Giant-Size Wednesday, Smash!

Writer :  Bob Gale

Artist : Phil Jimenez

Manufacturer / Publisher :  Marvel

Description :  "The DB, New York's trashiest tabloid, has just hired the sleaziest, most muckraking, lowlife paparazzi of them all...PETER PARKER?! Say it ain't so, true believer! Also in this ish, J. Jonah Jameson finds inner peace and harmony...(Hey, it could happen! Maybe.) All this and the first ever livestreaming super-villain: Screwball! Dan Slott returns to Spidey, and he's bringing Marcos Martin (DOCTOR STRANGE: THE OATH) with him!"

Editorial: Here it comes again.  Another week of Spider-Man.  No complaints.  How long can they keep it up?  Let's just see.

Writer :  Grant Morrison

Artist : Tony Daniel - Sandu Florea

Manufacturer / Publisher :  DC

Description :  "Are you ready for Batman R.I.P.? Beginning the epic story that will change the legend of the Dark Knight forever! Everything in Grant Morrison's groundbreaking run on Batman has been leading to this story, and nothing will ever be the same again. Who will live? Who will die? Who will be Batman? The answers are sure to shock you in Batman R.I.P., featuring artwork by Tony Daniel & Sandu Florea and covers by Alex Ross."

Editorial:  Here it comes.  Batman is dead?! Is it possible. You can bet I'll be picking up the book to find out.  I'm banking on Grant Morrison's plans to make us all forget Frank Miller and Alan Moore.  Count on it.

Writer :  "Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart"

Artist : Paul Azaceta

Manufacturer / Publisher :  Dark Horse

Description :  "B.P.R.D.: 1946 rises to its astounding conclusion as Bruttenholm at last comes face to face with one of the most diabolical villains to emerge from the Third Reich, a mad genius whose creations will plague the B.P.R.D. for years to come."

Editorial:  It's truly the scariest, creepiest comic book on the stands.  If you missed the Hellboy Free Comic Book last week, then you missed a lot.  Among other things, it included a little tie-in story to 1946.  

Writer :  Matt Fraction

Artist : Fabio Moon

Manufacturer / Publisher :  Image

Description :  "The second album of CASANOVA comes to an end and you absolutely won't believe it. If Casanova comes back, surely this would be the issue, right? Right? He's gonna come back, isn't he? It's all gonna work out all right, isn't it? At the end of the issue, everything will be beautiful again and nothing will hurt, right? Right? Hello? God? By MATT FRACTION (PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL, THE IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and FABIO MOON (SUGARSHOCK, De:TALES), it's the comic GQ called ""Brilliant."""

Editorial:  GQ called it brilliant.  I guess even GQ can be right once in a while.  It is brilliant.  Kick ass.  Off the hook.  Flippin' fantastic. If you aren't reading this book, check you pulse.  You might be dead.

Writer :  Roger Stern

Artist : Cory Hamscher - Zach Howard

Manufacturer / Publisher :  Marvel

Description :  "The Hulk may be a misunderstood monster, but his former sidekick, Fred Sloan, is determined to set the record straight. He's traveling the country, finding stories of the Hulk touching people's lives, researching for his book, 'Hulk Encounter: A Survivor's Story."" But will he find the Hulk revered as a hero, or despised as a menace? Meanwhile, the green goliath himself is on the run, getting into trouble as he goes. Join classic Hulk writer Roger Stern for this look into the impact of Hulk's smashing! PLUS: Re-presenting the hard-to-find INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #7 by Robert Stern, John Byrne and Bob Layton!"

Editorial: A Giant Size Hulk without Greg Pak.  Is that even possible?  We'll see.  The Hulk is hot.  Can't miss this one.

Writer :  J. Michael Straczynski

Artist : Chris Weston

Manufacturer / Publisher :  Marvel

Description :  Tensions rise and heroes come to blows as the time-lost Twelve from the Golden Age find their fundamental beliefs challenged in the world of the 21st Century. Plus; the Origin of the Witness--he's seen what you've done!

Editorial: JMS is making this his Watchmen.  So far, so good.  Is it possible that guys like JMS, Morrison, or Millar make the world forget about Alan Moore?  Read this one and tell me what you think.