Welcome back, True Believers! Got some great comics this week. Some really awesome ones. Uncanny X-Force, Invincible, and American Vampire. And of course, our usual Avengers VS X-Men tie-ins.
First up, Avengers VS X-Men VERSUS #3. This one features fights between Black Widow and Magik, and Colossus and the Thing. After the first two issues, I’d mostly resigned this run to mediocre, but this one was a lot of fun. The fights were interesting, and the combatants were pretty evenly matched. Crazy sorceress VS crazy spy. Unstoppable force VS unstoppable force. These fights were fun to read, and thanks goes partially to Christopher Yost (X-Force, X-23), one of my favorite writers ever, who wrote the Widow VS Magik fight. That one was more fun than I had anticipated. As far as Colossus VS the Thing, just picture two trains ramming each other at full speed. I know Mike over at Galactic Greg’s has been anticipating this fight, and I hope he’s not disappointed. I wasn’t. The next issue looks to be pretty solid as well, with Daredevil VS Psylocke. Two of my favorite characters, both ninjas. Should be fun, we’ll see.
We also have X-Men Legacy #268 and Avengers #27. Legacy focuses on Frenzy in Africa after Phoenix-possessed Cyclops attacked it. Avengers continues the story of Noh-Var’s betrayal of the team. Both are solid issues, and it’s tie-ins like these that have made me rethink my opinion on Avengers VS X-Men. If you only read the main story, it’s not bad. Not great, but not bad. However, if you read them chronologically, several at a time, it’s a pretty good story, and definitely fun. One problem we have currently, is that we get little chunks each week, and it really feels like a story that needs to be read in bulk. I am very much looking forward to reading the complete story, start to finish in a few months.
Uncanny X-Force #26 is part two of the current Final Execution arc. The team is scattered, and there is a new group of enemies gunning for the X-Force. They are no longer the hunters, they are being hunted. Finally, their victims are coming for them, as foreshadowed in an early issue. This is a really intense issue, and I have a feeling that the story is just getting started. Hopefully this won’t be the final arc, but if it is, it looks to go out with a bang. As always, buy Uncanny X-Force.
American Vampire: Lord of Nightmare #1 is the start of a new story featuring Felicia Book, as she teams up with the Vassals against the most dangerous vampire the world has seen. You know who he is. All I should have to say is that it’s more American Vampire, and that you should get it. It is a standalone series, so if you’re not reading Vampire, A) Why not?, B) You should be ok. Fans of the main series will pick up on a few things, but it’s by no means necessary (except that you SHOULD be reading it already). Lord of Nightmare continues everything we love about American Vampire. It’s got great characters, great art, and set up what looks to be a very exciting story.
Last, but definitely not least, we have Invincible #92. I’m starting to sound like a record player at this point, but you need to read Invincible. Seriously. This issue continues the stand of excellence the series is known for. Most excitingly, we finally find out what happened to Rex (Robot) and Monster Girl in the alternate dimension. It is definitely a wow moment. Don’t miss this.
So many good ones this week. Hopefully you’ll find something you’ll like. Until next week!
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I was thinking of picking up a vampire comic book. I am stuck between I, Vampire from the DCnU and American Vampire. I here they are both good, but I also hear I, Vampire makes you read Justice League Dark, which I hear is also good. Which is better and for what reasons in your opinion?
Does such a thing even exist? Or are normal….
According to sales charts, it’s selling… very well. In fact just in the US, each issue sells around 200,000 to 500,000 copies, that’s a lot in recent years… you’d expect sales like that in countries like Japan with their comics, which means the comic book industry here in the US is getting healthier. But has anyone read any of them? Would you recommend it?
if there was a crossover between the Mortal Kombat characters and the X-Men characters(both heroes and villains combined) what mash ups would you want to see.
I would want to see
-Prof.X vs Raiden(he should get up from the wheel chair and do something)
-Cyclops vs Liu Kang
-Wolverine vs Baraka
-Gambit vs Kano
-Rogue vs Sonya
-Nightcrawler vs Scorpion
-Toad vs Reptile
-Sabretooth vs Johnny Cage
-Magneto vs Shang Tsung
-Juggernut vs Shao Kahn
-Beast vs Jax
im having a hard time picking which one I want to buy tomorrow for my party ! I never had both, but from what i saw they both look good. If any of you ever had both please tell me which one you think taste better ! or even if you ever had one please share your thoughts on it !!
if you have any feedback on these it would be great! i fly helicopters and need a new headset.
are they both able to have ipods, cell phones etc plugged into them?
thanks
A car is moving with constant acceleration covered the distance between two points 60m apart in 6.0s. Its speed as it passes second point was 15m/s.
there are no numbers for this problems….
to graph velocity versus displacement is very challenging…
I have an Ipod Touch (2G), and I’m in the market to buy a new phone. From the head-to-head comparisons I’ve seen, the Droid X and iPhone 4 are just about equal. Having an iPod touch, I can see the iPhone 4 replacing it altogether, which would be convenient. However, I can also see the appeal of trying a new/different device and getting to use a better network. Which should I choose?
I know the new one #5 came out recently and I had purchased it but i was wondering if someone could tell me all of the release dates for all of the Avengers vs. X men comics, not the new avengers ones or what not but the original A vs X #6 and so on and the fight (VS), for example I have #1 and 2(of 6) of the VS fights ones and was wondering the release dates for the upcoming ones. So in short, I am looking for the release dates for A vs X # 6 and on, and the release dates of the the VS #3 and on. Thank you
P.S: If your not going to be helpful please don’t answer, its not appreciated.
An object of mass m is dropped from a height h above the ground. The speed at which it hits the ground is v. From conservation of energy 1/2mv2 = mgh. You make multiple measurements of h and v. You want to use your h and v values to calculate a value for g. In order to eliminate errors and make outlying data points easily recognizable, you want to obtain g by linearizing your data. That is, you want to make a plot of Y vs. X with Y=gX. g is then given by the slope of a line fitted to your data. Which of the following methods would enable you to obtain g from the slope of the best fit line? Check all that apply.
A) A plot of Y vs. X with Y = v2 and X = 2h
B) A plot of Y vs. X with Y = v and X = sqrt(2h)
C) A plot of Y vs. X with Y = v2/2 and X=h
D) A plot of Y vs. X with Y = 2h and X = v2
My answer would be all of the above since they are equivalent. However, I’m a little confused about the last one. Am I allowed to reverse Y and X? Even though the slope should be correct if I were to plot the graph, the value itself wouldn’t be correct in the equation above, right? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!