I seem to be getting adjusted to not having my comics until Saturday. The Midtown Comics orders aren't bothering me too much when it comes to lateness. I'd still rather receive them on Wednesday, or even Thursday, but so far, the later date hasn't been too much of a downer. It actually gives me something to look forward to on Saturday, and keep me from running out too early in the day and spending money I might otherwise not have.

With this week, I picked up Justice League of America again after previously dropping it during the horrible Royal Flush Gang run. I'm primarily interested in seeing how James Robinson works this hybrid JLA/Titans team, especially Mon-El.

• Justice League of America #38: This was pure filler as Robinson tries to wait out the conclusions of Blackest Night and the New Krypton-related stories. Not only was this filler, but it was filler laced with references to Robinson's Cry for Justice. Not really a good start to his run. I'll stick around until I see how he justifies and handles the new lineup.

• Supergirl #46: Okay. Reactron has finally been captured. Let's all let out a collective sigh of relief. That's been dragging on for a while. I feel really bad for Sterling Gates because he has been the best writer through this whole New Krypton stuff, but he's been severely hampered by the constraints of the storyline.

• Dark Avengers #10: Why is Marvel Boy still on the cover if he's no longer on the team? Bendis did very nicely with this issue. I'm still getting back into things after skipping the Dark X-Men arc. The dialog between various Dark Avengers and Venom was fun, while Osborn breaking down is going to be great to witness. The ease at which Ares took out Man-Thing was unbecoming of the Man-Thing's power - even if Ares is a god.

• Mighty Avengers #30: It's funny. Brian Michael Bendis got me back into the Avengers, and I honestly hate the lineup in Mighty Avengers; however, with this issue, I'm now enjoying Mighty Avengers more than New Avengers. I have to give Dan Slott a lot of credit for the plots, and Christos Gage is probably the best kept secret in comics writing.

  In this issue, Avengers from around the world gather to fight the Unspoken, while Hank Pym learns from Eternity that he's the "Scientist Supreme" of this universe. It sounds stupid, but I see what they were trying to get at and really appreciate the elevation of Hank Pym - even if I hate his costume.

• Spider-Woman #2: After just one issue, this title was on my "possibly drop" list. After this issue, I'm willing to pull back a bit. It still feels like Alias. I'm waiting for it to break away and make a name for itself, but at least this issue's storyline had some nice, deep-seated, psychological tinkering. The promise of connecting closer with the Marvel Universe after this story arc might be its saving grace.