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So, this is likely my last post for the week. I'm going out of town Friday morning, and I doubt there'll be a good computer for me to post from during my week out of town, so I'll be back for certain with comic reviews next Friday. Anyway, here's what I wanted to discuss:It's been said somewhere, by someone, and then repeated on blogs, that "Superheroes shouldn't date normal people" or something like...

What I Bought 12/29/05

Wow, six books this week, and none of them really 'grabbed' me. Oh well, here we go.Spider-Man and the Black Cat 5 of 6 - Blah, blah, blah. Yak, yak, yak. So Garrison's brother tells Felicia all about how he and his brother formed their empire, and about how he realized his powers, and how his brother sexually abused him, and so on. Meanwhile, Nightcrawler is telling Spidey and Daredevil all this...

Now, With 30% More Literacy!

Trying something a little different today. That's right, it's a review of an actual book! Well, technically it's a book based on the script and screenplay for Star Wars Epsiode 3, but still, it's a book!Here we see a truly lovely cover. Now, I'll be upfront about this; I haven't seen the movie, and unless someone else rents...

Requiem for a Fallen Character

I mentioned last week that I saw a favorite character of mine in Generation M #2. Stacy X showed up, having lost her powers, and was now just another aging(?) 'lady of the evening'. I've had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to post about related to her, and who I'm mad at. It's not Paul Jenkins, though I wish he would...

How to Get Shot in the Head and Only Lose an Eye . . . Stuff I Think About #4

So this is Slade Wilson, known as Deathstroke the Terminator, or is it just Deathstroke now (Image courtesy of Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin)? As you may notice, he's missing his right eye, hence the patch. The thing is, I'm not sure how that could have happened based on the description of events.See, Slade lost his eye...

Giving the Gift of Life. . . Stuff I think About #3

Quick note, this is probably my last post until Monday, so you'll just have to go without over the weekend. But, I'll be using that time to go through my comics, doing some research for future posts, so take heart. On to the business at hand.This post stemmed from a conversation I had with myself, over a discussion that broke...

Infinite Crap?

Just getting your attention. Here's my question to you: Big, universe-spanning crossovers, good or bad? I know sales numbers indicate that fans like them, but I want to know from you, my ten loyal readers, my 'true believers'.See, I have a conundrum. I recognize that if there is going to be a massive event, then it should be reflected in the other books in that universe. For example, when the Avengers...

Green is to Yellow as . . . Stuff I think About #2

No, it's not SAT prep. And it's not Conan O'Brien's SAT Analogies. It's more weird crap that ran through my head. OK, so according to Geoff Johns, green and yellow, representing will and fear, respectively, are rivals. It seems a little odd, since willpower is not the opposite of fear, so it doesn't necessarily stand to reason that they would be in opposition. But then I start thinking about colors.See,...

Comic Store Conversations - #1

This actually came up about a month ago, but I had to talk to Larry today to make sure I got it all straight.You know Barry Allen, the second Flash, he who dies during the Crisis on the Infinite Earths? And you know about the Speed Force, that weird extradimensional energy that Wally and Bart and some of the other speedsters...

What I Read, 12/21

I'm getting this out of the way first. Yes I read Infinite Crisis #3 but I'm not reviewing it. There are plenty of people who actually understand what's going on who will do that. Really, the only thing related to it I care about is whether The Ray survives or not. Everything else I already know from the March covers.X-Factor #1 - Yeah it came out last week, but I just got a copy today, so I'm reviewing...

Stuff I Think About - #1

Okay, now Magneto had four children (Pietro, Wanda, Lorna Dane, and Anya, who's dead). That's a lot of kids for someone who looks as old as Magneto. And we know that Magneto can control the flow of iron in the blood as it goes to different regions of the body. So here's the thing that's on my mind: Did Magneto ever use his powers as "natural male enhancement"?I swear I don't know how that thought...

A Proposal For Chracter Donations

The Last part of my New Avengers post is on delay due to technical difficulties, so if anyone can tell me how you control where in your post the image goes, just put that in the comments section if you please.To: Scipio at Aborbascon, Devon at Seven HellsRe: Your character Donations to MarvelWhile I appreciate these kind donations and your attempts to enrich the Marvel Universe, I'm afraid I can't...

Fixing New Avengers, Part 3: Who Will Answer the Call, As Long As It Doesn't Come At Dinner?

Seven candidates to fill the roster gaps. There's only one I really feel needs to be on the team, and I'll list him first. After that, I'll just run through the rest, you can tell me what you think.Thor - Hopefully, that isn't too surprising. He is one of the true Avengers, and he fits the "powerhouse" requirement quite nicely....

Fixing New Avengers: Those Who Still Serve

Before I submitted my picks for roster replacements, I wanted to try and explain why I kept who I did, because I believe the other five members are solid.Captain America and Iron Man - It's a point that's been made by many people, bloggers and those working in comics alike: you got to have two out of three of Captain America, Iron Man and Thor, or it's not a true Avengers team. So Cap and Ol' Shellhead...

Fixing New Avengers, Part 2: Pointless Indulgence

Honestly, the main thing New Avengers needs is a better writer. And based on certain factors, for the sake of argument, we're going with Tony Bedard. He writes for Marvel, so clearly no 'exclusive contract with DC' problem occurs. Now we get to a part that's probably less about fixing the book, and more about me having fun, altering the roster. Supposedly this is actually going to happen at issue...

Testing, testing. Did I Figure This Out?

This is a test of Calvin's ability to properly add images. Having finally noticed the blogger help link, it's time to try adding images. This is from the 2nd volume of Amazing Spider-Man drawn by John Romita Jr. It's one of my favorite covers of all time. There's something about, I can't decide whether he's beaten down by the...

Fix New Avengers, Part 1

Ok, as you probably know, there is a very good blog out there called "Comics Should be Good". And they're right, comics should be good. Unfortunately, New Avengers isn't good. And that's a problem because I believe the Avengers are supposed to be the premiere team of the Marvel Universe. They're supposed to be who you call when the big stuff comes down. And Bendis started off well enough, Electro...

Gender Dynamics in Fictional medium

Wow, that title sound kinda dissertationist doesn't it? Well, it's really just an example of why I shouldn't read other people's blogs before I post. See, I was all set to do a "fix New Avengers" day, which you, the kind readers would hopefully help with. Then I check out Pretty, Fuzzy Paradise and Kalinara did a post that struck a chord. She noted that if you reverse the genders of the characters...

A Quick request of the DC Universe

No, it's not for their books to stop beating Marvel's in sales. I would like to formally request that someone, anyone introduce Supergirl to the Earth concept of "food". I know that women are rarely if ever portrayed accurately physically in comics, but she's in Kate Moss territory right now, and Kryptonian or no, that can't be good.You'd think Artemis would have taught her about the importance of...

Let's Keep It Clean People

At the end of my last post, I said I was going to discuss DC's dominance in the blogosphere (Blogsphere?). That is, while there are quite a few sites that discuss both of the "Big Two", there are seemingly almost as many that discuss only DC. In contrast, Marvel-only sites seem almost nonexistent. So, the post is going to be an open question about why that is. I know DC is currently outselling Marvel,...

What I Bought, 12/14/05

Marvel Knights Spider-Man #21 - So this is Part 8 of 12 in "The Other: Evolve or Die" story. In part six, Spidey was beaten to a pulp by Morlun. In part 7 Morlun tries to drain his life force at the hospital, MJ interferes, Peter gets off the bed to save her, kills Morlun, and dies. This issue deals with the aftermath. Mary Jane has to tell Aunt May Peter died, gets comforted by various Avengers,...

Link Post

Originally, this was going to be one paragraph of my "What I Bought This Week" post (coming later today! Yeah!). But I tend to ramble, so I figured it could be it's own post. Lot of good sites there, some I've been reading for a couple of months, like Dave's Long Box, the first comic blog I found thanks to a link to his Power Girl post. That was what we call an 'attention-getter'. Thank you Sheriff...

What I'm Reading

So, the first actual post. And what do I give you? A list of what I buy. Please, hold the applause, and the rotten fruit. This is mostly so you, the kind reader, can get some idea of what you might be reading about here. So anyway, the titles I read can be broken up into four groups, based on how I feel when I pick it up each month.Group 1 - I'm Excited Because I Know It'll Be Good - The Punisher,...

Checking Things Out

Ok, so this post serves two purposes. One, to see if this thing is actually working. Two, to serve as a mission statement for anyone who actually cares about what I'm going to be doing here.So this is a comics blog. Marvel, DC, anything I else I happen to read. I'll review what I buy each week, and you can all be blessed to know what I think of it. I'm also going to put up some discussion topics,...