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Action Comics, Animal Man, Archer & Armstrong, bag, Bendis, Bloodshot, comics, DC Comics, Dial H, Marvel, Swamp Thing, Tuesday, Ultimate Spider-Man, Valiant
It’s that time of the week again! Here’s what should be waiting for me tomorrow:
V is for Valiant
- Archer and Armstrong #2: Yes, please.
- Bloodshot #3: Blood? You betcha. Shot? Not by a long one. I’ll happily have another.
I Can See for Miles
- Ultimate Spider-Man #14: So what if it’s a crossover? So what if Spider-Men overshadowed it last month? It’s still pretty good.
Pitching a Shutout
- Action Comics #0
- Animal Man #0
- Dial H #0
- Swamp Thing #0
I don’t know about this roll out of zero books. Could be worth a whole lot of nothing.
We’ll certainly see, won’t we?
What are you looking forward to?
Turning pages,
Scott
Images and Nerds 
Animal Man is my favourite New 52 series (along with Blue Beetle).
What makes Animal Man so special is the way Lemire deconstructs the superhero mythology. For example:
1) Superheroes tend to monopolize the attention of the reader, while Animal Man is constantly upstaged by the supporting characters of the series.
2) Superhero comics usually don’t give much importance to the private life of their main character (they tend to focus only on the “costume on” part); in Animal Man, on the contrary, the private life of Buddy is the main theme of the series. In fact, it is rather infrequent to see Buddy with his costume on.
3) Buddy is not perfect, and is not perceived as perfect by other people: in fact, in the 11th issue, when he tells his wife “It’s going to be okay”, she replies “Don’t give me anything of that superhero crap, Buddy.” That cut and thrust perfectly enlightens the philosophy of the series.
I like your breakdown of what Lemire brings to the book–especially your focus on Ellen’s line and its importance to the series as a whole. It’s has been a great read from the get-go and promises not to let go any time soon.
Thank you for your reply! : )