Thor#2 (Straczynski / Coipel):  Don Blake settles down to small town life -- and recreates Asgard on the prairie.  Lovely art, intriguing story, but not yet 100% engaging -- too much Mysterious Big Cosmic Grandeur to make me care ... yet. 

Fables #64  (Willingham / Alexovich):  The Fables are seroiusly preparing and training for war.  Boy Blue and Rose Red make some preliminary goo-goo eyes.  Meanwhile, it's the Wolf Cubs' birthday -- and they get to learn the deepest family secret.  Snappy dialog, cartoony art.  Always a bottom-of-the-stack.

Amazons Attack! #5 of 6  (Pfeifer / Woods) World's goofiest, least necessary Big Summer Crossover.   At least this one features Grace of the Outsiders -- who learns a Huge Secret of Her Past.  Psych!  Bleah. 

Shadowpact #16  (Willingham / Derenick)  Last time, Doc Gotham erupted a volcano in downtown Chicago.  This time they defeat him and save most of the civvies.  Some great dialog, fun action, and some non-magic guest stars.  The Pact show they're not just low-powered cut-ups, but it all feels a bit rushed.

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23  (David / Nauck)  Best Peter Parker / J. Jonah Jaimeson conflict evah -- complete with a final line that sums up the whole Spidey-JJJ relationship.  Faboo wrap to David's run on the book.

Catwoman #70  (Pfeifer / Lopez) Good stuff, despite being an Amazon Attacks! cross-over (and by the same writer), as Selina wraps up some violent business and contemplates her future with her constantly-threatened baby girl.

Brave and the Bold #6  (Waid / Perez)  End of a massively confusing and rather pointless mash-up that included Green Lantern, Batman, Supergirl, the Legion of Super-Heroes, Adam Strange, and the Champions of the Unknown, and probably a few others I left out. It's gorgeously drawn (of course, and interesting for folks who jones after the old JLA/JSA team-ups of the past, but it got too clever for its own good.

Hellblazer #235  (Diggle / Manco) Diggle's taking Constantine back to his roots -- strong, nasty, scheming, and even a bit admirable as he talks his way into a police investigation, but not at all a subject for sympathy or pathos.  Thank whatever JC's on "our" side.  Best the book has been in a couple of years.

Booster Gold #1  (Johns & Katz / Jurgens)  Booster tries to reestablish his legitimacy as a hero, and looks like he's going to succeed.  So why is he throwing it all away?  An interesting conceit that may or may not play for long -- probably as long as Johns maintains an interest.

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Thor #2 Has possibilities. Loved the scene with the real estate deal. :D

Amazons Attack! #5 And guess who saves the day! Shades of the Justice League cartoon. :D

Shadowpact #16 I've never been a big fan of magic-based comics (the old Dr Strange stories excepted), but I've been enjoying Shadowpact. I find the characters to be diverse and interesting. I just wish they hadn't changed Enchantress's costume. :(

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23 Very nice indeed! Love these character-driven stories, and PAD is one of the best writers out there.

Catwoman #70 I'm surprised at how well the Catwoman-saddled-with-a-baby plot device is working out. It's starting to feel a bit overused, and they seem to know that, but it hasn't worn thin yet, and it's given the character a strong, new motivation. (A friend was pleased that they did as he thought they should, and had Alfred baby-sitting for her.)

Brave and the Bold #6 Some nice moments with the characters interacting in this story arc, but not terribly compelling. Compared to the old team-Batman-with-a-different-character-each-issue format, though... it could be worse!

Booster Gold #1 When BG was first introduced, he had a "hook" that was intended to make him different from all the other heroes. Now they've found a new hook for him, and it has possibilities. Several nice moments in this book, particularly regarding his friendship with the late Ted Kord. But will we see the return of Kooey Kooey Kooey? ;)