I believe that Marvel has one thing going for it...J. Michael Straczynski. He is a prolific writer, and it seems as if he's being given the reigns on a lot of important Marvel stuff. If you've ever watched Babylon 5, you will know JMS' writing. If there's anyone that can pull Marvel together and get them on track, it's him.

Glad you made a good pickup. I've got to go on Wednesday and get my subs. Just finished Spider-Man "The Other" maxi-series, which was quite good, IMO (again thanks to Straczynski) and also IC #4. Got to keep my eyes open for the crossovers as I see them. Way too much going on.

On a gaming note for DC fans, looks like they're going with a MMPORG set in the DCU: Article

This could be cool, IMO. Especially if I get to play Bats.