A good cross-section of some really top notch comics, but a few points I'd like to raise. First, I disagree with the current meme that the DCUis "homogonized." Maybe it's just the books I read, but I do not get any "sameness" from my DC titles. I get lots of different styles of art and styles of stories. Again maybe that's just my experience, but that talking point is stale for me. Secondly, regarding Wonder Woman and Superman, I love how folks complain that "All DC is doing is keeping everything the same as it used to be in [70s, 80s, 90s, whatever]!" but when they do something different which has not been done before, they get blasted for that, too. That having been said Wonder Woman is a fabulous title and a great read. As far as some other titles which deserve recognition, The Flash may not be as bold a new direction as Wonder Woman, but it's the finest superhero comic book published by DC. Just fantastic month in and month out. Over at Marvel, the new Iron Man by Kieron Grant and Greg Land has similarly been great. Really far out, creative stories putting Tony in unique situations and with unique co-stars, such as a Rigellian Recorder and Death's Head. Also want to echo their endorsement of Daredevil; I'm no fan but that book is awesome. Finally, a pair of third party books, both from Valiant: X-O Manowar and Archer & Armstrong. X-O is a very strong science fiction book, dealing with a an ancient Visigoth who, along with most of his race, are abducted by aliens and forced into slavery, until he dons the ancient Manowar armor, overthrows his captures, and becomes the most dangerous man on Earth. Archer & Armstrong is a often hilarious buddy-cop tale of a naive and idealistic (but superbly trained in combat) young man named Obidiah Archer who finds himself thrown in with a rowdy, womanizing, hard drinking immortal named Armstrong. The two adventure all over the glove against the various factions of The Sect, shadowy organizations which controlled the world since ancient times (including such groups as The One Percent, who control the world's finances; The Null, who worship the concept of "zero;" and The Black Block, a militant anarchist group wearing boxes on their heads). Both of these books are well worth checking out and have been very strong. Thanks for posting the initial article Cary!
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