Old Standings
10 - Supergirl - The last 6-7 issues have been pretty crappy. But you have no idea how bad I want this to be good.
9 - Checkmate - You'll have to read it to understand.
8 - Astonishing X-Men - Curse you Whedon. You and your "Yeahbuhwhat?"s. read the last arc and then tell me that ball of yarn trick to bring Beast back to normal wasn't ****ing genius!?!?! The only reason this isn't any higher is because of it's bi-monthly schedule.
7 - Street Fighter II - This is a nostalgic love for me. But the comic captures the feel of the game and tweaks the story to it's will and makes you it's *****.
6 - Y - The Last Man - Read this and then tell me BKV isn't amazing. I dare you. There are few comics out there that I look forward to. Few that captures the character. There is barely any action at all in this book. And when there is....it's needed. It drives the story forward. Why this isn't a TV series yet is beyond me.
5 - Nextwave - Maybe I'm getting all sentimental since the final issue is coming. But I'm really gonna miss this. It's a "Comic's Comic". Stuff blows up. Go Boom.
4 - Action Comics - Ugh. I know it's contrived....but Donner/Johns giving Superman a kid....and then making that kid the child of Zod and Ursa has been the most intriguing story I've read as of late. Combine that premise with Kubert's magnificent art and you get a must read. Superman has never been better.
3 - Daredevil - 3 words........Bru.Bake.Er. You all know what I'm talking about.
2 - Fables - Quite frankly---this is the reason we read comic books. Every month---nobody puts out a better comic. you're dumb if you don't read this.
1 - Punisher MAX - There is no way that anyone ccannot read this book and NOT fall madly in love with it. Ennis gives THE definitive Frank Castle with each issue. Love it or die!
New Standings
10 - Scalped - It's Sopranos....on an Indian reservation. Full of cussing, fighting, gambling, drugs, prostitution, mobsters and FBI/CIA double agents and a badass named Dashel Bad Horse. Believe me when I say that if you wait too long to get into this....you'll be kicking yourself like I am for not reading 100 Bullets.
9 - Ultimate X-Men - It took me a while to find Kirkman's groove. But now that I'm in line with his train of thought, it's all good. His fresh ideas and knack for building foundation ontop of foundation is awesome and he's quickly making UXM the crown jewel of the UU.
8 - Welcome To Tranquility - This is a tough one. It's a mystery starring retired superheroes. The art is great and the characters are quite inventive. To be honest---you could go without reading it....but I recommend it over some of the abismal other mainstream titles like Amazing Spiderman. It's really worth a shot.
7 - Robin - Plain and simple................this is what USM should be.
6 - Buffy Season 8 - Buffy.....you think you can come back into my life after this long hiatus and expect me to just love you like I used to? Well.....ok. Fine. I will. And I do.
5 - newuniversal - One of the better comics out there that no one is reading. The pacing is a little slow in some issues and fast in others. Very simply...if you like NBC's "Heroes"...then you like this. And it's ELLIS!!! What other reason do you need?
4 - Astonishing X-Men - The quentissential X book. It was almost a toss-up between this and New X-Men. But in the end....it was Whedon's characterizations that got me. And can you really top "Yeahbuwhat?".
3 - Nightly News - My newest love. You are all slaves. Slaves to your love. Slaves to your jobs. Slaves to your homes. Slaves to your cars. Slaves to your lives. And why are you slaves? Because Big Media says so. The Voice wants to set you free. Welcome the truth and become The Hand of the Voice.
2 - Fables - It is the reason we read comics. Period.
1 - Punisher MAX - Between this and the Barracuda mini.......I am in heaven. I repeat...there is no way any sane person can read this series and NOT fall madly in love with it. I'm serious. If this book was a real live person....it'd obviously be a man. And I'd go gay for it. Not just gay. But flaming gay. And I'd donate myself to science in order to find a way to have it's babies. There is no other way I could've put that.
