John's Weekly Reading and Ratings

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2014-11-26 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #381)
4 out of 5s:

• All New Invaders (2014) #12 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Amazing X-Men (2013) #13 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Batman Beyond Universe (2013) #16 @ $3.99 [DC: Digital First]
• Batman Eternal (2014) #34 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Bionic Woman: Season 4 (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deathlok (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deathstroke (2014) #2 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Gotham By Midnight (2014) #1 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Letter 44 (2013) #12 @ $3.99 [Oni Press] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Nova (2013) #24 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Scarlet Spiders (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Secret Origins (2014) #7 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Superior Iron Man (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Usagi Yojimbo: Senso (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [Dark Horse]

3 out of 5s:

• All New Ghost Rider (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Aquaman (2011) #36 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Arkham Manor (2014) #2 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Captain America and the Mighty Avengers (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Captain Midnight (2013) #17 @ $2.99 [Dark Horse]
• Catwoman (2011) #36 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Cyclops (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Delinquents (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (Ended)
• Doctor Spektor (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment] (Ended)
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #8 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• First Hero (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Action Labs]
• Flash (2011) #36 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Flash Gordon (2014) Annual #1 @ $7.99 [Dynamite Entertainment] (Ended)
• Future Proof (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Bliss on Tap]
• Infinity Man and the Forever People (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Justice League Dark (2011) #36 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Lazarus (2013) #13 @ $3.5 [Image]
• Midnight Tiger (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Action Labs]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #30 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• New Avengers (2012) #27 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• New Warriors (2014) #12 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Red Lanterns (2011) #36 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Secret Avengers (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Separators (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Ossm Comics] (New Title)
• Shinobi Ninja Princess (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Action Labs]
• Sidekick (2013) #9 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Star Spangled War Stories (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Superior Foes of Spider-Man (2013) #17 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Superman (2011) #36 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Unwritten v2: Apocalypse (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Wolverine and the X-Men (2014) #12 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2014-12-03 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #382)
4 out of 5s:

• Action Comics (2011) #37 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• All New X-Factor (2014) #17 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Autumnlands: Tooth and Claw (2014) #2 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Batman Eternal (2014) #35 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Cloaks (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [BOOM! Studios] (Ended)
• Copperhead (2014) #2
  3 @ $7 [Image]
• Doctor Who: The 11th Doctor (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [Titan Comics]
• Earth 2 (2012) #29 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Hulk (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Injustice: Year Three (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: Digital First]
• Legendary Star Lord (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Lobo (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #31 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Shinobi Ninja Princess (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Action Labs]
• Swamp Thing (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Valiant Sized Quantum and Woody (2014) #1 @ $4.99 [Valiant] (New Title)

3 out of 5s:

• Angela: Asgard's Assassin (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title)
• Aquaman and the Others (2014) #8 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Axis: Revolutions (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Battlestar Galactica: The Death of Apollo (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment] (New Title)
• Captain America: Peggy Carter, Agent of SHIELD (2014) #1 @ $7.99 [Marvel] (One Shot)
• Deadpool (2012) #38 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Death of Wolverine: Weapon X Program (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Detective Comics (2011) #37 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #9 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Eternal Warror: Days of Steel (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Valiant]
• Fairest (2012) #32 @ $2.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• First Hero (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Action Labs] (Ended)
• Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabien Gray (2013) #14 @ $3.5 [Image]
• Flash: Season Zero (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: TvVerse]
• Gotham Academy (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Grayson (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Arrow (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Lantern (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #36 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Guardians 3000 (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Inhuman (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Iron Fist: Living Weapon (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Justice League 3000 (2013) #12 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Rai (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [Valiant]
• Secret Six (2014) #1 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Sinestro (2014) #7 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Tech Jacket (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Thanos vs Hulk (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title)
• Twilight Zone (2013) #10 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2014-12-10 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #383)
5 out of 5s:

• Eternal (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [BOOM! Studios] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)

4 out of 5s:

• Amazing Spider-Man (2014) Annual #11
  1 @ $8.98 [Marvel]
• Astro City (2013) #18 @ $3.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Avengers (2012) #39 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Avengers and X-Men: Axis (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Avengers World (2014) #16 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Batgirl (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Batman Eternal (2014) #36 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Constantine (2013) #20 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Copperhead (2014) #4 @ $3.5 [Image]
• Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Federal Bureau of Physics (2013) #16 @ $2.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Flash Gordon (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Fuse (2014) #8 @ $3.5 [Image]
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) Annual #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel]
• Parallel Man (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Future Dude]
• Private Eye (2013) #9 @ $0 [PanelSyndicate.com]
• Sirens (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [BOOM! Studios]
• Spider-Man and the X-Men (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Thor (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Uncanny X-Men (2013) Annual #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel]
• Valiant (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (New Title)
• Walking Dead (2003) #135 @ $2.99 [Image]

3 out of 5s:

• All New Ultimates (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [Marvel: Ultimate Comics]
• Amazing X-Men (2013) #14 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Axis: Carnage (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deadpool: Art of War (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deep State (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [BOOM! Studios]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #10 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Lantern Corps (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Harley Quinn (2013) Holiday Special #1 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Justice League United (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Mercenary Sea (2014) #7 @ $2.99 [Image]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #32 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Nightcrawler (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Punisher (2014) #13 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Rocket Raccoon (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Solar: Man of the Atom (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Spider-Verse Team-Up (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Star Trek: New Visions (2014) #4 @ $7.99 [IDW]
• Suicide Risk (2013) #20 @ $3.99 [BOOM! Studios]
• Worlds' Finest (2012) #29 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• X-Force (2014) #13 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• X-Men (2013) #22 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

2 out of 5s:

• God is Dead (2013) #25 @ $5.99 [Avatar]
• Klarion (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• New Suicide Squad (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Supreme: Blue Rose (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [Image]

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2014-12-17 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #384)
4 out of 5s:

• Alex and Ada (2013) #11 @ $2.99 [Image]
• All New Captain America (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• All New X-Men (2012) #34 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Avengers and X-Men: Axis (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Avengers Now (2014) #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel] (One Shot)
• Batman (2011) #37 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Batman and … (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Captain Marvel (2014) #10 @ $4.99 [Marvel]
• Death of Wolverine: Weapon X Program (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deathlok (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Doctor Who: The 10th Doctor (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [Titan Comics]
• Elektra (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Fantastic Four (2014) #14 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #22 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Harbinger: Faith (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (One Shot)
• Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Marvel: Ultimate Comics]
• Moon Knight (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Multiversity (2014) Thunderworld #1 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #33 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Scarlet Spiders (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Star Trek (2011) #39 @ $3.99 [IDW]
• Supergirl (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Wicked and Divine (2014) #6 @ $3.5 [Image]

3 out of 5s:

• Arrow: Season 2.5 (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: TvVerse]
• Axis: Hobgoblin (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Batman Eternal (2014) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Batman/Superman (2013) #17 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Catwoman (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #11 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Fables (2002) #147 @ $2.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Flash Gordon (2014) Holiday Special #1 @ $5.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [DC: Digital First]
• Inhuman (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Justice League (2011) #37 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Ms Marvel (2014) #10 @ $2.99 [Marvel]
• Q2: Return of Quantum and Woody (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Valiant]
• Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Sandman Overture (2013) #4 @ $3.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Sensation Comics (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [DC: Digital First]
• Smallville Season 11: Continuity (2012) #1 @ $3.99 [DC: Smallville] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Spider-Woman (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Storm (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Teen Titans (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Trinity of Sin (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Wonder Woman (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Zero (2013) #13 @ $2.99 [Image]

2 out of 5s:

• Axis: Revolutions (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Batwoman (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Death Defying Doctor Mirage (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Valiant]

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2014-12-24 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #385)
4 out of 5s:

• Batman (2011) Annual #3 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Bionic Woman: Season 4 (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment] (Ended)
• Daredevil (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Harley Quinn (2013) #13 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Injustice: Year Three (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [DC: Digital First]
• Letter 44 (2013) #13 @ $3.99 [Oni Press]
• New Avengers (2012) #28 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Nova (2013) #25 @ $4.99 [Marvel] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Robin Rises: Alpha (2014) #1 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52] (One Shot) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Superior Iron Man (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Uncanny X-Men (2013) #29 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Unity (2013) #13 @ $3.99 [Valiant]

3 out of 5s:

• All New Invaders (2014) #13 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• All New X-Factor (2014) #18 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• All New X-Men (2012) Annual #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel]
• Aquaman (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Arkham Manor (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Avengers and X-Men: Axis (2014) #9 @ $4.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Batman Eternal (2014) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Captain America and the Mighty Avengers (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Captain Midnight (2013) #18 @ $2.99 [Dark Horse]
• Catwoman (2011) Annual #2 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Cyclops (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deadpool (2012) #39 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Death of Wolverine: Logan Legacy (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Deathstroke (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Doctor Who: The 12th Doctor (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Titan Comics]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #12 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Flash (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Gotham By Midnight (2014) #2 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Grayson (2014) Annual #1 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Lantern (2011) Annual #3 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Hawkeye vs Deadpool (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Infinity Man and the Forever People (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Justice League Dark (2011) #37 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Magneto (2014) #13 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Marvel's Avengers (2015) #1 @ $2.99 [Marvel] (New Title)
• Mercenary Sea (2014) #8 @ $2.99 [Image]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #34 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011) Annual #2 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Red Lanterns (2011) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Resurrectionists (2014) #2 @ $3.5 [Dark Horse]
• Secret Avengers (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Secret Origins (2014) #8 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• She-Hulk (2014) #11 @ $2.99 [Marvel]
• Sinestro (2014) #8 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Star Spangled War Stories (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Super Dinosaur (2011) #23 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Superman (2011) #37 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Superman/Wonder Woman (2013) #14 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Terminator: Salvation: The Final Battle (2013) #12 @ $3.99 [Dark Horse] (Ended)
• They're Not Like Us (2014) #1 @ $2.99 [Image] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2014-12-31 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #386)
4 out of 5s:

• Batman Eternal (2014) #39 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• SHIELD (2015) #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Star Trek/Planet of the Apes (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [IDW] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• X-O Manowar (2012) #31 @ $3.99 [Valiant]

3 out of 5s:

• Black Widow (2014) #13 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #13 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Miracleman (2014) Annual #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #35 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2015-01-07 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #387)

Grade: B+

• Elephantmen (2006) #61 @ $3.99 [Image]
• Usagi Yojimbo: Senso (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Dark Horse] (Ended)

Grade: B

• Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #12 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Batman Eternal (2014) #40 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Doc Savage (2014) Special #1 @ $7.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Doctor Who: The 11th Doctor (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Titan Comics]
• Flash: Season Zero (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: TvVerse]
• Hulk (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Legendary Star Lord (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Punisher (2014) #14 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

Grade: B-

• Green Lantern (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Hawkeye vs Deadpool (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Legends of the Dark Knight 100 Page Super Spectacular (2013) #5 @ $9.99 [DC: Digital First] (Ended)
• Operation SIN (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title)
• Swamp Thing (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title)

Grade: C+

• Ant-Man (2015) #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Aquaman and the Others (2014) #9 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Detective Comics (2011) #38 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Earth 2 (2012) #30 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Justice League 3000 (2013) #13 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Lobo (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Storm (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Wolverines (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title)

Grade: C

• Action Comics (2011) #38 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• All New X-Factor (2014) #19 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Avengers: No More Bullying (2014) #1 @ $1.99 [Marvel] (One Shot)
• Death of Wolverine: Weapon X Program (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #14 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Arrow (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Iron Fist: Living Weapon (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Magnus: Robot Fighter (2014)
  #10
  9 @ $7.98 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #36 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• X-Men (2013) #23 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

Grade: C-

• Angela: Asgard's Assassin (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Eternal Warror: Days of Steel (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (Ended)
• Fairest (2012) #33 @ $2.99 [DC: Vertigo] (Ended)
  Not a great issue to end the series on.
  Story continues in Fairest: In All the Land ogn
• Marvel's Avengers (2015) #2 @ $2.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Miracleman (2014) #14 @ $4.99 [Marvel]
• Tech Jacket (2014) #7 @ $2.99 [Image]

Grade: D

• Activity (2011) #16 @ $4.5 [Image] (Ended)
• Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2015-01-14 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #388)

Grade: A

• Star Wars (2015) #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel: Star Wars] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)

Grade: A-

• Fables: The Wolf Among Us (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [DC: Vertigo] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Grayson (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Parallel Man (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Future Dude]

Grade: B+

• Astro City (2013) #19 @ $3.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Lazarus (2013) #14 @ $3.5 [Image]
• S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Star Trek (2011) #40 @ $3.99 [IDW]

Grade: B

• A Voice in the Dark: Get Your Gun (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Image]
• All New Captain America (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Batgirl (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Batman Eternal (2014) #41 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Cyclops (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Daredevil (2014) #12 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deathlok (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Injustice: Year Three (2014) #7 @ $2.99 [DC: Digital First]
• Nightcrawler (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Suicide Risk (2013) #21 @ $3.99 [BOOM! Studios]

Grade: B-

• Avengers (2012) #40 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Captain Marvel (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Copperhead (2014) #5 @ $3.5 [Image]
• Federal Bureau of Physics (2013) #17 @ $2.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Fuse (2014) #9 @ $3.5 [Image]
• Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014) #9 @ $3.99 [Marvel: Ultimate Comics]
• Smallville Season 11: Continuity (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [DC: Smallville]
• Thanos vs Hulk (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Walking Dead (2003) #136 @ $2.99 [Image]

Grade: C+

• All New Ultimates (2014) #12 @ $3.99 [Marvel: Ultimate Comics] (Ended)
• Amazing X-Men (2013) #15 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Arrow: Season 2.5 (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: TvVerse]
• Avengers (2012) #34.2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Deep State (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [BOOM! Studios]
• Doctor Who: The 10th Doctor (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Titan Comics]
• Guardians 3000 (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Justice League United (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #37 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Resurrectionists (2014) #3 @ $3.5 [Dark Horse]
• Superman/Wonder Woman (2013) #15 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Twilight Zone (2013) #11 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Wolverines (2015) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Worlds' Finest (2012) #30 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]

Grade: C

• Battlestar Galactica: The Death of Apollo (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Constantine (2013) #21 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Deadpool (2012) #40 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #15 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Lantern Corps (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• New Suicide Squad (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Q2: Return of Quantum and Woody (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Valiant]
• Rai (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Valiant]
• Silver Surfer (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Supreme: Blue Rose (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [Image]

Grade: C-

• All New Ghost Rider (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Death Defying Doctor Mirage (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (Ended)
• Spider-Verse (2014) #2 @ $4.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• X-Force (2014) #14 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

Grade: D

• Klarion (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2015-01-21 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #389)

Grade: A

• Autumnlands: Tooth and Claw (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Ivar, Timewalker (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (New Title)
• Superior Iron Man (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Wicked and Divine (2014) #7 @ $3.5 [Image]

Grade: A-

• Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #13 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Batman/Superman (2013) #18 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]

Grade: B+

• Henchmen: I, Henchbot (2015) #1 @ $3.5 [Robot Paper] (New Title)

Grade: B

• Batman Eternal (2014) #42 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Black Widow (2014) #14 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Doctor Who: The 11th Doctor (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Titan Comics]
• Doctor Who: The 12th Doctor (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Titan Comics]
• Fables (2002) #148 @ $2.99 [DC: Vertigo]
• Groo: Friends and Foes (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Dark Horse] (New Title)
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #23 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Spider-Woman (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Star Trek/Planet of the Apes (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [IDW]

Grade: B-

• Batwoman (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Elektra (2014) #10 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Fantastic Four (2014) #642 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Invincible (2003) #116 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Legendary Star Lord (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Moon Knight (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Scarlet Spiders (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Sensation Comics (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [DC: Digital First]
• Valiant (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Valiant]
• Wonder Woman (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]

Grade: C+

• All New X-Factor (2014) #20 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• All New X-Men (2012) #35 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Batman and … (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Deadpool: Art of War (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Future Proof (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Bliss on Tap]
• Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Indestructible (2013) #10 @ $3.99 [IDW]
• Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [DC: Digital First] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Justice League (2011) #38 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Rocket Raccoon (2014) #7 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Supergirl (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]

Grade: C

• Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #16 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Powers (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel: Icon] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Spider-Verse Team-Up (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Ended)
• Teen Titans (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Trinity of Sin (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Wild Blue Yonder (2013) #6 @ $3.99 [IDW] (Ended)

Grade: C-

• Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [IDW] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Twilight Zone: Shadow and Substance (2014) #1 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment] (New Title)
• Wolverines (2015) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

[TJ602]

John,

I really like the new review grading system. I know you probably don't want to hear this but I feel with you being all in with DC and marvel, and not dropping books from the big 2, you give so many mediocre to terrible marvel and dc books 3/5's. The new grading system has you giving way more C- and D's than I remember you giving in the past. This to me is awesome. With so many amazing comic being published by Image/Dark Horse/Boom...and all the other indies, its seems like such a waste to me to continue buying such mediocre big 2 product. I like seeing the greater diversity in the grading as not all these comics can be "average". It also has helped you guys differentiate the top comics better. Really teasing out what separates A from A-.

Please don't take this as an attack on your buying habits. If I had $500-$600 to spend each month on comics I would be much more willing to tolerate mediocrity. (as you probably see it, letting a book develop to see if it gets better as it progresses or wait for new creators or a relaunch).

I have a $100 a month comic budget with occasional splurges for big items, so I am much more like Drew in that I cut titles all the time if they don't entertain me anymore. Obviously there are differences in taste but I find so much of the big 2 output (more DC than marvel right now) mediocre. I feel the only way to send a message to the companies that their product could be so much better is choosing very carefully where I spend my money. Thus, I buy almost exclusively non-big 2 (except for the odd vertigo title). This is why sometimes I cringe when you describe on the podcast a title as a average comic. I would drop an "average" comic so fast it not even funny. There are so many indies I want to try out, who has time for average (Yes I know I sound a little unhinged as "average" is different for everyone). Before this system change I felt you gave so many 3/5 I was like whats the point in reading so many average books, but obviously we are very different comics consumers and theres nothing wrong with that.

I guess I just wanted to give a big thumbs up to the grading change and say that isn't it great that we live in a time when comics has so much variety that both of us can be happy fans even if you have no interest in the horror comics I like (and spotlight in the previews podcast with a disclaimer "not for John") and I can't understand why you, or anyone else for that matter would keep buying DC's terrible "Klarion"

Your podcast was one of the main reasons I got back into reading comics after a 10 yr hiatus. Thank you for improving the show and having such a passion for comics.

Thaddeus

[JohnMayo]

I'm glad the podcast helped get you back into reading comics and I'm glad you like new rating system. I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks.

When I started the Weekly Comics Spotlight the initial rating system was a simple good/neutral/bad system and that simply wasn't enough granularity. Moving to the 5 point scale helped a lot. IAt that time, I was against getting to granular with the ratings as it seemed a bit abitrary to get so specific on a rating. But, after doing this for many years, I found I really did need a more detailed system. In particular, the granularity at the top was missing since I was reserving the 5 out of 5 for near perfect books. Shifting that to an A+ gives me more room at the top for damn good but not perfect comics to get a B+, A- or A and still have that top most rating for the truly exceptional comics. In my mind, an A+ comic is clearly identifiable as such and even if I can't articulate why something doesn't get the A+, I still have the A rating to give such a comic. For me, that is a huge improvement in the system.

I do think we use two terms a little bit differently. You seem to equate "average" with "mediocre" while I don't. For me, as someone that is reading around four dozen new comics a week, an "average" comic is just that, it is of the quality of the majority of the comics I'm reading. By definition, the majority of the comics I'm reading are of average quality. There is a selection bias since I do drop things that aren't for me. As a result, that bottom part of the scale shouldn't get used too often.

I also try to differentiate what I think is a good comic and what I personally like and enjoy. As you correctly point out, I'm not into horror and the better a horror book is, the less I'm likely to enjoy it. My lack of enjoyment of a comics doesn't automatically make something a bad comic. It might be a perfectly great comic but just not for me. That having been said, I can tell when a comic is just poorly done. Some comics have flawed concepts, ineffective storytelling, bad art or as just not so great from a more objective point of view. In those cases, I try to give constructive criticism and I feel that can be much to learn from any comic that isn't of that A+ quality.

Figuring out why a comic isn't perfect (or just really damn good) can be a great learning experience. For me, at least. I'm sure most comic book readers aren't going after that experience and nor should they. Most readers, and I think you are in this group, just want to be entertained by the comics they read and therefore should only get the items they feel are the comics they find the most entertaining. I don't think there is anything about me from the size of my reading list, to the number crunching I do on the sales trends to the hundreds and hundreds of hours/episodes of podcasting I've done that puts me in that mythical "typical comic book reader" category. And I'm okay with that.

Sometimes I'm just not the target audience. For example, I don't think I'm part of the intended target audience for Klarion. At least I really hope I'm not part of the intended target audience. The book just isn't connecting with me. But I don't think it is a lack of quality in the book so much as a major lack of interest on my part. This was part of why I added the "(or one you lose interest tin reading before the end of the issue)" to the D rating. Even if a title is damn good from a more technical point of view, if I'm bored with it or really struggle to get through the issue for whatever reason, I can't really give it a good rating. To me, ratings are a combination of quality and my enjoyment of the material.

So why do I keep getting things like Klarion? I've gotten every New 52 comic DC has done so far and I preorder my comics through DCBS. While I could email DCBS and drop the title, that isn't particularly fair to DCBS which preordered the issues for me. And, having a complete collection of the current DC New 52 continuity, there is a completest mentality that factors in as well. I can afford to get the title and I was certain DC would quickly cancel it so I'm only out around $10 or $20 which isn't a big deal. By staying all in, either on a title through the valleys of lacklusterness, or a universe, I have a greater context for enjoying the high points and a better vantage point to judge other comics both in terms of quality and in terms of sales.

I really enjoy reading comics, even the not so brilliant ones. I like having a big stack of comics every week even and that involves getting more than just the best of the best titles out there.

I don't have to remove something from my pull list to make room for a new title. I can just add the new title. Not everybody can do that or wants to do that.

Like I said, I'm glad the new rating system is working out for you. I think the improved granularity is really helpful, particularly at the top of the scale.

[TJ602]

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. You are exactly right about a comic being able to be technically proficient while still getting a C- or lower as it is just not working for you (i.e. enjoying it). I think your point that being all in allows you to really see the entire shared universe is totally valid. I can see how it would be rewarding to have followed all of the stories for so long and see the easter eggs creator slip in or the overarching story payoffs. I can especially imagine this with a creator like Grant Morrison, where multiversity rewards those fans who have been reading all of DC for a long time

I will continue to look forward to those C- and D's reviews as well as A and A-'s. If we all agreed what a "great" comic was, what a boring world we would live in.

[JohnMayo]

I can especially imagine this with a creator like Grant Morrison, where multiversity rewards those fans who have been reading all of DC for a long time

Wikipedia also helps a lot with Grant Morrison's more recent work.

I will continue to look forward to those C- and D's reviews as well as A and A-'s. If we all agreed what a "great" comic was, what a boring world we would live in.

Amen to that.

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2015-01-28 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #390)

Grade: A

• Alex + Ada (2013) #12 @ $2.99 [Image]

Grade: A-

• Death Vigil (2014) #6 @ $3.99 [Image]
• Multiversity (2014) Guidebook #1 @ $7.99 [DC: New 52]

Grade: B+

• Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

Grade: B

• Batman (2011) #38 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Batman Eternal (2014) #43 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Deathstroke (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Doberman (2014) #5 @ $3.99 [IDW] (New Title)
• Harley Quinn (2013) #14 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Inhuman (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Quantum and Woody Must Die (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (New Title)
• Thor (2014) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Uncanny Avengers (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title) (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Uncanny X-Men (2013) #30 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Unity (2013) #14 @ $3.99 [Valiant]
• X-O Manowar (2012) #32 @ $3.99 [Valiant]

Grade: B-

• All New Invaders (2014) #14 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Arkham Manor (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Catwoman (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Flash (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)
• Flash Gordon (2014) #8 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Gotham By Midnight (2014) #3 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Justice League Dark (2011) #38 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• New Avengers (2012) #29 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Secret Avengers (2014) #12 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Sinestro (2014) #9 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Spider-Man and the X-Men (2014) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Star Spangled War Stories (2014) #6 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Unwritten v2: Apocalypse (2014) #12 @ $4.99 [DC: Vertigo] (Ended)

Grade: C+

• Amazing X-Men (2013) #16 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Aquaman (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Captain Midnight (2013) #19 @ $2.99 [Dark Horse]
• Deadpool (2012) #41 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #17 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Gotham Academy (2014) #4 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Nova (2013) #26 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Red Lanterns (2011) #38 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Secret Origins (2014) #9 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• They're Not Like Us (2014) #2 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (2014) #11 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Zero (2013) #14 @ $2.99 [Image]

Grade: C

• Infinity Man and the Forever People (2014) #7 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #39 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Wolverines (2015) #4 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

[JohnMayo]

For comics originally released on 2015-02-04 (Weekly Comics Spotlight #391)

Grade: A

• Flash: Season Zero (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: TvVerse]
  Great story, great art, great job capturing the feel of Flash and great use of Felicty.
• Star Wars (2015) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel: Star Wars] (New Title)

Grade: A-

• Injustice: Year Three (2014) #8 @ $2.99 [DC: Digital First] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)

Grade: B+

• Imperium (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Valiant] (New Title)
• Return of the Living Deadpool (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title)
• Superman (2011) #38 @ $4.99 [DC: New 52]
• Swamp Thing (2011) #39 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]

Grade: B

• Avengers (2012) #41 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Batman Eternal (2014) #44 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Detective Comics (2011) #39 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Grayson (2014) #7 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Arrow (2011) #39 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: Black Vortex (2015) #1 @ $4.99 [Marvel] (One Shot)
• Jupiter's Legacy (2013) #5 @ $4.99 [Image]
• Marvel's Ant-Man Prelude (2015) #1 @ $2.99 [Marvel] (New Title)
• Punisher (2014) #15 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

Grade: B-

• Ant-Man (2015) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Aquaman and the Others (2014) #10 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Battlestar Galactica: The Death of Apollo (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Dynamite Entertainment]
• Earth 2 (2012) #31 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Green Lantern (2011) #39 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Lobo (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Magneto (2014) #14 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Velvet (2013) #9 @ $3.5 [Image]

Grade: C+

• Action Comics (2011) #39 @ $3.99 [DC: New 52]
• Angela: Asgard's Assassin (2014) #3 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Danger Club (2012) #6 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Earth 2: Worlds End (2014) #18 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Miracleman (2014) #15 @ $4.99 [Marvel]
• Ms Marvel (2014) #11 @ $2.99 [Marvel]
• New 52: Futures End (2014) #40 @ $2.99 [DC: New 52]
• Operation SIN (2015) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• Saga (2012) #25 @ $2.99 [Image]
• Wolverines (2015) #5 @ $3.99 [Marvel]
• X-O Manowar (2012) #33 @ $3.99 [Valiant]

Grade: C

• Hawkeye (2012) #21 @ $3.99 [Marvel]

Grade: C-

• All New Captain America: Fear Him (2015) #1 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (New Title)
  The profanity in this issue surprised me, particularly coming out of Steve Rogers.
• Egos (2014) #5 @ $2.99 [Image]
• New Zodiax (2015) #1 @ $3.5 [Astronaut Ink] (New Title)
• Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) #2 @ $3.99 [Marvel] (Full review in Weekly Comics Spotlight episode)