Feb 18 2009 February 18, 2009 February 18, 2009 1Comment by Doom DeLuise

What I’m buying this week – Feb 18, 2009

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robin 183Doom DeLuise:

• Robin #183 – I’ve been having an on-again/off-again relationship with Robin over the past few months, but I figure that since this is the final issue, I may as well pick it up. Give myself some level of closure, at least. The fact of the matter is, though, that it’ll probably be the exact same issue as Nightwing was last week, where Robin will be all mopey about how Batman’s dead, and then he’ll renew his energy in the war on crime, leading into Battle for the Cowl. I hope it’s not that obvious, but my gut tells me it probably will be.

• Johnny Monster #1 – Even though Doominator hasn’t posted the preview yet, this is his pick for this week’s Book of Doom. I know nothing about it, but I’m hoping it’ll be a pleasant surprise.

• Amazing Spider-Man #583 (5th Printing) – Just kidding. This is such crap; I can’t believe it’s gone to a fifth printing.

• Guardians of the Galaxy #10 – I’m eager to see where the Guardians will fit into the War of Kings event. Hopefully, it will bring the team back together so we can get some more kick-ass stories with the entire group, rather than having all these separate storylines weaving in and out of each other. Not that that’s bad; I just prefer it the other way.

• X-Factor #40 – Rumor has it that X-Factor got good again, and since this is a pretty small week for me, I figure I may as well pick it up and see what’s going on. I dropped this book shortly after the conclusion to Messiah CompleX, so it’ll be interesting to see if I can keep up with all that’s developed since.

Jim Doom:

Man, this is going to be a slow week for me. I’m going to plan ahead for some impulse buys in case I feel guilty for only picking up a few books. Starting off, the definite buys:

• Johnny Monster #1 – Like DeLuise said, it’s the Book of Doom, even though there’s no preview (ahem).

• Guardians of the Galaxy #10 – I can’t believe this book is only ten issues in.

Yeah, that’s it. Now here are my maybes:

• Ultimate Fantastic Four #60 – I think this is the last issue. I’m curious to see how a writer that’s not Jeph Loeb handles Ultimatum and how the team ends up. However, it’s $3.99.

• Brave and the Bold #22 – I don’t remember why I stopped buying this book. It was one of my favorites. I’ve heard it’s been really good. This is actually the last issue in the current arc, so I might wait until next issue to hop back on.

• Justice League of America #30 – Yes, it’s terrible, but I keep checking in every few months to remind myself that it’s terrible. I have a similar relationship with KFC and Long John Silver’s.

• X-Factor #40 – This is the maybe that’s most likely to end up in my bag. I usually like it, but at the same time, I keep dropping it.

Anyway, feel free to let us know if I’m missing out on anything good.