Look! The Sun! Trees!

Well, I'm back. And very happy to be so! I won't go into details.. but *Wowsers!* am I glad that's all over with!

Anyway, if I can get back into the groove of things, regular posting should be ...um... regular again starting Monday.

Thanks for your patience / well-wishes!


That's not too far off, actually...

Germany Gets Me

Lieber Saturn auf Deutschland...



Well done.

BRB


Due to circumstances completely within my control, posting will be very sporadic over the next few weeks.

In a nutshell, I goofed up right and proper and have to spend some time making good again.

No, nothing too bad or long term.. just ... well, it'll take a while to fix.

Feel free to "dumbass" me in the comments. Trust me, I deserve it.

My Haul

Well, part of it anyway. The blog-relative stuff. I got other, more personal things, too.

I must've been very very good.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Merry X-Mas

We'll be taking a break through the next week...

Best wishes to all of you and yours.

Now, enjoy some cartoons...




And, just because I was playing mandolin in a band that covered this last week (and quite well, I might add)... My favorite Christmas song:

Merry Christmas, fellows.

Should've

Y'know what would have been Awesome?!?


THIS.
Yeah, it's a shoddy job. But it's still awesome.

Weekend Wrap-up

Things that made me happy this week:


Jack gives Hydra a Wet Willie.


J.H. Williams, with an easy throw-away detail of him eating, draws one of the best Jonah Hex character moments I've seen in a while. I mean.. Euggh!


Mr. Popular drew this. Total awesomeness a Go-Go!


I bought a Giant-Size Jimmy Olsen in which this actually happens for only a buck. And it's not the craziest thing that happens in it. Not by a long shot.

vs.
Season 2, Bout 4 tomorrow night! The Roller Girl's very own Devil's Darlings vs. those doomed-before-it-starts B-Town Battalion!

Oh .. and we're expecting several inches of snow tonight. Contrary to popular belief, it really doesn't snow much here in Boise. Surrounding area? Yeah. In the city proper? Not so much. So.. looking forward to that.

(It's actually quite funny early in the morning when I let the dogs out to do their business after a nightly snowfall.. they run full tilt outside, then stop suddenly in the middle of the yard, look around confused then back at me with an expression like, "Did YOU do this?!?")

Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

By the way... The devil girl in the Darling's logo? Yeah, that's Bettie.

So Long

Bettie Page, 1923-2008
...and thanks.

Previews Want

Noticed in the latest Previews, via Sims:



TRUE TALES OF THE ROLLER DERBY: DOPPELGANGER AT THE HANGAR

Written by: Lisa Titan and Nader Absood
Illustrated by: Dennis Culver
Colors by: Pamela Rambo
32 pages, standard, full color interiors
$4.99

Goodie Two-Skates is missing! And who are these new skaters–the freakishly perfect freshies that have suddenly shown up? The Wheels of Justice have to find Goodie and get to the bottom of this mystery before Nationals, or the Icy Blonde will succeed in corrupting the team forever!

So, yeah... I'll be getting a few copies of that. So should you.

Pack Smash!

So, I picked up a copy of the digest version of Marvel Adventures: Hulk / Powerpack on the cheap (read: free) the other day at my LCS's anniversary sale. And, while it's no Marvel Adventures: Anything Written by Jeff Parker, it's a pretty fun li'l read. It'll make a great stocking stuffer for when the Roller Girl's li'l monster comes to visit. Why, parts of it are gosh-darn adorable....

For 'zample:


Jack outsmarts Dr. Banner!


GIVE HULK CANDY!


Katie-Hulk!

Ahem... KATIE-HULK!!!


A story title joke SOMEONE should've done before.
(man, that's funny. Or, it's just me.)

But, to my mind, all of this goodness pales in comparison to the book's climatic battle between the Hulk and the Avengers! The big buildup leading to the colossal smackdown! The absolute battle royale that, even though we've seen it a hundred times before, always kicks us square in the gamma-fueled gonads of justice!

(Hey! I just channeled the Tick! Spoon!)

Ready?

That's freggin' awesome, right there! Part of me wishes it could go on for several panels.

Oh, what the heck...



*Sigh* That's good stuff!

Christ! You know it ain't easy

Another quickie, untouched weird cover. In case you couldn't tell, I'm kinda in low content mode for the holidays. And other stuff. It's complicated.

Anyway ... from the "What the Hell?!? Wait.. I'd totally buy that" files...


Yeah, I'll keep an eye out for that one. I hope it's an Eros title..

With Thoughts


Best wishes, girl. From all of us.

Story, in case you missed it.

It's an Ackbar!

Alright, let's get right to it.. I'm all-agiggling already with this one...



Later...



Hahahaha! Get it? It's a Boobie Trap! Bwahahaha! Oh, I crack myself up sometimes!


And ladies? That would totally work.

Left-Over

And, we're back! Back with a quickie, but back.

Apparently the holidays don't end after the actual "holiday." I'm still cleaning up and putting things away. And of course, preparing for the next holiday. But, I'll have 2 weeks off for that one. Not that I want to take 2 weeks off, but there we are.

Anywhoo... Here's more fun with romance comics...


Man, my new home theater kicks ass.

If I ever do get a big ta-do home theater? I want a full selection of stock footage. For occasions like that.

Gobble Gobble!

Happy T-Day, everyone!

Boy, has it ever been busy around here.. I'm having to cook for everyone this year! Well, cook everything except the turkey, anyway.

That still leaves so much to do! I have to make the potatoes, cream the corn, splinter the beans, stuff the stuffing, fix the drinks, bake the desserts, arrange the house, clean everything, and .. well, there's a *lot* of work. Li'l ol' domestic me. Jeepers!

So, I'll most likely be much too occupied to post anything new until Monday .. unless something really interesting happens. Like Apes riding Pterodactyls or something. I should be able to continue regularly posting after that, though. Hopefully.

Gosh, where to start? And, I could use some help! Hey, Hulk!?!? You wanna start with something? Help me out? What could you do?


OK, that'll do!

Have a great holiday, kiddies ... and remember to be thankful. Really thankful. We forget how amazing we have it sometimes.

God bless.

Couldn't be better


I'd just like to mention that last night's episode of the utterly fantastic new cartoon series Batman: The Brave and the Bold was an entire story where Batman and Plastic Man teamed up to fight Gorilla Grodd and his Apes in the Savage Land to save all of the Caribbean from evolving into simian mind slaves.

And there was a scene where Batman and Plastic Man fought laser gun totin' apes riding Pterodactyls.

And at one point, Batman became BatApe.

So, yeah. They got my letter.

I am so very very impressed with this absolutely fun li'l cartoon! I dare you not to smile while watching it!

If I Only Had the Time

Another quickie with "Lisa & Sluggo:"


Part of me wants to take the time to photoshop a mash-up combining this and that last L&S cover.

But that would only end in tears. Tears and an FBI watch list. But I'm pretty sure my Google hits would go up...

Oh, how bad it would be.

Things Not Meant to Ponder On

Life's still far, far too chaotic around here for my own good. And for decent blog posts.

Here's a disturbing cover from a Swedish "Lisa & Sluggo" to better kink out my kharmic zenniness.


I have no idea either. But it is disturbing.

Especially (I think) if you (she's) have my (naked) mindset.

Brrr.... *shudder*...

Busy, busy, busy

Another day, another missed opportunity to poke fun at wacky comics. Unfortunately, strange days and awkward restructuring at work is forcing me to spend less time goofing around with funnybooks these days. Plus, there's that whole "Holiday" thing...

I'm going to be quite busy in the upcoming weeks, and well.. badly-rendered photoshops will be taking a back door for a bit. Gotta take care of the home front, ya know. So, I'll blog when I can, and I promise to try and keep the quickies coming, at least. Case in point:

Spotted in Jack of Fables #25..


Now, where have I seen that guy before.... Seems awfully familiar...

Hmmm....
Oh, yeah! Love that guy!

Huh. Didn't know he was in Idaho...

(And, I have no idea if it *really* is Dr. Fright. But I hope so.)

Keeps on Giving

Sorry for the lack of postage yesterday. I was in the emergency room for most of the afternoon. Nothing serious - just a long, long day ending with an official, "Huh. Don't know what it is, then..."

Still.. I got some free rubber gloves! And tongue depressors! And Bio-chemical hazardous waste in a handy disposable bag!

Nevermind.

Anyway, here's Lois again:


In spite of Superman's reassurances, there's no such thing as "Kryptonite Herpes."

That may be my favorite sentence of the week. I think I'm going to work it into a conversation later.