Falling Behind
Once again I have fallen behind on comics. My New Year's resolution lasted until I went away for a week, and then I got back to two weeks worth of comics, plus problems with the website and podcast posting.
However, in the last two days I have read 31 comics, and only have 12 more to read before Wednesday, when the new ones come in.
What did I like in the last two weeks? As always, Terry Moore's Echo continues to delight. I love this story, which has much more action than SIP, but maintains the characterization and relationship building of it.
The Question and Manhunter. These two strong female superheroes (who took over from male predecessors) both have good stories, with the "superhero" and "regular person" sides balancing out -- sometimes.
The Vertigo titles I have read so far this month have also been great. Sweet Tooth is a little weird, but the story is moving along well; Cinderella is cute, and House of Mystery is mysterious.
What I didn't like quite so much? Well, I was confused by Teen Titans. Connor is back, but it seems like Cassie doesn't know it. I thought she did, but this issue made it seem like she didn't. And how does this tie in with the Milestone title that just came out? I am confused.
However, in the last two days I have read 31 comics, and only have 12 more to read before Wednesday, when the new ones come in.
What did I like in the last two weeks? As always, Terry Moore's Echo continues to delight. I love this story, which has much more action than SIP, but maintains the characterization and relationship building of it.
The Question and Manhunter. These two strong female superheroes (who took over from male predecessors) both have good stories, with the "superhero" and "regular person" sides balancing out -- sometimes.
The Vertigo titles I have read so far this month have also been great. Sweet Tooth is a little weird, but the story is moving along well; Cinderella is cute, and House of Mystery is mysterious.
What I didn't like quite so much? Well, I was confused by Teen Titans. Connor is back, but it seems like Cassie doesn't know it. I thought she did, but this issue made it seem like she didn't. And how does this tie in with the Milestone title that just came out? I am confused.
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Falling Behind
Once again I have fallen behind on comics. My New Year's resolution lasted until I went away for a week, and then I got back to two weeks worth of comics, plus problems with the website and podcast posting.
However, in the last two days I have read 31 comics, and only have 12 more to read before Wednesday, when the new ones come in.
What did I like in the last two weeks? As always, Terry Moore's Echo continues to delight. I love this story, which has much more action than SIP, but maintains the characterization and relationship building of it.
The Question and Manhunter. These two strong female superheroes (who took over from male predecessors) both have good stories, with the "superhero" and "regular person" sides balancing out -- sometimes.
The Vertigo titles I have read so far this month have also been great. Sweet Tooth is a little weird, but the story is moving along well; Cinderella is cute, and House of Mystery is mysterious.
What I didn't like quite so much? Well, I was confused by Teen Titans. Connor is back, but it seems like Cassie doesn't know it. I thought she did, but this issue made it seem like she didn't. And how does this tie in with the Milestone title that just came out? I am confused.
However, in the last two days I have read 31 comics, and only have 12 more to read before Wednesday, when the new ones come in.
What did I like in the last two weeks? As always, Terry Moore's Echo continues to delight. I love this story, which has much more action than SIP, but maintains the characterization and relationship building of it.
The Question and Manhunter. These two strong female superheroes (who took over from male predecessors) both have good stories, with the "superhero" and "regular person" sides balancing out -- sometimes.
The Vertigo titles I have read so far this month have also been great. Sweet Tooth is a little weird, but the story is moving along well; Cinderella is cute, and House of Mystery is mysterious.
What I didn't like quite so much? Well, I was confused by Teen Titans. Connor is back, but it seems like Cassie doesn't know it. I thought she did, but this issue made it seem like she didn't. And how does this tie in with the Milestone title that just came out? I am confused.
Books To Read...
I have 63 comic books in my TBR pile. I WILL read them all by Friday. Hmmmm.... Do I have to count the new books that come in on Wednesday? YES! 63 books, plus those that come in on Wednesday will all be read by Friday...
First Update:
Echo # 14 -- I’m really liking this story, but it is not enough! Terry Moore, write faster! I almost think I’d rather read it in the collections, so I get a bigger bite at a time. But I will keep buying the issues because I want Terry to keep writing.
A new nemesis is introduced; the company who created the metal is now out to destroy it, and Julie at the same time!
Outsiders #19, #20 -- These issues finished up the story arc of “The Deep.” Okay, it’s been two months since I read #18, so I was a little confused. Maybe I need to read every month, so I don’t lose track of the story. But it seems that Ra’s a Ghul, Vandal Savage, the rest of Vandal Savage’s tribe, and the Outsiders are all trying to find the remains of the meteor that caused Vandal Savage’s immortality. In the end, no one gets it, and pretty much every one walks away alive. So what was the point? I guess some new characters were introduced. I could really skip this comic without missing it at all.
Batwoman in Detective # 855 -- Is it bad that I’d rather see the Question as the main feature? I have absolutely no interest in this new Batwoman story.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7 -- Best Batman comic currently in print?
Batman Confidential #31, #32 -- Batman (Bruce Wayne -- none of that Batman Reborn in this comic) meets the Russian Mob and THE BEAR! I didn’t realize how much I’d miss Bruce until he was gone. Batman Confidential is that traditional Batman we all know and love. And since it is purposefully outside the continuity of the DC universe (being a story from the “confidential files”), I don’t have to try to fit my brain around why things are happening here that aren’t referenced in another story where the Bat characters are appearing. I can’t help it, I like my fiction consistent.
First Update:
Echo # 14 -- I’m really liking this story, but it is not enough! Terry Moore, write faster! I almost think I’d rather read it in the collections, so I get a bigger bite at a time. But I will keep buying the issues because I want Terry to keep writing.
A new nemesis is introduced; the company who created the metal is now out to destroy it, and Julie at the same time!
Outsiders #19, #20 -- These issues finished up the story arc of “The Deep.” Okay, it’s been two months since I read #18, so I was a little confused. Maybe I need to read every month, so I don’t lose track of the story. But it seems that Ra’s a Ghul, Vandal Savage, the rest of Vandal Savage’s tribe, and the Outsiders are all trying to find the remains of the meteor that caused Vandal Savage’s immortality. In the end, no one gets it, and pretty much every one walks away alive. So what was the point? I guess some new characters were introduced. I could really skip this comic without missing it at all.
Batwoman in Detective # 855 -- Is it bad that I’d rather see the Question as the main feature? I have absolutely no interest in this new Batwoman story.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7 -- Best Batman comic currently in print?
Batman Confidential #31, #32 -- Batman (Bruce Wayne -- none of that Batman Reborn in this comic) meets the Russian Mob and THE BEAR! I didn’t realize how much I’d miss Bruce until he was gone. Batman Confidential is that traditional Batman we all know and love. And since it is purposefully outside the continuity of the DC universe (being a story from the “confidential files”), I don’t have to try to fit my brain around why things are happening here that aren’t referenced in another story where the Bat characters are appearing. I can’t help it, I like my fiction consistent.
What I Didn't Read
Here are the comics Mark read in the past few weeks, that I skipped:
The Spirit 28
Ex Machina #42
Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen
Simpsons Comics #154
Futurama #43
What do you think? Should I read these?
The Spirit 28
Ex Machina #42
Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen
Simpsons Comics #154
Futurama #43
What do you think? Should I read these?
Secret Six
Sun, May 24 2009 04:50
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One of our Facebook member posted that Secret Six was rapidly becoming one of his favorite comics. After this latest issue, I am tending to agree with this. Issue 9, a tie-in to "Battle for the Cowl" features the three of the Secret Six thwarting a kidnapping in Gotham. Ragdoll dressed as Robin and trying to quip like the '60s TV version of same was simply priceless. At the same time, Bane and Catman striving to be more like Batman, in spite of their more lethal tendencies, shows that these "villians" are not the typical one-dimensional Gotham villain.
Catman's line "One saves a terrorist, one kills a terrorist. Who did more for the world in the end?" strikes a note that Mark and I have talked about before. Wouldn't Gotham be better off it the Joker was killed? But that crosses a line. In the DC Universe, maybe that is the line that separates the hero from the villian.
Catman's line "One saves a terrorist, one kills a terrorist. Who did more for the world in the end?" strikes a note that Mark and I have talked about before. Wouldn't Gotham be better off it the Joker was killed? But that crosses a line. In the DC Universe, maybe that is the line that separates the hero from the villian.
Old Comics for a New Generation
Remember those old comics I got for crafting? I took several issues
up to my nephew Joel, who is in the second grade. A Wolverine, an issue of
Marvel Universe, the issue where Clark tells Lois he is Superman --
up to my nephew Joel, who is in the second grade. A Wolverine, an issue of
Marvel Universe, the issue where Clark tells Lois he is Superman --
very appropriate issues for an 8-year-old boy (all approved by the Comics Code!). And it was wonderful.
He loved those comics. I can see how Mark must have been when he was
8 and poring over an issue of Justice League or Superman. It really
is too bad that comics are too expensive for most kids today. So,
maybe the option is to give them the old comics, that you can buy for
a quarter. They don't have to keep those pristine in bags and boards.
They can just enjoy them.
Read, Read, Read!
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I am looking at the pile of comics I have to read, and am wondering where to start. Once a year, usually in January or February, Mark consolidates all the comics for the year into his big collection. Every week he bags and boards what I’ve read (because I am so much slower than him...), and puts it into a long box for the current year. Then, as I’ve said, once a year he consolidates that into the main collection, while “archiving” series that have ended into separate boxes. It is a pretty big undertaking, and he always asks me to try to finish up any issues of series that have ended so he can put them away.
He just finished this years...
and I am looking, in my pile of TBRs, at issues 7 and 8 (of 8) of Reign in Hell, issue 6 (of 6) of Terror Titans, and issues 2 and 3 (of 3) of Batman Cacophony. Now, I am pretty sure that some of these came out after Mark’s big consolidation effort, but what lousy timing.
So, my goal is to have all of those, plus 14 more from two weeks ago, in the next 24 hours. Do you think I can do it? Only time will tell....
I am looking at the pile of comics I have to read, and am wondering where to start. Once a year, usually in January or February, Mark consolidates all the comics for the year into his big collection. Every week he bags and boards what I’ve read (because I am so much slower than him...), and puts it into a long box for the current year. Then, as I’ve said, once a year he consolidates that into the main collection, while “archiving” series that have ended into separate boxes. It is a pretty big undertaking, and he always asks me to try to finish up any issues of series that have ended so he can put them away.
He just finished this years...
and I am looking, in my pile of TBRs, at issues 7 and 8 (of 8) of Reign in Hell, issue 6 (of 6) of Terror Titans, and issues 2 and 3 (of 3) of Batman Cacophony. Now, I am pretty sure that some of these came out after Mark’s big consolidation effort, but what lousy timing.
So, my goal is to have all of those, plus 14 more from two weeks ago, in the next 24 hours. Do you think I can do it? Only time will tell....