The two main things that encourage me to get books are as follows
- Writer
- Subject matter
- Justice League - Geoff Johns
- Probably not gonna be buying this one, but it's Geoff Johns and all of the DC's biggest superheroes. At the very least, deserving of a mention.
- Wonder Woman - Brian Azzarello
- Wonder Woman still holds some sort of fascination for me, and I've been meaning to check out Azzarello for a while. His 1000 Bullets series is meant to be good, but this might be an interesting place to start.
- Aquaman - Geoff Johns
- This one I do wanna check out. Contrary to popular opinion, I always suspected that Aquaman could be very awesome, and the Geoff Johns medicine might be exactly what he needs.
- Green Lantern Corps - Peter J Tomasi
- I intend to read some of his pre-reboot GLC stuff before really exploring this option, but if it's as good as I've heard - hell, if it's as good as Gibbons run - this might be a hard one to turn down.
- Green Lantern: The New Guardians - Tony Bedard
- Bedard is meant to be a decent writer, but really I've no idea why I find myself compelled to read this. I mean, it's just DC trying to leech off of it's most popular books in the same way there so many Batman books. Yet somehow, I genuinely am curious.
- Batman - Scott Snyder
- Snyder has been writing Batman for a whilst now, and has had generally positive reactions.And, you know, Batman.
- Justice League Dark - Peter Milligan
- I keep wanting to check out Milligan's Shade series, but seeing as it hasn't been collected, reading it isn't really an option. But this idea, a superhero team made up of anti-heroes could be cool. Could be bad too, admittedly, since labelling something "dark" always sets me on edge. Seems to open things up to possible wank. Nonetheless, very interested.
- Demon Knight - Paul Cornell
- I want to read something by Cornell, and at first glance this fits the bill nicely. Superheroes meets fantasy? Awesome. A recent interview has revealed that he is modelling this to a great extent after A Game of Thrones and used the words "violent" and "gritty" at least three times apiece. Count me suddenly less enthused from what seemed to be a must-buy at first.
- Resurrection Man - Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett
- Dan Abnett is a great writer, stylistically and structurally brilliant. His characters are something of a weak spot, but hopefully the change of medium and co-writer can address this weakness. Probably gonna be giving this a look.
- Blue Beetle - Tony Bedard
- Blue Beetle has received prolific praise from many sources. I am very much intrigued, but I'll check out Jaimie's past adventures in the costume before making a decision.
- Action Comics - Grant Morrison
- This is Morrison, this is a must-buy. Only one in this list that is a guarantee.
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