WLG #261: Not Everything is Green!

By Michael A. Diaz

I haven't been big on introductions as of late, but this week I've got some things to say and some questions to ask.

First, I am just LOVING Iron Man right now. Look at last week's issue: sure, there's Tony Stark and Pepper Potts, but where's the Iron Man suit? Nowhere to be found, and yet, there was still plenty of action and story. Kudos to Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca for creating a book that is so engrossing; the only bad part is that I have to wait another month before I find out what happens next.

Now, a question: this is perhaps my own mistake, but I never ended up picking up Captain Britain & The MI:13 because for one thing it was so closely tied to "Secret Invasion" (which I really didn't care for), but also for some reason I thought that it was a limited series. Obviously at 13 issues in that isn't the case, and now I feel like I really might have missed out on something. I was a huge fan of the original Excalibur comic book, but mostly the thing that drew me to the title was Captain Britain. For some reason I have always had an affinity for the character; perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I am an Anglophile of sorts.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else was reading the book and what they thought of it; I don't know if I am going to jump into the series this far in, but I am really thinking of picking up the first trade at least, but I think I need some swaying from someone out there that has been reading the title since day one. Any and all input wouldn be appreciated.

Next item: Star Trek. True, that's a movie and this column is about comic books, but I wanted to say that I saw it and I liked it. No, I didn't love it, but that might be because I am an old Trek fan and I had some issues that had more to do with the fact that I didn't think that this is how the series had to be rebooted like this, but that's neither here nor there. I am happy to have Trek back, don't get me wrong. I just wanted to mention that for me the movie was a bit more enjoyable because I had read the comic prequel Star Trek: Countdown first. No, you don't have to read the comic to enjoy the movie, but for me it added a lot to the back story that I appreciated. If you've seen the movie or want to see the movie I highly suggest picking it up.

Also, I'm sure everyone was really worried, but I DID manage to get my hands on a copy of Blackest Night #0. You didn't think I was going to go a whole column without mentioning SOMETHING about the Green Lantern Corps, did you?

Of course not.

And now, let's see What Looks Good...