finally got to last week's books. sheesh. had some personal stuff to deal with, and it was nice to finally unwind last night with a few of my favorite super-powered friends:

• Fables #3: $ K
  another solid installment. i have no idea who the killer is, and i can't wait to find out.
  
• Y - The Last Man #1: $ K BoW
  the pacing of this issue was absolutely incredible. i got very nervous as it was coming down to the wire. maybe the best launch i've ever read.
  
• G.I. Joe #8: ¢ K
  not the best outing, but a great set-up for next issue. i find myself longing for more soap opera in this title, like the days of snake eyes with that wolf. those were the days.
  
• Batman Gotham Knights #31: $ K
  The Fugitive mess gets better and better with each issue. wraps next week based on an incredible revelation this go-round. i had no idea what was coming as i waded through this story, and it paid off. wow.
  
• Alias #12: $ K
  more solid storytelling. i really enjoy the page layouts on this book. it may seem like a silly thing, but design is important to me, and i think that bendis' layouts are the best going. rivalled by the crossgen machine.
  
• Daredevil #35: $ K
  nice to see spidey in the title, and nice to see DD back in action, kicking ass. a couple of great moments, and what a cliffhanger. yow.
  
• Elektra Glimpse and Echo #1: ¢ D
  gotta excercise my financial impulses ofver my completist ones. this one was fun, but not enough.
  
• New X-Men #129: $ K
  Morrison gets weirder and weirder on this title, and i like it. i do wish there was a summary page, though.. more on this topic below.
  
• Spider-man Blue #3: $ K
  I've never read any silver age spidey, but i have read old books and the klunky dialogue really turns me off. so this silver age story with a modern sensibility i'm really enjoying, as with the creative team's daredevil yellow. sort of fluffy, but i love the retro look and feel, and am having fun.
  
• Hip Flask - Unnatural Selection #1: $ K
  I don't know what the future of this book is, i'm now interested in a book about a genetically engineered warrior hippo created by the guy who letters comic books. hmm.
  
• Halo and Sprocket #2: $ K
  I love the whimsy of this book. one of the only B/W books i read. and now i want the t-shirt!
  
• Transformers Generation One #1: $ K
  More giant robots kicking ass. what could be wrong?
  
• Way of the Rat #3: $ K
  Po po rules all.
  

the summary page thing: marvel e.i.c. joe quesada says all marvel books will lose a page of story to this tool, and has come under fire for it. me, i read a lot of comics. i want the summary. it helps me remember where i am and where i'm going. i'm glad marvel's doing it. i want everybody to do it. lose it for the trade. but the clunky exposition is much worse aesthetically, as well as practically.

subway reading has consisted of crossgen trades. 1st generation stuff: scion, mystic, and more meridian. the crossgen universe is sucking me in, as i said in an earlier post. good and bad. good because it's nice to be so engrossed by something. bad because of the money. yeesh. the money. i was lucky to find someone selling them real cheap at a stoop sale a couple weeks ago. so at least it doesn't hurt yet.