Reading Young Justice. The only work of Peter David's previous to this was his Star Trek novels, which I'm a fan of.
I'm enjoying YJ, but I think PAD does a better job meshing the humor and the serious in novel form (or maybe the structure of the Star Trek universe keeps from getting a little too carried away. He sure loves his puns, though.)
Impulse is awesome, and I like Robin, but I could take or leave the other characters at the moment. (Also, as unimpressed as I was with Superboy's recent costume "He wear's a black Superman tee and jeans? Seriously?" it's light years better than his YJ getup. Yikes. Also not digging Wonder Girl's costume, but I accept her explanation for not wanting to wear the "real" costume.)
All in all, I'm having a good time with it, though I just finished the "Gun Control" issue and ugh. I mean, I'm a liberal weenie and I was still reading it thinking "Okay, guns are bad. We get it. Shut up already!" It marred what otherwise would have been an excellent story.
ETA: I did really like Kon's baseball speech at the end of the issue. It was a nice little "you're my friend/I trust you to do the right thing" bit without being preachy.
Okay: this is a fundraiser to do a comics in the classroom thing. Which is cool by itself. They have met their fundraising goal (but more wouldn't hurt, if the goodies appeal). Mostly, I want to share this because if you like Troy McClure, you'll love Josh Elder. And he deserves props for his delivery. I've watched the video four times now just for the giggles:
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I DO like Troy McClure, and now I love Josh Elder! I am seriously considering buying that book now even though the only artist I recognize is Jill Thompson.
And done! Thanks for the link, Strega. Looks like a fun project.
Angsty superhero sculpture. It's basically three guys, sculpted three ways. He doesn't have a wide view of vulnerability. Although he's good, technically. I really like Batman.
Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! [link]
I guess I'm going to pick up The Tick, and maybe DC Kids. Not too much else looks interesting to me, though.
Tom, those are the only ones I'm interested in, too. Which is sad, because last year I had a hard time choosing, even counting the ones that The Boy could get.
I'm assuming Iron Man/Thor isn't what it sounds like.
I didn't see Kill Shakespeare on the list, but if it's available, I'll get it.
Pssssst. Shakespeare is already dead. Don't let the funny books fool you.
I'm going for
The Tick,
Atomic Robo,
and maybe
Iron Man/Thor
since I haven't read any Matt Fraction. But I'm with Steph; there aren't too many others I'm even interested in.
The Sixth Gun
looks interesting, but I haven't heard anything about it.
