September 2007 H-O-T Grade

At the close of every month, LYSAD will be putting out the absolute and final word on what was H-O-T in comics.

September 2007 was an excellent month in comics, with few but amazing suggestions.

1. Y THE LAST MAN #58 (Vertigo)

2. THE ORDER #3 (Marvel)

3. UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE #1 (Dark Horse)

4. PARADE WITH FIREWORKS #1 (Image)

5. CASANOVA #9 (Image)

6. INFINITY INC #1 (DC)

7. SHE-HULK 2 #21 (Marvel)

8. BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #13 (Bongo)

9. SUPER VILLAIN TEAM UP MODOKS 11 #3 (Marvel)

10. SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #4 (Marvel)

The month was marked by the jaw-dropping 'Y' on the last page of Y THE LAST MAN #58. Matt Fraction continues his monthly presence in the chart with CASANOVA and new darling THE ORDER.

Pete Milligan debuts with INFINITY Inc just as Dan Slott gives us his continuity porn curtain close on SHE-HULK.

Mike Allred almost had two in the list, with MADMAN ATOMICS COMICS #4 barely losing the #10 spot in favour of Allred's other release SPIDER-MAN FAIRYTALES (which won mostly on the basis of Allred drawing Gwen, MJ and Spider-man with a mop).

As for SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP, it took me 3 months to notice it, but it's most likely going to be a permanent fixture in the chart from now on.