Happy New Years, Jim Nation!
My only wish is that your 2009 is as Jazzy or ever more Jazzy as your 2008.
No, wait. That's not my own wish but I still hope you have a Jazzy New Years.
-Brian
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
This is Entry 57: I should do more!
This is the second entry this month & will most likely be the last.
For this month. :)
Next month is a new year, I've been thinking that I should really get off my keister & do more with my small part of the Blog-O-Sphere. I've got like 3 months worth of comics that I haven't talked about. I don't yet have this weeks. Why? Stupid snow screwing up deliveries. This week's comics, according to the guy at store, won't be in until Tuesday maybe. He then said next week's won't be in until that week's Friday so I don't know what going on with that. Hopefully the schedule will get back on track since the snow is melting now.
With the snow, I've been taking a few pictures which I could post some but I said I'd post that picture of the brownie's I made like a year ago but I still haven't done that so Snow pic's might also never come. One never knows.
Also, I've bene thinking about doing some special comic book related postings, the other only one I've thought given any half thought to is posting cool old ad's I've find in... old comics. Today's comics never have all that interesting ad's. It seems to me that all the really cool ad's stopped being in comics in the mid to the late 90's.
So, until next we meet: Stay Jazzy!
For this month. :)
Next month is a new year, I've been thinking that I should really get off my keister & do more with my small part of the Blog-O-Sphere. I've got like 3 months worth of comics that I haven't talked about. I don't yet have this weeks. Why? Stupid snow screwing up deliveries. This week's comics, according to the guy at store, won't be in until Tuesday maybe. He then said next week's won't be in until that week's Friday so I don't know what going on with that. Hopefully the schedule will get back on track since the snow is melting now.
With the snow, I've been taking a few pictures which I could post some but I said I'd post that picture of the brownie's I made like a year ago but I still haven't done that so Snow pic's might also never come. One never knows.
Also, I've bene thinking about doing some special comic book related postings, the other only one I've thought given any half thought to is posting cool old ad's I've find in... old comics. Today's comics never have all that interesting ad's. It seems to me that all the really cool ad's stopped being in comics in the mid to the late 90's.
So, until next we meet: Stay Jazzy!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
This is Entry 56: Comics are still a coming!
So... uh... I have got like 3 months of comics, 15 to 20 back issues & a graphic novel yet to be reviewed here on the Ol' Blog-o-Sphere. And I'm not sure if I get around to do it it before the end of the year which will mean that I have Christmas presents to add into the mix & also the comics I buy between here & then. There is some much cool stuff heading our way in 2009: Marvel's Dark Reign looks awesome! So, this is basically just an update to say I that I'm a procrastinator. Tune in later to see if I actually do something.
EDIT: I added a listing of those people in the Jim Nation, those are people who have left comments to this blog since it was created. Why Jim Nation? "Jim" is the blank name I give all my readers when I refer to them in my posts. You want to be a Member of the JN? All you have to do reply!
So, Stay Jazzy!
- Brian
EDIT: I added a listing of those people in the Jim Nation, those are people who have left comments to this blog since it was created. Why Jim Nation? "Jim" is the blank name I give all my readers when I refer to them in my posts. You want to be a Member of the JN? All you have to do reply!
So, Stay Jazzy!
- Brian
Friday, November 28, 2008
This is Entry 55: Comics are a coming!
This is just a quick not to tell of upcoming posts. I've a big ol' pile of Comics that I've boughten over the months of October & this month (November). Also, today at one of my local Comic Book Shops they were having a sell: 6 bucks buys you a pound (roughly 10 to 15 comics), your choose. I bought 5 pounds.
So, those reviews are upcoming. Like in the next week or so.
Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
So, those reviews are upcoming. Like in the next week or so.
Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
This is Entry 54: My Blogging Personality
I took a short online Quiz about my Blogging personality & here's what it said:
Now the only one that I think is actually true is the first one: I blog like no else is reading since no one is actually reading this. If someone is they don't bother telling me (i.e. replying). I have have had some long blogs but I doubt they would be considered "long winded prose". I do consider myself "Easy going and (somewhat) flexible". I haven't befriended any other bloggers yet.
Until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Your Blogging Type is Pensive and Philosophical |
 You blog like no one else is reading... You tend to use your blog to explore ideas - often in long winded prose. Easy going and flexible, you tend to befriend other bloggers easily. But if they disagree with once too much, you'll pull them from your blogroll! |
Now the only one that I think is actually true is the first one: I blog like no else is reading since no one is actually reading this. If someone is they don't bother telling me (i.e. replying). I have have had some long blogs but I doubt they would be considered "long winded prose". I do consider myself "Easy going and (somewhat) flexible". I haven't befriended any other bloggers yet.
Until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
This is Entry 53: Getting political!
It's been a month & day since I last updated this here ol' blog but I thought today was important. Today I voted & got a sticker for doing so! :)
Now my process isn't all that great: I don't follow politics all that much. I could could really care less who's doing what at the moment. So, when I'm standing there with a my supplied Bic pen in hand I go for a few things:
- My # 1 is I'll vot for you if I know who you are. If I don't know anyone in the race, I go with a name I like. I know it's stupid but sometimes it's better some other ways of choosing out there.
- I guess 2 is I don't think you screwed up. Now you might have but I don't follow politics & only hear scattered bits of info so unless it's a major screw up: I'll think your doing fine!
- 3 might be I don't find you annoying/your ads' annoying. I purposely voted no on a initiative on something today because I found them annoying so "No Vote for you!"
As for the Big One (President) I was one of those undecided voters. I watched a few of the Debates, heard bits & pieces of speeches & other stuff but I didn't really know who I truly wanted to vote for. But I was slightly leaning towards one candidate then the other. Yes, I knew there were others running but it was truly a two person race: The old white dude versus the young half black dude.
So, now the votes are happening & it wouldn't be another 2 or 3 years until this all starts up again.
Now so of you how might read this my not like my process but hey: I voted so I can now complain all I want if something goes wrong. That's my main thinking: If you don't vote, you can't complain.
Happy Election & Stay Jazzy, Everybody!
-Brian
Now my process isn't all that great: I don't follow politics all that much. I could could really care less who's doing what at the moment. So, when I'm standing there with a my supplied Bic pen in hand I go for a few things:
- My # 1 is I'll vot for you if I know who you are. If I don't know anyone in the race, I go with a name I like. I know it's stupid but sometimes it's better some other ways of choosing out there.
- I guess 2 is I don't think you screwed up. Now you might have but I don't follow politics & only hear scattered bits of info so unless it's a major screw up: I'll think your doing fine!
- 3 might be I don't find you annoying/your ads' annoying. I purposely voted no on a initiative on something today because I found them annoying so "No Vote for you!"
As for the Big One (President) I was one of those undecided voters. I watched a few of the Debates, heard bits & pieces of speeches & other stuff but I didn't really know who I truly wanted to vote for. But I was slightly leaning towards one candidate then the other. Yes, I knew there were others running but it was truly a two person race: The old white dude versus the young half black dude.
So, now the votes are happening & it wouldn't be another 2 or 3 years until this all starts up again.
Now so of you how might read this my not like my process but hey: I voted so I can now complain all I want if something goes wrong. That's my main thinking: If you don't vote, you can't complain.
Happy Election & Stay Jazzy, Everybody!
-Brian
Friday, October 3, 2008
This is Entry 52: Comics!
It's been a little over a month since I made a posting & been 2 months since I made a posting about comics! So, here's one long post:
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Marvel
- Fantastic Four: I've read this series on & off for years. I had stepped away from it but had come back to see what Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch would do with their run on the book. I enjoyed their first story but the current one I'm on the fence about. I do like their redesign on the way the cover looks, It's very snazzy.
- The Invincible Iron Man: I picked up this series, which launched shortly after the movie came out, mostly because I'd enjoyed the movie. The series, written by Matt Fraction, is enjoyable. The story is Ezekiel Stane (Obadiah's son) taking his revenge on Tony & Stark Industries for death of his father.
- Captain America: I started reading this book at the time it's main character kicked the bucket & keep reading to see where writer Ed Brubaker was going with the story. He just finished up the Death of Captain America storyline: the new Cap has excepted his role & twist with the red Skull should be interesting to see where he goes with that.
- Captain Britain and MI13: one of the Secret Invasion tie-in books I'm reading (I'm not read the main story but a lot of the tie-in stuff). It's interesting to see a different take on the MU.
- Avengers: The Initiative: one of the better books to come out of Civil War. Issue #13 has been one of the better single issue stories I've read in recent years. Long Live, Emery Schuab! This book has become tied up in the Secret Invasion but has still retained much of what makes the book enjoyable.
- Mighty Avengers: a book that has changed since Secret Invasion has started. I've seen hide nor hair of any of the members we had when the book started. It's turned in a book where Bendis can do back story stories or stuff with Nick Fury's rag tag bunch of would be heroes. i don't mind that group but the book does have the name "Avengers" on should at least one of them appear?
- New Avengers: Much the same story of MA just sans the Fury subplot.
- New Warriors: a job book that at times has suffered from some bad art (there have been times that I've found it hard to tell members apart if their not in costume). This book to has also become tied up in the Secret Invasion but it's been on the outskirts so it's that's been ok with me.
- Runaways/Young Avengers: It's another Secret Invasion tie-in book (There are a lot of those, aren't there?). I mainly read this just so I could know what's happening in Runaways. It was an ok story but nothing all that earth shattering.
Speaking of that book...
- Runaways: a book that relaunches for the third? fourth? time. It needed something after Whedon's chronically late storyline (it started off good but lost momentum). The art changes to a more cartoony style which takes some time to get use too. It's been an ok story & looks to be leading to something good.
- Guardians of The Galaxy: a good book that followed up to 2 good mini series (Annihilation & Annihilation: Conquest). The book has picked up some threads Secret Invasion & used them quite well.
- Wolverine: The "Old Man Logan" storyline has been one of the more geekerific storyline that I've read in awhile. I've been liking this more then his FF run.
- Big Hero 6: A mini-series for Japan's main Super Hero group. An enjoyable first issue, looking forward to seeing where this goes.
- New Exiles: was a big fan on Exiles but not so much as the relaunched series. It's just not grabbed me like the other series did.
- Marvel Apes: an enjoyable book that has gone beyond what could have been a real clunker.
- House of M: Civil War: The story of how Magneto came to rule that alternate dimension. I've been enjoying this & the past revisit to the HoM universe (House of M: Avengers).
- King-Size Spider-Man Summer Special: One of the only Spider books I've picked up recently. I really enjoyed it. You know it's going to be good from the first page. 95% of the book is good, there is a story in the middle that seems misplaced. It just didn't fit with the rest of the book. One last comment: Inside it's shows how the marriage of Mary Jane & Peter can work.
- The Age of The Sentry: Tales from the The Sentry's adventures from the 1960's. The book is written half by Jeff Parker & the other half by Paul Tobin. Both were enjoyable tales, looking forward to rest of the series.
Speaking of Jeff Parker: Marvel Adventure: The Avengers & X-Men: First Class are also written by him & are awesome. In the few issues of MA:TA Parker has been splitting up the book between him & Paul Tobin, similar to how TAoS is but both stories in MA:TA connect to each other in someway.
I have 3 Back Issues:
- What If... Wolverine led Alpha Flight: I picked this book up to add to my growing WI collection & I noticed who drew it: Bryan Hitch. I must say that over the last 14 years he's art style has definitely has changed. It's virtually unrecognizable as his art.
- X-Men Millennial Visions: a one shot book that had been looking for awhile. It's the first appearances of a few character that later one show up in Exiles. Plus, I like seeing alternate/possible futures.
- Ant-Man's Big Christmas: I picked the book up on whim & was really surprised at how good the story is.
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DC
Action Comics: One of the more Awesome books out there. Writer Geoff Johns hits it out of the park every month!
Justice Society of America: Ditto.
Ambush Bug: Year None: a humorous journey through the various DCU events of the recent years.
Superman/Batman #51 & 52: Mini versions of the Justice League & Injustice League invade the normal DCU & hilarity ensues!
Booster Gold: one of the better solo hero books out there!
The Brave & the Bold: always some interesting team-ups in this book. I also like that each issue can be read on it's own but also adds to a larger story.
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds: I think I had a medium sized Nerdgasm when I read this. It's that awesome! Now if Issue #2 would only come out.
Tangent Comics: Superman's Reign: one of the more interesting five week events from the late 90's return with an equally as cool mini-series. It's nice to see these characters again.
DC Super Friends: an odd kid comic.
Top 10: It's back with what it's calling "Season Two" after few years away. This time without Allan Moore doing the written duties. The book is good but the art is a bit weird, it's a mix of painted art & just colored art. Me noticing that took me a bit out of the story, but it was fine issue none the less.
I also picked up some back issues:
- A few issues of DC Comics Presents, every issue Superman teaming up with someone: In Issue 50, He teams up with Clark Kent. Some strange space anomaly is involved. In Issue 51, He teams up with The Atom (Ray Palmer) & time travel is involved. In Issue 57, He teams up with the Atomic Knights. The story wasn't exactly what the cover promised. I wanted to see the "great Atomic War of 1986". But sadly it's only part of a dream. In Issue 71 we get a great story that take place partly on Htrae (Bizaro World). I also picked up the 1st Annual for the series which takes place on Earth 1, Earth 2 & Earth 3. In the issue we get to see the first outing of Earth 3's only hero: Alex Luthor, He also meets his future wife for the first time.
- I picked up the Justice League America annual for 1990. It features the one & only appearance of Justice League Antarctica. It was an enjoyable tale, not as funny as some had built it up to be.
I also picked up some Graphic Novels/Collected Editions:
- I also started with the America's Best Comics Primer, you get 6 issues from that imprint for 5 bucks! It was a nice overview which lead me to buy the first volume of Tom Strong, Volumes 1 & 2 of Top 10 & Top 10: The Forty Niners. I liked the all besides the Forty Niner book. I also liked the stuff in Tom Strong's Terrific Talesbook but I haven't found that so I didn't buy it.
- The other book I bought was Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina, an enjoyable set of stories. My favorite issue was the last issue, not a lot of action but lot's to think about. The other stuff I really enjoyed was the events in Arkham & in the Comic Book Limbo.
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Other Comics
- Atomic Robo: Robot built by Nikola Tesla for the Allies in WWII. Has a vague Hellboy fell to it but an enjoyable book none the less. AR is published by Red 5 comics.
- Assignment: Earth: The Star Trek spin off book from John Byrne. It reminds a bit of Doctor Who mixed with a some Men in Black elements.
Speaking of the good doctor, I've been picking up the Doctor Who comics that are being put out by IDW: not really like the modern Who comic, The Doctor Who: Classics book is quite enjoyable. I also like the first issue of Doctor Who: The Forgotten, the modern Who book was more like this I wouldn't be think about dropped that book.
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Lastly, I said that this was almost 3 months on comics. It has taken me almost an hour & a half to type this all out for you to enjoy.
And until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
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Marvel
- Fantastic Four: I've read this series on & off for years. I had stepped away from it but had come back to see what Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch would do with their run on the book. I enjoyed their first story but the current one I'm on the fence about. I do like their redesign on the way the cover looks, It's very snazzy.
- The Invincible Iron Man: I picked up this series, which launched shortly after the movie came out, mostly because I'd enjoyed the movie. The series, written by Matt Fraction, is enjoyable. The story is Ezekiel Stane (Obadiah's son) taking his revenge on Tony & Stark Industries for death of his father.
- Captain America: I started reading this book at the time it's main character kicked the bucket & keep reading to see where writer Ed Brubaker was going with the story. He just finished up the Death of Captain America storyline: the new Cap has excepted his role & twist with the red Skull should be interesting to see where he goes with that.
- Captain Britain and MI13: one of the Secret Invasion tie-in books I'm reading (I'm not read the main story but a lot of the tie-in stuff). It's interesting to see a different take on the MU.
- Avengers: The Initiative: one of the better books to come out of Civil War. Issue #13 has been one of the better single issue stories I've read in recent years. Long Live, Emery Schuab! This book has become tied up in the Secret Invasion but has still retained much of what makes the book enjoyable.
- Mighty Avengers: a book that has changed since Secret Invasion has started. I've seen hide nor hair of any of the members we had when the book started. It's turned in a book where Bendis can do back story stories or stuff with Nick Fury's rag tag bunch of would be heroes. i don't mind that group but the book does have the name "Avengers" on should at least one of them appear?
- New Avengers: Much the same story of MA just sans the Fury subplot.
- New Warriors: a job book that at times has suffered from some bad art (there have been times that I've found it hard to tell members apart if their not in costume). This book to has also become tied up in the Secret Invasion but it's been on the outskirts so it's that's been ok with me.
- Runaways/Young Avengers: It's another Secret Invasion tie-in book (There are a lot of those, aren't there?). I mainly read this just so I could know what's happening in Runaways. It was an ok story but nothing all that earth shattering.
Speaking of that book...
- Runaways: a book that relaunches for the third? fourth? time. It needed something after Whedon's chronically late storyline (it started off good but lost momentum). The art changes to a more cartoony style which takes some time to get use too. It's been an ok story & looks to be leading to something good.
- Guardians of The Galaxy: a good book that followed up to 2 good mini series (Annihilation & Annihilation: Conquest). The book has picked up some threads Secret Invasion & used them quite well.
- Wolverine: The "Old Man Logan" storyline has been one of the more geekerific storyline that I've read in awhile. I've been liking this more then his FF run.
- Big Hero 6: A mini-series for Japan's main Super Hero group. An enjoyable first issue, looking forward to seeing where this goes.
- New Exiles: was a big fan on Exiles but not so much as the relaunched series. It's just not grabbed me like the other series did.
- Marvel Apes: an enjoyable book that has gone beyond what could have been a real clunker.
- House of M: Civil War: The story of how Magneto came to rule that alternate dimension. I've been enjoying this & the past revisit to the HoM universe (House of M: Avengers).
- King-Size Spider-Man Summer Special: One of the only Spider books I've picked up recently. I really enjoyed it. You know it's going to be good from the first page. 95% of the book is good, there is a story in the middle that seems misplaced. It just didn't fit with the rest of the book. One last comment: Inside it's shows how the marriage of Mary Jane & Peter can work.
- The Age of The Sentry: Tales from the The Sentry's adventures from the 1960's. The book is written half by Jeff Parker & the other half by Paul Tobin. Both were enjoyable tales, looking forward to rest of the series.
Speaking of Jeff Parker: Marvel Adventure: The Avengers & X-Men: First Class are also written by him & are awesome. In the few issues of MA:TA Parker has been splitting up the book between him & Paul Tobin, similar to how TAoS is but both stories in MA:TA connect to each other in someway.
I have 3 Back Issues:
- What If... Wolverine led Alpha Flight: I picked this book up to add to my growing WI collection & I noticed who drew it: Bryan Hitch. I must say that over the last 14 years he's art style has definitely has changed. It's virtually unrecognizable as his art.
- X-Men Millennial Visions: a one shot book that had been looking for awhile. It's the first appearances of a few character that later one show up in Exiles. Plus, I like seeing alternate/possible futures.
- Ant-Man's Big Christmas: I picked the book up on whim & was really surprised at how good the story is.
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DC
Action Comics: One of the more Awesome books out there. Writer Geoff Johns hits it out of the park every month!
Justice Society of America: Ditto.
Ambush Bug: Year None: a humorous journey through the various DCU events of the recent years.
Superman/Batman #51 & 52: Mini versions of the Justice League & Injustice League invade the normal DCU & hilarity ensues!
Booster Gold: one of the better solo hero books out there!
The Brave & the Bold: always some interesting team-ups in this book. I also like that each issue can be read on it's own but also adds to a larger story.
Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds: I think I had a medium sized Nerdgasm when I read this. It's that awesome! Now if Issue #2 would only come out.
Tangent Comics: Superman's Reign: one of the more interesting five week events from the late 90's return with an equally as cool mini-series. It's nice to see these characters again.
DC Super Friends: an odd kid comic.
Top 10: It's back with what it's calling "Season Two" after few years away. This time without Allan Moore doing the written duties. The book is good but the art is a bit weird, it's a mix of painted art & just colored art. Me noticing that took me a bit out of the story, but it was fine issue none the less.
I also picked up some back issues:
- A few issues of DC Comics Presents, every issue Superman teaming up with someone: In Issue 50, He teams up with Clark Kent. Some strange space anomaly is involved. In Issue 51, He teams up with The Atom (Ray Palmer) & time travel is involved. In Issue 57, He teams up with the Atomic Knights. The story wasn't exactly what the cover promised. I wanted to see the "great Atomic War of 1986". But sadly it's only part of a dream. In Issue 71 we get a great story that take place partly on Htrae (Bizaro World). I also picked up the 1st Annual for the series which takes place on Earth 1, Earth 2 & Earth 3. In the issue we get to see the first outing of Earth 3's only hero: Alex Luthor, He also meets his future wife for the first time.
- I picked up the Justice League America annual for 1990. It features the one & only appearance of Justice League Antarctica. It was an enjoyable tale, not as funny as some had built it up to be.
I also picked up some Graphic Novels/Collected Editions:
- I also started with the America's Best Comics Primer, you get 6 issues from that imprint for 5 bucks! It was a nice overview which lead me to buy the first volume of Tom Strong, Volumes 1 & 2 of Top 10 & Top 10: The Forty Niners. I liked the all besides the Forty Niner book. I also liked the stuff in Tom Strong's Terrific Talesbook but I haven't found that so I didn't buy it.
- The other book I bought was Animal Man: Deus Ex Machina, an enjoyable set of stories. My favorite issue was the last issue, not a lot of action but lot's to think about. The other stuff I really enjoyed was the events in Arkham & in the Comic Book Limbo.
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Other Comics
- Atomic Robo: Robot built by Nikola Tesla for the Allies in WWII. Has a vague Hellboy fell to it but an enjoyable book none the less. AR is published by Red 5 comics.
- Assignment: Earth: The Star Trek spin off book from John Byrne. It reminds a bit of Doctor Who mixed with a some Men in Black elements.
Speaking of the good doctor, I've been picking up the Doctor Who comics that are being put out by IDW: not really like the modern Who comic, The Doctor Who: Classics book is quite enjoyable. I also like the first issue of Doctor Who: The Forgotten, the modern Who book was more like this I wouldn't be think about dropped that book.
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Lastly, I said that this was almost 3 months on comics. It has taken me almost an hour & a half to type this all out for you to enjoy.
And until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Monday, September 1, 2008
This is Entry 51: Fall TV Preview 2008
In fine MyBlog tradition It's almost been a month so I'm back with another entry that I'm shooting off into the Blog O'Sphere.
One year ago today (September 1st) I made an entry about the upcoming (2007) Fall TV season so this my entry about this (2008) up coming fall season. (The entry I reference is Entry 10). I'll be doing it much like that entry, dividing it up for by day & time.
Before we get started let's mourn for a few seconds about the untimely death of 2007 Television season due to the complications (i.e. The Writer's Strike).
OK! Moving on!
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Monday
8 pm: Chuck (NBC): one of the new series that I liked & am pleased to see it returning. The mini-series based off of the series is also quite good, if your a fan of the show I'd say pick it up.
Premiere: Sept. 29th
Back-Up Show: The Big Bang Theory (CBS): I have bow to the wisdom of Ryler32 that rebuffed my comment that this show would be cancelled & it wasn't. Which I am happy for, it's one of the few things that did make make it.
Premiere: Sept 22nd.
Back-Up Show #2: Dancing with the Stars (ABC): Something to watch with the Family. Well, I do some times. NOTE: Runs from 8 to 9:30.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
8:30 pm: How I Met your Mother (CBS): An enjoyable comedy.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
9:00 pm: Heroes (NBC): YaTah! One of the best shows out there is returning. (I know. I'm a big nerd but if you read this Blog you should know that already).
Premiere: Sept. 22nd with a clip show at 8.
Back-Up Show: Two & a Half Men (CBS): An enjoyable comedy.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
Back-Up Show #2: Dirty Jobs (Discovery): One of the two things I watch on the network. Makes me glad I don't have to do any of the things he regularly does.
Premiere: October, but epsiodes from past seasons are already running.
Back-Up Guilty-maybe-I-shouldn't-be-watching-this-but-hey-hot-girls Show: One Tree Hill (The CW): It's not aimed at me (I'm neither a girl or a teen) but if you want a show where you can sit down & turn off your brain for yet other hour, watch this! Bonus: Hot Girls!
Premiere: Yesterday. I saw most of the premiere & there are some crazy stuff that is going to go down on that show.
Tuesday
8 pm: NCIS (CBS): One of the more intresting "Cop" shows out there with a really well thought out cast of characters.
Premiere: Sept. 23rd
Back-Up Show: 90210 (The CW): I have vague remembrances of the original show so I'll check out it out to see if it worth watching or worth ignoring.
Premiere: TODAY! (Get it! 902010 premieres on 9/02).
9 pm: Privileged (The CW): from what I've heard/read it's a show about a New Yorker (played Joanna Garcia) who is emplyed by a rich family in California to help their celebutant daughters to get into College. Hilarity is sure to ensue (that's what the ad's show me).
Premiere: Sept. 9th.
Back-Up Show: Dancing with the Stars, the results show: Result to what you watched on Monday!
Premiere: Sept. 23rd.
Wednesday
8 pm: Pushing Daisies (ABC): The 3rd returning series I know that premiered last season. The shows premiss: A Private Invesitgator has a special power: One touch he can bring the dead back to life, another touch they die again & can't be reaised back again. He uses his power to his advanage in his work (ask the dead who killed them). He finds his childhood sweatheart (who's a girl named Chuck), she's died so he brings her back but he can never touch her again or she'll be lost to him Forever!
Premiere: October 1st.
9 pm: Mythbusters (Discovery): The 2nd thing I watch on the network (Dirty Jobs being the other). Explosions are cool!
Premiere: I have November as a premire date but they are already showing new stuff.
Back-Up Show: America's Next Top Model (The CW): One of my guilty reality show pleasures.
Premiere: Sept. 3rd, starts at 8.
Let's take a moment to mourn the loss of the remake of Bionic Woman. I liked the show so did my Mom. But I didn't like the main BW, I liked her predecessor. The one play by Katee Sackhoff, she was interesting. She had a fleshed out character, she had back story, she was nuts! The main BW played by whoever was not as interesting. She might of become interesting if the series went on but we'll never know.
Thursday
8 pm: Smallville (The CW): Superman's early years. I have a Like/Dislike realtionship with this show. This year Lex is gone so someone is running Luthor Corp., Green Arrow is a regular cast member. I think is also gone & Kara is a only is few episodes. Also, Doomsday shows up somehow.
Premiere: Sept. 18th.
9 pm: The Office (NBC): One of the Best Mockumentries on TV!
Premiere: Sept 25th.
9:30 pm: 30 Rock (NBC): One of the better comedies on the air.
Premiere: Sept. 25th.
Back-Up Show: CSI (CBS).
Premiere: Oct. 9th.
10 pm: Tim Gunn's Guide to Style (Bravo): I have enjoyed him on Project Runway & he's getting his own show.
Premiere: Oct 2nd at 11pm.
Friday
8 pm: Crusoe (NBC): The classic book I've never read is turned into a series I might not watch!
Premiere: Oct. 17th
9 pm: Doctor Who (Sci-Fi): Good British Sci-Fi! (When it returns next year some time I most likely will be at this time slot.)
10 pm: Numb3rs (CBS): A smart cop show.
Premiere: Oct. 3rd.
?? pm: Batman: The Brave & The Bold (The Cartoon Network): From what little I see & read of the series. It looks to be taking a classic take of Batman (like 1950's Comics/Adam West 1960's TV Show) but some of the design are of current (not classic) characters, Blue Beetle being one.
Premiere: Nov. 14th (I don't have a time but it's mostly in their Friday Night prime time block)
Saturday
11 pm: MADtv (Fox): Sometimes better then it's competition, sometimes not.
Premiere: Sept. 13th
11:30 pm: Saturday Night Live (NBC): It's seen better times but maybe this season will be one of those?
Premiere: Sept. 13th.
Sunday
7 pm: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC): Classic Long Running Clip show. Always good for a laugh.
Premiere: Oct. 5th.
8-10 pm: The Fox Cartoon block (The Simpsons, King of the Hill, American Dad & Family Guy): I do like me some cartoons.
Premiere: Sept. 28th.
10 pm: True Blood (HBO): Vampire can now live a some what normal existence thanks to a synthetic beverage called "Tru Blood" which means they need the real stuff & other things. I've seen some of the ad's for it (Vampires were people, too!) & I saw this Mockumentry about based in the Show's universe & that was pretty good. I'd give the show a try.
Premiere: Sept. 7th.
Other Stuff:
Ricky Gervais's stand-up special (HBO): The guy behind The Office before it crossed the pond. I've seen some of his stuff & I like british humor.
Premiere: Nov.
2 recommended Cartoons: Word Girl (PBS) and Phineas & Ferb (Disney Channel). WG is a educational show but the best part is the dancing by her monkey sidekick Captain Huggyface (yes, that's his name). With P&F has a great sense of humor, might be a bit to dry for most kids to get but it's one of the highlights of the show (another being Perry the Platypus).
2 Shows that are changing networks: Scrubs changes networks (from NBC to ABC) & they start Midseason. Project Runway changes networks (from Bravo to Lifetime, television for woman) & they start in Nov.
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I'll probably review these shows as I see them.
Until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
One year ago today (September 1st) I made an entry about the upcoming (2007) Fall TV season so this my entry about this (2008) up coming fall season. (The entry I reference is Entry 10). I'll be doing it much like that entry, dividing it up for by day & time.
Before we get started let's mourn for a few seconds about the untimely death of 2007 Television season due to the complications (i.e. The Writer's Strike).
OK! Moving on!
Monday
8 pm: Chuck (NBC): one of the new series that I liked & am pleased to see it returning. The mini-series based off of the series is also quite good, if your a fan of the show I'd say pick it up.
Premiere: Sept. 29th
Back-Up Show: The Big Bang Theory (CBS): I have bow to the wisdom of Ryler32 that rebuffed my comment that this show would be cancelled & it wasn't. Which I am happy for, it's one of the few things that did make make it.
Premiere: Sept 22nd.
Back-Up Show #2: Dancing with the Stars (ABC): Something to watch with the Family. Well, I do some times. NOTE: Runs from 8 to 9:30.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
8:30 pm: How I Met your Mother (CBS): An enjoyable comedy.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
9:00 pm: Heroes (NBC): YaTah! One of the best shows out there is returning. (I know. I'm a big nerd but if you read this Blog you should know that already).
Premiere: Sept. 22nd with a clip show at 8.
Back-Up Show: Two & a Half Men (CBS): An enjoyable comedy.
Premiere: Sept. 22nd.
Back-Up Show #2: Dirty Jobs (Discovery): One of the two things I watch on the network. Makes me glad I don't have to do any of the things he regularly does.
Premiere: October, but epsiodes from past seasons are already running.
Back-Up Guilty-maybe-I-shouldn't-be-watching-this-but-hey-hot-girls Show: One Tree Hill (The CW): It's not aimed at me (I'm neither a girl or a teen) but if you want a show where you can sit down & turn off your brain for yet other hour, watch this! Bonus: Hot Girls!
Premiere: Yesterday. I saw most of the premiere & there are some crazy stuff that is going to go down on that show.
Tuesday
8 pm: NCIS (CBS): One of the more intresting "Cop" shows out there with a really well thought out cast of characters.
Premiere: Sept. 23rd
Back-Up Show: 90210 (The CW): I have vague remembrances of the original show so I'll check out it out to see if it worth watching or worth ignoring.
Premiere: TODAY! (Get it! 902010 premieres on 9/02).
9 pm: Privileged (The CW): from what I've heard/read it's a show about a New Yorker (played Joanna Garcia) who is emplyed by a rich family in California to help their celebutant daughters to get into College. Hilarity is sure to ensue (that's what the ad's show me).
Premiere: Sept. 9th.
Back-Up Show: Dancing with the Stars, the results show: Result to what you watched on Monday!
Premiere: Sept. 23rd.
Wednesday
8 pm: Pushing Daisies (ABC): The 3rd returning series I know that premiered last season. The shows premiss: A Private Invesitgator has a special power: One touch he can bring the dead back to life, another touch they die again & can't be reaised back again. He uses his power to his advanage in his work (ask the dead who killed them). He finds his childhood sweatheart (who's a girl named Chuck), she's died so he brings her back but he can never touch her again or she'll be lost to him Forever!
Premiere: October 1st.
9 pm: Mythbusters (Discovery): The 2nd thing I watch on the network (Dirty Jobs being the other). Explosions are cool!
Premiere: I have November as a premire date but they are already showing new stuff.
Back-Up Show: America's Next Top Model (The CW): One of my guilty reality show pleasures.
Premiere: Sept. 3rd, starts at 8.
Let's take a moment to mourn the loss of the remake of Bionic Woman. I liked the show so did my Mom. But I didn't like the main BW, I liked her predecessor. The one play by Katee Sackhoff, she was interesting. She had a fleshed out character, she had back story, she was nuts! The main BW played by whoever was not as interesting. She might of become interesting if the series went on but we'll never know.
Thursday
8 pm: Smallville (The CW): Superman's early years. I have a Like/Dislike realtionship with this show. This year Lex is gone so someone is running Luthor Corp., Green Arrow is a regular cast member. I think is also gone & Kara is a only is few episodes. Also, Doomsday shows up somehow.
Premiere: Sept. 18th.
9 pm: The Office (NBC): One of the Best Mockumentries on TV!
Premiere: Sept 25th.
9:30 pm: 30 Rock (NBC): One of the better comedies on the air.
Premiere: Sept. 25th.
Back-Up Show: CSI (CBS).
Premiere: Oct. 9th.
10 pm: Tim Gunn's Guide to Style (Bravo): I have enjoyed him on Project Runway & he's getting his own show.
Premiere: Oct 2nd at 11pm.
Friday
8 pm: Crusoe (NBC): The classic book I've never read is turned into a series I might not watch!
Premiere: Oct. 17th
9 pm: Doctor Who (Sci-Fi): Good British Sci-Fi! (When it returns next year some time I most likely will be at this time slot.)
10 pm: Numb3rs (CBS): A smart cop show.
Premiere: Oct. 3rd.
?? pm: Batman: The Brave & The Bold (The Cartoon Network): From what little I see & read of the series. It looks to be taking a classic take of Batman (like 1950's Comics/Adam West 1960's TV Show) but some of the design are of current (not classic) characters, Blue Beetle being one.
Premiere: Nov. 14th (I don't have a time but it's mostly in their Friday Night prime time block)
Saturday
11 pm: MADtv (Fox): Sometimes better then it's competition, sometimes not.
Premiere: Sept. 13th
11:30 pm: Saturday Night Live (NBC): It's seen better times but maybe this season will be one of those?
Premiere: Sept. 13th.
Sunday
7 pm: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC): Classic Long Running Clip show. Always good for a laugh.
Premiere: Oct. 5th.
8-10 pm: The Fox Cartoon block (The Simpsons, King of the Hill, American Dad & Family Guy): I do like me some cartoons.
Premiere: Sept. 28th.
10 pm: True Blood (HBO): Vampire can now live a some what normal existence thanks to a synthetic beverage called "Tru Blood" which means they need the real stuff & other things. I've seen some of the ad's for it (Vampires were people, too!) & I saw this Mockumentry about based in the Show's universe & that was pretty good. I'd give the show a try.
Premiere: Sept. 7th.
Other Stuff:
Ricky Gervais's stand-up special (HBO): The guy behind The Office before it crossed the pond. I've seen some of his stuff & I like british humor.
Premiere: Nov.
2 recommended Cartoons: Word Girl (PBS) and Phineas & Ferb (Disney Channel). WG is a educational show but the best part is the dancing by her monkey sidekick Captain Huggyface (yes, that's his name). With P&F has a great sense of humor, might be a bit to dry for most kids to get but it's one of the highlights of the show (another being Perry the Platypus).
2 Shows that are changing networks: Scrubs changes networks (from NBC to ABC) & they start Midseason. Project Runway changes networks (from Bravo to Lifetime, television for woman) & they start in Nov.
I'll probably review these shows as I see them.
Until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Saturday, August 9, 2008
This is Entry 50: Anniversary!
We've hit the big 5-0!
What my original plan for this post was to post it on the 1 year anniversary of this blog. One slight hiccup in that plan: I had check on my first entry like a month or so ago & I thought it that I had made that post on August 9th. But, I looked at it yesterday & I made my first entry on the 7th, not the 9th. So, I've missed the date by 2 days. I guess I sort of celebrated it, the 3 dollar theater not far from my house (I referenced it in Entry 8) they have the IRON MAN currently playing so for 3 bucks I went to the movie with my dad. I enjoyed it a 2 time & my dad said it was a good movie. One of the better comic book movies he'd seen.
So, it's been a year (& 2 days) on this here Blog. I'd like to thank Scott Bryan, Ryler32, K.J., Joseph Gould, Jay Boaz, Stephen Crippen, Plotter & Kirk Boxleitner. Who are these people? They are the people who posted a reply. Well, Kirk didn't but he blog about this blog on his blog to which I blog about here (see Entry 18). I think this year I should attempt to get 10 people to reply!
Well, let's Stay Jazzy for another year shall we? Ok!
-Brian
What my original plan for this post was to post it on the 1 year anniversary of this blog. One slight hiccup in that plan: I had check on my first entry like a month or so ago & I thought it that I had made that post on August 9th. But, I looked at it yesterday & I made my first entry on the 7th, not the 9th. So, I've missed the date by 2 days. I guess I sort of celebrated it, the 3 dollar theater not far from my house (I referenced it in Entry 8) they have the IRON MAN currently playing so for 3 bucks I went to the movie with my dad. I enjoyed it a 2 time & my dad said it was a good movie. One of the better comic book movies he'd seen.
So, it's been a year (& 2 days) on this here Blog. I'd like to thank Scott Bryan, Ryler32, K.J., Joseph Gould, Jay Boaz, Stephen Crippen, Plotter & Kirk Boxleitner. Who are these people? They are the people who posted a reply. Well, Kirk didn't but he blog about this blog on his blog to which I blog about here (see Entry 18). I think this year I should attempt to get 10 people to reply!
Well, let's Stay Jazzy for another year shall we? Ok!
-Brian
Friday, August 8, 2008
This is Entry 49: Blank Entry #2
This Entry has been intentionally left blank for your protection & so that next post made here on MyBlog/Stuff by Brian may be Entry 50. Entry 50 has been reserved by the Management to be made on August 9th.
To find out why, come back then & find out. Please do not post any comments to this entry, Entry 49, for it may invalidate this Blog and/or your existence.
Thank you & as always: Stay Jazzy!
-The Management (i.e. Brian).
This is Entry 48: Troubles with the Internet!
I was going to have stuff to show you from the kick ass new comic King-SizeSpider-Man Summer Special with some nice art by Colleen Coover with some humorous accompanying text by Paul Tobin but NO! Photobucket, the site that host all my pics' is being a troublesome & they won't allow me to upload anything. I doubt it is a copyright thing but I don't know. All photocrapbucket tells is "upload failed". No other info, nothing to possibly help me in making the load not fail so I can't show you want I wanted to show you all because of stupid Photobucket! I tried to sidestep them by using another site but they didn't seem to allow me link things, it just allows me to direct people to an album which I didn't want! Screw you, Flickr!
I may be back later & be able to show you the stuff. hopefully.
Well, Stay Jazzy.
-Brian
I may be back later & be able to show you the stuff. hopefully.
Well, Stay Jazzy.
-Brian
Saturday, August 2, 2008
This is Entry 47: Comics!
Ok, so I lied. I wasn't back "in a few days" to blog about the books I've picked up. I now have a mondo pile of comics so this post may be a bit shorter on the ramblings on each comic just so I can get through them all.
DC
- There are 3 things that are coming out this summer that I am/have been looking forward to: Ambush Bug: Year None mini-series, Justice Society of America Annual #1, Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worldsmini-series. Issue of AB came out & it's awesome!I heartily look forward to the next issue! The other book that came is the JSA annual & it too was awesome. I love a soft spot in my geeky soul for Earth 2 & it's great to see it back. I wouldn't mind seeing a mini-series about Earth 2 just to see where it's been since 1985 (This goes for Earth 3, too.) Sidenote about the JSA annual, having Jerry Ordway doing the art for the book was a perfect choice.
- I picked up the latest issue of Booster Gold but see Entry 46 for my thoughts on that book.
- I picked up the latest issue of DC Super Friends (issue 5) & the Friends are turned into Monkeys'! It was actually thought out which monkey they all turned into. There was a joke about President Bush in there was a thought as odd for a kid's comic. Also there was a "cameo" by Bobo (Detective Chimp) & Sam Simeon (of Angel & Ape fame) which I thought was funny, It probably would go over most kids heads (much like a Bush joke).
BACK ISSUES
- I picked up 2 issues of The Adventures of Superman (Issues 558 & 560), there are an early part of Dominus storyline from '98. These 2 issues have Superman & his cast of characters in done ina Silver Age style (it reminded me of Curt Swan's art). 558 is like a story from the old Jimmy Olsen comic. 560 is one of those old standbys of Lois dating Batman just to make Superman jealous. I already had issue 559 where everyone in Metropolis got super powers due to the involvement of Mr. Mxyzptlk.
The covers for 558, 559 & 560 all went together:
And i just noticed that Jerry Ordway also did the art for these books, too! The silver age themed stories continued also in the other Superman books of the time which might search out.
- Superman #404 is from 1985 & one of those "imaginary stories" where Clark Kent never becomes Superman, he was Superboy but looses his powers. He goes on to lead a normal life, marries Lana Lang, they have a son. Clark is the head of chain of Supermarkets. The main part of the story is Lex Luthor has been released from prison & back to fight Superboy one last time. How Clark does the fight sans powers is bit in genius. A nice story.
- Detective Comics starring Batman #566 is from 1986 & is an issue where Batman & Robin go over their Rogue's Gallery. Most of them I knew but there were few that have gone by the wayside. (Night-Slayer? Nortuna?)
- Brave and the Bold #184, it's from 1982 & it's a team up that could have only happened pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths since it's Batman with The Huntress, the one from Earth 2. It's Christmas time & Helena Wayne (That's Huntress' real name, if you didn't know) is lonely so she crosses Earths to spent it with it her Father. No, It's not her father just his counterpart. They have an adventure to try & clear Bruce's parents good names (there is a possible mod connection brought up). A good issue.
Marvel
- I picked up Marvel Adventures: The Hulk #13 because it was The Hulk fighting off mummified versions of other Marvel heroes. They come off more like Zombies then Mummies. I was half expecting one to say: "Brains... Must eat Hulk Brains!" but that never happened. The story comes off as a kiddie version of the "Marvel Zombie" mini-series.
- I picked 2 books by Jeff Parker: Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #26 (The Avengers play a game of Baseball with Galactus & Silver Surfer over the fate off an alien world) & X-Men First Class #14 (The Team & Machine Man fight off Lava Men). I have an announcement concerning Parker: His really cool mini-series "Agents of Atlas" is becoming an ongoing series!
- Have have a lot of Marvel books (Mighty Avengers #16, New Avengers #43, Avengers The Initiative #15, Captain Britian and MI13 #3, New Warriors #14, Guardians of the Galaxy #3, The Invincible Iron Man #3, Captain America #40, American Dream #5, GeNext #3) that I'm glazing over. I will say this about those books:
1. I'm thinking of dropping New Warriors.
2. ATI has a cool cover.
3. TIIM harkens back to the Movie a bit.
4. CA the new Cap fights an old one.
- Part 2 of the Old Man Logan story line (Wolverine #67) came & it's awesome! I like me some post apocalyptic futures & this one is done right! I think I might be sad when this story line is over. Also, I think this is the only time I've actually looked forward to the Wolverine book coming out.
- A new issue of New Exiles came out & I'm still not sure I like the book. There hasn't been anything that had truly swayed me to a love of the book like the old Exiles book did.
- My Sister is cool! For many reasons but one is that she part of the armed forces, that's cool in & off it's self but she all gets free comics. Comics made for the the armed forces, books that you can't get anywhere else. So she gets them she gives them to me. Now they have all been Marvel books, either DC doesn't make Comics for the Army or my sister just hasn't gotten any. One thing that might be a bit nit picky: Is I'm not sure where this Avengers book fits into continuity. Iron Man &Spider-Man are arguing. They way they talk makes me think it's current or at least from the past few years, definitely Post-Civil War.
BACK ISSUES
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #90 the book is from 1984 which means it's out during The Secret War. I picked up the book because the cover has Black Cat on it & I like her. It's good story. Also, this story has one of the, maybe, first appearances of the Black Costume.
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #97, From 1984 & the cover is misleading:
No where in this issue does this scene happen. Sure, the stuff on either side of The Hermit happen but the main image doesn't. Spider-Man doesn't really ever fight The Hermit, he's not even called that in the book. He's Timothy Quail who as the books says "has the natural gift to solve problems" which is exploited by a few mobsters. So, Spidey's fights them not Quail. It's a good issue. I know I'm not doing it just but go check it out.
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #99, it's also from '84 & Spidey fights The Spot!
- Spider-Man #25, it's from 1992, guest stars Excalibur. The Spider-Phoenix makes maybe it's only appearance. The Villain of the issue is Arcade. This story is a semi-sequel to the Marvel Team-Up #65-66 where Captain Britain & Spider-Man first meet where they also fight Arcade.
- speaking of Marvel Team-Up, I picked up issue 96 where Spidey teams up with Howard the Duck.
- What The.. ? #8, it's the return of Forbrush Man, the hero from Marvel other Humor magazine Not Brand Echh!
- The book I'll talk about is Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7 where The Thing and a few other heroes (Sasquatch, Colossus, Thor, Namor, The Hulk & Wonder Man to name a few) all face off, one by one, against The Champion.
I think that's enough. Until next Time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
DC
- There are 3 things that are coming out this summer that I am/have been looking forward to: Ambush Bug: Year None mini-series, Justice Society of America Annual #1, Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worldsmini-series. Issue of AB came out & it's awesome!I heartily look forward to the next issue! The other book that came is the JSA annual & it too was awesome. I love a soft spot in my geeky soul for Earth 2 & it's great to see it back. I wouldn't mind seeing a mini-series about Earth 2 just to see where it's been since 1985 (This goes for Earth 3, too.) Sidenote about the JSA annual, having Jerry Ordway doing the art for the book was a perfect choice.
- I picked up the latest issue of Booster Gold but see Entry 46 for my thoughts on that book.
- I picked up the latest issue of DC Super Friends (issue 5) & the Friends are turned into Monkeys'! It was actually thought out which monkey they all turned into. There was a joke about President Bush in there was a thought as odd for a kid's comic. Also there was a "cameo" by Bobo (Detective Chimp) & Sam Simeon (of Angel & Ape fame) which I thought was funny, It probably would go over most kids heads (much like a Bush joke).
BACK ISSUES
- I picked up 2 issues of The Adventures of Superman (Issues 558 & 560), there are an early part of Dominus storyline from '98. These 2 issues have Superman & his cast of characters in done ina Silver Age style (it reminded me of Curt Swan's art). 558 is like a story from the old Jimmy Olsen comic. 560 is one of those old standbys of Lois dating Batman just to make Superman jealous. I already had issue 559 where everyone in Metropolis got super powers due to the involvement of Mr. Mxyzptlk.
The covers for 558, 559 & 560 all went together:
And i just noticed that Jerry Ordway also did the art for these books, too! The silver age themed stories continued also in the other Superman books of the time which might search out.
- Superman #404 is from 1985 & one of those "imaginary stories" where Clark Kent never becomes Superman, he was Superboy but looses his powers. He goes on to lead a normal life, marries Lana Lang, they have a son. Clark is the head of chain of Supermarkets. The main part of the story is Lex Luthor has been released from prison & back to fight Superboy one last time. How Clark does the fight sans powers is bit in genius. A nice story.
- Detective Comics starring Batman #566 is from 1986 & is an issue where Batman & Robin go over their Rogue's Gallery. Most of them I knew but there were few that have gone by the wayside. (Night-Slayer? Nortuna?)
- Brave and the Bold #184, it's from 1982 & it's a team up that could have only happened pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths since it's Batman with The Huntress, the one from Earth 2. It's Christmas time & Helena Wayne (That's Huntress' real name, if you didn't know) is lonely so she crosses Earths to spent it with it her Father. No, It's not her father just his counterpart. They have an adventure to try & clear Bruce's parents good names (there is a possible mod connection brought up). A good issue.
Marvel
- I picked up Marvel Adventures: The Hulk #13 because it was The Hulk fighting off mummified versions of other Marvel heroes. They come off more like Zombies then Mummies. I was half expecting one to say: "Brains... Must eat Hulk Brains!" but that never happened. The story comes off as a kiddie version of the "Marvel Zombie" mini-series.
- I picked 2 books by Jeff Parker: Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #26 (The Avengers play a game of Baseball with Galactus & Silver Surfer over the fate off an alien world) & X-Men First Class #14 (The Team & Machine Man fight off Lava Men). I have an announcement concerning Parker: His really cool mini-series "Agents of Atlas" is becoming an ongoing series!
- Have have a lot of Marvel books (Mighty Avengers #16, New Avengers #43, Avengers The Initiative #15, Captain Britian and MI13 #3, New Warriors #14, Guardians of the Galaxy #3, The Invincible Iron Man #3, Captain America #40, American Dream #5, GeNext #3) that I'm glazing over. I will say this about those books:
1. I'm thinking of dropping New Warriors.
2. ATI has a cool cover.
3. TIIM harkens back to the Movie a bit.
4. CA the new Cap fights an old one.
- Part 2 of the Old Man Logan story line (Wolverine #67) came & it's awesome! I like me some post apocalyptic futures & this one is done right! I think I might be sad when this story line is over. Also, I think this is the only time I've actually looked forward to the Wolverine book coming out.
- A new issue of New Exiles came out & I'm still not sure I like the book. There hasn't been anything that had truly swayed me to a love of the book like the old Exiles book did.
- My Sister is cool! For many reasons but one is that she part of the armed forces, that's cool in & off it's self but she all gets free comics. Comics made for the the armed forces, books that you can't get anywhere else. So she gets them she gives them to me. Now they have all been Marvel books, either DC doesn't make Comics for the Army or my sister just hasn't gotten any. One thing that might be a bit nit picky: Is I'm not sure where this Avengers book fits into continuity. Iron Man &Spider-Man are arguing. They way they talk makes me think it's current or at least from the past few years, definitely Post-Civil War.
BACK ISSUES
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #90 the book is from 1984 which means it's out during The Secret War. I picked up the book because the cover has Black Cat on it & I like her. It's good story. Also, this story has one of the, maybe, first appearances of the Black Costume.
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #97, From 1984 & the cover is misleading:
No where in this issue does this scene happen. Sure, the stuff on either side of The Hermit happen but the main image doesn't. Spider-Man doesn't really ever fight The Hermit, he's not even called that in the book. He's Timothy Quail who as the books says "has the natural gift to solve problems" which is exploited by a few mobsters. So, Spidey's fights them not Quail. It's a good issue. I know I'm not doing it just but go check it out.
- Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #99, it's also from '84 & Spidey fights The Spot!
- Spider-Man #25, it's from 1992, guest stars Excalibur. The Spider-Phoenix makes maybe it's only appearance. The Villain of the issue is Arcade. This story is a semi-sequel to the Marvel Team-Up #65-66 where Captain Britain & Spider-Man first meet where they also fight Arcade.
- speaking of Marvel Team-Up, I picked up issue 96 where Spidey teams up with Howard the Duck.
- What The.. ? #8, it's the return of Forbrush Man, the hero from Marvel other Humor magazine Not Brand Echh!
- The book I'll talk about is Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7 where The Thing and a few other heroes (Sasquatch, Colossus, Thor, Namor, The Hulk & Wonder Man to name a few) all face off, one by one, against The Champion.
I think that's enough. Until next Time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Friday, July 11, 2008
This is Entry 46: I hath foreseen it!
Yesterday, I had just read the latest issue of Booster Gold & I was 3/4th of the way through the book & my mind went back to Entry #4 of this very blog. I was rambling on about the first issue of that series while I "talked" about it I made what I called an Unfounded Prediction but just what I can now call that an Founded Prediction! Why? Because what I had said would happen did! That's cool!
Now will I tell you want that thing is: No. You'll either have to go back & read Entry #4 or go out & read the latest issue of Booster Gold. I suggest you do option 2, also read the past issues: they're good, too!
I'll be back later on (read as: in a few days) to review the rest of the Books I've picked up.
So, until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Now will I tell you want that thing is: No. You'll either have to go back & read Entry #4 or go out & read the latest issue of Booster Gold. I suggest you do option 2, also read the past issues: they're good, too!
I'll be back later on (read as: in a few days) to review the rest of the Books I've picked up.
So, until next time: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Monday, July 7, 2008
This is entry 45: The Doctor is in!
In my travels around the Interconnected web like series of tubes that in commonly called "The Internet" I found This, it's a 3-D Astral Fly By of Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum on Bleecker Street in the NYC (I think that's where it is, not sure).
Friday, June 27, 2008
This is Entry 44: Comics!
I'm back with this weeks comics. It's all Marvel & there was 11 books! Normally I would get that much & it would be a good mix of Marvel, DC & maybe some other stuff. But it was a good week for Marvel. Also, 5 of the books relate to the Avengers & 4 books tie into Secret Invasion. I will say this I am not reading the main story at this point. But I might or I might just wait until it's all over & read the trade.
So, getting on to the books....
2 cool books but I don't have anything really to say about them: Captain America & Fantastic Four, both have cool stories going on in them. Both are written well & the art is good in both. So, pick 'em up & read them!
I was excited when I saw this book on the rack: What If this was the Fantastic Four? So, why was I excited about this? Well, for one it's a What If & I do like me some alternate universe stories! But this book was bitter sweet, it's written by Jeff Parker. But that not what makes it bitter sweet, it was to be drawn by Mike Wieringo & he had started in on it (he had done the first seven pages) but then I passed away of a heart attack which left the book unfinished. So, 'Ringo's friends, admirers & fans in the industry took up the book to finish the book. After the first seven pages, the art changes every couple of pages. You have art by Art Adams, Stuart Immonen, Alan Davis, Humerto Ramos, Skottie Young, Mike Allred & Barry Kitson among others. Most of the book was inked by 'Ringo's longtime friend Karl Kresel. The book was put out in association between Marvel & The Hero Initiative so proceeds from the book go to them which is cool. SIDENOTE: For my thought of Mike Wieringo's pasting see Post #3 of this Blog.
Another book I don't have much to say about this go around: New Warriors. I just want to say that the weird art of the last few issues is gone & ok art has returned! It's by a Reilly Brown, I don't know much about them but they have done issues in the past of this series. I wouldn't mind if they stayed on the book. They have a nice style & it would keep the weird art from returning.
Runaways #30 came out, it's the last part in the took-longer-that-it-should-have story by Joss Whedon. It is also the last issue of this volume since next issues the series is being relaunched with a new #1 (like the 3rd for the series), a new writer (Terry Moore) & a new art style (courtesy of Humberto Ramos). I will say this I did like the art here in this story arc, it was by Michael Ryan & wouldn't mind seeing more of his stuff elsewhere. Also, I was a good reason I read this book in the pile first because, luck of the draw, the next book down was....
... The Runaways/Young Avengers: Secret Invasion tie-in book which follows the events of Issue #30. Now the cover art of the team-up was by Ryan & I thought it was be his art inside: No! It was by a Takeshi Miyazawa which wasn't bad but my mind sometimes connects cover artist to interior artist which isn't always the case.
Continuing the each-book-relates-to-the-next theme, I picked up the 3rd issue of the Avengers Fairy Tales & this issues takes the characters from Alice in Wonderland & the Young Avengers mixes them together. Cassie Lang (a.k.a Statue) is in the Alice role. Also, the art in this book is by the same person, Takeshi Miyazawa & I kind of liked their art better here then in the other book.
Finishing up the interconnectedness of the books: 3 Avengers books & all are Secret Invasion related.
- Avengers: The Initiative #14's last page has me questioning the entire series up to this point. Yes, it has me wondering "Who do you trust?"
- The Mighty Avengers #15 tells how & when Hank Pym was replaced by his Skrull impostor. Also, the issue has some nice art by John Romita Jr.
- The New Avengers #42 takes us back to before this series even began & how the the Skrull invasion was part responsible for the forming of the New Avengers. Next Issue: House of M.
So, that's that it for!
So, until next we meet: Stay Jazzy!
So, getting on to the books....
2 cool books but I don't have anything really to say about them: Captain America & Fantastic Four, both have cool stories going on in them. Both are written well & the art is good in both. So, pick 'em up & read them!
I was excited when I saw this book on the rack: What If this was the Fantastic Four? So, why was I excited about this? Well, for one it's a What If & I do like me some alternate universe stories! But this book was bitter sweet, it's written by Jeff Parker. But that not what makes it bitter sweet, it was to be drawn by Mike Wieringo & he had started in on it (he had done the first seven pages) but then I passed away of a heart attack which left the book unfinished. So, 'Ringo's friends, admirers & fans in the industry took up the book to finish the book. After the first seven pages, the art changes every couple of pages. You have art by Art Adams, Stuart Immonen, Alan Davis, Humerto Ramos, Skottie Young, Mike Allred & Barry Kitson among others. Most of the book was inked by 'Ringo's longtime friend Karl Kresel. The book was put out in association between Marvel & The Hero Initiative so proceeds from the book go to them which is cool. SIDENOTE: For my thought of Mike Wieringo's pasting see Post #3 of this Blog.
Another book I don't have much to say about this go around: New Warriors. I just want to say that the weird art of the last few issues is gone & ok art has returned! It's by a Reilly Brown, I don't know much about them but they have done issues in the past of this series. I wouldn't mind if they stayed on the book. They have a nice style & it would keep the weird art from returning.
Runaways #30 came out, it's the last part in the took-longer-that-it-should-have story by Joss Whedon. It is also the last issue of this volume since next issues the series is being relaunched with a new #1 (like the 3rd for the series), a new writer (Terry Moore) & a new art style (courtesy of Humberto Ramos). I will say this I did like the art here in this story arc, it was by Michael Ryan & wouldn't mind seeing more of his stuff elsewhere. Also, I was a good reason I read this book in the pile first because, luck of the draw, the next book down was....
... The Runaways/Young Avengers: Secret Invasion tie-in book which follows the events of Issue #30. Now the cover art of the team-up was by Ryan & I thought it was be his art inside: No! It was by a Takeshi Miyazawa which wasn't bad but my mind sometimes connects cover artist to interior artist which isn't always the case.
Continuing the each-book-relates-to-the-next theme, I picked up the 3rd issue of the Avengers Fairy Tales & this issues takes the characters from Alice in Wonderland & the Young Avengers mixes them together. Cassie Lang (a.k.a Statue) is in the Alice role. Also, the art in this book is by the same person, Takeshi Miyazawa & I kind of liked their art better here then in the other book.
Finishing up the interconnectedness of the books: 3 Avengers books & all are Secret Invasion related.
- Avengers: The Initiative #14's last page has me questioning the entire series up to this point. Yes, it has me wondering "Who do you trust?"
- The Mighty Avengers #15 tells how & when Hank Pym was replaced by his Skrull impostor. Also, the issue has some nice art by John Romita Jr.
- The New Avengers #42 takes us back to before this series even began & how the the Skrull invasion was part responsible for the forming of the New Avengers. Next Issue: House of M.
So, that's that it for!
So, until next we meet: Stay Jazzy!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
This is Entry 43: LEGO!
This is short post with some information you can use:
- There are 62 LEGO bricks per person & the LEGO company makes another 2 bricks per person a year. If we all got our brick together, we could make 10 towers that could each reach the moon.
- The name LEGO comes from the Danish phrase leg godt which means "Play Well". But they also found out that in Latin "lego" can be interpreted as "I put together", "I assemble" & "I collect/I gather/I learn". But the latin word "lego" is derived from the phrase "I read". In Greek there is a word that where translated into English is "Lego" & that means "I gather, pick up"
So, now you know & knowing it half the battle! GO JOE!
Until next time, in the mean time, in the in between time: Stay Jazzy!
- There are 62 LEGO bricks per person & the LEGO company makes another 2 bricks per person a year. If we all got our brick together, we could make 10 towers that could each reach the moon.
- The name LEGO comes from the Danish phrase leg godt which means "Play Well". But they also found out that in Latin "lego" can be interpreted as "I put together", "I assemble" & "I collect/I gather/I learn". But the latin word "lego" is derived from the phrase "I read". In Greek there is a word that where translated into English is "Lego" & that means "I gather, pick up"
So, now you know & knowing it half the battle! GO JOE!
Until next time, in the mean time, in the in between time: Stay Jazzy!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
This is Entry 42: Comics!
*insert Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker guide to the Galaxy joke here*
Well, It's yet another post where I shall ramble on about comics. I've a bunch of Marvel, some DC & a trade paperback of a comic that recently got turned into a TV show.
So, Let's work out way down....
First up Marvel!
Pick up Captain Britain and MI13 & The Invincible Iron Man: both good books but I don't have much beyond what I've already said about them. Well, in Issue 2 of TIIM we see The Philippines' own super hero team: The Triumph Division for a few page so It's nice to see that their are other super team around the world & in CBaMI13 we see a cool punk version of Tinkerbelle. I would not want to mess with her!
Moving on...
I'm not sure why I still read New Exiles I just don't like the book all that much anymore. I guess the main reason why I still read it is I have a subscription to it & it's sent to my house. I'm just not feeling Mr. Claremont's work on the book. The art the last few issues has been wonky but the current issue (#7) has alright art by Tom Grumment. One think I dislike about the book is Sage's costume (could be be any uglier? Well, yes but...). I'm really waiting around for answers on 3 people: Cat Pryde, Mystiq & Rogue. If I don't see some answers soon and/or the story doesn't get better I'm thinking of dropping the book when I get a "you need to give us more money" notice from Marvel.
So, Marvel was hyping the second issue of Guardian of The Galaxy that there was a person frozen in Ice (if you read the story it's frozen time) & they had a shield, a very special shield. It's Captain Americas'. So, Marvel makes it seem like "Hey! Cap might be joining the Team! Wa-Hoo!" I didn't believe it since I knew a bit about the old GotG & they had a guy who carried Cap's shield but wasn't Cap. So, that's who I thought it was. And guess what? I was right!
This is a first here at MyBlog/Stuff by Brian: I'm going to talk about a Wolverine book! It's issue 66 & the first part of the "Old Man Logan" storyline. So here is how the back cover hypes the book:
Well, then. It's the Future & Logan lives with his family (His wife vaguely looks like Jean Grey) on a small farm in Sacramento, California which looks like the middle of nowhere in the future. it's pretty much a barren wasteland for miles around. The west coast of The U.S. is now called Hulkland and according to a cool map in the book it was formerly The Abomination's Territory (Now they don't say which Abomination it was the original one or the new one). The Hulk that was mentioned in the blurb are the grand-kids of Bruce Banner & they fly around in a old Fantasti-Car. They are their to collect the rent on Logan's farm, he doesn't have the money so he gets bet up since he got no rage. So to get money I agrees to help the now blind Hawkeye of a mission, a delivery job.
Now I step out of the story for one moment: why is Hawkeye always blind in the future? I know of at least 3 to 4 stories where he's blind! I know you need eyesight be able to shot Arrows but come up with something that hasn't been used before!
Getting back to the story, Hawkeye's mission is drive cross country across the 4 main kingdom & 2 unnamed kingdoms to the east coast (which is labeled "The President's Quarter". How are they going to make the journey? In the Spider-Buggy! Well, they call it the "Spider-Mobile" & it looks more like a Hummer or a Jeep then a Buggy but it's got that similar look.
So, it should be interesting to see what they see & how they meet on this journey. Also this storyline, according to Millar & Marvel ties in with Millar's run The Fantastic Four & the 1985 mini-series Millar is doing. How they connect to each other is currently unknown but apparently they will somehow which should be interesting since they all don't take place in the same time (1985= the Past, FF= The Present, Wolverine=The Future).
2 Jeff Parker related books:
- Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #25: The Avengers go up against Arnim Zola! Now the company Zola is/was running would be cool if it existed but is highly illegal/unethical. But it's still a cool idea!
- Secret Invasion: Who do you Trust?, it's a one-shot with stories that tie-in into the main event. There are 5 stories in the book, the only good one was the one by Parker & it's The Agents of Atlas doing there thing. The other stories are of Captain Marvel, Marvel Boy, Agent Brand & one with Wonder Man & Beast. Now I may have found these a bit boring since I'm not actually reading Secret Invasion so...yeah.
Last new book: GeNext #2, it the next generation of X-Men some time of in the future! The story features some sketches by Pavel Rasputin (son of Pitor Rasputin a.k.a. Colossus). I found one miss labeled. Can you see why?
Don't see it? Well, it's states that Beast's real name is Henry Pym. Now I don't know what happened between now & then but I thought Henry Pym was Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellow jacket & Beast was Henry McCoy. :) I wonder if I'd get a No-Prize for pointing that out?
I bought a back-issuse, It's The Incredible Hulk #251 & the story title is "What Ever Happened to the 3-D Man?" , it's does a good good recapping his origin & there is some action but I now want to find Issue 252 in part to the side story from the issue Rick Jones, Doc Samson & few others are at Thunderbolt Ross' cabin & they find a dead centaur. So, you know who shows up Woodgod & his fellow Changelings!
Also in that issue was this cool ad:
The art is by Dave Cockrum.
Oh, in case your wonder what ever did happen to 3-D Man? Well, he retired, got married & had kids.
Now on to DC
Issue 14 of Brave and the Bold starts up the new story line & the 2 heroes in this issue are Deadman & Green Arrow. The art is by Scott Kolins & I will say this: Kolins draws a creepy looking Deadman:
Well, I picked up Issue 4 of DC Super Friends to see if it was as whacked out as Issue 3. Well, it wasn't. It had some stunted dialogue. So, Batman & Superman get hit by a giant Pie & here is the interchange among the Super Friends that followed:
What?!? I know it's a kids book but that just seemed like they were talking down to them. So, to spoil it for you: The Joker would. He forms a league of similar villains: Himself, Harley Quinn, The Prankster, The Trickster, Punch & Jewelee. I know who everyone else belongs to (Batman, Superman & The Flash respectively) but I don't know who Punch & Jewelee are. I've seen them a few times as guest villains but beyond that they are mystery to me.
The activity for this issue is to make your own Bat-Copter:
That's no Bat-Copter, that's the WhirliBat (or at least that's what it's called according to John Byrne)! I think that is the coolest piece of Bat-Transportation right up their with the 1940's Bat-Mobile!
Action Comic #866, it's the first part of the "Brainiac" storyline but in the middle is a short interlude to set of the new status quo over at the Daily Planet. I present to you Cat Grant & Clark Kent in "Sexual Innuendo":
It seemed an odd place in the book, since before this scene It deals with The shrinking of Kandor & after this deals with Superman fighting one of Brainiac's robots. I look forward to seeing where this goes, The Brainiac storyline not Cat Grant hitting on Clark. But hey, if they want to do that I won't mind all that much. :)
Booster Gold #10, one the cover it states "One of these men will *KILL* Blue Beetle... ...And it's *NOT* who you think it is!" Some the men are Supernova, Max Lord, Booster Gold, Despero & Blue Beetle. Well, the people who I thought would kill him did. So, poo on you, Cover Blurb! Next issue we meet the Booster Gold from the 853rd century. Yeah, we'll be revisiting the DC 1 Million event. This is the first time were haven't revisited an event (Zero Hour was revisited a few issues back & so was Countdown to Infinite Crisis). Also, in this issue we found out why Booster's Dad had turned evil!
Now on to Comic Book/TV ramblings.
On Monday I said I would be checking out 2 shows, I only did one: The Middle Man! My verdict: I'd continue to watch it! So would my parents & they don't even read comics! So as I was out at one of my local comic book stores (Zanadu) & found the first 4 issues of the series the Tv show was based off of in trade paperback form. Well, the the first 4 issues is the pilot episode. It was interesting to see what was altered/added/rewritten between Book & Show. It had some good art but you don't have to search out the book but watch the show it was good fun.
As for the other show, I did not see Rose Tyler get all sexy sexy. But if I do, I'll tell you about it!
So, that's it for this time. As always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Well, It's yet another post where I shall ramble on about comics. I've a bunch of Marvel, some DC & a trade paperback of a comic that recently got turned into a TV show.
So, Let's work out way down....
First up Marvel!
Pick up Captain Britain and MI13 & The Invincible Iron Man: both good books but I don't have much beyond what I've already said about them. Well, in Issue 2 of TIIM we see The Philippines' own super hero team: The Triumph Division for a few page so It's nice to see that their are other super team around the world & in CBaMI13 we see a cool punk version of Tinkerbelle. I would not want to mess with her!
Moving on...
I'm not sure why I still read New Exiles I just don't like the book all that much anymore. I guess the main reason why I still read it is I have a subscription to it & it's sent to my house. I'm just not feeling Mr. Claremont's work on the book. The art the last few issues has been wonky but the current issue (#7) has alright art by Tom Grumment. One think I dislike about the book is Sage's costume (could be be any uglier? Well, yes but...). I'm really waiting around for answers on 3 people: Cat Pryde, Mystiq & Rogue. If I don't see some answers soon and/or the story doesn't get better I'm thinking of dropping the book when I get a "you need to give us more money" notice from Marvel.
So, Marvel was hyping the second issue of Guardian of The Galaxy that there was a person frozen in Ice (if you read the story it's frozen time) & they had a shield, a very special shield. It's Captain Americas'. So, Marvel makes it seem like "Hey! Cap might be joining the Team! Wa-Hoo!" I didn't believe it since I knew a bit about the old GotG & they had a guy who carried Cap's shield but wasn't Cap. So, that's who I thought it was. And guess what? I was right!
This is a first here at MyBlog/Stuff by Brian: I'm going to talk about a Wolverine book! It's issue 66 & the first part of the "Old Man Logan" storyline. So here is how the back cover hypes the book:
50 years ago, Wolverine Died
In his place stands an old man called Logan - a man concerned only with his family's well-being. A man pushed to the brink by the Hulk Gang. A man forced to make a desperate decision. MARK MILLAR and STEVE MCNIVEN, the creative team of the best-selling CIVIL WAR, tell a tale of Logan's last, brutal journey across a country gone mad!
Well, then. It's the Future & Logan lives with his family (His wife vaguely looks like Jean Grey) on a small farm in Sacramento, California which looks like the middle of nowhere in the future. it's pretty much a barren wasteland for miles around. The west coast of The U.S. is now called Hulkland and according to a cool map in the book it was formerly The Abomination's Territory (Now they don't say which Abomination it was the original one or the new one). The Hulk that was mentioned in the blurb are the grand-kids of Bruce Banner & they fly around in a old Fantasti-Car. They are their to collect the rent on Logan's farm, he doesn't have the money so he gets bet up since he got no rage. So to get money I agrees to help the now blind Hawkeye of a mission, a delivery job.
Now I step out of the story for one moment: why is Hawkeye always blind in the future? I know of at least 3 to 4 stories where he's blind! I know you need eyesight be able to shot Arrows but come up with something that hasn't been used before!
Getting back to the story, Hawkeye's mission is drive cross country across the 4 main kingdom & 2 unnamed kingdoms to the east coast (which is labeled "The President's Quarter". How are they going to make the journey? In the Spider-Buggy! Well, they call it the "Spider-Mobile" & it looks more like a Hummer or a Jeep then a Buggy but it's got that similar look.
So, it should be interesting to see what they see & how they meet on this journey. Also this storyline, according to Millar & Marvel ties in with Millar's run The Fantastic Four & the 1985 mini-series Millar is doing. How they connect to each other is currently unknown but apparently they will somehow which should be interesting since they all don't take place in the same time (1985= the Past, FF= The Present, Wolverine=The Future).
2 Jeff Parker related books:
- Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #25: The Avengers go up against Arnim Zola! Now the company Zola is/was running would be cool if it existed but is highly illegal/unethical. But it's still a cool idea!
- Secret Invasion: Who do you Trust?, it's a one-shot with stories that tie-in into the main event. There are 5 stories in the book, the only good one was the one by Parker & it's The Agents of Atlas doing there thing. The other stories are of Captain Marvel, Marvel Boy, Agent Brand & one with Wonder Man & Beast. Now I may have found these a bit boring since I'm not actually reading Secret Invasion so...yeah.
Last new book: GeNext #2, it the next generation of X-Men some time of in the future! The story features some sketches by Pavel Rasputin (son of Pitor Rasputin a.k.a. Colossus). I found one miss labeled. Can you see why?
Don't see it? Well, it's states that Beast's real name is Henry Pym. Now I don't know what happened between now & then but I thought Henry Pym was Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellow jacket & Beast was Henry McCoy. :) I wonder if I'd get a No-Prize for pointing that out?
I bought a back-issuse, It's The Incredible Hulk #251 & the story title is "What Ever Happened to the 3-D Man?" , it's does a good good recapping his origin & there is some action but I now want to find Issue 252 in part to the side story from the issue Rick Jones, Doc Samson & few others are at Thunderbolt Ross' cabin & they find a dead centaur. So, you know who shows up Woodgod & his fellow Changelings!
Also in that issue was this cool ad:
The art is by Dave Cockrum.
Oh, in case your wonder what ever did happen to 3-D Man? Well, he retired, got married & had kids.
Now on to DC
Issue 14 of Brave and the Bold starts up the new story line & the 2 heroes in this issue are Deadman & Green Arrow. The art is by Scott Kolins & I will say this: Kolins draws a creepy looking Deadman:
Well, I picked up Issue 4 of DC Super Friends to see if it was as whacked out as Issue 3. Well, it wasn't. It had some stunted dialogue. So, Batman & Superman get hit by a giant Pie & here is the interchange among the Super Friends that followed:
Wonder Woman: Flash! Laughing at other people is not funny!
Flash: I know. S-Sorry guys. It's just... a Pie! What a Bizarre accident...
Batman: This was No accident.
Superman: No?
Batman: No. A real bakery sign wouldn't contain cream and pie filling. And it wouldn't have radio-controlled rockets to push it over the edge of the roof!
Green Lantern: A remote-controlled Pie? Who in their right mind would build a remote-controlled Pie?
What?!? I know it's a kids book but that just seemed like they were talking down to them. So, to spoil it for you: The Joker would. He forms a league of similar villains: Himself, Harley Quinn, The Prankster, The Trickster, Punch & Jewelee. I know who everyone else belongs to (Batman, Superman & The Flash respectively) but I don't know who Punch & Jewelee are. I've seen them a few times as guest villains but beyond that they are mystery to me.
The activity for this issue is to make your own Bat-Copter:
That's no Bat-Copter, that's the WhirliBat (or at least that's what it's called according to John Byrne)! I think that is the coolest piece of Bat-Transportation right up their with the 1940's Bat-Mobile!
Action Comic #866, it's the first part of the "Brainiac" storyline but in the middle is a short interlude to set of the new status quo over at the Daily Planet. I present to you Cat Grant & Clark Kent in "Sexual Innuendo":
It seemed an odd place in the book, since before this scene It deals with The shrinking of Kandor & after this deals with Superman fighting one of Brainiac's robots. I look forward to seeing where this goes, The Brainiac storyline not Cat Grant hitting on Clark. But hey, if they want to do that I won't mind all that much. :)
Booster Gold #10, one the cover it states "One of these men will *KILL* Blue Beetle... ...And it's *NOT* who you think it is!" Some the men are Supernova, Max Lord, Booster Gold, Despero & Blue Beetle. Well, the people who I thought would kill him did. So, poo on you, Cover Blurb! Next issue we meet the Booster Gold from the 853rd century. Yeah, we'll be revisiting the DC 1 Million event. This is the first time were haven't revisited an event (Zero Hour was revisited a few issues back & so was Countdown to Infinite Crisis). Also, in this issue we found out why Booster's Dad had turned evil!
Now on to Comic Book/TV ramblings.
On Monday I said I would be checking out 2 shows, I only did one: The Middle Man! My verdict: I'd continue to watch it! So would my parents & they don't even read comics! So as I was out at one of my local comic book stores (Zanadu) & found the first 4 issues of the series the Tv show was based off of in trade paperback form. Well, the the first 4 issues is the pilot episode. It was interesting to see what was altered/added/rewritten between Book & Show. It had some good art but you don't have to search out the book but watch the show it was good fun.
As for the other show, I did not see Rose Tyler get all sexy sexy. But if I do, I'll tell you about it!
So, that's it for this time. As always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Monday, June 16, 2008
This is Entry 41: 616
Happy Marvel day!
What you say Jim: you didn't know today was Marvel Day? Well it's nothing official but today is June 16th & using the American notation for dates it's 6/16 or 616, the multiversal designation for the primary continuity in which most of the main Marvel comic books take place (your X-Men, your Avengers, your Spider-Man & the like).
According to Wikipedia the origin of the term is this:
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Also, there is are 2 new shows premieres tonight. One on ABC Family, it's called The Middleman & is based off of a small press comic book from a few years ago. The other show is on Showtime & is called Secret Diary of a Call Girl. It stars Billie Piper (formerly of Doctor Who) as.. well.. a Call Girl. I plan in checking out both to see if either are worth watching. I'll probably tell what I thought after a see them.
So, until next time I bid thy a Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
What you say Jim: you didn't know today was Marvel Day? Well it's nothing official but today is June 16th & using the American notation for dates it's 6/16 or 616, the multiversal designation for the primary continuity in which most of the main Marvel comic books take place (your X-Men, your Avengers, your Spider-Man & the like).
According to Wikipedia the origin of the term is this:
The term was first used in "Rough Justice," a story credited to both Alan Moore and Alan Davis published in July 1983 by Marvel UK in the anthology comic The Daredevils (and was later reprinted in the Captain Britain trade paperback). Saturnyne uses the term to differentiate Brian Braddock, the Captain Britain of the regular Marvel Comics universe, from the other members of the Captain Britain Corps. The designation was later confirmed by the American branch of Marvel Comics in the Excalibur title, which frequently referenced Captain Britain's early UK-published adventures. This comic was written by Chris Claremont, who had created Captain Britain, and by Alan Davis, the artist on the UK-published series.
Alan Moore is usually credited with creating the term (for example by Marvel editor Tom Brevoort). However, Alan Davis has stated that the designation of Earth 616 was actually first made by Dave Thorpe, the previous writer of the UK-published Captain Britain stories.
In addition, a difference of opinion exists regarding the selection of the number 616. In 2005, Alan Moore's son-in-law John Reppion (who is married to Alan Moore's daughter Leah Moore), stated on an Internet message board that the number 616 was arbitrarily chosen by Moore and had no significant meaning, saying it "was just a random number of no significance chosen because people always seemed to be talking about 'earth 2' or 'earth 4' but never any higher numbers." However, Alan Davis contends that Thorpe specifically chose the true Number of the Beast to reflect his feelings about the modern superhero genre.
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Also, there is are 2 new shows premieres tonight. One on ABC Family, it's called The Middleman & is based off of a small press comic book from a few years ago. The other show is on Showtime & is called Secret Diary of a Call Girl. It stars Billie Piper (formerly of Doctor Who) as.. well.. a Call Girl. I plan in checking out both to see if either are worth watching. I'll probably tell what I thought after a see them.
So, until next time I bid thy a Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
This is Entry 40: More Comics!
Wow. I've made 40 entries.
This post will be what this blog has been predominately about: Comics! I'm going to try & knock out but the new Books & the back issues I have (most of them, are from the Emerald City ComiCon).
So, first up the new stuff. I'm going to be a bit lazy & not use the icon this time.
SIDE NOTE: Some of these new comics I bought while on Vacation. So a shout to the Antiquarium in Jefferson City, Missouri (JC is also the capitol city of Missouri). Since I am shouting out Comic stores. A big shout out to Dreamstrands Comics & Zanadu Comics here in Seattle, they are the 2 stores I most frequent. I do go to other stores (The Comic Stop in Lynnwood, Corner Comics in Kenmore to name 2) but these are the that receive most of my business.
DC
I wasn't sure Kingdom Come centric story line that has been running in Justice Society of America when it started. But know it's turning to something rather interesting. It's nice that they didn't just do a retread of sorts. I hope after this story line is done that the Superman from Earth 22 (The Kingdom Come earth) returns home because I don't think we need 2 Superman on New Earth (or whatever DC is calling the main DCU's earth at the moment).
So I checked out a Kids' book that DC is putting out: DC Super Friends, it's based off a line of toys Mattel put out. The toys & the books feature a simplified version of the Justice League. Name harkens back to the much beloved 1970's Cartoon of the similar name but this much simpler. This each features the Friends fighting Felix Faust, he has magic finger puppet that can control the Friends (the book has finger puppets you can cut out & play with which I thought an inspired kids activity). So, near the end their is a some what puzzling panel:
The Friends dressed up as each other to confound the magic finger puppets but a few things puzzle me: Did Batman & Flash have their masks on under their mask made to look like Superman & Green Lantern. Wouldn't Bat's "Ears" & Flash's ear thingies (I don't know what to call them) poke out making out mask fit weird? (That was a poorly worded sentence) That wasn't the oddest part: Look at Wonder Woman? What The Heck? How is she filling out that suit? I am grateful that they did put Aquaman in the back of the panel but I wonder how he managed to look so feminine a few panels back. I do plan on checking out the next issue to see if any weirdness shows up there (This is issue 3 if anyone wanted to know).
Action Comics #865 is a cool issue revolving around The Toyman. It's a done in one story but it was nicely done (written by Geoff Johns, art by a Jesus Merino who does 2 types of art, one for present day & one for the flashbacks). Next issue starts a Brainiac storyline that has ramification to the Superman books for the rest of this year & into next year.
Brave and the Bold #13 has a team-up I don't I have ever seen before Jay Garrick (the first Flash) & Batman. It was a good story. Next issue: Green Arrow & Deadman team up, another one I hadn't seen before.
Also, DC has been doing a series of "motivational" posters mostly featuring Villains (Brainiac, Hush, Libra to name 3) but this one is the best one I've seen:
Looking forward to his upcoming miniseries this summer.
On to Marvel!
Since last comic ramble post I've gotten a sizable pile but don't have a lot of to say about about some of the books so I'll edit out some of my purchases to avoid me typing "It was a good book, I liked it." over & over again.
Invincible Iron Man #1: I've been a big fan of ol' Shellhead but I didn't like the Movie (It Rocked!) so that partly why this book was launched. it's writing by Matt Fraction, which is is thing since I've been hearing his name a lot recently. The story did bare some minor similarities to the Movie & some other IM stuff but that didn't bother me. I'd pick up Issue 2 to see where Fraction goes with this story line.
Avengers The Initiative #13 is a super cool issue. For many reason but this is one of the best, It made me smile:
(This is not how the panels appear in the book, they appear over 2 pages so moved them around so you can see them all together).
Pick up Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #24, it's comic gold!
One Non-Marvel/Non-DC book to talk about, it's Assignment: Earth, it's a Star Trek spin off book. It's written & drawn by John Byrne. The premise of the book is that in an episode (Episode 55, season 2) from the Original series that was also a proposed spin-off television series but that series never came to be, so this series is what that TV series could have been. I read an interview about the book & it was suggested by Byrne, he's a big Trekie but he said that his likenesses are all that great & that had stopped him from doing a Star Trek book earlier. This fact is worked around is the 2nd issue when you see some of the Enterprise crew members (Kirk, Spock & Sulu, maybe a few others) from the back, from a distance or from the chest down. The book also reminded me a bit of Doctor Who, the main character even has something that looks to be a Sonic Screwdriver! It's fun book, Pick it up!
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Now on to the Back Issues:
Marvel:
- I picked up 3 issues of Marvel Team-Up, In Issue 24 Spidey teams up with Brother Voodoo & 70's stereotypes abound! Issues 67 & 125 both feature Tigra. I prefer 67 more, it was better story.
- The last issue (100) of Marvel Two-In-One which is a sequel to the story from MTIO #50. 50 was better.
- The Fantastic Four annual from 1998, the story is a What If of sort: WHAT IF... The Marvel Heroes aged in real time? It's a fun story. There is a humorous reference to Indiana Jones in there, too!
- Spectacular Spider-Man #256: Spider-Man fights The White Rabbit! a Fun story. I have a soft spot for loser Super-Villains.
- Amazing Spider-Man #266 continues this theme: The Fabulous Frog-Man & The Toad (from the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants) fight to see who gets to be Spidey's Sidekick. Not that's not all The Spectacular Spider-Kid also shows up!
- Uncanny X-Men #153, it's the classic issue with "Kitty's Fairy Tale" in it.
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #7: The X-Men deal with the Impossible Man.
- X-Men: Special Edition #1 a reprint of "Giant Size X-Men #1".
- 2 Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectaculars.
- Quasar #30, The Protector of the Universe is sent on a mission by The Watcher to collect versions of The Living Laser. Where are these versions? In various dimension seen in past issues of What If!
DC
- Action Comics #544: first appearances of the robot Brainiac & Luthor is green & purple battle armor.
- 80 page Giant Superman #187: a whole issue about the Fortress of Solitude!
- Detective Comics #572: Batman, Slam Bradley, Elongated Man & Sherlock Holmes team-up!
- Showcase #97-99: a 3 part Power Girl story.
- Showcase #100: This book published almost a decade before "Crisis on Infinate Earth" almost reads like that series did. No one died & the multiverse wasn't changed but a whole myriad of characters all team up to take down a cosmic menace!
- Chronos #2, 3, 5, 8, 9 & 11: I now have almost have all the issues of this cool but short lived series featuring the 2nd Chronos. (I already owned Issue 1 & 6).
That almost everything. I left off one book: The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man. This gets a post of it's own it's that good/bad. Look for that post soon!
as always Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
This post will be what this blog has been predominately about: Comics! I'm going to try & knock out but the new Books & the back issues I have (most of them, are from the Emerald City ComiCon).
So, first up the new stuff. I'm going to be a bit lazy & not use the icon this time.
SIDE NOTE: Some of these new comics I bought while on Vacation. So a shout to the Antiquarium in Jefferson City, Missouri (JC is also the capitol city of Missouri). Since I am shouting out Comic stores. A big shout out to Dreamstrands Comics & Zanadu Comics here in Seattle, they are the 2 stores I most frequent. I do go to other stores (The Comic Stop in Lynnwood, Corner Comics in Kenmore to name 2) but these are the that receive most of my business.
DC
I wasn't sure Kingdom Come centric story line that has been running in Justice Society of America when it started. But know it's turning to something rather interesting. It's nice that they didn't just do a retread of sorts. I hope after this story line is done that the Superman from Earth 22 (The Kingdom Come earth) returns home because I don't think we need 2 Superman on New Earth (or whatever DC is calling the main DCU's earth at the moment).
So I checked out a Kids' book that DC is putting out: DC Super Friends, it's based off a line of toys Mattel put out. The toys & the books feature a simplified version of the Justice League. Name harkens back to the much beloved 1970's Cartoon of the similar name but this much simpler. This each features the Friends fighting Felix Faust, he has magic finger puppet that can control the Friends (the book has finger puppets you can cut out & play with which I thought an inspired kids activity). So, near the end their is a some what puzzling panel:
The Friends dressed up as each other to confound the magic finger puppets but a few things puzzle me: Did Batman & Flash have their masks on under their mask made to look like Superman & Green Lantern. Wouldn't Bat's "Ears" & Flash's ear thingies (I don't know what to call them) poke out making out mask fit weird? (That was a poorly worded sentence) That wasn't the oddest part: Look at Wonder Woman? What The Heck? How is she filling out that suit? I am grateful that they did put Aquaman in the back of the panel but I wonder how he managed to look so feminine a few panels back. I do plan on checking out the next issue to see if any weirdness shows up there (This is issue 3 if anyone wanted to know).
Action Comics #865 is a cool issue revolving around The Toyman. It's a done in one story but it was nicely done (written by Geoff Johns, art by a Jesus Merino who does 2 types of art, one for present day & one for the flashbacks). Next issue starts a Brainiac storyline that has ramification to the Superman books for the rest of this year & into next year.
Brave and the Bold #13 has a team-up I don't I have ever seen before Jay Garrick (the first Flash) & Batman. It was a good story. Next issue: Green Arrow & Deadman team up, another one I hadn't seen before.
Also, DC has been doing a series of "motivational" posters mostly featuring Villains (Brainiac, Hush, Libra to name 3) but this one is the best one I've seen:
Looking forward to his upcoming miniseries this summer.
On to Marvel!
Since last comic ramble post I've gotten a sizable pile but don't have a lot of to say about about some of the books so I'll edit out some of my purchases to avoid me typing "It was a good book, I liked it." over & over again.
Invincible Iron Man #1: I've been a big fan of ol' Shellhead but I didn't like the Movie (It Rocked!) so that partly why this book was launched. it's writing by Matt Fraction, which is is thing since I've been hearing his name a lot recently. The story did bare some minor similarities to the Movie & some other IM stuff but that didn't bother me. I'd pick up Issue 2 to see where Fraction goes with this story line.
Avengers The Initiative #13 is a super cool issue. For many reason but this is one of the best, It made me smile:
(This is not how the panels appear in the book, they appear over 2 pages so moved them around so you can see them all together).
Pick up Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #24, it's comic gold!
One Non-Marvel/Non-DC book to talk about, it's Assignment: Earth, it's a Star Trek spin off book. It's written & drawn by John Byrne. The premise of the book is that in an episode (Episode 55, season 2) from the Original series that was also a proposed spin-off television series but that series never came to be, so this series is what that TV series could have been. I read an interview about the book & it was suggested by Byrne, he's a big Trekie but he said that his likenesses are all that great & that had stopped him from doing a Star Trek book earlier. This fact is worked around is the 2nd issue when you see some of the Enterprise crew members (Kirk, Spock & Sulu, maybe a few others) from the back, from a distance or from the chest down. The book also reminded me a bit of Doctor Who, the main character even has something that looks to be a Sonic Screwdriver! It's fun book, Pick it up!
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Now on to the Back Issues:
Marvel:
- I picked up 3 issues of Marvel Team-Up, In Issue 24 Spidey teams up with Brother Voodoo & 70's stereotypes abound! Issues 67 & 125 both feature Tigra. I prefer 67 more, it was better story.
- The last issue (100) of Marvel Two-In-One which is a sequel to the story from MTIO #50. 50 was better.
- The Fantastic Four annual from 1998, the story is a What If of sort: WHAT IF... The Marvel Heroes aged in real time? It's a fun story. There is a humorous reference to Indiana Jones in there, too!
- Spectacular Spider-Man #256: Spider-Man fights The White Rabbit! a Fun story. I have a soft spot for loser Super-Villains.
- Amazing Spider-Man #266 continues this theme: The Fabulous Frog-Man & The Toad (from the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants) fight to see who gets to be Spidey's Sidekick. Not that's not all The Spectacular Spider-Kid also shows up!
- Uncanny X-Men #153, it's the classic issue with "Kitty's Fairy Tale" in it.
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #7: The X-Men deal with the Impossible Man.
- X-Men: Special Edition #1 a reprint of "Giant Size X-Men #1".
- 2 Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectaculars.
- Quasar #30, The Protector of the Universe is sent on a mission by The Watcher to collect versions of The Living Laser. Where are these versions? In various dimension seen in past issues of What If!
DC
- Action Comics #544: first appearances of the robot Brainiac & Luthor is green & purple battle armor.
- 80 page Giant Superman #187: a whole issue about the Fortress of Solitude!
- Detective Comics #572: Batman, Slam Bradley, Elongated Man & Sherlock Holmes team-up!
- Showcase #97-99: a 3 part Power Girl story.
- Showcase #100: This book published almost a decade before "Crisis on Infinate Earth" almost reads like that series did. No one died & the multiverse wasn't changed but a whole myriad of characters all team up to take down a cosmic menace!
- Chronos #2, 3, 5, 8, 9 & 11: I now have almost have all the issues of this cool but short lived series featuring the 2nd Chronos. (I already owned Issue 1 & 6).
That almost everything. I left off one book: The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man. This gets a post of it's own it's that good/bad. Look for that post soon!
as always Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Friday, May 30, 2008
This is Entry 39: Vacation & the Mystery of Plotter!
So, it's been a few weeks since I last updated this but I have a reason for it: I wasn't here (here being my home computer). I was on Vacation.
I went to the Mid-West & you know what time it's out there: Tornado Season! (In case your ever in Denver & there is a Tornado: head for your nearest Bathroom, they are designated as Shelters). But this ain't not ordinary Tornado Season but it's turning out to be the deadliest one on record (The season isn't over yet). Thunder, Lighting Storms & the aforementioned Tornadoes' were around me but I wasn't in any of them (The most I got was heavy rain). But this was only about have of what the weather was like like. The other half of the time it was humid & muggy. I sweated a lot. During my trip I took some picture so I will be posting pictures with accompanying comments.
So, that's another post. I also have the new comics I've gotten (some I even bought on the trip). Then, there are all all the comics I bought at the Convention. So look for those post to be forth coming.
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I was going to make this a separate post but I'll just lump it in here, it's not all that big. Back in Post 28, I got a reply from a person calling themselves "Plotter". It was a pleasant reply saying they liked my Blog & then they asked me to check out there blog which I did but couldn't get it to load. But I went back latter (a week or later) to try & get it to load. Something did load, I found out that Blogger had taken down Plotter's Blog. Not sure why but I makes me wonder what was on that blog. So, I now consider this reply to be my first piece of Blog junk mail. :)
Well, that's all for this post. As always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
I went to the Mid-West & you know what time it's out there: Tornado Season! (In case your ever in Denver & there is a Tornado: head for your nearest Bathroom, they are designated as Shelters). But this ain't not ordinary Tornado Season but it's turning out to be the deadliest one on record (The season isn't over yet). Thunder, Lighting Storms & the aforementioned Tornadoes' were around me but I wasn't in any of them (The most I got was heavy rain). But this was only about have of what the weather was like like. The other half of the time it was humid & muggy. I sweated a lot. During my trip I took some picture so I will be posting pictures with accompanying comments.
So, that's another post. I also have the new comics I've gotten (some I even bought on the trip). Then, there are all all the comics I bought at the Convention. So look for those post to be forth coming.
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I was going to make this a separate post but I'll just lump it in here, it's not all that big. Back in Post 28, I got a reply from a person calling themselves "Plotter". It was a pleasant reply saying they liked my Blog & then they asked me to check out there blog which I did but couldn't get it to load. But I went back latter (a week or later) to try & get it to load. Something did load, I found out that Blogger had taken down Plotter's Blog. Not sure why but I makes me wonder what was on that blog. So, I now consider this reply to be my first piece of Blog junk mail. :)
Well, that's all for this post. As always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Friday, May 16, 2008
This is Entry 38: Comics!
Ok, I lied a bit. I'm not going to talk about the comics I got at the Con but the comics I've gotten outside of the Con. Old comics can wait but the new ones' can't.
So, we have 3 sections to cover: Marvel, DC & Other.
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So, we start off with:
So picked up the first issue of Guardian of The Galaxy & it picks up shortly after where Annihilation Conquest left off. The art is by Paul Pelletier, who's art I've enjoy such books as She-Hulk, Exiles & in the Great Lakes Avengers mini-series from a few years back. Maybe I haven't seen his art in a while, I've remember his art wrong or maybe he's doing something different with his art: but it looks a bit different. Sure, it's still good but different then I remembered. Also, just from this issue, I'm getting an Exiles vibe from the book, which isn't bad but hopefully that vibe subsides.
Avengers: The Initiative #12 is a changing of the guard issue, in fact that's even the name of the story in side. :) It deals with the fallout from what been happening in the last few issues. There's a funeral that doesn't exactly go as planned, the recruits graduate (so that means next issue we get new characters!)
There is one page that I thought was especially funny (it does spoil an event in the issue, sorry):
New up are 3 Secret Invasion tie-ins': New Avengers #40, Mighty Avengers #13 the first issue of Captain Britain and MI13. Now i don't normally read NA but the like the over of the Skrulls starting from the end of the Kree-Skrull war to around now. The revelation was what really sold me on the issue. Now I have been read MA again it's another issue with nary an Avenger in side, we continue the story of where Nick Fury has been since he lead his "Secret War a few years back. This issue he's gathering a team together, it's quite an eclectic team. I haven't been a big fan of the art from past 2 issues by it's kind of interesting. CBaMI13 it's the british side of theSecret Invasion.
Last up for Marvel are 2 views into the future: American Dream #1 & GeNext #1. AD takes places in the mostly defunct MC2 universe (the only book that is still monthly from that Universe in Spider-Girl). For those not in the know: it's takes place in 15 years in the future (This is 15 years in the future as of 1998), most of the heroes & the villians have retired, died, etc. There is a new generation of heroes & running running around. GN is set 30 years in the future & is about the future's set of X-Men, most of then are some how connected to X-Men of the past.
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Up next is:
First up is the book many fanboys have been wetting them selves over (mostly the last page), it's DC Universe 0 & the book is only 50 cents & gives previews of all the event s DC has coming his summer (there are alot!) Speaking of events, DC put out a sketch book for Final Crisis & I was looking at on the bus. As I did the guy across from saw what what I was looking at. We started up a conversation & it was probably the best comics related conversation I've had in awhile. Thanks, Doug!
Action Comics #864 is a nice bridge book between the Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes story that just concluded & the upcoming Legion of Three Worlds mini-series that's coming up later this year (it's one of those summer events).
Issue 9 of Booster Gold came out & next issue looks to be good given the last page.
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I picked up 3 Non Marvel & Non DC books:
2 are Who centric comics: Doctor Who Classic #6 (sorry, no truly funny post worth panels this issue) & Doctor Who #4.
Issue 10 of Maintenance came out & the cover is really cool:
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So that's it for New stuff. When i get back from my trip I'll probably go over the Books from the Con. I will say this about the books: Kool-Aid Man. What do I mean? Check back & find out!
As always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
So, we have 3 sections to cover: Marvel, DC & Other.
So, we start off with:
So picked up the first issue of Guardian of The Galaxy & it picks up shortly after where Annihilation Conquest left off. The art is by Paul Pelletier, who's art I've enjoy such books as She-Hulk, Exiles & in the Great Lakes Avengers mini-series from a few years back. Maybe I haven't seen his art in a while, I've remember his art wrong or maybe he's doing something different with his art: but it looks a bit different. Sure, it's still good but different then I remembered. Also, just from this issue, I'm getting an Exiles vibe from the book, which isn't bad but hopefully that vibe subsides.
Avengers: The Initiative #12 is a changing of the guard issue, in fact that's even the name of the story in side. :) It deals with the fallout from what been happening in the last few issues. There's a funeral that doesn't exactly go as planned, the recruits graduate (so that means next issue we get new characters!)
There is one page that I thought was especially funny (it does spoil an event in the issue, sorry):
New up are 3 Secret Invasion tie-ins': New Avengers #40, Mighty Avengers #13 the first issue of Captain Britain and MI13. Now i don't normally read NA but the like the over of the Skrulls starting from the end of the Kree-Skrull war to around now. The revelation was what really sold me on the issue. Now I have been read MA again it's another issue with nary an Avenger in side, we continue the story of where Nick Fury has been since he lead his "Secret War a few years back. This issue he's gathering a team together, it's quite an eclectic team. I haven't been a big fan of the art from past 2 issues by it's kind of interesting. CBaMI13 it's the british side of theSecret Invasion.
Last up for Marvel are 2 views into the future: American Dream #1 & GeNext #1. AD takes places in the mostly defunct MC2 universe (the only book that is still monthly from that Universe in Spider-Girl). For those not in the know: it's takes place in 15 years in the future (This is 15 years in the future as of 1998), most of the heroes & the villians have retired, died, etc. There is a new generation of heroes & running running around. GN is set 30 years in the future & is about the future's set of X-Men, most of then are some how connected to X-Men of the past.
Up next is:
First up is the book many fanboys have been wetting them selves over (mostly the last page), it's DC Universe 0 & the book is only 50 cents & gives previews of all the event s DC has coming his summer (there are alot!) Speaking of events, DC put out a sketch book for Final Crisis & I was looking at on the bus. As I did the guy across from saw what what I was looking at. We started up a conversation & it was probably the best comics related conversation I've had in awhile. Thanks, Doug!
Action Comics #864 is a nice bridge book between the Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes story that just concluded & the upcoming Legion of Three Worlds mini-series that's coming up later this year (it's one of those summer events).
Issue 9 of Booster Gold came out & next issue looks to be good given the last page.
I picked up 3 Non Marvel & Non DC books:
2 are Who centric comics: Doctor Who Classic #6 (sorry, no truly funny post worth panels this issue) & Doctor Who #4.
Issue 10 of Maintenance came out & the cover is really cool:
So that's it for New stuff. When i get back from my trip I'll probably go over the Books from the Con. I will say this about the books: Kool-Aid Man. What do I mean? Check back & find out!
As always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
This is Entry 37: Emerald City 2008, Part 2
I got most of the photos' my Dad did for the Con & these are 2 that I think good enough to post. There are few photos' that have some blurriness & there are a lot of my backside (i.e. my dad was standing behind me, not pictures of my butt).
The first pic is what I call the "First day of school" pic, it's me in front of my house all ready to go to the Con:
Special things of note: I'm wearing my Justice League: New Frontiers t-shirt that I got on Free Comic Book Day & I also have my Comic Book Bag that my Sister made for me. She didn't make the bag but she did make the graphic on it. It's says "Brian's Comic Book Bag" & there is a drawing of me by her (My arm is covering that so you can't see it all that well in the photo), she did her interpretation of Bat-Mite (it's the graphic right next to the word Comic). The dot of the "i" is a random drawing she did. There are a few other personal things on that I'm not sure I can describe all that well so I won't.
The second photo is of me & [b]Jeff Parker[/b]:
This is the best of of the handful my Dad took, there is no blurriness & Jeff Parker doesn't look scared. Yeah, I have picture where I'm take some book out of my bag for him to sign & he looks like I'm about to pull a gun on him or something.
So, that's it for Pictures right now. I may be back to later today with reviews of comics I got at the Con. Why later today? Well, I'm leaving for almost 2 weeks starting on Sunday & I don't want to have these comics hang over my head.
So, see you then & I can see you! :)
Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
The first pic is what I call the "First day of school" pic, it's me in front of my house all ready to go to the Con:
Special things of note: I'm wearing my Justice League: New Frontiers t-shirt that I got on Free Comic Book Day & I also have my Comic Book Bag that my Sister made for me. She didn't make the bag but she did make the graphic on it. It's says "Brian's Comic Book Bag" & there is a drawing of me by her (My arm is covering that so you can't see it all that well in the photo), she did her interpretation of Bat-Mite (it's the graphic right next to the word Comic). The dot of the "i" is a random drawing she did. There are a few other personal things on that I'm not sure I can describe all that well so I won't.
The second photo is of me & [b]Jeff Parker[/b]:
This is the best of of the handful my Dad took, there is no blurriness & Jeff Parker doesn't look scared. Yeah, I have picture where I'm take some book out of my bag for him to sign & he looks like I'm about to pull a gun on him or something.
So, that's it for Pictures right now. I may be back to later today with reviews of comics I got at the Con. Why later today? Well, I'm leaving for almost 2 weeks starting on Sunday & I don't want to have these comics hang over my head.
So, see you then & I can see you! :)
Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
This is Entry 36: Emerald City 2008, Part 1.5
I don't want to say this an actual part 2 since I only have one thing to show but It's a super cool thing. As I said in Entry 35, I had Jeff Parker some copies of the Books he's done. Which was super cool & he did this:
Yup! That's a sketch of Ken Hale (a.k.a Gorilla Man) & it's personalized to me! Now as I said I didn't ask Mr. Parker to draw it he just did because he wanted to & I wasn't going to stop him from doing. That made the Con for me.
Well, I'll be back later with some pictures from the Con, I have to talk to me photographer (read: my dad) & then I post some. After that there my ramblings on comics I got everything from the so bad it's kind of good to super cool!
So, stay tuned & stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Yup! That's a sketch of Ken Hale (a.k.a Gorilla Man) & it's personalized to me! Now as I said I didn't ask Mr. Parker to draw it he just did because he wanted to & I wasn't going to stop him from doing. That made the Con for me.
Well, I'll be back later with some pictures from the Con, I have to talk to me photographer (read: my dad) & then I post some. After that there my ramblings on comics I got everything from the so bad it's kind of good to super cool!
So, stay tuned & stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Saturday, May 10, 2008
This is Entry 35: Emerald City 2008, Part 1
Today was the first day of Emerald City ComiCon & the only day I will attending. The ECCC isn't large enough for me to go both days, plus tomorrow is Mother's Day! So this post is the first impression post. Photos & a review of the comics I got are coming but this post is about everything else.
So, we (My Dad was in tow as Photographer/Chaperon/Dad) took the bus to the con it was right on a bus route. We did this to 1. so we didn't have to deal with parking & 2. Buses' Rule! We walked the few blocks to the Convention center, up a few escalators & we there. it was about 10. We went & exchanged our ticket for a badge that says "SAT" on it. There were other words but SAT was the biggest one. So with the badge we go to the end of the line which wasn't even on the Con's map (It was almost in another building, the line ended on a sky bridge). So we get in & what way to go in: Left, Right or Forward. We headed back to to the Artist area. I had stuff for Jeff Parker to sign (I had him sign the individual issue of Agents of Atlas, a series he did that I really liked. So, this year I had the hardcover & a few of the other appearances of the Team. I went to his listed table but he wasn't there, he was 3 down. He was in the cluster of people from Oregon's Periscope Studios. I found him & just before I walked up, someone came in front of me. They had a short conversation, I waited. After he left, It was just me & Mr. Parker. So, I reached in my personalized bag & got out my stuff for him to sign. He didn't have a pen at the moment but I did (My Mom thought of that: for me to bring a pen). So, we had some chit-chat nothing all that exciting but what is: He not only signed my collected edition of Agents of Atlas but he did a sketch in it, too! For Free & I didn't even ask him to! That truly made my day! I could have left right then & there but I didn't. There was 2 Panels that I wanted to see & I had a list of comics that I wanted to add to my collection (Got a whole lot more that weren't on the list but that always happens). So, I wondered around buying comics & seeing what was there. There were media guest (Only one that seemed kind of cool was Wil Wheaton, you know from Star Trek!). The media was there (i.e. 2 podcasts: iFanboy & Around Comics.)
So I got some of the free stuff. 2 cool things: 1. A promo card for a Heroes card set, the card was of Kristen Bell (Score!) & it had the Con's logo on it. 2. a Women of the DC poster by Adam Hughes.
So I saw 3 panels & went in this order: Dark Horse, DC & Marvel. They were one right after another. The DH was the smallest of the three. I saw sworn to secrecy by Dan Didio himself to not tell anyone what happened at the DC Nation panel but I will say this: Ambush Bug did factor into it. They had 2 free pins but relating to the upcoming Batman R.I.P. event. I was not sworn to any sort of secrecy for Marvels'. Jeff Parker was a panelist. Also there was Robert Kirkman, Ed Brubaker (who's local) & Skottie Young. It was moderated by a woman who's name is Jennifer, Jenna, J something. She had pink hair. (UPDATE: According to Jeff Parker's Blog her name is Jen Grunwald. I knew it started with a J-E-N something!).
It was a real fun panel. All the guys were playing off each other, almost ignoring the questioners all together. During one point they called Brian Michael Bendis, who happened to be in the bathroom at the moment. One news point: According to Jeff, they is a good chance of an Agent of Atlas II. Whoo! So after the laugh riot of a panel, we went back to the show floor. I bough the last few books of the day & left.
We went to McDonalds' for food (I got McNuggets, My Dad got a cheeseburger of some kind, not sure which). Then it was back on the bus to go home. So I came home & decided before launching headlong into the books I'd blog first & that's what I've done.
One last thing: Costumes! I saw 2 Skrulls (They were at the Marvel Panel), Cable, Guy Gardner (with working Lantern), 90's era Rogue & Gambit, Princess Leia, a few Jedi & some Storm Troopers doing security (Seriously!)
So tune in next time for pictures. Then the post after that will be the comics. I don't think I'll do them in one post. So come back for that.
And as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
So, we (My Dad was in tow as Photographer/Chaperon/Dad) took the bus to the con it was right on a bus route. We did this to 1. so we didn't have to deal with parking & 2. Buses' Rule! We walked the few blocks to the Convention center, up a few escalators & we there. it was about 10. We went & exchanged our ticket for a badge that says "SAT" on it. There were other words but SAT was the biggest one. So with the badge we go to the end of the line which wasn't even on the Con's map (It was almost in another building, the line ended on a sky bridge). So we get in & what way to go in: Left, Right or Forward. We headed back to to the Artist area. I had stuff for Jeff Parker to sign (I had him sign the individual issue of Agents of Atlas, a series he did that I really liked. So, this year I had the hardcover & a few of the other appearances of the Team. I went to his listed table but he wasn't there, he was 3 down. He was in the cluster of people from Oregon's Periscope Studios. I found him & just before I walked up, someone came in front of me. They had a short conversation, I waited. After he left, It was just me & Mr. Parker. So, I reached in my personalized bag & got out my stuff for him to sign. He didn't have a pen at the moment but I did (My Mom thought of that: for me to bring a pen). So, we had some chit-chat nothing all that exciting but what is: He not only signed my collected edition of Agents of Atlas but he did a sketch in it, too! For Free & I didn't even ask him to! That truly made my day! I could have left right then & there but I didn't. There was 2 Panels that I wanted to see & I had a list of comics that I wanted to add to my collection (Got a whole lot more that weren't on the list but that always happens). So, I wondered around buying comics & seeing what was there. There were media guest (Only one that seemed kind of cool was Wil Wheaton, you know from Star Trek!). The media was there (i.e. 2 podcasts: iFanboy & Around Comics.)
So I got some of the free stuff. 2 cool things: 1. A promo card for a Heroes card set, the card was of Kristen Bell (Score!) & it had the Con's logo on it. 2. a Women of the DC poster by Adam Hughes.
So I saw 3 panels & went in this order: Dark Horse, DC & Marvel. They were one right after another. The DH was the smallest of the three. I saw sworn to secrecy by Dan Didio himself to not tell anyone what happened at the DC Nation panel but I will say this: Ambush Bug did factor into it. They had 2 free pins but relating to the upcoming Batman R.I.P. event. I was not sworn to any sort of secrecy for Marvels'. Jeff Parker was a panelist. Also there was Robert Kirkman, Ed Brubaker (who's local) & Skottie Young. It was moderated by a woman who's name is Jennifer, Jenna, J something. She had pink hair. (UPDATE: According to Jeff Parker's Blog her name is Jen Grunwald. I knew it started with a J-E-N something!).
It was a real fun panel. All the guys were playing off each other, almost ignoring the questioners all together. During one point they called Brian Michael Bendis, who happened to be in the bathroom at the moment. One news point: According to Jeff, they is a good chance of an Agent of Atlas II. Whoo! So after the laugh riot of a panel, we went back to the show floor. I bough the last few books of the day & left.
We went to McDonalds' for food (I got McNuggets, My Dad got a cheeseburger of some kind, not sure which). Then it was back on the bus to go home. So I came home & decided before launching headlong into the books I'd blog first & that's what I've done.
One last thing: Costumes! I saw 2 Skrulls (They were at the Marvel Panel), Cable, Guy Gardner (with working Lantern), 90's era Rogue & Gambit, Princess Leia, a few Jedi & some Storm Troopers doing security (Seriously!)
So tune in next time for pictures. Then the post after that will be the comics. I don't think I'll do them in one post. So come back for that.
And as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Thursday, May 8, 2008
This is Entry 34: Prologue to Emerald City 2008
Art by Tim Sale, made special for the Con.
Think of this as a prologue to the Emerald City ComiCon.
I mentioned at work today that I would be attended a Comic Book Convention this weekend. One of my fellow co-workers mentioned that they weren't surprised. I just I give off that vibe. :) But another asked me what I was going to go dressed up as. I thought this was a bit odd since most of the people I see it the 'Con don't come dressed up as anything beyond themselves. Sure, I'll wear a pre-planned out shirt but that about as much fore thought I'll probably give to my many of dress.
So in a matter of days at this time will have been there for a few hours. Tomorrow starts the planning: getting the money for the 'Con, preping my bag (I have a special bag for this, my Sister made it for me!), getting all the stuff I want to bring all collected together & other such stuff.
It's almost here!
Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
This is Entry 33: Brian on the Aisle #2
This go around I review the movie: Iron Man. To quote the woman a few rows in front of me at the end of the movie: "Hells Yeah!"
But before I talk about the movie, let's talk about the previews: I saw 4 action drama trailers: The Hulk, The Spirit, Indiana Jones, The Dark Knight & 2 Comedies: The Love Guru with Mike Meyers & Don't Mess with Zohan! with Adam Sandler. All except for Zohan look good. It might be good it's got the Apatow seal of approval! But it could be crap. :)
But I'm getting off track, I'm here to talk about IRON MAN! I'll try to keep this spoiler free. I took in a matinee showing with around roughly 20 to 30 people (these were just the people I saw in front of me, to the left & to the right. I'm not sure how many were behind me). I was the first person in the Theater seeing as I was an half hour early ( I miss estimated bus travel time but I didn't want to be late). So, we get through the cool previews & on to the main flick. It... was... Awesome!!!!! This comes from a guy who's never read any Iron Man characters.
The way it started out was great & continued to be so through out the film. You had your humor, your action, your geeky bits (They managed to fit in a Roxxon reference for gosh sakes!) The Actors all played their parts well, no one felt ill chosen for their roles. I look forward to Iron Man II & I know the perfect villain to show up since an appearance by him has been set up here in this film. Your take the terrorist group's name from the film, use some comic knowledge & who do you get? Yup, that guy! He would be perfect, you have to change a few things to fit with the era. But they did that anyways.
So the movie ended on a high note, the credits started to role & people were leaving?!?! I almost felt like yelling at them: "Where are you going? There is movie movie coming up after the credits!" And there was. It could have gone in the middle of the credits, there was a perfect spot for it, too! But it was at the very end. It, much like a film, was Awesome! The other 4 people who saw it also seemed to like it too. It was the first step to a real Marvel style shared universe, I won't tell you what happened. You could probably find out about it somewhere on the net but it left me wanting more. I await The Hulk later this summer & IM2 later on. So, I give the movie 4 suits of armor out of 5! (I hardly give anything a 5, so a 4 is pretty darn great).
Until next time: Save me a seat & Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
But before I talk about the movie, let's talk about the previews: I saw 4 action drama trailers: The Hulk, The Spirit, Indiana Jones, The Dark Knight & 2 Comedies: The Love Guru with Mike Meyers & Don't Mess with Zohan! with Adam Sandler. All except for Zohan look good. It might be good it's got the Apatow seal of approval! But it could be crap. :)
But I'm getting off track, I'm here to talk about IRON MAN! I'll try to keep this spoiler free. I took in a matinee showing with around roughly 20 to 30 people (these were just the people I saw in front of me, to the left & to the right. I'm not sure how many were behind me). I was the first person in the Theater seeing as I was an half hour early ( I miss estimated bus travel time but I didn't want to be late). So, we get through the cool previews & on to the main flick. It... was... Awesome!!!!! This comes from a guy who's never read any Iron Man characters.
The way it started out was great & continued to be so through out the film. You had your humor, your action, your geeky bits (They managed to fit in a Roxxon reference for gosh sakes!) The Actors all played their parts well, no one felt ill chosen for their roles. I look forward to Iron Man II & I know the perfect villain to show up since an appearance by him has been set up here in this film. Your take the terrorist group's name from the film, use some comic knowledge & who do you get? Yup, that guy! He would be perfect, you have to change a few things to fit with the era. But they did that anyways.
So the movie ended on a high note, the credits started to role & people were leaving?!?! I almost felt like yelling at them: "Where are you going? There is movie movie coming up after the credits!" And there was. It could have gone in the middle of the credits, there was a perfect spot for it, too! But it was at the very end. It, much like a film, was Awesome! The other 4 people who saw it also seemed to like it too. It was the first step to a real Marvel style shared universe, I won't tell you what happened. You could probably find out about it somewhere on the net but it left me wanting more. I await The Hulk later this summer & IM2 later on. So, I give the movie 4 suits of armor out of 5! (I hardly give anything a 5, so a 4 is pretty darn great).
Until next time: Save me a seat & Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Sunday, May 4, 2008
This is Entry 32: FCBD 2008!
It was a most glorious day that I was engaged in for most of the day. It's started around 11 a.m. & I wasn't done with it until 9 p.m. (I was done getting stuff by 2:30 p.m. & spent the rest of the time reading). I got 29 comics for free! Most of them were from the smaller companies.
Books I enjoyed:
- Bongo Comics Free-For-All (they made their book smaller this year, not sure why).
- Ape Entertainment's Cartoona Plaooza (The Go-Go Gorilla & the Jungle Crew was the best of the stories, Monstroids the second). Ape Entertainment are the same people who put out the super cool mini series Bizarre New World, I recommend picking it up.
-Red 5 Comics' Atomic Robo, it's about this robot secret agent that was made by Nikola Tesla. The story has shades of The Amazing Screw-On Head & some shades of Hellboy, both from Mike Mignola. I may try to find some of the Atomic Robo comics or wait for the the trade paperback. It comes out in June.
- Speaking of Hellboy, Dark Horse put on a book of him. The funniest part is on the inside cover, Bill Morrison (known for his work on all things Simpson related) drew the cast of Futurama as the cast of Hellboy. I really like Dr. Zoidberg as Lobster Johnson & Leela as Liz Sherman.
- Rude Dude Comics put out a book hyping the coming of The Moth, a retro themed book. It harkens back to an age long past: the late 1960's. The art reminded me of Darwyn Cookes' art, who is known for his retro takes of the DCU.
- Marvel put out 2 new books: Marvel Adventures: Iron Man & Hulk & Spider-Man and an X-Men book. The MA:IM&H&S-M book was co-written by Jeff Parker. Frequent readers of the blog should know that I enjoy the work of Mister Parker. The Trio fight The Mandarin! The X-Book was an ok read, I don't read a lot of the main X-Titles so I disn't really know what was going on. It kind of reminded me of a few episodes of Doctor Who: They have to defeat a giant monster that lives underground. I will say this about the art: Greg Land know how to draw one heck of a Emma Frost!
- Each year Gemstone Publishing puts out a different Disney book & this year Gyro Gearloose got the the spotlight shown on him. Now I don't have a lot exposure to the pantheon of the Disney characters beyond a few comics & some of the late 90's cartoons but I have a soft spot for Gyro.
- Archie Comics put out 2 books one about "Archie's Pal" Jughead (in the back was a cool quick over view of the company) & a reprinting the first issue of Sonic the Hedgehog from 1993. This comic took me back, I wasn't into video games growing up but I did read some of the comics based off of them (Nintendo also put out a series of comics in the early 90's), Sonic was one of those, I still have those comics.
- Renaissance Press put out another Amelia Rules! book, It's a cute book about a girl named... Amelia & her group of friends & family.
There were more, this is only about half. But I don't have all that much to say about the rest.
Now I went to 3 stories & spent varying degrees of time at each. The one I spent the most at was one with a sale I wanted to check out. The sale was they were selling comics by the pound. There was a flat rate: 7 dollars buys you 1 pound. But the cool part was you got to choose what was in your pound & how many you wanted. The rummage sale, as one employee called it, was in the basement: 1 concrete room, boxes & boxes of comics to go through. It was Awesome!
I bought 3 pounds, could have bought more but I had spent an hour looking around plus there was ECCC the next so I didn't want to burn myself out. So out of the 3 pounds that I have stuff to sat about:
DC Books:
- Speed Force #1, a Compilation book of different heroes connected to that force. I'll tell you now ever so often I but the random Flash related book. I'll probably do that next week, too.
- The 1st issues of Superboy The Comic Book! Well, no duh! But this is comic relates to the TV show. Yeah, I didn't know there was one either.
- Mr. Mxyzptlk #1 from the New Year's Evil five week event from 10 years ago. Mxy's has to save the 5th dimension from a 10th dimension being. He goes looking through various DC books looking for help, the book definitely breaks the fourth wall!
- I picked up 2 issues of the short lived Chronos series, from what I've read: it was a cool read. I like time travel stuff. This book is about the second Chronos, not the first one who was a foe the Atom.
Marvel Books:
- Marvel Riot #1, a humor book in the vein of Not Brand Ecch!. This issue makes fun of the Age of Apocalypse mini-series. There was a somewhat funny if not drawn out to long joke about X-Man's name (I'm X-Man, you mean I'm a Woman? No, your not an Ex-man but X-Man!)
- Daredevil 2099, nowthis book isn't connected to the 2099 books of the mid 90's but a part of a 5th week event from 2004 where the books from the Marvel Knights imprint are set in the future. It's an interesting book & the twist at the end is an good one.
- I picked up 2 issues based off of The Avengers: United They Stand cartoon from '99. I didn't think that cartoon was all that bad. Sure so of the costumes were a little bad. But I will say this about their toy line: They produced a top notc Ultron figure! I'm happy to display it with the rest of my figures.
-I picked 5 of the books from the 2000 mini-series Heroes Reborn. Wait a minute, you may be telling yourself: HR happened before that & was multiple books! Yes, but I'm talking about the event that revisited that world after all the heroes had gone home. The world was post-Apocalyptical & I enjoy stories set into worlds. I will have to re-get one of the issues because the issue I got had a few of the pages ripped out. :(
Other Companies
- I got most of the books from the Alan Moore mini-series 1963, which was done in the style of Marvel Comic from the early 60's. They even came fake ads! I'm only missing 2 books! Well, 2 books plus the one they never made. :)
Also I bought a cool Justice League: The New Frontier T-Shirt.
That is all.
Next post we'll return to our normal review format of stuff I buy weekly. Then is the review for the Emerald City ComiCon or the Iron Man (not sure if I see it this week).
So come back for those & as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Books I enjoyed:
- Bongo Comics Free-For-All (they made their book smaller this year, not sure why).
- Ape Entertainment's Cartoona Plaooza (The Go-Go Gorilla & the Jungle Crew was the best of the stories, Monstroids the second). Ape Entertainment are the same people who put out the super cool mini series Bizarre New World, I recommend picking it up.
-Red 5 Comics' Atomic Robo, it's about this robot secret agent that was made by Nikola Tesla. The story has shades of The Amazing Screw-On Head & some shades of Hellboy, both from Mike Mignola. I may try to find some of the Atomic Robo comics or wait for the the trade paperback. It comes out in June.
- Speaking of Hellboy, Dark Horse put on a book of him. The funniest part is on the inside cover, Bill Morrison (known for his work on all things Simpson related) drew the cast of Futurama as the cast of Hellboy. I really like Dr. Zoidberg as Lobster Johnson & Leela as Liz Sherman.
- Rude Dude Comics put out a book hyping the coming of The Moth, a retro themed book. It harkens back to an age long past: the late 1960's. The art reminded me of Darwyn Cookes' art, who is known for his retro takes of the DCU.
- Marvel put out 2 new books: Marvel Adventures: Iron Man & Hulk & Spider-Man and an X-Men book. The MA:IM&H&S-M book was co-written by Jeff Parker. Frequent readers of the blog should know that I enjoy the work of Mister Parker. The Trio fight The Mandarin! The X-Book was an ok read, I don't read a lot of the main X-Titles so I disn't really know what was going on. It kind of reminded me of a few episodes of Doctor Who: They have to defeat a giant monster that lives underground. I will say this about the art: Greg Land know how to draw one heck of a Emma Frost!
- Each year Gemstone Publishing puts out a different Disney book & this year Gyro Gearloose got the the spotlight shown on him. Now I don't have a lot exposure to the pantheon of the Disney characters beyond a few comics & some of the late 90's cartoons but I have a soft spot for Gyro.
- Archie Comics put out 2 books one about "Archie's Pal" Jughead (in the back was a cool quick over view of the company) & a reprinting the first issue of Sonic the Hedgehog from 1993. This comic took me back, I wasn't into video games growing up but I did read some of the comics based off of them (Nintendo also put out a series of comics in the early 90's), Sonic was one of those, I still have those comics.
- Renaissance Press put out another Amelia Rules! book, It's a cute book about a girl named... Amelia & her group of friends & family.
There were more, this is only about half. But I don't have all that much to say about the rest.
Now I went to 3 stories & spent varying degrees of time at each. The one I spent the most at was one with a sale I wanted to check out. The sale was they were selling comics by the pound. There was a flat rate: 7 dollars buys you 1 pound. But the cool part was you got to choose what was in your pound & how many you wanted. The rummage sale, as one employee called it, was in the basement: 1 concrete room, boxes & boxes of comics to go through. It was Awesome!
I bought 3 pounds, could have bought more but I had spent an hour looking around plus there was ECCC the next so I didn't want to burn myself out. So out of the 3 pounds that I have stuff to sat about:
DC Books:
- Speed Force #1, a Compilation book of different heroes connected to that force. I'll tell you now ever so often I but the random Flash related book. I'll probably do that next week, too.
- The 1st issues of Superboy The Comic Book! Well, no duh! But this is comic relates to the TV show. Yeah, I didn't know there was one either.
- Mr. Mxyzptlk #1 from the New Year's Evil five week event from 10 years ago. Mxy's has to save the 5th dimension from a 10th dimension being. He goes looking through various DC books looking for help, the book definitely breaks the fourth wall!
- I picked up 2 issues of the short lived Chronos series, from what I've read: it was a cool read. I like time travel stuff. This book is about the second Chronos, not the first one who was a foe the Atom.
Marvel Books:
- Marvel Riot #1, a humor book in the vein of Not Brand Ecch!. This issue makes fun of the Age of Apocalypse mini-series. There was a somewhat funny if not drawn out to long joke about X-Man's name (I'm X-Man, you mean I'm a Woman? No, your not an Ex-man but X-Man!)
- Daredevil 2099, nowthis book isn't connected to the 2099 books of the mid 90's but a part of a 5th week event from 2004 where the books from the Marvel Knights imprint are set in the future. It's an interesting book & the twist at the end is an good one.
- I picked up 2 issues based off of The Avengers: United They Stand cartoon from '99. I didn't think that cartoon was all that bad. Sure so of the costumes were a little bad. But I will say this about their toy line: They produced a top notc Ultron figure! I'm happy to display it with the rest of my figures.
-I picked 5 of the books from the 2000 mini-series Heroes Reborn. Wait a minute, you may be telling yourself: HR happened before that & was multiple books! Yes, but I'm talking about the event that revisited that world after all the heroes had gone home. The world was post-Apocalyptical & I enjoy stories set into worlds. I will have to re-get one of the issues because the issue I got had a few of the pages ripped out. :(
Other Companies
- I got most of the books from the Alan Moore mini-series 1963, which was done in the style of Marvel Comic from the early 60's. They even came fake ads! I'm only missing 2 books! Well, 2 books plus the one they never made. :)
Also I bought a cool Justice League: The New Frontier T-Shirt.
That is all.
Next post we'll return to our normal review format of stuff I buy weekly. Then is the review for the Emerald City ComiCon or the Iron Man (not sure if I see it this week).
So come back for those & as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Saturday, April 26, 2008
This is Entry 31: Comics!
Well, my grand experiment didn't live up to what I wanted it to. It's mostly my fault, I just didn't keep it going. Ironically enough I stopped just a day short of my sister's birthday (That would be an easy post to do). So I'm back a few 2 weeks later & I'm back to finish off the big ol' pile of Marvel that I have. I'm doing it now since next month is a busy month.
Next weekend is Free Comic Book Day which means I'll have a tone of new stuff to blog about. The weekend after that is the 6th annual Emerald City ComiCon. Then a week after that I'm going for a week or more. Then it's basically June. So, I'm going to try to hit everything I want to but I'll probably won't. I should really plan out what I want to say before I type all this out but I never do. This is off the top of my head, People! I'm free styling!
Let's start off with a "graphic novel": Earth X Trilogy Companion, a collection of sketches, background info, covers, the apparently rare Earth X 1/2 issue (I have 2 of them) & some other stuff. Most of it I've seen before & own some of it. Then why buy the book? I like Alex Ross' pencil/sketch work more then I like his fully painted stuff. It just looks cooler to me so that's why I bought the book.
New Stuff:
-Annihilation Conquest, the really cool space drama, finished up. Issue 5 (of the 6) helps explain how there was an Ultron here & over in Mighty Avengers a few issues back.
Favorite panel of issue 5:
I think that would make a great battle cry, like "Spoon!" or "Touch the Liver, Lick the Goat!" are.
Issue 6 nicely wraps up everything. I've never thought Warlock (from New Mutants fame was scary but he kind of is here). There some great lines in there. The end fight is a little lack luster but still cool. The very end segaways nicely into full up series/spin off series called Guardians of the Galaxy which will be drawn by a one Mr. Paul Pelletier, I really like his art. So, that's got me excited & I like the characters. The series is going to be written by the same people who did this series which is nice.
Next up is the muchly delayed 29th issue of Runaways, I only vaguely knew what is going on with the book. The art is nice, the writing is (as you would guess with Joss Whedon) but the only think that is kind of sucky is that there are huge gaps in between issues. Next issue (when ever that comes out) is the last of this story line, maybe it will pick up after that i.e. ship more frequently.
Now I hadn't read much of Young Avengers or the other issues of this series (Young Avengers presents...) but I like/liked Vision. So I picked this up to look at. It's good some nice art (I wouldn't mind seeing more of Mark Brooks' art). But I was a bit lost given my only passing knowledge of the series. The story it present may continue next issue, if it does I may pick it up.
X-Men First Class #11 is an odd issue. It a sort of a mishmash of concepts & characters. It also marks the first appearance & maybe only appearance of a new team: The Continuiteens! It's a fun read, but then most of what writer Jeff Parker has written that I've read are a fun read.
So I Issues 2-5 of New Exiles in my pile. Issues 2-4 cover the team getting it's last member; Gambit. But not the one we know but an a blond Atlantean Gambit who's parents a black Namor & Sue Storm. Yeah, I know. The character is ok & I'm sure why they had to name him Gambit (the only similarities between the 2 are they talk like there from New Orleans but this version is from Africa). I'm skipping over most of the story which makes this all make sense, sort of. Side Note: In Issue 4 we get to see a blue skinned female Atlantean (who is also Gambit's sister), she reminded me a little of a Namora (former member of the Exiles). I liked her.
The story that starts in Issue 5 is one that I enjoyed. I've been a bit wary of the book the last few issues of Exiles & the first couple of New Exiles haven't been all that exciting to me. But if they start being more like the story in 5 I'll keep the book.
Next up in the final issue of Penance: Relentless. Now I liked this series & the character, some people I know don't like character. But this was a nice conclusion, it was basically just one big fight between him & Nitro. Now that can be a bad thing sometimes but the way this one played out was wonderful. Probably one of the better fights I've read all year.
Next up is Captain America: still a good book. But I want to talk about the book just one character from the book: Black Widow, more particularly her hair. In Captain America she has long hair:
But in Mighty Avengers she has short hair:
What the? I know they are 2 different book with different writers & artists but you'd think that if they used the same character in both she'd have the same hair style. She is wearing the same costume!
Next I'd like to talk about 3 issues of Mighty Avengers: Issues 9, 10 & 12.
Issue 9 is a amazing it's done in 3 types of art: it's starts off painted, goes to regular art & end is done to look like an old comic book. Also there is a 6 page fight scene in this issue, not text just glorious art.
Issue 10 continues on with the old comic feel & is done perfectly.
Issue 12 is one I have problem with. It ties in with the "Secret Invasion that's going on. Now I didn't have a problem with that but this issue feature none of the Mighty Avengers. They aren't on the cover (It's a skrull recreation of Avengers, vol. 1 #4) & there are none inside (well, Spider-Woman shows up but that's about it). It's all about where Nick Fury has been for the last few years, he disappeared after the most resent "Secret War". The story was ok, the art was a bit to dark for my tastes
One back issue I'll talk about: Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #14 which feature a team up between Ultimate Spider-Man & a appearance by Ultimate Black Widow before she showed up in The Ultimates (or Ultimate Avengers if you will). She also looks different here then in her Ultimates appearances. But this I can let slide, they hadn't decided on her final look yet since her hair color changes from the cover to the inside.
2 Non Marvel books:
- The Brave & The Bold finished up it's first story arc with Issue 12 & I look forward to seeing what the next arc is.
- I'm thinking of dropping Doctor Who, not the classic version but the current version. It's Issue 3 & I'm still not liking it. I'll give it a another issue or two. I've thought about dropping New Exiles but it finally picked up at issue 5.
Side Note: New Episodes of Doctor Who started to air. SCI-FI Channel, 9 p.m.
So, next post will most likely be FCBD (Free Comic Book Day) related. Stay Tuned for that.
And as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
Next weekend is Free Comic Book Day which means I'll have a tone of new stuff to blog about. The weekend after that is the 6th annual Emerald City ComiCon. Then a week after that I'm going for a week or more. Then it's basically June. So, I'm going to try to hit everything I want to but I'll probably won't. I should really plan out what I want to say before I type all this out but I never do. This is off the top of my head, People! I'm free styling!
Let's start off with a "graphic novel": Earth X Trilogy Companion, a collection of sketches, background info, covers, the apparently rare Earth X 1/2 issue (I have 2 of them) & some other stuff. Most of it I've seen before & own some of it. Then why buy the book? I like Alex Ross' pencil/sketch work more then I like his fully painted stuff. It just looks cooler to me so that's why I bought the book.
New Stuff:
-Annihilation Conquest, the really cool space drama, finished up. Issue 5 (of the 6) helps explain how there was an Ultron here & over in Mighty Avengers a few issues back.
Favorite panel of issue 5:
I think that would make a great battle cry, like "Spoon!" or "Touch the Liver, Lick the Goat!" are.
Issue 6 nicely wraps up everything. I've never thought Warlock (from New Mutants fame was scary but he kind of is here). There some great lines in there. The end fight is a little lack luster but still cool. The very end segaways nicely into full up series/spin off series called Guardians of the Galaxy which will be drawn by a one Mr. Paul Pelletier, I really like his art. So, that's got me excited & I like the characters. The series is going to be written by the same people who did this series which is nice.
Next up is the muchly delayed 29th issue of Runaways, I only vaguely knew what is going on with the book. The art is nice, the writing is (as you would guess with Joss Whedon) but the only think that is kind of sucky is that there are huge gaps in between issues. Next issue (when ever that comes out) is the last of this story line, maybe it will pick up after that i.e. ship more frequently.
Now I hadn't read much of Young Avengers or the other issues of this series (Young Avengers presents...) but I like/liked Vision. So I picked this up to look at. It's good some nice art (I wouldn't mind seeing more of Mark Brooks' art). But I was a bit lost given my only passing knowledge of the series. The story it present may continue next issue, if it does I may pick it up.
X-Men First Class #11 is an odd issue. It a sort of a mishmash of concepts & characters. It also marks the first appearance & maybe only appearance of a new team: The Continuiteens! It's a fun read, but then most of what writer Jeff Parker has written that I've read are a fun read.
So I Issues 2-5 of New Exiles in my pile. Issues 2-4 cover the team getting it's last member; Gambit. But not the one we know but an a blond Atlantean Gambit who's parents a black Namor & Sue Storm. Yeah, I know. The character is ok & I'm sure why they had to name him Gambit (the only similarities between the 2 are they talk like there from New Orleans but this version is from Africa). I'm skipping over most of the story which makes this all make sense, sort of. Side Note: In Issue 4 we get to see a blue skinned female Atlantean (who is also Gambit's sister), she reminded me a little of a Namora (former member of the Exiles). I liked her.
The story that starts in Issue 5 is one that I enjoyed. I've been a bit wary of the book the last few issues of Exiles & the first couple of New Exiles haven't been all that exciting to me. But if they start being more like the story in 5 I'll keep the book.
Next up in the final issue of Penance: Relentless. Now I liked this series & the character, some people I know don't like character. But this was a nice conclusion, it was basically just one big fight between him & Nitro. Now that can be a bad thing sometimes but the way this one played out was wonderful. Probably one of the better fights I've read all year.
Next up is Captain America: still a good book. But I want to talk about the book just one character from the book: Black Widow, more particularly her hair. In Captain America she has long hair:
But in Mighty Avengers she has short hair:
What the? I know they are 2 different book with different writers & artists but you'd think that if they used the same character in both she'd have the same hair style. She is wearing the same costume!
Next I'd like to talk about 3 issues of Mighty Avengers: Issues 9, 10 & 12.
Issue 9 is a amazing it's done in 3 types of art: it's starts off painted, goes to regular art & end is done to look like an old comic book. Also there is a 6 page fight scene in this issue, not text just glorious art.
Issue 10 continues on with the old comic feel & is done perfectly.
Issue 12 is one I have problem with. It ties in with the "Secret Invasion that's going on. Now I didn't have a problem with that but this issue feature none of the Mighty Avengers. They aren't on the cover (It's a skrull recreation of Avengers, vol. 1 #4) & there are none inside (well, Spider-Woman shows up but that's about it). It's all about where Nick Fury has been for the last few years, he disappeared after the most resent "Secret War". The story was ok, the art was a bit to dark for my tastes
One back issue I'll talk about: Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #14 which feature a team up between Ultimate Spider-Man & a appearance by Ultimate Black Widow before she showed up in The Ultimates (or Ultimate Avengers if you will). She also looks different here then in her Ultimates appearances. But this I can let slide, they hadn't decided on her final look yet since her hair color changes from the cover to the inside.
2 Non Marvel books:
- The Brave & The Bold finished up it's first story arc with Issue 12 & I look forward to seeing what the next arc is.
- I'm thinking of dropping Doctor Who, not the classic version but the current version. It's Issue 3 & I'm still not liking it. I'll give it a another issue or two. I've thought about dropping New Exiles but it finally picked up at issue 5.
Side Note: New Episodes of Doctor Who started to air. SCI-FI Channel, 9 p.m.
So, next post will most likely be FCBD (Free Comic Book Day) related. Stay Tuned for that.
And as always: Stay Jazzy!
-Brian
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