Top 5 Comics You Should pick-up this week: 7/4/12 edition
- Written by The Outhouse Staff on Tuesday, July 03 2012 and posted in Features
Wallets are tight these days and comics expensive. If you've set yourself a weekly comic budget we're here to help you make the most of it. These are the top five comics we recommend you pick up that are coming out this Wednesday.
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Muppets #1
It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights. It's time to meet the Muppets again in the Muppets comic tonight! Join the whole gang as Marvel picks up the many madcap misadventures in an all new Muppets limited series! Why the Muppets? Because they are awesome and their last series was as well.
It seems that when James Robinson is allowed to do what he wants he can tell a great story, and He-Man's universe has so much possibility. If there is one thing I am sure of, it's that Robinson can build a rich backstory. Plus, it's fucking He-Man!
Spun out of the events of Uncanny X-Force and continuing the adventures of Jean Grey in a harsh alternate reality! Jean officially joins the X-Terminated, and lots of loss and bloodshed are sure to be around the corner in this new arc. Marvel's return to the fan-favorite Age of Apocalypse has been a pleasantly surprising hit under David Lapham and Roberto de la Torre.
We normally like to recommend comics that aren't in the middle of a story, but some are too good to pass up or still easy enough to get caught up on. Earth 2 hits both those marks. The first two issues have featured a lot of world-building and has been relying on a slow-building introduction instead of cheap gimmicks and mindless fighting. This is a whole new world and Robinson is making sure that any fan who reads it is hooked. Get into this series now while it's still on the ground floor.
MonkeyBrain Comics is a newly created company born out of the desire to push into the digital market with creator owned-material. The first wave of their books were launched this week through ComiXology at price points from $.99 to $1.99 and have had good fan feedback so far. It's a no-brainer for us to recommend affordable, digital comics with creator-friendly terms and bold and innovative new ideas.http://www.monkeybraincomics.com/
Agree? Disagree? Chime in below and post your own ideas. Our goal is to put together a list that most of us have come to an agreement on, so there are always good books that might not quite make the cut. We also aim to choose a series that isn't knee-deep into the middle of an arc so it's new-reader friendly.
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