1. Afro Samurai (all)
A black samurai messiah wanders around a medieval/futuristic version of Japan. The art is interesting in a non-linear way, but the story is just barely there, even for a comic book. I can get why people like it. It does a decent job of walking that high noon/samurai/"representation" aesthetic.
2. Tales of the Dark Multiverse #1: The Death of Superman
Ever wondered what would have happened if Lois Lane had turned evil after the death of Superman and gained his powers? What? No? You never wondered about that? Me neither, and the art isn't all that great either.
3. Empowered (Volume 1 to whenever I stopped reading it)
The life and times of a superheroine in the context of softcore porn. As with Afro Samurai, I get why this comic has a following. It's not great by any stretch of the imagination, but it's often funny and the main character is engaging.
4. Soviet Girl: The End of the Soviet Union #1
More softcore porn. Russia's lesbian version of Captain America kicks ass and takes names. A lot of the art in this comic was rendered via computer.
5. Spider-Man: Life Story #1-6
Spider-man's life story told in six decades. It ends just about as you'd think it would, and relies way too heavily on all that Clone Saga nonsense.
6. Punisher: Soviet #1
Garth Ennis returns to familiar territory. I really liked this one, and I'd be eager to read future issues.
7. Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle Volumes One and Two
This comic ties the pre-Dark Fate Terminator movies into a larger narrative. Issues of causality aside, it's well written and the art is very good. I've never been a huge fan of the Terminator franchise but I have to admit this was WAY better than I thought it would be.
8. Olympia #1
Kirby-ish comic about gods (or is it comic book characters?) crossing over into our world. It's very "meta," and having only read 1.5 issues I can't say if that's a good thing yet. I'd read some more if I came across them.
9. 2000 A.D. prog 2160
Hey, Pat Mills is still writing comic books! I was a huge fan of both Nemesis the Warlock and Marshal Law. Aside from his bit there's a lot of Judge Dredd-related stuff. Some is good, some is bad, and some is indifferent. I'm still unfamiliar with this "Fall of Deadworld" series, but I liked what little of it I read.
10. Batman: White Knight Presents Von Freeze #1
Mr. Freeze's backstory. It's alright. Kind of cool that Klaus Janson is still around.
11. Blade: Blood and Chaos
Don McGregor, remember him? He was a bigger deal in the 70s, as one of the the younger generation of comic book writers who were breathing new life into the genre. His writing style remains as wordy as ever, to the point where you wonder how Blade has time to utter so many sentences in the midst of a swordfight. Bart Sears did most of the art, and although I've never been a huge fan I like that his characters are more fluid now.
12. I Killed Adolph Hitler
One of those Fantagraphics jobs. An assassin travels back in time to kill the Fuhrer. Not a bad read.
13. He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #1
DC does He-Man, Crisis on Infinite Earths style. I was recently surprised to learn that He-Man is one of the few characters to have killed Superman. Not that that has anything to do with this comic.
14. Harleen Books One and Two
Harley Quinn's origin story. I liked it a lot and I'd be eager to read future installments.
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