The DC/Marvel solicitations index May 2008

The May 2008 solicitations for DC and Marvel comics are up, so let's see what amusing trends we can spot in them.

Number of titles featuring:
Iron Man: 11
The Hulk: 15
Wolverine: 7
Batman:15

Covers illustrated by Alex Ross: 7 (total for both companies)

Titles scripted by Geoff Johns: 7

Comics with storylines that promise to "change things forever": 4 (total for both companies)

Big events: 8 (total for both companies)

Most desperate covers:


Young X-Men #2 by Terry Dodson


She-Hulk #29 by Mike Deodato


King-size Hulk #1 by Frank Cho


Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 by Adi Granov


Countdown Presents the Search for Ray Palmer by Greg Tocchinni

Best covers:


Amazing Spider-Man #560 by Marcos Martin


Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin by Eric Canete


Batman Confidential #17 by Kevin McGuire

Most perplexing memorabilia


Superman cape. $295.


Ame-Comi Zatanna and Donna Troy figures. Outside of big breasts, neither of these figures look anything at all like their comic book counterparts.

Ugliest action figures (possibly of all time):

Batman Long Halloween collector set

See last month's index.