Comics this week

For the first time in a few weeks, we have under 15 books to review! It's all contingent on how many Iron Man books are out this week, with Iron Man 9 a sure bet, Iron Man 258.1 a distinct possibility, and Iron Man: The Coming of the Melter a little more suspect, we have somewhere between 12 and 14 books. So what stands out from the rest when forced to choose a third of them?

Hawkeye 10
Boy did I end up talking about Hawkeye for a while during my Eisner Award post. It's all deserved but I certainly just kept on rolling with it. Now, after the Clown's first appearance last issue, we're heading into darker waters with Clint, who was inspired by Grills to go talk to Jessica before Grills was killed. So there are things happening and, frankly, even if there weren't I'd be recommending this book.

Indestructible Hulk 7
The Waid-Simonson team up continues, as does the Hulk-Thor one. As last issue set up, Banner has seemingly gone to the past, a time before Thor knew who he was, and has teamed up alongside Thor against Frost Giants. However, Thor didn't see Banner transform so will likely not know Hulk is Banner when he sees the green monster. To make matters more complicated, the last issue ended with Hulk able to pick up Mjolnir. That alone garners a recommendation this week. Interested to see where this goes.

Red She-Hulk 65
X-51 and Red She-Hulk have been transported to another dimension after X-51 diverted Tesla's plans to send them somewhere he wanted them to go. Now they've gone somewhere seemingly far worse, as they land in front of a version of Mt. Rushmore that has four major villains (Dr. Doom, Loki, Red Skull, and Ultron) carved into its face. Parker knows how to write scary and diabolical other dimensions, as evidenced by Dark Avengers, so I'm excited to see where these two have ended up.

Winter Soldier 18
Winter Soldier's penultimate issue, and the first since the announcement of its cancellation. Bucky has run afoul of the Electric Ghost at last and will have to confront her and his own past. He has to confront his past a lot, but it's not typically in the form of some sort of monster created because he killed a little girl's parents. How will Winter Soldier play this one while also starting to close down shop?

X-Men Legacy 10
This book is great and it's on the pull list because it's great. There's an ongoing plot only insofar as Legion's on a mission and he has to continue that mission. It's like a series of one-shots with a plot boiling down underneath but no sign of when it will come to the forefront. Still, each release it deserves to be on this list if just for the single stories and the characters Spurrier is creating.