Drop 'Em Like They're Hot

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN WHEN REALITY DICTATES THAT I WISELY CUT DOWN MY RATIONS OF MONTHLY TITLES (WHICH HAVE BALLOONED TO UNEXPECTED PROPORTIONS ANYWAY).

FIRST UP WILL BE PORTACIO'S WETWORKS. CAREY JUST DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME, SO PERHAPS I'LL COME BACK WHEN GRAIL BECOMES ONE OF THE MAINSTAYS.

THE SECOND TO GO SOON IS JLA. I AM JUST NOT IMPRESSED BY MELTZER... I SHOULD'VE JUST TAKEN THAT HINT FROM HIS MEDIOCRE IDENTITY CRISIS. THE REAL TALENT IN THIS BOOK THAT IS BENES IS WASTED ON A PLOT THAT TOOK FOREVER TO ESTABLISH.

AFTER MARVEL'S CIVIL WAR, THE FANTASTIC FOUR WOULD HAVE TO GO. JMS IS BRILLIANT HERE, BUT IT'S NOT A PERFECT PACKAGE FOR ME WITH MCKONE IN ART DUTIES. EVEN IF FF IS GETTING A NEW CREATIVE TEAM AFTER CW, I'LL HAVE TO BE AT THE SIDELINES FOR THIS ONE.

NOT A BAD START TO THE DIET...

I'LL HAVE TO MAKE A MUST-AVOID LIST FOR THE TEMPTATIONS THAT ARE COMING UP SOON FROM MIGHTY MARVEL AND BEYOND! MAYBE, I CAN CATCH UP A BIT LATER THROUGH THE COLLECTED EDITIONS THAT WOULD LOOK MUCH BETTER IN MY LIBRARY.

BUT BEFORE THAT, HERE ARE THE KEEPERS:

NEW AVENGERS
X-FACTOR
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN
ULTIMATES
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN