #35
The Flash #35
Superman #35
Action Comics #35
Batman #35
Detective Comics #35
Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead #1
Green Lantern #35
Green Lantern Corps #35
Green Lantern: New Guardians #35
Red Lanterns #35
Sinestro #6

Marvel Comics
(In the order they appear in Marvel Previews)

Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1-3 (of 9)
Captain America #25
Thor #1
Avengers #36-37
Original Sin Annual #1
Amazing Spider-Man #7-8
Hulk #7
Daredevil #9
Fantastic Four #11-12
Uncanny X-Men #27

  • The New 52: Futures End and Axis are taking over their respective event slots. The Original Sin Annual is extra and hopefully ties into the end of that event. I have no information about it, but it could end up just being like the Avengers AI tie-in for Age of Ultron....which would be a bummer.
  • This is evidently the last issue of Captain America before we get the All-New Captain America in November.
  • Iron Man is again missing, but not for long. Superior Iron Man launches next month.
  • Green Lantern begins another crossover a month after I get to drop Green Lantern Corps. I hope this crossover is more interesting than the last one.
  • I am not going to follow Superman: Doomed Aftermath as it appears to not be as tightly plotted as the event itself was. Supergirl reads like it has almost nothing to do with it. If it remains a numbered crossover, I will of course have to pick it up, but for now it is just Action Comics.
  • This is the end of the line for Brian Azzarello on Wonder Woman. We will have a new creative team in the form of the Finch family. I am looking forward to the art.
  • The new Thor as female arc begins this month.
  • We are getting a crossover with Ms. Marvel in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man this month.
  • Still kind of pissed that Detective Comics is a fill-in. Oh well, I hope it is good. I am probably being pessimistic for no reason.
  • I wish Flash would get more interesting. I don't think the current creative team is right for the book.