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The Scorecard

This is the Comic Pilots Scorecard. This is a quick look at the new titles by publisher, along with their writer and artist credit, and the Pilot Season Comics recommendation. For synopses of the books, click their name in the Scorecard.

Stealing from TV pilot statuses, the recommendations are:

• Series Pickup — A rare recommendation, this means you should not only seek out the book, but grab it monthly from your local comic shop, or buy the trade as soon as it comes out.

• Pilot Pickup — Find the first issue and consider giving it a shot.

• Roll — Seek out issue #2 to decide whether to continue, or borrow it from a friend/local library when it’s eventually collected to see if you want to buy.

• Pass — Not recommended unless you fit very specific criteria.

• Terminated — I really doubt this will ever come up, but this would be a flat-out do not recommend.

I recommend this glossary for comics lingo if you’re unfamiliar.