Waiting for the Trade   Amazing Spider-man: Flying Blind Written by Dan Slott & Mark Waid Illustrated by Humberto Ramos, Emma Rios, Giuseppe Camuncoli & Kano Collects Amazing Spiderman 674-677 and Daredevil 8   Why I Bought This: It features Black Cat, who is my favorite character in the Spider-verse. Interestingly it took me two years to track this thing down. Twice I went to several stores on Free Comic Book Day and none of them carried this trade. I finally bought it on Amazon a few weeks ago for about $7.   The Plot: The Black Cat story sees her accused of a crime and Spidey getting DD to defend her. There are also stories involving the Vulture running a teen gang and the Sinister Six battling the Intelligentsia.   (spoilers below)

Waiting for the Trade by Bill Miller   Captain America : Operation Rebirth By Mark Waid & Ron Garney Collects Captain America 444-448 and 450-454 Before I start I just want to take a few words to honor the passing of Roger Ebert. Anyone who writes any kind of review about any form of popular entertainment owes Ebert a tremendous debt. I've read Ebert regularly since high school, own several of his books, and have tried to follow his example of looking at art both intellectually and as entertainment when crafting a review. RIP.   Why I Bought This: I didn’t it. I saw it at the library and based on some feedback from Doomers who consider it one of the better Cap stories, I figured as a Cap fan I should read it if it is sitting there in front of me for free. The Plot: Captain America had died at the end of Mark Gruenwald’s long run on the title. Now he finds himself revived by the Red Skull and fighting alongside his long dead girlfriend Sharon Cart...