Lot of great books this week. Honorable mentions include Amazing Spider-Man #585, Legion of Three Worlds #3, Invincible Iron Man #10, Mighty #1, Sandman Dream Hunters #4, and even Secret Warriors #1, but they all fell just a hair short of my Pick of the Week for 2/4/09: Magneto Testament #5. Because before he was worse than Hitler, he was almost ( Read more... )

ATMANOTE: This is something I wrote some time ago, then left it aside for lack of momentum and conflict over what to do with spoilers. Long story short, it's really difficult to sell this concept without going into spoilers, but I simply couldn't ruin the story for anyone, so it's overly vague. I decided to post it anyway because it's extremely ( Read more... )

It is with grudging acceptance of my own shortcomings that I name Final Crisis #7 as my Pick of the Week for 1/28/09. Had I simply written this post when I first read the week's comics, there may not even have been a Pick. I was confused by the density and brevity of the issue, and angry at Morrison's intentionally difficult storytelling. It is ( Read more... )

( Atma Awards 2008 - This Year with 80% More Laziness! )

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In a truly shocking upset, Pick of the Week for 1/21/09 is Green Lantern #37. Because it's Green Fucking Lantern, okay?

The legal dispute over the Watchmen movie has finally been settled, and papers are expected to be filed tomorrow.

This is the exact instance in which a dude like me thinks "SORT OF WANT".

Goals met tonight:

Meet two of the three Totally Rad Show guys: [X]
Meet The Goddamned Gator: [X]
Sing along to Reading Rainbow theme with LaVar Fucking Burton: [X]

Overall, I am pleased with the results.

Pick of the Week for today, 1/14/09, is Final Crisis #6. Because it all finally makes sense...

Rest in peace, old man.

Pick of the Week for 1/7/09 is Sandman Dream Hunters #3. Why? Because it's almost like having real Sandman back, and this week that was enough.