It's time to do DC's November solications (even if I skipped October's.) Let's keep this short and sweet, because daddy wants to get this over with so he can get back to watching amateur asian porn Another Thin Man. We'll do it by the weeks that they're coming because, hey, that's in the order that they've put them up.
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Jonah Hex #1 and Showcase Presents: Jonah Hex Volume 1. I've become a little more intrigued by the Western genre since I obeyed certain people's hounding and started watching Deadwood as I happened to find myself rediscovering watching the Man With No Name movies that Eastwood produced with Sergio Leone, so I am looking forward to this quite a bit. The few Hex-related stories I've read have all been enjoyable enough, as he's a mean sumbitch and mean sumbitches make me pretty durn happy.Wildstorm
Seven Soldiers: The Bulleteer begins and it's not like I could say a single nasty thing about the teaming of Grant Morrison and the radically-improved-in-the-last-few-years Yanick Paquette, right? Right. Plus, hey, boobies. I'm a simple man, aren't I?
Desolation Jones #4 streets, which means I'll probably get a few more moments of pure comics joy.On sale the week of November 9th.
Smax has a softcover come out, which means that Top Ten fans wondering at his behavior in the first issue of the new mini will get a few answers.
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Gotham Central ties into the Day of Vengeance series in the only way it can: by hurtling rocks and debris at the citizens of Gotham, who will all scream out "Holy fucking shit it's the end of the world!" as one of the detectives tries to get back to his family. I've always wanted a crossover with huge events along these lines since reading Marvels and desiring more bloodlust and stupid loss of life..Vertigo
Infinite Crisis has a second issue. I yawn. I'm sure I'll read it in the shop, but this whole rigamorale has left me so cold of late. What's sad is that I can admire the dedication this has taken from everyone involved, but still find it wholly unappealing.
100 Bullets gets to lucky 66 and I find myself really liking that cover design.Wildstorm
DMZ, Brian Wood's latest series that reminds everyone how deeply he loves the idea of a dark near-future New York City, has its first issue and I'm pretty sure that I'm onboard unless he's managed to suddenly become very, very bad at what he does.
Danger Girl: Back In Black #1. I think my stupidly long affair with J Scott Campbell's group of hot secret agents is done, especially as his quirky, anatomically incorrect art that I like for some reason is no longer a selling point.On Sale the week of November 16th.
When The Winter Men #4 comes out, we'll probably be in the midst of our first serious cold snap. I think that's going to be appropriately chilling. I should buy a good bottle of Vodka as a companion for this series that I seriously hope maintains the quality shown in the first issue; I'll be disappointed greatly if it slumps.
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ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #1!!!!Wildstorm
Oh, and there's some other stuff, too. Whatever.
(Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein, bitches!)
Top Ten: Beyond The Farthest Precinct #4 has one hideous cover. I think it's because I just don't like purple that much, which can seem sort of petty, I guess. I don't really care, as I'll still read the shit out of it.On Sale the week of November 23rd.
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I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice Leage gets a trade and even if the jokes were spread a little thinner this time around, I enjoyed it quite a lot - sort of like one of those Carol Burnett Show greatest hits reels, and don't tell me you don't stop to watch a few of those skits.Vertigo
Jack Cross has its first storyline wrap up. C'mon, it's Ellis and Erskine. Like I'm not going to jump on that.
Loveless has its sophomore issue and my western quota for the month is met nicely, especially with the duo of Azzarello and Frusin handling matters. I'm sort of tempted to just go for trades with this, but I would like to get the complete run if it falls (as I suspect it will) to the cancellation bug like other short-lived Vertigo projects I enjoyed (American Century or Deadenders, anyone?)On Sale the week of November 30th.
This will make people feel more than their usual loathing for me, but I gave up on Y: The Last Man out of frustration at the "and they were going and going and going..." storyline that never seemed to give me any more than the vaguest hints at what the end point may or may not end up being. I guess this means that there's going to be one more copy of Y: The Last Man, Volume 6: Girl On Girl for the rest of you.
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Ellis's JLA Classified storyline has its penultimate issue, while I'm on the subject of cranky British writers.Wildstorm
Albion gets to its (I believe) final issue, which means that I may or may not declare it worthy in the end. So far, I've been liking it well enough, but I also liked the second season of Smallville an awful lot until it decided to hump the shark while asking it who was a big boy, so I'm suspicious about some things.
I'm pretty sure it's wrong how much I'm looking forward to The Authority: The Magnificent Kevin, but I don't really care.
Warren Ellis earns his 300th mention in this rundown with the trade paperback for his (excellent until the confusing last bit, which I think I need to reread) miniseries Ocean.
