Greetings! Welcome to our new weekly feature Buyer Bill's Pick. As the buyer for Atomic Comics I try to read, or at least peek at, all the weekly books. There's a LOT of great books these days so it's tough to pick just one favorite but each week I'll spotlight one that stands out to me and let you know why you should give the book a try. So, let's dive on in!
This week's Buyer Bill pick is DC Universe Last Will and Testament #1. Written by Brad Meltzer (Identity Crisis) with art by Adam Kubert and John Dell. Without giving too much away, because us fanboys tend to often say too much and spoil the story at times, the main story centers around Geo-Force and what he sees as his mission to see justice served against Deathstroke on what could be the last day for everyone on Earth.
Brad manages to fill a short 48 pages with what seems like hundreds of pages of story and characterization. From touching on Batman, Robin and Nightwing's relationship (and perhaps a hint of what's to come in the RIP storyline) to Geo-Force's plea to Black Lightening for him to help in his battle with Deathstroke you'll be drawn into the book quickly. Brad has you racing to get to the end to read a confrontation which ends in a surprising, if not jaw dropping, conclusion. You'll see once again why Deathstoke is the most dangerous man in the DCU, and not just because he single handedly beat the Justice League. Solid from beginning to end, and with only 1 book to buy to get the entire story, you don't want to miss this issue. It's my pick of the week.