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Matman Picks What 'New 52' Books Make The Cut!

10/6/2011

With all the ‘New 52’ # 1’s out and in our hot little hands, I have decided the fate of the 35 of them I read!

The first twenty are the books that will continue with me each month, the next ten are the books that have a chance to join the others and the last 5 are books that will not pass go or collect $200.00.

(The Keepers)
Animal Man
Justice League Dark
Aquaman
Resurrection Man
All Star Western
Batman
Catwoman
Justice League
Batwoman
Wonder Woman
The Flash
Justice League International
Detective Comics
Green Lantern
Teen Titans
Red Lanterns
Stormwatch
Green Lantern Corps
Batman and Robin
Action Comics

(The Almosts)
DC Universe Presents
Grifter
Batgirl
Mister Teriffic
Birds of Prey
Suicide Squad
Men of War
Voodoo
Legion Lost
Legion of Superheroes

(The Thank You Come Agains)
Superman
OMAC
Hawk and Dove
Blue Beetle
Supergirl

So there it is? What is your list? What books should I reconsider if any? What books didn’t I read that I should have? Make your comments!

lungs

10/5/2011 01:43:10 pm

no love for batwing or deathstroke?

BellevueCoug

10/5/2011 03:29:44 pm

I just finished All Star Western and I was shocked - best book I have read in years.

All the Batman titles are solid, including Dark Knight - I can never get enough of Finch's art. hope he can stay on schedule.

I do disagree on Catwoman, though. Thought it read like a bad adaption of Basic Instinct.

Brian

10/5/2011 09:45:22 pm

I didn't care for Batwing myself, but I did find Deathstroke entertaining.

Torchbearer

10/6/2011 12:33:46 am

I liked Batwing enough to give it another issue. Something that couldn't be said for Green Arrow and Grifter. In fact I bought Batwing expecting to not like it at all but was pleasantly surprised. Just proves my point: When you go into something not expecting much you can get a lot more from it.

lungs

10/6/2011 04:40:11 am

I think torchbearer nailed it on the head with his last comment. not expecting much and being surprised and expecting greatness and being disappointed was the theme of the new 52

Dumerill

10/6/2011 11:18:33 am

My list reads as follows:
-Justice League
-Batman
-Batwing
-DC Comics Presents
-Teen Titans
-Hawk & Dove
-Superboy
-Batman The Dark Knight
-Detective Comics
-Voodoo
-Flash
-Catwoman

Honestly, to me, Batwing was the best book of the new 52, after Capullo's Batman! I didn't have a clue about the character but he's just awesome! The suit rocks, the story is action packed from the "get-go", the villain was scary and the Batman cameo rocked!!! Also and most important, did anyone noticed how Batman treated Batwing? As an equal!!! That alone makes me want to know more about this character, because Bats don't even show that type of respect to Green Lantern, that tells me that Batwing is just a bad mutha... SHUT YO MOUTH!!! LOL! It's funny that Brian or Matt didn't like it.

Mdaddio

10/6/2011 12:08:13 pm

after some distance, I think agree with Dumerill. As a story and character, I think Batwing had the most impact. And I expected zero from this book. A lot of the other books sort of run together for me, but this one stands out and I look forward to more.

milkman

10/6/2011 05:26:26 pm

swamp thing
animal man
frankenstein
wonder woman
flash
JL dark

thats about it for me. frankenstein was my biggest surprise. i came away loving that book. so much fun.

Mike link

10/8/2011 02:35:37 am

I try to make it a rule to not write off a comic after one issue unless it is REALLY bad (same goes for TV shows). So far I haven't found anything that made me not want to at least see where it goes, but there certainly were some that were nowhere near as good as others. Right now my tops are Action Comics, Detective (well, really, all Batman though nothing seems like it needed to be "New 52") and Justice League/JL Dark.

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