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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8 #1
GREEN ARROW #72
B.P.R.D.: GARDEN OF SOULS #1
Indie Jones presents HARD-BULLIED COMICS #3
Indie Jones presents WORMWOOD: GENTLEMAN CORPSE Vol. 1: BIRDS, BEES, BLOOD, & BEER
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8 #1
Writer: Joss Whedon
Penciler: Georges Jeanty
Publisher: Dark Horse
Reviewed by Humphrey Lee
The thing about talking about a Joss Whedon book is that I really just get to talk about a Joss Whedon book. I don't have to really give you a set up, I don't have to give you any sort of run down or summation like I normally would, because everyone knows what they're getting into. All I have to do is sit back and relax, talk about what I liked, talk about what I didn't, what worked, what didn't yadda yadda yadda.
It's really quite great actually. There's no company politics, there's no all encompassing hullabaloo around it. It's just a comic, doing what it does, with a creator that's universally recognized so we all have a relative level of understanding of what to expect.
Speaking of which, if you've never watched “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” before, you're absolutely boned here. Sorry.
But come on, who is going to come into a book that was said is the comic equivalent of the eighth season of a show that has had one of the most obsessive cult followings ever? Well, whoever did I have pity on your soul. But onto what I thought about the book, and what I thought about it was "Eh, that was pretty fun." Honestly, I wasn't really sure we needed another "season" to the Buffy franchise. I thought the ending of the TV show was pretty much as perfect as you get. Apocalypse was stopped, the world was widely changed, some lived happily ever after, and some didn't make it past the ride. If anything, I would rather
have seen an extension of the “Angel” series, because that show’s ending left me kind of cold. At the very least I wanted to see what came of the prophecy when it came to turning the "vampire with a soul" into a real live boy as they would say. But I digress in my Buffyverse fanboyism...
Back to it: yeah, I thought this was solid. Much of what I liked about this issue was the stuff that won't mean anything to a newcomer, but are casual tips of the hat to the consummate fan. Stuff like mentioning a "Buffy-dupe" gallivanting around Rome with a character called The Immortal (an Angel Season 5 nod) and so on. I do like the little pushes it looks like the characters have taken in the three year gap since Sunnydale went kablooey. Buffy is now more a field general to an army than just a sole slayer against the world, Xander is her high tech eyes and ears for her field ops, and it looks like little Dawn has, er, grown up a bit, and has been taking some more magical lessons to be of
use. And the story is already unfolding in true Buffy fashion. We have a hint of a new "big bad" with a cultish symbol popping up a bit, there's a plot thread coming up with the military itself and their growing awareness of Buffy and her crew, and an old thorn in the side character has reared her head again. Overall it's a pretty seamless transition from screen to comic page. The quipping still works if you understand the timing of it. What is actually kind of nice is the use of internal monologue actually helps when it comes to the more interpersonal Buffy moments. That's something you never really
got in the TV show. But at the same time, it trades off the dramatic tension that a good musical score can bring to a scene on the telly, or just simply the effect of a stoic Sarah Michelle Gellar strolling out on her lonesome or standing there solemnly against the backdrop can do. You win some you lose some, I guess.
On the art chore front I'm very happy to see Georges Jeanty getting some much due attention here. I loved his work on the very understated WildStorm mini THE AMERICAN WAY last year, and I think it's a perfect fit here. It has its own uncanny sense of realism and is very down to earth in its own right, but is also a great style to showcase the more "fantastical" elements of the story. I think some of the poses he uses might need to be relaxed a bit, but there's a lot of movement between his panels when the action hits so that's a big plus. Add into that a nice range of facial ticks and expressions that are very important to a
series that has long relied more on its emotional impact than anything, and this is a great match for how Whedon writes; it could probably just use a tweak or two, that's all.
So there you go. I honestly don't see fans of the “Buffy” TV show being too disappointed with this outing so far, so if for some reason you were one of the three fans of the show that didn't buy this out of skepticism, don't worry, it'll be okay. Conversely, if you're just now finding out who this Whedon chap is because you have left yourself in a bubble of nothing but X-Men comics and, well, more X-Men comics for the past decade, this isn't the place to expand your horizons on what else the man creates. You sir, have about 150 hours of television to watch. But it's definitely worth your time, just like this comic is once you're all caught up. Have at it.
GREEN ARROW #72
Writer: Judd Winick
Penciler: Scott McDaniel
Inker: Andy Owens
Publisher: DC Comics
Reviewer: Jinxo
I’ve been reading GREEN ARROW since Kevin Smith helped raise him from the dead. I liked Smith’s run. Might not have been everyone’s cup o’ tea but I thought it was a fun and exciting ride. After Smith left the next couple of arcs continued to be zippy quick fun.
Then Judd Winick took over. Okay, opening like that it sounds like I’m going to rake him across the coals. Well… not quite. More like a light broasting.
First off, I do like the art. Don’t want to get too much into it (bigger fish to broast) but I do think the book has a nice look. Not uber-realistic, a little more towards the cartoon side but without actually becoming cartoony. Simple but expressive lines and colors that pop. I likes the look.
As to Winick’s writing, he has some pluses and some minuses. Issue 72 has examples of all of them.
Start positive with the pluses. Winick is good with characters, with making them believable and natural in their interaction with each other. He also is good at big picture planning. In all the individual story arcs he always seems to be building in pieces for a larger, more long-term story.
Now the bad. While he is good with building for the big picture story, the individual arcs almost always suffer for it. Each arc should stand on its own and be exciting but also lay the groundwork for the larger story. Too often the smaller arcs just feel like setup for what’s eventually coming without being fully satisfying on their own. I always finish his arcs thinking “Well that wasn’t super great but clearly, there is something big he’s building towards just down the road.” After three or four arcs of going “Something’s coming just down the road,” it gets tiring. It’s the same sort of problem people are having with “Lost”.
Now when he does pay off, it can be big. He brought things to a head before the DC “One Year Later” leap and it was really cool. Blowing crap up, heroes almost killed… great stuff. Only… if it wasn’t for “One Year Later” forcing his hand, I think he might have left thing to simmer even further. First time I can think of a company-wide event interfering with a comic’s flow for the better.
So what about the current issue? It’s the concluding chapter of a team up which pitted Batman and Green Arrow against the combined forces of their foes Brick and Red Hood (aka Jason Todd – the Robin who died…he got better). Again, great character stuff. Winick does a nice job of playing off of Arrow and Bats’ long friendship, Arrow’s judgmental nature and Arrow also being partly responsible for erasing Batman’s memory in IDENTITY CRISIS. Likewise, he does a good job on making Red Hood tough and bright enough that you believe he was trained by Batman.
The short term arc plot is standard stuff with Red Hood and Brick hooking up because they have common needs they can help each other with. Good enough to get things going and punches flying but nothing that would make it an outstanding arc. But, aha! Red Hood had other motives. As the cover of issue 72 makes clear, Batman’s former sidekick throws down with Arrow’s current sidekick Speedy. The previous issue makes clear Hood’s true agenda was to get to Speedy. Why? Well, I don’t want to spoil anything. Luckily Winick’s writing is so oblique he helps me out there. I really can’t for sure tell you why Hood wanted to meet Speedy. See, he wants to talk to her about…something, but we don’t find out what. And he wants her reaction to whatever he says but we don’t find out what that reaction is. So three issues of fighting all turns out to be a fake out leading to the shocking reveal of Hood’s true intent to…talk to Speedy about something and Speedy responding somehow. Wow! Pulse pounding excitemen…zzzzzzzzzzz. But still, it is clear this mystery will pay off, sigh, down the road.
So, again, Winick sacrifices the excitement of the short arc for, hopefully, a bigger payoff with the bigger story he is building. Only thing is, I think he could have had the best of both. Here’s a thought: don’t hold your cards so close to the vest, Judd. Give us half the puzzle. As it is the ending of this story is an utter mystery. But what if you let us actually hear everything Red Hood had to say but held back on Speedy’s reaction? Or even better, go the other way. We don’t hear what Hood says but we cut back in time to hear Speedy’s reaction. Whatever her reaction is – go to hell; I’ll think about what you’ve said; yes, I now can see why we have to kill those puppies – it would end the arc on an interesting note. I would go out to buy the next issue going, “What the hell did he say to her that she would answer like that?!?!?” As it is, I just have no idea what Red Hood is up to, how Speedy feels about it, whether she’s involved, or if I should even care.
But, for now, I’ll keep reading. Because it always feels like something exciting is coming…just down the road. But seriously, I’m more and more feeling I wanna get off this road.
B.P.R.D.: GARDEN OF SOULS #1
Writers: Mike Mignola and John Arcudi
Art: Guy Davis
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Reviewer: Jinxo
Ahhh. I loves me my HELLBOY comics. Even the HELLBOY comics without Hellboy in them! Hellboy’s departure from the Bureau For Paranormal Research And Defense really hasn’t hurt them the way it might have.
Let me get off topic for half a second. In addition to writing about comics, I do some writing about television. Recently someone asked me why some shows can spin off characters and continue to thrive while others fall apart after major characters leave. My answer was that the good shows are smart enough to replace the departing characters with new characters that are just as interesting. The shows that flounder fail to fill that void.
When a character leaves B.P.R.D. they are always replaced with new interesting characters. In addition to Hellboy, they recently also lost Roger The Homunculus. For those who don’t read these comics, Roger was an artificial magically created life form. He was a sweet, good soul. Not the type of character you’d expect to see killed off, but kill him off they did. But filling the void is Captain Benjamin Daimyo (introduced shortly before Roger’s death), a tough as nails army man who, well, died. He’s feeling much better now though.
Here’s what’s extra cool about B.P.R.D. They not only bring in new interesting characters to fill the void, they also actually keep the void. Daimyo and the others take up the slack when other characters leave so that things don’t get dull but the hole left from Hellboy’s departure and Roger’s death is practically a character of its own. Hellboy leaving forced the other characters to redefine themselves as something more than a group of sidekicks to the main hero. Roger’s death still seems to haunt them and maybe make them confront their own mortality.
Maybe more than any other book out there right now, I care about these characters. Because of Roger’s death, the possibility that anyone could die (or worse) hangs over this series.
The first chapter of the current run, GARDEN OF SOULS, isn’t crazy exciting. It’s mostly set up, but it’s a setup full of surprises that has me anxious for what comes next. 19th century Mummy Unrolling Parties with unexpected surprises, nightmare dream sequences, real world scenes almost as bizarre… this is all leading somewhere freaky. Good thing about B.P.R.D.: it might start slow but it almost always ends big. Usually an apocalypse of some sort. Sometimes world sized, sometimes a personal one. Either way, it’s usually a hell of a ride.
I also have to compliment the art of Guy Davis. Mike Mignola’s art style is pretty heavily stamped in my mind as the look of the world of Hellboy making it a tough task for someone else to step in and fill his shoes. But Davis is the right man for the job. His art isn’t a copy or a knockoff of Mignola. He has a unique look all his own but it’s one that fits just as well as Mignola’s into the Hellboy world. Mignola’s drawings have a look like old wood carvings, giving his work a dark and ancient feel. Davis doesn’t have the wood carve vibe. His style looks more like quick frenetic comic sketches. And that’s a good thing. People look like people, animals like animals but nothing is tied to exacting real world accuracy so that everything has a slightly more hyper dreamlike vibe. Something might look like a man but the way his face is drawn…maybe he’s a monster. Or maybe if the lines shift just a little he will become one. And when did the background shading change from random patterns to spirals of serpents? Hellboy has left the B.P.R.D. in good hands; Mignola has done the same with the art.
HARD-BULLIED COMICS: FEATURING BILLY BLACKBURN, P.I. #3
Writer: Steve Earnhart
Artist: Rudolf Montemayor
Publisher: Goodbum Studios
Reviewer: Ambush Bug
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*huff-huff*…Okay, soapbox in place.
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Ahem…fearless readers of Indie Jones, I have something to say. I had the privilege of reading the first two issues of HARD-BOILED COMICS and I was impressed by the leaps and bounds writer Steve Earnhart had evolved as a writer from one issue to the next. This series paid homage to detective noir magazines, books, movies, and TV shows with a bit of super-powered mayhem thrown in for good measure. I commented on how nice the dialogue was and how interesting the character designs were. It is safe to say that I put myself behind this book 100% and gave it an official AICN Indie Jones endorsement.
Then tragedy struck.
Seems the legal representation of some famous comic book creator (who shall remain nameless, but I’m sure you can figure out who it is) contacted Mr. Earnhart commanding him to cease and desist using the term HARD-BOILED in the title of this comic. Mr. Earnhart had a choice. Spend money on a lawyer and fight this idiotic action (which would take away from the money this small publisher would usually spend on…oh I don’t know…publishing this small press comic) or change the title of the book. Mr. Earnhart ended up doing the civil and smart thing and changed the title to HARD-BULLIED COMICS.
But I cry “BULLSHIT!” here, kind readers. For some formerly “hot” comic creator to come down on the little guy like this for something as petty as a pairing of words which has been synonymous with the detective genre for decades is completely insane. I don’t blame Mr. Earnhart for changing the name of his comic rather than discontinue publishing. He had no choice. The blame rests solely on the shoulders of a guy whose only contribution to the medium in recent years has been the unintentionally laughable line “I’m the goddamn Ba…”-oops! Almost slipped there.
Name change or not, this is another fun issue. HARD-BULLIED COMICS chugs along as hard-nosed detective Billy Blackburn continues to get his nuts handed to him by some colorful foes. The plot spirals a bit and peppered throughout is a really intense fight/chase scene. All in all, this is another solid episode of detective noir and another wide leap of improvement from the issue before it. It’s been fun to see this creator grow with this series.
HARD-BULLIED COMICS is a fun read whatever it is called, but the guys behind the legal action should be ashamed for picking on the little guys like this. Maybe the comic book creator in question should think about releasing a few issues of his much delayed series instead of trying to lay claim on a common pairing of words. Now that this is settled I hear both parties are moving on to bigger and better things. Mr. Earnhart is going to put out more fun detective comics, and the comic book creator and his legal team are pumped to take on the Incredible Edible Egg industry.
WORMWOOD: GENTLEMAN CORPSE VOL. 1: BIRDS, BEES, BLOOD AND BEER
Writer/Artist: Ben Templesmith
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Reviewed by Humphrey Lee
In a recent fit of searching for that old tried and true "new and different" I actually happened upon this little ditty in the backmatter of a PREVIEWS catalog a couple months back. I don't know why I didn't know of its existence, to be honest. Ben Templesmith is an artist I have a very high affinity for due to his work on FELL with Warren Ellis and someone who I think is one of the few comic creators putting out genuinely unique and hauntingly beautiful work in a somewhat glutted industry. But alas, as much as I like to think I'm a pretty well read comic book fan, this one fell through the cracks on me. So this
compilation of the first handful of issues of the WORMWOOD: GENTLEMAN CORPSE series from IDW is my redemption, and honestly, I'm not sure what the hell I just read.
Now please, don't take that as any sort of negative connotation. It's just that when I refer to this as "new and different", man, is it really new and different. What Mr. Templesmith here has unleashed is a beast unlike anything out there today (at least to my admittedly flawed knowledge). But what WORMWOOD is, is a very eerie book, filled with some outrageous characters, tons of otherworldly and demonic beasts, with an atmosphere that only Ben Templesmith can create in a comic. And I absolutely love it.
Wormwood is apparently just that, a sentient, "parasitic" worm I guess you could say. Centuries (or is it millennia?) old, Wormwood inhabits the eyesocket of a reanimated corpse that he uses to get around, and apparently has a little bit of a task of being a Realmkeeper, i.e. someone who watches over the dimension gates and makes sure nothing comes in that's not supposed to. He also has a homebuilt cyborg for a partner...more on that later. What's great about the book, though, is that you really have no idea what to expect next. There's demonspawn birthing themselves from the inside out of human hosts in some really gory, sometimes sadistic, and strangely humorous incidents. There's strippers, dive bars, dominatrixes, Yakuza, and a lot of gallows humor laced with some dry British wit. I don't know how all that works, but it really, really does.
Now, this isn't a perfect read, not that there is such a thing anyways. There are a few things that I wouldn't say annoyed me with this, but I definitely hope there's some expansion upon later. Like, for instance, Wormwood's partners in crime: his cyborg buddy and a little hellcat by the name of Phoebe that he picks up in this. We know pretty much nothing about them to begin with, and by the end of this twenty dollar piece of trade paperback we still really don't have any info on them other than they make hilarious and sometimes badass sidekicks. I want to know more about where they came from, or how and why they came to be. I assume more is on the way--there's obviously some stories there--but reading a chunk like this and finding out as little as we did kind of leaves you wanting. Also, the story at hand here (about the demon hatchlings) has plenty of humor to keep it entertaining for sure, but the story itself is kind of lightweight. What I mean is that it seems to pretty much be riding on its twisted yet sadistically appealing sense of humor to drive the book. Which it should--it is a horror-comedy book--I just would like a little more balance and, again, a little more fleshing out. The payoff to the story is absolutely golden, though, and makes it all worth it in the end, so it's not like it doesn't have some twists up its sleeve.
Artistically this is a beautiful book, just like any Templesmith book. Those of you already buying this probably came in for the art just like I did, and for those of you who haven't been exposed to it before, well this is as great a shot as any besides two dollar comics that have FELL pasted across the front of them. It's a very dark style, there's no two ways about that, but it's the way it revels in it that brings it to life. There's a lot of subtle background etchings superimposed with some heavily inked and colored figures on top, just enough to give depth to the picture and let you know where the real focus is. And the way he uses his colors and his lighting and just his character designs in general: all just brilliant stuff. His style is probably of the polarizing sort; you either love it or you hate it and much of your enjoyment of this book will be riding on that point, but like it or no you can't say it isn't in a league of its own. But if you're out there looking for a good fix in the "new and different" department, WORMWOOD is definitely as good a place as any to start.
THE PROFESSOR’S DAUGHTER OGN
First Second Books
This is a quaint and stylish little fable about love between a mummy and an archeologist’s daughter set mostly in Jolly Old England. Everyone is polite as can be. The adventures are innocent and heart-warming and the overall story is utterly cute and touching. This is one of those stories that takes a ludicrous concept and runs a marathon with it. Writer Joann Sfar does a great job of making this a timeless classic with the help of artist Emmanuel Guibert, who looks to be using a form of watercolor in this book. The artwork looks more like something you might see in the NEW YORKER than a comic book. There’s a classicist quality to it. Guibert is a true artist and it shows in every gorgeously water-colored panel. This is proof positive that comics can rise to a higher level. It’s a thoroughly classic read--one you won’t likely forget and drawn with a vivid flair and loose style that is not often found in today’s comics. I can’t recommend this surprise of a book more. - Ambush Bug 
DEAD BY DAWN #3
Scar Comics
Once again, this anthology book delivery in scares, thrills, ironic twists, and gross out horrors. The book starts out with a tale told from the viewpoint of a zombie rather than the usual survivor’s perspective. Story two is a very clever comedic take on Lovecraft and Arkham’s very first airport. “Mass Murder” is a gruesome cartoon about holy retribution gone wrong while “The Prisoner” is a somber haunting yarn. Samurai demons, backwoods freaks, redneck vampires, witchcraft, stalkers, lunatics, and all sorts of evil doings are splattered all over this girthy issue. My favorite of the bunch is a metaphysical journey starting with the life of a pig and edging its way up the food chain to an infinite level. This anthology doesn’t pull any punches and isn’t afraid to offend and frighten. - Ambush Bug 
THE COURIERS VOL. 1 -3
Ait/Planet Lar
My love affair with pretty much anything Ait/Planet Lar has to offer continues. This is a company that can’t seem to publish anything but great, fresh, and entertaining reads. You may know Brian Wood from his gritty work on Vertigo’s DMZ or his wonderful LOCAL series, but THE COURIERS is one of his earlier works that stands on its own as original, fun, and pumping with energy from the first to last panel. Set in the near future, New York is a war zone. Urban Mercenary Courier is the most dangerous job there is. And Moustafa and Special are the best of the best. If you loved films like SMOKIN’ ACES, DOMINO, and TRUE ROMANCE you’ll love this series of OGNs. In fact, this series has just been pegged to be adapted to film. And reading each of the three installments, you can see why Hollywood has come a callin’. Not only are each of these OGNs packed with a surefire adrenaline rush, the stories are strong, full of character and tiny details that make this property stand out as something original and different. 
In Volume One, we’re introduced to Moustafa and Special, the world they live in, and the rules they abide by. One of these rules is broken in this story as they agree to transport a human being from point A to point B. A touching and heartbreaking story unfolds as the Couriers must transport a little girl through a maze of bullets, explosions, and bad guys. Volume Two: DIRTBIKE MANIFESTO is an extended chase scene that is about as intense as anything you’ve ever read. And Volume Three: THE BALLAD OF JOHNNY FUNWRECKER takes a trip back in time to when Moustafa and Special first met. These three volumes would make an amazing trilogy on film. They read quickly, not due to lack of content, but because your pulse is pounding so much that you can’t help but race from one panel to the next as a frantic pace. All three are littered with intricacies that show that both writer and artist had a blast putting these stories together. And I had a blast reading it. THE COURIERS is a special kind of comic. One that will appeal to all…especially readers of this site. Seek out these issues and thank me later. You can be one of the cool ones who said that they read this obscure series of OGNs before they become cinematic adaptations. - Ambush Bug Remember, if you have an Indie book you’d like one of the @$$holes to take a look at, click on your favorite reviewer’s link and drop us an email.
CIVIL WAR: THE CONFESSION #1
Marvel Comics
Marvel continues to apologize for Mark Millar’s shoddy storytelling with another one shot, this time filling in the holes as to why Iron Man was such a dick throughout the entire miniseries. It’s another case of “too little too late” if you ask me, but I have to admit that if there is a character that writer Brian Michael Bendis seems to be getting right these days, it’s Tony Stark. Bendis is actually so good at getting into the head of this, probably one of the most flawed heroes in Marvel’s pantheon of heroes, that I wouldn’t mind seeing him tackle the character for an extended run as he did with Daredevil. Maleev does a good job once again of capturing the non-action panels (this book has many), but once again falls apart every time the hint of movement is needed. All in all, this would have been an unnecessary comic had Millar done his job and focused a bit on character in CIVIL WAR. I guess Bendis and Maleev do their job, though, of trying to cover up for Millar’s mistakes. - Bug 
WONDER WOMAN #5
DC Comics
This is an odd fill-in issue that may have ramifications on future stories of the Amazing Amazon, especially since writer Will Pfeifer is writing the AMAZONS ATTACK event scheduled to be coming soon. Wonder Woman investigates a series of womens’ shelters that have popped up around the world sporting the Amazon moniker. These clinics take inspiration from Diana’s actions and start to take a turn for the worse when some of the women begin to look up to Wonder Woman’s murder of Maxwell Lord on national television a while back. This is a nice little stand alone issue. Pfeifer does a good enough job of pacing it and filling it with nice bits, but Diana remains a cipher. A void of a character. I don’t know what it’s going to take to give Wonder Woman a soul and make her into something interesting. Many writers have tried and failed to varying degrees. A new writer comes aboard and, ever the optimist, I’m rooting for this one to give Diana a shot of character that this book desperately needs. - Bug 
NEW AVENGERS #28
Marvel Comics
Can someone tell me why Bendis writes the dialog for every New Avenger as if he or she were a gay hair stylist? The guy’s bald, so I know he isn’t pulling a John Hughes and hanging out in salons. This issue has more OH NO, YOU DI’INT’s than a season of Jerry Springer.This issue also clears up the unnecessarily convoluted conversation between Ms. Marvel and Spider-Woman from two weeks back with little or no dramatic effect whatsoever. How can Bendis knock it out of the park with MIGHTY AVENGERS and swing and whiff so badly with this title? - Bug
ROBIN #160
DC Comics
In this issue Robin battles a ‘roided up street gang and I ask myself why I am still reading a comic that hasn’t been worth a spit for more than fifty issues. This title is in need of a cancellation and a reboot. Robin deserves it. The readers don’t deserve to be punished any longer. - Bug 
MOON KNIGHT #8
Marvel Comics
Although the art is top notch and I’ve always been a fan of Moon Knight, I can’t help but be slightly annoyed at writer Charlie Huston’s treatment of the Moon Knight character. I’m all for dragging Marc Spector through the mud and redefining the character, but pardon me as I channel my inner David Spade and say that this new Moon Knight and his “ruff ‘n tuff” loner attitude was interesting the first time I saw it…during the whole dickhead loner Batman phase that was recently rectified in current DC continuity. Moon Knight has always been a Batman clone, but now he’s acting like the Batman that everyone got annoyed with reading in recent years. Captain America (pre-assassination) shows up in this one giving an out of character (and downright ludicrous) warning to Moony, stating that he “doesn’t like his style.” This scene was forced and unneeded. The mystery of Midnight is intriguing, though, and as I said earlier, this is one of the better looking books Marvel is publishing right now with David Finch’s Jim Lee-esque highly detailed style. - Bug
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Please enlighten us as to this culinary methodology - I wait and am prepared to learn
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Mainly based on the cast of characters and the story potential therein.
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Robin's white homeboy/snitch guy Killa 'Nilla - is he the worst comic book character ever? Annoying, pointless, borderline offensive!
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"Broasting is not only the process of frying chickens under pressure, but includes a special marinating process." So I guess if I did it right Winick will be marinating in his own juices while his temperature rises and the pressure builds until, uh, he either becomes a delightful meal or attacks me with a carving knife. Hmmm... maybe I should have stuck with the raking over the coals.
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...not only has he basically spent the last couple of years endlessly recycling his usual stock standard schtick, but he's managed to make Ollie, one of the most charismatic characters in the DCU, boring as batshit. And the end result of all this? GA's title is now coming to an end...again. Hopefully it'll get a relaunch with a creative team that can breathe some much needed life back into the character.
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I wonder if anyone would go the Xena route on Wonder Woman. She has to somehow atone for what she did to Maxwell Lord by taking in a young woman and mentoring her. I mean, I know she only killed Lord because Lord was going to use Superman as a weapon against his own good (Somehow that was forgotten) and it seems now that Wonder Woman could take in a young female superhero the way Xena took in Gabrielle, who over time changed Xena's outlook on life. Perhaps Diana needs a daugter to approach her own feelings of guilt with her mother, who she fooled to go to the outside world in the first place.
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and Jason Todd gets sent back to the afterlife.
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That's an EDITOR's job! EDITORS! Do you hear me!!!
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I've been annoyed with that whiny loser ever since he was on the real world. If it wasn't for MTV needing a whiny, clingy, mopey, dunderheaded dork to counterbalance Puck's geniousness and be a "friend" for Pedro, Winick would be slining fries and burgers wearing a paper hat right now. Fuck you MTV, and Fuck you Judd Winick.
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If you read issue 529, (and I insist, please don't) then you know what I'm talking about.
Whatever you do, don't read Amazing Spider-Man 529! It might be the single worst issue of JMS's run. Even if you're a Spider-Man completist, save your dough. This crap will be available in the quarter bin by November. -
Robin has been pretty bad for...well, for a while...but PLEASE no starting over and renumbering!! A new "Issue One" isn't what is needed...just a great TEAM working on the book. I would love to see Robin #300 personally. I HATE HATE HATE
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I nominate Pieface from GL...anyone else?
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It HAS TO BE Kara Zor-El...another character that is being criminally wasted. It would probably have to take place off-planet though...these girls would be insanely powerful together! A non-powered alternative would be Cassandra Cain...but I can't STAND
her character at ALL. Maybe Huntress would be a good fit? Black Satin 2 thanks....good concept. OK I'll stop posing now! Hope you guys give me something good to read when I get home from work. :^) -
Sounds like there'll be a lot of sticky issues and used tissues for fanboys during that "event".
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I *loved* the original 70s/80s Moon Knight. When he was written well, he was a great character. But this new iteration is just... terrible! People keep praising the artwork, but... it's derivative of Liefeld's first batch of proteges (Mychels, Fraga, etc.). And the writing... The faceless Bushman is ludicrous, a Tim Burton Batman-esque lunatic.If someone out there is loving it, then that's great. But I'm just lost on the appeal.And the reviewer was correct about Cap's appearance... don't be misled by the cover, as I was. Cap shows up in a jacket (opened just enough to show some blue chain mail and a white star point), threatens Moonie, and then hits the road. That's it.
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RighteousBrother, I don't think he'll be Red Hood forever. I have a bad feeling about Dick Grayson in the next DC "UNIVERSAL EVENT" mini. They almost killed the guy in Infinite Crisis as it is, I just think they're looking for a better way to do it. I think Bart Allen will probably eat it in a similar fashion, possibly on the same mission.
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A totally kick ass sendoff.
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Cog Smooches in da Hzz-ouse bay-bee!!
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I also think that Angel's fourth season was miles better than Buffy's final season (since they were running simultaneously). Yes, I know a lot of people hated the whole Jasmine arc but, heck, I thought it was a wild, scary, rollercoaster ride.
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Buffy's finale had closure. Angels's blew chunks in that regard.
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Though "Chosen" was just a good episode, especially since Joss wrote it. Angel's fourth season, I maintain, is the most perfectly paced piece of serialized television ever, and every ep just upped the ante that much more. Plus it had bookends. And I'm honestly happy that Joss stayed out of the mix for the most part, because that one ep he wrote and directed early on in the season stuck out like a sore thumb.
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stuff.
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But as Thalya knows, being a Senior Partner came with being way too 'in the know' on the Network politics that killed Angel. Which in turn hurt the viewing experience of the finale (Fred was coming BACK goddammit!!).
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OH WESLEY!!!
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I think I saw his name about six times. But I had to do a double take when I read this:
"Bendis is actually so good at getting into the head of this, probably one of the most flawed heroes in Marvel’s pantheon of heroes, that I wouldn’t mind seeing him tackle the character for an extended run as he did with Daredevil"
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than a season of Jerry Springer"
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..was way more fascinating than Fred ever was. Ha! There, I said it! Besides, Amy Acker's performance in The Girl in Question (Angel and Spike going nuts over Buffy and The Immortal in the strada!) just shows she was being held back by the Fred role. They didn't know what to do with Fred anyway. And *sniff* ..blackthought.. *whimpers* Don't get me started on Wesley.. oh those glasses and that Brit accent... *bawls!*
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I got back into DC when the On Year Later thing started up. What happened exactly in Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis?
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perfection. I'm not sure if I'd want to see the series continue (although I'll be buying when IDW releases Season 6) because that ending left something so epic, so unknown that I don't think anything could live up to what I was thinking in my mind for the past few years. I think I liked Angels final season more so than the fourth, but I thought the fourth season is where it really hit it's stride. I loved Illyria btw.
Buffy: Season 8 (it's true Childe Roland) is great. It's lie Thalya said, "It's pre UPN Buffy." Everything was pitch perfect for me, but Humph is totally right about new people hoping to learn about Buffy from this, go catch up on 150 hours of television. He's also right about the trade off with the internal monologue and the music score, but in this case I think it's a fair trade. I always hear music in my head anyways. ; ) -
Great review Humph!
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It's 144 hours of Buffy (110 of Angel).
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oh boy, umm… Thalya? Lots of stuff man. Mind wipes, rapes, deaths, wall punching, multiverses, heads getting knocked off, dogs getting kicked, neck twistings, mopey Supes, super Supes, etc.
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Lots and lots of Calculator!
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I just loved the character of Fred as well. Acker was going to be doing double duty in S6 as both (and this was from the J-meister himself). Fred AND Illyria...playing off of each other no less!
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The only thing worse than the overcooked but underthought writing on MOON KNIGHT is the awful art. Half the time it's so dark and scratchy I can't tell what the hell is going on or who's talking.
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I loved Buffy and Angel both. Angel suffered the fate of most good shows (R.I.P. Studio 60, and a hearty "FUCK YOU" to all YOU bastards for not watching it), but at least they got the chance to "finish" the story. Sure, they didn't make Spike a "real boy" (OH FUCK YOU if you think that Morrisey wanna-be was gonna do it) but they got to go out with a bang, and have THE greatest walk-off line in TV history.
All that said...FUCKING STOP WITH THE SHIT, JOSS! Please, goddamn it, please get back to FireFly. Find a way. Fuck if SciFi will air that abortion "Stargate: Atlantis" then they will fucking jizz themselves over FireFly. Fuck FOX! FUCK! -
Cowboys in space? Not for this kid, thanks.
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Because MCMLXXVI made me chuckle.
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Star Trek was cowboys in space.
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So defrost, here's the main body of it: Identity Crisis killed off Sue Dibny and established that the Justice League had been using Zatanna to manipulate the minds of DC villains for years (erasing discovery of secret IDs and even altering behavior.) Turns out the Atom's ex-girlfriend Jean Loring was the killer, in an insane attempt to draw Atom closer by making it seem like JLA loved ones were in danger. Atom locks her in Arkham, Ralph Dibny begins going mildly insane, and Batman becomes ultra-secret-super-paranoid figured out he was mind-scrambled too, because of his vehement protest of a magical "lobotomy" on Dr. Light...and we find out he has a secret satellite. Between the IC's, Checkmate, led by Max Lord tries to orchestrate a worldwide movement against superhumans. He kills the first man to uncover things (Blue Beetle) and releases the OMACs against super-humanity. Then Max Lord takes over Superman's mind, forcing Wonder Woman to kill Lord. This is the icing on the cake for Kal-L, the Earth-2 Superman, who has been observing DC "Earth" from Alex Luthor's pocket dimension since the end of Crisis on Infinite Earths. What Kal-L doesn't know is that Alex Luthor and Superboy-Prime (also from old Crisis) have been screwing with the time stream, causing problems like the return of Donna Troy and Jason Todd. Alex Luthor is even managing to sneak out and impersonate the real Lex Luthor, organizing an army of Supervillains (Villains United series) and wreaking havoc. After the villain Society wipes out the Freedom Fighters, killing most of them, Kal-L helps Alex, SB-Prime, and Earth 2 Lois bust out into the "real" universe. Hilarity ensues. To sum up, Alex and SB-Prime want to create a "perfect" universe and they've tricked Kal-L along. So the heroes try and stop them. SB-Prime kills a bunch of lame Titans before essentially every Flash ever traps him in the Speed Force. But SBP returns wearing Monitor armor. Current Superboy fights him and dies. Earth 2 Lois dies. Everyone gangs up on SBP and Alex and takes care of business, resulting in a depowered Superman and a dead Kal-L, and SBP goes to Lantern Prison. Alex escapes but is killed by real Lex Luthor and the Joker for impersonating Luthor to the Society and not inviting Joker when he did so. Wrapping things up, there's a new Latino Blue Beetle who uses the scarab; Booster Gold notices that history is screwing up; the BIG 3 (Bats, Supes, WW) take a year's vacation; Bart Allen returns from the Speed Force (which at the time freaked the hell out of SBP despite SBP being Silver-Age Kryptonian-powerful) and at first quits deciding to make a go of it as the new Flash; Wally West and family are apparently in the Speed Force and so is Barry--and the Speed Force is now inside Bart, kinda; the JLA headquarters is wrecked up...and about a hundred other things. But thats the short version... deep breath... WHEW.
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Not the IC all over again!
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Never saw a single episode of either Buffy or Angel so...should i read it or what?
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Humph was right on that part. You're walking in after 7 years worth of character development, so.. Though it is enjoyable and you will pick up on the characters quick and you will go "wuh-huh?!" at Sunnydale. But a lot of the enjoyment is about returning to very old friends without missing a beat.
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Hell no! Did you not read Humphs review? You'd be more lost than LOST my man. Watch all the shows of Buffy and Angel and then dive in, but surely not before... Wait, you did that just to get a rise out of me, didn't you? Oh, Vale! *slaps knee* You prankster! Seriously, don't read it unless you just want to bitch about something because it will make no sense most likely.
MC Vamp, even better sum up, but still the short version huh? ; ) Man, you know, I really liked the overall story that Identity and Infinite Crisis told, even though there was hiccups it held up a lot better in hindsight than I remembered. -
"The guys figured I was a target. Set up two other slayers to be me. Ones underground. literally. One's in Rome, partying very publicly -- and supposedly dating some guy called 'The Immortal.' -- That part was Andrew's idea. He did research on the guy and said it would be hilarious for some reason."
If you don't know why that is in fact hilarious then you should watch the episodes first or at least Wiki the hell out of Buffy and Angel or something. -
Well it does.......
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I'd like to slap Jiminez for the ugliest Power Girl EVER.
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*grins and ducks!*
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Don't get me started, I still want to hit a DC panel with Didio so I can get my ass booed and thrown out for asking him how does it feel having ripped off your customers so blatantly and is there any actual plans for DC to back off from the hucksterism and heaping helpings of the Didio ego that pervades DC's line? (The fuckwit spoiled the ending of 52 for Mammon's sake!! WHAT. A. FUCKING. TOOL. ) Yep, love the DCU, fucking HATE their EIC. Huh, I guess Buzz was right, they really are the same underneath) huh....
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Considering that on Earth-236985000 I created the All-Firefly network one would think that would suffice. Earth Prime is the bitch earth for all that incarnate in this particular sidereal string so suck it up. *mwah*
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According to Morrison that if you look hard enough, there's either a comic book, or a comic book within a comic book, or a comic book within a comic book within a comic book where you can _see_ that universe!
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I'm wiping man-tears thinking about his final moments lying in Freds'/Illyria's lap giving her the ok to lie to him one last time. Damn! Y'all opened an emotional wound that hasn't fully healed yet. FUCK THE WB! MAY A THOUSAND RED ANTS CRAWL UP THEIR MOMMAS HOLE.
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At least when DiDio's talking about having almost killed off Dick Grayson, he's doing it with a big goofy grin on his face where you can tell he's really having a blast with what he's doing. al Quesada just looked exhausted, uninspired and ho-hum last time I saw him at a panel promoting HoM.
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Though good riddance? Though I liked WB's production values, for whatever that's worth.
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Just sayin'.
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I'd gladly suck Grant Morrison's dick (he's the kind of guy I find hot in those pics where he's bald) but I would have to kick Didio in the jewels.
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My info was a combo of Borders visits, Wikipedia browses, and uh...maybe one teeny weeny BitTorrent download. Sadly, it was off the top of my head. Personally, I prefer the Animated Universe at this point, even though it's largely dead. I am curious to see how World War 3 progresses in 52. Black Adam is such a good character. Overall, I'd say both Marvel and DC have done adequate but uneven jobs in trying to overhaul their continuities lately, particularly concerning Wally West and Captain America. Marvel took a slightly bigger risk with their major characters but overdid the shock value "events" (Peter Parker unmasks, Thor Clone, FF split, Iron Man: Asshole of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mar-Vell lives, Homicidal Thunderbolts, R.I.P Cap,) in a too-rapid timespan, and DC kind of danced around their major players, overdid the diversity (new heroes of seemingly every single race and like 3 homosexuals have shown up in like 18 months...I like diversity, but does every third new super-heroine have to be a lesbian these days?) but definitely put forth more overall effort (52, for all its flaws, is a massive undertaking considering the time frame.)
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But I can't get over the fucktard spoiling 52 like that. And I'm EXACTLY the DC customer that ending is MADE for! Aaand I'm not so sure a return to silver age Superman is going to be the best thing. Did you know his skin is completely invulnerable again? I got that straight from the Timm interview on Newsarama.
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it comes to Angel and how The WB treated Angel like an unwanted stepchild. Poor Wesley. Just when he finally got the girl, fate stepped in with cruelest form of cockblockery and drove him over the edge and in true Shakespherian form, they used Gunn in an indirect way to do it in a sense that she initially chose gunn over Wesley in Season 3's ep. Waiting in the Wings. (Double Entendre if you think about it)
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As much as they (and I mean Marvel AND DC) have changed recently, a lot of things are probably going to go back to status quo after World War Hulk, Countdown, and whatever "event series" follow. Superman will even out, there will be a Captain America of some sort, blah blah blah. I just hope that when they get there we can all look back and say "okay, that was a good ride" instead of "how the fuck did we get HERE?"
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Damn, I'm outta the loop! I'll be right back. True about 52 spoilage, and you are indeed the type of fan that was made for. I can understand that. Now to see about that interview. *runs off*
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Geoff Johns blows another piece of the ending of 52 while talking bout the new Booster Gold series...
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At 39 I know the cyclical nature of comics better than most. (Psy-Fi has been readin' the 4color funnies since he was 4-wassamatta, coudln't YOU read at 4?)(*_^)
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Promises to be the greatest thing since sliced bread, f'real an' shi'! They've got Jurgens on it! Now I've just gotta finish reading the original series that was a treasure hunt item of mine for the last couple of years..
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but honestly Wesley Wyndam-Pryce was one of my favorite TV characters probably ever and his loss still knaws at my soul dammit. i'm not looking forward to world war hulk...planet hulk was very lame.
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My secret identity is CAPTAIN OBVIOUS, didn't ya know?
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Seriously.
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Huh, wasn't aware of that. Better hope Winick gets you your answers Jinxo. I want to read Green Arrow, well, I like the character of Green Arrow, but as long as Winick is/was attached I couldn't waste my money on it. I'm surprised that it's being canceled though. Can you believe that Blue Beetle, Shadowpact and Checkmate are going to have a series and GA won't?
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Thanks to Smallville one of DC's most recognizable characters right now?
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Buffy? Infinite Crisis? Dan Didio? 52? Green Arrow? We should talk about thing's EYE'm interested in. How bout that Criminal? Here's a great review of Coward, the book's first arc: http://tinyurl.com/2ru57t
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That should be "things" not "thing's".
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Some people have described the book as mean (and it is), but it's also so much more than that. One of Warren Ellis' best books right now, and that's saying something.
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Yeah, GA is actually one of DC's most recognizable characters due to Smallville oddly enough. That's true. I was completely in the dark on the series being canceled.
I read the first two issues of Ellis' Thunderbolts and they were really good, mean, but good. I don't know if I can continue to buy it though A) because I can't afford another book and B) because I didn't like where the whole thing stemmed from. Vale, you read Mighty Avengers yet?
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Last week's issue was the best yet. It was filled to the brim with fascinating conversations and ideas. Oh and Stan Lee's "Who wants to be a Thunderbolt?" commercial was worth the cover price by itself. Best new series? You better believe it baby!
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it's not a new series. ; )
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One more week! Then I can catch up in trades. And I know, it's weird. I like Johns, I like Hal, and yet here I'm picking up Ion and GLC and there's a Star Sapphire story going on in GL. *weak shrugs* {|o|} !!!!!
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Oh man. I really wanted to pick it up, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I was trying to walk the staright and narrow nad wanted to steer clear of that crazy troublemaker. I am liking Newuniversal, though. It gets better with every issue! Hurrah!
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Was kinda the point i was trying to make. Didn't come across tho' :(
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What's your favorite Outkast album? I've been listening to Speakerboxx/Love Below recently and am considering getting something new. Speakerboxx is pretty good. I can't stand The Love Below.
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At least to me, was from that last page in issue ?, let's call it Issue 1. Where Jack Flag's wife says to him "They're going to kill you for being a superhero." Now, this Jack Flag guy is who? Who knows. So you have absolutely no idea whether he lives or dies. It seemed so unpredictable. I think I'm going to go to the shop and read it, as well as my secret copy of Catain America 25 I've been saving! Where is it, might you ask? Why, it's in the same place I sometimes hide an issue of All Star Superman when I don't have the flow with me. Either between issues of OMAC or New Excalibur. Don't tell anybody.
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And how bout that scene in the new one where Bullseye's talking to Osborn from his cell? That is some fascinating shit.
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what to do...what to do...
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Not seeing it till tomorrow.
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That one episode with him and the camcorder was one of the funniest tv shows evar. That's what made me watch buffy in the first place. I hope he gets some real 'screen time' in the book.
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Nah not really. Just not a fan and don't want to get mixed up in alla that Buffy stuff. Actually, I have a really hard time getting mixed up in television at all. I watched the first few episodes of Lost and Heroes, but I just couldn't keep it up. The only show I'm currently somewhat dedicated to is The Office, and even that I only catch about every other week.
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The Love Below aint that bad, but Speakerboxx is still way better.
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It appears that Michael Turner is practicing for an upcoming Witchblade arc.
http://tinyurl.com/33g4fr
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Also, someone's not going to be happy with that Mary Marvel image (Countdown) Possibly they're setting her up for Twilight of the Superheroes?
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Goodnight, good people. I must now retire to my castle's luxurious bedchamber.
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And every other STD known to man...
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Anyone reading 52? Just another hohum week, I suppose.. We just had XBXLXAXCXKXAXDXAXMXKXIXLXLXSXBXIXAXLXYXAX is all.. And we've still got 4 whole weeks til WW3. How are they going to flesh that out with Question's, Ralph's, and Steel's stories pretty much wrapped?
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Here we go luscious loo, Outkasts best TWO albums are "ATLiens" and "Aquemeni." "Stankonia" is awesome, as is "Southernplaya listicadillac muzik", but stay clear of "Idlewild" which is easily their worst album. It's not that it's horrible, it's just that it's the only album I've ever heard of theirs that I knew was their worst and all of the others it's hard to choose sometimes.
Get "ATLiens" if you want some soulful sci-fi alien type kind of music, but in hip-hop form before it was nothing but grills and white tee's. This album was the first time Boi and Andre produced anything and it was awesome. "ATLiens" is the Outkast album of choice for pot heads too. NOTE: My cousin who thinks he's a super smart dude used to call it 'At-liens.' Tard.
"Aquemini" is… perfect. It's one of my favorite all time albums. It's in my car right now below my cd player. I can't believe it's nearly a decade old. Outkast have a commentary on everything from abortion to growing up young to a night in a club (Spottieottie dopaliscious) to Dre 'returning' - it's awesome. Message me if you want more details. Devin the Dude just came out with a new album yesterday. He's great too. -
What's this? Someone's talking about one of my favorite groups ever? Man, it's good to see some 'Kast heads up in here. Especially cats who listened to them before Stankonia(which I still love immensely "Slum Beautiful" and "Stankonia" are two unlikely get-er in the mood songs IMO). And wow, I agree with almost everything Heathen said.
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best outkast concert i've been to had killer mike, the roots, ceelo green, lauryn hill and the random marley brother. good times i tell you...especially since ?love d.j.'ed through the whole proceedings.
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He got his ass handed to him by the geeks. LOVED Morrow's tesseract in the invulnerable brain thing. (I've read every issue of 52, I just haven't paid one cent for any of it *seditious grin*)
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I have not gone to the shop! Save that for the weekend!!! Arrrrgghhh!!! Not listening, I'm not listening!! *covers eyes*
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I liked 52 this week. It's funny, Black Adam just got through destroying an ENTIRE COUNTRY and I actually felt worried for him at the end of this issue. Go figure.
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the rock is playing black adam.
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Sivana finally has a Marvel TRULY at his mercy. I'se skeered for what's gonna come next.
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Or Big Boi and Andre 3000. Thanks, Tito! Being in the south and going to school in the country opened up a whole new world of music and fortunately Outkast was a prime force in that. I love Stankonia too (Toliet Tisha, Gasoline Dreams, Red Velvet as well), but you're right about that being the point where everyone picked up on Kasts talent and that's when we started to see the pressure build in them as a group. I'd want nothing more than to have a 'normal' (which is an odd way to describe Outkast) album from the two, but I doubt we're ever going to get another one. Although I did come across a few remixes that had Andre actually rapping in them. The 'You' remix by that Lloyd kid has a great Andre verse and there's a 'Throw Some D's' remix that has another Andre verse and finally there's a remix to something called 'Walk It Out' which sounds like some new age hip-hop that I can't stand, but then Andre comes in and owns the whole song. I mean he owns it. Maybe because he's talking about how he doesn't like the new trends either?
He says: "you're new to this part of town
your white tee, well to me, looks like a night gown
make your momma proud, take that thing two sizes down"
I think it's great how he's making fun of the type of things that are popular in hip-hop currently. I hate those huge white tees.
My favorite verses maybe ever of theirs might be from 'da Art of Storytellin' and 'Elevators' and 'Jazzy Belle.' I dunno, there's so much to choose from. I'm already rambling. : )
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You guys have probably already seen this and I'm late to the party, but I guess that's me all over. Anyway, check it http://tinyurl.com/2g9okt
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I was thinking ATLiens would be a good choice too. Whoulda thunk? Oh, and on aother note I read the second issue Thunderbolts this morning. It was indeed pretty awsome. But Penance has blood faucets on his nipples? That has got to be the worst costume ever.
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....but I hate Tony Stark so bad right now that I can't even describe it. He's such a dick.
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"True I got more fans than the average man but not enough loot to last me to the end of week, I live by the beat like you live check to check, if you don't move yo' feet than I don't eat, so we like neck to neck." One of my favorite lyrics.
Yeah, I went to school down south also(Nashville, TN) and up till than the only southern rappers I listened to were the Geto Boys, which means I listened to Scarface. But the Houston southern vibe was a little bit different than Georgia, Tenn., Carolina southern vibe(check out the flick ATL-criminally underrated). I was almost immediately taken by those guys. I like the fact that they dispel the illusions and trappings of modern hip-hop(white tee's, gangster shit, ect.) but embrace the fact that those are still aspects of hip hop. Maybe it doesn't have to be that big of an aspect. And I'm with you, whenever Big or Dre are laying lyrics on someone elses song i'm there. Dre absolutely rips up "Throw some D's."
Yeah Psy,I hope they don't kill Adam at the end of 52. He reminds me of one Namor a little bit(one of my all time fave characters).
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You sir, have earned a blowjob just as soon as I change my pants (I laughed so hard at that I peed AND shitted myself).
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"like them Slim ass cigarettes from Virginia, this ain't goin to stop so we just goin to continue."
Yeah, that whole last verse of Andre's is the one! Also one of my favorites. I'm from Florida, so everything was filtered down to here. Geto Boys, Face Mob (mainly Scarface and Devin), UGK and older Trick Daddy was what the fuss was about.
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And the 616 Universe is the sphincter he's pounding (with no lube no less!).
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Pretty much summed up all of The CW, but waaay more entertaining. My favorite bit was this:
IRON MAN: "Yep. Right now your entire body must be one giant ball of agony. Funny thing, it's partly because you're so intelligent - folks with lower IQ's have a much weaker reaction to this. Of course, someone would have to be a total fucking retard to even be able to stand up, so I'm sure there won't be a --"
Iron Mans armor [warning! perimeter breach!]
Hercules breaks through the walls--
HERCULES: "SMASH YOU WITH ENTIRE BUILDING FU!"
IRON MAN: "SHIT!"
Iron Mans armor [target analysis: eats many olives]
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Anyone here? How about that man from Tallahassee?
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NO LOST SPOILERS IN THE TB!!
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That was the name of the episode! I could have been talking about someone from the former all girl college of FSU… could have, but I wasn't. ; )
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You know I love you but those urine soaked bitch flakes I had for breakfast have given me a VERY sandy vagina today........
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Yes sir, it rightly is. now, can someone point me towards the AICN comics tb? I'm such a dick.
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..or at least direct your anger if you'd like. Check out my MySpace blog's latest post!
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Locke's crossing the street and a guy in a wheelchair runs over him and paralizes the bastard?! Now that is what i call irony (from the Alanis Morrisette school of irony).
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Spoilers.
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Remember, I'm the lame-ass with no PC at home and web restrictions at work. Myspace is only when I'm at my friend's place.
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But how is it you can post here? Not restricted?
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What Vale said!
Psy, sorry bud, no more spoilery from me even though it wasn't 'really' a spoiler. T's blog would be perfect for you to vent your frustrations. That guy on there is the biggest prat I can remember in quite some time. It's really insane. Thalya, email Psy! -
is angry.
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I can't type it out because then it won't show, but one of the little nuances of this new posting system just became apparent. When you want a subject-line-only post, just type the open and closed carrot brackets above the comma/period keys!
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check my male? he's fine, still works.
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blackthought is here ALL WEEK of course!
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in fact pre-dawning the age of cogdum with the age of gusblaklasting.
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But then i thought no, i'd better not.
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you 'maybe pedophile clown from Greece'. We miss ya man.
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sighs.
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check out the Angel: Spotlight that Peter David wrote.
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I didn't realize that he had died on March 12th...did you @ssholes note that?? He created Doom Patrol and wrote a bunch of early X-Men.
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stop talking about dumb shit and get to the cool shit. I want to out-dick Vale. Hm. Anyone want to take that joke?
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It really was ironic when John Locke got his spinal cord caught in the lock of a door in the john (bathroom). ok that was weak sauce, I apologize.
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did i kill the TB or something? start posting you pansies.
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...Marvel's The Guardians of the Galaxy with Gene Colan. The guy wrote X-MEN between the end of the Lee and Kirby era and the arrival of Neal Adams. He may have been the writer on Jim Steranko's beautiful, brilliant, weird issues.
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It always works. Them's a-fightin' words! I'll start one! Alan Moore is really lucky he got all those pointers from Rob Liefeld! Also, everyone's Mom is a slut! Finally, Mark Millar loves George W. Bush.
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...you think that already, in which case, DC is clearly superior to Marvel. What else? WATCHMEN blows and comic books are for kids...That oughta put us right to number one!
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I got one! I hate Buffy and Angel and have not seen a single episode and am not willing to give either a chance!
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Alan Moore never got no pointers from Rob Liefeld! Even if Liefeld did try to give Moore pointers, in the end they were so bulgy and anatomically incorrect and full of pouches Moore couldn't possibly take them seriously and went with his instincts anyway...i mean those pointers' eyes were too small and close together, wtf's up with that? By the way, that's not how legs work. I'm sick and tired of people saying DC's better than Marvel. In the end it all comes down to this: DC is gay, Marvel is not. It's that friggin' simple. If you can't see that then you are blind and i don't even wanna see you. Even tho' i can see you, cause you're the blind one, not me. You would probably give anything to SEE something, even me, because of the beauty of actually being able to see stuff, but i don't care. You're just an idiot. Finally, comics aren't just for kids anymore. In fact, kids don't even read comics anymore. Fat guys who sweat too much are the new kids. They eat that superhero shit up like it's Taco Bell or something, and then they complain about it because clearly that's not the Tony Stark i grew up reading! I'm reading this incredibly important graphic novel about these really hip Paul Pope type guys who sit around in dingy rooms smoking cigarrettes and talking about indy rock, and they do this cool meta thing where one of them says something and the other goes hey, that only happens in superhero comics. Don't do that shit, dude...that shit's for retards. Because superheroes are silly, see? But serious comics man, those are art.
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Civil War is the most awesomely, releventy, current eventy sooperhero comic evah! Rob Liefeld RAWKS!! BATMAN is GAY!! The X-Men movies sucked 'cause wolverine was too tall and not in costume.!! RAAAAHHHGGGG!!!
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But didn't i see him ejaculate on Robin like a buch of times?
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Tito, swear to Bendis, someone said the exact same thing about The CW last week, but they added 'whilst' and 'zeitgeist' a couple hundred times.
Is there a Taco Bell in Colombia? If so, does Vale eat there? What's the best food in Colombia, you know, without the cocaine?
Shig! Rahrghh!!! … buffy.
I could talk more about Outkast and that would get El's panties in a bunch almost as much as calling him El, making a cocaine joke about Colombia or calling bullshit on Alan Moore, Bendis or Al Quesada.
Or I could mention Death Cab to Turtle and enter into the arena!!! Fuck Morrisey!!! Ooooh.
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It's a well known fact. Have you ever seen them together? Have you, College Boy? Have you?
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...was drunk and violent, and by God, we liked him that way! Also, he was called Iron Man and you just had to go through the Tony Stark shit until the Red Ghost and his Super Apes showed up at Stark Intl. to wreck it for no apparent reason. We need more mean drunk superheroes. Remember Wife Beater? And Blackout? And what about that Titans rip off team back in the '80s, the D.Teens? They saw bugs and shit.
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That's why Moore has such a big beard and Liefeld is notoriously late!!!
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Yes, I just went out and saw the movie. I saw a few stories on Newsarama about it this week and went "hmm.. I really need to chill. This sounds like fun!". And it was. Lots of Turtle-y goodness, some great Turtle-style dialogue, and some great character work that sounds like it'll pay big dividends if there's a sequel. The fight between Raph and Leo was really well done and the animation was striking in places, particularly the lighting when it was raining. It's not just a kiddie movie, though it is good clean bloodless fun. I give it 3 stars out of 4.(Oh, and Buffy voices April without being overly-Buffy. Not to mention Captain Picard, Silent Bob, and Human Torch also provide voices)
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Is this thing on?
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All his stuff is very derivative and unorigianl. All he does is have his characters talk about trivia and excuse it as "plot development" A BKV comic is worse than Shrek 3.
Outkast sucks and so does Death Cab for Cutie!
Civil War is a highly relevant allegorical fable about the zeitgeist of current American suburban life and the nagging fears that consume us all.
Taco Bell tacos taste better than any other tacos and I assume they are filled with cocaine in Columbia. Que pasa, ese? Soy Caliente! -
Spider-Man is a pussy.
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I thought it was because DiDio said so. :)
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Looda, Rogue Monday has kidnapped the Cogs! It's up to us to save them! Quick, anoint yourself with your bagel halo and slip on your emergency batsuit while I go digital! We can then take the blu-ray to the rogue's hideout inside a volcano located in Antarctica. We can infiltrate it by losing three hands of baccarat while drinking bloody marys (swirled, not iced) to penguins in evening gowns guarding the place. There's no time to lose!
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You did not call me ese. Do i look mexican to you?! FUCK!
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I just read DC: New Frontier. Frankly? It was friggin' BEAUTIFUL! I almost cried it was so good.
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Birthplace of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Elvis Vale. And enough with the cocaine jokes, awright...because the pot is pretty damned good, too.
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I was going to type some shit about shit but then I realized I have a headache and it's Monday and I just found out I have to PAY the government by April 15. I mean... what the FUCKING FUCK? (TM- Psynapse) What fucking government programs do I fucking use?? I thought the assraping I took every paycheck was enough. But NO, they want (get ready)... get this (got the lube?)... $1,100. I can't leave without saying at least one thing offensive, so... Given the choice between reading Brave & The Bold or tongue kissing George Bush's butthole.... I would have to think about it.
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holy shit. seriously... I LOL'ed.
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About the drugs...well, you'd have to ask Psy, but i keep hearing they're pretty darn good.
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Hail to the Chief plays.
Thank y'all. I just want to say that I find Sergio's remarks up there highly offensive. Comparin' me to THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL like he did! A defunct soap opera is a TV about George Clinton, son, who is not the former president of the United States as I used to think. A TV show does not have feelings, whereas I do. Things to think about! Things to think about! Aw, shit, who'm I kiddin'? Things to thing about bore me. -
...Garcia Marquez can really shake those hips.
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Good stuff huh?
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...but I fooled the creative writing professor into thinking I could write like him. Mind you, I can't write like him, the guy is brilliant. But we read INNOCENT ERINDERA and I quickly retyped my short story, changing the female lead's name from Sarah to Maria, which I think put me up a grade and a half because my story sucked. Also read 100 YEARS O' SOLITUDE, of course, and actually knew a guy named Aueriliano, except that he was Italian, not Colombian.
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Called 12 Cuentos Peregrinos...i have no idea what it's called up there or if the thing was translated at all, but it's 12 short stories and it's probably one of my fave books ever. highly recommended.
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Seriously, ever since I "discovered" his writing on The Hood, I've loved everything I've read by him. Runaways....Whedon may up the sales, but I have my doubts he'll keep the quality level. And the latest Y the Last Man is the comic of the week. It was Sofa King Good!!! He is the best example of a writer who respects comics and characters but is still fresh. I bow to you, BKV!
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I loves me some Pia Guerra art.
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becuase I have to wait for the trades.
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Stepped it the frack up in the latest Y. Also, the coloring was like, REALLY good for some reason.
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who did what now?
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First, Heath, kick yourself in the sack. Make sure you get them both, too. Fucking Death Crap.
Second, I just saw 300 in IMAX. Homo-erotic ass-kickery at it's non-historicly accurate best. BTW, was anyone else sitting there waiting for O'Neill to bust in and unload a mag in Xerxes? Fucker had a snake in his head fo' sho! "This won't be over quickly. You won't enjoy it. I am not your queen." Hell yeah! I have never wanted another woman to share mine an 'ettes bed until that goddamned scene, and with as much as Turtlette liked it I could proabably get her to agree too.
One bad thing though. Butler isn't Snake Plisken, and never will be.
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...as I understand it, Butler will be playing Snake Plissken III, son of Snake Plissken Jr. who will be played by Kurt Russell (all Plisskens are born missing one eye and with webbed toes). I'm told that if I turn in a kick ass draft they may be able to land Clint Eastwood as Snake Plissken Sr. My working draft is titled ESCAPE FROM DOLLYWOOD. It seems that the large breasted country singer's theme park is now a maximum security asylum for the inbred. It seems that Grandma Plisskin was a third cousin of Snake Sr.'s (she only has one eye, they're talking somebody like Eva Marie Saint or Gena Rowlands or Joanne Woodward in a cameo). So Snake Jr. (Kurt) is an inmate and his son (Butler) teams up with his Grandpa (Clint) to bust him out. Expect a family affair with Jane Seymour as Snake's ex-wife (to explain Snake Jr.'s funny accent). I've got to earn that million bucks, custom Purdy shotgun, and new H2 fully engorged with Cuban cigars.
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i refuse.
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We regret that we cannot accept your refusal because the form you used was not proper.
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all i have is my cog cage...won't that suffice?
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That Buzz is an honorary All-Week Cog Smooch. M I RITE?
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Yeah, I'm defintely down with the guy. Go Buzz. I've already decided to side with him when the Talkback Civil War goes down. Also, recently read Tintin and The Cigars of tthe Pharaoh, and apart from the unsettling racist depiction of the black sailors, I thought it was pretty damn good. I do love me some Herge art.
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Today you have to review Amazing Spider-Man 529, some classic Tintin and that goofy looking "Dead High" comic I saw yesterday.
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I will do my best to uphold the dignity of our proud organization...Heh,heh, I said "organ".
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did away with my other half gus just for such an occasion...to uphold dignity.
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Sure, if it's personal, but this is a fraternal organization. I was going to make one of my stupid jokes and say,"In your face, @$$holes! I'm a Cog now!" but I'm trying to stay away from the Dark Side of the Farce, which is often misinterpreted on this www.com type thang.
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