As a reader who doesn't buy everything (unfortunately, neither money nor comics grow on trees), I'm not current with all of the major and minor developments in the Marvel and DC Universe, and am often startled by an offhand remark (What? Loki became
Read more…I had to put off buying comics so that when I did make it into my LCS last week there was three weeks worth waiting for me. I still couldn't afford to clear the shelf so I selected just ten. Ten comics that I thought would be the best among all comic
Read more…The wonder of Glee, for me, is its power to manipulate emotions in such a blatent way...and I'm not bothered by it. There could be a lot of reasons for this. One, I was in choir and drama in school and the frightening and fantastic emotions linked
Read more…I took yesterday off to give myself and extended Memorial Day weekend, in addition to going to see Iron Man 2 I made it to Lone Star Comics for the first time in years (really to buy some dice). I did find a couple of deals there that I just couldn't
Read more…Hi, Legionnaires!
I just wanted to bring everyone's attention to a number of "First Look" preview pages that have come in lately, and are posted in the Comics News group -- including more than 40 pages of the Witchblade Vol. 7 trade paperback!
That's a
Having finished Vertigo's Fables crossover I come away with a big, "it was okay". It wasn't bad or anything, and there were some very cool ideas and moments. Once everything was said and done though I came to the conclusion I would have enjoyed separ
Read more…And here's what you missed in the final issue of Siege...Siege!
"Brave & Bold" #35 features the team-up of the Legion of Substitute Heroes and the Inferior 5 which is inspired madness. The Inferior 5 were created in 1966's "Showcase" #62 as children of retired super-heroes, the Freedom Brigade who were based on r
Read more…X-Men Forever is the only X-title I currently read, but I have been considered dropping it at the end of volume one because I’d fallen behind, thus violating my first rule of comic collecting, “Don’t buy what you don’t read.” I caught up with the mos
Read more…I know there are some big music fans here, so I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations (or warnings) regarding turntables. I'm essentially looking for something inexpensive for general listening and I'm leaning towards a Sony based on online r
Read more…I've already posted about Fables & Bill Willingham in the Fables "Great Crossover" thread (since it was the active Fables thread). He was the guest I was most interested in, but there was an especially rich guest list this year. Top of the rest was
Read more…Sometimes I think I should start an entire group just for dreams, because I have a lot of complex, vivid dreams that I need to write down somewhere. I'm sure others do, too. But that's a question for another day. Here's last night's, before I forget
Read more…He died today at the age of 99.
The second of my three heroes (Fred Rogers, John Wooden, and Sparky Anderson) is gone. The world is a better place because of his presence here.
I've really only read Hawkeye and Mockingbird #1 so far and, although not as good as the first issues of SHIELD and Secret Avengers, it was still a fun comic. Now, here is a storyline with a backstory of sexual assault and death, but it never wallow
Read more…Here's what I'm preordering from my LCS:
Dark Horse - I love the character, Solomon Kane, so I'm getting the new collection trade, Death's Black Riders. Of course, Usagi Yojimbo will be on my buy pile.
DC Comics - I've been disappointed by a lot
Read more…Name Five Past Or Present Comics Titles You Think Should Always Be Published, Just Because It Would Please You To See Them On The Stands:
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