1. Walking Dead
2. Invincible
3. Grendel: Behold the Devil
4. Captain America
5. Umbrella Academy

Hon. mention to Flash and Brave and the Bold for a solid week for Flash junkies like myself.

Anyways to be in topic:

My Top Five:
Sword
Y The Last Man
Dynamo 5
Hellblazer
G.I. Joe

2. Hawaiian Dick - I’m a big fan of this series in general and when you add such an amazing artist onto the book, a person like Scott Chantler, then you really have a book that you can’t miss. Plus, I just like the feel that this book carries. It’s unlike anything else out there.

3. Captain America - Never fails to entertain. Brubaker and Epting continue to provide an adventure that somehow just keeps getting better.

4. The Spirit - Best Spirit issue that we’ve seen lately. I’m a little sad that we’ve only got one more issue with Cooke and J. Bone but it’s been a blast none the less.

5. Umbrella Academy - The art with this one really grabs me most but the story, while a little off the wall and hard to follow, seems like it will hold up on its own. One of the best surprise books of the year.

6. Incredible Hulk - Just a good issue that continues to use the odd Renegades team well. Sign me up for one of those people who can’t wait for Incredible Herc.

7. Iron Man Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Christos Gage knows how to write superheroes, plain and simple. And anyone who uses people like Bloodscream and Roughhouse in a cool way…Well, you get a gold star for that and providing a rare Iron Man story that’s actually worth reading.

8. Ex Machina - Finally caught up on this book and was reminded as to why I think this truly is BKV’s best book to date. The characters are so well realized and the story so engrossing and satisfying that you can’t help but be entertained. Also, having Tony Harris on art doesn’t hurt either.

9. Angel: After the Fall - Like I said in the Wednesday #1’s, this one was good. I still have a few issues with the coloring but overall this one was a nice continuation of the television series with several moments that made me go, “WTF.”

10. Thunderbolts: Breaking Point - In no way does it compare to what Ellis is doing on the book but Gage and Denham do a cool little story that focuses on one of my favorite characters, Songbird.

11. Brave and the Bold - Waid’s still going strong with this one. I especially took much joy in the quality B horror movie vibe that was thrown into the Flash meets the Doom Patrol.

12. Scream - A good Peter David story with an interesting concept and some enjoyable art by Sears.

November has been an amazing month of comics. At least 5 great reads every week and I’ve only read about 75% of the stuff I picked up

10. Brave and the Bold - Flash and Doom Patrol, great take on both by Waid and Perez. Still not sold on the new Flash family, but this was a really fun issue

I like those kids and I’m digging this whole The Incredibles vibe thing that’s going on. I hope they will stick with Flash and Linda for a while. I pray that after Waid’s run and the new writer, oh let’s say, for example, Judd Winick does not get to write them so he can kill them off.

And did no one read either Flink, the new Doug TenNapel GN or The Goon: Chinatown?

I’ve gotten kind of tired of TenNapel’s stuff, honestly. The Goon: Chinatown I’m looking forward to, but it was a busy enough week that I’m holding off until next week to pick it up.

I had a little, too, especially after “Black Cherry,” which I thought was awful. But this is more reminiscent of “Tommysaurus Rex.” It had a lot of charm, I thought.

And “Chinatown” was definitely worth the long wait!

And did no one read either Flink, the new Doug TenNapel GN or The Goon: Chinatown?

I’ve gotten kind of tired of TenNapel’s stuff, honestly. The Goon: Chinatown I’m looking forward to, but it was a busy enough week that I’m holding off until next week to pick it up.

2. The Spirit - Great issue from Darwyn Cooke, with some nice stuff on his enemy Mortez

3. Grendel Behold the Devil - As I said in my Wednesday Number Ones, Matt Wagner returns to his character with great style

4. American Virgin Vol 3: Wet - Really enjoyed re-reading this one, I’ll miss the series when it’s gone

5. Iron Man Director of SHIELD Annual - Tony Stark goes undercover (sans IM armor) in Madripoor with three hot SHIELD agents for backup, and fights old Wolverine foes while trying to depose their corrupt leader. Best Iron Man story in a long time.

6. Captain America - Some great Winter Soldier/Sharon Carter stuff, and a big tipping point towards #34, the new Captain America issue.

7. Angel: After the Fall - Covered this one in a full review

8. Invincible - Another of those “lots of stuff ongoing” issues, good for the regular readers

9. Midknight - Married couple superheroics from Red 5, the guys who publish Neozoic, Atomic Robo and Abyss… I really like this company

10. Brave and the Bold - Flash and Doom Patrol, great take on both by Waid and Perez. Still not sold on the new Flash family, but this was a really fun issue

11. Hawaiian Dick - Scott Chantler’s art looks great, the setting and characters are unusual… lots of fun

12. Umbrella Academy - I honestly don’t have any idea what’s happening, most of the time… but the art is great and the story is fun. Looking forward to reading the collected series and finding out if it’s a good story or just a fun, pretty story.

What sucks it that, of course, the latest Kirby Fourth World book has to come out the week that I make this decision. Glad to see so many people have it in their top five this week, though. I’ve been loving the books and can’t wait to get the remainder.

And of course, DC has to continue to entice me with announcing not only the original OMAC stuff (is Kirby’s Sandman and/or Demon next? I hope!), but the Starman Omnibuses (Omnibi?) AND soon to announce Grant Morrison’s JLA.

Damnit, my wallet’s going to take a beating in 2008.

And did no one read either Flink, the new Doug TenNapel GN or The Goon: Chinatown? Both were terrific, I thought, as was the new Action Comics. And I’m not even a big DC fan …

Read and liked:

Dynamo 5 TPB
Birth of a Nation
Sandman Mystery Theatre: Vamp