Wednesday Number Ones is a weekly feature here at Comic Pants. We take the books that are premiering a first issue from that week and give a quick opinion on them. From time to time we may also include more than issue number ones in this feature. If a noteworthy one-shot or the first issue of a new story arc is released, we may talk about it in this feature.

This week, on a Thursday instead of Wednesday due to Memorial Day delays, we will cover Black Coat: Or Give Me Death #1, Drawing From Life #1, Kiss 4K #1, Ray Harryhausen Presents Wrath of the Titans #1, The Ride: Die Valkyrie #1, Silver Surfer Requiem #1, Spawn Godslayer #1, Spider-Man Fairy Tales #1 and White Picket Fences #1.
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What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
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This time out, the Panteon’s thoughts turn toward comic book villains. Randy Lander, David Martindale (D3), Dan Grendell, and Nick Budd discuss who they think is the best villain, what makes a villain special, how far is too far for a villain to go (if there is a limit), and plenty more. Dave Farabee is practicing his breakdancing for an upcoming competition, so he’s not available to give his ideas. Who do you think is the best villain? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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What is a “Hot Pants” pick? Quite simply, it’s a book that all five reviewers on this site believe is worthy of your time. It may or may not be one of our favorite books, but it’s that rare breed of comic that struck all five of us, with our different tastes, as a good read. All-Star Superman is our latest “Hot Pants” pick.
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Some of you may have noticed on the sidebar, we have our “Top Five of the Moment” listed. These are the five books that are most clicking with each Pants writer. It may or may not represent the best books we’ve read all month, year, or just what we’re digging that week. We generally try to update it with books from that week, but there are no hard and fast rules. Inspired by an email from one of our readers, we’re going to post every Friday with the most recent Top Five from each member of the Panteon, and hope for your comments on our lists, or maybe even your own “Top Five of the Moment.”
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What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
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Wednesday Number Ones is a weekly feature here at Comic Pants. We take the books that are premiering a first issue from that week and give a quick opinion on them. From time to time we may also include more than issue number ones in this feature. If a noteworthy one-shot or the first issue of a new story arc is released, we may talk about it in this feature.

This week we will cover GI Joe Special Missions Brazil One Shot, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual #1, Storm Shadow #1, Final Girl Special, Gutsville #1, General Jack Cosmo Presents #1, Criminal #7, and Marvel Adventures Iron Man #1.
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What is a Short Pants Review? While we’d love to give full reviews to everything, there just isn’t enough time in the day. So we’ve come up with Short Pants as a way of providing capsule reviews from our varied review writers, giving quick hits and short capsule thoughts about various comics we’ve read recently.

This time out, Nick covers B.P.R.D.: Garden of Souls #3 of 6, Countdown #50, Nova #2, and The Ultimates 2 #13.

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Check back in for the second half of our podcast on comics projects the Panteon is looking forward to. Once again Randy Lander, Nick Budd, D3 (David Martindale), and Dan Grendell talk about two upcoming books each is interested in. What’s on the horizon? What has caught our eye? From popular books to obscure stuff, each member sounds off, except Dave Farabee, who has finished sorting his hate mail from John Byrne and is busy replying to it. Of course, we all have different tastes, so let us know in the comments what upcoming comics have you excited!
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Writer: Cecil Castellucci
Artist: Jim Rugg
Company: Minx/DC Comics

To be perfectly honest, a book like The Plain Janes, one that is in no uncertain terms is directly aimed at the teen girl demographic, normally wouldn’t hold a single scrap of interest for me. You know the cliche: sappy, overly dull, and stocked with whiny characters straight out of a Hallmark movie or After School Special. It’s a stereotypical take, sure, but that’s where I’m coming from. So, when I heard that DC was creating a new line of books bearing the unfortunate title of Minx, a line that catered to that same high school crowd I’ve already mentioned, I couldn’t help it if a part of me immediately decided Continue Reading »