Death of Captain America Omnibus. By Ed Brubaker

Now that Steve Rogers is dead, will there be another Captain America?  Why yes, yes there will be and he will be none other then the Winter Soldier himself, James "Bucky" Barnes.  Yes, the same Bucky Barnes that was the Cap's side kick in WWII.  Brubaker continues his excellent stories with Bucky Barnes taking over the mantle of Captain America for Steve.  This Captain America is not a registered hero, is not apart of S.H.E.I.L.D, or even working for Nick Fury.  As a personal request from Steve Rogers, Tony Stark (now the director of S.H.E.I.L.D.) secretly helps Bucky become the new Captain America with a new uniform and all.  One of the things I like best about Bucky as Cap is that he doesn't try to be Steve Rogers.  He tries to honor the idea and what Steve stood for.  He is his own man and his own Captain America.  The main antagonist is the Red Skull.  He is still bent on destroying America and conquering the world.  But he is attacking it from with in.  His primary method being politically and economically.  Like the first Omnibus, this picks up right where it left off.  Loving the story.  Though much smaller then the first Omnibus, its just as good but a lot more expensive.  It is very difficult to find, and if you do it will demand a very pretty penny.  I have yet to see it actually sell under $100.  This gets my stamp of approval.

A Storm of Swords. By George R.R. Martin

Wow, that took me a long time.  For whatever reason, this book took me several months.  A lot of that was due to the fact that I read a couple of other books while I read this one, I read a bunch of comic books, and even when I was reading this consistently, I never really got into the grove and had marathon reading sessions.  But now that I have finished it, I can officially say, no one is safe.  Which is good and bad.  Good from the stand point that it can be difficult to see what is coming next, bad from the standpoint that it seems hard to really pick a single character to identify with or to really root for because people will die and most likely more then one of your favorites will be killed.  At least one of my favorite characters is still around... for now.  Just like the lives of characters, this book is far from something you could predict.  By the end of this book the world is in even more turmoil then before.  The dragon's are growing, Dany has her army, the Starks are dying, the Lannisters strength is weakening, and  there are still multiple Kings.  With winter coming and the wildlings and others making there way to the wall, can the kingdom hold itself together?

Batman Incorporated. By Grant Morrison

This Batman story was kinda fun.  The idea is Batman is getting older, and he realizes that if he wants to make a true impact, there must be more then one batman.  Bruce Wanye and Batman go around the world trying to find the right "Batman" for certain countries.  All the Batmen will be apart of Batman Inc.  It was a cool idea to explore.  Each story stood up on their own but together made for an entertaining read.  At the end of the day its a good read for any Batman fan, but isn't a must read in my opinion.

Green Arrow: Into the Woods. By J.T. Krul

I just finished reading Green Arrow: Into the Woods this past weekend.  Even though this was a tie in with the Brightest Day event, I still felt a little lost.  This was definetly not a book to pickup of you are new to the character.  Supposedly this is a follow up book to a Justice League series Cry for Justice and Rise and Fall.  I am a little torn because I like the concept of this character and I want to like him, but for the two books that I have read, there really just isn't anything that keeps me wanting to read more.  So for now, unless I hear of a Green Arrow book that is a must have or is breaking some new ground, I'm going to shelf my interest in Green Arrow and stick with the TV show for now.  With all of the other titles I like or would like to read, I don't think I will miss this one. Unless you already like Green Arrow, this is definetly a pass.  Though the art was very good.