Five Must Buys 10/30/16

Hola readers. Another happy Monday and another day fighting awful traffic. It looks to be another great week in comics.  DC is still killing it with Rebirth and I am hoping that Marvel can turn it around with relaunching X-Men soon.  Marvel NOW has not been impressive and if my local store is any indication of how fans feel, Marvel needs to right the ship ASAP. It is funny how DC's comics are killing it and their movies are getting killed and Marvel's movies are killing it and their comics are getting killed.  TV aside from the Netflix shows are not great. Agents of Shield and the whole CWverse want to be good and sometimes they are, but most of the time they are meh. Let us get back to what all these things are based off and what we are excited to read this week.

BOOK OF THE WEEK

W: Zachary Kaplan A: Giovanni Timpano

Eclipse #3 - Not only does Bax get closer to understanding just how the city's mysterious killer avoids burning in the deadly sunlight, but also with Cielo's help, he learns more about the city's secrets and the killer's origins. But will it be enough to help Bax protect her before the killer strikes again?

This has been one of my favorite books that have come out recently.  In a post-apocalyptical world where the sun will burn and kill you, there is a killer that does not burn and is using the sun as his weapon.  This is a book that does not telegraph any of the twists and turns and is a great read.  I can't wait to learn more about the characters and this world.

W: Tom King A: Miel Janin

Batman #10 - 'I am Suicide' part two! Batman now has his team, but are they ready for the most dangerous mission of their lives? As the Dark Knight prepares his squad to infiltrate Santa Prisca, he may find that it's up to him alone to face Bane.

Anything with Bane will have me reading a book. I think that Bane has been so misused since pretty much Knightfall.  King looks like he may be using Bane's brain as well as his strength, which is what makes Bane so great and brings out the best in the Dark Knight. The start of this arc was great and looks to have a lot of potential. With what King did on Vision this may be the start of a great Batman arc.

W: Dan Abnett A: Brad Walker

Aquaman #10 - 'HOUSE OF LIGHT'! Before Mera can marry Aquaman and become the Queen of Atlantis, she must undergo numerous trials to appease the ancient traditions of her adopted homeland. But not everyone in the court of Atlantis is keen to see an outsider ascend to the throne!

This has been the only Aquaman run that has kept my interest this long. It will be interesting if Abnett can keep it going or will fall back into Aquaman that people make fun of. There are a lot of avenues to take with Aquaman since he is basically the only Monarch is the DC world and can pretty much do anything he wants. This aspect never seems to be pursued aside from an evil brother or king of guard trying to overthrow him and take power for themselves. He is also always the outcast in the Justice League and there are a lot of avenues to explore there, trust, teamwork, and being an outcast, which they have touched on.  Hopefully Abnett has some more good stories in him.

W: Robert Kirkman A: Charlie Adlard

The Walking Dead #160 - 'THE WHISPERER WAR': Part 4 - The war rages on.

I mean if you aren't reading The Walking Dead, I don't know what else to say. The Whisper War has been good so far and I love the use of Negan.  There are a multitude of ways that this could end and I can't wait to see where it goes. Sometimes I almost feel like there should be a spin off with Negan and his establishing a new saviors group. However, if Kirkman was to do that, I think he would do it in The Walking Dead fashion where he kills Rick off and takes the group over. I don't see that happening, but with Kirkman anything is possible.  That is the joy of this book.

W:Jeff Lemire A: Charles Soule

Death Of X #3 - Cyclops and Emma Frost start to hatch their plan. The Inhumans cross a line with the mutants.

This event makes me a little sad because it basically got rid of the X-Men in the current timeline. However, with the new announcements of all the X books coming back. I can't wait to see how where this goes and how it turns out. They are bringing back Blue and Gold teams so this has to lead somewhere good.

Think I missed something or that I suck.  Let me know if the comments.