I have a house, a job, a car, a wife, a baby daughter, a bunch of pets, and now I’ll have some comics…my plan for slowly dominating the globe is precisely on track!
Thanks for the advice and all that…it’s been fine so far, she’s just amazing.
MattC said:
I’d also recommend Daddyplace.com as a good place to meet and connect with other dads, ask questions, get advice, etc…It’s been a big help to me for the last year-ish
Be sure to let me know how you liked X Men Noir. I’m still on the fence whether I want to get it or not.
Hey man, how’d it go on the Morrison Marathon? I would love to hear how you far you got into The Invisibles and Seven Soldiers of Victory.
Anyway keep up the blog man, it’s great!
hey, just realized I never got back to you about Freedom Formula. I waited a bit after reading #1 cause it was mostly a setup issue and I was a bit unsure about it. Read #2 over the weekend and I thought it did a much better job of keeping me interested. Good setup of the sci-fi world, the art was also a bit more “followable” in that issue. The first one was a bit confusing with the illusion of fast movement given to the mechs. The story makes for a different kind of comics. I like it so far am probably in for the 5 issues of the first arc.
just received it on Friday and started reading it this afternoon (Saturday), interesting so far, although it’s a typical setup issue in that you get to know the background of the story. I’ll let you know when I’m done, most probably on Sunday…
MattC said:
Have an opinion about Freedom Formula? I’m considering adding it…
Congrats on a new job! Just increase your TPB cosumption, and keep the lesson plans and paper grading to a minimum.
Thanks Matt. Can’t wait for you to read Marlow.
MattC said:
Can’t wait for Marlow!
oh absolutely, it’s very well done. A second season is supposed to air this Fall. Looking forward to it. :)
MattC said:
lol, I ended up watching the whole first season over the last few days. My 8mo watched most of one episode, but I was really impressed at the quality of the show – it may be meant as a kids ‘toon, but any Spidey fan would like it, IMO
as I said, my 4yo is a big fan and while I’ve almost never sat down to watch an episode by myself, I’ve seen most of them. Good retelling of the Spidey mythos for today’s kids in my opinion…
MattC said:
I haven’t seen any episodes…yet (downloading is now in progress) :)
I love, love, love that new avatar of yours, the Venom of Spectacular Spider-Man. :) Are you a fan of the show? Both my sons love it, but my four year old is really into it. I cut the ads from the first 13 episodes that I had recorded as they came on and put them on three separate DVDs, they are in regular rotation at our house… :)
Blurb reply with your email address and we’ll work out shipping those bags & boards.
If “Threads” were one of the options you could choose to make lists of, I’d have a list of my favorite HI forum threads, and this would be in the top 5 at least three times.
That… is freaking awesome. I’m going to make that possible. I swear it.
Nice avatar.
By the way, I live in Arlington, MA – just outside of Boston. ...and that’s where the guy who built the LED Mooninite that caused the bomb scare lives too.
About a week ago I was walking down a sidewalk, and I saw him.
I sounded like a bit of a dork, but I asked “Uh – hey! You’re the Aqua Teen guy, right?”
He said “yes”, and I said “nice work!”.
That’s my little story.
Thanks for the link! That is really good news, as Romita Jr is on of my favorite artists.
MattC said:
I really really enjoyed #549 – seemed very much like the Spidey I remembered and the stuff with Jackpot was well done. If I hadn’t gotten an email last night that 550 had already shipped, I would have picked it up today…still not totally sold on Mr. Negative, but Menace has some potential.
Romita confirms he’s returning to ASM in 2008 here: http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11717 but doesn’t say when – hopefully soon!
I’m very much impressed by the series at this point. I read somewhere, though, that John Romita Jr. is scheduled to draw ASM at some point this year. I hope that’s true!
MattC said:
re: OMD/BND…I was out of the comicsverse for quite some time, but read about the OMD controversy and have now ended up subscribing to ASM after finding heavyink – got the first two issues with 548 on the way and I’m really enjoying it so far
Awesome info… thanks!
MattC said:
hey – go check out http://dreamcafe.com/firefly.html, where awesome scifi author Stephen Brust posted, for free, his own novel set in the ‘Verse (set between the end of Firefly and the events of the movie)
We never have had a GFB chaper at our school either.. We’re the first! :D We’re all running around like headless chickens. It’s fantastic!
MattC said:
congrats! we never had gamma phi beta at our campus, but I always heard good things about them from our chapters on other campuses!
heh, I was watching FBDO while composing some thoughts, when the Rooney-at-Casa-Bueller scene came on and I realized, “That would be much more interesting than whatever it was I was going to say anyway.”
Inevitably, I pick up a miniseries right after issue 1 is no longer available, or I come across a review of a particular issue that I’d like to get my hands on but can’t find, so here’s some stuff I’d like to procure – let me know if you can assist, and I’d be happy to work something out…
Marvel Zombies 2 #1 Ultimate Human #1 Ultimate Origins #1 (detecting a theme here…) Batman #666
anyone ever make their very own Cthulhu costume? Say, for, Halloween…
I love it when a plan comes together!
Ta-da – my miniblog’s first semi-regular feature, “Recs’ in Effect,” where I pick something at random from my recommendations, exchange money for a physical copy of it, and decide how I feel about it…
First up is the Terminal City graphic novel, found here
Anyone have any thoughts, comments, snide remarks about the book?
Like a lot of people, and therefore I assume, a lot of Inkers (edit: did I just imply Inkers aren’t people? Not intended!), my bank account doesn’t have a mutant regenerative ability, so I’ve been on the lookout for a career change as of late, and last Friday it happened – I was hired to teach 6th grade math and science, doubling my previous income (you know things were shaky when becoming a teacher is a huge step up, pay-wise) – we’re talking tens of thousands of dollars more per year…which means I’ve got a nice cash infusion to sink into comics, yeah?
Yeah…
I also now have exponentially less time to spend with said comics…between a 7 month certification program, planning for my daily classes, etc.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m very excited and grateful that life has taken this turn, but…
It’s like the sea-scarred hand of Irony has risen from it’s abyssal depths and slapped me, like Col. Gathers did to one Brock Samson in last week’s Venture Bros episode, not only reddening my cheek, but getting some of that good sea salt in there for good measure – YOU BRINY BASTARD!
Wow…don’t ask
and for the record – I’m no fan of math or science (as it’s taught in middle school at least) but I passed the subject exams, and I like having a job, so…yeah.
I was very impressed by issue 1 of this title. Smart writing, interesting stories, etc etc. I’d check it out if I were you, if you were me…
I love weeks when I get 5+ floppies…except that it means a few extra days shipping time. That’s not the sound of me bitching – I know I could switch to the paid shipping and eliminate the problem, but the free shipping was the hook that got me here, so I’m “dancin’ with the one what brung me,” and I’m not such a huge comixguy that I have to have them, like, yesterday – or else I’d be hitting up the local shops instead of using HI…plus my wife’d probably shiv me if I spent any more than I already do on the books.
Still…got a big order on the way with some stuff I’m really looking forward to, and it’s already a day behind because of the 4th – I just hope it comes during the week so I’ve got some reading material for the beach vacation the week after next…
I wouldn’t think it’d be possible to be Wash and Zoe at the same time…they’re just the slightest bit different from each other, if by slightest bit I mean completely and totally. Interesting.
Want to know which shiny male character you are most like if your mystical essence floated into Joss Whedon’s Firefly ‘Verse?
Then take my (insert shameless plug here) quiz
Happy Towel Day everyone!
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arrr, there be spoilers ahead…
Even though the Spidey braintrust dropped an overwhelming amount of heavyhanded hints about the character making her return in 560, it had still slipped my mind until the last panel of the next to last page…I started to turn it, thinking “It’s MJ…it’s MJ…it’s MJ,” and…it was MJ!
Nice little twist to the end of “Flat Out Crazy.” I haven’t been real fond, overall, of the art in 559/560, though it has had it’s moments, and as far as new characters go, I can do without Paper Doll…interesting concept, but doesn’t translate all that well to the paper page. Screwball was a touch more interesting, and I think she could be a recurring figure along the lines of Black Cat, where she’s not really “evil” and not always an enemy.
So with MJ back, and some Kraven and Venom stuff in the pipes, and Romita starting his run soon, it’s looking like a superb Spidey summer (certainly better than last summer, when Spider-Man 3 did quite a lot of damage to the Spideyverse IMHO)
...for Invincible Iron Man #1. If your travel plans today do not include IIM#1, I highly suggest you alter your plans.
this is the first Fraction-written book I’ve read, and I’m pretty damn sure he’s now my favorite writer. Well done!
The trade hardcover for One More Day arrived last weekend via Amazon, and after the first reading, I really didn’t care for the arc at all, and after the second reading, I found some parts I liked or at least felt were well done, but in general, I still don’t care for the overall plot of the story.
I’d almost put it up there with Spiderman 3 in terms of how much it made me dislike Peter Parker. If I had picked up these books when they were first released, I may have not gotten back into comics as much as I have, if at all. Thankfully, I’m enjoying Brand New Day and all of the other titles I’ve come across since getting comically involved again.
Ok, I’m taking the bait on Atomic Robo – really enjoyed the issue I grabbed today for FCBD, so I’ll pick up all the others now.
This was really the first book since I got back into books that I’ve noticed how good the art is – it’s just so pleasing to look at.
All Star Superman was great, so I gotta grab the trades – and the X-Men special issue was good as well, I may have to get back into that one at some point.
The two Hellboy books I picked up were, as expected, full of awesome.
And, because I felt a little bad about just walking in and grabbing the gratis stuff, I purchased issued 3-5 of Marvel Zombies 2, and the MZ Sketchbook
I guess that’s the definition of alter ego, as Mag’s description in that quiz is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike myself.
Or so I think?
just a brief comment so the Wayback Machine can one day identify just how excited I am that Serenity: Better Days #1 has shipped!
Apparently “MattC” has forgotten about me. Screw him…I don’t need some meatbag pushing buttons for me to broadcast MY signal. Of course, I don’t have much to say…yet
Now, I likes me some football, but I refuse to watch pregame coverage that lasts approximately twice as long as the game itself will, so when I read about Fox’s 9 HOURS of Super Bowl pregame, it reminded me of this bit from a Penny Arcade strip…
Don’t say another goddamn word. Up until now, I’ve been polite. If you say anything else—word one—I will kill myself. And when my tainted spirit finds its destination, I will topple the master of that dark place. From my black throne, I will lash together a machine of bone and blood, and fueled by my hatred for you this fear engine will bore a hole between this world and that one.
When it begins, you will hear the sound of children screaming—as though from a great distance. A smoking orb of nothing will grow above your bed, and from it will emerge a thousand starving crows. As I slip through the widening maw in my new form, you will catch only a glimpse of my radiance before you are incinerated. Then, as tears of bubbling pitch stream down my face, my dark work will begin.
I will open one of my six mouths, and I will sing the song that ends the Earth.
and I was much happier.
It was midnight on the ocean, Not a streetcar was in sight; While the sun was shining brightly, For it had rained all day that night. ‘Twas a summer’s day in Winter, And the rain was snowing fast, As the barefoot boy with shoes on Stood sitting in the grass.
It was evening and the sunrise Was just setting in the west; And the fishies in the treetops Were all cuddled in their nests. As the wind was blowing bubbles, Lightning shot from left to right; Everything that you could see Had been hidden out of sight.
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Listening to: This American Life #324 My Brilliant Plan
Should be: playing more Marvel Ultimate Alliance
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Star Wars Vector: A 4000 year story one year in the making.
Anyone else excited/interested/nonplussed/kinda plussed about this? Is DH thinking an across-4-title arc is a nifty idea, or are they just hoping to boost readers amongst all 4 titles?
Will some Hollywood writer try to combine this story with a spoof of one of this year’s most critically acclaimed films in a future film entitled “There Will Be Ewoks?”
Kind of interesting how, now that the franchise is allegedly done with the big screen, it is getting good buzz in other entertainment mediums – comics, tv, video games.
What’s next…ACTION FIGURES??
All this and more, next, on a very special “Blossom”
Who is it?
I’m sorry I can’t come to the door right now. I’m very ill and I’m afraid that in my weakened condition, I could take a nasty spill down the stairs and subject myself to further school absences.
You can reach my parents at their places of business. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your concern for my well-being. It will be remembered long after this illness has past.
Have a nice day.
Listening to: P-Funk is playing at my house/DJ Riko
Should be: Moving furniture here, there, and everywhere
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I have nothing to say that is either relevant or true.
Listening to: Vans by The Pack
Should be: Sleeping
