First up… Was Mouse Guard. This book has yet to let me down. Each issue seems to be packed with adventure, yet still manages to be intelligent, and have incredible depth of character. This issue further explores the new partnership of Lieam and the Black Axe, and leaves the other team in dire straits in a cave of bats. VERY GOOD. This will again, probably be the best indie release of the year.

Next up, Zorro #1: Holy crap am I glad I picked this one up. The mood of the back story is so perfectly portrayed, you really get a sense of how intense Diego de la Vega is as a character. I had heard mention of Diego’s insistence he watch a woman be flogged for her father being unable to pay taxes, so that he would forever have the injustice burned into his mind, but it was something else to see on the page. While done tastefully, the scene was still extremely dramatic. Matt Wagner seems to be a fantastic dramatic writer, and i am incredibly pleased with this book so far. Excellent work!

Marvel Zombies 2 #5: Whats with the neat and tidy endings?! Nothing about the way this finally concluded made me want to read more. I would have preferred they ended it roughly two pages early and left it open. I enjoyed the series more than I thought I would, but I still want to sell it as soon as I can. Anyone want to buy the set off me?

Daredevil #105: Like Ian’s mentioned, Marvel’s Batman. Its unbelievable how badly messed up Matt Murdock’s life became in this arc. Mr. Fear totally did a number on his life… worse than civil war in my opinion. It was easy to come back from that. Its tough to think about… what would you do if your wife was left more or less incapacitated by fear and killed someone unintentionally because of it. Its a terrible thing to think about. Yet Brubaker writes Murdock really well, and leaves the emotion streaming off the page. Another great read this week.

Thor #6: Another story building issue. I really enjoyed it. There was plenty of comical dialogue, as you would expect when the citizens of Asgard go to a town hall meeting in rural Utah. It was really interesting to see Straczynski’s take on the interaction between Norse gods and the rural working class. I know Thor misses his lady also, but would you really want to risk the return of Odin? It was easy to see the importance of this choice via the storytelling and awkward conversation Thor has with himself about it in the diner. This book has a strange feel to it… like too many people in Utah are taking peyote and seeing mythical beings in a flying city. I can’t say I don’t enjoy it, however. I really like this book, and I was quite pleased again.

Also, I’m lazy and don’t feel like linking right now. Marvel info is at marvel.com and zorro is made by dynamite… you can google it.

seeya!

-brian