Models Inc. #1 - Not what i wanted but better than i was expecting. Yeah, the art is lousy. But we'll see where it goes for now.

Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #3 - Better than last issue. Still not great. I don't mind a giant zombie dinosaur, in any event. We'll stick with it until Deadpool Team-Up, i think.

Fantastic Four #571 - Like Wanyas said, it's a good story, just maybe not good for the Marvel Universe. I actually enjoyed this issue. But i notice that for the most part it's just Reed Richardses interacting with each other. Very little with the rest of the team. And last issue it was the inter-team dialogue that put me off as much as the Big Concept. Although i did enjoy the Thing's little "when you don't keep the wife happy... it's the whole team that suffers." A big turnaround in my opinion from last issue, overall, which just means i had to give it a chance.

Spider-Woman #1 - Ugh, anyone but Maleev and this might have been good. As it it, it was ok.

Dark Reign - the List: X-Men #1 Nice art (other than the woman on the cover that we can't identify). Nice last use of Marrina. I enjoyed White Queen explaining to Namor that he has a support team now and he needs to rely on them... This whole issue was rather good actually, and it has me doubting my decision to avoid the Unity crossover and Fraction's X-Men. But without Davis' art it's probably not as good. One thing that i don't really buy is that Namor didn't just go in and rip Norman Osborn's head off at the end of the issue. He dumps Mariana's body and then just says "If i would do that to her just imagine what i would do to you" and then walks away? Naw. Similarly i don't see Osborn just letting Namor walk away. The whole thing would have escalated into a big fight considering the personalities involved.

Dark Reign - the List: Daredevil #1 - Same thing here, really. It seems a little too calm. Daredevil's final response to Osborn and Bullseye burning down a building full of people in Hell's Kitchen is "We send a message?", not "We take Osborn out?" And from Osborn's point of view, this whole List thing isn't working out so well. So far everyone he's tried to take out, he's taken one shot at it and then given up. Overall i liked this and i'm glad we decided to keep going with the Daredevil series. But i'm hoping that, at least for a while, Daredevil really does embrace the fact that he's taken over an Assassin's Guild, and we don't wind up with a 'trying to make a bad organization good from the inside' type of story.

Captain America Reborn #3 - Fine for what it is, but move it along already. I'm definitely enjoying the modern day stuff.

Dark Avengers #9 - Not what the cover and ads promised me, but i actually liked this better than a big fight. Very well done. Good characterization.

New Avengers #57 - Who knew Dr. Jonas Harrow, whose original claim to fame was having created the Kangaroo, would wind up being such a major player? Good story. And I also very much like the retro... classic... or just plain good penciling and coloring. Clear lines. Bright colors. Suddenly, comics don't have to be 18 shades of brown anymore.

Hercules #135 - Not bad, but i'm just not that interested in Amadeus as a lead character.

Nova #29 - Sure, make me buy Marvel Premiere #32. Actually Monark Starstalker didn't seem all that interesting, but you know, for completeness sake. Now, the Neutron Slave Gang that's really a group of Mindless Ones? That's interesting.... but at the same time i'd hate to find out that Mindless Ones could actually decide on their own to become a drug gang.

Agents of Atlas #11 - This was great. I'm glad Marvel is trying to keep this series alive in some form. Could we possibly get Jeff Parker on another book as well? Maybe combine him with some property that ought to be selling well, but isn't? Like an X-Men title?

Guardians of the Galaxy #18 - I saved this for last, which, considering that i got just about every comic i collect in this batch, might mean that i consider it my favorite book right now. But in retrospect i would have swapped this with Nova, just because this issue is entirely alternate future stuff. Still good.