Runaways v2: Best Friends Forever by Rowell, Anka, Wilson
The reunited Runaways deal with relationship issues, Doombots, evil destinies, and time travel. Delightfully inclusive, deals very interestingly with issues of disability, and recommended.Doctor Strange v1: Across The Universe by Waid & Saiz
I do like it when writers put heroes outside their comfort zones. Dr. Strange loses his magic, and borrows a spaceship from Tony Stark to go looking for more power out among the stars. He hooks up with an arcanologist, gets in lots of varied trouble (such as fighting the Super-Skrull for an Infinity Stone), and compromises his ethics more than once. Plus, a surprising twist ending! Recommended.Domino v1: Killer Instinct by Simone, Baldeon, Shefer, Aburtov
The lusty, laughing, lucky mutant merc hangs out with her girlfriends, gets a dog, learns a little more about her origin, gets an archnemesis, learns kung fu from the (damnfine) master thereof, and generally has advenutres well worth the read. Recommended.The Mighty Thor v5: The Death Of The Mighty Thor by Aaron, Dauterman, Wilson
We all knew, of course, that Jane wouldn't stay Thor forever. The conflict shaking the Nine Realms reaches its peak, the Mangog walks again, and Thor makes a final sacrifice. Recommended.Marvel Masterworks: Sgt. Fury v1 by Lee, Kirby, Ayers
It's 1963, and Lee and Kirby are writing some of the hottest superhero comics in the world. So, they take the time to do something different: A war story, based in part on their respective military careers, and with a constant refrain of the evils of bigotry and the strength of America as a diverse land. Fury's Howling Commandos include Irishman Dugan, WASP Jonathan, African-American Gabe, Jewish Izzy, Italian Dino, Southern Rebel, and Englishman Percy, and their day is not complete unless they've all punched some Nazis. While dated in some ways, the message had never been more timely.
