Comic Reviews
Electric Ant #2 - The main character tells his GF that he's a robot, then goes on a bit of discourse where he wonders what would happen if the built in "blinders" were removed from his system. Turns out he can stop time and talk to his past self. Pretty trippy stuff about the nature of consciousness, but that's not unexpected when dealing with Phillip K. Dick. I'm just glad that Mack isn't shying away from these topics.
The Amazing Spider-Man #630 - Peter is concentrating on his relationships (especially with Cooper) while Curt Conners becomes the lizard, setting up the conflict for the next issue. Usually, I'd complain about too much Peter and not enough Spider-Man (or vice-versa), but the three previous action packed issues make the slow down this issue welcome. Plus, you've got Zeb Wells doing good writing and Bachalo on art (though it felt a little dark in parts this time around).
The Boys #42 - Hughie is on a shitty mission while Butcher tries to work out if he (Hughie) is working for the enemy. They're in a bit of a holding pattern right now, which doesn't really up the tension too much, but the toned down (relatively) story is actually moving the overall plot forward and I'm keen on seeing where it goes.
Demo Volume II #4 - A kinda "meh" story of a guy who can breathe under water. For the first time in the series, the art didn't really grab me, either. I could have skipped this one.
glamourpuss #13 - Sim seems to have dropped the mixing of the magazine-satire elements with the study of photorealism, now giving each it's own distinct section. I think it works well, allowing Sim to get longer "rants" down on the page (a nice ironic argument for feminism in this issue) and then presenting the photorealism studies without interruption. The satire is in nice chunks and with no continuity, but I'm frustrated with the history lessons being over just as I get into them, especially with the two month waits between issues. I should go back and reread all those sections in one sitting.
Free Comic Book Day 2010 (Iron Man/Thor) - Thor loses the ability to control the weather and it turns out it's Stark's fault because he (Stark) built a weather weapon. So they blow shit up on the moon. Honestly, the whole thing is a bit of a mess. There's a bit of an environmental message, but there's also some hypocrisy. The heroes are mad that there are people trying to colonize the moon without permission. The people on the moon say they have the might, so they have the right. The heroes then use their own might to prove that they (the heroes) actually have the right. I'm not exactly sure what message they are trying to send.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #155 ½ - Another FCBD book. IDW went all out on production values on this thing with a nice cover and thick, glossy interior pages. This issue picks up in the middle of a story, but I wasn't completely lost. Cobra is in the middle of a multi-part plan while the Joes are disbanded. There was decent enough action and intrigue that I'm going to pick up #156 to see if that grabs me. To be honest, a bit of it is a nostalgia factor.
Oni Press Free For All! - My 3rd FCBD book. This one contains three B&W all ages stories from Oni. None really made an impression one way or the other.
Powers HC vol. 03 - There's two stories in here. The first starts with what seems to be yet another murder mystery involving "powers", but becomes so much more. Scary and dramatic, especially with Oeming's dark artwork. The second story arc is the history of "powers", going back to the cavemen. It also explains everything about Detective Walker, which, like the first story, is so much more than what it at first seems. Great stuff right here.
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse HC vol. 02 - Wormwood gets poisoned by a leprechaun, and thus has to travel into their dimension for a cure. It's a setup for a bunch of good jokes ("I feel pretty."), but I don't like this arc as much as the first one. I think it's because the leprechauns are just too annoying. There's a nice one-shot at the end of the volume where Wormwood nonchalantly saves the world by keeping the four horsemen occupied with drugs and whores. It's charming because he really does save the world, but no one believes him. Seems like a common occurrence in Wormwood's life.