How about that? Reviews on a Thursday? How can it be? I was up in New Jersey this week, so I suspended my Midtown Comics subscription, opting instead to stop by my local comic shop and say hello. It also meant that I actually received my comics on a Wednesday instead of the Saturday delivery that I've been getting with Midtown. I definitely miss grabbing issues fresh off the rack.

• Adventure Comics #4: This ...

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 ...

In the midst of moving to Virginia and starting a new job, I really wasn't sure if I was going to get this review in on time... but here it is. Two highly anticipated books debuted this week: Superman: Secret Origin and Spider-Woman. More on those later. The important thing to notice in the higher ratio of $3.99 to $2.99 books that seem to be popping up. If this gets any worse ...

Why Marvel and DC insist on having a huge chunk of titles dropping on the same week I'll never know. Last week was a nightmare for the wallet, while this week, I felt like an idiot walking up to the counter with a single book - an annual. If that annual hadn't come out, I would have been leaving empty-handed. Seriously guys, spread your titles out a little more. It'll actually increase sales ...