Here's my pull list for this week. I'll update this after Diamond updates their page on Monday evening. Stay tuned.

MARVEL:
“Invincible Iron Man” #1- Matt Fraction takes the reins of the Golden Avenger's relaunched book, hot on the heels of his stint as co-writer of my favorite Marvel book in recent memory, The Immortal Iron Fist. Art doesn't look too shabby, either.

“Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas” #1- John Favreau, who we now know can tell a shellhead story, pens a tale of Mr. Stark and his alter-ego in the city of Lost Wages.

"Mighty Avengers" #13- More on Nick Fury and his role behind the scenes in the days leading up to the Secret Invasion, which, come to think of it, isn't much of s secret these days. BTW- Hank Pym? Yeah, that'll shake the foundation of the Marvel Universe. Riiiiight . . . .

DC
"RANN/THANAGAR: HOLY WAR" #1- Not sure on which side of the ledger this thing will end up on, but we'll give the opening salvo a try.

"THE WAR THAT TIME FORGOT" #1- I'll pretty much buy any book that features G.I.'s fighting dinosaurs, and this one sports a Neal Adams cover! Sold!

"TOR" #1- Joe Kubert writes, draws, etc. Enjoy the master while you still can.

"HOUSE OF MYSTERY" #1- Let's see what Bill Willingham and the gang can do with DC's Cain and Abel!

Could be more coming. We'll see.

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-Quote of the moment:
--“If you have a milkshake and I have a milkshake and I have a straw and my straw reaches across the room and starts to drink your milkshake, I drink your milkshake! Thhhhht! I drink it up!” -Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood.

Diamond has now posted their list for the week, so let's see what needs to be added:

DARK HORSE
"BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER" #14- Can't wait to see the most famous vampire of them all continue to get his groove back on the streets of Tokyo, with help of his monkey-butt-boy Xander "No, I'm not Nick Fury, why do you . . . oh, that" Harris!

DC
"ACTION COMICS ANNUAL" #11- The long-awaited conclusion to the Johns and Donner penned epic bringing Zod (the real one) into the current DCU.

"JLA PRESENTS AZTEK THE ULTIMATE MAN" TP- I hear this is a ripping yarn. As a collaboration between Millar and Morrison, how could it not be? I missed this on the first go-round, because, well, it features a character called Aztec the Ultimate Man.

"SMALLVILLE SER 2 GREEN ARROW AF"- Yes, it's an action figure. What're you going to do about it, punk? Love the design of this character, who brought new life into the long-running show.

"WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 2 BATWOMAN BUST"- Ciarán's favorite new character brought to life in mini-bust form.

MARVEL
"SECRET INVASION" #2 (OF - Still holding out hope that Bendis will somehow find a way to extract himself from his own bung after last time.

OTHER
"ANGEL AFTER THE FALL" #7- Love this book as much as Dark Horse's BTVS Season 8 book, which is damned high praise.

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Bruce H. Russell, II
bhr3s@yahoo.com
-Quote of the moment:
--“If you have a milkshake and I have a milkshake and I have a straw and my straw reaches across the room and starts to drink your milkshake, I drink your milkshake! Thhhhht! I drink it up!” -Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood.