Weekly Pull List: 4/27/2016

All the comics available this week can be found on ComicList, and any comic book news is on Comic Book Resources.

DC
Batman #51
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #4
Harley Quinn #27

Image
Saga #36
Sex Criminals #15

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #11
Carnage #7
Daredevil #6
Doctor Strange #7
Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic #1
Drax #6
International Iron Man #2
Spider-Woman #6
Spidey #5
Star Wars #18
Star-Lord #6
Venom Space Knight #6
X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #3

Edwards Wins in Richmond

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Carl Edwards won the Toyota Owners 400 from Richmond International Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

 

Photo courtesy Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

The victory Sunday was Edwards’ second-straight win.  He had to move his teammate Kyle Busch out of the way on the final lap to pick up the win.  Edwards said he was already committed to the inside line when Busch decided to block.

“[Busch] went down to the bottom to park it in 3 and 4 and I had already decided to go down there, so I thought I was going to give him a little nudge,” Edwards said.  “We both got wins and we’re racing for wins and getting these trophies.”

“I didn’t think we had anything, Kyle was so good there for that run.  Kyle’s an amazing teammate.”

Busch said his car wasn’t as good on the long run as Edwards’, and it ultimately cost him the race.

“We had a really great car today,” Busch said.  “We were fast, but not as good as Carl on the long runs.  We did everything right; we did everything we were supposed to do and put ourselves in the right position.”

The race was highlighted by the return of Tony Stewart, who missed the first eight races of the season recovering from a back injury following an off-season crash.  Stewart finished 19th.

Unofficial results:

1. Carl Edwards

2. Kyle Busch

3. Jimmie Johnson

4. Kasey Kahne

5. Kevin Harvick

6. Denny Hamlin

7. Matt Kenseth

8. Joey Logano

9. Martin Truex Jr.

10. Kurt Busch

11. Brad Keselowski

12. Chase Elliott

13. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

14. Greg Biffle

15. Kyle Larson

16. Jamie McMurray

17. Trevor Bayne

18. Ryan Newman

19. Tony Stewart

20. Austin Dillon

21. Aric Almirola

22. Paul Menard

23. David Ragan

24. Danica Patrick

25. AJ Allmendinger

26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

27. Landon Cassill

28. Ryan Blaney

29. Casey Mears

30. Matt DiBenedetto

31. Michael McDowell

32. Regan Smith

33. Clint Bowyer

34. Chris Buescher

35. Brian Scott

36. Michael Annett

37. Ryan Ellis

38. Jeffrey Earnhardt

39. Josh Wise

40. Reed Sorenson

Photo courtesy Matt Hazlett/Getty Images

Weekly Pull List: 4/20/2016

All the comics available this week can be found on ComicList, and any comic book news is on Comic Book Resources.

DC
Harley's Little Black Book #3

IDW
Back to the Future #7
Godzilla Oblivion #2

Image
Chew: Demon Chicken Poyo #1
Invincible #127

Marvel
All-New Hawkeye #6
Astonishing Ant-Man #7
Captain America: Road to War #1
Captain Marvel #4
Deadpool #10
Deadpool and the Mercs for Money #3
Extraordinary X-Men #9
Howard the Duck #6
Nova #6
Obi-Wan and Anakin #4
Power Man and Iron Fist #3
Silk #7
Spider-Man Deadpool #4
Totally Awesome Hulk #5

Titan
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Year 2 #8
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor #2

Carl Edwards Dominates the Food City 500

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Carl Edwards dominated the Food City 500 to pick up the victory on Sunday afternoon from Bristol Motor Speedway.

Edwards started on the pole and led a race-high 276 laps.  Edwards said this victory was because of his team’s continued hard work.

 

Photo courtesy Adam Niemeyer

“There were so many different things happening out there,” Edwards said.  “Different guys were fast at different times.  These guys have been working really hard.”

Edwards was the only Joe Gibbs Racing car to run a clean race.  Denny Hamlin made contact on pit road, and Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch had multiple tire problems.  Edwards said his team was concerned about his teammates’ tire problems.

“There was some concern, but for some reason…we didn’t have any of those issues.”

“Now we’re in the Chase and we can go have some fun.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. came back to finish second after a dead battery at the start of the race put him two laps down.  Earnhardt said his team got him back into the race and that he used luck to get up front.

“We had a dead battery at the start of the race,” Earnhardt said.  “That cost us two laps early in the race, but we worked really hard, [crew chief] Greg Ives did a great job helping us get our laps back.”

“We got a lot of luck on those last several restarts; we restarted on the outside.  The car was about a 10th- to 15th-place car, just got lucky on those last restarts where we lined up.”

Unofficial results:

1. Carl Edwards

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3. Kurt Busch

4. Chase Elliott

5. Trevor Bayne

6. Matt DiBenedetto

7. Kevin Harvick

8. Clint Bowyer

9. Ryan Newman

10. Joey Logano

11. Ryan Blaney

12. Greg Biffle

13. Jamie McMurray

14. Martin Truex Jr.

15. Paul Menard

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

17. Kasey Kahne

18. Brad Keselowski

19. AJ Allmendinger

20. Denny Hamlin

21. Chris Buescher

22. Landon Cassill

23. Jimmie Johnson

24. Casey Mears

25. Ty Dillon

26. Austin Dillon

27. Danica Patrick

28. Cole Whitt

29. Michael McDowell

30. Brian Scott

31. Michael Annett

32. Jeffrey Earnhardt

33. Josh Wise

34. Aric Almirola

35. Kyle Larson

36. Matt Kenseth

37. Regan Smith

38. Kyle Busch

39. David Ragan

40. Reed Sorenson

Photo courtesy Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

Thanks to Adam Neimeyer for the picture of Carl Edwards from the race on Sunday.  For more stuff by Adam, check out his blog.

Weekly Pull List: 4/13/2016

All the comics available this week can be found on ComicList, and any comic book news is on Comic Book Resources.

DC
Harley Quinn and Her Gang of Harleys #1

Marvel
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #4
All-New X-Men #8
Amazing Spider-Man #10
Amazing Spider-Man and Silk: The Spider Fly Effect #2
Darth Vader #19
Guardians of the Galaxy #7
Gwenpool #1
Moon Knight #1
Rocket Raccoon and Groot #4
Spider-Gwen #7
Spidey #4
Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1
Web Warriors #6

Titan
Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1

Busch Continues NASCAR Domination with Win at Texas

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kyle Busch won the Duck Commander 500 from Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

Busch picked up another victory, continuing his dominance of NASCAR’s three National Series.  He has now won the last four NASCAR races, dating back to last weekend’s races at Martinsville.   Busch said his team is working really well together right now.

 

Photo courtesy Robert Laberge/Getty Images

“Right now, it’s just clicking and going together,” Busch said.  “It’s pretty darn good…having a blast, living the dream.”

Austin Dillon spun to begin a large wreck with about 40 laps to go, and Busch was able to get around Martin Truex Jr. on the final restart.  Busch said his car had gotten better as the night went on.

“We made some great adjustments all night long.  I think the racetrack kept coming to us as the night progressed as well too.”

Truex, who dominated the second half of the race, stayed out with Dillon on a late caution while the other leaders pitted.  Truex said his old tires couldn’t hold off the other leaders.

“Our plan was to stay out and [crew chief Cole Pearn] called me in at the last second and I didn’t want to hit the cone,” Truex said.  “By the time we finally got rolling there, we just didn’t have the grip everyone else had and we were just sliding around.”

“It’s frustrating, but that’s racing and that’s the way it goes sometimes.”

Unofficial results:

1. Kyle Busch

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3. Joey Logano

4. Jimmie Johnson

5. Chase Elliott

6. Martin Truex Jr.

7. Carl Edwards

8. Kasey Kahne

9. Kurt Busch

10. Kevin Harvick

11. Matt Kenseth

12. Denny Hamlin

13. Jamie McMurray

14. Kyle Larson

15. Trevor Bayne

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

17. Ryan Newman

18. Brad Keselowski

19. Austin Dillon

20. Ty Dillon

21. Danica Patrick

22. AJ Allmendinger

23. Casey Mears

24. Aric Almirola

25. Landon Cassill

26. Paul Menard

27. Brian Scott

28. Chris Buescher

29. Ryan Blaney

30. Cole Whitt

31. Regan Smith

32. Michael Annett

33. David Ragan

34. Matt DiBenedetto

35. Jeffrey Earnhardt

36. Reed Sorenson

37. Brian Vickers

38. Clint Bowyer

39. Greg Biffle

40. Josh Wise

Photo courtesy Kyle Busch Facebook