Weekly Pull List: 10/14/2015

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

DC
Batman #45
Batman and Robin Eternal #2
Harley Quinn #21

Image
Sex Criminals #13
Walking Dead #147

Marvel
Chewbacca #1
Civil War #5
Deadpool Vs. Thanos #3
Guardians of the Galaxy #1
Star Wars: Shattered Empire #3
Marvel Zombies #4
New Avengers #1
Spider-Gwen #1
Spider-Man 2099 #1
What If? Infinity X-Men #1

Weekly Pull List: 10/7/2015

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

DC
Batman and Robin Eternal #1
Detective Comics #45
Green Arrow #45
Green Arrow Annual #1

IDW
D4VE 2 #2

Marvel
All-New All-Different Point One #1
Amazing Spider-Man #1
Darth Vader #10
Doctor Strange #1
Groot #5
Invincible Iron Man #1
Star Wars: Shattered Empire #2
Old Man Logan #5
Secret Wars #6
Siege #4
Spider-Island #5
Star Wars #10
Star Wars Lando #5
What If? Infinity Inhumans #1
What If? Infinity Thanos #1

Titan
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Year Two #1

Harvick Dominates in Dover, Clinches Chase Spot

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Kevin Harvick won the AAA 400 from Dover International Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Harvick dominated the race, leading a race-high 355 of 400 laps on Sunday.  Harvick said this weekend was simply one of the weekends where they unloaded with a good car.

Photo courtesy Sean Gardner/Getty Images

“Anytime you can go through moments like this and gain some momentum and prove to yourself that you can do things like this, there’s no way you can’t be stronger,” Harvick said.

Harvick came into Sunday needing a victory to move on to the next round of the Chase.  After his dominant performance, Harvick said his team is more prepared for this year’s championship run.

“I’m so proud of these guys…that never-quit attitude,” Harvick said.  “I think we’re better than we were last year just because of the experiences and things we’ve had.”

“Obviously we weren’t in a great position coming into today, but that’s what these guys are made of.”

The race had some excitement in the closing laps, as the rest of the Chase field was set for the Contender Round.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. clinched the final spot in the Chase after tying Jamie McMurray for 12th in points and getting in via the tie-breaker.  The four drivers eliminated from the Chase after the first round were McMurray, Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer.

Unofficial results:

1. Kevin Harvick

2. Kyle Busch

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4. Jamie McMurray

5. Aric Almirola

6. Kasey Kahne

7. Matt Kenseth

8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

9. Kyle Larson

10. Joey Logano

11. Martin Truex Jr.

12. Jeff Gordon

13. Greg Biffle

14. Clint Bowyer

15. Carl Edwards

16. Brad Keselowski

17. Kurt Busch

18. Denny Hamlin

19. Ryan Newman

20. Sam Hornish Jr.

21. Danica Patrick

22. David Ragan

23. Austin Dillon

24. Casey Mears

25. Paul Menard

26. Tony Stewart

27. Justin Allgaier

28. Cole Whitt

29. AJ Allmendinger

30. David Gilliland

31. Trevor Bayne

32. Alex Bowman

33. Reed Sorenson

34. Matt DiBenedetto

35. J.J. Yeley

36. Josh Wise

37. Michael Annett

38. Alex Kennedy

39. Timmy Hill

40. Landon Cassill

41. Jimmie Johnson

42. Brett Moffitt

43. Jeb Burton

Photo courtesy Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images

Weekly Pull List: 9/30/2015

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

DC
Batman Annual #4
Grayson Annual #2

IDW
Godzilla in Hell #3

Image
Sex #24

Marvel
Cavalry S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1
E is for Extinction #4
Ghost Racers #4
Hail Hydra #3
Inferno #5
M.O.D.O.K. Assassin #5

Titan
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Year Two #1
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #12

Kenseth Wins at New Hampshire

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Matt Kenseth won the Sylvania 300 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Photo courtesy Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Kenseth had one of the fastest cars throughout the race, but it was Kevin Harvick who dominated all afternoon.  Harvick led a race-high 216 laps before running out of fuel with three laps to go.  Kenseth said he didn’t think he could beat Harvick’s fast car before it ran out of fuel.

“I was giving Kevin everything I had,” Kenseth said.  “I just thought he was going to beat us.  He had the best car today.  I guess he was just a little short on fuel.”

Kenseth is now locked into the second round of the Chase following his victory.  He said going into Dover already locked into the Contender Round won’t change the way his team approaches next week’s race.

“It doesn’t change, I thought a little about it today,” Kenseth said.  “These things are just too hard to win.  We’ll go [to Dover] and bring our good stuff and try to win.”

“It’s been awesome, I think we’ve got some more coming.”

Unofficial results:

1. Matt Kenseth

2. Denny Hamlin

3. Joey Logano

4. Greg Biffle

5. Carl Edwards

6. Jimmie Johnson

7. Jeff Gordon

8. Martin Truex Jr.

9. Kasey Kahne

10. Ryan Newman

11. Tony Stewart

12. Brad Keselowski

13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

14. Jamie McMurray

15. Paul Menard

16. Trevor Bayne

17. Kyle Larson

18. Casey Mears

19. Kurt Busch

20. Sam Hornish Jr.

21. Kevin Harvick

22. Austin Dillon

23. AJ Allmendinger

24. Cole Whitt

25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

26. Clint Bowyer

27. Brett Moffitt

28. David Gilliland

29. Michael Annett

30. Matt DiBenedetto

31. Josh Wise

32. Ryan Preece

33. Jeb Burton

34. BJ McLeod

35. Jeffrey Earnhardt

36. Timmy Hill

37. Kyle Busch

38. Landon Cassill

39. Justin Allgaier

40. Danica Patrick

41. David Ragan

42. Alex Bowman

43. Aric Almirola

Photo courtesy Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Weekly Pull List: 9/23/2015

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

Dark Horse
Fight Club 2 #5

DC
Flash #44
Gotham by Midnight #9
Grayson #12

Marvel
Deadpool vs. Thanos #2
Fury S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1
George Romero's Empire of the Dead: Act Three #5
Inhumans Attilan Rising #5
X-Tinction Agenda #4
Years of Future Past #5

Titan
Doctor Who: The Four Doctors #5

Hamlin Wins Chase Opener

Originally written for CLNS Radio.

Denny Hamlin won the myAFibRisk.com 400 from Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

Hamlin stayed out when most of the leaders pitted following a caution with 10 laps to go, and he took the lead when the race restarted with six laps to go.  Hamlin said he thought he had a 50/50 chance of holding off the cars behind him on fresh tires.

 

Photo courtesy Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

“I was going to drive in there and hope that everything worked out,” Hamlin said.  “We stretched it out at the end, even with no tires.”

Hamlin had an eventful race before ending up in victory lane.  Hamlin found himself a lap down early after spinning on lap 2.  Hamlin said his team stayed calm following the incident and his car was fast enough to overcome the early mistake.

“I knew there couldn’t have been that many cars on the lead lap and luckily that one caution came out that allowed us to get the wavearound,” Hamlin said.  “We had a fast car and that’s the important thing.”

With Hamlin’s victory, he is now locked into the next round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.  Hamlin is now the only driver who can rest easily over the remaining two races of the Challenger Round.

“Great way to start the Chase.  Takes the pressure off us.  We’re ready to go have some fun.”

Unofficial results:

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Carl Edwards

3. Kurt Busch

4. Ryan Newman

5. Matt Kenseth

6. Joey Logano

7. Kyle Larson

8. Brad Keselowski

9. Kyle Busch

10. Aric Almirola

11. Jimmie Johnson

12. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

13. Martin Truex Jr.

14. Jeff Gordon

15. David Ragan

16. Jamie McMurray

17. Paul Menard

18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

19. Clint Bowyer

20. Casey Mears

21. Greg Biffle

22. Brian Scott

23. Justin Allgaier

24. Kasey Kahne

25. Tony Stewart

26. Danica Patrick

27. Landon Cassill

28. Trevor Bayne

29. Cole Whitt

30. Sam Hornish Jr.

31. Brett Moffitt

32. David Gilliland

33. Josh Wise

34. Michael Annett

35. J.J. Yeley

36. AJ Allmendinger

37. Alex Bowman

38. Jeb Burton

39. Matt DiBenedetto

40. Reed Sorenson

41. Timmy Hill

42. Kevin Harvick

43. Austin Dillon

Photo courtesy Sean Gardner/Getty Images