PICK OF THE WEEK

Every Wednesday new comic books arrive at my store and I choose my favourite as my personal ‘Pick of the Week’. This decision is made before I read the issue and is based upon several variables. Contributing factors include the creators, cover, story summary, previous events in the comic, and personal interest in the comic. The options I choose from our only limited by what Diamond has listed to release this week according to their shipping list (and in some rare cases the issue won’t even arrive at my shop). So without further adieu, this week’s pick is:

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21



Sterling Gates & Nelson (he's a one name kinda guy)
In this story, the saga of the mysterious Alpha Lanterns spills into Green Lantern Corps! Chosen for the elite Alpha Lanterns, Boodikka continues her absolute pursuit of justice and order. When she is assigned by the Guardians to investigate the negligence of her sector replacement, Boodikka is shocked to uncover startling secrets about her own life from before she joined the Corps! Writer Sterling Gates (TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: SUPERMAN PRIME, GREEN LANTERN/SINESTRO CORPS SECRET FILES) explores the life of Alpha Lantern Boodikka in part one of "The Curse of the Alpha Lantern."

It seems a two part filler for GLCorps this time around, but any character development on this massive group of heroes is more than welcome. After the stunning events of the Sinestro Corps War (with a hardcover being released next week), the Green Lantern titles deserve their time in the light. That being said, the competition wasn't the toughest this week. With interesting DC releases like Green Arrow/Black Canary and Booster Gold #0 there was some challange, but sadly nothing that dove off the shelf. Marvel put up a minor fight with some secret invasion titles like New Avengers and some major spoiler in Captain Marvel (that I cannot confirm as I'm waiting until tomorrow to grab my books). The indy companies didn't even seem to care about the week of Valentines day and Lincoln's birthday. Perhaps indy books don't like American Patriotism or love?