Yeah, you could just wait, if the store is sure they're getting them. I had too many times (like, one) where I couldn't get the book I wanted.
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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
I loved Emma's face throughout AXM.
Actually, Kiba, what I'll probably do is go by the Raleigh shops since I'll be over there this evening anyway. Thanks for thinking of it, though!
Oak street store sold out of AXM in 5 minutes, but I'm on the list for a call when they get more. Helpful friendly employee. I didn't understand the arrangement of comics. I will learn it soon enough, and maybe it will click and make sense to me. Easy enough to browse through, though. I don't see getting out to Crescent City for at least a couple of weeks.
Consoled myself with Lucifer 40, Hellblazer 196, TotV 5, Harley&Ivy 1&2, and Planetary 16 - 19. Have not opened them yet, probably won't till I'm on the train on Monday.
I'm with Kiba, I loved the retro feel to the costumes.
I liked Cassaday's artwork, especially on Kitty and Wolverine. Hank? Eh. Don't like the kitty look, but Cassaday's not to blame for that - he's working with what he got. But I still miss the old Hank.
Kitty's always been my favorite, and I liked the way Joss wrote her here, especially her bits about "remembering to put on all my clothes" and "I have cloud hair". The one thing I'm not sure about was her claims to not be a fighter. She was pretty well-established in the old Excalibur series, as someone who could kick some serious ass. I know Claremont regressed her when he started writing her again, but did he take that away from her too? And nice history nod from Wolvie about wanting her at his back.
I'm mad at Emma. How dare she be so hot? It makes me upset because I am all "Boo Emma" and then she has to go and be hot like that, and it makes it very difficult.
Snacky, re: Kitty [ I haven't read Excalibur but is it possible Kitty doesn't think of herself as a fighter even though she may be one? ]
Claremont regressed her? I'm looking at the latest Official Handbook, and her fighting skills are 5. Puts her higher than Beast (4), Cyclops (4), Emma (3) -- basically, she's only less of a fighter than Wolverine.
Maybe she just meant she didn't want to?
Kiba, that could be - I could see Kitty doing that. But in Excalibur, especially while she was with Pete Wisdom, she was pretty confident in her ass-kicking skills.
ita, I think Claremont "de-aged" her in X-treme and kind of did the handwave thing around her grown-up affair with Pete Wisdom.
But not wanting to? Yeah, I could see that from Kitty.