Captain America #25

Brubaker, I'm just asking you do something important with this.

It's a strong issue on it's own. And because it's you (Daredevil, Criminal, etc.) writing this (rather than detractors like Austen or Jenkins), I'll give you time to do something more with it.

Just, please, do something meaningful.

And thank you, New York Times, for ruining the issue for me last week during my morning coffee, before it even hit the streets.

Punisher War Journal

I'm trying to decide whether I like the relaunch of Marvel's Punisher War Journal.

That said, issue #4 is an interesting mix of the funny, the poignant, and the macabre -- the latter being especially fitting for the franchise. Plus it's more than a passing nod the "Scourge of the Underworld" storyline.

There's also a super hero cameo that shows writer Matt Fraction gets the character, and there are more subtle -- but bigger -- changes to the Marvel U. from the recent Civil War arc.

So I'll stay on board for a while longer.