Review # 110: "She-Hulk by Dan Slott - The Complete Collection Vol. 1"

Dan Slott isn't afraid to take risks at Marvel. He's taken Peter Parker out of Spider-Man's driver's seat for 30-plus issues, written more than one "Avengers" series anchored by Hank Pym (or a reasonable facsimile) and mocked his own audience. He definitely enjoys exploring the quirky corners of the Marvel U, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that his work on She-Hulk is very good. Very good, indeed.

Review # 47: "Infinity Gauntlet"

"Infinity Gauntlet" was Marvel's first great event comic of the 90s and may have been the best of what was to become an overinflated decade. It had the right man at the helm for a Thanos story - his creator, Jim Starlin - and George Perez, still benefiting from the commercial windfall of DC's "Crisis on Infinite Earths," returning to Marvel to do pencils. While Perez was forced to bow out part-way, replaced very effectively by Starlin's recent "Silver Surfer" partner Ron Lim, the result was spectacular.

Review # 1: "Avengers vs. Thanos"

"Who's that guy?"

Last spring, that turn of phrase may have been the most-heard at the end of any film being shown at a movie theatre. After earning a reputation for effective teases at the end of the credits, Marvel inserting the shadowy figure of a purple titan with a crooked chin into the production list for "The Avengers" had a lot of people who stuck around wondering who had just graced the screen. A few got as far as getting the answer "Thanos," but that just led to another question:

"Who the hell is Thanos?"