The Longbox Short-List - Week of November 2, 2016

Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week.   Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that.  Let's get to it!

Comics shipping this week

CEREBUS IN HELL #0 – As part of Cerebus’s 40th Anniversary, the warrior aardvark returns in next year’s Cerebus in Hell mini-series. This will be the first new Cerebus story since 2004. I actually have only read the first 50 issues of Cerebus, but I really enjoyed them. So I am looking forward to seeing Dave Sims return to this seminal character. I really hope The Roach shows up, I have always loved that ridiculous character. He’s got quite a bit new to parody these days…

AVENGERS #1/CHAMPIONS #2/OCCUPY AVENGERS #1 – Bunch more books set in the post-Civil War II era, even though Civil War II still has a few more issues to go. I continue to complain about this, even if no one else seems to care. I like the creative teams on all these books, but it still bugs me quite a bit.

SUPERMAN #10 – Superboy meets Robin for the first time! I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time! This should be setting up Supersons, though we haven’t heard any updates on the status of that book for a while now. Literally just as I typed that comment, I got a text from my brother, Grey, telling me that DC announced the creative team for Supersons as Peter Tomasi and Jorge Jimenez….

UNWORTHY THOR #1 – Will we finally find out what Nick Fury told Thor to make him “unworthy” of Mjolnir, and why he had to change his name? As much as I like the current Thor series, I kind of miss Odinson being a major player in the Marvel universe. Hopefully with the new movie coming up, we’ll be seeing more of Goldilocks. 

FLINTSTONES #5 – This series continues to be some of the best social commentary I’ve ever seen in comic book form. Definitely a must read. Last issue’s look at marriage was clever, funny, and frustrating all at the same time. Can’t wait to see what they come up with next!

EDEN’S FALL #3 – The end of issue 2 actually made me scream out loud with a very unexpected death. I am expecting it was just for dramatic effect, but Postal and Tithe aren’t known for pulling punches. This series turned up the heat big time. No idea where it goes from here, but I am hooked.

DEATH OF X #3 – I really want someone to invent time travel just so I can skip the rest of Death of X and IVX to get to ResurreXion. I am cautiously optimistic about the many great announcements we’ve got about the future of the X-Men line, but we have to sit through some real garbage to get there…Can’t we just skip to the good stuff already?? 

FAITH #5 – Loved last issue’s twist on the “evil clone” storyline. Faith has been a great read. Looking forward to her getting a bigger spotlight when Harbinger Renegades starts up. Never expected Faith to be a breakout star, but Valiant has done a great job with her in recent years.

ANIMOSITY #3 – We had a pretty sizable time jump at the end of issue 2 which changed the whole status quo of this series. Part of me was a little annoyed that it felt like we got one issue of content spread over two issues, but I still loved what we’ve gotten so far. This is definitely a real promising series from Aftershock.

Rough Riders #7
Josie And The Pussycats #2 
Batman #10 
Green Arrow #10 
Green Lanterns #10 
Nightwing #8 
Shade The Changing Girl #2 
Moon Knight #8
Scarlet Witch #12
Spider-Man 2099 #17
Spider-Woman #13