This week's comics: July 20, 2005

The best stuff for the week of July 20, 2005

Daredevil #75


Brian Michael Bendis wraps up the story line "Decalogue" with Part 5 of 5.

Tired of fighting the never ending battle, Matt Murdock set himself up as the Kingpin of crime. His only decree: "Clean up your act or get out of Hell's Kitchen!" That was a year ago.

A group of people huddle together in the basement of a church to discuss how Daredevil has touched their lives in the past year. As they compare notes a horrible mystery begins unravel. Issues one and two are a bit slow. By issue three this story is one of the best issues of the week.

So I should get #70 - 74 too?
Hell, yes!

House of M #4


House of M is a strange title. Basically, the Scarlet Witch's mutant powers allow her to change reality. She goes insane (see the latest issues of the Avengers, not New Avengers). Before the Avengers and X-men can decide what to do with her, she recreates all reality to suite her and her father, Magneto. Hence the "M" in House of M. Everyone wakes up in a world where mutants are the next stage of evolution and humans are the minority.

Why should you care?
House of M will make some serious changes to the Marvel universe. Not the usual someone dies and comes back, but well, I don't want to give anything away. Let's just say that X-men, Spider-man, Avengers, and Fantastic Four fans should read House of M and there corresponding House of M spinoff titles.

Issue 1 of the series is good for new readers because most history is covered.

Here's the second cover for the same issue, don't make the mistake of buying two copies of the same thing.