Dear Warren Ellis:
( minor spoilers for Global Frequency )

I hate zombie day. I understand the premise, but it still violates my general assumption that everyone is a reliable narrator on lj.
( writing stuff down so it is not banging around my head )

One could not dignify these snippets as "reviews", but
( probable spoilers for She-Hulk, Thor, Invincible Iron Man, Giant-Size Astonishing X-men, Secret Invasion )

I would argue that a man who had collected the comics a week late (understandable) and then FAILED TO TELL HIS WIFE that her Iron Man title was in the car, for a whole day -- I would argue that man demonstrates a reckless disregard for one he is supposed to cherish. (Nor did he purchase the second volume of LExG)

ahem That said, this was a fine ( Read more... )

So two-three years ago, it could be argued that i was a comics virgin, lacking in knowledge or experience ( Read more... )

We went, although not in Mario costumes. What follows is my one-sentence reviews of all the stuff we picked up, grouped roughly by effectiveness.

Going on my pull-listSuperman: Allstar -- And in a win for Free Comic Day, I read and was intrigued by a title I would have walked right past on the shelves. But this is Superman and the problem of ( Read more... )

We've been watching either Batman or Superman animated cartoons with the kids. The joy of cable recorders. So two Superman episodes today, one that involved an armoured symbiotic suit of armor manufactured by LexCorp (yeah, how could that go wrong), and one "The Prometheon", about a vast golem that runs on heat (goodness, how could THAT go wrong ( Read more... )

Finished Blood & IronNapped ( Read more... )

I sorted myself into a corner. With the cutting table fully extended, it blocked the tv. Not ok on a night when sil was in class so I could watch my cheesy shows in relative peace. Of course, the whole table was coated with different comic titles. So I started bagging and boarding. If I was feeling especially generous, and we were missing issue 16 ( Read more... )

Kay picks good Christmas presents! For the kids, I asked them if they wanted to get daddy "a toy, a movie, a book, or a tool". Kay said she wanted to get him a book, and further elaborated that it should be a comic book. We were in a big box bookstore, so we walked over to the section with collections, and I boosted her up so she could see them. ( Read more... )