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Comic to check out: Awaken

In other news, I keep being tempted to try playing Jessica Drew again. Only problem is I don't like her canon romance with Roger. I also have no idea what she's been up to since the end of her series since I don't read much of Marvel any longer.

ETA: Dear self, stop looking for faces for a character you are waffling on. Finish the canon, and then decide if you want to test them out. Also, the only description you have for them is sandy colored hair and spectacles. This means they don't have to be white, so stop thinking they have to be. Sheesh.

 I wish the new Iron FIst ongoing well. If I had the money in my comics budget, I would totally support it but I'm not willing to give up any more of my current titles and I can't afford another $4 a month. I'd also like to check out the new Ghost Rider but again, budget.

Ultimate X-Men: Damn I was really trying to get away the Ultimate universe but the things they are doing in Ult. X-men are very intriguing. 20 mutants given a plot of land in the deserts of Utah as a reservation, can they build a society? Well, yeah. That and better. Can it survive itself and the petty humans when they do? That remains to be seen.

Age of Ultron: Holy shit, Marvel finally is doing the summer cross over right. Have the heroes on the ropes due to a villain rather than having them fight themselves. Issue 02 is still the set up but I am very curious and hooked.

Fantastic Four: Damn but Fraction is really getting the family dynamic down! He also has Susan and Reed fighting perfectly. Much better and more believable than them post-Civil War.

Fearless Defenders: Kick ass ladies continuing to snark and take names. Definitely on the continue to buy pile.

Rachel Rising: Terry Moore proving he is still a master story teller even when writing spooky stuff. Great art.

Inspired by all the "I'm the 99%" photos, DC's blatant trend of fetishizing it's female leads and justifying it as "female empowerment" and this article at io9.com.

( Several images behind the cut of female comic characters taking a stand... )

First official trainer for The Avengers!!!!! And here's a Youtube link.

Batwoman 01: Gorgeous art that makes one stretch a little to read the action. I find this a good thing as it really pushes the boundaries of comic art and makes you want to study it. I've always been curious about the new Batwoman and the Art Nouveau styled artwork is only the icing on the cake. Never kept up though, maybe I will with the reboot. Only question though is Renee Montoya dead like it seemed to imply?

New Avengers Annual 01: Uggg…crap on toast this sucked. I really wish Bendis wasn't so polarized a writer. He never seems to have a middle ground; it's either really good or really bad and this is one of the bad ones. The New Avengers, all of whom are veteran super heroes are taken down with little effort by C and D list super heroes turned semi-villians. Ben never lands on punch though I did find it amusing it took three separate people to bring him down. This will not be part of his Millicanon.

Fear Itself 06: Good art as Stuart Immonen always provides. Pacing feels a bit off, like the series started with this build up and now we're at the climax and it's only a curb and not the three story fall we expected. This is not good as next issue is supposed to the final. No mention or sight of Ben but Captain America shines.

Journey Into Mystery 627: This one was genius and really felt like something Gaiman might have written if he had the Marvel Universe to play in instead of the Endless and Vertigo. I really am liking kid Loki though he's not in this issue.