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Weekly Comic Shopping List 6/3/10

Adventure Comics Vol 2 #12 -- The second Levitz-penned Legion series begins.  This reminds me of the days of the baxter run running concurrently with the Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes.  While I understand the desire to have a clear history of the Legion laid out, I'd rather be getting solo or spotlight stories out of this series.

Jonah Hex No Way Back HC-- Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti's Jonah Hex has been a huge surprise to me lately.  I've picked up issues drawn by J.H. Williams, Darwyn Cooke and Jordi Bernet but it was for the art.  Now that I've gone back and started to get the trades, I'm loving their writing.  It's lean and dirty, the way Hex stories should be.  This graphic novel is drawn by Hex co-creator Tony DeZuniga, who's got such a distinct style that I never really paid attention to before.

DMZ Vol 8 Hearts And Minds TP--I need to get back into this series.  I love where it started out but it feels like it's gone on long right now. 

Sweet Tooth #10--This book makes me want to cry every issue.  But I don't cry because I'm a big boy and big boys don't cry.  That's all I have to say about that.

Darkstar And The Winter Guard #1-- As characters, I always liked appearances by these Communist heroes in Incredible Hulk back in the day.  And Darkstar was also a Champion so she's got that going for herself as well.  Add in that this miniseries is by the High Moon and Box 13 team, David Gallaher and Steve Ellis, and I'm really looking forward to this miniseries.

Freakangels Vol 4 TP-- Freakangels has been the Ellis book that I've enjoyed the most the past couple of years, other than the wrap up to Planetary. 

Tezukas Black Jack Vol 11 TP
Slam Dunk Vol 10 GN--  The manga fix for this week, two series that I really need to get caught up on.  I need a long weekend (another long weekend?) sometime soon just to go through all the books lying unread around the house.