Which I totally understand. There are things I won't be contributing to the library and things that I will.

Word. I'm in post-crack monkey stage for comics/graphic novels (and these days, live in a one-bedroom condo, so staying in that phase is fairly urgent), but I certainly sympathize with the desire to hang onto the good stuff, whatever that may be. I just think the idea of circulating good reading around is brilliant. At today's prices, there's no way I could get into all the good stuff that gets talked about here. But I wouldn't mind a gander at some of it.

There are things I won't be contributing to the library and things that I will.

Well, I'm certainly willing to lend my Spideys, with an emphasis on LEND. I can't read them all simultaneously.

Have people had a chance to read the last issue of 1602 yet? I'm kind of curious about the various and sundry reactions.

Also, Teppy, thanks for the heads-up on TT!

MM: A Death in the Family

D'oh! That's it!

"It's my preciousssss!"

Wait, we get our stuff back, right? I must go back and re-read the idea, I may have skipped something crucial.

I may just donate the bucks.

Have people had a chance to read the last issue of 1602 yet?

Anne, I was kind of disappointed. It just seemed rushed. Also, sure, they saved the world, but it didn't seem to resolve anything are far as their continuum was concerned. Also, we never relly found out what Virginia's deal was. "And oh, BTW, she gets killed..."

I will donate the entire run of Preacher TPB to the pile, because Knut gave it to me free.

Of course, I still need to read it first, so don't rush me.

Take your time reading it, read it twice or thrice. Preacher to me is one of the best stand-alone comics I have ever read. Unflinching and unapologetic just like Jesse Custer.

I don't know, DX. I mean, we find out that the reason the colony survives is because Rojahz helps them out, which happens because he was sent back in time, which is what started the whole mess to begin with. And I believe Gaiman said he was working off a folk tale about Virginia Dare in which she was able to turn into a white deer and was killed by a hunter that didn't realize she was anything but a deer. Which means in the normal Marvel U, that's what happens. I also like the parallel of the Hulk's origin in which Banner again uses his body to shield a teenager from an explosion which triggers the transformation. Gaiman pretty much wraps up the who's and why's of the alternate timeline.

That said, I enjoyed it but wasn't overwhelmed.

I was a bit underwhelmed by the end of 1602, too. I was really, really happy with the last page, but the actual resultion of the plot? Kind of meh.

Well, that's a shiny idea. I've got the first three Sandman, a random Crow, and...probably other things I'm not entirely aware of.

Unfortunately, almost all the recent Bat-books are like that, especially considering you wanted a good introduction to the Bat Family.

Yeah, I know. I wasn't surprised. Just, sixteen hour bus ride and I sooooo wanted to know what happened next.

However, I am feeling very guilty, and I would be willing to lend you my copies, if you want.

Dude, feel no guilt. I'll read them eventually.

I could ad a few things like the Elementals, Excalibur, and Longshot trade paperbacks. But anyone who wants my Sandmans or Prometheas to leave my apartment had best convince ita to collect them and arm her really, really well.