So, we've gotten a few more titles, albeit only the first issue. Here's what I think.

Superior Spider-man: This is actually my first spider-man book, not including #700 which my 18-month-old destroyed. I always love big shake-ups in established popular characters, though, so enjoying this book was easy. The writing and art is superb in my opinion, and I'm hooked on for another couple of issues at least. I just wish they could have waited a few issues for the 'Big Reveal' at the end of this one.

Savage Wolverine: Why does wolverine deserve another title? Is it because the New Avengers disbanded and he can't lead the X-Force because he finally realizes that running a merry band of murderers might reflect poorly on his status of 'Headmaster'? With NOW, Marvel could have tried something different, maybe given a character their own title for the first time, anything but this. I my opinion on Logan is the same as my opinion on Batman, I'd like him a heckuvalot more if I didn't see him all of the time. Anyways, the art is fine and the writing could be worse, but Shanna only really seems to be there to jiggle, and I really can't find a reason to buy the second one. Honestly, could you at least HINT as to why wolverine falls out of the sky? I really did like the pouches joke, though.

Uncanny X-Force:Without looking at the cover, you can't even tell this is a team book. At least Thunderbolts #1 got that point across. While we're at it, who's leading? Psylocke? Can she carry a team? Storm takes kind of a sidekick role, Spiral is (initially) the bad guy, Puck disgusts everyone, and girl Fantomex is busy snogging guy Fantomex (weird). Actually without knowing him at all, Puck is the most developed character in the group, and you see him for like, two pages. I'm marginally curious as to how this group is supposed to come together, so I'll at least get #2.

Young Avengers: I was really hoping I could get my Avengers Academy fix this way, but it looks like I'm going to be really disappointed. AA and YA look to be completely different teen books. While Academy had some very good student-teacher interactions, and has the adults there to GUIDE them, Young Avengers starts off looking like just a bunch of teenagers mostly making dumb decisions, adults be damned...or killed. Honestly, the foster parent's excuse for why they let two teenagers, in a relationship, live together made it really hard to care when they get [notreallyaspoiler]murder-fied. Also, 'resurrection' going terribly wrong is a poor cliche to start a series off with[/notreallyaspoiler]. Honestly I can't give a good review of something that just rubs me the wrong way, so feel free to give it a try and form your own opinions.

So far I'm reading Avengers Arena and Captain America.

Avengers Arena is better than I thought it would be. Kev Walker's art is excellent. I don't know if Hopeless has the chops to pull this off, but there's something intriguing about the story. I feel like there's some sleight of hand, we're being shown one thing, but something else is happening, and I want to stick around and see what happens.

Captain America, we'll see. I like the idea of taking Captain America out of the U.S., and putting him in this strange world. It's a chance to show what matters to him when everything is taken away.

They haven't started yet, but I intend to try Fearless Defenders and X-Men when those start up.

Fearless Defenders: This is just awful. I know I don't fit into the "Look a teh bewbies!!!1! OMG girls kissing is so hawt" demographic, but there's enough to bother me besides the stereotypes. Specifically, everyone's 'voice' in the book grates on my ears, and not once was Valkyrie's sword the same size.