Registrations have been open for a little over a week, but there's still so many more before the weekend of rest thanks to the imperialistic monarchy lording over our heads.

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May 5 sees a good week for the wallet as there really isn't much of anything worth bothering with. Weeks like this are used as catch up time for the titles bought in previous weeks left unread.

However, as it is bad form to write without speaking, there are only two possibles that might even come close to being considered. And yet, really, that number is closer to one. Or two given a lack of stringent accounting practises with the collection.

Spider-Girl #86 wraps up the battle between Mayday and Venom. So unless parts 1 and 2 are already in the bag, what can really be the point of picking it up? Just wait until #87 to jump on the next storyline. They're good, short and to the point. Unlike a few too many other Marvel titles out there.

Deadworld #1 from Image Comics starts up the old Caliber Comics title and continues the ever expanding sea of zombie comics. Speaking of, Sea of Red #2 continues its vampire/zombie/pirates deal. The first issue remains as pungent as each copy of Shaolin Cowboy. Dead skin in the printing mix?

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A scanner-reader by the name of John asks of the shipping lists page, "What's the deal with all those titles in bold?"

To which the answer politely removes itself from the lavatory and replies, "All the titles listed in bold on the shipping page denote new number 1's hitting the shelves for that particular week."

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As the monies align for the eventual collection of Puppet Angel, comics are also on the cards and this time, for May 1.

At a damn cheap price, Red Sonja #0 is one that surely has to be picked up and taken home at the very least. Hopefully there will be more to the fiery red head than a chain mail costume showing some crack on the first page.

Pretty much the same goes for Invincible #0 in terms of cheapness. Only in Kirkman's case it's a currently running title that is supposed to be something of a foothold for prospective new readers. Why not?

Kabuki #4 finally rears itself and like all of The Alchemy has been thus far, should definitely blow the mind. A rare case in which the wait is definitely worth all the fungi in the room.

Not too sure on Lullaby: Wisdom Seeker #2. The first one felt like a mash of things from all over the place. Best read that one again before heading out and putting money on the second.

Short ordered on the first go and now coming back for another round is the Vertigo First Taste trade. The cover is absolutely tragic and in no way delivers any hope. But check it out and there's hooks all over the place. For those who are fans of pulp serials or Sal Velluto and Bob Almond, Captain Gravity and the Power of the Vril #1 was reordered. No idea how many though.

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Heracles for the Greeks. Hercules for the Romans. Trying to sift through the information from a variety of sources is nothing close to fun. Challenging yes. But a run in the sun it could not be further from. Most of the modern world have taken the giant of mythology to be known as Hercules. Doesn't matter, they use Heracles interchangeably in any event, just to pull down some sort of cross-referencing nightmare scheme.

The Greek's call Jupiter their God of Gods while Zeus is for the Romans. Most of the time it's consistent with the Roman names running through from start to end labour. Finding out the name of the mother of Heracles/Hercules is a treacherous walk along an unfamiliarity with the mangling of the stories. Definitive recollections are extremely hard to find on short notice. The one from Marvel Comics helps none.

Nosebleeds were made for this.

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Another week passes, and on April 21, these are the titles that will push buying other comics into the back.

Spectacular Spider-Man #27 brings an end to Paul Jenkin's five year run with the webslinger. Back for this send off tale is Mark Buckingham and good ol' Uncle Ben in a flash back episode. From the preview pages, it'll be a soft and warm touch to close out another Spider-Man series before another soon takes up the void.

Still standing and being taken into the standing order include Amazing Spider-Man #519 and Ultimate Spider-Man #76. Pretty close to closing in on reading these up to their current issue. One or two more away now. Not too far from the blast.

With Trigger #5 the series is now only three more before being totally canned. It's fate is already sealed, so there's no point in making much fuss about it. Doesn't mean it won't be a good read up until the end. It's been this good so far, what with the mind games, overlords of thought and all that paranoia.

Clear out on the front is Detonator #3. If the first two issues are anything to go by, and they usually are, it's a steaming pile of explosions and booms. Shards of plot shatter and the characters inside are left unhurt for their vapidity knows no pain.

Hopefully Iron Ghost #1 won't dive into the wreck left by a smoldering Detonator. The art work looks nice, but beyond that -- and wasn't there a hint of a swastika? -- can't recall anything of the story at large.

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