There's still a lot more off-panel fun to have with everyone's favorite cheesecake statue:
Sorry.. Something came up. No time for creative posts.
So, to quickly keep your minds in the gutter...
I only bought 3 comics this week, the best one at face value looking like Ex Machina. So, no Most Wanted this week. I'm sure that my writeup would only read something like, "Another great issue, as always. Great title, blabbidy blabbidy..." anyway. Jeez, that Vaughan guy's annoying like that.
So instead, let's ponder a question of serious import:
"Tell me Dinah ... just between us girls, what's the REAL reason you're marrying that known cad, scoundrel, and scallywag Oliver Queen?"
Boy, that was a long and busy weekend! I finally decided to finish all of those household errands that were put off for far too long. I spent a lot of time Spring (Summer?) cleaning, sorting through videos, doing yard work, and a lot of my little pet side projects are slightly closer to completion. Even went on a particularly long dog walk. I kept myself too busy to even find the time to read my weekly stack. Well, all of them anyway.
But, it's Monday! So back to the grind!
And by "grind," I mean "tastelessly juvenile crappy photoshop jokes!"
When we last left our dear innocent Mary Marvel she was given all of Black Adam's power and all of the corruption that comes with it. Since she doesn't was to start ripping people in half willy-nilly, she seeks guidance from Zatanna. Why? Who knows.. just go with it. Z ports her back to her li'l magic bedroom and warns Mary not to touch anything. But soon curiosity gets the better of her, and our dear Mary is caught rooting through Zatanna's bedside table...
Well, it's been quite the busy week! Mandatory overtime at work and all... So, sorry for missing Wednesday's (semi) weekly feature. Eh, you get what you pay for.
In addition to work, I'm currently doing a lot of early planning with what will hopefully be a new and highly acclaimed feature here at The Want List. It's still in the early planning and construction stages (and I do mean 'Construction'), but details will be coming. On either success or failure. Could go either way at this point.
Anyway, this was a pretty good week for comics. And it was pretty hard to choose which one to open first - epically with a new Spirit, Astonishing, and Starlord. And that Walt Simonson Superman #666 is real tempting...
But, in the end, I went with the second issue of a 3-parter where the 1st issue was good enough to really hook me in. It doesn't hurt that it's illustrated by an artistic genius and scripted by the god of all comics.
Wow! Bendis wasn't kidding about how those pesky Skrulls are going to change everything in the Marvel Universe! And apparently, in universes beyond! Check out Ultimate Spider-Man # 112:
This weekend I finally finished going through the absurdly huge stack of comics I took with me camping last week. Yes, along with the gear, food, supplies, and the myriad of other things one usually takes to provide for a week's worth of leisure time in the great outdoors, I brought a large box that contained around 100 comics. Geek, thy name is Soup!
"What's in the box, Dave? More food? Beer?"
"Nope! Comics!"
"You're kidding. Tell us you're kidding...?"
Anyway, out of the entire stack there was one in particular that unexpectedly struck me in just the right way. It's one I never would've picked up on my own, had I not read a few favorable reviews from people with whom I trust and share similar tastes. In fact, it's part of a big event cross-over series and I tend to stay far, far away from those in general. In fact fact, I really don't know why I picked it up; on the surface it's so far out of the realm of what I would typically enjoy.
But, I really really liked it. And I'm betting you will to. Even if you didn't notice it at first. And you probably didn't, so I thought I'd bring it to light.
Friday night lazy photoshop fun!
If you're like me, you often get caught wondering things like... "What would it happen if you substituted the original sound effects from a particularly sound effects heavy Calvin and Hobbes strip with some Simonsonian comic book ones?"
Well, wonder no more!
Y'know? After finishing a second reading, the new Booster Gold 1st issue kinda grew on me. I think Kevin nailed down my initial problem with it when he described it as an 80s throwback. Or homage. I can't decide. But it sure did have some typical-for-the-time formulaic writing and set-up at the beginning. As fun as they tried to make it. But it still left a bad taste in my mouth.
I've now noticed that it's only the first half of the comic that reads like those old 80s Booster Golds. Still, it kinda bugged me, I admit, and I actually put it down before that point thinking it's traveling too far downhill for it to make it worthwhile to finish. I'm glad I picked it up again. It totally redeems itself in the last half.
(And that Superboy "Punching history. Please." joke was teh awesome! That one was, too.)
So, I kinda like it now. And the premise is a good one to carry a series. I'll probably pick up the next one. It still makes me feel like I'm a 18 year-old comics reader again, though...
Enough with the breakdown! Time for some crappy photoshop!
Strange, but this was my lightest comic week in recent memory with the purchase of only three books. Three. And I stretched to get that many.
I was going to write up a Most Wanted, but with only three books, it hardly seems worth it. And, after reading it, the one I would've initially picked really wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be. Diggle's Hellblazer was much better. Oh, and Immonen is pitch perfect on Ultimate Spider-Man. But, I knew he would be.
The third one I picked up? You can probably guess, as I'm sure a lot of you were looking forward to getting it yourself. Like I said, I found it a bit disappointing, sorry to say. But, I had high expectations. Perhaps it'll get better in the future.
So instead of a real post, here's another soon-to-be famous drawing of myself from that amazing artist known to the world at large simply as "My Li'l Sis."
Price: $3.00
Where: Arch Enemy Comics, Boise, ID
I was recently re-reading my already-owned copy of this particular issue when I noticed a small tear on the back page that made me sad. It meant that I had to get another copy, and so I immediately put it on the list. Normally, I wouldn't bother picking up a spare copy of a practically valueless mid-80s comic that I already own in decent shape aside from a small tear. But with this one, I felt I needed to keep a extra, more flawless copy handy. It's special to me. Two copies would be nice.
Why?
Yay! I'm back! And boy, was that exhausting! Me and the doggies had a great time (although Deliah's really hurting now ... more on that in a bit), saw some lovely sights, played many games (The new WoW card game is actually quite fun), ate quite well, and drank to staggering excess. Staggering being literal.
We actually got the exact same campsite we had last year - the best one in the area, in my opinion: isolated, back to the lake, lots of room, great views. The only bad thing about it is that at the particular part of the lake we're set against, the first 50 feet of water is really knee-deep swamp mud. Dogs don't know this. Or care. So, for much of the time I had two really smelly, mud caked dogs running around. Pungent doesn't begin to describe it. After two nights of sleeping close quarter with them (yes, they sleep inside the tent. They've earned it.), I took them further down the lake to a more sandy spot and washed them both down with my Old Spice body wash. It only took two hours for one of them to get muddy again.
I had a lot of fun. Tiring, tiring fun. But, any year when I can get home without the National Guard's help is a success. I won't bore you all by writing about the entire trip, but here's a little anecdote about the most memorable afternoon...
On Saturday, someone suggested that we take a hike up to Ranger's Lookout Point #424, the highest in the state. Which makes it one of the highest in the country. "Bring the dogs.. It'll be fun!"
Spider Sense ... tingling...
So, we loaded up the dogs and headed on out to the Point. Here's Sarah enjoying the view:
As some of you may know, I was once lost in the Idaho wilderness for three days. And by "lost" I don't mean "took a wrong turn, forgot where my campsite was." No, I mean "The National Guard used search helicopters and corpse-sniffing dogs to pull my skinny ass out from the top of a mountain." I was exhausted, starving, frozen, hallucinating, and all around very bad off. To this day I'm convinced that if I didn't have those three dogs with me (two are mine, one just followed us. Bet he regretted that.), I'd be dead. They all got steak. It's a great story that I keep threatening to write up. Maybe I will, one day. There's lots to tell, and it's a bit daunting, to be honest.
(A little bit of trivia for ya: That term "Three Dog Night" actually means that it's so cold outside you need three dogs around you to keep warm at night. I've lived that. Yes, I'm not too proud to admit that I've spooned with dogs in the woods. Hi, Googlers!)
I was a local news story for a few days - I think I even had a news countdown ... you know, "Lost Camper Watch - Day 2!" When I arrived at the hospital, there were news crews wanting interviews and everything.
Yep. My 15 minutes of fame. Sometimes they're like that, I suppose.
Anyway, that trip was actually a yearly camping get-together of friends where we basically sit around a campfire and do guy things. While drunk. And, because we're all geeky guys, comics, laptops, and collectible card games are involved. I bring my mandolin, just to be different. Of course, the rules for the trip all changed the year I got lost. Now, party-goers to these annual outings have the bonus feature of making fun of me.
These are hella fun!
Previously:
Part 1
Part 2
How WWH will most likely end
