The list this week is back to normal, 25 comics. Ten of these were the Avengers: No Surrender story that I finally stood my ground on to get finished. For those who do not know, this was a weekly book that took place as part of the Legacy re-numbering of the core Marvel titles. This story has no link to the current  “No Road Home” which started with #708 but I still wanted to see if it was necessary to read the first story before the second or if you can skip it. More on this after I begin “No Road Home” in the week ahead.

The rest of the list is broken down below but I will talk about the two in blue text which is what I do in this post category.

Captain Marvel is obviously a favorite character of mine but that does not earn the title a blue dot. The only way to get it, is to make me want to read the next issue as soon as I finish the current one. For those who are not reading it, this title is obviously intended for long term readers but can be read by anyone with a little homework. Issue three continues to tender the relationships between Carol Danvers and other female characters held within the dome that the villains currently have them imprisoned in. This is what I am reading it for. Characters that have a history and actually care about the health and welfare of each other. I am in as long as they continue to add this basic necessity to story telling.

My second choice, High Level was actually on the cut list after issue one. This is why I have a rule about having to read past the first issue (painful as it can be) just in case the writer is having a cold open issue. Coda is another example of a title with that issue but it will not survive which is exactly the opposite for this title. High Level number 2 added a new character into the mix and gave emotion to the primary situation in issue one. It reminded me of how I felt when Han Solo appeared for the first time in Star Wars. ‘Hey I like this character’ and I kept reading.

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