He is so glad he picked up that longsword proficiency!
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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.
Polter-Cow - Apr 21, 2009 4:31:56 pm PDT #2198 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Laga - Apr 22, 2009 6:49:11 pm PDT #2199 of 5059
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I finally got Buffy #24. Is that Dawn on the cover of the next issue? OMGWTF is that a thricewise?
Cashmere - Apr 23, 2009 8:57:25 am PDT #2200 of 5059
Now tagless for your comfort.
At first I thought it might be Willow but seeing the alternate cover and the spoilery synopsis, I agree that it's Dawn.
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2009 9:20:32 am PDT #2201 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I finished The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite last night. Pretty great stuff. My favorite characters are Number Five and Rumor. And Pogo, of course. I also started Dallas. Which doesn't seem to "feature" people! I laughed out loud at "The Umbrella Academy Featuring the Utter Destruction of Mankind."
Polter-Cow - Apr 29, 2009 9:35:53 pm PDT #2202 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
All caught up on The Umbrella Academy! Need final issue now!
Steph L. - May 01, 2009 5:55:23 am PDT #2203 of 5059
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So, Free Comic Book Day is tomorrow. What are you getting?
My store is tiny, so IIRC, their FCBD policy is 1 comic per person, although I think they let people with pull lists have 2 comics, which would kick ass.
I'm definitely getting Blackest Night #0. If I can get 2, I'm torn between Avengers, the Love & Rockets sampler, and Mercy Sparx.
Of course, if I bring The Boy, then I can strong-arm him into getting Love & Rockets or Mercy Sparx. (Actually, with hot chicks on the cover, I won't have to do any strong-arming.)
There's also a Wolverine title (with a horrible typo on the Web site), and -- I admit that I really kind of want this -- William Shatner Presents!
Tom Scola - May 01, 2009 6:06:45 am PDT #2204 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'll be getting Love & Rockets. And I'll be purchasing RASL #4, assuming it wasn't delayed again.
Polter-Cow - May 01, 2009 6:12:08 am PDT #2205 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What'd be good for someone who is interested in comics but can't really get into them because she doesn't like the boxes that make it feel like the story is struggling to break free?
Tom Scola - May 01, 2009 6:13:07 am PDT #2206 of 5059
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud.
Polter-Cow - May 01, 2009 6:22:35 am PDT #2207 of 5059
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha, yes, I suggested that.
I don't think the problem is that I don't understand. I recognize and appreciate their attributes. I consider my lack of enjoyment of comics to be a failure on my part, not the comics' part. I'm just too impatient and attentionally-challenged to get into most of them. I don't rule out ever enjoying comics, which is why I still pick them up every now and then. And I do enjoy them once in a while. I just don't enjoy them nearly as much as many other things, so I tend not to spend my time or money on them if I know there are other books/shows/whatever I can be indulging in that I'd lose myself in and like more.