Neil Gaiman said in his blog that he and Dave McKean will be on a panel at ComicCon. FYI.

As Misha notes, Batman animated didn't hit its stride until it got going a bit. I just watched the late episode which was done partly in the style of Frank Miller's Dark Knight - whoa that was weird to see. But very cool. And it had a Carrie-like character too.

Ple got me interested so I perused the Outsiders at the comic store after we saw Spidey. Read issues 8-13 - really good stuff. Winick does such a good job on the relationship between Roy and Dick. Great dialogue and dynamic. Enjoyed all the new characters, particularly the gal who got her face burned off. That was freaky and disturbing. Then I came home and read Preacher - more freaky and disturbing.

Anyway, I was getting hooked on Outsiders.

See, it's not my fault, because I got hooked via Victor.

Who is also to blame for my new-found Plas love, damn him. Will be adding that to the box when I go in for my pulls.

I just read Batman: Nine Lives, and it's everything I'd heard it would be and possibly more. I love Lark's pencils anyhow, but his work's really, really well suited to the noir atmosphere they were going for. Lots of little comics references scattered throughout, a solid script...

It was an adventure trying to track it down. Had to do some store hopping for it.

What up with Nationals, woman?!? I need to know!

Finished 68th, spotted and actually said hello to your coach, bought new toys, came home and crashed hard... t /natter

Had some time to kill in Borders yesterday, and read Batgirl:Year One. I can see why you(the collective you) like it. Very interesting. (and now I know the context of Plei's tag.)

Finished 68th

Is that good or bad?

spotted and actually said hello to your coach,

Meep! My big, black, dreadlock-ed coach!

Is that good or bad?

Out of 85, it coulda been much, much better. Actually, if I'd won one more -- which would've put me at 61 -- I'd be fine with it. The last bout was very, very up and down, and I either hit really brilliant stuff or missed altogether. It takes some real work to whiff with a sabre, let me tell you...

Meep! My big, black, dreadlock-ed coach!

Yes! And he seemed very cool. Actually, your whole club did -- they were one of the groups that really came out to support and cheer and generally help each other out.

Meep! My big, black, dreadlock-ed coach!

Yes! And he seemed very cool.

He *is* very cool. Did you tell him you knew me? (And did he put 2 and 2 together and realize who I am? He spent the last class I was at calling me 3 different names, none of them my own. I mocked him hard for that.)

Actually, your whole club did -- they were one of the groups that really came out to support and cheer and generally help each other out.

We're the Bad News Bears of Cincinnati fencing. No real facility, but lotsa heart.

Did you tell him you knew me?

Yep! And he figured you out after a second or so, unless he faked it very well....

We're the Bad News Bears of Cincinnati fencing. No real facility, but lotsa heart.

Aww, yeah. We were very much the same way until very recently -- it's only in the last year or so that we've had a whole bunch of people who could qualify for things like this. Before that, we worked our asses off while the rest of the division would sort of shrug and say, "There's a club in Raleigh? Huh."

Yep! And he figured you out after a second or so, unless he faked it very well....

You could have referred to me by any S name, and it probably would have worked. (I think I was Sylvie, Sally, and Susie. I called him Jonathan for the rest of the class. [His name is Ed.])