My Week In Comics 11-18-09

I picked up two more "Blackest Night" tie-ins, and for the next few weeks there are free rings being given out with the purchase of certain of these books. I am now the proud(?) owner of a blue and a green ring. Unfortunately, unlike the power rings in the comic books, my rings don't do a damn thing.

Superman/Batman 66: One of those "Blackest Night" tie-ins. However, it doesn't even feature Superman or Batman. Instead, we get Bizarro (who inexplicably shows up in Gotham City), Man-Bat, some other characters I'm not familiar with but two of them are apparently Frankenstein and The Bride, and Black Lantern Solomon Grundy. Please let me remember to not buy the conclusion of this next month.

Adventure Comics 4: The other "BN" tie-in stars the villainous Superboy-Prime. The end of "Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds" left him back on Earth-Prime, which is supposed to be the Earth where you and I live, reading the same comics books we're reading. So he's reading Adventure Comics No. 4 and finds out that Black Lantern Alexander Luthor arrives to kill him. Naturally, he goes to the comic book store to read Adventure Comics No. 5 to see how it ends. Isn't that what you would do? Of course, Adventure Comics No. 5 isn't out until next month, so Superboy-Prime has a serious problem...

The Flash: Rebirth 5 (of 6): I probably mentioned this before, and probably in relation to the last issue of this miniseries, but because it's been delayed I hardly remember what transpired in the previous issues, which takes away from my enjoyment of this book. I hope the final issue is released in a timely manner. If I go back and re-read the other issues maybe the whole thing will make sense.

Supergirl 47: Supergirl has taken Reactron back to New Krypton to stand trial for the murder of Zor-El, but some Kryptonians want him dead without bothering with due process. How will Alura, acting leader of New Krypton and Zor-El's widow, handle things? Interesting stuff.

Simpsons Comics 160: The format is similar to "Treehouse of Horror" and other recent episodes of the TV series such as "Simpsons Tall Tales" -- short stories are presented, united by a theme. In this case it's stories involving the family pets (even Plopper, a.k.a. Spider-Pig!) spoofing things like "Jumanji" and "Charlotte's Web."