The Longbox Short-List - Week of November 16, 2016

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Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 08:07

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

Kind of a dull week to be honest… Quite a few books that I read, but not a lot of new books or anything real exciting going on to talk about.

HARBINGER RENEGADE #1 – This is definitely the book I am most excited about this week. Harbinger has always been one of my favorite Valiant series. Not sure who will be appearing in this book, but I am really looking forward to reading it.

SPELL ON WHEELS #2 – Loved the first issue of this witches on a road trip series from Dark Horse. I am really hoping they will end up continuing it past the scheduled 5 issues.

KISS #2 – The first issue of this one was pretty ridiculous. I am curious where they plan on going with this one, but not sure I will be sticking around. Too many comics out there, and this one just doesn’t stand out all that much.

INVINCIBLE #131 – Still can’t believe this series is ending soon. Been a fan of Robert Kirkman’s since he did Marvel Comics Team-Up. Invincible is truly a masterpiece of superhero comics. That said, it’s always good for someone to get out while the work is still good. Still going to miss Invincible though. Hopefully Kirkman will be moving on to something else big.

NIGHTWING #9 – Last issue, we finally got Raptor’s back story. I liked the way they tied it in to Grayson’s family. I still would have liked if Raptor stayed more “heroic,” it just seemed like a copout to make him another villain in the end. But I still have enjoyed the character and this series, so I feel like I’m nit picking.

BATMAN #11 – Batman and his “suicide squad” taking on Bane. Surprised this story isn’t getting a lot more press or attention. I’ve really been enjoying it, especially the little teases about some kind of bad things that will be happening in the future. I get reminded of Stephen King when Tom King does that. It’s a great technique to build suspense.