tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34093412466084961902011-12-15T12:58:01.834-08:00Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-89041804628352704912011-09-28T13:47:00.000-07:002011-09-28T13:47:02.813-07:00

Blue Beetle #1: I want to like the new Blue Beetle. The character, not just this title. I've enjoyed his appearances in other comics and I liked the one episode I've seen of Brave and the Bold that featured him. For some reason though I've just never connected with him. Unfortunately, that carried over into his new number 1 issue. Adding such a sci-fi feel to the book didn't do the concept any

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Almost a month since it's release date we're finally ready to talk about Justice League. I remember posting a story about a Jim Lee/Geoff Johns JL title all the way back in 2009 so suffice to say this has been a long time coming. To review the book in as varied a way as possible I've enlisted the help of former co-hosts on the podcast, Jason Utes and Paul Shirley. Let's get to it. What worked:

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　Another day another internet-spawned, DC related controversy. What has raised the hackles of the angry masses this time? Apparently an issue of Catwoman and an issue of a terrible little comic called Red Hood & the Outlaws. Both books have been taken to task over their portrayal of women. Most seem to agree that the books are objectifying it's heroines and some are going so far as to claim it's

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One more week to go... Birds of Prey #1: When I first got back into comics in the early 00's Birds of Prey was one of the first books I added to my pull list. It ended up being one of the few books I stuck with all the way through. When written by Gail Simone it was a blast. Anyone else (Chuck Dixon excluded) just didn't seem to know what to do with the book. Thankfully, Swierczynski doesn't

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Grifter #1: I don't know anything about this character but I always had an interest in him. Probably due to the mask and the fact that he duel-wields pistols. This was my first time reading a book about Grifter and I have to say, I enjoyed it. It moved a bit slow but it's also an origin story which, for me, is perfect since I know nothing about him. The pencils by CAFU (what the heck is with the

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Another week, another slew of number 1 issues from the DC "relaunch". Before I get into my thoughts on this weeks stuff I'd just like to point something out that was cemented for me this week. This was most certainly NOT a reboot, as DC stated it wasn't. However, it's not necessarily simply a relaunch featuring new number ones and drawing on past continuity either. Instead it seems that this was

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And now for round two of last weeks New 52 reviews. I probably won't get around to writing up my thoughts on this (9/14) week's books until later this week or possibly next. Till then... Green Arrow #1: JT Krul seems like a nice guy. I've had some interaction with him on Twitter and he seems to have a genuine love for the characters he's writing and the universe they inhabit. Unfortunately,

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I'll probably be attempting to write up my brief impressions of the DC relaunch book-by-book over the next month. I bought all 13 #1's that came out this week but only made it through 7 issues before collapsing from shear exhaustion. Not so much from reading comics but from a long day in general. Now you know. And knowing is half the battle. Batgirl #1: I was a little underwhelmed by this title.

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DC is relaunching their universe as of late August/the month of September. 52 newly launched and renumbered titles complete with character overhauls, origin tweaks, new(ish) costumes, and new number 1's for nearly every title. That's just an overview. You also have to take into account the announcement that DC will be the first of the big two publishers to go day-and-date with digital releases.

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For many Zelda fanboys, the one game that managed to capture them for life was the third installment of the series: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The ironic use of the word "Link" here may not be all that subtle, but that doesn't stop this title from being one of the most beloved and well known of the series. In todays generation of gamers, just about every person who has owned a

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In case you're just now tuning in, this is the second episode of my Zelda Adventure, on which I am venturing in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Legend of Zelda! This episode entails my journey through the first sequel, named Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. For many Zelda fans (myself included), this game is widely considered the "black sheep" of the franchise, for many different reasons.

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25 years ago, the world was introduced to one of the most Legendary and iconic gaming franchises to ever be established: The Legend of Zelda. It has been said, even by creator Shigeru Miyamoto, that they had absolutely no idea that their new adventure game would evolve into the beloved franchise that it is today. While many people may have never played through a Zelda game, practically

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Alright, it's the first week of March, and this is the first time I've added anything to the blog since my Nanny-McPhee Bash-of-the-Century... so sue me. However, I'll take my dues and go on from here. It's almost a third of the way into the new year, 2011, but don't think that I've forgotten about 2010. Oh no, it's still fresh on my mind. And for the world of comics, it was a ride to say the

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Here we are again. It was a banner year for the medium in a lot of ways and in others (such as sales) it was something of a suicide run. I tried to branch out this year, and move beyond the capes and spandex that usually dominate my pull list but in the end I only have so much time and even less money than said time. Hopefully as I get older and my inclinations lean more toward talky stuff so

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And it's bigger and badder than ever... Powered by Podbean.com

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For whatever reason I've never been a voracious reader of the DC imprint, Vertigo. About the only book I buy that they publish is Fables (which, by the way, is one of the best books out there, comic or otherwise) and I've never really tried to dive too deeply into the line. There's a pervading darkness to most of the books I see published by them that turns me away. However, this month I got

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Daytripper #8!!! Seriously, go track this issue down, read it, then take a bath in the tears that will pool around your emotionally weakened body after you finish it. Best single issue of a comic I've read this year.

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To be living in such a recession, we sure are seeing a lot of crap movies made. When you can walk into a theater, and more than half of the movies that you see advertised are crap, obviously set up for a fall, it makes you wonder, What the heck are they thinking?? Today's cinema is flooded with remakes and adaptations, which are hit or miss, but the selection of even remotely original or

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Curse you Marvel Studios... I have nothing negative to say... yet. You win this round. Thor!!! Loki!!! Battle in the heart of Mt Doom! Captain America and the cast of Saving Private Ryan!!!

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Chapter 1, Verse 1: I mean whack as in something a gangster may find unacceptable. There's no innuendo's here. Ever. Plus, with "hand" in there....it's just too much. Quit thinking about it. Maybe I should have just used the improper spelling of "wack" and your minds would be in the right place. I don't believe in the backspace key. C'est la vie. So airline food is different. And why do all

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The first podcast is up! Give it a listen, then post your scathing remarks and tell us how terrible it is and how much you hate us and we'll make sure to pay close attention and try to change to suit your irritable mood swings. As a disclaimer this first episode was recorded late at night during a thunderstorm that caused serious problems with Skype that caused Paul and I to lose contact about

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It's been a while since I updated this thing and even longer since I did so with a string of short "reviews" so that is what I'm going to do. I grabbed a small stack of issues I felt I could blab about, flipped through 'em again and thought not-so-hard about what the experience was like. Read on...NEW AVENGERS #51: I don't buy New Avengers every month. Not since the first story arc anyway. I

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I'm not a big fan of a lot of the stuff that goes on in the Ultimate U. Sure I'm not as dead-set against the very idea of the Ultimate line as I once was but something about it has just never set right with me. I think, finally, Ultimatum has summed up my feelings on the Ultimate line as a whole. I'm going to bullet point this sucker because I'm feeling kind of lazy. Here it goes...What I Can't

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Now don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the series, most of the tie ins, and in general the air of weirdness that accompanied the story itself. However, there was stuff that, as I was reading it, made absolutely no sense whatsoever. But, its a Grant Morrison helmed event so I knew one reading wouldn't suffice and therefore I have gone back to the series, no taken as a whole, and am rereading the

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Best Ongoing Series of 2008: Green LanternI just can't get enough of this book. Though some of Geoff Johns work seemed slightly off to me this year he continued to put out his finest work issue after issue on this title. The character arcs have been interesting, the stories have been huge, and the art is the best DC has to offer right now.I really was not looking forward to the Secret Origins

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Allow me to interupt my lumbering "best of" list (seriously, at this rate I'll still be writing it in 2010) and just bring up a little editorial/manifesto Bill Willingham recently posted on a site called Big Hollywood. I've never been to the site before but I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's some sort of conservative thing just judging by the comments left after Bill's editorial.First of

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Secret Invasion #6 is taking home this prize but it was a hard choice to make. Invincible, Captain America, Batman, and Infinite Crisis all featured single issues that were incredible taken apart from their larger story. However, in the end SI #6 featured just one iconic moment that pushed it above the others and was told in such a classy way by Brian Michael Bendis that it pulled ahead of the

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Last year I wrote up a lengthy entry which I doubt anyone actually took the time to pore through so this year I'll be shortening my list into a mini-series of entries. There was a grab bag of good stuff this year from the big two and I even got into some independent series' as well. I wish I had more time to read a more varied array of books but sadly I find that every year my time becomes less

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Well it's been quite some time since I've updated and I feel bad about that fact. I've had some strange, life changing events happen lately, from losing my job to gaining a freelance journalism position with a local paper. None of this has affected my ridiculous amount of comic book reading or cut into my always expanding pull list. I've found myself picking up a lot of titles that I had only

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Published by Marvel (making it a wait for the trade book for me) Iron Fist is a weird little book. It contains elements of Kung Fu cinema tossed into a blender alongside Shakespearean characterization, with a dash of pulp thrown in for good measure. It's a bizarre concoction and one that, while not always striking the right note, manages to be engaging and fun most of the time.As in the last arc

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About two years ago my wife created me a swell work space out of this tiny room and I thought that perhaps I should share it with you. This is my tiny desk in my tiny room. You can see my Mr. Potato Head in his usual perch. Also, you might notice the comic pages slapped to the wall somewhat haphazardly by my wife. That's actually the entrance into the office and I kinda dig it because it gives

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I've been buying a lot of crossovers the past few months and originally I had planned on doing kind of a recurring thing on here where I would review all the different crossover titles and explain their worth as a stand alone and as part of an overarching story. Sadly, I just don't have the time. For some reason I've been picking up practically everything bearing the Secret Invasion header

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Over this past weekend my brother, a friend, and I drove down to Kentucky to visit with a buddy of ours. While there we stopped by Pet Shop comics (not sure the exact location but it's near Shepherdsville) and since we had plans to pretty much spend the weekend sitting around playing video games, watching football, and eating Sonic I opted to pick up some stuff to read. For some reason I've been

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Grant Morrison is plugging away on Batman and Final Crisis right now, but you can catch an earlier dose of his particular brand of insanity with this little graphic novel. I've owned it for at least three years but, for some reason I just finally got around to reading it this past weekend. Of course I'm probably just coming across as someone really really late to a party, none the less, this is a

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Summerland by Michael Chabon is sitting on a nightstand beside my bed where I sit typing away at this very moment. It resides there in a spot that it has dominated for over two years collecting dust in between the rare moments that I pick it up, read a few pages, then toss it back. I don't understand why I just can't seem to invest myself enough in the book to ever finish it. I bought it while on

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I just read this book in one sitting last night and wanted to write up something about it. Requiem is a wonderful little mini and even though I have next to no knowledge of the Surfer I adored it. Esad Ribic did a great job yet again and I'm glad I've been following this guy since the Loki mini. His paintings continue to impress and he seems to be growing as a sequential storyteller. Unlike Loki

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This is going to be brief but I've been following all this nonsense for the last two days and frankly... it's just ridiculous. I was going to actually sit down and write up a list of the things about his argument that are absurd or jot down the number of times he has contradicted himself post-video in his Word Balloon interview, and heck within the interview itself.Don't get me wrong, I've loved

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Saturday I stopped by Bill's Books and More, a new comic shop that opened up about two weeks ago and is quickly becoming my favorite specialty store in the area. For whatever reason, the Canton area of Ohio is a haven for comic book stores. I can think of five in a less than 20 mile radius but if you open that up a mere 10 miles you're up to eight. Pretty crazy when you consider that when in a

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I'm back with some quick comments on some stuff I've read this past week. Jumping right in, Final Crisis #3 was a bit of a letdown. Unlike a lot of the reviews I've read of the series so far, I have really enjoyed it. The first issue was great set up, very understated with a lot of interesting ideas thrown at us. Number two was phenomenal I thought. One thing I loved about the first two issues

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Don't ever wear sandals on a long walk. Today I walked a three mile trail that runs behind my parent's house following that old canal. Back when I was a youngin I used to play back near those same canal locks and now I have to be content with walking a trail that overlooks them. Anyway, for one reason or another I decided to wear sandals. Perhaps the hippy in me came out or something. The walk

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When I started up this blog originally it was going to be a place for me to write about my mishaps along the route to becoming a professional writer. Instead it became basically my comics-only spot. Starting today, however, it will become my catch all blog. One day I might write a handful of comic stuff, the next I might whine about not being able to finish a story or how I don't understand why I

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-74784842144383715682008-06-03T19:49:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:21:35.569-07:00

The extended absence was unintentional but I’m back to blabber away about some comics I read last week. It’s getting late and my eyes are beginning to close involuntarily so I believe I’ll close out my introduction and get right into the main event.Final Crisis #1: There is a lot of setup in this first issue and it is lacking the “wow” type moments that filled the first issue of Infinite Crisis

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-28147016080526062862008-05-14T12:05:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:21:50.236-07:00

I've just returned from a weekend away with my wife and parents up near Lake Erie. Whenever I leave town I like to look up local comic shops in the area in hopes of stumbling across the next great comics Meca. This time I found Rupp's World in Fremont, Ohio which was simply awesome. You can visit 'em on the web right here.While there I picked up some new releases to flip through whenever I found

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-31750007385310989052008-05-07T15:44:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:22:31.908-07:00

How did I not know Free Comic Book Day was Saturday? I managed to blunder my way into a throng of people at my local store at around 12:30 in the afternoon while I was trying to find a refuge from the throngs of people every where else. Oh well, it all worked out to my advantage as due to the expected influx of people my LCS was running a sale on some of their trades and hardcovers. I ended up

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-81426796837376994302008-04-26T10:11:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:22:48.452-07:00

I bought an abnormally large stack of books this week, and surprisingly enjoyed a lot of my purchases. What follows is a short summation of my thoughts on the titles I plunked down my hard earned cash for. Some of these books have been out a few weeks or even longer but I usually only pick up my pulls once a month so I do get a bit behind.Hulk VS. Hercules: When Titans Smash: I really enjoyed

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-8336381478220341072008-04-17T18:26:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:23:45.800-07:00

I bought an issue of Wizard recently in what could only be described as an act of random stupidity. The issue was made up almost entirely of movie, game and toy news and as I flew through its sparse contents it hit me that there wasn't a single bit of new news in the entire thing. Not only that but if I want to read kiss-up interviews with celebrities appearing in genre movies I could just go buy

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-92018366484348034972008-02-05T15:11:00.000-08:002008-08-24T13:24:29.033-07:00

Well, since I haven't updated since my best of 2007 list I thought it was high time to post some random musings.First of all, I was reading CBR's interview with Brian Michael Bendis today and was struck by a few things. One of them is that the man has something of an ego on him. Another was that his statements about his disinterest in 52 (and Countdown to a lesser extent though I actually agree

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-80640447786374287142008-01-15T06:31:00.000-08:002008-08-24T13:24:47.654-07:00

Best Single IssuesWorld War Hulk #1: This event opened with a thunderous first chapter with the Hulk attacking Blackbolt on the moon (and basically handing him his mute butt) and ended with one of the best fight scenes of the year. Hulk and Iron Man beating each other senseless is one thing but this fight was so well choreographed it beat out nearly every epic battle seen in comics this year. If

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-92067409545536656372008-01-09T17:24:00.000-08:002008-08-24T13:25:02.347-07:00

I was blessed with an abundance of gifts for Christmas this year and I've had a chance to play, read or watch just about everything now. Being the conceited person that I am I thought it might be fun to list some of the stuff I received. I got the Blade Runner: Final Cut but I haven't had a chance to watch it just yet. I'm waiting for the perfect mood to strike before I sit down and take it all

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-21872414729452977532008-01-04T15:25:00.000-08:002008-08-24T13:25:13.050-07:00

Well, that's another year down. One step closer to death.It was a good year for my personal favorite hobby. A lot of good comics were made and read by moi, and a lot of talented people deserve to get a lot of credit for the swell stuff they created. I've always been a big fan of "best of" lists -really just lists in general- so I thought it would be fun to come up with a somewhat comprehensive

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-58659877526072908342007-12-16T20:15:00.000-08:002008-08-24T13:25:29.796-07:00

I saw I am Legend Friday night and I have to say I was both impressed and disappointed by it. Here's the thing, I really like Omega Man, and though I've never read the original novel by Richard Matheson I have read the graphic novel version which I enjoyed. I read it while sipping hot cocoa in the cafe at Border's, however, which always tends to heighten my enjoyment of whatever it is I happen to

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-1154457584848995942007-12-02T12:08:00.000-08:002008-08-24T13:25:52.205-07:00

I was bored, and looking for something substantial to read rather than the usual six issue story arcs I'd been mulling through lately. You know, the made for trade work of Bendis and Brubaker and pretty much everyone out there these days. I'm not faulting these guys, just saying I was looking for a big story to read.I'd read 52 last year almost entirely in one two day period when I was sick in

Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05921139557856432134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409341246608496190.post-12498091306732071802007-12-02T10:37:00.000-08:002008-08-24T13:26:07.080-07:00

I imagine I will be using this spot to blab about different forms of entertainment and my own personal quest to become a published author. Hopefully, I don't end up boring anyone who stumles upon this nook I am creating for myself, into never returning but if so, so be it.I don't really feel like posting anything at this time other than what I already have so adios for now.

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