Frank, it was post-Killing Joke

The words are English, yet make no sense.

I'm with Plei. Willingham may be a competent storyteller elsewhere, but his run on Robin continues to make me want to do him harm. I contrast Willingham's wack-ass characterization with Johns' in Teen Titans, who manages to make Tim light-hearted AND psychotic, which is how he ought to be. (I haven't read #127 yet. I need to work myself up to the pain.)

As for Teen Titans, I am shallow, and giggled over Bart's newest construction, because now Bart and Tim can skateboard together! Especially since Kon has declared Cassie his girlfriend kinda out of the blue. (And I'm only saying this because Kon's slept in Cassie's bathtub and seen her nekkid without them becoming girlfriend and boyfriend, so why the sudden -- ah, forget it. They're cute.)

I also seem to be picking up Flash, now. Wally, the cute mechanic!

ita, about your TT question, my answer is that yes, it was.

As much as I love TT, #12 was a smidge confusing. But how can you not love intestinal worm!Gar? And Conner calling Cassie his girlfriend -- the first thing I thought was "beard!"

I have a question about Astounishing #2 -- what up with the dragon? I don't know any X-Men backstory, so is this a creature that's always been Kitty's sidekick?

My cousin gave me a gift certificate to Barnes & Noble for my BD, which I think I will use to get Batgirl: Year One.

Also:

And Batsfolks, are you not pleased with my Year One purchase?

Of course we are pleased.

I contrast Willingham's wack-ass characterization with Johns' in Teen Titans, who manages to make Tim light-hearted AND psychotic, which is how he ought to be.

Yup. Johns is nailing all of the characters, actually. Good stuff. (Plus, I have the belief that Johns gets the Kon/Tim thing, and deliberately does things like the "Tim, you gotta give me a reason to stay" line.)

On, Astounishing, which I've not actually read yet, Steph., Lockheed the dragon is, well, an alien that attached itself to Kitty while they were in space. He's been her pet--although he may see that differently--for years.

Huh. Okay, then.

Huh. Thanks, Victor. I did not know that, either. Weird.

I read Astounishing, which I will never be able to spell or pronounce correctly now, thanks to you people. Liked the Kitty/Emma smackdown. Also liked the idea of a Scott/Logan smackdown for beer. And I thought that Beast's desire to know about the mutant cure was in character, from what I've seen. Oh! And I laughed my ass off when Beast was singing to Logan while the X-Men were getting questioned by the reporters.

Was this week's issue of TT the last in an arc?

Was this week's issue of TT the last in an arc?

Yup. Brother Blood, who is just plain weird.