Pull-List for 02/20/13

So... apparently I need to start reading Xtreme X-Men more regularly. I'd heard rumblings of (alternate universe) Wolverine being gay in it, and while the beefcake covers have teased that, this liplock from last week's issue between him and Hercules seals the deal. Maybe I'll get it in trade?

Last week's Morning Glories was amazeballs. Also, the controversy around known homophobe Orson Scott Card writing a digital-first version of Superman the ultimate American allegory continues. I'll be weighing on that later this week.

Anywho, onto the books!

Alpha Big Time #1 $2.99
(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A) Nuno Plati (CA) Humberto Ramos

From the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, get ready for the greatest hero who ever existed... EVER! Alpha was having an awesome time of it, till that buzz-kill Spider-Man made him quit being a hero. But that was then ... and this is NOW! Josh Fialkov & Nuno Plati (Amazing Spider-Man) reunite to tell the tale of a hero whos about to hit the BIG TIME!

Avengers #6 vol 6 $3.99
(W)Jonathan Hickman (A)Adam Kubert (CA)Dustin Weaver

'GODDESS' The Secret Origin of the Universe. Watch as for the first time in history, The UNIVERSE becomes sentient. Watch as Captain Universe deciphers the code that was hidden in the first five issues.

Batwoman #17 $2.99
(W) J. H. Williams, Haden Blackman (A/CA) J. H. Williams

It's the massive conclusion to the current storyline as Batwoman and Wonder Woman struggle to defeat Medusa and a horde of villains! Don't miss the start of a surprising new status quo for Batwoman!

Nightwing #17 vol 2 $2.99
(W) Kyle Higgins(A) Juan Jose Ryp, Vicente Cifuentes(CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira

Dick Grayson's life lies in ruins in the wake of the events surrounding 'DEATH OF THE FAMILY'! Is his career as Nightwing over? Where will he go now? • Will the voice of reason come from Damian Wayne?

Nova #1 vol 5 $3.99
(W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Ed McGuinness

The Human Rocket returns! You've followed him through the history making (and changing!) AvX and now the mystery of the all-new Nova are revealed in this breathtaking new ongoing by the best-selling, award winning team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness (RED HULK, Avengers X-Sanction). Sam Alexander is a kid bound by the gravity of a small town and a father whose ridiculous, drunken fairy tales about a "Nova Corps" were just another heavy burden in a life full of them. But luckily for Sam Alexander... soon gravity won't even matter. And those troubles? It's like they're a billion miles away.

Red Hood and the Outlaws #17 $2.99
(W) Scott Lobdell(A) Timothy Green(CA) Mico Suayan

In the wake of 'DEATH OF THE FAMILY,' Bruce Wayne confronts Jason Todd! You DO NOT want to miss this!

X-Factor #252 $2.99
(W) Peter David (A)Leonard Kirk (CA) David Yardin

The story years in the making continues here as X-Factor struggles to stop the Lords of Hell from tearing the Earth apart in their battle for dominance! Familiar faces will return as the battle reaches a fever pitch, the first of whom is STRONG GUY! And he has a bone to pick with his former teammates...

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