PvP #9 (Image) w/a. Scott Kurtz [3/3/3/3/Y]
One of the most consistently funny web comics around, this earlier chapter includes Skull as an experimental gorilla and a "panty raid" on a not-quite-sorority. *Snork* There are few geeky topics that don't get loving lampooning here. Triffic fun.

Nodwick #25 (Dork Storm) w/a Aaron Williams [2/2/3/3/Y]
Piffany meets the "Clerics In Black" over french toast, recapping some past reality-twisting fantasy tales and foreshadowing the next arc of stories. Typical fun, along with a PS238 backup tale.

Outsiders #16 (DC) w. Judd Winick, a. Dan Jurgens/Nelson [2/2/2/1/Y]
Nightwing and Arsenal bicker over team leadership. Someone has other plans, though, along with a new member. Oh, and some bad guys get beat up. This second-tier title continues to produce better people stories than many higher-profile team books.

Superman/Batman #12 (DC) w. Jeph Loeb, a. Michael Turner [1/2/1/1/N]
Supes/Bats take on a brainwashed Supergirl (bleah) and Darkseid. Surprisingly ho-hum, except when Bats gets tough with the Apokalyptan ... and, I suppose, the "shock" (ho-hum) ending. Not one of Loeb's better efforts. A sad conclusion to a mediocre arc.

Batman #632 (DC) w. Bill Willingham, a. Kinsun/Aaron Sowd [2/2/1/1/N]
Part of the "War Games" cross-title arc, which looks to be intended to clear the decks of various Bat-cast and subsidiary heroes. Oh, and a crusading journalist is turning the city against Bats. Again, ho-hum.

New Invaders #2 (Marvel) w. Allan Jacobsen, a. C.P. Smith [1/1/1/1/N]
A muddled, muddled mess, as a bunch of second-string and refurbished heroes do goofy black ops. Lots of folks you don't know, and the ones you do don't actually behave they way you expect. Edgy? No, just dull. [On my drop list.]

Exiles #52 (Marvel) w. Tony Bedard, a. Jim Calafiore [2/2/2/1/N]
Ego! Celestials! A sentient Earth! The Exiles! The FF and Doom! Hard to mess that up. Still, we we end up with something only moderately interesting. This title continues to coast, and I hope it improves (or is canceled) soon.

Wolverine #20 (Marvel) w. Mark Millar, a. John Romita, Jr./Klaus Janson [2/3/2/1/Y]
Begins Millar's new tenure and year-long arc, as Wolvie gets captured — and, we learn (bloodily), effectively brainwashed by Hydra . A good, solid start, though I'd rather do it not inside of Logan's head — and I'll miss Rucka's more personal tales.

(Originally posted on my blog.)

(Note that the Panoply o' Amazony Goodness below doesn't reference these individual issues, but TPBs of these titles and writers.)