Logan #3 - I've been admonished for using the word "pointless" but that's really how i feel about this story. There's nothing here that adds anything to Wolverine's character or backstory, and the story itself was very much throwaway. A story of a rookie Wolverine would have been an interesting approach, but very little time (in a story that otherwise didn't merit three issues) is given to that aspect. Atsuko's character is also poorly developed, leaving her feeling like a stereotype. And certain parts of the story, like showing Wolverine surviving a nuclear bomb blast and having his heart ripped out (clunky metaphor, too), are downright damaging to Wolverine's power levels. Really poor.

Punisher War Journal #19 - How long has Rick Remender been getting co-writing credits? This is just no good. Nothing terribly wrong, exactly - except dragging out a Jigsaw story for six issues - but it just feels like there's nothing going on here. Sometimes this series has been pretty good, usually in the single issue stories, but for the most part it's been slow and mediocre. I'm dropping it.

Avengers: The Initiative #12 - Well, with the KIA stuff finally over, this was a nice downtime issue, much more along the lines of what i was expecting for the series. Other than thinking that Gyrich's "I do not recall" stuff was a little too heavy-handed, this was good.

Order #10 - I'm really impressed with how Fraction was able to wrap this series up without making anything feel rushed. I thought the moment with Hellrung killing Mulholland was nicely done. Beyond that, this series was somewhere in the 'ok' to 'pretty good' range and i'm glad that it's cancelled.

Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula #1 - I didn't realize that this wasn't a regular issue of Daredevil when i first starting reading it, but i figured it out when i wasn't sobbing by the third page. Also the dialogue was a little clunky. I feel like this is pitch #2 for a Black Tarantula series. After reading his first appearance in the main DD book, i was ready to sign on, but this one was a little weaker (maybe because it wasn't all Brubaker). He's basically a local version of the Punisher, which could be interesting but it might not be enough for a series, and it would have to deal with the Superhero Registration Act more than the writers would want it to.

Thunderbolts: Reason In Madness #1 - I think it's time to hand over the reigns of the regular series to Gage so he can stop writing these one-shot fill-ins and actually develop a long term plot. This story was fine, but after a while the pacing of one-shots start to grate on me.

Hulk vs. Hercules #1 - Poor Hulk. This was good. I'm glad someone convinced me to get it.

Iron Fist #14 - No real surprises in the resolution to this excellent arc (except maybe the other Living Weapons deciding to remain on Earth, which could be interesting), but that doesn't mean it wasn't great. And if my review isn't enthusiastic enough for you, there's always Invincible Super-Blog.

Nova #13 - We all have comic book cover pet peeves. Some people don't like the iconic "pose" covers that have nothing to do with the inside story. Some people don't like word balloons. I don't like it when the cover of an issue depicts what turns out to be the cliffhanger for the current issue. If the cover shows Nova fighting the Silver Surfer, Nova and the Silver Surfer should fight in this issue. Nonetheless, this was excellent, excellent, excellent.

New Avengers #40 - I'm not big on these 'classic Avengers cover redone with everyone as a Skrull' covers, either. But i'm liking how New and Mighty are handling the Secret Invasion tie-ins, with this issue (at least) dealing with the Skrulls themselves, and Mighty following Nick Fury. I'm sure some people will complain that they're buying Avengers comics and no actual Avengers appear in them, but i'm fine with it cause i'm still getting good stories relating to the crossover and now i don't have to figure our where these issues fit with the main Secret Invasion series. This was good. Spider Woman turning out to be a Skrull is... interesting, and it's nice to be intrigued by a comic. For the record, Princess Veranke's prophesy is "They have told you that our worlds are in danger. They have foretold of the wave of destruction. A devourer of worlds. A world of blue will...". She seems to be conflating the wave with the devourer, but it could actually be referring to Galactus and the Annihilation Wave seperately. The world of blue i assume is Earth, and the rest of the prophecy must lead her to believe that Earth will be the new Skrull homeworld.

Mighty Avengers #13 - Everyone enjoys gathering of forces/recruitment stories, so we'll just have to see where this one goes. I don't think Ares will like that his son has disappeared, though.

Secret Invasion #2 - This whole series was conceived just to bring Mockingbird back as Bendis' way to apologize to Hawkeye for killing him. This continues to be good. Not as bam! bam! bam! impactful as the first issue but that's to be expected for a second issue and there were a few nice moments here. I was wondering if new readers (if such a creature exists) will find it incongruous that a T. Rex shows up in the middle of the fight between the two sets of super heroes, but really, who can complain about T. Rexes?

Oh and that Eternals preview isn't doing the series any favors.

I don't know why I find the review of "pointless" so off putting. I feel it plays too much into the continuity game ie this was horrible, but something IMPORTANT happens. It gives too much credence to awful stories ie the Terminus Saga. The truth is Logan was a bad story, poorly told, with little to redeem it.

Rick Remender is given mad props all over the internet for Fear Agent (I think) and when it was announced he was taking over Atom from Gail Simone, I figured I'd stay on to try him out. Atom was a slightly above borderline comic for me, but Simone kept it reasonably entertaining for most of her run, then ended her storyline. Rememnder's two issues have been incredibly boring and, on the first page, he completely reversed Simone's ending. That being said, I kinda liked this PWJ issue, and the development of Jigsaw's 'family' especially since it was building since near the first issue. Six issues seems way to padded though.

I hate that about covers, too! Like that FF issue with doom & thor's hammer. I've come around a bit on the word balloons thing. I don't mind iconic poses, but I don't need twelve issues a year of iconic poses. I know that it's been a long time since a cover has made me pick up a comic because I couldn't not buy it based on the premise on the cover.

i solved the whole problem with covers.

i just don't look at them. i look at the title to get an idea of what i'm reading (i don't even pay attention enough to distinguish Mighty Avengers from New Avengers from Avengers Initiative) and move onto the story inside.

for the most part, in the last several years, covers have been very generic or a serious misrepresentation of the interior story anyway. so i ignore them. they should be happy that i bother to pay attention to the inside.

RE: Secret Invasion 2 - The T. Rex was in the first issue, so it's not as random as it seems. It'll be better as one story.