Category: Recently Read

It’s an odd thing to find myself revisiting comic book runs that didn’t impress me the first time around, only to appreciate them significantly more a decade or so after the fact, but look at what I read throughout August: 2010s Marvel Comics all over, and I found myself having a lot more fun than I expected. Marvel Now, you tell me? Turns out, Marvel Then makes a lot more sense, even if I find myself somewhat exhausted when the big crossovers of the moment kick in.

Also appreciated in August: Howard Chaykin’s Black Kiss — I’m not entirely sure “appreciated” is the appropriate word, even now — and, far less on the fence, Rob Williams and RM Guera’s absolutely fucking wild Judge Dredd collaborations. Hell, I even re-read Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell’s Zenith Phases 1, 3 and 4. (I didn’t skip Phase 2 intentionally, I simply ended up re-reading 3 and 4 by accident and got sucked in…)

1. Fear Itself #s 2-3
2. Defenders (2011) #9
3. AVX: Consequences #1
4. Uncanny Avengers (2012) #1
5. Marvel NOW! Point One #1
6. AVX: Consequences #2
7. Defenders (2011) #10
8. Fear Itself #4
9. Royals #9
10. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #146
11. History of the Marvel Universe #1
12. Batman and Robin: Year One #10
13. Superman Unlimited #4
14. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #42
15. Detective Comics #1100
16. Justice League Red #1
17. Defenders (2011) #s 11-12
18. Royals #10
19. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #s 147-150
20. Fear Itself #s 5-7
21. Incredible Hulk (2011) #1
22. Avengers: The Veracity Trap OGN
23. AVX: Consequences #s 3-4
24. Iron Man (2012) #s 1-3
25. Fear Itself #s 7.1-7.3
26. Infinity (2013) #1
27. Age of Ultron #1
28. AVX: Consequences #5
29. Uncanny Avengers (2012) #2
30. Age of Ultron #2
31. Deadline (1989) #23
32. Age of Ultron #s 3-10, 10.AI
33. Infinity (2013) #s 2-6
34. Inhumanity #s 1-2
35. Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1
36. Infinity Countdown Prime #1
37. Infinity Countdown #1
38. Royals #s 11-12
39. Inhumans: Judgment Day #1
40. All-New Venom #9
41. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #7
42. Captain America (2025) #2
43. One World Under Doom #6
44. Uncanny X-Men (2024) #19
45. Iron Man (2012) #s 4-5
46. Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #s 2-6
47. Iron Man (2012) #6
48. Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #s 7-12
49. Action Comics #s 1088-1089
50. Titans (2023) #26
51. Cobra Commander #5
52. Destro #s 1-2
53. Transformers UK: Target 2006
54. Absolute Superman #2
55. Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #2
56. Iron Man (2012) #7
57. History of the Marvel Universe #2
58. Defenders: Beyond #1
59. Loki: Agent of Asgard #1
60. Iron Man (2012) #8
61. Loki: Agent of Asgard #2
62. Iron Man (2012) #9
63. History of the Marvel Universe #3
64. Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #3
65. The Ultimates (2016) #1
66. Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1
67. Absolute Superman #s 2-3
68. Justice League: The Nail #1
69. Justice League of America (1960) #1
70. Loki: Agent of Asgard #3
71. Iron Man (2012) #10
72. Judge Dredd: Tunnels eps. 1-7
73. Captain Planet and the Planeteers #1
74. Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #4
75. Marvel Boy (2000) #s 1-2
76. Iron Man (2012) #11
77. Loki: Agent of Asgard #4
78. The Ultimates (2016) #2
79. Black Kiss #s 1-3
80. Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #2
81. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #s 222-224
82. Loki: Agent of Asgard #5
83. Original Sin #0
84. Original Sin: Thor & Loki – The Tenth Realm #s 1-3
85. Black Kiss #s 4-7
86. Marvel Boy (2000) #3
87. History of the Marvel Universe #4
88. Destro #3
89. Black Kiss #s 8-12
90. Absolute Superman #5
91. History of the Marvel Universe #5
92. Original Sin: Thor & Loki – The Tenth Realm #s 4-5
93. Loki: Agent of Asgard #s 6-8
94. Iron Man (2012) #12
95. Marvel Boy (2000) #4
96. Judge Dredd: Rend and Tear with Tooth and Claw
97. Marvel Boy (2000) #5
98. X-Men (2024) #20
99. Giant-Size X-Men (2025) #2
100. History of the Marvel Universe #6
101. Fantastic Four (2025) #2
102. Predator vs. the Marvel Universe #1
103. Loki: Agent of Asgard #9
104. Marvel Boy (2000) #6
105. Iron Man (2012) #13
106. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 500-503
107. Iron Man (2012) #14
108. Loki: Agent of Asgard #10
109. The Ultimates (2016) #3
110. Mighty Avengers (2013) #1
111. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 504-505
112. DC All In Special #1
113. Loki: Agent of Asgard #s 11-13
114. Iron Man (2012) #s 15-16
115. Mighty Avengers (2013) #2
116. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #0.1
117. Avengers Assemble (2012) #1
118. Iron Man (2012) #17
119. Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #1
120. Avengers Assemble (2012) #s 2-3
121. Black Kiss 2 #1
122. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 506-507
123. Loki: Agent of Asgard #14
124. Avengers Assemble (2012) #s 4-5
125. Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #2
126. Loki: Agent of Asgard #s 15-17
127. Thor (2020) #24 (Loki story only)
128. Defenders: Beyond #2
129. Fantastic Four (1961) #319
130. Avengers Assemble (2012) #s 6-7
131. Defenders: Beyond #3
132. Absolute Superman #s 6-7
133. Avengers Assemble (2012) #8
134. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #1
135. Absolute Superman #8
136. Superman (2023) #29
137. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #10
138. JSA (2024) #11
139. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #508
140. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #2
141. The Last Defenders #1
142. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #s 3-5
143. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 509-510
144. The Last Defenders #2
145. Defenders Beyond #4
146. Mighty Avengers (2013) #3
147. The Immortal Thor #1
148. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #6
149. Defenders Beyond #5
150. Loki (2019) #1
151. Valkyrie: Jane Foster #s 1-2
152. Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #2
153. Absolute Green Lantern #6
154. The Last Defenders #3
155. Avengers: Ultron Forever #1
156. The New Avengers: Ultron Forever #1
157. Uncanny Avengers: Ultron Forever #1
158. Avengers Assemble (2012) #15
159. Valkyrie: Jane Foster #3
160. Mighty Avengers (2013) #4
161. The Last Defenders #4
162. Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #3
163. The Flash (2023) #s 14-15
164. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #7
165. The Immortal Thor #2
166. Mighty Avengers (2013) #5
167. The Immortal Thor #3
168. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #511
169. The Last Defenders #5
170. Mighty Avengers (2013) #6
171. The Immortal Iron Fist (2006) #1
172. Mighty Avengers (2013) #s 7-9
173. The Last Defenders #6
174. Vengeance #1
175. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 512-514
176. Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1
177. Dark Avengers (2009) #s 7-8
178. Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus #1
179. Dark Reign: X-Men – The List #1
180. Punisher: War Journal (2006) #1
181. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #515
182. Adventure Comics (1938) #210
183. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #10
184. Black Cat (2025) #1
185. Imperial #3
186. Marvel All-on-One: The Thing vs. The Marvel Universe #1
187. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 516-517
188. The Immortal Iron Fist (2006) #2
189. The Immortal Thor #4
190. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #8
191. Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #4
192. Mighty Avengers (2013) #10
193. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 518-519
194. Valkyrie: Jane Foster #4
195. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 520-521
196. Hawkeye (2012) #s 1-2
197. Absolute Superman #9
198. Wonder Woman (2023) #s 22-24
199. X-Men: Second Coming #1
200. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 522-524
201. Nightwing (2016) #78
202. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #525
203. X-Men: Second Coming #2
204. Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1
205. Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #s 5-6
206. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #9
207. Hawkeye (2012) #3
208. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #526
209. Mighty Avengers (2013) #11
210. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #10
211. Alien (2021) #1
212. New Gods (1971) #1
213. Justice League Dark (2018) #1
214. DC Sneak Peak: Justice League United #1
215. Justice League United #11
216. Justice League Adventures #1
217. JLA: Incarnations #1
218. Nightwing (2016) #79
219. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #527
220. Mighty Avengers (2013) #12
221. JLA: Incarnations #2
222. New Gods (1971) #2
223. Absolute Martian Manhunter #s 1-6
224. The New Gods (2024) #s 1-9
225. JLA: Incarnations #3
226. Mighty Avengers (2013) #s 13-14
227. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #528
228. The Order (2007) #1
229. Black Kiss 2 #2
230. Star Trek: Lower Decks – Warp Your Own Way OGN
231. Transformers (2023) #23
232. G.I. Joe (2024) #10
233. Exquisite Corpses #s 3-4
234. Black Kiss 2 #s 3-6
235. The Order (2007) #2
236. Zenith: Phase One
237. The Order (2007) #s 3-4
238. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #529
239. The Immortal Hulk #s 1-2
240. Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #s 1-2
241. The Order (2007) #5
242. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 530-534
243. The Order (2007) #6
244. Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #s 7-8
245. Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #s 11-13
246. Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #3
247. Iron Man: Fatal Frontier Infinity Comic #s 9-13
248. Iron Man (2012) #s 18-19
249. JLA: Incarnations #4
250. New Gods (1971) #3
251. Mr. Terrific: Year One #s 1-4
252. The Immortal Hulk #3
253. !Gag! (1987) #1
254. Sinister Romance (1988) #1
255. Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #4
256. Iron Man (2012) #20
257. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #534.1
258. The Order (2007) #7
259. Avengers (2023) #29
260. The Mortal Thor #1
261. West Coast Avengers (2024) #10
262. The Order (2007) #8
263. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #535
264. Iron Man (2012) #21
265. Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #5
266. The Order (2007) #s 9-10
267. Invincible Iron Man (2008) #1
268. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #536
269. Iron Man (2012) #22
270. Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #6
271. The Immortal Hulk #4
272. Hawkeye (2012) #s 4-5
273. Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #s 6-7
274. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #537
275. The Immortal Hulk #5
276. Iron Man (2012) #23
277. Invincible Iron Man (2008) #2
278. Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1
279. Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #s 8-9
280. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #538
281. The Immortal Hulk #s 6-7
282. Death of the Silver Surfer #3
283. Fantastic Four Fanfare #4
284. X-Men (2024) #21
285. Zenith: Phase Three
286. Zenith: Phase Four
287. Bring on the Bad Guys: Abomination #1
288. Predator: Black, White & Blood #1
289. Imperial War: Black Panther #1
290. Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk #1
291. The Immortal Hulk #8
292. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #539
293. Iron Man (2012) #24
294. Invincible Iron Man (2008) #3
295. Hawkeye (2012) #6
296. Contest of Champions (2015) #1
297. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #540
298. Invincible Iron Man (2008) #4
299. Hawkeye (2012) #7
300. The Immortal Hulk #9
301. JLA: Incarnations #5
302. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #541
303. Invincible Iron Man (2008) #s 5-6
304. The Immortal Hulk #10
305. The Immortal Hulk: The Best Defense #1
306. Namor: The Best Defense #1
307. Doctor Strange: The Best Defense #1
308. Silver Surfer: The Best Defense #1
309. The Defenders: The Best Defense #1
310. The Immortal Hulk #11
311. JLA: Incarnations #6
312. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 542-544
313. Generation Hope #s 1-2
314. X-Men: Schism #s 1-4
315. X-Men: Regenesis #1
316. Uncanny X-Men (2011) #1
317. Wolverine & the X-Men (2011) #1
318. The Immortal Hulk #12

The curse of Comic-Con strikes again, and then some — having a lack of wifi in my hotel room at SDCC this year (don’t ask; it was very frustrating) meant that I couldn’t read anything on Marvel Unlimited, DC Universe Infinite, or any other cloud-based reader for a full week, putting me slightly behind my reading totals of the past few months. Still, it’s not about how many comics, right? Right?

Anyway: I transitioned out of reading Fantastic Four before the movie came out — honestly, the movie hype might have overloaded me on the characters? — and opted in, instead, to revisiting some of Al Ewing’s Marvel stuff from the past few years and related stories, which is how I ended up both a Defenders and Guardians of the Galaxy rabbit hole at the end of the month… although what brought me to both Avengers vs. X-Men and Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus, I really couldn’t tell you.

Anyway: Here’s what I read comic-wise last month, delayed just a little because I wanted to complain about The Fantastic Four: First Steps first.

1. Captain America (2025) #1
2. All-New Venom #8
3. Avengers (2023) #28
4. The Immortal Thor #25
5. Empyre #s 1-2
6. Fantastic Four (2018) #21
7. Iron Man (1968) #226
8. Captain America (1998) #13
9. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes II #3
10. Green Lantern Corps (2006) #2
11. Iron Man (1968) #s 227-231
12. Empyre #3
13. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 284-285
14. Captain America (1998) #s 14-15
15. Iron Man (1968) #232
16. Empyre #s 4-5
17. Fantastic Four (2018) #s 22-23
18. Empyre #6
19. Empyre Aftermath: Avengers #1
20. Empyre Aftermath: Fantastic Four #1
21. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #286
22. The Ultimates (2024) #13
23. Fantastic Four (2018) #24
24. Captain America (1998) #s 16-18
25. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #287
26. Iron Man (1968) #233
27. Avengers (1963) #120
28. Captain America (1998) #19
29. Defenders (1972) #13
30. Green Lantern Corps (2006) #3
31. Eternals (2006) #1
32. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #288
33. Transformers (2023) #s 19-22
34. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #289
35. Captain America (1998) #s 20-22
36. Fantastic Four (2018) #25
37. Iron Man (1968) #234
38. Avengers (1963) #121
39. 2000 AD Prog 2441
40. Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob #1
41. The Power Fantasy #10
42. X-Men (2024) #19
43. X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1
44. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #7
45. Where Monsters Lie #1
46. Blood Squad Seven #1
47. DC All In Special #1
48. Challengers of the Unknown (2024) #s 1-5
49. The Question: All Along The Watchtower #1
50. Lucas Wars OGN
51. Drome OGN
52. Fantastic Four (2018) #26
53. Avengers (1963) #122
54. Captain America (1998) #23
55. Captain America (2017) #695
56. The Question: All Along The Watchtower #s 2-3
57. Marvel Fanfare #7
58. Where Monsters Lie #s 2-3
59. Local Man #1
60. The Question: All Along The Watchtower #s 4-6
61. Iron Man (1968) #s 235-236
62. Defenders (1972) #13
63. Avengers (1963) #123
64. Where Monsters Lie #4
65. Fantastic Four (2018) #s 27-28
66. Captain America (2017) #696
67. Justice League: The Atom Project #1
68. Action Comics #1064
69. Superman (2023) #13
70. Void Rivals #s 7-12
71. Star Trek (2022) #19
72. Thundercats (2024) #1
73. Avengers (1963) #124
74. Captain Marvel (1968) #s 25-27
75. Captain America (2017) #697
76. Fantastic Four (2018) #s 29-30
77. Fantastic Four: 4 Yancy Street #1
78. Fantastic Four (2018) #31
79. X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) #s 1-2
80. Fantastic Four: Prodigal Son #1
81. Fantastic Four: Marvels Snapshots #1
82. X-Men: Marvels Snapshots #1
83. The Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982) #1
84. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #290
85. Fantastic Four (2025) #1
86. The Fantastic Four: First Steps #1
87. It’s Jeff: Infinity Paws #1
88. X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020) #s 3-4
89. Fantastic Four (2018) #32
90. Captain America (2017) #698
91. Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1
92. Action Comics #1065
93. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #291
94. Void Rivals #s 13-18
95. Captain Marvel (1968) #s 28-33
96. Avengers (1963) #125
97. Captain America (2017) #s 699-700
98. Iron Man (1968) #237
99. Fantastic Four (2018) #33
100. Defenders (1972) #14
101. Marvel Legacy #1
102. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 292-293
103. Superman (2023) #1
104. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #294
105. Superman (2023) #2
106. Fantastic Four (2018) #34
107. Iron Man (1968) #238
108. Superman (2023) #s 3-4
109. Captain America (2017) #s 701-704
110. Iron Man (1968) #s 239-240
111. Steelworks #s 1-6
112. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #295
113. Green Lantern Corps (2006) #s 4-6
114. Avengers (1963) #126
115. Defenders (1972) #15
116. Avengers (2016) #675
117. Uncanny Avengers (2015) #s 26-27
118. The Spectre (1992) #54
119. Final Crisis: Resist #1
120. Avengers (1963) #127
121. Fantastic Four (1961) #150
122. Uncanny Avengers (2015) #s 28-30
123. Avengers (2016) #676
124. Iron Man (1968) #241
125. Fantastic Four (2018) #35
126. Avengers (2016) #677
127. Iron Man (1968) #242
128. Avengers (1963) #128
129. Defenders (1972) #16
130. Superman (2023) #5
131. Superman Annual (2023) #1
132. Iron Man (1968) #s 243-244
133. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 296-297
134. Avengers (2016) #678
135. Fantastic Four (2018) #36
136. Avengers (1963) #129
137. Iron Man (1968) #245
138. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 298-299
139. Giant-Size Avengers #2
140. Avengers (1963) #130
141. Avengers (2016) #679
142. Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1
143. Fantastic Four (2018) #37
144. Iron Man (1968) #246
145. Fantastic Four (2018) #38
146. Avengers (2016) #680
147. Iron Man (1968) #s 247-248
148. Avengers (1963) #131
149. Void Rivals #19
150. G.I. Joe (2024) #9
151. Avengers (2016) #s 681-684
152. Contagion (2019) #s 1-5
153. Iron Man (1968) #s 249-250
154. Fantastic Four (2018) #39
155. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #300
156. Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha #1
157. Avengers (2016) #685
158. Iron Man (1968) #s 251-253
159. Avengers (2016) #686
160. Superman (2023) #6
161. Fantastic Four (2018) #40
162. Iron Man (1968) #s 254-257
163. Avengers (1963) #132
164. Giant-Size Avengers #3
165. Avengers (2016) #687
166. Superman (2023) #7
167. Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #1
168. Avengers (2016) #688
169. Fantastic Four (2018) #41
170. Fantastic Four: Trial of the Watcher #1
171. Avengers (2016) #s 689-690
172. Quicksilver: No Surrender #s 1-5
173. Avengers: No Road Home #1
174. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #301
175. Beyond! #1
176. Fantastic Four (1998) #544
177. Inhumans Prime #1
178. Absolute Green Lantern #1
179. Beyond! #s 2-6
180. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 545-546
181. Absolute Green Lantern #s 2-3
182. Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #s 2-3
183. Superman (2023) #s 8-9
184. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #302
185. Fantastic Four (2018) #42
186. Avengers: No Road Home #2
187. Iron Man (1968) #s 258-260
188. Superman (2023) #10
189. Fantastic Four (2018) #s 43-46
190. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #303
191. The Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982) #2
192. Marvel Comics #1000
193. Defenders (2021) #s 1-3
194. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #304
195. Iron Man (1968) #261
196. Fantastic Four (1998) #547
197. Avengers: No Road Home #s 3-4
198. Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #1
199. Supergirl (2025) #3
200. Batman & Robin: Year One #9
201. Superman (2023) #28
202. New History of the DC Universe #2
203. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #9
204. Justice League: Dark Tomorrow Special #1
205. JSA (2024) #s 9-10
206. Batman (2025) #1
207. Absolute Green Lantern #s 4-5
208. Superman Unlimited #3
209. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #41
210. Titans (2023) #25
211. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 305-306
212. Imperial #2
213. Metamorpho: The Element Man (2024) #s 1-2
214. Superman (2023) #11
215. The New Adventures of Superboy #50
216. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #307
217. Iron Man (1968) #s 262-263
218. Defenders (2021) #s 4-5
219. Defenders (2011) #1
220. Fantastic Four Fanfare #3
221. The Insurgent Iron Man #10
222. The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #308
223. Defenders (2011) #s 2-3
224. Iron Man (1968) #264
225. Metamorpho: The Element Man (2024) #3
226. Letter 44 #1
227. Free Comic Book Day 2022: Avengers/X-Men #1
228. Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #1
229. AXE: Judgement Day #s 1-6
230. AXE: Avengers #1
231. AXE: X-Men #1
232. AXE: Eternals #1
233. The Brave and the Bold #200
234. Batman and the Outsiders (1982) #1
235. Roxy: Romance Reborn #1
236. Letter 44 #s 2-7
237. Avengers (1963) #133
238. Avengers: No Road Home #5
239. Defenders (2011) #4
240. Fantastic Four (1998) #548
241. Royals #1
242. Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #1
243. Annihilation: Scourge Alpha #1
244. Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #1
245. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1
246. Demon Knights #1
247. Superman (2023) #12
248. Action Comics #1065
249. Superman (2023) #s 14-15
250. Spider-Man vs. the Sinister Sixteen #1
251. Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #8
252. GODS: One World Under Doom #1
253. Uncanny X-Men (2024) #18
254. West Coast Avengers (2024) #9
255. Assorted Crisis Events #5
256. Ultimates (2024) #14
257. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #19
258. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #2
259. Royals #2
260. Defenders (2011) #5
261. Demon Knights #2
262. Incredible Hulk vs. Quasimodo #1
263. Secret Six (2025) #s 5-6
264. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #38
265. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #6
266. Royals #s 3-4
267. Archie: The Decision #1
268. Duke (2023) #s 1-4
269. Royals #s 5-6
270. Defenders (2011) #6
271. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #3
272. Avengers vs. X-Men #0
273. Batman (2025) #2
274. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #s 4-9
275. Iron Man (2012) #1
276. Avengers vs. X-Men #1
277. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #10
278. Defenders (2011) #7
279. Royals #7
280. Fantastic Four (1998) #549
281. Fear Itself #1
282. Avengers vs. X-Men #1.5
283. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #11
284. Royals #8
285. Duke (2023) #5
286. Cobra Commander #s 1-2
287. Avengers vs. X-Men #2
288. Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #1
289. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Annual #1
290. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #39
291. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #s 7-8
292. Avengers vs. X-Men #s 3-4
293. Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #2
294. Avengers vs. X-Men #5
295. Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #3
296. Avengers vs. X-Men #6
297. Superman (2023) #16
298. Cobra Commander #s 3-4
299. Defenders (2011) #8
300. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #12
301. Avengers vs. X-Men #s 7-9
302. Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #s 4-5
303. Avengers vs. X-Men #s 10-12
304. Avengers vs. X-Men: Versus #6

And this was what I read through in June, a month that saw me busier than the average bear between work and a short (too short!) trip to the Bay Area to see my best friend. For the most part, nostalgia was reigning supreme as it has been doing in the last few months, not least because I finally completed by collection of early 1990s Green Lantern and spin-off books and fully dived into that cosmology. (There’s so much to talk about there, all of it overshadowed by the fact that the writer was later jailed after pleading guilty to possession of child porn. Yeah, I know.)

I also worked through a re-read of Squadron Supreme and its follow-ups — a very strange fan-fic as officially published comic from Marvel in the 1980s, based around the seeming pitch of “What if we published DC characters? And… yeah, that’s it, I guess” — and a bunch of assorted superhero comics of the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s; it’s an accidental re-education on the genre’s development and the tricks lost and left behind as tastes changed. Sometimes, I think about wanting to write a really wonky book tracking those shifts in methodology and trickery, in part as a guide to see what could be re-adopted or re-explored, but then I remember that no-one would want to read such a thing.

Anyway: June’s comics looked like this.

1. Money Shot #s 1-5
2. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #s 15-16
3. Avengers (1963) #s 283-285
4. West Coast Avengers (1985) #24
5. West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #2
6. Superman (1986) #s 7-8
7. Adventures of Superman (1986) #430
8. Action Comics (1938) #590
9. Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) #37
10. Green Lantern (1990) #9
11. Albion #1
12. Action Comics Weekly #601
13. Superman (1939) #371
14. Justice League Europe Annual #2
15. Superman (1939) #391
16. The Spirit Casebook 
17. Green Lantern (1990) #s 10-11
18. Avengers Annual (1967) #16
19. West Coast Avengers (1985) #25
20. Avengers (1963) #286
21. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 501-502
22. Defenders (1972) #s 46-47
23. West Coast Avengers (1985) #26
24. Action Comics (1938) #591
25. Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) #38
26. Superman (1986) #9
27. Adventures of Superman (1986) #s 431-432
28. Green Lantern (1990) #12
29. Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1
30. All-New Venom #7
31. Defenders (1972) #48
32. Ghost Rider vs. Galactus #1
33. Green Lantern (1990) #13
34. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 503-508
35. Green Lantern (1990) #14
36. West Coast Avengers (1985) #27
37. Defenders (1972) #49
38. Green Lantern (1990) #15
39. Imperial (2025) #1
40. Immortal Thor #s 23-24
41. X-Men (2024) #s 10-17
42. Action Comics (1938) #s 592-593
43. Superman (1986) #s 10-11
44. Adventures of Superman (1986) #s 433-435
45. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 509-511
46. Green Lantern (1990) #s 16-17
47. Avengers (1963) #287
48. West Coast Avengers (1985) #28
49. Defenders (1972) #50
50. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #8
51. New History of the DC Universe #1
52. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #137
53. Green Lantern (1990) #18
54. Avengers (1963) #288
55. West Coast Avengers (1985) #29
56. Superman (2023) #27
57. Green Lantern (1990) #s 19-25
58. Green Lantern Annual (1992) #1
59. Green Lantern: Mosaic #1
60. Avengers (1963) #289
61. West Coast Avengers (1985) #30
62. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 512-513
63. HERBIE Infinity Comic #1
64. Green Lantern: Mosaic #s 2-4
65. Transformers (2023) #21
66. Green Lantern: Mosaic #5
67. Guy Gardner Reborn #s 1-3
68. Avengers (1963) #290
69. West Coast Avengers (1985) #31
70. Fantastic Four (1998) #514
71. Doctor Who: The Cruel Sea
72. Avengers (1963) #s 291-297
73. The Mighty Thor (1966) #s 396-400
74. Solo Avengers #1
75. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 515-516
76. West Coast Avengers (1985) #32
77. Green Lantern (1990) #s 26-28
78. Avengers (1963) #s 298-300
79. Action Comics Annual (1987) #1
80. Superman Annual (1987) #1
81. Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) #1
82. Fantastic Four (1998) #517
83. Green Lantern (1990) #29
84. Fantastic Four (1998) #518
85. West Coast Avengers (1985) #33
86. Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment OGN
87. Astonishing Tales #s 1-3
88. Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1
89. Mephisto vs. #1
90. The Last Avengers Story #s 1-2
91. Mephisto vs. #s 2-4
92. Hawkeye: Earth’s Mightiest Marksman #1
93. Avengers: Infinity #s 1-3
94. Avengers: The Ultron Imperative #1
95. Avengers (1998) #1
96. Squadron Supreme (1985) #1
97. Death of the Silver Surfer #1
98. Fantastic Four (1998) #570
99. West Coast Avengers (1985) #s 34-37
100. Fantastic Four (1998) #519
101. Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #1
102. One World Under Doom #5
103. Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1
104. Runaways (2025) #1
105. Storm (2024) #s 7-9
106. Star Wars (2025) #2
107. Trinity, Daughter of Wonder Woman #1
108. West Coast Avengers (1985) #s 38-39
109. West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3
110. Green Lantern: Mosaic #6
111. Green Lantern (1990) #s 30-31
112. Guy Gardner (1992) #1
113. West Coast Avengers (1985) #s 40-43
114. Squadron Supreme (1985) #2
115. Fantastic Four (1998) #520
116. Squadron Supreme (1985) #3
117. Guy Gardner (1992) #2
118. All Star Superman #5
119. Fantastic Four (1998) #521-524
120. Guy Gardner (1992) #3
121. Green Lantern (1990) #32
122. Squadron Supreme (1985) #4
123. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #s 1-2
124. Avengers: Loki Unleashed! #1
125. Avengers: Infinity #4
126. Avengers: The Origin #1
127. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #1
128. Squadron Supreme (1985) #s 5-6
129. Adventure Comics (1938) #210
130. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #3
131. Squadron Supreme (1985) #s 7-10
132. Green Lantern (1990) #33
133. Squadron Supreme (1985) #s 11-12
134. The Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe OGN
135. Quasar (1989) #13
136. Green Lantern (1990) #34
137. Quasar (1989) #s 14-16
138. Green Lantern (1990) #35
139. Avengers (1998) #s 2-4
140. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #4
141. Avengers (1998) #s 5-6
142. Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual #1
143. Squadron Supreme: New World Order #1
144. Green Lantern: Mosaic #s 7-8
145. Avengers: The Origin #s 2-5
146. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #2
147. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #5
148. G.I. Joe (2024) #8
149. Batman Family #2
150. Batman Eternal #1
151. Tom Strong #1
152. Green Lantern: Mosaic #9
153. Green Lantern (1990) #36
154. Guy Gardner (1992) #4
155. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #6
156. Marvel 2-in-One Annual (2018) #1
157. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #s 3-4
158. Avengers (1998) #s 7-8
159. X-Factor Annual (1987) #3
160. The Punisher Annual (1988) #1
161. Silver Surfer Annual (1988) #1
162. Aliens vs. Avengers #4
163. Guy Gardner (1992) #5
164. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #s 7-10
165. Fantastic Four (2018) #1
166. Green Lantern (1990) #37
167. X-Men (2024) #18
168. West Coast Avengers (2024) #8
169. New Avengers (2025) #1
170. Godzilla vs. Avengers #1
171. Fantastic Four Fanfare #2
172. Bring on The Bad Guys: Doom #1
173. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #6
174. Fantastic Four (2018) #s 2-3
175. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #11
176. Avengers (1998) #9
177. Captain America (1998) #1
178. Iron Man (1998) #1
179. Guy Gardner (1992) #s 6-7
180. Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #12
181. Fantastic Four (2018) #4
182. Showcase ‘93 #s 1-5
183. Avengers (2023) #27
184. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #s 1-5
185. Avengers Assemble (2024) #s 1-5
186. Non-Stop Spider-Man #1
187. Green Lantern: Mosaic #10
188. Fantastic Four (2018) #5
189. Fantastic Four Wedding Special (2018) #1
190. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2005) #s 5-8
191. Green Lantern: Mosaic #11
192. Non-Stop Spider-Man #2
193. Captain America (1998) #s 2-3
194. Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #1
195. Fantastic Four (2018) #6
196. Non-Stop Spider-Man #s 3-5
197. Black Widow (2016) #s 1-2
198. Green Lantern (1990) #38
199. Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #2
200. Black Widow (2016) #3
201. Future State: Green Lantern #s 1-2
202. Green Lantern (1990) #39
203. Black Widow (2016) #4
204. Fantastic Four (2018) #7
205. Captain America (1998) #s 4-5
206. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes II #s 1-2
207. Green Lantern (1990) #40
208. Guy Gardner (1992) #8
209. Captain America (1998) #s 6-7
210. Black Widow (2016) #s 5-6
211. Green Lantern: Mosaic #12
212. Captain America (1998) #s 8-12
213. Fantastic Four (2018) #8
214. Black Widow (2016) #s 7-12
215. Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #s 3-4
216. Avengers (1998) #11
217. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #s 1-4
218. Iron Man (1998) #s 2-3
219. Fantastic Four (2018) #9
220. Green Lantern: Mosaic #13
221. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #s 5-7
222. Iron Man (1968) #s 201-207
223. Green Lantern: Mosaic #14
224. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (1998) #s 8-9
225. Iron Man (1968) #s 208-210
226. Avengers (1963) #s 105-108
227. Green Lantern: Mosaic #s 15-18
228. Green Lantern (1990) #41
229. Avengers (1963) #s 109-111
230. Fantastic Four (2018) #s 10-11
231. Green Lantern (1990) #42
232. Avengers (1963) #112
233. Fantastic Four (2022) #33
234. Green Lantern (1990) #43
235. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #18
236. Deadpool (2014) #15
237. Green Lantern Annual (1992) #2
238. Guy Gardner (1992) #s 9-14
239. Green Lantern Corps (2011) #0
240. Fantastic Four (2018) #12
241. The Darkstars (1992) #s 17-24
242. Green Lantern (1990) #s 44-45
243. DC Universe: Trinity #2
244. Green Lantern (1990) #s 46-47
245. Fantastic Four (2018) #13
246. Avengers (1963) #113
247. Iron Man (1968) #211-213
248. Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1
249. Guy Gardner: Warrior #s 17-21
250. The Darkstars (1992) #s 0, 25-27
251. Avengers (1963) #114
252. Justice League (2011) #40
253. Justice League: The Darkseid War – Green Lantern #1
254. Fantastic Four (2018) #14
255. Avengers (1963) #115
256. Defenders (1972) #8
257. Iron Man (1968) #214
258. Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #s 2-5
259. Green Lantern (2005) #s 1-3
260. Iron Man (1968) #s 215-217
261. Void Rivals #s 1-6
262. Avengers (1963) #s 116-117
263. Defenders (1972) #9
264. Fantastic Four (2018) #15
265. Iron Man (1968) #218
266. Green Lantern (2005) #s 4-6
267. Transformers (2024) #s 1-6
268. Star Trek: Defiant #17
269. Defenders (1972) #10
270. Avengers (1963) #118
271. Fantastic Four (2018) #16
272. The Beast (1997) #1
273. Magneto (1996) #1
274. 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2025
275. 2000 AD Progs 2439-2440
276. Star Trek: Defiant #s 18-21
277. Green Lantern (2005) #s 7-8
278. Transformers (2024) #s 7-12
279. Fantastic Four (2018) #s 17-19
280. Invisible Woman (2019) #s 1-2
281. Green Lantern (2005) #9
282. Invisible Woman (2019) #3
283. Fantastic Four (2018) #20
284. Iron Man (1968) #219
285. Empyre: Avengers #0
286. Empyre: Fantastic Four #0
287. Invisible Woman (2019) #s 4-5
288. Green Lantern (2005) #s 10-11
289. Avengers (1963) #119
290. Defenders (1972) #11
291. Transformers (2024) #s 13-18
292. Energon Universe 2024 Special #1
293. Iron Man (1968) #220
294. Action: The Story of A Violent Comic
295. Green Lantern (2005) #s 12-13
296. Green Lantern Corps (2006) #1
297. Assorted Crisis Events #4
298. We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #s 2-4
299. You’ll Do Bad Things #s 2-4
300. Iron Man (1968) #221
301. The Legendary Lynx OGN
302. Iron Man (1968) #222
303. Green Lantern (2005) #s 14-15
304. Iron Man (1968) #s 222-225
305. Green Lantern (2005) #s 16-17

My nostalgic trip through the comics that I grew up with continued unabated in May. If anything, it got worse; by mid-month, my “I’ll read an issue of Fantastic Four every night” had metastasized into “I’ll read an issue of Fantastic Four and, sure, then The Thing and Avengers and West Coast Avengers too, every night.” And when I wasn’t doing that, I was working my way through the (very cheap) back issues of Alpha Flight I’d bought months ago, or using Hoopla to finally properly dig into the new Conan comics, which help me finally understand the appeal of the character for the first time… well, ever. (I actually bought all of the Alpha Flight issues because I figured they’d never be reprinted or released digitally; a week after buying the last batch, Marvel announced they’re doing a big reprint in September. I feel like I accidentally made it happen.)

There’s something to be said for doing all this, though; I’ve learned to appreciate the workmanship of the comics I grew up on and breathed like air. When I was a kid, these were magical objects that I worshipped, in my way, but appreciated from that point of view primarily. Looking at them now from my older, jaundiced eyes, I can see the formulas and the shortcuts and the men behind the curtain, but I find myself almost loving them more for all that.

So, what else did I read in May? Quite a lot. Take a look:

1. Fantastic Four (1961) #261
2. The Thing (1983) #7
3. Captain America (1968) #383
4. Captain Marvel (2000) #15
5. Alpha Flight (1982) #29
6. Fantastic Four (1961) #262
7. Captain America (1968) #384
8. Alpha Flight (1982) #30
9. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 16-19
10. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #39
11. Superman Unlimited #1
12. Batman & Robin: Year One #7
13. Wonder Woman (2023) #21
14. Titans (2023) #23
15. The New Gods (2024) #6
16. Alpha Flight (1982) #31
17. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #49
18. Alpha Flight (1982) #32
19. Fantastic Four (1961) #263
20. The Thing (1983) #s 8-9
21. Captain America (1968) #385
22. Captain Marvel (2000) #20
23. DC All In FCBD 2025 Special Edition #1
24. Fantastic Four (1961) #264
25. The Thing (1983) #10
26. Fantastic Four (1961) #265
27. Alpha Flight (1982) #35
28. Fantastic Four (1961) #266
29. The Thing (1983) #11
30. Captain America (1968) #386
31. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 21-22
32. The Batman Adventures (1992) #s 26-28
33. The Batman Adventures Annual #s 1-2
34. Batman & Robin Adventures #s 1-2
35. All-Star Comics #s 69-70
36. Abslom Daak: Dalek Killer
37. Fantastic Four (1961) #267
38. The Thing (1983) #12
39. Captain America (1968) #387
40. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 23-26
41. It’s Jeff! Jeff Week #1
42. Star Wars (2025) #1
43. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 27-28
44. One World Under Doom #s 1-3
45. Fantastic Four Fanfare #1
46. Fantastic Four (2022) #s 27-31
47. West Coast Avengers (2024) #7
48. All-New Venom #6
49. 2000 AD Progs 2431-2432
50. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 29-35
51. Alpha Flight (1982) #36
52. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 268-269
53. The Thing (1983) #13
54. Captain America (1968) #388
55. Captain Marvel (2002) #1
56. Alpha Flight (1982) #s 37-38
57. Fantastic Four (1961) #270
58. The Thing (1983) #s 14-15
59. Captain America (1968) #389
60. Free Comic Book Day 2025: Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1
61. Free Comic Book Day 2025: Fantastic Four/Giant-Size X-Men #1
62. Free Comic Book Day 2025: Star Wars #1
63. Captain Marvel (2002) #s 2-6
64. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #285
65. Fantastic Four (1961) #271
66. The Thing (1983) #16
67. Captain America (1968) #390
68. Avengers (1963) #241
69. Captain Marvel (2002) #s 7-12
70. Alpha Flight (1982) #s 39-40
71. Fantastic Four (1961) #272
72. The Thing (1983) #17
73. Captain America (1968) #391
74. Avengers (1963) #242
75. Captain Marvel (2002) #13
76. Plastic Man No More! #s 1-4
77. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #286
78. Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1
79. Detective Comics (1937) #411
80. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 273-274
81. The Thing (1983) #s 18-19
82. Detective Comics (1937) #425-427
83. Alpha Flight (1982) #41
84. Energon Universe 2025 Special #1
85. Transformers (2023) #20
86. Fantastic Four (1961) #275
87. The Thing (1983) #20
88. Avengers (1963) #s 243-245
89. Captain Marvel (2002) #14
90. Captain America (1968) #392
91. Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #2
92. Alpha Flight (1982) #42
93. Fantastic Four (1961) #276
94. The Thing (1983) #s 21-22
95. Fantastic Four (1961) #277
96. Avengers (1963) #246
97. Captain Marvel (2002) #s 15-19
98. Captain America (1968) #393
99. Detective Comics (1937) #428
100. Fantastic Four (1961) #278
101. Avengers (1963) #s 247-248
102. West Coast Avengers (1984) #s 1-2
103. The Thing (1983) #23
104. Star Wars (1977) #50
105. Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #3
106. Detective Comics (1937) #429
107. Captain America (1968) #394
108. Fantastic Four (1961) #279
109. The Thing (1983) #24
110. Avengers (1963) #249
111. West Coast Avengers (1984) #3
112. Defenders (1972) #s 12-13
113. Star Wars (1977) #51
114. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #5
115. Alpha Flight (1982) #43
116. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #s 6-7
117. West Coast Avengers (1984) #4
118. Avengers (1963) #250
119. One World Under Doom #4
120. Godzilla vs. X-Men #1
121. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #8
122. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #7
123. Superman (2023) #26
124. Mr. Terrific: Year One #1
125. Batman (2016) #160
126. Metamorpho: The Element Man (2023) #6
127. Defenders (1972) #s 14-15
128. Alpha Flight (1982) #44
129. Fantastic Four (1961) #280
130. The Thing (1983) #25
131. Avengers (1963) #s 251-252
132. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #27
133. Avengers (1963) #s 253-257
134. Alpha Flight (1982) #45
135. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 281-282
136. The Thing (1983) #s 26-27
137. Avengers (1963) #s 258-259
138. Alpha Flight (1982) #46
139. X-Men and Alpha Flight #1
140. Thunderbolts (2006) #102
141. Alpha Flight Annual (1986) #1
142. Fantastic Four (1961) #283
143. The Thing (1983) #28
144. Avengers (1963) #260
145. West Coast Avengers (1985) #s 1-2
146. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #s 1-2
147. Fantastic Four (1961) #284
148. The Thing (1983) #29
149. Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #19
150. Avengers Annual (1967) #14
151. Avengers (1963) #261
152. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #s 9-12
153. Fantastic Four (1961) #285
154. Marvel Graphic Novel #18: The Sensational She-Hulk
155. The Thing (1983) #30
156. West Coast Avengers (1985) #3
157. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #3
158. Avengers (1963) #262
159. Conan the Barbarian: Battle of the Black Stone #s 0-1
160. Superman: A Friendship Unleashed #1
161. Alpha Flight (1982) #47
162. Avengers (1963) #263
163. Fantastic Four (1961) #286
164. The Thing (1983) #31
165. West Coast Avengers (1985) #4
166. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #4
167. Star Wars (1977) #52
168. Thunderbolts (2006) #s 103-104
169. Captain Marvel (2002) #21
170. Green Lantern (2023) #23
171. Captain Marvel (2002) #s 22-25
172. Avengers (1963) #264
173. Fantastic Four (1961) #287
174. The Thing (1983) #32
175. West Coast Avengers (1985) #5
176. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #5
177. The Sandman Universe presents: Hellblazer, Dead in America #11
178. Justice League America (1987) #0
179. Star Slammers (1994) #s 1-4
180. Star Slammers Special #1
181. Blasters Special #1
182. Conan the Barbarian: Battle of the Black Stone #s 2-4
183. Savage Sword of Conan (2024) #1
184. Alpha Flight (1982) #s 48-50
185. Alpha Flight Annual (1986) #2
186. Jack Kirby’s Secret City Saga #0
187. Bombast #1
188. Captain Glory #1
189. Justice League America (1987) #93
190. Avengers (1963) #265
191. Fantastic Four (1961) #288
192. The Thing (1983) #33
193. West Coast Avengers (1985) #6
194. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #6
195. Avengers (1963) #266
196. Secret Wars II #s 6-7
197. Justice League America (1987) #99
198. Fantastic Four (1961) #289
199. The Thing (1983) #34
200. West Coast Avengers (1985) #7
201. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #7
202. Secret Wars II #s 8-9
203. Justice League America (1987) #104
204. Spider-Man and Wolverine (2025) #1
205. Avengers (1963) #267
206. Fantastic Four (1961) #290
207. The Thing (1983) #35
208. West Coast Avengers (1985) #8
209. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #8
210. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #28
211. Superman (1987) #s 28-29
212. Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 451-452
213. Justice League America (1987) #s 105-106
214. Avengers (1963) #268
215. Fantastic Four (1961) #291
216. The Thing (1983) #36
217. West Coast Avengers (1985) #9
218. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #9
219. Superman (1987) #s 30-31
220. Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 453-454
221. Action Comics Annual (1988) #2
222. Thunderbolts (2006) #105
223. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #4
224. Fantastic Four (2022) #32
225. The Incredible Hulk (2023) #25
226. Iron Man (2024) #8
227. Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #4
228. Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #5
229. The Ultimates (2024) #12
230. Justice League America (1987) #107
231. Avengers (1963) #269
232. Fantastic Four (1961) #292
233. West Coast Avengers (1985) #10
234. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #10
235. Superman (1987) #s 32-33
236. Adventures of Superman (1987) #s 455-456
237. Action Comics (1938) #643
238. Dark Days: The Forge #1
239. Dark Days: The Casting #1
240. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 293-295
241. Justice League: The Atom Project #6
242. JSA (2024) #8
243. Absolute Green Lantern #3
244. Action Comics (1938) #1087
245. Batman and Robin (2023) #22
246. Absolute Batman #9
247. Supergirl (2025) #s 1-2
248. Avengers (1963) #270
249. West Coast Avengers (1985) #11
250. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #11
251. West Coast Avengers (1985) #12
252. The Vision and Scarlet Witch (1985) #12
253. The Man of Steel (1986) #s 1-4
254. Avengers (1963) #s 271-272
255. West Coast Avengers (1985) #13
256. Avengers Annual (1967) #15
257. West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #1
258. The Man of Steel (1986) #s 5-6
259. Superman (1986) #s 1-2
260. Action Comics (1938) #584
261. Fantastic Four (1961) #296
262. Fantastic Four (1998) #60
263. Assorted Crisis Events #3
264. The Power Fantasy #9
265. G.I. Joe (2024) #7
266. Void Rivals #19
267. Death of Inhumans #s 1-5
268. Fantastic Four (1998) #61
269. Avengers (1963) #273
270. West Coast Avengers (1985) #14
271. Adventures of Superman (1986) #s 424-425
272. Action Comics (1938) #585
273. Guy Gardner (1992) #s 9-10
274. Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World’s Finest Special #1
275. Green Lantern (2011) #s 21-22
276. Green Lantern (1990) #1
277. West Coast Avengers (1985) #15
278. Avengers (1963) #s 274-277
279. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #40
280. The New Gods (2024) #7
281. Batman and Robin: Year One #8
282. Wonder Woman (2023) #22
283. Titans (2023) #24
284. Detective Comics (1935) #1098
285. DC vs. Vampires: World War V #10
286. Green Lantern (1990) #s 2-3
287. Fantastic Four (1998) #62
288. West Coast Avengers (1985) #16
289. Superman (1986) #s 3-4
290. Adventures of Superman (1986) #s 426
291. Action Comics (1938) #586
292. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #13
293. Green Lantern (1990) #4
294. Marvels Annotated #1
295. Green Lantern (1990) #s 5-6
296. Fantastic Four (1998) #63
297. West Coast Avengers (1985) #17
298. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #29
299. Green Lantern (1990) #s 48-50
300. Guy Gardner: Warrior (1992) #21
301. Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #s 1-6
302. Green Lantern (1990) #7
303. Giant-Size X-Men (2025) #1
304. Fantastic Four (1998) #64
305. West Coast Avengers (1985) #18
306. Adventures of Superman (1986) #s 427-428
307. Action Comics (1938) #587
308. Convergence: Crime Syndicate #s 1-2
309. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 65-66
310. Human Torch (2003) #s 1-7
311. Spider-Man/Human Torch #s 1-5
312. West Coast Avengers (1985) #19
313. Avengers (1963) #278
314. Fantastic Four (1998) #67
315. Superman (1986) #s 5-6
316. Adventures of Superman (1986) #429
317. Action Comics (1938) #s 588-589
318. Conan the Barbarian (2023) #14
319. West Coast Avengers (1985) #20
320. Avengers (1963) #279
321. Fantastic Four (1998) #68
322. Batman: Dark Patterns #1
323. Fantastic Four (1998) #s 69-70, 500 (Series renumbers)
324. Batman: Dark Patterns #s 2-3
325. West Coast Avengers (1985) #21
326. Batman: Dark Patterns #s 4-6
327. Superman Unlimited #2
328. Avengers (2023) #26
329. Wallace Wood Presents: Shattuck
330. DC Pride 2025 #1
331. Green Lantern (1990) #8
332. Avengers (1963) #s 280-281
333. West Coast Avengers (1985) #22
334. Avengers (1963) #282
335. West Coast Avengers (1985) #23

When I was a kid, John Byrne’s Fantastic Four was the bee’s knees for reasons I didn’t fully understand. I didn’t even read that many issues of it when it was coming out — maybe a handful of issues towards the back end of the run, when I found them imported in newsagents or reprinted in the UK version of Secret Wars — but for some reason, I instinctively thought of it as the idealized Marvel superhero book. Reading it in full as an adult a few years back for Baxter Building on the Wait, What? podcast with Jeff made me realize how wrong I was (the idealized Marvel superhero book was really the Lee/Kirby run), but I ended up diving back into it in April in my attempt to continue a nightly reading routine, and it’s… better than I gave it credit for last time, maybe? Perhaps some things just read better in serialized format. Or it could be that my mind has just decayed to the point where I can’t tell what’s good or bad anymore. (See also me reading the full Alan Grant-written run of Marvel’s very disappointing 1990s RoboCop comic.)

Anyway: here’s what I read, comic-wise, in April.

1. All-New Venom #5
2. Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1
3. X-Men (2024) #14
4. West Coast Avengers (2024) #6
5. Fantastic Four (1961) #95
6. The Mighty Thor (1966) #172
7. Captain America (1968) #341
8. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #412
9. Invincible #51
10. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 233-235
11. Star Trek (1989) #30
12. Fantastic Four (1961) #96
13. The Mighty Thor (1966) #173
14. Captain America (1968) #342
15. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #413
16. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #236
17. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #s 21-22
18. All-Star Comics #68
19. JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice OGN
20. Superman (2023) #25
21. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #6
22. Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #3
23. Batman (2016) #159
24. Green Lantern (2023) #22
25. Invincible #s 52-54
26. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #237
27. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 414-416
28. Superboy (1949) #s 195, 197 (Legion of Super-Heroes stories only)
29. Helen of Wyndhorn #1
30. Fantastic Four (1961) #97
31. The Mighty Thor (1966) #174
32. Captain America (1968) #343
33. Hulk: Future Imperfect #s 1-2
34. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #417
35. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 238-242
36. Metamorpho, The Element Man (2024) #5
37. Absolute Martian Manhunter #2
38. Superboy (1949) #s 198-199
39. Fantastic Four (1961) #98
40. The Mighty Thor (1966) #175
41. Captain America (1968) #344
42. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #418
43. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #45
44. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 243-244
45. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 200-201
46. Fantastic Four (1961) #99
47. The Mighty Thor (1966) #176
48. Captain America (1968) #345
49. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #419
50. Invincible #s 55-58
51. The Batman Adventures (1992) #s 1-3
52. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 202-203
53. Fantastic Four (1961) #100
54. The Mighty Thor (1966) #177
55. Captain America (1968) #346
56. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #420
57. Fantastic Four (1961) #101
58. The Mighty Thor (1966) #178
59. Captain America (1968) #347
60. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #421
61. Kingdom Come #s 2-3
62. The Batman Adventures (1992) #s 4-5
63. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 102-104 (End of the Lee/Kirby era!)
64. The Mighty Thor (1966) #s 179-181 (End of the Lee/Kirby era!)
65. Fantastic Four (1961) #232 (First Byrne)
66. Captain America (1968) #348
67. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 422-423
68. The Mighty Thor Annual (1966) #5
69. Kingdom Come #4
70. The Batman Adventures (1992) #6
71. Invincible #s 59-67
72. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 245-247
73. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #1
74. Robocop (1990) #1
75. Captain America (1968) #349
76. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #424
77. Fantastic Four (1961) #233
78. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 13-15
79. The Question: All Along the Watchtower #6
80. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Annual #1
81. Detective Comics Annual (2025) #1
82. Firekind
83. Robocop (1990) #2
84. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 204-206
85. Robocop (1990) #3
86. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 234-235
87. Captain America (1968) #350
88. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #425
89. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #23
90. The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #s 4-5
91. Fantastic Four (1961) #236
92. Captain America (1968) #351
93. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #426
94. The Power Company Recharged #1
95. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 16-17
96. The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #6
97. Robocop (1990) #4
98. Justice Society of America Annual (2008) #1
99. Justice Society of America (2007) #18
100. Web of Spider-Man (1985) #s 14-15
101. Mystik U #1
102. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 248-252
103. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 19-20
104. Justice Society of America: Kingdom Come Special – Superman #1
105. Justice Society of America: Kingdom Come Special – Magog #1
106. Justice Society of America: Kingdom Come Special – The Kingdom #1
107. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 21-22
108. Invincible #s 68-70
109. Invincible Returns #1
110. Robocop (1990) #5
111. Fantastic Four (1961) #237
112. Captain America (1968) #352
113. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #427
114. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #46
115. The Batman Adventures (1992) #7
116. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 23-27
117. Nick Fury vs SHIELD #s 1-2
118. Fantastic Four (1961) #238
119. Captain America (1968) #353
120. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #428
121. Invincible #s 71-96
122. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 28-29
123. The Batman Adventures (1992) #8
124. Helen of Wyndhorn #2
125. Web of Spider-Man (1985) #s 16-27
126. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 30-33
127. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 429-431
128. The Batman Adventures (1992) #s 9-10
129. Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic #7
130. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 432, 434 (#433 unavailable on Marvel Unlimited?)
131. Fantastic Four (1961) #239
132. Captain America (1968) #354
133. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 433, 435-439
134. The Batman Adventures (1992) #s 11-12
135. Justice Society of America (2007) #34
136. JSA All-Stars #1
137. Fantastic Four (1961) #240
138. Captain America (1968) #s 355-357
139. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #440
140. JSA All-Stars #s 2-3
141. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 35-40
142. JSA All-Stars #s 4-6
143. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 441-450
144. The Batman Adventures (1992) #s 13-14
145. Robocop (1990) #6
146. Exquisite Corpses #1
147. Fantastic Four (1961) #241
148. Captain America (1968) #358
149. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #24
150. Black Canary: The Best of the Best #6
151. Justice League: The Atom Project #5
152. JSA (2024) #7
153. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #451
154. The Batman Adventures (1992) #15
155. Justice League of America (2006) #s 44-48
156. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 41-43
157. Fantastic Four (1961) #242
158. Captain America (1968) #359
159. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 452-454
160. X-Factor (2024) #9
161. Superior Avengers #1
162. Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader #3
163. Iron Man (2024) #7
164. Exceptional X-Men #8
165. Concert of Champions #1
166. Star Trek (1989) #31
167. JSA All-Stars #7
168. Robocop (1990) #s 6-7
169. Fantastic Four (1961) #243
170. Captain America (1968) #360
171. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 455-456
172. The Batman Adventures (1992) #16
173. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1974) #s 253-258
174. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #259
175. Robocop (1990) #8
176. Fantastic Four (1961) #244
177. Captain America (1968) #361
178. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #457
179. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 260-261
180. The Batman Adventures (1992) #17
181. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #216
182. The Incredible Hulk (1962) ## 458-460
183. Heroes Reborn: The Return #s 1-4
184. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 262-265
185. Helen of Wyndhorn #s 3-6
186. Robocop (1990) #9
187. Fantastic Four (1961) #245
188. Captain America (1968) #362
189. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #461
190. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #47
191. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 266-267
192. Robocop (1990) #10
193. Fantastic Four (1961) #246
194. Captain America (1968) #363
195. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #462
196. JSA All-Stars #s 8-11
197. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 268-271
198. The Batman Adventures (1992) #18
199. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 44-49
200. Invincible #s 97-104
201. Fantastic Four (1961) #247
202. Captain America (1968) #364
203. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #463
204. Justice Society of America (2007) #s 50-54
205. Axel Pressbutton #s 1-3
206. Fantastic Four (1961) #248
207. Captain America (1968) #365
208. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #464
209. G.I. Joe (2024) #6
210. The Power Fantasy #8
211. Youngblood Deluxe #1
212. JSA All-Stars #s 12-13
213. Spector: Incorruptible
214. JSA All-Stars #s 14-18
215. The Batman Adventures (1992) #19
216. Invincible #s 105-107
217. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #272
218. The New Golden Age #1
219. Axel Pressbutton #s 4-5
220. The Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #2
221. Avengers (2023) #25
222. One World Under Doom #3
223. X-Men (2024) #15
224. Fantastic Four (1961) #249
225. Captain America (1968) #366
226. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #465
227. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #273
228. Justice Society of America (2022) #s 1-2
229. Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1
230. Axel Pressbutton #6
231. Six months’ worth of The Phoenix (Yes, really, six months of a weekly comic)
232. Fantastic Four (1961) #250
233. Captain America (1968) #367
234. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #466
235. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #25
236. Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic #8
237. Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #2
238. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #274
239. The Batman Adventures (1992) #20
240. Justice Society of America (2022) #s 3-6
241. Stargirl: The Lost Children #1
242. Invincible #s 108-122
243. Action Comics #1086
244. Batman and Robin (2023) #21
245. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton #1
246. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 275-276
247. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #467 (Final Peter David)
248. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #217
249. Fantastic Four (1961) #251
250. Captain America (1968) #368
251. Justice Society of America (2022) #s 7-8
252. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 277-280
253. Invincible #s 123-132
254. Fantastic Four (1961) #252
255. Captain America (1968) #369
256. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #48
257. Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic #9
258. Justice Society of America (2022) #s 9-12
259. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #s 281-282
260. Invincible #s 133-144
261. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 0-5
262. The Incredible Hulk: The End #1
263. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #s 134-136
264. The Sensational She-Hulk (1988) #12
265. Wolverine: Global Jeopardy
266. Spider-Man: The Trial of Venom
267. Mommy Blog #1
268. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 253-254
269. Captain America (1968) #370
270. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #283
271. Spider-Man 2099 (1992) #s 1-3
272. JSA (2024) #1
273. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton #2
274. Fantastic Four (1961) #s 255-256
275. Captain America (1968) #371
276. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 6-7
277. Spider-Man 2099 (1992) #4
278. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #284
279. JSA (2024) #s 2-7
280. DC vs. Vampires: World War V #s 7-9
281. The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #s 218-221
282. The New Defenders #128
283. Batman (2016) #s 158-159
284. The New Defenders #s 129-130
285. Absolute Green Lantern #2
286. Secret Six (2025) #3
287. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton #3
288. Fantastic Four (1961) #257
289. Captain America (1968) #s 372-377
290. Captain Marvel (2000) #8
291. Predator vs. Spider-Man #1
292. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton #s 4-5
293. Fantastic Four (2022) #31
294. Godzilla vs. Spider-Man #1
295. Laser Eraser and Pressbutton #6
296. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #16
297. Fantastic Four (1961) #258
298. Captain America (1968) #379
299. Captain Marvel (2000) #9
300. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #26
301. Planet Death #0
302. The Batman Adventures (1992) #s 21-22
303. Batman the Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #s 0-1
304. The Batman Adventures (1992) #23
305. Batman the Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #s 2-7
306. Heavy Metal (2025) #1
307. All-Flash #1
308. The Saga of Crystal, Crystal Warrior #1
309. Fantastic Four (1961) #259
310. The Thing (1983) #s 1-4
311. Captain America (1968) #380
312. The Batman Adventures (1992) #24
313. Captain Marvel (2000) #s 10-13
314. Captain America (1968) #381
315. Alpha Flight Annual #1
316. Fantastic Four (1961) #260
317. The Thing (1983) #s 5-6
318. Captain America (1968) #382
319. Captain Marvel (2000) #14

As is traditional, heading to a convention completely wrecked by regular rhythm of comic book reading, with Emerald City Comic Con at the start of the month leaving me too exhausted to read much if anything at the end of each day. That said, I managed to climb back on the horse pretty impressively, based on this outrageous list of things that I read last month. (It’s actually not as impressive as it might look, but I will say that my habit of reading Fantastic Four, The Mighty Thor, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk every evening proves to make it look pretty great.) That said, if anyone could explain what made me so obsessed with DC’s Justice Society as I became midway through the month, that would very much be appreciated…

1. All Star Superman #1
2. Fantastic Four (1961) #64
3. The Mighty Thor (1966) #141
4. Captain America (1968) #314
5. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #374
6. G.I. Joe (1982) #s 31-33
7. All Star Superman #2
8. Fantastic Four (1961) #65
9. The Mighty Thor (1966) #142
10. Captain America (1968) #315
11. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #375
12. G.I. Joe (1982) #34
13. Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #285
14. Icon (1993) #s 9-10
15. Jack of Hearts #2
16. Fantastic Four (1961) #66
17. The Mighty Thor (1966) #143
18. Captain America (1968) #316
19. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #376
20. Icon (1993) #s 11-13
21. New Gods (2024) #4
22. Legionnaires #58
23. Jack of Hearts #s 3-4
24. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #18
25. Fortune and Glory: The Musical
26. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 377-379
27. Icon (1993) #s 14-15
28. Avengers (2023) #24
29. Doctor Strange of Asgard #1
30. The Ultimates (2024) #10
31. Uncanny X-Men (2024) #11
32. NYX (2024) #9
33. Storm (2024) #6
34. Fantastic Four (1961) #67
35. The Mighty Thor (1966) #144
36. Captain America (1968) #317
37. Superman: Birthright #s 1-3
38. Fantastic Four (1961) #68
39. The Mighty Thor (1966) #145
40. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #5
41. Metamorpho: The Element Man (2024) #4
42. Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature #1
43. Superman (2023) #24
44. Fantastic Four (1961) #69
45. The Mighty Thor (1966) #146
46. Captain America (1968) #318
47. Wonder Woman (2023) #19
48. Superman: Birthright #4
49. Fantastic Four (1961) #70
50. The Mighty Thor (1966) #147
51. Fantastic Four (1961) #71
52. The Mighty Thor (1966) #148
53. Fantastic Four (1961) #72
54. The Mighty Thor (1966) #149
55. Fantastic Four (1961) #73
56. The Mighty Thor (1966) #150
57. Fantastic Four (1961) #74
58. The Mighty Thor (1966) #151
59. Justice League: The Atom Project #4
60. Green Lantern (2023) #21
61. Black Canary: The Best of the Best #5
62. Birds of Prey (2023) #19
63. Superman: Birthright #5
64. Captain America (1968) #319
65. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 380-381
66. Captain America (1968) #320
67. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 382-385
68. Superman: Birthright #6
69. The Best of 2000 AD Special Edition #1
70. DR & Quinch’s Totally Awesome Guide to Life
71. Fantastic Four (1961) #75
72. The Mighty Thor (1966) #152
73. Showcase ‘94 #s 8-9 (Waverider story only)
74. Zero Hour (1994) #s 4-0
75. Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #1
76. Generation Zero: Gods Among Us Special Edition #1
77. Generations Shattered #1
78. Generations Forged #1
79. Fantastic Four (1961) #76
80. The Mighty Thor (1966) #153
81. Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #13
82. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #19
83. Superman: Birthright #s 7-12
84. Action Comics (2011) #s 1-2
85. Action Comics (2011) #s 3-4, 7
86. Fantastic Four (1961) #77
87. The Mighty Thor (1966) #154
88. JSA (2024) #6
89. Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #1
90. Action Comics (2011) #8
91. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 386-387
92. Captain America (1968) #s 321-322
93. Paradax (1987) #1
94. 2x Peter Milligan and Brett Ewins
95. All-New Venom #4
96. The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #69
97. Nick Fury vs. Fin Fang Foom #1
98. Iron Man (2024) #6
99. Phoenix (2024) #9
100. Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #2
101. West Coast Avengers (2024) #5
102. X-Men (2024) #13
103. X-Factor (2024) #8
104. Star Trek (1989) #1
105. Secret Six (2025) #s 1-2
106. You’ll Do Bad Things #1
107. We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #1
108. G.I. Joe (2024) #s 1-2
109. Fantastic Four (1961) #78
110. The Mighty Thor (1966) #155
111. G.I. Joe (2024) #s 3-5
112. America vs. the Justice Society #1
113. All-Star Comics #s 58-61
114. JSA (1999) #s 52-55
115. Aquaman (2025) #2
116. JSA (1999) #s 56-58
117. Hawkman (2002) #s 23-25
118. Action Comics (2011) #5
119. JSA (1999) #s 59-60
120. All-Star Comics #62
121. JSA (1999) #s 61-64
122. The Power Fantasy #s 5-7
123. Fantastic Four (1961) #79
124. The Mighty Thor (1966) #156
125. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #388
126. Captain America (1968) #323
127. JSA (1999) #s 65-67
128. Action Comics (2011) #6
129. Booster Gold (1985) #s 8-9
130. Avengers (1963) #s 235-236
131. JSA (1999) #s 68-70
132. G.I. Joe (1982) #s 35-37
133. All-Star Comics #63
134. America vs. the Justice Society #2
135. Alpha Flight (1983) #6
136. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #389
137. Aquaman (2025) #3
138. JSA (1999) #s 71-72
139. All-Star Comics #64
140. Captain America (1968) #324
141. Invincible #s 1-14
142. JSA (1999) #s 73-77
143. JSA Classified #s 1-4
144. Justice Society of America (1992) #s 1-2
145. Avengers (1963) #237
146. Star Trek (1989) #s 2-4
147. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 390-393
148. JSA (1999) #s 78-81
149. Star Trek (1989) #s 5-7
150. JSA (1999) #82
151. Sooner or Later
152. Sooner or Later Presents: Swifty’s Return
153. Fantastic Four (1961) #80
154. The Mighty Thor (1966) #157
155. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #394
156. Captain America (1968) #325
157. Avengers (1963) #238
158. JSA (1999) #83
159. G.I. Joe (1982) #38
160. Invincible #s 15-16
161. Action Comics (2011) #9
162. Exceptional X-Men #7
163. One World Under Doom #2
164. Action Comics (2011) #s 9-12, 0
165. X-Force (2024) #9
166. Cable: Love and Chrome #3
167. Batman and Robin (2023) #20
168. Fantastic Four (1961) #81
169. The Mighty Thor (1966) #158
170. Captain America (1968) #326
171. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #395
172. Avengers (1963) #239
173. Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #1
174. Green Lantern Corps (2025) #3
175. JSA (1999) #s 84-87
176. Justice Society of America (2006) #1
177. Action Comics (2011) #s 13-14
178. Fantastic Four (1961) #82
179. The Mighty Thor (1966) #159
180. Captain America (1968) #327
181. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #396
182. Justice Society of America (2006) #s 2-4
183. Avengers (1963) #240
184. All-Star Comics #65
185. Justice Society of America (1992) #s 3-5
186. G.I. Joe (1982) #s 39-40
187. Action Comics (2011) #15
188. Fantastic Four (1961) #83
189. The Mighty Thor (1966) #160
190. Captain America (1968) #328
191. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #397
192. Action Comics (2011) #s 16-18
193. Star Trek (1989) #s 8-12
194. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #s 398-400
195. Justice Society of America (1992) #s 6-7
196. Aquaman (2025) #4
197. Star Trek (1989) #13
198. Fantastic Four (1961) #84
199. The Mighty Thor (1966) #161
200. Captain America (1968) #329
201. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #401
202. Star Trek (1989) #s 14-16
203. Justice Society of America (1992) #s 8-10
204. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #s 301-305
205. All-Star Comics #66
206. Fantastic Four (1961) #85
207. The Mighty Thor (1966) #162
208. Captain America (1968) #330
209. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #402
210. Web of Spider-Man (1985) #s 2-3
211. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #43
212. Star Trek (1989) #s 17-21
213. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #s 306-307
214. Invincible #s 17-24, 0
215. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #s 308-310
216. Web of Spider-Man (1985) #s 4-9
217. Fantastic Four (1961) #86
218. The Mighty Thor (1966) #163
219. Captain America (1968) #331
220. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #403
221. Star Trek (1989) #s 22-24
222. Invincible #s 25-30
223. Invincible: Origins #1
224. Justice Society of America (2006) #s 7-9
225. Al’s Baby
226. Fantastic Four (1961) #87
227. The Mighty Thor (1966) #164
228. Captain America (1968) #332
229. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #404
230. Invincible #s 31-34
231. Marvel Team-Up (2004) #14 (Invincible crossover)
232. Web of Spider-Man Annual #s 1-3
233. All-Star Comics #67
234. Hawkgirl (2006) #50
235. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #20
236. Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #s 14-15
237. Web of Spider-Man (1985) #s 10-13
238. Star Trek (1989) #s 25-28
239. Fantastic Four (1961) #88
240. The Mighty Thor (1966) #165
241. Captain America (1968) #333
242. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #405
243. Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four #1
244. Fantastic Four (2022) #30
245. Uncanny X-Men (2024) #12
246. Star Trek (1989) #29
247. Thunderbolts: Doomstrike #2
248. The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #70
249. The Incredible Hulk (2023) #23
250. Summer of Superman Special #1
251. Challengers of the Unknown (2024) #5
252. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #38
253. Wonder Woman (2023) #20
254. Fantastic Four (1961) #89
255. The Mighty Thor (1966) #166
256. Captain America (1968) #334
257. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #406
258. X-Manhunt: Omega #1
259. Wolverine: Revenge #5
260. Daredevil (2023) #19
261. Weapon X-Men #2
262. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #15
263. Fantastic Four (1961) #90
264. The Mighty Thor (1966) #167
265. Captain America (1968) #335
266. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #407
267. DC vs. Vampires: World War V #s 1-4
268. DC vs. Vampires: World War V – Darkness and Light #1
269. DC vs. Vampires: World War V #s 5-6
270. Justice League of America (1960) #166
271. Fantastic Four (1961) #91
272. The Mighty Thor (1966) #168
273. Captain America (1968) #336
274. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #408
275. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #44
276. 52: World War III #s 1-4
277. Justice League of America (1960) #167
278. Fantastic Four (1961) #92
279. The Mighty Thor (1966) #169
280. Captain America (1968) #337
281. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #409
282. Justice Society of America (2006) #s 10-12
283. Detective Comics #1096
284. Titans (2023) #22
285. The New Gods (2024) #5
286. Absolute Wonder Woman #s 1-5
287. Justice League of America (1960) #168
288. Fantastic Four (1961) #93
289. The Mighty Thor (1966) #170
290. Captain America (1968) #338
291. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #410
292. Invincible #s 35-47
293. Fantastic Four (1961) #94
294. The Mighty Thor (1966) #171
295. Captain America (1968) #s 339-340
296. Iron Man (1968) #228
297. The Incredible Hulk (1962) #411
298. Serenity: Those Left Behind #1
299. Kingdom Come #1
300. Red Hulk (2025) #2
301. Invincible #s 48-50
302. Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #s 231-232
303. All-New Collector’s Edition #55 (Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes)

At some point in November, I started re-reading The New Teen Titans, a comic book series that was for a large stretch of the 1980s one of the most acclaimed comic books in the U.S. market — and one of the leading titles for DC Comics at a time when it was positioning itself as one of the most forward-thinking publishers out there for mainstream audiences. By all logic, such a description would suggest that New Teen Titans is an all-time classic that people place in the same pantheon as Chris Claremont’s contemporaneous run on Uncanny X-Men, or other such 1980s superheroes classics. And yet… they don’t.

The problem is, bluntly, that the last… half of the classic 1980s/early 90s run is not particularly very good. In fact, it’s so bad that it’s almost more interesting than the good stuff, for reasons that amount to little more than simply asking, “What the fuck is happening?” over and over and over again.

The “classic” New Teen Titans run starts in 1980 when Marv Wolfman and George Perez revive the 1960s team book with a bunch of new characters and a mission statement that essentially consists of, “see what Claremont is doing in X-Men? Yeah, that, but even more soapy.” It was an immediate smash hit because, honestly, it’s addictive glossy soap superheroics that very deliberately places all of the big threats as something with personal connections to one of the core cast, because everything in the damn comic is soap opera and character-driven, and that’s what makes it work. Keeping everything claustrophobically focused on its core cast is a strong enough gimmick to keep the momentum going even when you realize that some plots are going nowhere, and others are repeating over and over again. (How many times need we worry that one of the team is evil?)

And then, stunningly, everything goes to pieces. The 1980s New Teen Titans comic was successful enough that, four years in, it gets replaced by another comic, also called New Teen Titans, which gets renamed The New Titans with its 50th issue because, well, maybe teens weren’t in anymore. That second series continues until its 130th issue in 1996 or so, but here’s the thing: everything after, maybe, #62 or so is… terrible. Not just “not very good,” but, actively bad. And it’s all because the series seems to utterly forget what works.

I can’t deny it: the sudden, unmistakable drop-off in quality is what kept me reading until the end, in part because I was compelled to try and figure out if there was method to the seeming madness of dropping almost all of the pre-existing cast in any number of melodramatic ways — one is literally tied to a missile, flown into Russia, and then transformed into a mind-controlled robot; that’s not a joke — while also wondering just how crazy things could get.

There’s something compelling to me about watching artistic “flops,” or failures in some degree or another, but the fate of New Teen Titans is almost singular in the ways in which it doesn’t just lean into the skid as things start to go wrong, but almost speed up into it, too: doubling down, as if to see what might happen if the crash is harder, more violent, more destructive. You almost have to admire that sense of nihilism, if it wasn’t for the fact that… it’s kind of boring to read…?

In a very strange way, December — a month where I read a lot of holiday comics, and a lot of Teen Titans comics and related series thereof — might have been the month that most perfectly represented my 2024 reading trends (revisiting old series and/or catching up with things I hadn’t read but felt like I should as a superhero fan, but doing so in bulk) and also the month that broke me of that tendency, at least in the short term. I read a lot of comic books in December, but outside of the obvious choices, very few were memorable, and very many were instantly forgettable if not downright bad. (Most of the 2003 Teen Titans series, I’m sadly looking at you.) Maybe 2025 is a year where I read less, but what I do read will be of higher quality. Check in with me this time next month and we’ll see if I followed through on that promise to myself.

1. The Titans (1999) #s 1-2
2. The Titans Secret Files & Origins #1
3. The Titans (1999) #s 3-4
4. Secret Origins (1986) #13
5. Action Comics Weekly #s 613-618, 626-634 (Nightwing stories only)
6. The Titans (1999) #s 5-20
7. The Titans Secret Files & Origins #2
8. Crisis #8 (Third World War story only)
9. Rogue Trooper: The War Machine
10. DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1
11. Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #1
12. The Titans (1999) #s 21-25
13. Team Titans #s 5-11
14. Fantastic Four: Antithesis #s 1-4 
15. Team Titans #s 12-14
16. The Titans (1999) #s 26-30
17. Marvel Team-Up (1972) #1
18. The Brave and the Bold (1955) #148
19. Batman (1940) #309
20. Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #79
21. The Titans (1999) #s 31-37
22. The Titans (1999) #s 38-41
23. Marvel Holiday Magazine Digital Comic #s 1-3
24. Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic #25
25. Gwenpool Holiday Special: Merry Mix-Up #1
26. All-New Venom #1
27. Iron Man (2024) #2
28. West Coast Avengers (2024) #1
29. X-Men (2024) #8
30. The Avengers (2023) #21 
31. The Titans (1999) #s 42-50
32. Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #s 1-3
33. The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #s 61-62
34. The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henry and Simple Simon
35. Avengers Assemble (2024) #s 3-4
36. Wolverine (2024) #4
37. Teen Titans (2003) #1
38. Titans East Special #1
39. Titans (2008) #s 1-3
40. Titans (2008) #s 4-5
41. World’s Greatest Super-Heroes Holiday Special #1
42. Batman Annual (2016) #1
43. Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1
44. Titans (2008) #6
45. DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #s 1-4
46. Titans (2008) #s 7-11
47. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #38
48. Klaus #1
49. Titans (2008) #s 12-15
50. Blackest Night: Titans #s 1-3
51. Titans (2008) #s 16-23
52. Titans Hunt #s 1-2
53. Klaus #s 2-7
54. DC’s Nuclear Winter Special #1
55. DC Universe Holiday Special 2010 #1
56. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #2
57. Titans Hunt #s 3-8
58. Justice League (2011) #51
59. Titans: Rebirth #1
60. Titans (2016) #1
61. Weirdworld (2015 Vol 2) #1
62. Klaus and the Witch of Winter
63. Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville 
64. 2000 AD Prog 2413 (Year-end Christmas Prog)
65. Essential Rogue Trooper: The Traitor General
66. Transformers (2023) #s 7-10
67. Klaus and the Crying Snowman
68. Klaus and the Life and Times of Joe Christmas
69. The Ultimates (2024) #7
70. DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Laid an Egg #1
71. DC’s Very Merry Multiverse #1
72. Titans (2016) #s 2-6
73. Titans (2016) #s 7-11
74. Teen Titans (2016) #8
75. Deathstroke (2016) #s 19-20
76. Teen Titans: The Lazarus Contract Special #1
77. Titans Annual (2016) #1
78. Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #2
79. Titans (2016) #s 12-19
80. Dazzler (2024) #3
81. NYX (2024) #6
82. Star Wars: Battle of Jakku – Republic Under Siege #s 1-3
83. Transformers (2023) #s 11-15
84. Titans (2016) #s 20-22
85. Titans Annual (2016) #2
86. Titans Special (2018) #1
87. The Christmas Spirit of 1941: A Trilogy
88. Titans (2016) #s 23-25
89. Deathstroke (2011) #1
90. Deathstroke (2014) #1
91. Deathstroke: Rebirth #1
92. Deathstroke (2016) #1
93. The Christmas Spirit of 1945: Horton J Winklerod
94. Adventure Comics (1938) #82
95. DCU Holiday Bash III #1
96. Titans (2016) #s 26-32
97. Green Arrow (2016) #45
98. Nightwing (2016) #50
99. Titans (2016) #s 33-35
100. Teen Titans Academy #1
101. Future State: Teen Titans #1
102. Hellblazer (1988) #49
103. Teen Titans Academy #s 2-4
104. The Brave & The Bold (1955) #57
105. Teen Titans Academy #s 5-7
106. Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook #1
107. Shazam (2022) #1
108. Teen Titans Academy #8
109. Shazam (2022) #s 2-4
110. Teen Titans Academy #s 9-10
111. The Best of DC #22
112. Action Comics #s 1078-1982
113. Metamorpho, The Element Man (2024) #1
114. The New Gods (2024) #1
115. Challengers of the Unknown (2024) #1
116. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #2
117. Justice League: The Atom Project #1
118. Teen Titans Academy #s 11-15
119. Superman (2023) #20
120. Superwoman Special #1
121. Judge Dredd: A Better World
122. GI Joe (2024) #2
123. 2000 AD Prog 2414 (New Dredd by Williams/Wyatt!!!)
124. Batman (2016) #s 155-156
125. Batman: Dark Patterns #1
126. Green Lantern (2023) #18
127. Green Lantern: Fractured Spectrum #1
128. JSA (2024) #s 2-3
129. Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World’s Finest Special #1
130. Titans (2023) #18
131. Catwoman (2018) #71
132. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #34
133. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #39
134. Superman (2023) #21
135. The Flash (2023) #16
136. Black Canary: Best of the Best #2
137. Detective Comics #1092
138. Jenny Sparks (2024) #s 5-6
139. Aquaman (2025) #1
140. Absolute Superman #s 2-3
141. Birds of Prey (2023) #s 16-17
142. Batman and Robin (2023) #s 16-17
143. Batman and Robin: Year One #4
144. Wonder Woman (2023) #s 16-17
145. Super Friends (1976) #42
146. Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #15 
147. The Christmas Spirit of 1946: A Fable
148. Deathstroke Inc. #1
149. Deathstroke Inc. #s 2-7
150. Shadow War: Alpha #1
151. Batman (2016) #s 122-123
152. Deathstroke Inc. #s 8-9
153. Robin (2021) #s 13-14
154. Shadow War Zone #1
155. Shadow War: Omega #1
156. Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic #1
157. Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #3
158. Dark Crisis #s 1-2
159. The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #62
160. Captain America (2023) #16
161. Dazzler (2024) #4
162. Daredevil (2023) #16
163. Fantastic Four (2022) #27
164. The Incredible Hulk (2023) #20
165. The Immortal Thor #18
166. Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1
167. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #12
168. Dark Crisis #3
169. Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #s 4-6 (Name change!)
170. Titans (2023) #19
171. Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7
172. DC All In Special #1
173. Deathstroke Inc #s 10-12
174. Super-Team Family #s 11-14
175. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #35
176. Catwoman (2018) #72
177. Zatanna (2025) #1
178. Zatanna: Bring Down the House #s 1-5
179. The Question: All Along the Watchtower #2
180. Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023) #20
181. Deathstroke Inc. #s 13-15
182. Deathstroke (2016) #s 2-4
183. Teen Titans (2003) #2
184. Superman (1938) #2
185. Batman: Dark Patterns #2
186. Teen Titans (2003) #s 3-6
187. Deathstroke (2016) #s 4-8
188. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #4
189. DC Comics Presents (1978) #67
190. Teen Titans (2003) #7
191. Teen Titans (2003) #s 8-12
192. Marvel Holiday Tales to Astonish #1
193. Uncanny X-Men (2024) #7
194. Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Republic Under Siege #4
195. Phoenix (2024) #6
196. Infinity Watch (2024) #1
197. TVA #1
198. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #40
199. What If…? (1989) #41
200. The Christmas Spirit of 1947: Joy
201. What If…? (1989) #s 67-68
202. The Question: All Along the Watchtower #3
203. Challengers of the Unknown (2024) #2
204. The New Gods (2024) #2
205. Justice League Unlimited (2024) #3
206. Teen Titans (2003) #s 13-16
207. Teen Titans/Legion Special #1
208. Teen Titans (2003) #s 17-23
209. Outsiders (2003) #s 1-3
210. What If…? (1989) #s 46-47
211. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #9
212. The Flash (2023) #17
213. Metamorpho, The Element Man (2024) #2
214. EC Shiver Suspenstories #1
215. What If…? (1989) #51
216. The Christmas Spirit of 1948: Basher Bains
217. Outsiders (2003) #s 4-10
218. Action Comics (1938) #521
219. DC Comics Presents (1978) #68
220. JSA (1999) #33
221. DC Comics Presents (1978) #71
222. Outsiders (2003) #s 11-25
223. Teen Titans (2003) #s 24-25
224. JSA (1999) #s 34-37
225. Martian Manhunter: Divergence #1
226. Outsiders (2003) #s 26-31
227. Teen Titans (2003) #s 26-28
228. Martian Manhunter (2015) #1
229. X-Men (2004) #9
230. West Coast Avengers (2024) #2
231. Timeslide #1
232. Teen Titans (2003) #s 29-31
233. Iron Man (2024) #3
234. Exceptional X-Men #4
235. Outsiders (2003) #32
236. Teen Titans (2003) #s 32-33
237. Outsiders (2003) #33
238. Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #4
239. Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic #2
240. Suicide Squad: Blaze #1
241. The Christmas Spirit of 1949: S. Kringle Klaus
242. Teen Titans (2003) #34
243. Rare Flavours #s 1-2
244. Teen Titans (2003) #s 35-37
245. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #5
246. The Christmas Spirit of 1950: Darling’s First Christmas
247. The Christmas Spirit of 1951: Joe Fix
248. Outsiders (2003) #s 34-37
249. Power Girl (2023) #1
250. Nightwing (1996) #71
251. Teen Titans (2003) #s 38-39
252. Teen Titans (2003) #s 40-41
253. Outsiders (2003) #s 38-43
254. JSA (1999) #38
255. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #10
256. The Gargoyle (1985) #1
257. Teen Titans (2003) #s 42
258. Outsiders (2003) #s 44-46
259. Fantastic Four (1961) #1
260. Teen Titans (2003) #s 43-50
261. JSA (1999) #s 39-42
262. Martian Manhunter (2015) #2
263. JSA (1999) #s 43-45
264. Fantastic Four (1961) #2
265. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #41
266. Rare Flavours #3
267. Nightwing (1996) #72
268. Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #s 1-5
269. Rare Flavours #4
270. Cover Story: The 2000 AD Design Art of Robin Smith
271. Martian Manhunter (2015) #s 3-4
272. Laura Kinney, Wolverine #1
273. Teen Titans (2003) #s 51-55
274. Nightwing (1996) #73
275. Outsiders (2003) #50
276. Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Nightwing/Captain Boomerang #1
277. Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Shazam/Katana #1
278. Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Martian Manhunter/Lightning #1
279. Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Aquaman/Metamorpho #1
280. Outsiders: Five of a Kind – Wonder Woman/Grace #1
281. Martian Manhunter (2015) #s 5-6
282. Batman and the Outsiders (2007) #s 1-9
283. Fantastic Four (1961) #3
284. Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #s 7-17
285. Hulk (2008) #25 (First Jeff Parker issue)
286. The Gargoyle (1985) #2
287. Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #s 18-21
288. Batman and the Outsiders (2007) #s 10-12
289. Teen Titans (2003) #s 56-60
290. Martian Manhunter (2015) #s 7-8
291. JSA (1999) #s 45-48
292. Astonishing X-Men Infinity Comic #5
293. Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic #3
294. Fantastic Four (1961) #4
295. JSA (1999) #s 49-51
296. Rare Flavours #s 5-6
297. Judge Dredd: Regicide
298. JLA Secret Files & Origins #2
299. New Year’s Evil: Prometheus #1
300. Teen Titans (2003) #s 61-66
301. Terror Titans #1
302. Teen Titans (2003) #67
303. Terror Titans #s 2-6
304. Outsiders (2007) #s 13-14
305. Batman and the Outsiders Special #1
306. Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #s 22-26
307. Fantastic Four (1961) #5
308. The Avengers (2023) #22

The first half of this month passed in a bit of a blur, for reasons I can’t even begin to comprehend — it’s not as if anything was particularly busy on my end, but I guess the election results left my head in more of a spin than I thought — but nonetheless, I kept on keeping on reading comics at a fair clip through the whole thing. Somehow, I ended up on both a John Ostrander’s DC work and a Greg Rucka’s later DC work kick (they’re connected, via Amanda Waller; I was also tracking through all the Suicide Squad material, as you can see), which proved to be far more enjoyable than I might have expected, despite the DC Universe Infinite app collapsing at the time. (It’s fixed, since; I celebrated by reading too many New Teen Titans comics, and oh boy.) Here’s what I read last month, anyway.

1. Action Comics #1076
2. Batman & Robin: Year One #2
3. Batman & Robin: Year One Noir Edition #1
4. Wonder Woman (2023) #15
5. Titans (2023) #15
6. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #33
7. Catwoman (2018) #s 69-70
8. Suicide Squad (1987) #52
9. Justice League of America (1960) #159
10. Star Wars: Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #3
11. Wolverine: Revenge #3
12. NYX (2024) #4
13. Suicide Squad (1987) #s 53-59
14. Captain America (2023) #14
15. Deadpool Team-Up #3
16. Phases of the Moon Knight #3
17. Namor (2024) #4
18. The Power Fantasy #s 1-3
19. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt (2019) #s 1-5
20. Star Trek (2022) #13
21. Suicide Squad (1987) #s 60-66
22. Suicide Squad (2007) #s 1-3
23. Checkmate (2006) #1
24. The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #53
25. Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man
26. Checkmate (2006) #s 2-4
27. Firestorm (1982) #s 54-60
28. Manhunter (1988) #s 5-7
29. Blue Beetle (1986) #s 1-2
30. Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1982) #s 61-69
31. Firestorm: The Nuclear Man Annual #5
32. Manhunter (1988) #s 8-12
33. Marvel Treasury Edition #28 (The Amazing Spider-Man/Superman)
34. DC Universe: Decisions #s 1-4
35. Titans (2008) #9
36. Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk
37. Drax the Destroyer (2005) #1
38. DC All In Special #1
39. Manhunter (1988) #s 13-15
40. Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1982) #70
41. Aliens vs. Avengers #2
42. The Avengers (2023) #20
43. X-Men (2024) #7
44. X-Force (2024) #5
45. X-Factor (2024) #4
46. Venom War #4
47. Ultimates (2024) #6
48. Star Wars: Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #4
49. Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans
50. The New Teen Titans (1984) #s 20-23
51. The New Teen Titans Annual (1984) #2
52. One Star Squadron #s 1-2
53. X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comic #22
54. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #s 3-4
55. One Star Squadron #s 3-6
56. Damage Control (2022) #s 1-2
57. Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire
58. Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights
59. The New Teen Titans (1984) #s 24-27
60. Checkmate (2006) #s 5-7
61. Suicide Squad (2007) #4
62. V for Vendetta #1
63. Action Comics (1938) #1
64. Action Comics #1077
65. The Flash (2023) #15
66. Superman (2023) #20
67. Detective Comics #1091
68. Absolute Wonder Woman #2
69. Action Comics (1938) #411, 443, 482
70. Superman (1939) #326
71. World’s Finest Comics #s 251-252
72. Suicide Squad (2007) #5
73. Superman (1939) #327-328
74. Action Comics #500
75. Suicide Squad (2007) #s 6-8
76. Hawkworld (1989 miniseries) #s 1-3
77. Hawkworld (1989) #s 1-2
78. Suicide Squad (2009) #67
79. Secret Six (2008) #s 17-18
80. Suicide Squad (2011) #s 1-5
81. Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger 
82. Spider-Man and Batman #1
83. Fantastic Four: Full Circle Expanded Edition
84. Suicide Squad (2011) #s 6-8
85. Checkmate (2006) #s 8-10
86. Hawkworld (1989) #3
87. Checkmate (2006) #s 11-17
88. Outsiders (2003) #s 47-49
89. Star Trek (2022) #14
90. Checkmate (2006) #s 18-20
91. Suicide Squad (2011) #s 9-15, 0
92. Superman in ‘The Computers that Saved Metropolis’ (Radio Shack 1980 giveaway comic)
93. Green Lantern/Silver Surfer #1
94. Silver Surfer/Superman #1
95. Action Comics (1938) #512
96. Superman (1939) #352
97. Darker Image #1
98. Checkmate (2007) #s 21-26
99. Detective Comics (1937) #s 854-865 (Question back-ups only)
100. Convergence: The Question #s 1-2
101. Lois Lane (2019) #s 1-12
102. 2000 AD Annual 2025
103. Judge Dredd Megazine #474
104. Suicide Squad (2011) #s 16-23
105. New Suicide Squad #s 1-4
106. Reign in Hell #s 1-2
107. DC Universe Presents #s 13-16
108. X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comic #23
109. X-Men: To Serve and Protect #3
110. New Suicide Squad #s 5-8
111. Uncanny X-Men (2024) #5
112. The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #61
113. Captain America (2023) #15
114. The Spectacular Spider-Men #9
115. Venom (2021) #39
116. Psylocke (2024) #1
117. Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #4
118. Superman (1939) #355
119. Superman (1939) #s 358-359
120. New Suicide Squad #s 9-22
121. New Suicide Squad Annual #1
122. Harley Quinn and Suicide Squad: April Fools Special #1
123. Suicide Squad: Rebirth #1
124. Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1982) #s 71-73
125. Superman (1939) #s 360, 362
126. Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1982) #s 74-79
127. Manhunter (1988) #s 16-17
128. Doom Patrol (2001) #s 11-14
129. Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (1982) #s 80-83
130. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #5
131. DC: The New Frontier #1
132. Firestorm (1982) #s 84-85
133. Void Rivals #s 7-12
134. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 1-8
135. Venom War: Fantastic Four #1
136. Suicide Squad by Jim Lee Unwrapped (includes alternate version of Suicide Squad (2016) #1)
137. Superman (1939) #363
138. Action Comics (1938) #s 523, 545
139. Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #s 1-6
140. Justice League (2016) #s 12-13
141. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 9-10
142. Manhunter (1988) #18
143. The Spectre (1992) #9
144. Martian Manhunter (1998) #0
145. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 11-12
146. Action Comics (1938) #546
147. Final Crisis: Revelations #s 1-2
148. Final Crisis: Revelations #s 3-4
149. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 13-15
150. Final Crisis: Revelations #5
151. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 16-20
152. The New Gods (1971) #s 2-3
153. Star Wars (1977) #s 55-57
154. Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) #s 1-2
155. 2000 AD Prog 2410
156. Battle Action (2024) #4
157. Star Trek (1989) #s 7-9
158. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 21-25
159. Suicide Squad: Amanda Waller #1
160. Superman (1987) #4
161. Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) #s 3-5
162. Inhumans (2000) #1
163. Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Comic Magazine #1
164. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes #1
165. Wonder Man (1986) #1
166. Marvel Spotlight (1971) #s 26, 31
167. Marvel Spotlight (1979) #s 9-11
168. Vigilante (1983) #36
169. Superman (1987) #170
170. The New Gods (1971) #4
171. Hellblazer (1988) #s 25-26 (Grant Morrison fill-in)
172. Constantine (2013) #s 1-3
173. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 26-41
174. Trinity Annual (2017) #1
175. Trinity (2016) #s 12-16
176. Star Trek (1989) #s 10-12
177. Star Wars (1977) #s 58-60
178. Action Comics (1938) #556
179. Superman (1939) #403
180. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 42-46
181. Aquaman (2016) #s 39-40
182. Suicide Squad (2016) #s 47-50
183. Suicide Squad (2019) #1
184. Zenith: Phase 1
185. Batman/Captain America
186. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #s 19-21
187. Star Wars (1977) #s 61-66
188. Zenith: Phase 2
189. Suicide Squad (2019) #2
190. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #11
191. Venom War: It’s Jeff #1
192. Firestorm (1982) #s 86-88
193. Hellblazer (1988) #s 135-140
194. Suicide Squad (2019) #s 3-5
195. Star Wars (1977) #s 67-77
196. The Spectre (1992) #s 10-13
197. Battle Action (2024) #3
198. X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comic #24
199. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #6
200. The Hunger and the Dusk #1
201. Hellblazer (1988)  #s 141-143
202. Daredevil/Batman: Eye for an Eye
203. Suicide Squad (2019) #s 6-11
204. Suicide Squad (2021) #s 1-3
205. Teen Titans Academy #3
206. Suicide Squad (2021) #4
207. Firestorm (1982) #89
208. Suicide Squad (2021) #s 5-6
209. Suicide Squad Annual (2021) #1
210. Superman and the Authority #s 1-4
211. The Power Fantasy #4
212. Batman and Spider-Man 
213. Superman/Fantastic Four 
214. Immortal Thor #17 
215. Exceptional X-Men #3 
216. Avengers Assemble (2024) #3 
217. Phoenix (2024) #5 
218. Storm (2024) #2 
219. Wolverine (2024) #3
220. NYX (2024) #5
221. The New Teen Titans (1984) #s 28-32
222. Crisis (UK) #s 1-2 (Third World War stories only)
223. The New Teen Titans (1984) #s 33-36
224. Destro #1
225. Scarlett #1
226. The New Teen Titans (1984) #s 37-38
227. The New Teen Titans Annual (1984) #3
228. Infinity Inc. (1984) #45
229. Destro #s 2-5
230. The New Teen Titans (1984) #39
231. The New Teen Titans (1984) #s 39-42
232. Teen Titans Spotlight #1
233. The New Teen Titans (1984) #s 43-49
234. The New Teen Titans Annual (1984) #4
235. Scarlett #2
236. Star Wars (1977) #78
237. Crisis (UK) #s 3-4 (Third World War stories only)
238. Teen Titans Spotlight #s 2-6
239. Vigilante (1985) #s 20-21
240. World’s Finest Comics (1941) #s 254, 270
241. The New Titans (1984) #s 50-52
242. Teen Titans Spotlight #s 7-11
243. Vigilante (1985) #22
244. The New Titans (1984) #s 53-56
245. The New Titans Annual (1984) #5
246. The New Titans (1984) #s 57-59
247. Secret Origins Annual (1986) #2
248. The Multiversity Guidebook #1
249. X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comic #25
250. Batman (1940) #440
251. The New Titans (1984) #60
252. Harley Quinn in Paradise #1
253. Scarlett #s 3-5
254. Batman (1940) #s 441-442
255. The New Titans (1984) #61
256. The New Titans (1984) #s 62-67
257. The Multiversity: Mastermen #1
258. The Multiversity: Ultra Comics #1
259. The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #62
260. Venom War #5
261. The Multiversity #2
262. The New Titans (1984) #s 68-70
263. The New Titans Annual (1984) #6
264. The New Teen Titans: Games OGN
265. The New Titans (1984) #s 71-75
266. The New Titans (1984) #s 76-77
267. Crisis (UK) #5 (Third World War story only)
268. The New Titans (1984) #s 78-79
269. The New Titans Annual (1984) #7
270. The New Titans (1984) #s 80-86
271. Crisis (UK) #6 (Third World War story only)
272. The New Titans (1984) #s 87-89
273. Crisis (UK) #7 (Third World War story only)
274. Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic #7
275. Deathstroke the Terminator #s 14-16
276. The New Titans (1984) #s 90-92
277. Team Titans #s 1-3
278. Titans Sell Out! Special #1
279. Deathstroke the Terminator #17
280. Team Titans #4
281. The New Titans (1984) #93
282. The One Hand #s 1-5
283. The Six Fingers #s 1-5
284. Zombo: Can I Eat You?
285. JLA (1997) #s 1-4
286. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #1
287. The New Titans (1994) #s 94-100
288. Zombo: The Day Zombo Died
289. The New Titans (1994) #s 101-111
290. Zombo: Planet Zombo
291. Uncanny X-Men (1963) #168
292. The New Titans (1994) #s 112-114, 0
293. It’s Jeff! Infinity Comic #32
294. The New Titans (1994) #s 115-117
295. Superman vs. The Incredible Hulk
296. Batman/Daredevil #1
297. The New Titans (1994) #s 118-122
298. The New Titans Annual (1984) #11
299. The New Titans (1994) #s 123-130
300. JLA/Titans #s 1-3