First Look comics for this week

Marvel and DC have, for some time now, let shops buy advance copies of the next week's comics to help them decide about last minute ordering, and most shops let the customers read 'em. Reviewing these First Look comics used to be a regular part of my column for a while, back when my job didn't really give me anything to do on Fridays. But then I got a job where I actually had to work for my pay, and I stopped. :) But this was a long weekend, so I decided to go back to taking my PDA and its folding keyboard along to the comic shop and do some reviewin'.

( Reviews behind cut, as usual. )

No awards or endquote on the First Looks. Oh, and I won't be able to get my regular comics until Friday, due to the holiday and scheduling issues for the guys who run the shop.