The Avengers Infinity Gauntlet #1- I love Clevinger’s Atomic Robo, so it was fun to see him do a superhero adventure like this. While the dialogue was spot on, I will say the overall story felt a little rushed and it was kind of disappointing. I like Churilla art but I don’t know if he was the best fit for the project. It’s kind of weird and unnecessary to redo the Infinity Gauntlet saga and condense it down like this, but the price point of $2.99 is fine and it has a sense of humor, so worth a look. B

The Boys: Highland Laddie #1- I don’t know if it’s the inks or if it’s McCrea’s style that’s changed a little, but it doesn’t feel as solid as his older work like on Hitman. Another off-branch of the main Boys story, which I usually treat as a normal Boys story though so no big whoop. Pretty much Ennis just doing his best to be Ennis, but it still turns out a fun read. The $3.99 price tag isn’t great though. B

Hulk #24- The whole boxed inner monologues going back and forth thing that Loeb’s made his little signature sure is friggin’ annoying these days. While the McGuinness art is beautiful and fairly epic, the fight itself was lackluster and not as strong as the Incredible Hulk counterpart a week back. The fact that it’s taken 2 years to tell the Red Hulk story is kinda sad to me, because it went from being almost interesting to something I really didn’t give a crap about within the first 6-months of waiting. Loeb presented a great mystery story years ago with Long Halloween, and since then his reveals have been getting worse and worse. He’s sorta the M. Night Shyamalan of the comic world now. C+

The Sixth Gun #3- I really really really like Brian Hurtt’s art, he just tells a clean story through solid layouts and good atmosphere. This western horror story just keeps getting better, check it out if you just like good storytelling. A-

Secret Avengers #4- Huh, I didn’t realize this was just a four issue story. I’m always happy when a writer can spare us the prolonged ‘made for a TPB’ six issue arcs that really could be cut in half. Good action, interesting plot, plenty of questions for more stories, good all around package. A-

Thunderbolts #147- This is worth it just to see John Walker kick ass. The entire issue was fun, from Luke Cage giving the Purple Man a beating, to Man-Thing kicking monster ass, and to Juggernaut doing something decent. I’m always a fan of a good Juggernaut story, and I hate it when writers forget that he can be a fairly decent guy who just makes stupid decisions. I’m interested that they are spending time with the reputation of the Raft, it’s always fun when the books actually deal with the superprisons. Still looking forward to this book with every issue. A-