I Can't Believe I Read It All

So, here's more of my really late reviews. All that is left is the huge stack of Marvel titles (somewhere around 20 I think). After I get these out of the way, I can read the purchases I made Sunday.

Countdown the Mystery #4: The Eclipso stuff doesn't do much for me. The Doctor Fate bits are fun, though. Also loving the art on the Doctor Fate stuff.

Countdown to Adventure #5: I know why I started reading this. I don't know why I still do. I loved 52 and figured anything the reminded me of it would be good. The stars of this series are the three that were lost in space for that series. This ties in with what they did and what happened to them, but not enough for me to care. Just a lot of blah for me. No longer buying, I think.

The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Son: I love alternate reality tales. I like Jason Todd. I loved Red Son. This, wasn't too bad. It was better than some of the other issues in this, but not as good as others. I do like how it loosely tied in with the actual events of the originating story. Fun read.

Crime Bible: Five Lessons of Blood #5: This has been one of the better 52 aftermath series. Though, really, to be fair this isn't really even 52 aftermath anymore. That one ended so long ago that the current weekly is almost done. I will let that pass, as this is a great story. I really love how each issue deals with a specific teaching of the Crime Bible, and ties in well. The greed aspect was all over this one.

Teen Titans Lost Annual: So good, it will get a separate post. When I get around to doing one.

Teen Titans Year One #1: Beautiful art + Funny script = Awesome comic. 'Nuff Said.

Suicide Squad #5: General Eiling is pretty badass, what with the plotting behind Waller's back. Not that it will do any good, because you just know she is totally planning for him to betray the team. I mean, really. It's Amanda Waller. She plans ahead better than goddamned batman.

Shadowpact #20: I'm a little undewhelmed by this issue. What started as a great miniseries turned into a good series, and is now losing my interest. I want more Blue Devil. I want more Detective Chimp. I want more of the team working together, instead of spread out over too many storylines. Bring the team back together, and bring on more Doctor Gotham!

Infinity Inc. #5: Um...yeah...I'm done. This is another one that I am just intrigued enough to read, but not enough to buy. I did like Kid Empty, though.

The Flash #235: Hmm. I am sort of at a loss here. On the one hand, I have enjoyed this story and the return of Wally West and all of that. On the other hand, I was only reading any Flash comic because of Bart. I have only kept on this long because I never remember to drop stuff. I already bought the next issue in this one, so I will read it and review later. If I like it, and the next issue sounds interesting enough, i will keep this one going. Otherwise...

Teen Titans #54: I loved the original Titans of Tomorrow story. It was what got be to buy and read this series to begin with. THis follow up was less than inspiring, but still fun. The only thing about this story that is not so good is that it seems no matter what the Titans do now, they appear to be destined to become assholes.

Simon Dark #4: I don't even know where to begin with the cool in this series. Steve Niles is working magic to make me care about this character, who hardly even shows up. Mix in the creepy factor of that villain who seems to have a connection to Simon and the mystery over who Simon really is, and you have one of my new favorites. Oh yeah, and the art is beautiful.

Future Imperfect

So, I just heard about Mark Millar's upcoming run on Wolverine.

At first, I liked it. Mad Max meets the Marvel Universe. Could be fun.

Then I read more of his ideas on it.

...

This pretty much sums up my feelings on that.

As usual...

I'm really late on these. Just haven't had the desire to read my comics for a while. Back to it, though. Here's the issues from my last comic run that actually have been read today.

Dark Sector Zero: While I can admire the fact that Seinkiewicz is a good artist, and has a very unique style that is refreshing in comics, I just am not a huge fan. In some comics and stories, it may work. This one, not so much. I also have to say that this is the second free comic I have seen used to promote a game, and the second to pretty much suck. The idea behind the game is awesome (gleaned from reading the interview at the end). The story they chose to tell in this comic to sell people on the game, not in the least bit exciting or interesting. A shame.

Crawl Space: Xxxombies #2: Pretty good follow-up to the first issue. The pornstar who did the zombie becomes one. The 'roid enhanced guy who punched through a zombie's head likewise becomes one. Nobody seems to know what is going on, which I kind of like as a change of pace. Jenny's dad is totally badass. I do think that his demeanor, and the fact that she ran away to become a pornstar likely means he is less than a good guy. I would not be all that surprised to see him being the final antagonist in this story.

Umbrella Academy #4: As always, a great read. A lot of arguing between the siblings. 005 explains his thought process a bit, and apparently has managed to catch teh eye of some tough looking dudes. I am guessing a temporal cop sort of thing. Vanya's power finally manifests, years too late to prevent some seruious issues. Next couple of these will rock.

The Exterminators #25: The story of how AJ managed to come back from the dead. A mildly interesting story, but it pointed out something I had not realized. While I like reading this series, I don't really like it enough to spend money on it. It just isn't quite as clever as it used to be, or doesn't feel that way to me anymore. Between the last issue with teh cruise ship catering to the most depraved of desires, and this one showing King Tut trying to sodomise AJ's dead soul-body...it just feels more crude than interesting. I suppose this means either reading at the comic shop, borrowing from a firend (if I have any that read this), or downloading a torrent. Bah.

Crossing Midnight #14: The current story arc is very interesting. One lie turning everyon against the only person who knows the truth. I will be interested to see how this one ends, and how the series will continue on after the current arc.

Jack of Fables #18: MORE BABE! I love the Babe the Bull interludes. This one was particularly clever, and funny. The Americana story is continuing the tradition of fantastic storuys in this series. I am very intrigued by the whole plot. Jack does his thing, not realizing that the bigger story keeps moving on, and involving him. A nice sort or irony. He wants to be the center of it all, and he is without realizing it. To think, i used to consider this series secondary to the original Fables.

Teen Titans Go! #50: THis particular issue wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either. It was a decent idea. Showing the growth of a villain that mirrors the growth of Robin. What makes it good, though, is that Robin's growth is very subtle. There's also the new opportunity for new characters, now. Would have liked a bit less continuity to this. I feel like i am missing something.

Justice League Unlimited #41: I liked that the Joker is feeling jealous over losing Batman's attention. I like how he and Harley are able to stall the four Leaguers who are around to stop them. I like Zatana, especially her "nrocpop." Somehow, though, I do not like this story.

So, that's all I read today. More as I read more.

I never would have thought it....

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Inhumans

So, first post of the new year. Not a lot to day. Caught up on my backlog of comics reading. May end up reviewing what I read later. Currently working my way through the Inhumans trade. It is the collection of the Marvel Knights mini. Read the first two issues. So far, it's not bad.

An Ending And A Beginning

OK, so, here's the thing...I have been really bad about reviewing my comics on here. Or really posting much of anything. I plan on changing that. Soon.

There are many reasons for the silence.

I haven't had the time to post. Which isn't totally true. I have had the time, I have just chosen to use it to do other things. Playing cards with my roommate. Watching movies or television. Reading books. Bumming around online.

I haven't had the energy to post. This is closer to true. Work has been hard on me, especially over the last month. Working at a retail store, this time of year is a nightmare. Add to that a general lethargy and poor sleep habits and you can see where I am coming from.

I haven't had the money to buy my comics. Also only partially true. The last couple months have been really bad for me on the monetary front. Which is sad, as I am making more money than I was before that. It is just all going to other things. Like food. Like rent. Like gifts. I have been managing to get my comcis, just not always on time. More like every couple weeks or so.

I haven't been reading my comics. Also only partially true. I have not read anything for a few weeks. Been buying, but never getting around to reading. I have a total of five bags of comics from visits made since the last review on here. Three of those bags have been read. Two have not. This is going to be fixed at some point. No idea when.

So...what do I do about this?

I reevaluate and rethink what I want to do here, and how.

I think that with the new year, i will make an attempt to come back at this. Reviews will return, and hopefully continue. I think I will alter the way I do them, though. Insrtead of waiting until I get all of my comics for the week read, I will try to review in small batches. Semi-daily. Anything read that day is reviewed. The block post works for other sites, but not here. I buy and read too much to have that work.

Also, I think I will expand to the trades I pick up. A new segment called "Buy the Book." Silly, I know. In addition to the large numbers of singles I get, I also buy a lot of trades. I also own a lot of trades I would like to read again. So, I will review what I read. Some trades, like the recent stuff or some of the lighter reads, will be one review for the whole thing. Some, like rereads of Sandman or Preacher, will be more issue-by-issue reviews.

I am also considering a daily feature of reading old back issues from my collection of the things that got my into comics, or back into comics. That will depend on how I do with keeping up with everythign else.

Finally, I think I will expand my scope to cover movies and television as well. As with my comics, i tend to get my television late. Record the show to watch later works just as well as buy the comics a week after they come out. Movies I am a little better on. I do have a hefty Netflix queue though. So, movies and television will get some reviews as well.

I may also add in some general purpose posts about whatever comes up. Heroclix is an obsession, as are PS2 games (again with the being behind). Whatever catches my fancy at the time.

Pretty much all I do not plan on talking about here are my own writing, roleplaying games, and myself. If you want those, visit my Livejournal.

So, now the big question. When does this all take place? How about the start of 2008? New year, new start. Cliche, but it works.

Coming Soon

Been lazy recently. Will be doing a couple weeks worth of reviews of comics, plus my views on the 30 Days of Night movie. Tomorrow, i swear.