Pick Of My Pile for the week of 11-25.

Hello Chums,





I read only one trade this week, bummer. My trade was Pigeons From Hell, a re-imagined Robert E. Howard story. While I liked the art and coloring, the story fell very flat with me. On to my picks.





The biggest comic buying week ever! But I don't think that's necessarily a good thing.




Marvel:




Son Of Marvel Reading Chronology (free). Off to a good start with this one.




Stephen King - The Dark Tower - Fall of Gilead #6 (of 6). Is the end in site for these limited series?




Uncanny X-Men #517. The X-Men battle Predator Xs.




Ultimate Avengers #4. Captain America running from S.H.I.E.L.D. in France.




The New Avengers #59. The Avengers and friends jail break Luke Cage from the clutches of Norman Osborn.




Giant-Size Thor Finale #1 (one-shot). The conclusion to the Straczynski re-introduction to Thor with a back up of Journey into Mystery #83 (first Thor issue).




Immortal Weapons #5 (of 5). The untold origin of Prince of Orphans. Most definitely the weakest of the five issues.




Criminal - The Sinners #2 (Icon). Ed Brubaker's Badass Tracy Lawless + Sean Phillips' art + 24 pages of story + 10 pages of extras = Complete Package!




Halo Helljumper #5 (of 5). The conclusion to the Helljumper series.


DC:


Detective Comics #859. A story from Kate Kane's (Batwoman) military days.


Radical:


Hercules - The Knives of Kush #4 (of 5). Herc and friends hanging with the Egyptians.


Dark Horse:


Creepy #2. Cover by Eric Powell with art by Nathan Fox and Angelo Torres to name a few.


The Goon #33. A fully painted stand alone story. Very nice!


Ape:


The Black Coat - Or Give Me Death p.1&2 (of 4). After a computer crash and loosing the art files for issue two, this book has FINALLY shipped TWO YEARS LATER!



The Black Coat - Or Give Me Death p.3 (of 4). This series is almost over. Bummer but worth the wait.


NEC:







The Tick - New Series #1. A full color, nice little Christmas kick off issue.


IDW:


Star Trek - Nero #4 (of 4). Nero finally catches Spock. Oh No.










DDP:







I Am Legion #6 (of 6). Finally the conclusion to this slow moving story.



The Pick Of My Pile this week is The Black Coat 1,2,3. Over two years in the making and it's finally shipping! Yeah!


K.R.C.


D.L.