Year of the Villain #1 - Solid enough pitch. And Cheung/Maleev/Manapul is like, the best art lineup I can imagine. It's not enough to get me to pick up any of these books, but I'm looking forward to reading them for free in a year! Though Event Leviathan is REAL tempting...
Batman #70 - Boy these last 10 issues have been decompressed. Get to the Bane stuff, King! I want to see someone get fucked up!
Champions #5 - I have zero context for what's been going on in the X-Men world since... before Jean even came back, really. So Old/New/Whatever Cyclops here was just sort of a weird diversion, and it's uncomfortable seeing him old and square-jawed but also being chummy with Ms. Marvel. Despite that, fun story, and I respect the hell out of those editor's notes and a semi-recap page. Very old school!
War of the Realms #3 - I liked this one a lot, actually. A little bit shallow, since it bounces around in so many directions, but there was a good sense of momentum and a very clear throughline for all of the characters. Hoping it stays that way and doesn't devolve into "check out miniseries #18 to see what happened!" BS which it's definitely going to. Loved the panel of Jane with the big spear thing, and damn can Dauterman draw Venom.
