Its raining like cats and dogs here in South Carolina today... glad my comics are coming in the mail... yeesh!
Doom Patrol #20 -- The series may be doomed but it still kicks it hard!
Outsiders #37 -- See what I said about the Doom Patrol? Ditto. The joke even works as this is a Reign of Doomsday book!
Honey West #3 -- The most babelicious PI you have ever seen, daddy-o.
So, what looks good to YOU?
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Two True Freaks Episode 176: The Black Hole
Check out your host along with Scott Gardner and Chris Honeywell as we discuss one of my favorite science fiction films of all time, the 1979 Disney epic The Black Hole! Take a trip back in time to when motion control cameras were the order of the day, models were the key to making sci-fi special effects, and CGI was limited to glowing green gridlines!
Had a great time recording this episode so I hope all of you folks enjoy it as well!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Iron Man Roundup -- 500.1, 501, 2.0 1
I figure that since I am getting my comics all in one bunch now, it might make more sense to do a roundup sort of post with books in logical groups than try to do everything at once. And where else to start but with Iron Man? (I'll try this format, see what works. Maybe I'll just do Iron Man, we'll see.)
Invincible Iron Man #500.1 -- Tony Stark heads to an AA meeting and shares his struggles and triumphs with the group. What I enjoyed most about this "fresh readers" issue (done by the regular team of Matt Fraction and Sal Larocca) was that it did at least touch on lots of forgotten or otherwise obscure Iron Man continuity. A lot of it is encapsulated in the phrase "life got weirder," but at least is acknowledgement. This reminds me of the sort of story which would run as a backup in an Annual. I don't know that it really works as a "jumping on point" but its a good little character issue. Worth picking up for an Iron Fan though.
Invincible Iron Man #501 -- Shellhead against Doctor Octopus? Sounds pretty ridiculous, and also further indulging of Fraction's Spider-Man obsession, but it actually works in this case because it is not Iron Man fighting against a guy with mechanical arms. There's some nice developments with Stark Resilient and some good flashbacks as well. The first post-500 story starts off with an intriguing premise and hopefully will deliver.
Iron Man 2.0 #1 -- James Rhodes has become the Army's "Iron Man" and his first task is pretty bizarre -- a dead military research genius is seemingly deploying his secrets to anti-American agents all over the world. The last page seems to give away the twist, though, but maybe I will be surprised. A pretty average premiere, there's not a whole lot going on in this issue but it does establish a new status quo for Rhodey -- plus there is a psuedo cameo by the original Blizzard. Nick Spencer's script is straightforward, but somewhat heavy-handed, and Barry Kitson's art is inconsistent -- sometimes its clean and other times it gets too busy and angular. There's some backup material as well with a timeline of Rhodey's fictional life and a reading list.
Invincible Iron Man #500.1 -- Tony Stark heads to an AA meeting and shares his struggles and triumphs with the group. What I enjoyed most about this "fresh readers" issue (done by the regular team of Matt Fraction and Sal Larocca) was that it did at least touch on lots of forgotten or otherwise obscure Iron Man continuity. A lot of it is encapsulated in the phrase "life got weirder," but at least is acknowledgement. This reminds me of the sort of story which would run as a backup in an Annual. I don't know that it really works as a "jumping on point" but its a good little character issue. Worth picking up for an Iron Fan though.
Invincible Iron Man #501 -- Shellhead against Doctor Octopus? Sounds pretty ridiculous, and also further indulging of Fraction's Spider-Man obsession, but it actually works in this case because it is not Iron Man fighting against a guy with mechanical arms. There's some nice developments with Stark Resilient and some good flashbacks as well. The first post-500 story starts off with an intriguing premise and hopefully will deliver.
Iron Man 2.0 #1 -- James Rhodes has become the Army's "Iron Man" and his first task is pretty bizarre -- a dead military research genius is seemingly deploying his secrets to anti-American agents all over the world. The last page seems to give away the twist, though, but maybe I will be surprised. A pretty average premiere, there's not a whole lot going on in this issue but it does establish a new status quo for Rhodey -- plus there is a psuedo cameo by the original Blizzard. Nick Spencer's script is straightforward, but somewhat heavy-handed, and Barry Kitson's art is inconsistent -- sometimes its clean and other times it gets too busy and angular. There's some backup material as well with a timeline of Rhodey's fictional life and a reading list.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Everybody's Linking For The Weekend
Derf always has the lovely ladies, including the Scarlet Witch.
BONUS GAME! Galactus versus Unicron!
Frank shows off an awesome bit of Captain Comet art.
rob! has a Very Merry Aquabirthday for us!
Kelson spills it on the Flashpoint tie-ins.
Shag speculates on the future of Firestorm.
And finally, this is one messed up bookshelf.
EDIT: Be sure to check out Rick's Dennis The Menace contest!
BONUS GAME! Galactus versus Unicron!
Frank shows off an awesome bit of Captain Comet art.
rob! has a Very Merry Aquabirthday for us!
Kelson spills it on the Flashpoint tie-ins.
Shag speculates on the future of Firestorm.
And finally, this is one messed up bookshelf.
EDIT: Be sure to check out Rick's Dennis The Menace contest!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
What Looks Good?
This has not been a good week for posting. Hopefully this will help me get back on track.
Brightest Day #21 -- Stories are starting to wrap up for our resurrected heroes and villains, but things are never what they seem.
Charmed #7 -- Piper and Leo... in the crosshairs!
Darkwing Duck Annual #1 -- One word: Smile.
Uncle Scrooge #401 -- Have I got an Unbridled Capitalism post for you folks!
So, what looks good to YOU?
Brightest Day #21 -- Stories are starting to wrap up for our resurrected heroes and villains, but things are never what they seem.
Charmed #7 -- Piper and Leo... in the crosshairs!
Darkwing Duck Annual #1 -- One word: Smile.
Uncle Scrooge #401 -- Have I got an Unbridled Capitalism post for you folks!
So, what looks good to YOU?
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