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Back Issue Review: Lumberjanes, DC Comics Titans, & Unstoppable Wasp

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I haven’t been doing much back-issue reading this week, which means this Back Issue Review isn’t as sprawling as its been in past weeks.

I did manage to knock out four volumes worth of youthful titles. None of the were major standouts, but they all presented nuanced looks at the meaning of friendship and identity.

  • Lumberjanes (2014) #25-28(AKA Vol. 7 – A Bird’s-Eye View), Boom! Entertainment, Inc
  • Titans (2016) Rebirth & #1-6 (AKA Vol. 1 – The Return of Wally West), DC Comics
  • Titans (2016) #7-10 & Annual 1 (AKA Vol. 2 – Made In Manhattan), DC Comics
  • Titans (2016) #12-18 (AKA Vol. 3 – A Judas Among Us), DC Comics
  • The Unstoppable Wasp #1-4 (AKA Vol. 1 – Unstoppable), Marvel Comics

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Crushing Comics S01E074 – Comics Haul! Lumberjanes, Venom, X-Men Epic Collection, & More!

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Can you smell that? It’s the sweet, sweet American air (and packing peanuts) unleashed by this massive haul of new comics from my December order.

The unboxing starts with a new volume of our beloved Lumberjanes, includes a pair of classic Venom collections, a pair of new Marvel Epic Collections, the penultimate TPB of Letter 44, new Injection, old Cable, new Youngblood, and…

…something I’ll be digging into in the next episode of Crushing Comics!

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

This week in comic book collected editions – March 1, 2017

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Whether you’re a comics obsessee or a floppy books neophyte, parsing the new collected editions out each week is a chore.

Sure, a faithful fan can visit the Previews catalog to see what’s out, but it doesn’t always explain what each series should collect and why you ought to care.

And, why would (or: should) a new or dabbling fan have to know what a Previews catalog even is!

I want to help both the masters and the newbies find the books that interest them the most. Thus, this post.

Publishers:

What are the must-read books this week?

I think DC has the market cornered this week with two of their three scant releases – Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy and Zatanna by Paul Dini.

More on the Zatanna below. As for Lumberjanes: EV has been addicted to Lumberjanes ever since she turned three, to the point that she always has an invisible camper holding her hand when we cross a street. I’m not sure if Gotham Academy is similarly addictive, but this is probably a good buy for your early-grades comic fan – the most objectionable thing about Lumberjanes is generally how much time they spend hollering.

If you want to get started with Lumberjanes, Volume 1 is just okay, but the story begins to get interesting in Volume 2. For more on Gotham Academy collections, see Guide to Gotham or DC New 52.

And now, on to the books!

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