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I haven't been picking up Batman/Superman for some time because it always seemed like it was getting pulled more into Superman's storylines and much more of a Superman book than a Bat book. Which is fine, really, as Batman has no dearth of comics.

Hickman's Fantastic Four is excellent long-term writing. Surprisingly page-turning for such high concept stuff.

Well the ones you've got on there are great so far. I'd add Manhattan Projects (more Hickman crazy fun that reads so much better in trade), Revival (Seeley and Norton are doing a great Fargo Meets the Undead tale), and the Autumnlands, by Kurt Busiek.

I personally enjoyed Layman's Detective Comics run in the New 52. It also introduces Jason Fabok to DC, if you've liked his recent stuff on Justice League. I thought Layman did a pretty good job of writing what was essentially a companion book to the ongoing plots in Snyder's volume, while still pushing his own stuff.

I thought the woman with Riddler was either Liana or Knockout, one of the two women involved with Scandal.

What drew me to Silk was the art style. Very different and outside the norm for Marvel. Thompson's bouncy writing style was a pleasant surprise on top.

I loved Abnett and Lanning's cosmic stuff. A lot of that got pushed aside once Bendis took over, and some of the characters aren't really recognizable. Not saying it's better or worse, but definitely different.

This week was all DC for me, as my store inexplicably never received the Ant-man Annual. Alas.

What a loss to the gaming industry. Though Nintendo has struggled as a company the last few years, I always enjoyed Iwata's presence in the Directs and E3 presentations. He seemed like the kind of CEO who understood what video games were about. He'll be missed.

He's done well so far with the rotating European colorists. And honestly, I think Mingjue Helen Chen is a great fill-in with a similar cartoony feel.

Alfred, Bruce obviously has crazy low blood sugar right now. Get to buttling, good sir!

Same here. My cousin used to get them and I'd read his for a while.

I have no idea how Gotham Academy is doing sales-wise. I know the team has said it's a bear to get the issues out every month looking as good as they do, with rotating teams of colorists. Hopefully they can keep it up.

Most of their relationship was established in No Man's Land, and Rucka and Brubaker don't do a lot to catch the reader up. Same with Bullock and the Officer Down storyline.

It wasn't great, but I wanted to like it for the characters he included. I'm not a huge fan of conceptual villains, and it seems that's what they're facing here. Maybe Parker will hit his stride as things move along.

Missed last week over the holiday, but I wasn't as enamored of Midnighter #2 as Oliver was last week, mostly because I felt it was a big step down from Aco after only one issue. Orlando's writing is still relatively strong though.

I mean, that was sort of the problem. The reboot of DC was a mess and completely uneven. The history of the reboot is actually rather interesting, as it was planned for the crosscountry move with Flashpoint to cover for it, but then the move got delayed, and the reboot went along as planned — with all the problems you

I loved this issue. Waid and Staples are a fantastic creative team for something like this, and I felt Waid's approach of Archie's Zack-Morris-esque fourth wall breaking really played well. Staples designs are great spins on classic Archie without being bland or frustratingly over-the-top. Jughead especially read as

No, Simba. You must never go there.

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