If you didn't like the ending to Civil War....

Try these endings....

A very Clever one

A Humorous one. Compare the original and the last page, and then look again and again with the dialogue from the last two pages of "Wanted" #6 replacing the Millar's original. Cracking. (Thanks to Comic Book Resources columnists for those little gems).

Y&T Rocks

Received 3 CD's in the post today from the official Y&T website. They are remastered editions of early classic albums. They were only available via the website or at gigs. I'd picked up another at the Y&T gig in Nuneaton in October last year and was eagerly waiting for these other albums to become available. A bonus is the current $:£ ratio which made them very good value!

I got;

"Earthshaker" ( from 1981), "Black Tiger" (1982) and "In Rock We Trust" (1984). Up to today I'd only had tape recordings of "Earthshaker" and "In Rock" and "Earthshaker" was particularly dodgy. Really chuffed with the new additions to my collection.

Winning Streak Comes To An End

I actually made it up the M6 to Gresty Road last night to see the Alex in action again. Bit of a bonus really as up to Tuesday morning I thought that work commitments would mean that I wouldn't be able to make it.

It was a tough game against the league leaders - and it proved to be too tough as we lost 1-3.

Damn.

Scunthorpe took their chances and we didn't. That's why they are top of the league and we aren't.

Heroes and Other Bits and Pieces

It was on a week a go but I've only just watched the first two episodes of "Heroes" on Sci-Fi channel over the weekend.

We are obviously introduced to lots of new characters and the scene in set for the series (story). Can these people, who are just discovering that they have amazing powers, save the World?

From the first two episodes the three most intriguing out of the 6 introduced so far are:

Hiro - the Japanese time traveller

Claire - the indestructible cheerleader

Matt - the mind-reading policeman.

Well, I'll probably be around for the duration so this will just be another to add to my ever increasing TV schedule. More later on this I'm sure....


Still reading Volume 2 of "Runaways" but other comics stuff I've been doing lately is reading the reports on CBR about the New York Comic Convention last weekend. There's some interesting stuff on the next big Marvel event "World War Hulk", JMS, Matt Wagner and the Avengers Initiative.

And there's a report on a Battlestar Galactica event at the show!

The Civil War Is Over

Civil War #7 by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

With last part of Civil War being published this week I made time to get to Forbidden Planet to pick up the last issue along with my other regular titles. I bought:


Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man 17
Amazing Spider-man 538
Civil War 7
She-Hulk 16
Astonishing X-Men 20
Wolverine:Origins 11
Ms. Marvel (2006) 12
Fantastic Four : The End 5
Hulk 103
Squadron Supreme (2006): Hyperion vs Nighthawk 2
Powers Vol. 2 23
New Avengers:Illuminati (2006) 2
New Avengers 27


I had to read both Civil War and Amazing Spider-man straightaway as I've been worried I might read a spoiler on the net by accident. My comments below will contain spoilers by-the-way!

I've got to say I was disappointed how Civil War ended but I like the new world order which has been established in the Marvel Universe. The Initiative looks a interesting idea.

But Cap was soooo lame - surrendering because of the danger to civilians. What was he thinking anyway taking on the pro-registration heroes face on anyway? That wouldn't change the law! Breaking out the captured heroes from the negative zone obviously was a good idea but not taking on the others. Considering the build-up and how much I enjoyed the previous issues this was a let down. McNiven's art was good though and as I said - the end result could be interesting and it's nice to see Marvel changing things. Rating 6/10

In Amazing Spider-man #538 by by J.M. Straczynski and Ron Garney Aunt May gets shot!

For a lady's who has died before that probably isn't a problem but I just think that this time it might be something serious. We will see. The main story showed the big battle in the end of Civil War whilst the Kingpin's assassin lies in-wait for Pete with MJ and Aunt May in his sights. The stage is set for "Back in Black". Rating 6/10 as well.

I've also received Captain America Winter Soldier Vol 2 the other day. It may be a few weeks before I can get round to reading these but already I can't wait judging by how much I enjoyed Brubaker's Daredevil. It's nice having things to look forward to.

Runaways Is Great!

Runaways (hardcover) Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona.

This hardcover collects the first run of Runaways with all 18 issues included. I bought this off Amazon for just over £16 which is very good value when you consider that current comics are at least £2.20 an issue nowadays. That would be £39.60 if I'd bought them each month! As I prefer to read a complete limited series in one go ( or an extended storyline like Planet Hulk for example) then buying the collected edition looks like the way I should go. I get it in a nice format, I can read it in one go and it's vastly cheaper. Buying from Amazon or similar also makes a big difference. This would cost around £30 in Forbidden Planet. I would prefer to get all my comic stuff from the specialist shop but I can't afford to with that price difference!

I've already got Vol. 2 and Vol 3 is due out in April. I think I'll continue to collect Runaways in this format. I was planning to get the regular comic when Joss Whedon takes over in a few months but I've changed my mind.

Back to Vol. 1. Well it's 18 issues and I read it in 4 sittings which is very quick for me. That gives some indication on how much I enjoyed it. Considering I'd not read anything by BKV before I was very impressed and it looks now that I've got another writer (like Brubaker recently) whose other work I'm going to try and track down.

The story is about 6 teenagers who discover that their parents are actually super villains and decide to runaway to escape. However, it ends with the teenagers facing off against the parents, an ancient menace and one of their own who has betrayed them (I didn't guess who - damn). The art was OK but it was the writing which really made the story exciting and interesting.

Really looking forward to Vol 2 and will in fact put the rest of my new comics to one side to read this first. Recommended.

More Alex Away Success

Yet another away win for Crewe Alex this afternoon, our forth on the trot in the league has helped us climb further up the table. Come on you Reds!

From the report it sounded like we were a little lucky to win with Ben Williams having a good game in goal. Mind you the Huddersfield keeper saved two penalties so they had a bit of luck as well.

I'm still hoping to get to the game at Gresty Rd on Tuesday night against the leaders Scunthorpe - all depends on work commitments.

Top telly

Battlestar Galactica episode 8 - Hero

From sci-fi.com

"When three Cylon Raiders Jump into the middle of the fleet, the Galactica braces for a fight. But two of the Raiders are actually chasing the third. Taking advantage of their enemies' preoccupation, Starbuck and Kat gun down the two pursuing ships. Then a man calling himself "Bulldog" sends a desperate radio signal from the third Raider. Hearing it, Adama orders the craft escorted onto the Galactica. A haggard man disembarks. DNA comparisons confirm that he is Lt. Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek, who once served under Adama"

Can't say much more about the episode it terms of plot, except that Bulldog is part of Adama's past that he'd rather forget.

As usual this was a good episode, although it probably wasn't as good as some of the other recent episodes. Mind you it would be extremely difficult to maintain that level of quality. However, this sort of story bothers me as I can't help but get slightly annoyed at all the coincidences which are revealed during the course of the episode.

So I would rate LOST as better than BSG this week as I found Desmond's back story really interesting. Nice twist at the end as well.

Another Crewe Win.

I'm a bit tired this morning have gone up to Crewe to watch the Alex last night and so I got home late.

It was worth the trip though as the Alex won 2-1 with a last minute goal. It was nice to get some sort of revenge over Doncaster. 3 league wins on the trot and certainly helped our league position.

Match report here

ITV drama - a scheduling nightmare!

Bit of a moan here concerning ITV and the wonderful programme schedulers that they have employed at that amateur organisation.

Due to a wonderful decision to start "Primeval" part 2 30 mins earlier than the previous Saturday I missed most of the 2nd episode. Now granted the programme is quite simplistic and very easy to pick up so, in the end, it didn't matter - but it's the principle that counts!

Primeval is silly but fun. The effects are quite good and the creatures which make-up the bad guys are different from the norm. The characters seem a bit one dimensional though so it will be interesting to see if they develop.

Foyle's War is also shown on ITV. Last week the first episode of series 4 was shown on Sunday at 9 p.m. This week it's disappeared altogether. When will it be back? Next Sunday and be shown fortnightly? Perhaps.

Compared to Primeval, Foyle' War is far more sophisticated. What I really enjoy about this programme is how they effectively re-create Britain in 1942, the use of events of the time as inspiration for the murder mysteries and, of course, Michael Kitchen as Foyle. He says more with one raised eyebrow than most of the characters say in a whole episode of Primeval.

I hope more episodes are shown soon.

Final 1st Feb comic reviews

When you buy a bunch of comics, like I did on 1st Feb, a pattern normally emerges. You read your favourites and most exciting ones first. First issues and cliffhangers normally have a bearing on this as well. Then you get to the other regular titles. If you find that the same titles end up at the bottom of the pile month after month then it's normally time to examine them and see if it's worth continuing to pick them up as they are clearly not as interesting as the rest.

It's nice to think that the two comics tonight don't fall into that category.

Eternals #6 (of 7) by Neil Gaiman and John Romita Jr features an interesting story about characters of whom I was aware (they've been around the Marvel Universe for a long time) but knew little about. The superb art by JR Jr matches the grandeur of the storyline as the Eternals struggle to prevent the dreaming Celestial from waking and destroying the Earth.

This series was originally schedules to be only 6 issues long but has now been extended to 7. My guess is that this is because of the events in "Civil War" and Gaiman wants to ensure and establish the Eternals new place in the Marvel Universe before completing his story.

One other comment I would make is that I expect that this series will read even better in one sitting. In the meantime I would still give it 7.5/10.

Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk #1 (of 4) by Mark Guggenheim and Paul Gulacy.

I'm not sure how this fits into current Squadron Supreme continuity as in the last issue of SS I got (issue #7) finished with Hyperion, Blur and Nighthawk squaring off against Redstone. Anyway, putting that question to one side this is still a good issue although the fight will clearly have ramifications in the main book.

Guggenheim goes a bit Ben Elton by introducing a bit of real world politics into his story but only gets all preachy in the text piece at the end so as not to distract from the main drama here. How can an ordinary person defeat Superman?

Paul Gulacy changes his style slightly for this comic compared to his previous work. It's OK but nothing special. Overall rating 7/10.

New Purchases

More new comic hardcover collections arrived in the post this week.

Runaways Vol 2 follows Vol 1 which I also got recently. When I've finished reading my new comics I will pause from re-reading my Spidey collection to get up-to-date on this before Joss Whedon begins writing it in April. The third and final Brian K Vaughan volume is also published around that time.

I also have bought Captain America Winter Soldier Vol 1. This is a collection covering Ed Brubaker's debut on the title and has received brilliant reviews. After reading his Daredevil (which was really good) , this seems like a good opportunity to try out some more of his work (when I find time to fit it in).

Both books were bought via mail oder from The Book Depository. Although they sell via Amazon marketplace - it is actually cheaper to buy direct from them. Of course, both sellers are cheaper than Forbidden Planet, which is a shame because I would rather support the local comics shop but a saving of £5-£10 for 2 books can't be overlooked.

Good News for Battlestar Galactica! + LOST!

I saw the latest episode of BSG last night and it was really good.

In a similar fashion to one of my other favourite sci-fi shows, Babylon 5, BSG never takes the easy route to conclude a story and will often use other plot devices besides a big fight. This is one such occasion as the consequences of finding a disease which is deadly to the cylons are shown to be extremely tempting to the human survivors.

Meanwhile, Baltar is not having such good luck but may have finished the episode with an epiphany. Time will tell - but his captivity on the cylon basestar is proving to be a very interesting storyline.

The great news is that the series is going to be picked up for a forth season. Although only 13 episodes - this gives the writers the opportunity to work towards an overall conclusion. We viewers must be thankful that we will not be left with the (likely) cliffhanger at the end of season 3. I can now relax a bit and enjoy the next 14 episodes of season 3.

Tonight Kath and I watched episode 7 of LOST season 3.

Same old, same old.....

....but is it. Are we finally starting to get some answers - or will the answers just lead to more questions as is normally the case on this show.

Lost must have some special magic to make me stick with it. (I only like 3 or 4 characters (out of quite a large cast) , Sawyer, Kate, Sayid spring to mind. Mr Echo was cool but he snuffed it and Locke is just to plain stange. Jin and Sun are alright too.) But stick with it I do and I still enjoy it. The mystery unravels at just the right pace to keep you interested and wanting more.

It's been a month since episode 6 was on but it didn't take too long to recap events. Jack, Sawyer and Kate are on the small island with the Others and things have reached a bit of a crisis point. If only Jack wasn't so predictable! Still I enjoyed it and the story regarding the Others is now beginning to get clearer.

Wolverine vs Sabretooth (again)

Wolverine (2003) #50 by Jeph Loeb and Simone Bianchi

I bought this issue on the basis of previews that I'd seen on CBR. Jeph Loeb is a good writer but I was really impressed by the art of Italian Bianchi. And it is stonking! The issue is one big fight between Wolvie and his arch-enemy but the artwork makes it so much more enjoyable than it had any right to be.

The back-up story (illustrated by Ed McGuinness) was fun as well. It concerned Wolverine looking back at his first meeting with The Hulk (his first appearance in Hulk #181). He recalls how corny he sounded. For example "I'm not your puny little man Hulk- I'm The Wolverine" commenting "The Wolverine. "The" Just in case you thought there were any more out there like me. The Wolverine. Canadians....." It tickled me anyway.

Overall, an enjoyable debut for the new team. Rating 8.5/10

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man # 16 by Peter David and Scott Eaton was also a fine read. It was the conclusion to a story re-introducing Debroah Whitman to the Marvel Universe. Whether she stays around for any time we'll have to wait and see. Old age finally caught up with the issue's villain The Vulture. It seems Aunt May is getting younger but the Vulture is getting older! It made it easy for Spidey to defeat him anyway which was original. I also liked the sub-plot concerning JJJ. He's not having the best time of it since Pete went public.

Rating 7.5/10

CBR has posted a list of the new Marvel comics on sale in May. Below are the which I'll get in addition to the regular ones. All Civil War tie-ins. I guess next month (June comics) things will settle down. Hopefully then I can do a list of my regular titles.


CIVIL WAR: FALLEN SON - CAPTAIN AMERICA
Written by JEPH LOEB Pencils and Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR. Alternate Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
How has the fall-out of Civil War affected Captain America? One side won and the other side lost - but the aftermath may have hit some heroes harder than others. Now it's time to navigate this turbulent new landscape with the shield-slinging Super Soldier - and your guides are none other than Jeph Loeb and John Romita Jr. (ETERNALS)! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 NOTE: Not actual title


CIVIL WAR: FALLEN SON - SPIDER-MAN
Written by JEPH LOEB Pencils and Cover by DAVID FINCH Alternate Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
He's confronted the deaths of family and friends - but how will the passing of a fellow hero rock the Wall-Crawler? We know we're being secretive about these FALLEN SON issue descriptions, but it's Jeph Loeb, David Finch (NEW AVENGERS) and Spider-Man all dealing with life's greatest foe - so you know it's going to rock! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 NOTE: Not actual title


CIVIL WAR: FALLEN SON - IRON MAN
Written by JEPH LOEB Pencils and Cover by JOHN CASSADAY Alternate Cover by MICHAEL TURNER
Can the Marvel Universe accept the death of a true hero? In the wake of a tragedy, we've visited the top heroes of the Marvel Universe, and now it all comes down this. The rockstar team of Jeph Loeb and John Cassaday (ASTONISHING X-MEN) bring it all home in the story that will have True Believers debating - and maybe even shedding a tear. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 NOTE: Not actual title

Good news and bad news

The good news is I've just received "Runaways" Vol. 1 hardcover from Amazon in the post today. The reviews of this series have been very positive and with Josh Wjedon taking over the title in April I considered it a good time to give it a try. £16 for 18 issues (in hardback) is good value too.

The (very) bad news is that I've just watch Crewe lose 3-2 in a cup semi-final on the telly. We were 2-0 up at half time too. Sometimes footie can be so cruel. I'm off to sulk for the rest of the evening.

More new comic reviews

I've read a few of my new comics over the last couple of days.

Civil War: The Return #1 by Paul Jenkins (writer) and Tom Raney/ Scott Hanna (art) featured the return of the original Captain Marvel to the Marvel universe.

Although pleasantly surprised at his return I thought the overall issue was really poor. We only got 13 pages of "The Return". The rest was the Sentry. And I didn't really enjoy the story of CM's return as it didn't seemed to be much of a story. And what there was was full of holes. What had happened to the prison in the negative zone to create the situation? I thought the explanation of how he arrived at this moment in time or more importantly when he came from very poor - because it seems to me that he is still going to die at that same point in time in the past. Perhaps I was reading it too late at night.

The Sentry bit didn't seem to marry up with the New Avengers issues spotlighting the sentry on the moon and his return to Earth. All in all I wish I had read it in the shop! Not sure I'm pleased to see CM's return either - yet again this resurrection detracts from the previous stories.

Rating 4/10

Powers #22 by Bendis (writer) and Oeming (art) was a far more enjoyable read. It's part 4 of the six part "Secret Identity" storyline which is a whodunit with powers murdering other powers with a dose of high level conspiracy thrown in.

The unscrupulous trading card dealer was a lovely touch and an ingenious device to recap the story so far. All in all great - rating 8/10.

Wolverine Origins #9 and #10 by Daniel Way (writer) and Steve Dillon (art) concludes the second (bloody) story arc of this title. I confess that I buy this for Steve Dillon's art who does this sort of thing brilliantly. Wolvie finally gets to meet his son but not in the most ideal circumstances. The story's ok, the art great and it's good enough for me to continue buying.

Rating 7/10

Ms Marvel (2006) # 11 by Brian Reed (writer) and Roberto de la Torre and Jon Sibal (art) was an improvement in story terms from previous issues. This might be because it slowed down the pace a little, concentrated on both Carol and Ms M. and did not revolve around events in Civil War.

I'm still not a fan of de la Torre's art though (Mike Wieringo was a nice guest artist for the last couple of issues). It's just not to my taste.

Of all my titles this is the one that I'm closest to dropping. It's shame because I've been fan of Ms M since she appeared in 1976 and I've all the issues from the original run. There are a few new titles coming out soon and if this title doesn't continue to improve then it may have to go.

Rating 6/10.

She-Hulk:Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D

Astonishing X-Men #19

by Joss Whedon (writer) and John Cassaday (art)

I've already posted the cover to She-Hulk #15 by Dan Slott (writer) and Rick Burchett (pencils). This is the first part of a storyline entitled "Planet without a Hulk" and Dan Slott yet again produces a terrific issue. The plots are fantastic, the dialogue humorous, the characters off-beat and interesting and there's plenty of in-jokes for long-time marvelites like myself. In fact it's just so clever I wish I could have written it myself (and I've not often wished that when reading comics strangely enough).

This issue appears to take place after Civil War has finished but Slott manages to avoid the issue and make it irrelevant to the storyline. She-Hulk is now working for S.H.I.E.L.D. and tacking Hulk related issues - like the Abomination is on the rampage. Highlights: Yet another Matrix parody, Agent Cake, and Shulkie doing the jiggle with a long established character. Naughty Jen - you'll regret it in the morning! Rating 8.5/10.

Astonishing X-Men #19 (with a variant cover no less) was also a good read. I think Whedon's run reads better in one sitting - well anyway more often than I get to read them. It's been a few months since I read issue #18 and it took a few pages to remember what was going on. Anyroads, the X-Men have teleported onto a S.H.I.E.L.D. spaceship on an unstoppable journey to the Breakworld. Oh yeah - Colossus is destined to destroy the Breakworld so this 2 year storyline continues towards it's conclusion. I enjoyed this issue but will review/comment properly on Whedon and Cassday's run when it is completed. Current Rating 8/10.

We've only seen 7 of the 12 cylon models...

I'm not going to say much about this weeks Battlestar Galactica as it's part 1 of a continued storyline (I don't know how many parts - the fact that it said "to be continued" at the end of the episode came as a surprise! I like it that way.)

The story has two elements. The main story revolves around Baltar on the cylon baseship and the cylons wondering if to kill him or keep him alive as he might be useful to them. I really like where this plot is going.

The second is back on BSG. Tigh and Starbuck are miserable as sin following events on New Caprica and are sapping morale in the pilot's mess. Tigh is such a jerk and Starbuck seems to enjoy feeling sorry for herself. Adama has to sort this out before it causes too much trouble.

Looking forward to part 2 next week. But still no word on season 4.

My new Civil War Comics

Amazing Spider-man # 537 by J.M. Straczynski and Ron Garney

Time for some new comics. And at the top of the pile are the latest Civil War issues. The main problem with not buying my comics every week is that I probably have difficulty reading them in exact order and the current crossover, Civil war, is more of a problem than most. This is the order that I read tonight's comics.

I read Civil War #6 (Mark Miller and Steve McNiven) first. Unlike previous issues I didn't think much happened in this issue. It was basically an extended prelude for the final battle in issue #7. Some nice art by McNiven but the essentially the story was Cap decking the Punisher and the moles in various camps were revealed. I think the resistance got the best deal. I'm certainly enjoying the series but already I'm actually looking forward to the post Civil War Marvel universe more. In this case more than many others "the world will never be the same again". Rating 6/10

In Amazing Spider-man #537 Pete gets a lesson in what it is to be patriot from Cap and Aunt May and MJ are under threat from a sniper. Again, not a great deal happens as preparations are made for the final battle. However, I should have read this issue before Civil War #6 as this clearly takes place before that issue. Ron Garney's art is acceptable and I actually prefer it to Mike Deodato Jr who was the previous artist. However, I think Amazing deserves the best Marvel has got and I don't think it's Ron Garney. Who is the best? Of the current artists John Romita Jr and Alan Davis spring to mind. I also like Steve Dillon, Gary Frank, Mike Weiringo, Mike McKone and Andrea DeVito. The best for Spidey ....I'll get back to you (if we can't have JR Jr.).

Straczynski's story is alright but not outstanding but does produce a tense ending with Aunt May and MJ in the sniper's sights. Rating for the issue 7/10.

Fantastic Four #542 by Dwayne McDuffie and Mike McKone is another Civil War crossover.

It's the best issue of the three reviewed tonight. The dialogue by McDuffie is very enjoyable, easy to read and humorous in the most unexpected places. Reed justifies his recent actions but he can't understand that it will be at great personal cost. Johnny Storm has probably his best dialogue in years and comes over as being the youngest member of the team without being a dork. All-in-all a really impressive debut issue from McDuffie and I'm really looking forward to his run. Rating 8.5/10.

A final note concerning the proposed new Wonder Woman movie. I was sad to read that Joss Whedon is no longer connected to the project. In my view, the anticipation for this film has just gone down several notches. Such a shame and following the news that Jackson won't be directing "The Hobbit" and Battlestar Galactica may not be picked up for Season 4 it's even more disappointing.

The Rise of Darth Vader

Just finished my holiday reading - Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader.

This is billed as the sequel to Revenge of the Sith but it actually starts halfway through the events of that film with the execution of Order 66. It follows a number of Jedi who survive the order and how they try and piece together what has happened to their order and why. Vader, who is getting used to his new armour and the powers of the dark side, is intent on tracking the survivors down.

Although the story in this book was good and I liked many of the new characters introduced (and enjoyed reading about old favourites who make cameo appearances) my main enjoyment came from a clearer understanding of characters motivations , perspectives etc. It explained a great deal about how the events in ROTS came about.

Also the relationship between Sidious and Vader was developed which was very interesting as it's something we've been aware of for years but knew little about.

All in all, I gotta thank Dave for getting me this for Christmas as I never would have read it otherwise.

Weekend stuff

Other bits and pieces from the weekend.

I've finally got hold of one of my favourite albums on CD - "Only Child" by "Only Child". This is a fantastic AOR album from 1988 and I've been looking to get it on CD for sometime. Where did I get it? - some German company selling through Amazon Marketplace! Really chuffed with it.

The Alex got a good away win (2-1) over Northampton. Report here.

Watched Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on Saturday night. Although it was OK it just felt a little weird or something anyway wasn't quite right about it. I actually enjoyed the beginning where the golden tickets are being discovered more than the tour around the factory. I didn't like the film's "addition" to the story concerning Wonka's father. Not a film that I would want to watch again.

New Comics!

Managed to get to the local Forbidden Planet to get my comics this afternoon. Picked up a month or so worth of comics including the latest issue of She-Hulk with this stonking Skeranko homage cover.

What I bought:

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man #16
She-Hulk #15
Fantastic Four #542
Hulk #102
Fantastic Four : The End #4
Ms. Marvel (2006) #11
Wolverine:Origins #9
Wolverine:Origins #10
Wolverine (2003) #50
Ms. Marvel (2006) Special #1
Squadron Supreme (2006): Hyperion vs Nighthawk #1
Powers Vol. 2 #22
Eternals #6
Civil War #6
Civil War: The Return #1
Astonishing X-Men #19
Amazing Spider-man #537

Plenty to read - but they will have to wait until I've finished the Rise of Darth Vader. Better get on with that then!