Greetings Earthlings!

52 #12
Capt Marvel is crazy? Isis is the newest member of the "Marvel Family"?

Astro City Special
Samaritan has dinner with his "Lex Luthor". Interesting and fun as usual.

Birds of Prey #96
The return of Black Alice, Black Canary goes off her diet, and Jerry Ordway cover. And maybe Batgirl?

Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre #3 (of 3)
Crispus Allen accepts he is the Spectre. Hope to see more of him. Which we will in Tales of the Unexpected coming soon.

JSA Classified #14
Stargirl, Vixen, and Gypsy team up to rescue the rest of the JSA who have been captured and mind controlled. Havent we seen this before.

Nightwing #122
Wrap-up of the whole Jason Todd storyline. Bleah.

All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #7
Man-killer, Mr Sinister, Modok, and both Mandarins.

Strangers in Paradise #83
Seven more to go. We will see if he actually has an ending in mind.

( AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #0 )

The return of May "Mayday" Parker! YAY!

( AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #1 )

See above!

( DR. STRANGE: THE OATH #1 (of 5) )

Brian K Vaughn doing Dr Strange. Hopefully he can make the character cool again.


( NIGHTWING #125 )

Another bold new direction for Nightwing? Isnt that what the whole One Year Later thing was for? I have heard rumors that Jason Todd was supposed to be the new Nightwing after Dick died in Infinite Crisis. Be interesting to see if Wolfman has any fuel left in the tank.

( THE OMEGA MEN #1 )

Will be picking up this book for the first couple issues at least. Anyone know what the Omega Men have been up to the last few years?


( TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #1 (of 8) )

Ok all the Silver Age and early Bronze age characters like Andro, Dr Thirteen, and I, Vampire who can say no especially with David Lapham and Brian Azzarello doing the writing chores. Anyone besides me even remember I, Vampire?

( NEIL GAIMAN'S NEVERWHERE )

If you like Neil Gaiman pick it up. If not ignore it.

( ABLES: 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL )

Charles Vess? Check. Brian Bolland? Check. John Bolton? Check. Michael Wm. Kaluta? Check. James Jean? Check. Mark Buckingham? Check. Mark Wheatley? Check. Jill Thompson? Check. Plus Willingham writing? What else can a Fables fanboy want?

( THE AUTHORITY #1 )

Ok its Grant Morrison you know I am going to at least buy the first three issues.

( ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE BOOK 2 #1 )

YAY! More Astro City crunchy goodness!

( PLANETARY #26 )

The penultimate issue of Planetary, though from what Warren Ellis has said that issue 27 will be more of a coda wrapping up all the loose ends in a "ragged bow". Hope this dosent disapoint after all the waiting.

Now this is neat. Anything that might help kids read more is a good idea in my book.

( more dog stuff )

Social networking for our pets?

( Cats & Dogs living together.... )

Escapists #1 (Of 6)
Store was sold out before I got there. Dang it!

Scarlet Traces The Great Game #1 (Of 4)
Wow this was strong first issue. Glad to see this story continued after all this time.

52 Week #10
Clark Kent pulls a Lois Lane. And who is Supernova? Capt Marvel maybe?

Dmz #9
Another strong issue for Brian Wood.

Knights Of The Dinner Table #116
Here honey here is your comic.

Thunderbolts #104
Color me curious what Zemo is really up to....

Alter Ego #60
Try it youll like it.

I recently purchased the 15 disc DVD set of the Sharpe's movies. I really enjoyed Sean Bean in these movies. Nice to see him not play a bad guy. Though I enjoy the books a lot more. And speaking of Napoleonic fiction I am off to read Her Majesty's Dragon.

Lt Richard Sharpe
Good [+2] Lieutenant 95th Rifles, Expert [+4] Tough Career soldier, Good [+2] Born leader, Good [+2] Never gives up, Poor [-2] Never make a proper officer

Sgt Patrick Harper
Good [+2] Sergeant of the Chosen Men, Good [+2] Irish, Good [+2] Big tough son of a bitch, Good [+2] Loyal, Poor [-2] Stubborn

Isaiah Tongue
Good [+2] Chosen Man, Good [+2] Bible Thumper, Good [+2] Likes the ladies, Good [+2] , Poor [-2] Malingering

Perry Perkins
Good [+2] Chosen Man, Good [+2] Young, Good [+2] Eager, Good [+2] People take a liking to him, Poor [-2] Inexperienced

Harris (never found a first name for him anyone know?)
Good [+2] Chosen Man, Good [+2] Educated, Good [+2] Knows many tongues, Good [+2] Well-mannered, Poor [-2] Needs glasses

Cooper
Good [+2] Chosen Man, Good [+2] Thief, Good [+2] Lockpick, Good [+2] Keeps his wits, Poor [-2] hates picket duty

Daniel Hangman
Good [+2] Chosen Man, Good [+2] Best shot in the unit, Good [+2] Poacher, Good [+2] Golden Voice, Poor [-2] Gettin' too old for this

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Marvel does something I like for a frigging change, something that isnt a civil war, or a house of crap, or letting Bendis do what ever the hell he wants. They relaunch a good solid book. And this time it gets some promotion. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact the Spider-girl digests sell so well?

( SPIDER-GIRL RETURNS IN AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL )

Sorry this is so late again thought I had posted already.


52 #9
First appearance of the new Batwoman. The art in this issue looks rushed and amateurish.

Fables Vol 7 Arabian Nights (and Days)
It was fun to see what Willingham did with Middle Eastern Fables. Frau Totenkinder is becoming my favorite character in this book.

Secret Six #2 (of 6)
Damn this book is fun. But then I have liked just about anything with Deadshot in it since John Ostrander used him in the Suicide Squad. And have you heard the rumors that the Suicide Squad may be getting the Showcase reprints treatment? Woo! HOO!

Beyond #1 (of 6)
Mainly got this because I like Wayne Mc Duffie's writing. Odd mixture of characters. See if the second issue does more to hook me. I really didnt like the original Secret Wars.

Last Planet Standing #5 (of 5)
Defalco wrote himself out of a corner though the final fate of Galactus felt kind of wonky to me.

Moon Knight #3
Missed this when it came out. Is it me or is David Finch channeling Bill Sienkiewicz? Sure looks like in some of the little touches he has been adding.

Uncanny X-men #475
Bought this to see if Brubaker could hook me on a mainstream X-book. So far... the magic eightball says "Try again later". I think part of it that Billy Tan's art reminds me of Micheal Turner's too much.