Weekly Pull List: 11/30/2016

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

BOOM! Studios
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #9

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Saga #40

Marvel
Deadpool: Back in Black #4
Extraordinary X-Men #16
Guardians of the Galaxy #14
Inhumans vs. X-Men #0
Star Wars Annual #2

Weekly Pull List: 11/23/2016

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

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Chew #60

Marvel
All-New X-Men Annual #1
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
Civil War II #7
Deadpool Too Soon #2
Death of X #4
Marvel Tsum Tsum #4
Spider-Gwen #14
Star Wars #25
Star Wars: Han Solo #5
Venom #1

Jimmie Johnson Wins at Homestead to Win 7th Championship

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Jimmie Johnson won his record-tying seventh Sprint Cup Series Championship on Sunday by winning the Ford 400 from Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Johnson had to start last after his team was sent to the back for unapproved body modifications prior to the green flag.  Johnson avoided a late-race accident to move to the front, and he held off Kyle Larson and fellow Chase driver Joey Logano to win the race and the championship.

 

Sean Gardner (Getty Images)

“I didn’t think the race was unfolding for us like we needed to be the champs,” Johnson said.  “Some luck came our way and we were able to win the race and win the championship.”

Johnson said he didn’t think he would be able to win after running behind Logano, Busch and Carl Edwards most of the day, but that he was able to stay calm all day and was strong when it counted.

“I had this crazy calmness over myself all day long and leading into this,” Johnson said.  “Even with us running fifth, and the championship not looking like it was going to be there, I just felt something.”

Johnson is now tied with NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty with seven Sprint Cup Series championships.  Johnson said the record was something special to be a part of.

“It’s big…number seven has a special place in my heart,” Johnson said.  

Rick Hendrick, Johnson’s team owner, said he was excited to see one of his drivers stand among NASCAR’s elite.

“To see him tie Richard and Dale…it’s unbelievable,” Hendrick said.  “To do it through all these different formats has been so special.”

Unofficial results:

1. Jimmie Johnson

2. Kyle Larson

3. Kevin Harvick

4. Joey Logano

5. Jamie McMurray

6. Kyle Busch

7. Matt Kenseth

8. AJ Allmendinger

9. Denny Hamlin

10. Michael McDowell

11. Chase Elliott

12. Austin Dillon

13. Kurt Busch

14. Paul Menard

15. Brian Scott

16. Alex Bowman

17. Greg Biffle

18. Casey Mears

19. Danica Patrick

20. Trevor Bayne

21. Landon Cassill

22. Tony Stewart

23. Clint Bowyer

24. Chris Buescher

25. Ryan Newman

26. Ryan Blaney

27. Matt DiBenedetto

28. Michael Annett

29. David Ragan

30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

31. Jeffrey Earnhardt

32. Reed Sorenson

33. Ty Dillon

34. Carl Edwards

35. Brad Keselowski

36. Martin Truex Jr.

37. Kasey Kahne

38. Regan Smith

39. Dylan Lupton

40. Aric Almirola

Sean Gardner (Getty Images)

Weekly Pull List: 11/16/2016

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

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Invincible #131

Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #21
Carnage #14
Deadpool #22
Silk #14
Spider-Man #9
Thanos #1
Uncanny X-Men Annual #1

Logano Wins at Phoenix, Will Fight for Sprint Cup Title

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Joey Logano won the Can-Am 500 from Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday afternoon to clinch his spot in the Championship Round next weekend at Homestead.

Logano came into the race needing a good finish to make the final round of the Chase, and the race was decided over two late restarts.  Logano took the lead on the final restart in overtime, and was able to get to victory lane.

 

Jonathan Ferrey (Getty Images)

Logano said the win was one of the biggest of his career.

“I’m speechless right now, I feel like I just won the Daytona 500 again,” Logano said.  “I never felt this good about a win before, and with so much on the line.”

Needing a finish no worse than second, Logano said his team stepped it up with the season on the line.

“Everyone brings their ‘A’ game when it comes to winning championships, and this team did it,” Logano said.  “We did exactly what we had to do; we get to go to Homestead to do the same thing.”

Over the final run of the race, it looked as if Matt Kenseth was going to win to clinch a spot in the final round.  But after a caution sent the race into overtime, contact with Alex Bowman sent Kenseth into the wall and out of the Chase.

Kenseth said he was disappointed his team couldn’t get it done.

“We had that race in control, even that last restart, and ended up giving it away,” Kenseth said.  “[Bowman] was laying way back on that restart…and I got out at the start/finish and it looked okay.”

“I got turned and was headed towards the fence.  I really don’t know what happened.”

On that late restart, Bowman threw a block on Kyle Busch, which sent Bowman’s car into Turn 1 with more speed than it could handle.  Busch said he didn’t mean for the contact to take out his teammate, and that he didn’t think Bowman would block him when he had such a big run.

“I got a little bit better restart than [Bowman] did, and I felt like I got a run on him,” Busch said.  “I got enough to the inside of him that if he chopped me he was going to get hit and wrecked, and that’s what happened.”

“It carried on into the 20 [of Kenseth], so I guess I essentially wrecked a teammate.”

Next weekend at Homestead, the Championship 4 will fight for the Sprint Cup Championship.  Logano, Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards will fight for the championship, and the top finishing driver will be crowned the champion. 

Unofficial results:

1. Joey Logano

2. Kyle Busch

3. Kyle Larson

4. Kevin Harvick

5. Kurt Busch

6. Alex Bowman

7. Denny Hamlin

8. Ryan Blaney

9. Chase Elliott

10. Paul Menard

11. Jamie McMurray

12. Ryan Newman

13. Kasey Kahne

14. Brad Keselowski

15. Tony Stewart

16. Greg Biffle

17. AJ Allmendinger

18. Casey Mears

19. Carl Edwards

20. Landon Cassill

21. Matt Kenseth

22. Aric Almirola

23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

24. Clint Bowyer

25. Matt DiBenedetto

26. Michael Annett

27. Regan Smith

28. Trevor Bayne

29. Danica Patrick

30. Brian Scott

31. David Ragan

32. Chris Buescher

33. Jeffrey Earnhardt

34. Michael McDowell

35. DJ Kennington

36. Reed Sorenson

37. Gray Gaulding

38. Jimmie Johnson

39. Austin Dillon

40. Martin Truex Jr.

Robert Laberge (Getty Images)

Weekly Pull List: 11/9/2016

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

IDW
Back to the Future #14

Marvel
All-New X-Men #15
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1
Clone Conspiracy #2
Deadpool Back in Black #3
Gwenpool #8
Spider-Man Deadpool #11
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #8
Uncanny X-Men #15