Guess who’s back? It’s Flash Gordon! The classic hero is back with a new series in Flash Gordon #1. It’s funny because I hadn’t heard the name Flash Gordon until I got my driver’s licence renewed. The woman at the counter tells me not to smile for the picture and says, “Look straight ahead, directly at the flash… Gordon.” Well, I barely get through the picture before cracking up. She very nearly cost me the time of taking another picture. See, not all people working those jobs have had their souls sucked out.

Over at Marvel, they celebrate the 50th anniversary of Daredevil by celebrating Matt Murdoch’s 50th birthday in the standalone Daredevil #1.50. And Batman gets a new Scott Snyder penned series that will consist of 60 issues and run weekly for at least the next twelve weeks. Brace your wallets for Batman Eternal #1.

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Without that issue of Forever Evil #7 that I was looking forward to this week and no Justice League on the horizon, that DC Comics section of the pull list looks awfully bare. However, DC Comics superstars Ivan Reis and Joe Prado (who are lovely people should you ever get the chance to meet them) are back on the Aquaman beat with Aquaman and the Others #1.

Over at Marvel, they’re doing another hypothetical alternate reality miniseries. This time, it’s about the Age of Ultron storyline. What if Hank Pym was able to create an even more dangerous version of Ultron? We find out in What If: Age of Ultron #1. And Dark Horse continues to do their Joss Whedon TV series continuations with Angel and Faith: Season Ten #1.

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I keep doing these pull lists every week but I keep forgetting to make time to get to the local comic book shop. Maybe that’s a good thing since my wallet is going to hurt a bit from being about two months behind on picking up my file. That’s not going to be a fun visit.

Anyway, Dynamite has what might end up being the most divisive comic of the week. It’s a Brony parody one-shot called My Little Phoney: A Brony Adventure. Shockingly, there aren’t any My Little Pony comics to counter with this week. Otherwise, I would have had one here.

Two of DC’s Forever Evil companion series come to an end this week. Forever Evil: ARGUS and Forever Evil: Rogues’ Rebellion both conclude in their 6th issue. Marvel continues to bring back classic comic series with Silver Surfer #1. And IDW has my pick of the week with a rather authentic looking Rocky & Bullwinkle #1.

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This week, everybody launches everything in the pull list. Marvel relaunches a couple of iconic series with first issues of Daredevil and the All-New Ghost Rider. DC can’t match that in terms of launches but they do have a new American Vampire story in American Vampire: Second Cycle #1.

Meanwhile, over at Dark Horse, they have a couple of new licensed series for you. Joss Whedon gets another new Dark Horse series to go along with the Serenity series with Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Ten #1. They also have a video game series with the debut of The Witcher #1. It’s a five-issue miniseries that would have been perfect if CD Projekt Red didn’t just delay The Witcher 3 to 2015.

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You know, we’re just four weeks removed from a Ms. Marvel reboot and now Marvel gives us the Captain Marvel reboot. Note that I said it’s a Marvel reboot because DC’s Shazam was previously known as Captain Marvel. Anyway, this week is the return of Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel #1.

Meanwhile, over at DC, they’re still continuing through the Forever Evil storyline. This week, we apparently learn the fate of the Justice League in Justice League of America #13. Over at Dynamite, they celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Six Million Dollar Man TV series with The Six Million Dollar Man: Season Six #1.

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A new villainous series begins as another one sets up for the conclusion on this week’s pull list. Marvel has a new series about one of the X-Men’s nemeses with Magneto #1. Over on the DC side of things, the fate of Nightwing is revealed in the second-to-last Forever Evil comic, Forever Evil #6.

And I know that Quantum & Woody from Valiant has been running for a few issues now but why has no one told me that Woody was a goat. I would have read every issue if you told me that. I only found out because this week’s Woody origin comic included the words “The Goat” in the title. Anyway, the final comic that I’m looking forward to is, obviously, Quantum and Woody The Goat #0.

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For this week’s pull list, I think that we should take a look at a trio of one-shots and a couple of continuing series. For the DC fans, Lois Lane gets her own family-focused adventure in Superman: Lois Lane #1. The off-screen reboot/reimagining of Robocop continues in another comic with Robocop: Beta. And The Lone Gunmen crossover with Optimus Prime and company in The X-Files: Conspiracy – Transformers.

If you’re looking for regular series, the second of six Firefly comics is out this week with the release of Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #2. And the Fantastic Four get a reboot in Fantastic Four #1.

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Another week, another edition of the pull list. You know, I write this post every week and every week, I let myself get farther behind on my comics. I just need to set aside a couple of hours to just read comics. My only concern is letting everything else fall behind on the blog. I really could use a second hand to get things posted.

Anyway, I’ve got four comics that might interest you this week. It’s not a new series but I’ve heard nothing but good things about DC’s Wonder Woman series which releases its 28th issue this week. Marvel brings back an old series in the Marvel Now universe with New Warriors #1. If you’re looking for a weird cross-over comic, The Lone Gunmen and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cross paths in The X-Files: Conspiracy – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1. And Larime Taylor is back with A Voice in the Dark #4.

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Well, I dropped the ball on this week’s pull list. I’ve been so busy writing other columns, setting up for some video content in the near future and even doing (gasp!) game reviews that the pull list slipped my mind until 5:00 last night. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why the pull list wasn’t being posted until I realized that I completely forgot to do it.

Anyway, let’s feature a triple bill of debuting series in this week’s pull list. First, She-Hulk breaks off from the FF to get her own solo series in She-Hulk #1. Over at DC, the British Royals are going to use their superpowers to run the tide of World War II in Royals: Masters of War #1. And Image has a new series about life working on an orbital energy platform where murder is afoot in Fuse #1.

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Robocop was on TV this weekend in Canada. And by Robocop, I mean the original 1987 movie starring Peter Weller not this year’s reboot/remake that I have rather low expectations for. And that reboot is where we start this week’s pull list. If you’re interested in that movie, Boom! has a prologue for the upcoming release with Robocop: Hominem Ex Machina.

And to make up for that, here are a pair of comics from each of the big two. DC ends their Batman: Black and White miniseries in Batman: Black & White #6. Elsewhere, Lex Luthor (not the Jesse Eisenberg one but the real Lex Luthor) makes a big move with big consequences in Forever Evil #5. On the Marvel side of things, we have a pair of debuts. Loki gets his own series which isn’t shocking given his popularity. You can check him out in Loki: Agent of Asgard #1. And Ms. Marvel is back with a new series that Marvel promises will be epic in Ms. Marvel #1.

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