The top 10
I can always count on comics to make me feel good, even when the outlook for everything else might be bleak. So here I present for you as detailed by ICV2 News the top 10 comics for the month of August:
| QtyRank
|
Index
|
Title
|
Price
|
Pub
|
|
Est.Qty
|
| 1
|
196.88
|
WORLD WAR HULK #3 (Of 5)*
|
$3.99
|
MAR
|
|
151,523
|
| 2
|
170.76
|
JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #12*
|
$3.50
|
DC
|
|
131,420
|
| 3
|
161.91
|
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN #7 (Of 7)*
|
$3.99
|
MAR
|
|
124,609
|
| 4
|
153.2
|
NEW AVENGERS #33
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
117,906
|
| 5
|
152.44
|
ASTONISHING X-MEN #22
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
117,321
|
| 6
|
141.12
|
THOR #2
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
108,609
|
| 7
|
138.36
|
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #543
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
106,485
|
| 8
|
135.55
|
INCREDIBLE HULK #109 WWH
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
104,322
|
| 9
|
114.49
|
NEW AVENGERS ILLUMINATI #4 (Of 5)
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
88,114
|
| 10
|
114.43
|
UNCANNY X-MEN #489
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
88,068
|
All hail the conquering Green Goliath. Seriously, this book is top notch. John Romita Jr's artwork is superb and the Hulk and his warbound brothers taking revenge of Marvel's elite is an absolute blast. Even if it's an extra buck, you should buy this book because it is so worth it, it's a fanboy's dream, a perfect blend of smashing action and manufactured comic book comflicts and intrigue.
Not to be outdone is DC with JLA #12 which has gone into second printing. This is the end of the Brad Meltzer run and I say good riddance! His story arcs have been boring and slow paced. I've had more fun watching the mildew grown on my bathtub. Seriously, this guy takes the best cast of superheroes that DC has to offer and reduces it to a soap operaish mess. Its only redeeming quality is it pays homage to the silver age JLA but I'm already looking forward to Dwayne McDuffy's new direction with the book starting with issue 13 which seems to be more in tune with the Justice League Unlimited cartoons.
Finally, rounding out the top 5 is Stephen King's Dark Towers (yawn) and New Avengers #33 and Astonishing X-Men #22. The latter comes out too infrequently for me but the former is a top notch comic despite Brian Michael Bendis' inability to write good team dialogue to save his skin. Still, you can't go wrong with the artwork and with the plot twists month in and out. Skrull invasions, the Hood and now symbiotes running amok. Now that's a hell of a good book and it has the sales numbers to back up the fact the fans can't get enough of it.
