I really liked the issue and how Bendis is tying the DD universe back into the rest of events happening elsewhere. This kind of felt partially like Secret War, with the S.H.I.E.L.D stuff in it (since Bendis writes that title (and 1000 others, it seems)) that makes sense.

The run has been one full of twists, that's for sure. It's been very tough to predict what's going to happen in each issue, and Bendis really does seem to have a knack for the cliffhanger ending during an arc.

I agree with your assessment of Natasha. Smokin', for sure. Of course, her presence totally undermined that point I made that all of Matt's girlfriends have the life expectancy of a mayfly, so I was kind of peeved about the fact that she was on the cover. t /mememememe.

Bendis really does seem to have a knack for the cliffhanger ending during an arc.

One of my favorites was Typhoid Mary's "Burn."

Oh, there's a good (old) one, not exactly a cross over with the X-world, but still involves them. It's the issue that introduces Gladiator. Anybody know more about that one?

Fantastic Four #249-250, and oh my God could I be any geekier than knowing that offhand?

Of course, her presence totally undermined that point I made that all of Matt's girlfriends have the life expectancy of a mayfly, so I was kind of peeved about the fact that she was on the cover.

Natasha does tend to avoid the whole dead girlfriend thing by killing anyone who crosses her.

Just got done reading Thomash's purchases of Astonishing X-Men 1 & 2 and now I want Joss to write this book forever.

As Hec has pointed out, he's hitting all the stuff from when I was hard core into the X-Men, back in the 80's. I remember Kitty's first day with the X-Men and their encounter with Emma Frost.

I also remember her first walk through the Danger Room.

There was one panel in #1, when they were sitting on the scale model of Hawaii, that the way Scott was drawn bore a very striking resemblance to Joss himself.

The dialog was, as is no surprise at all, emminently quotable, and absolutley hysterical. I was chuckling mightily the whole time (when I wasn't being floored by Joss' pitch-perfect emotional scenes -- Kitty's smackdown of Emma, Beast's question of Dr. Rao ).

Oh, and I practially screamed LOCKHEED!!!! when he showed up.

Okay, you know what was a bunch of crap? Superman & Batman Generations I.

Safe to assume that if I hated that I should skip II, I guess. Ick.

Batman: Harley & Ivy #3

Y'all found this? When I went to the comic shop tonight, it was nowhere to be seen. Bah.

As for Ultimate Fantastic Four, I picked up #8 tonight even if I haven't had a chance to read it yet. Since I posted the Reed/Victor UltFF story, I've had people begging for regulary continuity fic. Which I obviously don't know. t sigh

While I was wasting time before hitting the bar tonight, though, I did buy the second Birds of Prey and Lucifer, and Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?

Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?

The Powers contingent grows! Yes!

Lucifer

They're still publishing that? I'd forgotten. Read it for the first few years, and then, after awhile, realized I was terribly bored, so I stopped.

Has it gotten any better?

Lucifer, I loved at first, until it became all about the battle for control of Heaven. Zzzzzz.

Five Questions with Devin Grayson. Thematically spoilery through Nightwing #100. [link]

Oh, dude.

So, in some ways, it?s an the inner mission issue, if you will, where we build up to what?s happened, here?s why it?s untenable, and here is this amazingly bright and motivated and dedicated character deciding that he?s had enough and he?s gotta do something really different that he?s never done before.

Am I excited? Yes, I am excited.