A C+ for this is absurd. This was an outstanding episode that could've served as the winter finale. Anyone slagging AoS so hard at this point simply has a grudge against the show.

Honestly, to say that would mean you haven't watched the show at all - definitely not in the past year or so. Whether you like AoS or not, by any objective standard, it has plenty of action.

Glad to see an appreciation of how excellent this season has been. It's definitely one of the very finest of NuWho and one of the best year's in the show's history. The relationship between the Doctor and Clara this season has been the richest and most mature that's ever been depicted between the Doctor and a…

Edmondson writes Frank as having a wry, deadpan sense of humor, which is nothing that Frank hasn't displayed in the past and nothing that undermines his character. I thought it was an altogether great first issue. Frank's ruthlessness and tactical savvy are still his defining traits but seeing him able to interact…

I can see why some fans have a lot of angst over the absence of Peter but I'm an old-school Spidey fanatic myself, having started reading ASM back during Gerry Conway's Jackal/Gwen Stacy clone storyline and I think Superior Spider-Man is brilliant, gripping stuff. Anyone who doesn't think Slott plans to have Peter…

Yeah, current Marvel is running at a very high standard. Just a lot of strong books across the line.

I suspect he has read it because Posehn's Deadpool is freaking great.

Remender and Romita Jr can go on with Cap for many years as far as I'm concerned. I understand to a point how the Dimension Z storyline wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea but I think it's evolved into a very impressive arc with some of the best character work Steve's received in his long history (along with some truly…

There's nothing about Superior Spider-Man that's a chore to read. Slott is absolutely killing it with humor, heart and audacity.

I gave YA a shot but jumped ship really quick. I absolutely loved the Heinberg YA run, Avengers Academy and now Avengers Arena so even at the ripe old age of 44 I don't think I have any particular issue with enjoying books with young characters but YA just feels too cool for its own good. I guess your suggestion that…

I have to say, my main reason for leaving this book on the shelf was the obnoxious amount of congratulatory messages. I mean, yes Johns left a big mark on the GL franchise but to have so many pages in an already oversized comic spent simply on loading on praise put me off.

Superior Spider-Man is one of my favorite titles right now. The concept seemed so preposterous on paper but Slott's execution has been masterful. And the fact that he doubled down on the whole Peter Parker is dead thing in the last issue has only made me love it more.

I love Ultimate Spider-Man but love Superior Spider-Man a good deal more.

Battle of the Atom looks more than fine to me. Bendis, Aaron and Wood collaborating on a big X-Men tale? One that brings in X-Men of three different eras? What's not to like? I'm loving Bendis' X-titles, Aaron is still more than solid on W&tXM and Wood never disappoints so I have no qualms in jumping into whatever…

I agree. I thought this was the strongest Avengers issue yet as well. It had a great horror vibe and really set up a situation dire enough to make it seem like The Avengers could be overwhelmed by coming events. As you say, it's not just about a threat to be beat down but something much larger and harder to get a…

It's definitely a great time to be a Daredevil fan. Really, except for Andy Diggle's disappointingly weak run (not bad, so much, just weak - although the addition of Shadowland to the Marvel U was cool), Daredevil has been operating at a very high mark since the Marvel Knights days. It's hard to think of many other…

ZebedeeDooDah, I didn't imply that you called Havok's speech an "incendiary rhetoric of hate" but that's certainly the manner in which many fans have characterized it - certainly a gross overreaction. And how, is saying "let's all just be humans" an incredibly broad and unhelpful statement? It's true that Havok is…

1) Even if Havok's speech reflects Remender's own opinion, I'm not seeing how that's bad. Havok makes a reasoned plea to be seen as a fellow human being, not simply a "mutant". As he says: "I see the very word "mutant" as divisive. Old thinking that serves to separate us from our fellow man. We are all humans. Of one…

It's one of the more asinine controversies of late. Havok says he'd rather not be labeled and some fans react as though it's akin to hate speech. You know, it's just dumb on several levels. For one, Havok's speech itself is fairly innocuous. He simply doesn't want to be reduced to single word description and he's…

I love Captain America - I think it's one of the most underappreciated books out there at the moment - and after a not-quite-great opening arc (acerbated by shipping delays), UA #5 finally got me excited about the book.