Punisher - to be honest, anytime Punisher interacts with the rest of the Marvel U it usually rubs me the wrong day. Yes, I can handle him meeting Spider-Man, Daredevil or tussling with the Kingpin, but facing real super-villains and winning just doesn't seem right. Remember the great Spider-Man annual where Doc Oct was going to poison the Daily Bugle and kill a million NY readers? And the Punisher got involved and got his butt handed to him by Doc Oct in about six panels all while Doc Oct drank tea and talked on the phone without missing a beat? That is how well I see the Punisher taking on guys with powers.

Can't wait to see Cap. You've got Roger Stern writing a Cap story, even if it is a short story, and I am there. I hope the story involves Bernie Rosenthal, whom in my personal opinion was Steve Rogers best love interest ever.

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. . .and they're bringing Captain America back from the dead? What? They've spent how many issues mourning the passing of Steve Rogers, even more issues establishing Bucky/Winter Soldier as the successor to Steve, and they want to bring Steve back? What the flying frak?

I mean, I do realize that Captain America's pretty popular. And I also realize that nobody ever stays dead in comics. But honestly, there's no reason (aside from milking profits) for Steve Rogers to return. Bucky's a fascinating, charismatic character that's holding up the Cap franchise pretty well.

The only possible consolation out of this whole debacle is that maybe Bucky will get back into his Winter Soldier outfit, which is miles better than his ridiculous Captain America uniform.

I think Renee Montoya is an outstanding character, so I am highly surprised to read that Batwoman was excellent and the Question was weak. We'll see tonight.

Aargh! I have to admit that Mighty Avengers had some really blatant examples of explaining things, not simply in place of showing them, but while showing them. It was ridiculous! But the book still has it's moments. The first Jocasta development was surprising but fitting and exciting. The second one seems to indicate the pending loss of Jocasta. That blows. I was drawn to this book for Scarlet Witch, a red herring, and Jocasta, who may be getting th axe. I already read Hercules, so my continuing with this one really depends on the roster.

Remender hasn't shown me he can write yet (early FEAR agent was okay, but still suffered from Remender's 'throw-everything-including-th e-kitchen-sink-at-the-hero-and -have-a-last-minute-deus-ex-ma china-appear-and-fix-everythin g' style of writing)

Or did he?

He was probably against some Doom-bots and Frank's idea was to wisely avoid straight mano a mano with the metal-covered man fiend, but to go after and threaten to destroy his property instead. Sorta like vandalizing the car of the school bully when he's not around to stomp yer @$$.

Captain America fought in WWII, so they decide to make Wolverine fight in WWII. The only problem is that Cap was MADE in WWII.

Nick Fury was a commando, so they later on retroactively make Wolverine a commando.

Punisher was a bad ass war vet whose wife was murdered, so they say "Hey, let's make Wolverine a bad ass vet whose wife gets murdered."

Batman travelled to the orient to learn martial arts and ninjitsu, so they decide to make Wolverine travel the world to learn martial arts and ninjitsu.

Highlander is basically immortal and fought in a bunch of battles and wars, so they decide to make Wolverine basically immortal and have him fight in a bunch of battles.

Hell, even Old Man Logan is that (good, but a rip off). Mad Max lived into a post-Apocalyptic future and Clint in Unforgiven was an over the hill/remorseful killer, lets make Wolverine as someone who lives in a post-Apocalyptic futere and is an over the hill, remorseful killer.

Shit, they even had to have him meet Doom and fight the Red Skull because the guy doesn't even have a good Rogues gallery of his own. Like fighting Omega Red or Sabretooth could ever be the big climatic villain in anything...