Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.

Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


Other Media 2: It's Astounishing!

Discussion of comics, graphic novels, and more. Except for capes. No capes!

Please use spoiler font for new releases until after the weekend following release.


Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 26, 2008 8:38:48 am PST #1225 of 5059
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Is anyone familiar with Wonderella>?


Jars - Feb 26, 2008 10:01:06 am PST #1226 of 5059

Speaking of Alan Moore - has anyone read The Black Dossier? I just finished it. Kind of love it.


Frankenbuddha - Feb 26, 2008 10:13:53 am PST #1227 of 5059
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I have it, but I haven't read it enough (just finished off volume 2 of LOEG).


Daisy Jane - Feb 26, 2008 10:16:47 am PST #1228 of 5059
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Speaking of Alan Moore - has anyone read The Black Dossier? I just finished it. Kind of love it.

Sister's boyfriend got it for his birthday and is crazy for it.


Hayden - Feb 26, 2008 10:20:06 am PST #1229 of 5059
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

I just read it about a week ago. It's good.


DXMachina - Feb 26, 2008 10:23:02 am PST #1230 of 5059
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I liked it well enough. My main problem was that there almost too many media references to sort out. It became a puzzle after awhile. (Although I have to admit that as a Gerry Anderson geek, I loved the XL series references.)


Jessica - Feb 26, 2008 10:24:38 am PST #1231 of 5059
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

We own it, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.


DavidS - Feb 26, 2008 10:35:36 am PST #1232 of 5059
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

It's not the end of the League story. We're already working on the next instalment, which will be a three-volume work called Century. The first one takes place in 1910 and is called What Keeps Mankind Alive. It's the Edwardian incarnation of the League, when Raffles the gentleman thief and Virginia Woolf's Orlando were members, and we're going to be doing our version of The Threepenny Opera, complete with Mack The Knife and Pirate Jenny. I've written a new libretto for it.

Drool....


Jon B. - Feb 26, 2008 10:54:39 am PST #1233 of 5059
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Happy 100th Birthday to Tex Avery!


Jars - Feb 26, 2008 11:01:08 am PST #1234 of 5059

My main problem was that there almost too many media references to sort out.

I quite liked that aspect. Like I could read it again in ten years and I'd get twice as much from it as I do today.