# What new comics should I check out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 30, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233 "2005-08-30T11:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FlippyFly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/1 "2005-08-30T11:58:12Z")
I need some new comics… I am going to talk to my vendor and have him change my order and stop receiving: Ultimates Ultimate Fantastic Four Ultimate Iron Man. I already get: Ultimate Spider-man Batman Detective Comics 100 bullets Hellblazer Rising Stars (when it comes out) Legends of the Dark Knight Amazing Spider-man Losers Y the Last Man Powers (when it comes out) Batman/Superman Gotham Knights and a few more I can’t think of right now. Based on what I get, what do you think I might like? I am thinking **Green Lantern** and **Swamp Thing** might be good, any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Psycho\_Pirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Psycho\_Pirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psycho_Pirate)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/2 "2005-08-30T12:26:46Z")
Definitely **Green Lantern**. I’d also recommend **JSA** , **Astro City** , **All Star Superman** (it isn’t out yet but it should be good). Joss Whedon’s (of _Angel_, _Buffy_, and _Firefly_ fame) **Astonishing X-men** has also been quite good so far (see, I’m not a total DC shill…just, mostly). As I am sure that you probably know, DC Comics is getting ready to have some major shake-ups, so you might want to get the main **Infinite Crisis** mini-series. Happy buying! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/3 "2005-08-30T12:32:51Z")
The new “Legion of Super-Heroes” run is very good, and only up to issue #9, so you could still get all of them. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/4 "2005-08-30T13:07:22Z")
If you like Y, you should enjoy Vaughan’s Wildstorm title, Ex Machina, about a super-hero who becomes mayor of New York, but not campy. It’s on like issue #14 or so, but there’s a TPB of the first six issues out. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/5 "2005-08-30T13:07:57Z")
**Rocketo** , just for the amazing, unique art. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/6 "2005-08-30T13:10:22Z")
Scroll down to July 23 for _Rocketo_ art. [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005\_07.html](http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2005_07.html) ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/7 "2005-08-30T13:19:18Z")
I’ll second Ex Machina, and check out the Supreme Power TPB. If you enjoy old school superhero throwdowns, check out Savage Dragon. Bendis’ Daredevil is rankling the old time fans, but I love it. It just started a new story arc, The Murdoch Papers, which looks good. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/8 "2005-08-30T13:19:38Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > If you like Y, you should enjoy Vaughan’s Wildstorm title, Ex Machina, about a super-hero who becomes mayor of New York, but not campy. It’s on like issue #14 or so, but there’s a TPB of the first six issues out. > Cliffy Slight hijack, but I read this one and agreed with your assessment. You could definitely tell it was written by Vaughn. Not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing, but I liked it enough to get the next installment when it comes out. (The reason you could tell it was written by Vaughn is because Yorrick is the main character in both; which is to say Vaughn is the main character in both. At least, his idealized version of himself.) And I also read the latest Y:TLM despite my misgivings with the previous volume. Better, but still not the greatest. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/9 "2005-08-30T13:25:39Z")
**Young Avengers** is good fun. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/10 "2005-08-30T13:27:42Z")
I liked Ex Machina too, but I’m only reading it in TPB form. Other than that, the only “current” books I’ve been interested in lately are: Planetary (I read it in TPBs as well, due to the slow shipping schedule) Dan Slott’s She-Hulk (on hiatus, but there are two TPBs) Warren Ellis’ Iron Man (this one is very slow, so wait for the TPB) Ed Brubaker’s Sleeper (three TPBs so far, with a fourth and final one yet to come, plus the “prequel,” Point Blank) Gail Simone’s Villains United (mostly because I’m a fan of the late-'80s Suicide Squad concept and the Deadshot and Catman characters). ---
**Author:** ![mazinger\_z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/11 "2005-08-30T15:45:29Z")
You’re going to drop the Ultimates? That’s one of my favs! (I just realized that I need to up my pull list) Anyawy, here are some additional titles: Astonishing X-men New Avengers And, I second: Planetary Legion of Superheroes ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-comics-should-i-check-out/319233/12 "2005-08-30T20:07:03Z")
Again, if your looking for good superhero stuff, you can’t go wrong with Spider-Girl which is available in handy digest-size.