Wednesday Comix is a fun, weekly comics blog highlighting my favorite reads of the week and other misadventures in life and faith. It was founded on the premise that "comics oughta be fun" because they should be.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Questioning the Pull-List Pt. 1: What Goes? What Stays?
I am just one of the thousands of comic book enthusiasts and readers who subscribe to books through their local comic shop. I just so happen to have a pull-list at G-Mart Comics in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood (www.g-mart.com). I enjoy visiting my comic shop. I grew up in a Detroit neighborhood that just so happened to also have a comic shop nearby: Comics Archives. It was there that I had my first pulls nearly 30 years ago: Batman, Detective Comics, Justice League (JLI). Comics Archives has since faded into urban sprawl and obscurity closing in 2011. The experience of getting my comic books through subscriptions has not. However, today I am at a crossroads.
I'm not questioning the benefit of subscribing to books. It's wisest stewardship of my limited funds for comics (that is after the discount is applied). It's the best way to keep creators' work on the shelves and the best way to continue to see your favorite comics published. I'm questioning my pull-list. I have to pair it down, which is never fun nor easy. I've already made some hard choices, but here is a current list of the books to which I subscribe.
Amazing Spider-Man ($3.99, monthly) Superior Foes of Spider-Man ($2.99, monthly)
I've also been reading Frank J. Barbiere's Solar: Man of the Atom from Dynamite and Five Ghosts from Image; Charles Soule's run on Red Lanterns at DC Comics (particularly "Red Daughter of Krypton" and "Atrocities"); and Jeff Parker's run on Batman '66. Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers by writer Joe Casey and a slew of artists including Nathan Fox was also a fun read. However, I can't buy everything.
There's Warren Ellis and Tula Lotay's Supreme Blue Rose of whose first issue I enjoyed. Peter David's Spider-Man 2099 and the whole of the upcoming "Spiderverse." All new Thor #1 releases in October. Greg Pak's Storm was solid in my opinion, though, it never made my pull-list. LFC at Longbox Heroes (www.longboxheroes.com) got me hooked on Superior Foes of Spider-Man (still not cancelled). The Turtles in Time mini at IDW interested me so much that I started looking at the graphic novels, particularly Ross Campbell's art on "North Hampton" and got hooked. Once Valiant brings back Eternal Warrior (Peter Milligan and Cary Nord) and debuts it's project The Valiant with Jeff Lemire, Paolo Rivera (and his dad) and Matt Kindt, I'll be adding them to my pull-list.
Ultimately, I enjoy reading all of these or will enjoy those released in the future. However, which ones should I take off my list? Which ones should I add? How do I keep my list under $30 bucks? What say you?
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