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I almost bought Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe until I flipped through it and discovered it wasn't a one-shot.
I liked it.
Recently:
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #40 - This was worth it Just to see Bruce Wayne ask Lois out to grab a drink in front of Clak, and the little smirk Bruce makes
Black hammer: Spiral City #7 - This wraps of ths mini seriess. I rather liked it quite a bit, but I wasn't a big fan of the art.
Blood Type #1 & 2
Captain Savage and His Battlefield Raiders #10 - Kinda boring
Daredevil #350 - An anniversary issue! Kinda boring! This was shortly after Marvel had bought Malibu, so they even mention the colors are using Malibu's technology
Epitaphs from the Abyss #12
Freedom Fighters #3 & 4 - They were okay
Geiger #15
G.I Joe Special Missions #5
Green Lantern Annual #3 - This was the year all of the annuals were Elseworlds. Here the Nazis won World War II, and Himmler created a power ring through magic. Hal and Guy are loyal to the Nazis. There are rebels called the Green Lanterns, and John Stewart is given the title of their leader, Green Arrorw, by Olver Queen. Oliver is killed during the ceremony. Quite a shoe horn to get the Green lanterns in here. Eventually Hal gets Himmler's power ring, and hears the voices who sacrificed themselves to power it. Guy gets his own ring, and the pair clash. Hal dies during the battle, and John gets the ring. The voices rebel against him, and tell him he will lose to Guy, and he is weak because he is black. Hal's voice comes in and helps him out. Good triumphs over evil. Pretty good story.
The Cloud - A fantasy graphic novel. Basically a youg man is trying to bring the sun back to the world and vanquish evil. Everything takes place in the sky. Pretty average.
The Walking Dead Vol. 6 The Sorrowful Life
Archie Meets Jay and Silent Bob.
Yes, this would have been more relevant and interesting a generation ago and yes, it really should come with a neon warning that it's NOT FOR KIDS ("Jay and Silent Bob" sort of indicates that), but this is a fun read, filled with more Easter Eggs than a..... an Easter Egg hunt, I suppose.... the obligary several collectible titles, an inflated price tag, and mad respect for the hitherto separated realities of Archie Comics and Kevin Smith movies.
And being a one-shot, it stops before it becomes too tiresome. I would hate to see 37 issues of this thing, but one is fun.
Here is what I posted to "Pick of the Week" on July 9:
I never bought "Archie" comics when I was a kid. I don't consider them "real" comics. "Archie" is something parents buy for kids until they are ready to move up to real comics. I always associated "Archie" with dentist offices and my girl cousins. I finally bought my first "Archie" comic just over 30 years ago: Archie Meets the Punisher. I continued to buy them every once in a while, right up until last year (Archie: The Decision by Tom King), if the premise looked interesting enough.
Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob looked interesting enough. It takes place in the present, after Clerks III, because [spoiler redacted] is dead. Archie gets a job working at the Quick Stop. It is the best "Archie" comic I have ever read, as edgy as Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder's "Starchie." It is definitely better than Tom King's The Decision and is probably the best thing Kevin Smith has ever written. Both the Archie and the Clerks continuity is tight, and the jokes are actually funny. There is even a page (p.13) I would like to own. If you are a grown man who still has warm fuzzies about "Archie" comics, however, this is not for you.
TARZAN, Vol. 2 (1932-33):
My comic strip reading has hit a bit of a snag recently... except for For Better or For Worse. Today I resumed reading all five of my current projects (Flash Gordon dailes, Pogo, Peanuts Every Sunday, Tarzan and for Better or For Worse). It just so happens Tarzan v2 was the closest to completion. Tarzan discovers an ancient Egyptian civilization and, disguised as the God Throth, he helps restore a princess to the throne and saves his friend Von Harben. These strips are still being written and drawn by Hal Foster at this point, just four years before he went on to create Prince Valiant.
The only comic books I buy these days are facsimile editions. This week I made a trip to the LCS and picked up the facsimiles of Our Army at War #151 (first appearance of Enemy Ace), Brave and the Bold #57 (first Metamorpho) and Adventure Comics #210 (first appearance of Krypto).
Much as I appreciate the numerous collections we have available to us, it is a special treat to read classic comics in their original format.
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE - THE COMPLETE LIBRARY, Vol. 8 (2003-2006):
With v7 I moved into territory I had never read before (that is, after the year 2001, I followed only the Sundays, not the dailies). But the dailies is where the story happens! With v8 I continue that journey. Lynn Johnston annotates her strips with little behind-the-scenes stories... not every strip, but one or two every copuple of pages. I really feel as if I have gotten to know her from these little asides, to the point I can successfully guess what she's going to say in each one of them, and when she doesn't say anything, I feel I know what she would have said. In this volume, Elizabeth begins her teaching career and moves up North, Michael goes freelance with a second child on the way, and April becomes a teenager and forms a garage band with some frineds. Elly and John begin the process of entering into returement and she sells her bookstore.
As much as I am enjoying For Better or For Worse, I feel as if I've been reading it forever and am looking forward to moving on to something else. One volume to go!
PEANUTS EVERY SUNDAY Vol. 8 (1986-1990):
I'm back on track now. Two volumes to go.
TARZAN, Vol. 3 (1933-34):
I read this one in a single sitting. Took me about an hour and a half. Mighty Prince Kamur of the barbarian Ibeks threatens Tarzan's life but his lover, Queen Nikotris of the rival Egyptian civilisation lost in the jungle, sets herself between them. Tarzan tries to repay her by setting up a duel with Kamur to avoid all-out confrontation between the Egyptians and the Ibeks, neither of which like the idea of Kamur and Nikotris getting married. after that, Tarzan rescues the Princess Mihrama, daughter of the Sultan of Palazar. Unfortunately, the city in which they take refuge, Sanabar, is the city of her father's enemy.
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