CUT!

The world is unfair. So, War Machine is heading up Iron Man, and I miss the issue. But worse, doing my sums when his solo series returns, I'll have a kid to worry about. Why couldn't this have been done 5 years ago when I had fewer responsibilities.

Still, with any luck I may still track down the issue in question, and will hopefully catch the rest, and be able to continue collecting as my child grows up. However it has brought to me how willing i am to cut comics now.

5 Years ago it was different, I was buying loads of the damn things, with a larger disposable income I was able to pick up something on a whim or follow a big event through all its tie ins. Now, a monthly has to fight for its place, and when something new appears, everything I'm collecting is in danger of being shunted.

I actually consider this a good thing. If a comic isn't holding my interest what message am I sending still collecting it. while i am only one man it should at least drop hints to the powers that be that their output is substandard. In fact Brand new day could have been called a failure of fans had put their money where their mouth was and not bought it, or as was also suggested, bought Spider-Girl and Spider-Man loves Mary Jane instead. Indeed, I've dropped Punisher War Journal because, well frankly, It wasn't very good, I dropped the Transformers and Battlestar Galactica titles because of inconsistency in issues even making the stands let alone being on time.

So, as of now, I thought I'd list titles that are living on borrowed time. Obviously they don't include Limited series.

The Shoogly Nail list is as follows

Captain America - Probably not that shaky to be honest, but it is starting a new arc and so anything could happen
Iron Man: Director of SHIELD - Its never really found its feet. Now the War Machine Arc is good and It will definitely at least get its next story, but from then, we'll see. Shame as the Annual last year was excellent and in fact a good example of how that title should be done.
New Avengers - Always Mighty's poorer cousin but Bendis's baby. This will be hit hard by the fallout from SI so Ill give it a chance.
Mighty Avengers - This was actually the better one, shame it was beset by delays which mean its never really had a chance to bed in. The whole Avengers franchise should be fluid until SI is over, I just hope we still have The initiative.
Punisher - The new guy isn't bad, but Garth Ennis leaves big shoes. Will give him this story and perhaps the next.

So, be warned Marvel, your promise of another Avengers title and anything that looks good could hasten the demise of these, and there are some which could yet make this list.