DC COMICS
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #3
CHECKMATE #21
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #19
DETECTIVE COMICS #839
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #9
SUPERMAN #671
SUPERMAN BATMAN #44
MARVEL COMICS
CAPTAIN AMERICA CHOSEN #5
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #11
IRON MAN ENTER MANDARIN #4
MIGHTY AVENGERS #6
NEW X-MEN #45
ULTIMATE X-MEN #89
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #20
So Forbes.com just released a list of the top 10 vainest cities in America. The list is based on the amount of plastic surgeons per 100,000 people. That tends to hurt cities that have large medical centers for training plastic surgeons. At any rate, I was not surprised in the least bit to see that my hometown Miami on that list. Here is the complete list:
1. Salt Lake City
2. San Francisco
3. (Tied) Miami
San Diego
San Jose
6. Louisville
7. Nashville
8. (Tied) Virginia Beach
New York
Los Angeles
What I am surprised about is that the 305 could not do any better than tied for third place with two other cities. C’mon Miami, we wrote the book on vain! And we have the hottest women in America to back up our love of all things beautiful either natural or enhanced by cosmetic surgery.
Some of the other cities that made the list were surprising. I have had to go to Louisville and Nashville for business several times and those two cities never struck me as particularly vain. I have a couple of cousins who moved to Los Angeles so I have been out there numerous times. Los Angeles definitely comes across as more vain than most of the cities that ranked ahead of it. And I lived in Virginia Beach for a short time. It definitely isn’t a vain city nor does it have many attractive people. Virginia Beach came across more as a tame and somewhat bland suburban city that would be a great place to raise a family in.
I don’t think that using the number of plastic surgeons per 100,000 is a true indicator of just how vain a city really is. Even though I found this top 10 list by Forbes.com to be flawed, I still thought it was pretty interesting.
All right, let’s talk about this week’s shipment of comic books that we have headed to the Bunker today. It looks like we have a total of 15 titles this week. That is a good sized week for The Revolution. This week is pretty balanced between DC and Marvel.
Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Honestly, none of the issues this week offered up by DC particularly excite me. The last issue of Justice League of America really took a lot of my interest out of this title. However, I am curious to see what McDuffie is able to do with this issue. Justice League of America #16 is a pivotal issue for McDuffie to prove to the reader that he has an interesting long term plan for this title.
I guess I’ll go with Detective Comics #839. So far this Ra’s al Ghul story arc has been a real dud. For all the hype, one would have to think that there has to be something large in store for the reader as we near the end of this story arc. Hopefully, things will heat up dramatically in Detective Comics #839.
Which DC comic book am I least looking forward to reading? That would be Countdown to Final Crisis #19. Yeah, no real surprise there, huh? This title continues to be an abominable read each and every week. There is no reason for me to expect anything different this week.
Which Marvel comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Immortal Iron Fist #11 is sure to be an entertaining read. Brubaker and Fraction have done a superb job on this title. Iron Fist is certainly one of Marvel’s better reads and I love how Brubaker and Fraction have managed to freshen up a dated C-list character like Iron Fist.
However, the Marvel comic book that I am most looking to reading this week is New X-Men #45. The Messiah Complex story arc keeps rolling along and I see no reason that this issue isn’t going to be another excellent read.
Which Marvel comic book am I least looking forward to reading? That would be Wolverine Origins #20. Daniel Way continues to bore me with his run on this title. The sooner that Marvel takes Way off this title the better.
I’ll try my best to start posting reviews as soon as possible. I hope everyone enjoys their new comic books for this week.
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Whether there is a good measuring stick or not, vanity sure feels like it is out of control in this country, at least for those who can afford it. I hear about doctors who stop seeing regular patients to do only botox injections and dentists who stop doing regular check ups and filling cavities in favor of teeth whitening, etc. Talk about selling out.
I like the injection of topical discussion. The anticipation of each week’s books, while fun on its own, just gets too monotonous sometimes, doesn’t it? Especially since this week’s selection of comics is pretty tame. Nothing screams must purchase to me this week, so I probably won’t even visit the store.
Ha Salt Lake’s number one, I didn’t see that one coming.
I agree with sschroeder, it’s always interesting to read opinions on other topics on the Revolution.
That’s too bad with the Ra’s arc. Batman is one of the few DC characters I really enjoy, and I don’t really trade-wait the main series’ at the moment (Grant Morrison scares me and I really don’t care for Zatanna), this looked like somethine I would pick up. Oh well. A bunch of else-worlds Batmen are being re-released in tpb (because of Countdown I guess?) so they should fill my Bat void for a while. Speaking of, did you read Batman: Red Rain Rokk? If so, is it any good?