Speaking of World War Hulk - this series is just getting better by the issue. WWH: X-Men #3 just finished off one of the best tie-in runs I've ever read. Chris Gage needs to be given more work at Marvel, he's an awesome writer.
The whole WWH thing is just really floating my boat at the moment. I'm loving what this whole arc (as well as the Planet Hulk arc) has done for the Hulk. He's a strategic fighter now, learning to exploit his opponents weaknesses (and as Juggernaught found out, their strengths too) instead of just relying on his ability to smash.
Also came across two cool pieces of WWH-related news this week; not only is WWH scribe Greg Pak penning a What If? issue where the Hulk dies on Sakaar in the shuttle explosion, and Caiera comes to Earth looking for revenge on the heroes who exiled him, but he's also working on a "third act" in his Hulk trilogy to follow on from WWH.
Personally, Pak can write Hulk stories for as long as he wants as far as I'm concerned. The man is brilliant.
New Avengers #34 brought us the shocking revelation that *gasp* no-one on the outcast Avengers team is a Skrull - unless Strange is a Skrull and is just faking all the identity spells, but that's a whole can of worms that I can't be arsed with right now.
I'm really enjoying New Avengers, but not quite as much as I'm enjoying The Mighty Avengers. Issue #4 was an awesome read, and I can't wait to see how Sentry reacts to the death of his wife at the hands of Ultron.
And then there's the whole "Are Peter Parker and MJ going to split up?" thing. Really, I think a lot of these idiot fanboys - who have an (inexplicable) beef with Marvel's EiC Joe Quesada - are blowing this whole thing out of proportion.
How about we wait until the "One More Day" storyline is over before we turn into a pack of slobbering, rabid fanboys howling for Joe Q's blood? Sound good to you?
I've not read much DC this month, but one thing I'm definitely pleased about is the return of Geoff Johns and Richard Donner as writers of Action Comics. Aside from how cool these two are as writers, I'm also glad the title has returned to an independent storyline instead of those constant bloody Countdown tie-ins. I mean really, do we actually need another fucking Cowntdown tie-in? I think not.
Anyway, that's it from me at the moment cause it's late and I've lost my train of thought. I'll probably be back soon, or at least I won't leave it so long to make an entry this time.
So long, and be on the lookout for Skrulls.
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