Weekly Reader, December 15, 2025

[Jeff]

I'm gonna start with the CrossGen stuff.

Puppet Master (Jeff's Pick)
Avengers annual 10



Marvel Unlimited
Captain America #3
UNDEAD IRON FIST #1  (OF 4)
Ultimate Wolverine #9
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1
ABSOLUTE FLASH #9
THE NEW GODS #12 (OF 12)
DC MARVEL BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 (ONE SHOT)

Hoopla
Eight Limbs TPB

Crossgen
Crossgen Chronicles #2
Crossgen Chronicles #3
Crux #1
The First #6
Sigil #11
Scion #11
Meridian #11

ComiXology
Redemption   #1
Redemption   #2
Redemption   #3
Redemption   #4
Redemption   #5

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[Perry]

Marvel Unlimited
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #4
Ultimate Wolverine #9

DC Universe Ultra
New Gods #12
DC/Marvel Batman/Deadpool #1
Legion of Super-Heroes #15
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1

Hoopla
??

Crossgen
The First #7
Sigil #12
Scion #12
Crux #2

Puppet Master (Jeff)
Avengers Annual #10

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[Jeff]

Puppet Master (Jeff's Pick)
Avengers annual 10



Marvel Unlimited
Captain America #3
UNDEAD IRON FIST #1  (OF 4)
Ultimate Wolverine #9
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1
ABSOLUTE FLASH #9
THE NEW GODS #12 (OF 12)
DC MARVEL BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 (ONE SHOT)

Hoopla
Eight Limbs TPB

Crossgen
Crossgen Chronicles #2
Crossgen Chronicles #3
Crux #1
The First #6
Sigil #11
Scion #11
Meridian #11

ComiXology
Redemption  #1
Redemption  #2
Redemption  #3
Redemption  #4
Redemption  #5

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Crossgen Chronicles #2 - Excellent story with amazing Perez art! Man it makes me miss his glory days!

Crossgen Chronicles #3 - Excellent Meridian story.  And more amazing Perez art.

Crux #1 - Love it! Great new series with great Steve Epting art! I'm liking this Atlantis story.

The First #6 - I really like this book but there are so many characters.  I'm starting to learn them all but it seems like it will take an eon!

Sigil #11 - Mark Waid takes over next issue! I was enjoying this now but it's about to get even better I predict!

Scion #11 - so far all of this weeks Crossgen has been good. And this was no exception.  I liked the focus on the villains this issue.  They're just as interesting as the hero.  Plus I like the start of possible cross over with the reveal of who/what the one villain is!

[Jeff]

Puppet Master (Jeff's Pick)
Avengers annual 10

Marvel Unlimited
Captain America #3
UNDEAD IRON FIST #1  (OF 4)
Ultimate Wolverine #9
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1
ABSOLUTE FLASH #9
THE NEW GODS #12 (OF 12)
DC MARVEL BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 (ONE SHOT)

Hoopla
Eight Limbs TPB

Crossgen
Crossgen Chronicles #2
Crossgen Chronicles #3
Crux #1
The First #6
Sigil #11
Scion #11
Meridian #11

ComiXology
Redemption  #1
Redemption  #2
Redemption  #3
Redemption  #4
Redemption  #5

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Captain America #3 - this is pretty good.  I liked the face off with Doom.

UNDEAD IRON FIST #1  (OF 4) - I liked this too. Is Marvel on the upswing?

Ultimate Wolverine #9 - Three for three. I'm having a good Marvel week.

Meridian #11 - Felt like a setup issue but still good.  I'm ready for some groups to start finding each other though.

[Gay Titan]

Absolute Flash #10
Batman Superman: World's Finest #46
Nightwing #133
Thundercats Holiday Special #1
Titans #30

[Jeff]

Puppet Master (Jeff's Pick)
Avengers annual 10

Marvel Unlimited
Captain America #3
UNDEAD IRON FIST #1  (OF 4)
Ultimate Wolverine #9
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1
ADD: MARVEL/DC: DEADPOOL/BATMAN #1 (ONE SHOT)

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1
ABSOLUTE FLASH #9
THE NEW GODS #12 (OF 12)
DC MARVEL BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 (ONE SHOT)

Hoopla
Eight Limbs TPB

Crossgen
Crossgen Chronicles #2
Crossgen Chronicles #3
Crux #1
The First #6
Sigil #11
Scion #11
Meridian #11

ComiXology
Redemption  #1
Redemption  #2
Redemption  #3
Redemption  #4
Redemption  #5

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ABSOLUTE FLASH #9 — ok this was a great issue! I'm sucked in for more now.

THE NEW GODS #12 (OF 12) - it's done. And I hate to say it but I didn't enjoy this series.  The writing was too confusing and I have no interest in this new character.

IMPERIAL WAR: NOVA - CENTURION #1 - Love it! A bunch of my favocharacters all in one pulse pounding hit of a book! I really like where this whole Imperial universe is going!

X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1 - Excellent! The weird universe that brought me back to the X-Men.  And some of my favorite characters from that run!  Especially psyched by the cliff hanger!

[Perry]

So I forgot that I wanted to add that Captain America #3 that Jeff recently talked about, or I would have started that this morning instead of trying to read back to back Amalgam  issues. I couldn't get through two full issues. After just a few pages into the second one, I knew I needed to take a break. And that's not an indictment on the issues (either one), they're not bad... just... well anyway, I needed a break (and I had forgot about checking Hoopla) so I read Scion #12 which I wasn't going to read this week but... 
Oh well, Cap is up there now, so hopefully I will remember it this time.


Marvel Unlimited
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #4
Ultimate Wolverine #9
Marvel/DC Deadpool/Batman #1 <- Added
Captain America #3 <- Added

DC Universe Ultra
New Gods #12
DC/Marvel Batman/Deadpool #1
Legion of Super-Heroes #15
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1

Hoopla/Other
Savage Sword of Conan: Reforged #2 <- Added

Crossgen
The First #7
Sigil #12
Scion #12
Crux #2

Puppet Master (Jeff)
Avengers Annual #10

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Avengers Annual - I remember this being my last (or just about my last) Avengers issue for a few months, as the art work on the regular title at this time didn't hit for me. I do need to go back and see if Gene Colon art on Avengers hits the same for me now as it did when I was a kid, as I am sure I can appreciate it more now, even if I think the art isn't the best match for the title, but yeah this was a hell of a way to go out. Like most people, I am a huge fan of Golden's art so that was the best part here, but I can also appreciate the way Marvel TRIED to fix the total screw up that was Avengers #200. This was good. All around!

Scion - Yeah, I wasn't going to read this, but... here we are. This was fine. I think writer Ron Marz does well enough, as usual. He is rarely going to "wow" me, if ever, but he is solid for the most part, if not a little slow to the point. Cheung on art though? Even with the horrible images I have... very good stuff. And with the last page, I think, will really get this thing rolling now.

Legion - First off, love Greg LaRocque! And I also love when I can see artist's inspiration in their work as well, and there are panels in here that look incredibly close to Mike Grell layouts with some of the character form work looking like Steranko and Mike Zeck. That was cool as hell (Just look at Elemant Lad in a couple panels and tell me you don't see Mike Zeck  . Story was okay, but only because I am not a fan of ... the antagonist... if it wasn't for that, this was a very good issue of Legion. One thing I didn't know (or didn't remember)

Spoiler

was Wildfire having all those different suits that change the way his powers work? Didn't remember that being a thing, so that is kind of cool. You know I love my heroes to have limitations! 

[close]

Legion Annual - Not as fun as the ongoing issue, but decent nonetheless. I don't mind Giffen's art style here, until later when I see those damn duck lips that seem to be on almost every page of his Legion "Five Years Later" work   but I will say that, much like Chris Bachelo (and Humerto Ramos in some instances), sometimes his panels are very confusing. Hard to differentiate things. Not sure what I am seeing or supposed to be seeing. But overall yeah, this was a fun read.

DC Batman/Deadpool - Honestly... meh. First and foremost the art in all the stories was tight! Great stuff, though I had no interest whatsoever in the last story

Spoiler

(Ms. Marvel and Static)

[close]

so I didn't read that one all the way through, merely flipped through the last three or four pages, most of them were fine. At the start, the first (main) story, I didn't like Grant Morrison's voice for Deadpool. It's not "wrong", but just... I mean, he had all the right words, but... yeah, something was off. I don't know. That being what it is, I did laugh my ass off at

Spoiler

the Phantom Stenographer line though.

[close]

That was great. I think my favorite was

Spoiler

the Constantine/Dr. Strange story

[close]

, but I am a a fan of both of those characters so... yay!! However, I am totally confused on one part at the end of the book... I didn't understand

Spoiler

Eternity saying "You dare not rate me! Not yet, we're not done" 

[close]

Any help with that? What did I miss?

New Gods - Enjoyed most everything until this last issue. Just didn't hit for me. I did enjoy the first couple pages being drawn by Phil Hester. Haven't seen his stuff in awhile, that was nice. So yeah, it has SOME good stuff, but just didn't land for me. But

Spoiler

Orion going after Darkseid will be something I look forward to seeing soon

[close]

Imperial War: Nova - This I really enjoyed. Love limitations, as always, so the Worldmind "situation" was cool for me

Ult Spider Incursion - I have only been reading this to see how much of a plot device Mile's sister will end up being and we are going to get our answer next issue. Maybe? I hope. 

ULt Wolverine - Okay, okay. This was the best looking issue* yet. The Sentinels looked amazing. Story wasn't bad either. Yeah, a good issue

* = Best looking issue drawn by Cappuccio anyway 
 

[Jeff]

Any help with that? What did I miss?

He was talking about the sex.

[Jeff]

Puppet Master (Jeff's Pick)
Avengers annual 10

Marvel Unlimited
Captain America #3
UNDEAD IRON FIST #1  (OF 4)
Ultimate Wolverine #9
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1
MARVEL/DC: DEADPOOL/BATMAN #1 (ONE SHOT)

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 ABSOLUTE FLASH #9
THE NEW GODS #12 (OF 12)
DC MARVEL BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 (ONE SHOT)

Hoopla
Eight Limbs TPB

Crossgen
Crossgen Chronicles #2
Crossgen Chronicles #3
Crux #1
The First #6
Sigil #11
Scion #11
Meridian #11

ComiXology
Redemption  #1
Redemption  #2
Redemption  #3
Redemption  #4
Redemption  #5

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Avengers annual 10 - Man I love this book! One of my most favorites of all time. The art, the story, the cast. Just amazing.  Not to mention first appearance of....nah not gonna spoil!

Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 - Good mystery issue.  I still can't figure out why Laurel Kent barely wears any clothes.  Givens art didn't bother me as much as I thought it would.  This was a fun annual.

DC MARVEL BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 (ONE SHOT) - Kind of fun for what it is. I enjoyed the X-25/Nightwing story the most but really most of the stories were fine.

MARVEL/DC: DEADPOOL/BATMAN #1 (ONE SHOT)  - Also fun. I think the Dare Devil/Green Arrow one was my favorite despite there being a Batman/Wolverine tale by Frank Miller!

[Perry]

Any help with that? What did I miss?

He was talking about the sex.

Hmmm, okay. Totally missed that. Thanks

[Jeff]

Puppet Master (Jeff's Pick)
Avengers annual 10

Marvel Unlimited
Captain America #3
UNDEAD IRON FIST #1  (OF 4)
Ultimate Wolverine #9
Imperial War: Nova Centurion #1
X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE ALPHA #1
MARVEL/DC: DEADPOOL/BATMAN #1 (ONE SHOT)

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 ABSOLUTE FLASH #9
THE NEW GODS #12 (OF 12)
DC MARVEL BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 (ONE SHOT)

Hoopla
Eight Limbs TPB

Crossgen
Crossgen Chronicles #2
Crossgen Chronicles #3
Crux #1
The First #6
Sigil #11
Scion #11
Meridian #11

ComiXology
Redemption  #1
Redemption  #2
Redemption  #3
Redemption  #4
Redemption  #5

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Eight Limbs TPB - Good book!  Premise is about a retired female fighter finding herself needing to help a troubled teenager stuck in foster care.  If you enjoyed the Black Canary fight book I think you'll like this one.