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This is the Roger Burks Top 5 comics by the week; the week for July 10th, 2024.

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How it works: I take the comics bundle I receive and rate each comic in quality from 01 to 05. An average comic is 03. I then take the best five I rate and make that the Roger Burks List, named after the founder of the original thread. Ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. In case of ties, I list them alphabetically in the order of tied scoring under each rank 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. With other raters scores, I would add the total scores of each comic together to achieve a total score, then I would list the top 5 comics in descending order of total score per book 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.

For the week of July 10th, 2024

​​​​​DC COMICS:

Batman - Justice Buster #13............................................03/05 More mangled Manga Batman.  
Mad Magazine #38..........................................................00/05 Nope.
From the DC Vault - Death in the Family - Robin Lives #1.....03/05 Jason Todd's death story reprinted.  
Looney Tunes #279.........................................................00/05 Nope.
Outsiders #9..................................................................04/05 Kate Kane's epic continues.  
Primer - Clashing Colors #1..............................................03/05 Art book.
Sinister Sons #6..............................................................03/05 Like the space whale.  
Absolute Power - Task Force VII #1....................................03/05 More Wall.
Action Comics #1067........................................................04/05 Brainiacess?  
Batman '89 - Echoes #3....................................................03/05 Yodle lay ee who? 
Batman and Robin #11.....................................................04/05 Situation (for Batman) normal. All flocked up. 
Batman - Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #2.........05/05 I think this could be good. 
Green Lantern #13...........................................................03/05 Jessica Cruz is the best thing in the book. 
DC Connect #50...............................................................00/05 Preview was meh. 


MARVEL COMICS:

The Amazing Spider-Man #53.............................................00/05 OMD ban.
Annihilation 2099 #2.........................................................00/05 Nope.
The Avengers #16.............................................................02/05 Spinning in place. 
Daredevil #11...................................................................02/05 Matt Murdock is not making any progress under Saladin Ahmed.
Giant-Size Silver Surfer #1..................................................00/05 Nope.
The Incredible Hulk - Blood Hunt #1.....................................00/05 Blood Hunt ban.
Kid Venom #1....................................................................00/05 Nope.
Spider-Boy #9....................................................................03/05 Passable. 
Star Wars - Ahsoka #1.........................................................00/05 LSG ban.
Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 #5..............................................00/05 Symbiote and Spider-Man? Two big fat "Nos".
The Ultimates #2.................................................................03/05 Meh.
Union Jack the Ripper - Blood Hunt #3....................................00/05 Blood Hunt ban.
X-Men #1............................................................................02/05 Hot mess.
Get Fury #3.........................................................................01/05 Keep Fury.
Ghost Rider - Final Vengeance #5...........................................00/05 Has a Ghost Rider in it.
Wolverine - Blood Hunt #3.....................................................00/05 Blood Hunt ban.
X-Men - Heir of Apocalypse #3...............................................00/05 Nope.


IMAGE COMICS:

Geiger #4............................................................................04/05 Geoff Johns tries hard. Not quite there yet.  
Ice Cream Man #40...............................................................00/05 Nope. 
Moon Man #3........................................................................03/05 Meh. 
Scarlett #2............................................................................02/05 Nah. 


DYNAMITE:

Red Sonja - Empire of the Damned #4.....................................04/05 Can we get to the treasure hunt already?

Burks List of the top 5 comics for the week of July 10th, 2024;

1st
Batman - Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #2

2nd
Action Comics #1067
Batman and Robin #11
Geiger #4
Red Sonja - Empire of the Damned #4
Outsiders #9

3rd
Absolute Power - Task Force VII #1
Batman '89 - Echoes #3
Batman - Justice Buster #13
From the DC Vault - Death in the Family - Robin Lives #1
Green Lantern #13
Moon Man #3
Primer - Clashing Colors #1
Sinister Sons #6
Spider-Boy #9
The Ultimates #2

4th
The Avengers #16
Daredevil #11
Scarlett #2
X-Men #1

5th
Get Fury #3

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As you can see from the spread,  the quality is a most definite bell curve this week. MARVEL's Blood Hunt is a bust.

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This is the Roger Burks Top 5 comics by the week; the week of July 24th, 2024.

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How it works: I take the comics bundle I receive and rate each comic in quality from 01 to 05. An average comic is 03. I then take the best five I rate and make that the Roger Burks List, named after the founder of the original thread. Ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.  In case of ties, I list them alphabetically in the order of tied scoring under each ranking;1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. With other raters scores, I would add the total scores of each comic together to achieve a total score, then I would list the top 5 comics in descending order of total score per book 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.  

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For the week of July 24th, 2024

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​​DC COMICS:

Absolute Power - Origins #1..................03/05 More labored attempts to paint the Wall as a villain.
Absolute Power - Task Force VII #2........03/05 Average power play. 
Batman - Dark Age #4.........................03/05 Meh.
Batman - The Brave and the Bold #15....03/05 Anthology of stories, some worked, some did not.
Detective Comics #1087.......................03/05 Damian too prominent.
The Flash #11.....................................01/05 Si Spurrier really stinks in this book.
The Nice House by the Sea #1...............03/05 Horror. 
Green Arrow #14.................................04/05 Really like the way the book develops in the Absolute Power Event.
Harley Quinn #42................................04/05 Tina Howard has a lot of fun. 
Power Girl #11....................................04/05 Power Girl as a biker gang girl.
Zatanna - Bring Down The House #2......04/05 Not quite the Zatanna I remember.


MARVEL COMICS:

Annihilation 2099 #4...........................00/05 Nope.
Captain America #11...........................04/05 JMS is the class.
Marvel Zero #1...................................00/05 Nope.
Ultimate Black Panther #6....................03/05 Uhm, the quality is not there. 
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7.........03/05 Supporting cast carries the book. 
Venomverse Reborn #2........................00/05 Nope.
Deadpool and Wolverine - WWIII #3......00/05 Nope.
NYX #1..............................................01/05 The art is terrible. The book is preachy 
Star Wars - Darth Vader #48................00/05 LSG ban.
Strange Academy - Blood Hunt #3.........00/05 Blood Hunt ban.
Venom - Separation Anxiety #3.............00/05 Has Venom in it.
Wolverine - Blood Hunt #4....................00/05 Blood Hunt ban.


DYNAMITE:

Thundercats #6..................................03/05 Not exactly what I expected.
Vampirella #670.................................04/05 Vampy has a dream?


MAD CAVE:

Flash Gordon #1................................03/05 Could be better.


VALIANT:

Dick Tracy #3....................................03/05 Just like the 1960s comic, but updated.



Burks List of the top 5 comics for the week of July 24th, 2024;

1st

2nd
Captain America #11
Green Arrow #14
Harley Quinn #42
Power Girl #11
Zatanna - Bring Down The House #2

3rd
Absolute Power - Origins #1
Absolute Power - Task Force VII #2
Batman - Dark Age #4
Batman - The Brave and the Bold #15
Detective Comics #1087
Dick Tracy #3
Flash Gordon #1
The Nice House by the Sea #1
Thundercats #6
Ultimate Black Panther #6
Vampirella #670
Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7

4th

5th
NYX #1
The Flash #11

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You have to admit that DC was the quality in this week's selections. 

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This is the Roger Burks Top 5 comics by the week; the week of August 7th, 2024.

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How it works: I take the comics bundle I receive and rate each comic in quality from 01 to 05. An average comic is 03. I then take the best five I rate and make that the Roger Burks List, named after the founder of the original thread. Ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.  In case of ties, I list them alphabetically in the order of tied scoring under each ranking;1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. With other raters scores, I would add the total scores of each comic together to achieve a total score, then I would list the top 5 comics in descending order of total score per book 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.  

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For the week of August 7th, 2024

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​​​DC COMICS:

Batman and Robin and Howard - Summer Breakdown #1...00/05 Simple enough. No.
Birds of Prey #12..........................................................03/05 More mediocre art and dimension hopping. Nothing really happens. 
Blue Beetle #11............................................................02/05 This has gone downhill.
Gotham City Sirens #1..................................................03/05 This introit was fouled up. The art is terrible.
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #129...................................00/05 Nope. 
The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #8......................00/05 Nope.
Police Comics #1..........................................................03/05 Facsimile reproduction of the 1941 comics. 
Absolute Power #2.......................................................03/0r5 Waller has enough Bricks. Now she needs mortar. 
Batman #151..............................................................03/05 Bruce never learns.
Kneel Before Zod #8....................................................03/05 Meh.
My Adventures with Superman #3.................................00/05 Nope.
Shazam! #14..............................................................03/05 More Home equity troubles.
The Boy Wonder #4.....................................................03/05 More like the boy  blunder..
Uncle Sam - Special Election Edition...............................00/05 Nope.


​MARVEL COMICS:

Star Wars - Inquisitors #2.............................................00/05 LSG ban.
Star Wars - The High Republic #10.................................00/05 LSG ban. 
Spider-Man - Black Suit and Blood #1.............................00/05 Nope.
Spider-Man - Reign 2 #2...............................................00/05 Nope.
The Spectacular Spider-Men #6......................................00/05 Nope.
The Avengers #17........................................................03/05 Ever feel like it is circular writing?
Blood Hunters #1.........................................................00/05 Nope.
Daredevil #12..............................................................03/05 Saladin Ahmed needs to revamp his story.
Doctor Strange #18......................................................04/05 Brothers should get along. 
The Incredible Hulk #15................................................03/05 Not weird enough. 
Ultimate Black Panther #7.............................................03/05 Wakanda For Never. 
Uncanny X-Men #1.......................................................03/05 Can them. 
Venom War #1.............................................................00/05 Nope.
Wolverine - Deep Cut #2...............................................03/05 Meh.


DYNAMITE:

Space Ghost #4...........................................................03/05 Bored now.
Vampirella - Dark Reflections #3....................................03/05 Get a new mirror. 


Burks List of the top 5 comics for the week of August 7th, 2024;

1st

2nd
Doctor Strange #18
The Boy Wonder #4

3rd
Batman #151
Birds of Prey #12
Daredevil #12
Gotham City Sirens #1
Police Comics #1
Shazam! #14
Space Ghost #4
The Avengers #17
Ultimate Black Panther #7
Uncanny X-Men #1
Vampirella - Dark Reflections #3
Wolverine - Deep Cut #2

4th
Blue Beetle #11

5th

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A lot of average books with few standouts is this week's offering.

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This is the Roger Burks' Top 5 comics by the week; the week of August 21st, 2024.

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How it works: I take the comics bundle I receive and rate each comic in quality from 01 to 05. An average comic is 03. I then take the best five I rate and make that the Roger Burks List, named after the founder of the original thread. Ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. In case of ties, I list them alphabetically in the order of tied scoring under each ranking;1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. With other raters scores, I would add the total scores of each comic together to achieve a total score, then I would list the top 5 comics in descending order of total score per book 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.

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For the week of August 21st, 2024

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DC COMICS:

Batman - Superman - World's Finest #30...04 Waid writes well, but the artist needs to learn proportion and physics.
Dark Knights of Steel - Allwinter #2..........03/05 Story 1; Kristoff gives us the family, Wilson; Jason Aaron style, when that goof was still a writer and not MARVELIZED. Tom Taylor gives us an Atlantis variant in story 2 that was Tom Taylor typically poorly written.
Superman #17.......................................03/05 Sorry, but this story does not work for me.
Gotham City Sirens #3............................03/05 The story improves, but the art is still terrible. 
Jenny Sparks #1....................................01/05 00/05 or 04/05 I have not made up my mind yet. Tom King gets another character to ruin. Too early to tell if it will be Captain Atom or the Spirit of the Century.
Wonder Woman #12...............................03/05 Damian gets a lesson in love, while I get bored. The art is nice. The end was stupid. Second story with the 2nd generation trinity, do you get the feeling that King has kiddie issues?  
Nightwing #117.....................................02/05 Why do they keep trying with this character?
Green Lantern - War Journal #12.............02/05 Blow up a planet, already! Bored now. 
Titans #14............................................02/05 Titans have Taylor writing them. Yucko. Perez did it better.


MARVEL COMICS:

Star Wars #49.......................................00/05 LSG ban.
Venom War - Carnage #1........................00/05 Has Carnage in it.
Daredevil - Woman Without Fear #2.........02/05 No. Bullets punch through subway cars like they are tissue paper. Otherwise it would have been average.
Deadpool #5..........................................02/05 Not funny enough.
Giant-Size Thor #1..................................00/05 The second story could not save this book. The first story was that awful.
Miles Morales - Spider-Man Annual #1.......03/05 I remember when this book used to be good. Fire the writer. Try again.
Namor #2..............................................00/05 Has Namor in it.
Predator vs. Black Panther #1...................00/05 Has a Predator in it.
Scarlet Witch #3......................................02/05 Orlando has committd three writer sins; illiteracy, silliness and stupidity. Fire the editor. Achenes is the fruits of folly here. Cannabis specifically.
Spider-Woman #10..................................02/05 A scream wakes fools up to reality? Okay. This book died six issues ago. Finito.
Ultimate Spider-Man #8............................04/05 History of the Picosuit. If you read this sitge, you know I came up with a similar idea many years ago, about 20 years ago in fact. Take that, Hickman. On the plus side, Iron Man is IRON MAN. So, okay, then. Hunt down the heroes. We will see how Hickman spins that web.
Venom War - Venomous #1.......................00/05 Has Venom in it. 
Phoenix #2..............................................00/05 Nope.
Wolverine - Revenge #1............................00/05 Nope.
Get Fury #4.............................................00/05 Keep Fury 2.0.
Ghost Rider - Final Vengeance #6...............00/05 Has a ghost rider in it.


IMAGE COMICS:

Redcoat #5.............................................04/05 Not the American hisatory I learned at all.


DARK HORSE:

Usagi Yojimbo - The Crow #5....................05/05 Gee,when Sakai comic book kills his characters, he pulls that trigger multiple times, er stabs them full of fictional holes.  


Roger Burks' List of the top 5 comics for the week of August 21st, 2024;

1st

Usagi Yojimbo - The Crow #5

2nd

Batman - Superman - World's Finest #30
Jenny Sparks #1
Redcoat #5
Ultimate Spider-Man #8

3rd

Gotham City Sirens #3
Dark Knights of Steel - Allwinter #2
Superman #17
Wonder Woman #12

4th

Daredevil - Woman Without Fear #2
Deadpool #5
Green Lantern - War Journal #12
Miles Morales - Spider-Man Annual #1
Nightwing #117
Scarlet Witch #3
Spider-Woman #10
Titans #14

5th

Jenny Sparks #1

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This week, we can see the bell curve moved to the right. Not a good plot for the selections this week. Hickman and Sakai and Johns are the class of the week.  King is either-or. 

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This is the Roger Burks' Top 5 comics by the week; the week of September 4th, 2024.

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How it works: I take the comics bundle I receive and rate each comic in quality from 01 to 05. An average comic is 03. I then take the best five I rate and make that the Roger Burks List, named after the founder of the original thread. Ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. In case of ties, I list them alphabetically in the order of tied scoring under each ranking;1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. With other raters scores, I would add the total scores of each comic together to achieve a total score, then I would list the top 5 comics in descending order of total score per book 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th.

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For the week of September 4th, 2024:


DC COMICS:

Batman and Robin and Howard - Summer Breakdown #3…00/05 Nope.
Justice Society of America #11……………………………………….....03/05 Johns exhibits, yet again, his penchant for “reforming classic super villains”. The story exercise has become a Johns marker trope. Usually it works. This time it does not.
Plastic Man No More! #1………………………………………………….....03/05 One of my least favorite writers, but with a story that features Plastic Man melting into recyclables, if he does build the biggest planet buster bomb ever, maybe Christopher Cant-Write-Well has something? Come on, Chris, you-can-do-it man. Nah.
The Batman and Scooby-Doo Mysteries #9………………………..00/05 Nope.
Zero Hour 30th-Anniversary Special #1……………………………..03/05 Why does everyone punch first and ask questions later? Maybe, because of gun control. Kyle? The script is not too good.
Birds of Prey #13………………………………………………………………...00/05 Kelly blew the landing.
Poison Ivy #25……………………………………………………………………..03/05 Story 1: Yeah; what about the comic book murders? Story 2: Is chemistry and psychosis. Story 3: You want to lose your life? Hunt for Ivy. Story 4: Same goes for Killer Croc. Thing is, he knows when it is time to RUN! Story 5. Idiot should have read story 3. Story 6: Concludes story 1. Ivy’s gang has its work cut out for it.
Absolute Power #3……………………………………………………………...00/05 Waid wrote it, but it is trash.
Batman - The Brave and the Bold #16……………………………….03/05 Story 1: Having dealt with “Travelers”… nope. Story 2: 05/05 It is why we have Super-humans called POLICE. (Best story of the week.) Story 3: Renee Montoya is a good enough question. Story 4: Misspelled Cheyenne, writer.
Batman #152……………………………………………………………………...04/05 Story 1: Not great Zdarsky, but good enough. Story 2: Again, not great, but good enough. Zealot should lead the team.
My Adventures with Superman #4…………………………………....00/05 Nope.
The Boy Wonder #5…………………………………………………………...03/05 Manga, but not Robin the boy blunder. Just community organizer baloney.
Trinity Special - World’s Finest #1……………………………………..04/05 DC Editorial intends to take Damian, Jon and Liz, Tom King’s better backups to his execrable Wondy series and turn that into a book. Good luck!


MARVEL COMICS:

Deadpool Team-Up #1…………………………………………………..00/05 Has Deadpool in it.
Get Fury #5…………………………………………………………………….00/05 Keep Fury.
Kid Venom #2………………………………………………………………..00/05 Nope.
Spider-Boy #11……………………………………………………………..03/005 Dan “the Snot” Slott will never be a good writer in my book. No moral compass, whatsoever. But he can write interesting characters.
Spider-Man - Homeroom Heroes #1…………………………….00/05 Nope.
The Spectacular Spider-Men #7……………………………………00/05 OMD Ban.
Marvel and Disney - What If…? Donald Duck Became Thor #1…00/05 Nope
Daredevil #13………………………………………………………………..03/05 Wilson Fisk needs an enema. Saladin Ahmed needs a complete catechism course. None of it works.
The Immortal Thor #15…………………………………………………03/05 When you mix mythologies, at least try to keep the scorecard straight? Meanwhile, guess who was resurrected?
The Incredible Hulk #16………………………………………………..03/05 This incredibly stupid story lurches along.
Marvel Zombies - Dawn of Decay #1…………………………...00/05 Nope.
Miles Morales - Spider-Man #24…………………………………..03/05 Miles and his girlfriend have issues. The Vulture is just one of them.
Moon Knight Annual #1………………………………………………..03/05 This one is for the birds.
Scarlet Witch #4……………………………………………………………02/05 Steve Orlando wrote it. Fire him.
The Ultimates #4…………………………………………………………..03/05 Camp is no Hickman.
Venom War - Spider-Man #2………………………………………..00/05 Has Venom in it.
Venom War #2……………………………………………………………..00/05 Has Venom in it.
Exceptional X-Men #1………………………………………………….02/05 Nothing exceptional here. Just another cash grab.


IMAGE COMICS:

Scarlett #4 :………………………………………………………………….03/05 Huggies-feelies after murdering a couple of dozen mooks? Kelly Thompson writes a paycheck.


DYNAMITE:

Red Sonja #13......................................................04/05 Voice in her head. I wrote about that one on this site many years ago. Nice conceit if you can cheat with it. Gronbekk cheats.
Vampirella - Dark Reflections #4..............................04/05 Listen to a head in a box? You get what you deserve. 


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Roger Burks' List of the top 5 comics for the week of September 4th, 2024;

1st


2nd

Batman #152
Red Sonja #13
Vampirella - Dark Reflections #4
Trinity Special - World’s Finest #1

3rd

Batman - The Brave and the Bold #16
Daredevil #13
Justice Society of America #11
Miles Morales - Spider-Man #24
Moon Knight Annual #1
Plastic Man No More! #1
Poison Ivy #25
Scarlett #4
Spider-Boy #11
The Immortal Thor #15
The Incredible Hulk #16
The Ultimates #4
Zero Hour 30th-Anniversary Special #1

4th

Exceptional X-Men #1
Scarlet Witch #4

5th


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Mark Waid failed, and amazingly Tom King succeeded. Kelly Thompson was all over the place. Most of the MARVEL offerings, were "uninspired".

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