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by ****** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:40 am

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I AM GROOT! Well, not really, but still Groot is awesome. Hard to tell from the preview if we'll be seeing Groot in this week's issue of GotG, but just the possibility makes this the best Review Group week ever. I've switched to a new wallpaper just for the occasion.

If fourthman starts behaving more wonky than usual in this thread it's because Marvel cosmic sets off his DC fanman tourettes. He has trouble facing the reality that the Nova Corps pwns the GLC.

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Guardians of the Galaxy #11
as selected by SuperginraiX[/center]
Writers: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
Pencils: Wesley Craig
Colors: Wil Quintana

THE STORY: If Captain Marvel is no more, how is he here? With War of Kings about to explode across the galaxy, two of the Guardians face death itself! Drax and Quasar journey beyond the veil of life in a desperate quest to find Moondragon. But what is waiting for them on the other side, and will it ever let them return? It’s a double shot of cosmic horror – that plants the seeds for where GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is heading next!

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Invincible #60
as selected by Chubbles[/center]
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover RYAN OTTLEY & FCO PLASCENCIA

THE CROSSOVER EVENT OF THE DECADE!
Invincible is drawn into a company-wide crossover event done in ONE oversized issue! SPAWN! SAVAGE DRAGON! YOUNGBLOOD! SHADOWHAWK! CYBERFORCE! PITT! ULTRA! and many, many more all here for one issue – don’t miss it!

SPECIAL FOUR-PAGE GATEFOLD COVER BY RYAN OTTLEY AND FCO PLASCENCIA!

If you would like to join the group it's easy. Just post a review and I'll add you to the member's list. As long as you stay active, eventually it will be your turn to make a pick.

With $4 comics becoming the norm, the economy being what it is and the growing popularity of mail order services the Review Group recognizes that it's becoming harder and harder to commit to participating each and every week. As long as you can post one review per calendar month you will stay in the member's list. It doesn't matter if you post your review the week of it's release or if you post it later. Going forward, there is no such thing as a "late" review.

The only request I make with the new format is that if you don't plan on posting a review or if you're going to be posting late is that you drop a note in the thread so that I can keep track of who is active and who isn't. The Spreadshee of Doom is thorough, but it can't read your mind.

Comics are to be scored on a scale from 1-10. 1 being suck, 10 being a damn good comic. Beyond that, there's no right or wrong.

If it's your week, you must announce your selection by 5pm EST the day Diamond releases it's shipping list. If you do not announce your pick at that time, I will add a poll to the thread that will remain open until 12pm EST so that the group can make the selection for that week. To ensure that you know it's your week, I will PM you when Midtown's list goes live on Thursdays.

SuperginraiX - 8.50 (This Week)
Chubbles - 6.00
guitarsmashley - 5.00
amlah6 - 8.50
Sunless
Ryan_the_Iowan
Young Neil
thefourthman
Punchy - 6.00
Kid Impulse
Daringd2 - 5.00
McKegan
48THRiLLS - 7.50
Starlord - 6.50
GLX
Sire v 2.0
MrBlack
Mr. Batman
Flynn the Pirate - 4.00
Alex Delarge
Doombug - 8.00

BLUE indicates explanation given for not posting a review.
RED indicate that no review or explanation has been posted in two weeks.
RED and BOLD will be deleted at the end of the week unless a review or explanation is posted.

Each Tuesday I will putting together all of our reviews and we will have our very own article on the front page of The Outhouse! If you would like for your review to be included, please try to have it posted by the end of day on Monday.

[spoiler="Not a"]001. Daredevil #82 - 8.13
002. Exiles #77 - 6.29
003. Jonah Hex #5 - 6.26
004. American Virgin #1 - 7.7
005. Birds of Prey #92 - 6.41
006. Squadron Supreme #1 - 7.66
007. Blue Beetle #1 - 5.95
008. Aquaman: SoA #41 - 6.67
009. DMZ #6 - 7.65
010. Captain America #17 - 7.43
011. Thing #6 - 7.03
012. Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #8 - 7.68
013. Cable & Deadpool #28 - 7.45
014. Fell #5 - 8.81
015. X-Factor #7 - 7.84
016. My Inner Bimbo #1 - 6.38
017. Wonder Woman #1 - 7.3
018. Green Lantern Corps #1 - 5.65
019. Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1 - 5.38
020. New Avengers #21 - 6.12
021. Detective Comics #821 - 8.05
022. Ultimate Spider-Man #97 - 7.86
023. Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #1 - 4.17
024. Batman #655 - 7.69
025. Usagi Yojimbo #95 - 6.41
026. Sonic the Hedgehog #165 - 6.5
027. The Boys #1 - 7.3
028. Heroes for Hire #1 - 6.25
029. Ultimate Fantastic Four #33 - 5.75
030. Local #6 - 9.1
031. Thunderbolts #106 - 6.14
032. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #8 - 8.34
033. True Story, Swear to God #1 - 7.69
034. Criminal #1 - 7.63
035. Fables #1/#54 - 8.83
036. WildCats #1 - 6.51
037. Action Comics #844 - 7.22
038. Incredible Hulk #100 - 7.5
039. Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius: Happy Franksgiving - 4.32
040. Texas Chainsaw Massacre #1 - 4.34
041. Punisher War Journal #1 - 6.54
042. Immortal Iron Fist #1 - 7.35
043. Spider-Man: Reign #1 - 4.79
044. The Spirit #1 - 7.67
045. New Avengers: Illuminati #1 - 7.33
046. Winter Soldier: Winter Kills - 8.27
047. Amazing Spider-Man #537 - 6.94
048. Thunderbolts #110 - 6.75
049. Red Menace #3 - 7.43
050. Moon Knight #7 - 5.86
051. Ultimate Civil War Spider-Ham Crisis #1 - 6.21
052. Fell #7 - 9.03
052. Dark Tower #1 - 8.61
052. Fantastic Four: The End #5 - 8.55
052. newuniversal #3 - 8.13
052. Pirates of Coney Island #4 - 7.93
052. Action Comics Annual #10 - 7.87
052. Ultimate Spider-Man #105 - 7.7
052. All New Atom #8 - 6.98
052. Uncanny X-Men #483 - 6.47
053. Batman #663 - 3.59
054. Civil War #7 - 7.2
055. Runaways #24 - 9.01
056. Punisher MAX #45 - 7.47
057. Blade #7 - 6.08
058. Army@Love #1 - 6.38
059. Blue Beetle #13 - 6.4
060. Avengers: The Initiative #1 - 7.27
061. Nova #1 - 6.92
062. Cable & Deadpool #39 - 5.92
063. Catwoman #66 - 7.06
064. 52 Week Fifty-Two - 7.15
065. Countdown #51 - 6.8
066. Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #12 - 6.31
067. Captain America #26 - 8.28
068. Witchblade #106 - 5.81
069. Invincible #42 - 8.35
070. Sub-Mariner #1 - 5.54
071. Highwaymen #1 - 7.87
072. Superman/Batman #37 - 4.6
073. Dynamo 5 #5 - 6.28
074. Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith #1 - 6.63
075. Lone Ranger #7 - 7.54
076. X-Men #201 - 4.76
077. Metal Men #1 - 6.18
078. Green Lantern #22 - 7.85
079. Pilot Season: Ripclaw - 5.89
080. X-Men: First Class #3 - 7.53
081. Teen Titans #50 - 8.02
082. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6 - 6.96
083. Punisher War Journal #11 - 5.22
084. World War Hulk #4 - 6.96
085. All-Star Batman & Robin #7 - 6.43
086. Vinyl Underground #1 - 5.73
087. Green Arrow & Black Canary #1 - 8.27
088. The Sword #1 - 6.89
089. She-Hulk #22 - 7.38
090. Tales of the Fear Agent: Twelve Steps in One - 6.18
091. Annihilation: Conquest #1 - 6.93
092. Batman and the Outsiders #1 - 6.87
093. Flash #234 - 5.72
094. Gotham Underground #2 - 5.52
095. Ultimates 3 #1 - 4.8
096. Amazing Spider-Girl #15 - 6
097. Birds of Prey #113 - 7.16
098. Pax Romana #1 - 8.59
099. Hack/Slash #7 - 6.97
100. HULK #1 - 7.19
101. Booster Gold #6 - 7.68
102. Order #7 - 6.97
103. Narcopolis #1 - 5.37
104. Reviewer's Choice
105. Tiny Titans #1 - 6.81
106. Loaded Bible 3: Communion - 8.68
107. Project Superpowers #1 - 5.93
108. Echo #1 - 8.34
109. Mighty Avengers #10 - 7.12
110. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #27 - 7.73
111. Proof #6 - 8.48
112. Secret Invasion #1 - 7.95
113. Titans #1 - 6
114. Noble Causes #32 - 7.26
115. Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide - 7.39
116. DC Universe 0 - 4.94
117. House of Mystery #1 - 7.77
118. Captain Britain and MI:13 #1 - 7.36
119. Checkmate #26 - 4.09
120. Final Crisis #1 - 6.91
121. The Boys #19 - 8.3
122. Skaar: Son of Hulk #1 - 5.53
123. Transformers Spotligt: Cyclonus - 5.92
124. Trinity #4 - 5.15
125. Jonah Hex #33 - 8.7
126. I Kill Giants #1 - 7.55
127. Batgirl #1 - 5.23
128. Uncanny X-Men #500 - 6.22
129. Wildcats #1 - 7.33
130. Venom: Dark Origin #1 - 7.16
131. Astonishing X-Men #26 - 5.12
132. Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1 - 7.67
133. Runaways #1 - 7.34
134. Marvel Apes #1 - 6.15
135. Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1 - 6.22
136. Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #33 - 7.25
137. Back to Brooklyn #1 - 5.58
138. Four Eyes #1 - 9.42
139. Green Lantern Corps #29 - 6.16
140. Ghost Rider #28 - 7.44
141. Unknown Soldier #1 - 8.66
142. Amazing Spider-Man #575 - 6.98
143. Final Crisis: Resist - 6.44
144. Batman: Cacophony #1 - 7.37
145. Deadpool #4 - 6.57
146. Ms. Marvel #33 - 5.97
147. Secret Invasion #8 - 7.15
148. Punisher: War Zone #1 - 7.17
149. Ex Machina #40 - 8.11
150. Immortal Iron Fist #21 - 8.21
151. Incognito #1 - 8.65
152. Punisher #1 - 6.25
153. G.I. Joe #1 - 6.68
154. Hellblazer #251 - 6.94
155. Justice Society of America #23 - 6.53
156. Watchmen - 9.86
157. Batman #686 - 8.84
158. Amber Atoms #1 - 4.25
159. Runaways #7 - 5.25 (Article)
160. Superman: World of New Krypton #1 - 6.68 (Article)
161. Guardians of the Galaxy #11 - 6.41 (Article)[/spoiler]

by ****** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:58 am

Punchy wrote:Shouldn't there be a new spin-off thread in the Asylum?

I would think anyone wanting to write extra reviews would want to do them on the front page.

by **thefourthman** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:02 am

amlah6 wrote:I would think anyone wanting to write extra reviews would want to do them on the front page.

not neccesarily. Some people may not want to do that kind of polish. Some people may shy away from that kind of exposure. Some people may want to cause a more general discussion.

Too bad I am all tied down at the other site, because the new rules would be a fertile ground for thefourthman challenge.

by **48THRiLLS** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:12 am

I know that thefourthman reads more comics than me and has impeccable taste but I can't believe he doesn't like a book with Rocket Raccoon in it... just wrong.

by ****** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:15 am

thefourthman wrote:not neccesarily. Some people may not want to do that kind of polish. Some people may shy away from that kind of exposure. Some people may want to cause a more general discussion.

If I can get over my lazy, I'll probably try to do a few. Reading The Roberts last night made me want to do one, but with 10 hour workdays today and tomorrow I don't where I would fit it in.

by **thefourthman** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:20 am

48THRiLLS wrote:I know that thefourthman reads more comics than me and has impeccable taste but I can't believe he doesn't like a book with Rocket Raccoon in it... just wrong.

I read an issue last night in preparation, #9, the title still doesn't do anything for me and the raccoon was barely in it. It just seems so average to me. That is really what my problem with all that is.

And my taste is questionable. I read too many comics, but this War of Kings/Annihilation/Nova/GotG stuff just doesn't grab me. The first Annihilation was okay but just went on a bit too loong (I really liked the Drax miniseries though) and the second one just seemed like retread. I will read #10 and then #11 and then decide if I have a full review to write.

by ****** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:20 am

48THRiLLS wrote:I know that thefourthman reads more comics than me and has impeccable taste but I can't believe he doesn't like a book with Rocket Raccoon in it... just wrong.

4thy's fear of anthropomorphic raccoons is so rare, they haven't even come up with a scientific name for it yet.

by **thefourthman** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:21 am

amlah6 wrote:4thy's fear of anthropomorphic raccoons is so rare, they haven't even come up with a scientific name for it yet.

no. raccoons >>>>>> penis

by **Dugan** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:27 am

Sweet, i can finally rejoin!

by **guitarsmashley** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:58 am

What the fuck is this shit? What happened to Ghost Rider? Damn you Gin this isn't the first time you've fucked up a pick.

by **thefourthman** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:59 am

guitarsmashley wrote:What the fuck is this shit? What happened to Ghost Rider? Damn you Gin this isn't the first time you've fucked up a pick.

would it ease your mind if he picked it just to fuck with me? :p

by ****** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:38 pm

Dum Dum Dugan wrote:Sweet, i can finally rejoin!

by ****** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:40 pm

thefourthman wrote:no. raccoons >>>>>> penis

Take your medorthophobia somewhere else mister!

by **McKegan** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:41 pm

I'm going to have to give this week a miss again. I'm off to Seattle to see about signing on to a fishing trawler, so I'm not going to have time to post a review.