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I read Identity Crisis. M'eh.

I read 52. I was disappointed by 52 because I was happy that the multiverse was collapsed into one single world with a single history. Okay so there were some kinks, like what to do with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Green Arrow.

I liked that an Elseworlds story was an imaginary story. Hey, guess what - they're all imaginary stories. I'm fine with different versions of Batman. Whether it's Gotham by Gaslight, Holy Terror or even Red Rain.

Even Owlman has grown on me.

I liked the Earth-2 graphic novel. Probably because I liked the Mirror, Mirror episode of Classic Trek, and most every one that followed.

Here's what I would have liked to have seen.

The Jokester should have been called Punchline. Seriously. Punchline. Emphasize that he's the hero. Emphasize that he's a real challenge to Owlman, who's been imagined as such a badass. The mirror image of The Joker needs to come along and clean his and Talon's clock. Or at least be a pretty "worthy adversary". Instead, I was still rooting for Owlman. I shouldn't be rooting for Owlman. This isn't Bizarro, this is a mirror. Almost like being darkened by Eclipso. Or the Justice Lords.

I liked Eve. I got the joke about Eve. Her appearance could have been better if it were slightly different.

There was another reveal that was even more disappointing, becuase instead of making things clearer - for me, at least - it only made things more complicated.

I really wanted a look at what this mirror reality looked like. I was really disappointed that this was such and short, quick view. The way the story wrapped up told me that, in a universe where "anything can happen", not much really will happen.

It's great to have The Brave and the Bold back.

The Brave and the Bold was always one of my favorites to see how a guy who dresses up like a bat and doesn't work with anybody would end up working with just about anybody in the old DC Universe. The stories themselves were sort of secondary to the interaction between Batman and (fill in the blank with the name of this month's guest star). It was good to be a Batman fan.

The stories by Mark Waid have been fantastic. The art by George Perez has been phenomenal.

The Brave and the Bold 7 comes off the incredible six-issue story featuring Batman, Green Lantern, Supergirl, Lobo and The Legion of Super-Heroes. I've especialy enjoyed the use of the Book of Destiny.

What I also like about the new B & B is that is is not confined to using just the two main characters, and a rogue. Other characters - like Adam Strange in the first story arc and Superman, here in this story - can be great background characters.

Having Wonder Woman dna Power Girl teamed up against Dr. Alchemy was pretty cool. What happens to Superman is pretty intense.

It looks like Power Girl has a lot of issues to resolve. Unfortunately none of them are really resolved here. The conflict between her and Wonder Woman is left unresolved - for maybe a future team-up, maybe? The internal struggle that she seems to be facing - the legendary Justice Society of America, comics' first super-team is being led by someone who is headstrong, and impulsive. I have a hard time believing that Jay Garrick, Alan Scott and Carter Hall have an easy time following her lead - not because she's a woman, but because she's so cavalier about risk and danger to everyone around her.

Maybe that's the point of the story. If it is, it's just another reason why I liked it.

I'm in this one for the full ride.

Probably the bigger question than the one in the Marvel Universe - "Who's side are you on?" is the one in the Ultimate Marvel Universe - "Where is Nick Fury?"

Ultimate Spider-Man has been a must-read since the very first issue for me. It's circle the Wednesday that it comes out and rearrange my whole schedule for the day to pick it up and read it immediately!

Here, we find Peter apparently a prisoner of SHIELD in the Triskelon. Great interaction between Carol Danvers and Peter.

The Green Goblin is everything that Peter says he is - nuts.

It is very cool to see both MJ and Kitty in Peter's world. I hope that she sticks around for awhile.

Stuart Immonen is different from Mark Bagley. Not better - not worse - different. I like it!

Let me see if I've got this right - the most dreaded villain in the DCU is back - The Multiverse!

The Anti-Monitor is back. The Monitor, Bob to all his super-hero pals (be sure to check out his ComicVine page!), and Superboy-Prime are back, too.

That means that Green Lantern Alan Scott - along with Jay, Carter, Ted and the Justice Society of America are back on Earth-2. Green Lanterns Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner and John Stewart are back on Earth-1. Green Lantern Kyle Raynor, formerly Ion - and formerly posessed by Parallax - is from some other Earth entirely, along with other heroes that made their debut around the same time as he did.

Hey, look, is that Superboy-Prime now a member of the Sinestro Corps? Now instead of actually ripping your arm off, he can use the ring to create a giant yellow hand to rip your arm off.

There's a lot going on around town these days! Not only is the Sinestro Corps War underway, but the Countdown to Final Crisis, and the Search for Ray Palmer and the Death of the New Gods.

I never engaged in the "I Hate Kyle Raynor campaign", mainly because that would have been like all of the Alan Scott fans ganging up on Hal Jordan. Times change and new heroes rise up to greet new challenges. I am glad that Geoff Johns had breathed new life into Hal Jordan as Green Lantern. This is his finest and Brightest Day. In the days when I had to walk uphill both ways to school Hal was not a very interesting character. But, boy he sure is now!!

Green Lantern is now a must-read for me. Even the whole Sinestro Corps story-line is exciting.

I was riveted by Hal rescuing Kyle from Parallax.

I wonder now what will happen when the Sinestro Corp War is over, when the Search for Ray Palmer ends and the Final Crisis is resolved.

Will Alan Scott and the Justice Society return to Earth-2? Will Kyle Return to his Earth with his companion heroes? Why does Earth-1 still have three full-time Green Lanterns. I know that Guy and John have been training on OA, right? They are still full-time Lanterns. Not reservists or replacement or fill-ins.

I hope to see more of Hal's family. The struggle and conflict that his brother is going through is interesting. I'm nostalgic, so I'd like to see more of Carol and Tom. And the pilots at Edwards'.

I think this is the Green Lantern that should make it to the silver screen one day.

I am a huge fan of writer Will Pfieffer. He brought a slightly darker, moodier tone to Dial 'H' for Hero. It could have been Starman. I am still a huge fan of James Robinson's Jack Knight.

I picked up Catwoman when Will started writing it. Catwoman 72 brings Selina back to where she should be - the outlaw loner. The bad girl.

I come to the current Catwoman storyline with some personal baggage. My wife and I are in the long and arduous process of adopting. We have been waiting for over a year now, and there really is no telling when or how soon we will be making our trip to bring home our little girl. Do not underestimate how powerful a statement comic books can make. The affect is incredible.

Will has written a story that is challenging and difficult to read. We all have certain perceptions of right and wrong, good and bad, hero and villain.

The choices that we make say alot about us. Catwoman 72 shows that she is about to redefine herself. Grab it, read it and get onboard from the start. You won't be sorry.

A friend told me to add Runaways to my reading list and I'm glad I did. I went back and grabbed the digests of the issues that I had missed, and really started to pick up the individual issues since Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan took over on the book.

I'm not a real big fan of death, though. I understand why Alex had to die. I get that. I'm still not sure that Gert's death was neccesary. It was a surprise. It may help the team and Chase grow and develop. I'm still hoping that at some point in this storyline that Chase manages to find a way to bring her back. I really liked it that she was controlling Old Lace.

Here we find the Runaways making their way through 1907 New York. They split up, each with a mission.

Karolina and Molly find Klara. What they find out about each other is just as good as any of the fight scenes in the issue.

I'm not really sure that there should be costumed mystery men and women in every historic time period. So I'm not really a big fan of the Upward Path.

What I have liked is the unexpected twists and turns that Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona managed to weave. Joss Whedon and Michael Ryan have managed to contine spinning the Runaways intricate web.

If you're tired of the same-old same-old, and want to shake things up, give Runaways a try. The digests are reasonably priced, so you'll be able to catch up. If you want the hardcovers they're available too. You might still be able to grab the last three chapters leading up to where things are now. I don't think you'll be disappointed. I wasn't.