...is not Vulcan, is Skrull.
Howeva, I take 2 pair.
K thx, bai xxx
Howeva, I take 2 pair.
K thx, bai xxx
Monday, 15 October 2007
Some questions late on Sunday night
OK I'm far too tired to post anything decent, so here are a few thoughts that have been itching my comics arse.
- What the fuck has happened to New Universal?
- Why does it rain at 90% of comic book funerals?
- Why does everyone like Grant Morrison's Batman so much?
- How can Black Summer be so good when Doctor Sleepless is so bad?
- Is Crechy the best English comic ever?
- What the hell is Garth Ennis going to do to Dan Dare?
- Has anyone ever done ugly better than Ron Smith?
- What is Ian Rankin's Hellblazer going to be like?
- Why isn't the classic 1960s Batman TV series available on DVD?
- Just how bad is the Watchmen film going to be?
- Where has my Secret of Barry Allen trade gone? Seriously it's disappeared off the face of the earth.
- How does Marvel decide which titles deserve the "classic" treatment and which deserve the "Essential"?
- Why is the Marvel classic line so expensive? I mean, £16.99! Come on!
Saturday, 13 October 2007
A Mantlo Moment
Panel taken from The Human Fly #3
Friday, 12 October 2007
A night out
Had a great evening with Ben W and Dave F yesterday. Strong drink was taken and comics were talked. I'm slightly embarrassed when I recall the latter part of the night in which I drunkenly started shouting about Doctor Who and how: "It would be much better if they'd only let him kill some fucking people for once!"
Still, the pub we were in is just around the corner from Forbidden Planet, so the regulars should be used to hearing pissed up nerds venting their spleens.
Mr W and Mr F
Dave F doing his impression of The Goon
As for MR F? Well, he hadn't been to Barcelona, but he did arrive at the pub fresh from breaking a man's jaw for calling his dog a spastic.
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Last night's rant about Doctor Who was inspired by more than imported lager. I blame Geoff Johns. All this allowing the Green Lantern Corps to kill people has really got to me.
Green Lantern #24 was one of only three comics I bought yesterday, it's another top effort. Alright so the defeat of Parralax is a bit wishy washy, and all the power of hope over hate, nonsensery is hard to swallow, but there are stil plenty of aliens and much fighting to be had, and the last few pages provide yet more "FUCK YEAH!" moments. Fine stuff.
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Man all those zombie variant covers in Forbidden Planet are depressing. Mr W and I were left shaking our heads at Amazing Spider-Girl #13...
As Mr W noted, it's worrying to think that someone, somewhere is knocking one out over that.
Still, the pub we were in is just around the corner from Forbidden Planet, so the regulars should be used to hearing pissed up nerds venting their spleens.
Mr W and Mr F
Dave F doing his impression of The GoonBen had recently returned from a film festival in Barcelona where he'd seen Crispin Glover's new flick...
That's one hell of a poster.
Sadly, you and I can't see the film unless we turn up at one of Crispin's own showings. Oh well, you can get a flavour of the man and his work here...
That's one hell of a poster.Sadly, you and I can't see the film unless we turn up at one of Crispin's own showings. Oh well, you can get a flavour of the man and his work here...
As for MR F? Well, he hadn't been to Barcelona, but he did arrive at the pub fresh from breaking a man's jaw for calling his dog a spastic.
DAVE SMASH!
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Last night's rant about Doctor Who was inspired by more than imported lager. I blame Geoff Johns. All this allowing the Green Lantern Corps to kill people has really got to me.
Green Lantern #24 was one of only three comics I bought yesterday, it's another top effort. Alright so the defeat of Parralax is a bit wishy washy, and all the power of hope over hate, nonsensery is hard to swallow, but there are stil plenty of aliens and much fighting to be had, and the last few pages provide yet more "FUCK YEAH!" moments. Fine stuff.
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Man all those zombie variant covers in Forbidden Planet are depressing. Mr W and I were left shaking our heads at Amazing Spider-Girl #13...
As Mr W noted, it's worrying to think that someone, somewhere is knocking one out over that.*************************************************************************************
Thursday, 11 October 2007
"Because Michelle works in a factory for a minimum wage she takes out bank loans to feed her ninja turtle obsession"
OK, so there's a 99.9% chance that this is a spoof, but I would really, really like to think it's for real.
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Green Lantern Corps #16
Green Lanterns Corps #16 is nigh on perfect. The only thing that could have made it any better is Dave Gibbons art.
To be fair to Gibbons he does a fine job as writer here, producing a script which packs in plenty of top quality planet on planet action (Mogo v Ranx. Yay!) and hordes of cool aliens punching holes in each other's heads.
It's a "Fuck yeah!" sort of comic that I would've loved at 13. Twenty two years later and it's just sweet to read something that doesn't attempt to be anything other than a straight up action comic. This, my nerdy young chums, is perfectly paced, throwaway excellence. Just what I want from a funnybook.
Highlight has to be the moment the Guardians decide it's time to stop pussy footing around and rewrite the sissy part of their blue boy bible...
Look at his eyes, just look at his eyes! Those lanterns might as well be $$ symbols. KERCHING! Time to kick some Sinestro Corps ass!
Sodam Yat goes all Jack Torrance
FUCK YEAH!
Woo-hoo!
Even the mega-cool, logical Mr Spock type Salaak turns bad ass with his new kill ring, incinerating him some baby bombs...
Awwwwwwwwww yeah! Green Lantern Corps are the comics bomb motherfucker!
To be fair to Gibbons he does a fine job as writer here, producing a script which packs in plenty of top quality planet on planet action (Mogo v Ranx. Yay!) and hordes of cool aliens punching holes in each other's heads.
It's a "Fuck yeah!" sort of comic that I would've loved at 13. Twenty two years later and it's just sweet to read something that doesn't attempt to be anything other than a straight up action comic. This, my nerdy young chums, is perfectly paced, throwaway excellence. Just what I want from a funnybook.
Highlight has to be the moment the Guardians decide it's time to stop pussy footing around and rewrite the sissy part of their blue boy bible...
Look at his eyes, just look at his eyes! Those lanterns might as well be $$ symbols. KERCHING! Time to kick some Sinestro Corps ass!
Sodam Yat goes all Jack Torrance
FUCK YEAH!
Woo-hoo!
Awwwwwwwwww yeah! Green Lantern Corps are the comics bomb motherfucker!
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