Hiatus!

As you have seen (or not seen, as the case may be), I have been pretty MIA lately.  The beginning of April is shaping up into a Real Life event horizon for me, between my Fundamentals of Engineering exam this Saturday, work having mandatory OT, and, most importantly, preparing for a visit to the hospital for my wife's C-section this Monday!  So comics and blogging have been tertiary in my mind lately.  I am hoping that things will settle down enough that I can make a few posts here and there in the next couple of weeks but knowing me I'll be more Out than In for a little while.  

I wanted to give everyone who took part in the April Fool's Day switcharoo a big shout out, that was a hoot!  Had a lot of fun checking out all of the crazy "new" blogs which popped up.  Head over to Shag's place to get more information.  I had originally considered joining in, turning Being Carter Hall into a page for either Angel or Falcon, but unfortunately did not have the time.

Thanks for your patience everyone!

Everybody's Linking For The Weekend

Manhunter From Mars: Year One!  (Thanks to Frank.)

BONUS GAME!  Teen Vogue Miss Martian!

Derf shows us a Cammy... but not enough tush!

rob! with some custom Aquaman and Mera Pez!

Kelson brings the Bronze Age origin of Cobalt Blue?

And finally, Savage Chickens with an important message.

The Vault of Startling Monster Horror Tales of Terror #8: Big Trouble In Little China

Do you believe in Chinese Black Magic?  Then it's time to "stir the pot!"  Give a listen to Episode 8 of The Vault Of Startling Monster Horror Tales of Terror, where Chris Honeywell, the Hair-Metal Hero, and myself watch John Carpenter's 80's chop-socky actionfest Big Trouble In Little China!  It's a truck-drivin', hoagie-eatin' storm-bringin', bottle-cuttin', Jade green eyes-havin' funfest for the whole freaking family!  Well, mostly.  

What Looks Good?

Pouring like cats and dogs here in the Upstate.  Sometimes it's good to not have to drive out to the comic shop.

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1 -- Well, if you are only going to have 1 title on your pull list for a week, it at least should be a big one... and you don't get much bigger than the King of the Monsters, right?

So, what looks good to YOU?

Godzilla is Coming To Stomp YOUR Comic Shop!

Check out this crazy promotion from IDW: stores which ordered enough copies of the first issue of Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters received a special variant cover featuring the King of the Monsters stomping on their place of business!  How hilarious is that?

If you head to SciFi Japan, you can see a collage of all of the store covers.  Is your local comic shop in there?  None of the local ones here are, though there is a "Carolina Comics"... which is evidently located in Oklahoma?  Oooohkay...

Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters #1 is in stores this week.

Everybody's Linking For The (Last) Weekend

Yeah... these are late...

Mr. Bones knows what he likes.

Kelson with a look at a real "alterate timeline" for DC Comics!

Frank brings it back to the Golden Age with Sensation Comics #1.

rob! takes a look at the Sea Ghost.

Michael Bailey, purveyor of weird crap.

And finally, Derf (as always) brings the hotness.

What Looks Good?

Spring has sprung, although it's been 70+ in SC for weeks.  Young men's minds have begun to turn to springtime fancies... you know.  Comics.

Creepy Comics #5 -- Another pile of the creepiest creep-out comics on the racks!

Justice League of America #55 - Eclipso!  Doomsday!  New shorts, please!

Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour v.1 -- Remember when I used to do the Weekly Dose of Weird?  Books like this might help me start that up again.

Marineman #4 -- It's like Aquaman only without the royalty or the angst.

Silver Surfer #2 -- The return of... Norin Radd?  That can't be good.

Futurama Comics #54 -- You know what bugs me?  The volume 5 box of Futurama was on shelves for like a week around these parts.  Argh.

So, what looks good to YOU?