Batman and Robin #13 - Surprised that this isn't tying in to "Death of the Family", yet it somewhat touched on that story. Nothing too special here, but an entertaining read like always.
Batman #13 - The "Death of the Family" story is only getting started. So far, it seems pretty good. It's probably not easy to do a Joker story that feels original. I have to wonder whose idea it was to have his face cut off in the first place, but since it happened in another book, I'm thinking it wasn't Scott Snyder's. Nice to see him making good use of that though.
Uncanny Avengers #1 - Wasn't too sure what to expect, but I really liked this one. It had the right combination of drama, action, character interaction, and nutty comic book villainy to get my interest. I think that this book definitely has some potential.
The Secret Service #4 - It's strange that no matter how much stuff I'm reading, I'm always able to follow along with Mark Millar's comics without having to review the rest of the series. Good story, good characters, yet again.
Captain America #18 - I'm hoping that Ed Brubaker's final issue doesn't feel quite so perfunctory as his penultimate issue. Nothing wrong with this one, but nothing too spectacular either.
The Phantom Stranger #1 - I didn't like this one as much as the zero issue, and considering I can barely remember what happened, this is probably it for me.
AvX Consequences #1 & #2 - I thought that the first issue was just a one-shot for some reason, but I didn't mind picking up the second issue as the story was compelling enough. There's definitely a lot of fallout from this last crossover, so it's nice to see it getting some space here.
The Avengers #31 - Brian Michael Bendis begins his final story with this issue. He seems to be setting up something big here, and it's good to see him dealing with some leftover plot threads from issues past.
Avenging Spider-Man #13 - Another fun issue with Deadpool, and it's cool to see Spider-Man get the better of him.
Wolverine and the X-Men #18 - I really liked this one a lot. The new Hellfire Club is a pretty good new set of villains, and I'm worried that this is the end of Broo, one of my favorite characters from this book.
Hawkeye #3 - Well crap, this book is so much better than it has any right to be. It's a great combination of art, story, and character, and I'll be back for more so long as this team is in place.
Wonder Woman #13 - I thought we'd see Orion by now? We get a guest artist here, but it's still really good stuff. It was the first one that I read, and that's saying something.
Daredevil #19 - I don't understand why The Spot was considered to be a lame villain for so long. Seems like a pretty cool power to have, and no doubt it would make him formidable. I guess that Mark Waid gets that, and we get something really cool at the end of this issue.
The New Avengers #31 - And so begins the final run for Bendis on this series as well. I was a bit more intrigued by this one, but I've always enjoyed this series a bit more. I think it's fitting that when Bendis leaves, so does Luke Cage, and it seems like the new New Avengers will be an entirely different sort of a book.
Batwoman #13 - The book I want to love, but I just can't. As always, the art is gorgeous, but the prose is so ponderous and annoying. JH Williams comes up with some interesting layouts, but it's like he throws in text just to fill the space, and not because it moves the story forward. I think that I'm done here.
Avengers Assemble #8 - Speaking of being done, I'm not sure if I'll continue with this series after this issue. I'll flip through the new creative team's first issue and pick it up if it looks interesting. Anyway, this series has had a few high points, but overall it's a bit "meh" and only set up things for the new Guardians of the Galaxy series.
Justice League #13 - I'm done here, too. I didn't even finish reading this one. The initial story was pretty fun, but I just don't think that Geoff Johns has anything all that interesting to say with this concept. You know it's bad when my favorite issue of this title was the one that put the backup story as the main story.
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