April '08 H-O-T Grade

Each month HOT Grade represents LYSAD's stamp on what titles stood out as the best of the best.

1. CASANOVA #13 (Image Comics)

2. LOGAN #2 (Marvel Comics)

3. BATMAN #675 (DC Comics)

4. WOLVERINE #64 (Marvel Comics)

5. GHOST RIDER #22 (Marvel Comics)

6. SCALPED #16 (Vertigo)

7. X-MEN LEGACY #210 (Marvel Comics)

8. MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #35 (Marvel Comics)

9. THE ORDER #10 (Marvel Comics)

10. THOR AGES OF THUNDER (Marvel Comics)

11. X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #1 (Marvel Comics)
12. SECRET HISTORY THE AUTHORITY HAWKSMOOR #2 (Wildstorm)
13. X-MEN FIRST CLASS VOL 2 #11 (Marvel Comics)
14. THOR #8 (Marvel Comics)
15. GREEN LANTERN #30 (DC Comics)
16. SUPERGIRL #28 (DC Comics)
17. MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #38 (Marvel Comics)
18. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555-557 (Marvel Comics)
19. YOUNG LIARS #2 (Vertigo)
20. LOCKE & KEY #3 (IDW)

A very interesting month, with trends clearly showing up, now that I've caught up on my to-read pile from certain titles. This month we've got all three Jason Aaron titles breaking the Top 10 (Wolvie, GR and Scalped - which should really be retroactively injected into every Top 10 list thus far), and Matt Fraction grabbing the top spot and #9-11. Lots of favourites (including last month's #1 Criminal) were pushed down just below #20 by the sheer enjoyment of this month's Marvel Adventures offerings. Good going!

The breakdown: Marvel (12), DC (3), Vertigo (2)
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It's Coming Back!

One of my much-anticipated comics this summer!

Secret Invasion? Pfeh!
Final Crisis? YAWN!

GALAXY QUEST!!!

Two of my best friends collaborating on bringing us Sigourney Cleavage Weaver on paper and ink! Look out for more interviews and announcements soon.

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March '08 H-O-T Grade

1. CRIMINAL v.2 #1 (ICON)
   
   
2. GHOST RIDER #21 (Marvel)
   
   
3. SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #2 (DC)
   
   
4. CASANOVA #12 (Image)
   
   
5. WOLVERINE #63 (Marvel)
   
   
6. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120 (Marvel)
   
   
7. CROSSING MIDNIGHT #17 (Vertigo)
   
   
8. LOCKE & KEY #2 (IDW)
   
   
9. TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #3 (DC)
   
   
10. MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #7 (Image)
    
    
11. PROGRAMME #9 (Wildstorm)
12. X-MEN LEGACY #209 (Marvel)
13. FABLES #71 (Vertigo)
14. SECRET HISTORY AUTHORITY JACK HAWKSMOOR #1 (Wildstorm)
15. YOUNG LIARS #1 (Vertigo)
16. DARK IVORY #1 (Image)
17. COMIC BOOK COMICS #1 (Evil Twin)
18. WOLVERINE ORIGINS #23 (Marvel)
19. BOYS #16 (IDW)
20. THOR #7 (Marvel)

Very late posting these, but just done catching up. Going from the standard top 10 into top 20 mode from now on, as I just feel too bad leaving quality stuff out of the Grade!

There were no clear-cut favorites this month, and the top 7 could really go in any order. Criminal 2 #1 gets the honors because I was late in discovering the gem it is, and the new volume deserves mad props!

Rundown: 7 Marvel titles, 3 Image, 2 IDW and 2 DC, although the latter share grows if we include all imprints to an equal 7.
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