I know Willingham is delenda est in this thread, but I really like Fables.

Don'tcha worry, Jeff, you're not alone. And in your absence, I bullied ita into reading it too.

This week's was pretty cool. I'm a little concerned about the nature of Flycatcher's position. I liked how when he was fired, it was obvious he wasn't happy about it because his job was his life, and he had nowhere else to go. But in this issue, the rationale for keeping Flycatcher is not for his own happiness, but because he does a good job and Fabletown doesn't want to let him go. The psychology involved for Flycatcher is interesting, but I don't like the implication that they're deliberately enslaving him just because they need him.

But I loved the continuity of the seventh child being the little wraith thing. I wonder how long Snow knew about it. And what North'll do when he finds his grandson's an inadvertent murderer.

Ultimates vol. 2 #2

Question: how incestuous are Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch?

Question: how incestuous are Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch?

Bryan Hitch obviously models his drawings of them on Angelina Jolie and James Haven. You do the math.

Detective # 802 - I haven't seen much comment hear about Lapham's take

I remember liking #800 and #801, but #802 made go, "WTF, Lapham?!"

I'd go into detail, but I don't have the issue handy, and I need to go buy comics shortly.

I wonder if Samuel L. Jackson knows he's playing Nick Fury.

SA, as far as I'm concerned, "V for Vendetta" is required comics reading. One of the interesting points for me, beside the political philosophy, is the fact that the artist (David "I Make This Look Gooood" Lloyd) and writer (Alan "Godlike Being" Moore) decided to do the entire thing without use of sound effects or thought balloons. Everything is communicated through the art and the dialogue.

Damn, now I *have* to read this.

So I started Transmetropolitan. Steph, you knew this was coming, but you *have* to read this. Spider Jerusalem is just, damn. Yes.

Is anything beginning this month that I should ask for at the comic book store?

Also, Steph, would you mind ordering something for me from your comic book store that I could pick up when I get there? I'd like the current Batgirl four-parter, starting with #57, I think, and the first (and next, if it comes out before I get back) Green Lantern: Rebirth series. If you please.

Also, Steph, would you mind ordering something for me from your comic book store that I could pick up when I get there? I'd like the current Batgirl four-parter, starting with #57, I think, and the first (and next, if it comes out before I get back) Green Lantern: Rebirth series. If you please.

I can get them at the store we went to the last time you were here -- b/c it's pretty big, they always have back issues.

t edit The Batgirl crossover w/Robin, you mean? 2 titles of Batgirl and 2 of Robin?

From McSweeney's: Rejection Letters from Prof. Xavier's School of Exceptional Youth.

From McSweeney's: Rejection Letters from Prof. Xavier's School of Exceptional Youth.

Cute, but way too short. The premise is comedy gold.

Arrgh! My shop didn't get Nightwing 101 in this week.

P-C, as fas as your reading of Flycatcher's situation, I don't quite read it that way. I see it more that they were keeping him busy so he wouldn't take off back to the homelands to rescue his wife and kids, which her would feel honor-bound to do if he wasn't working for Fabletown. I expect that his "freedom" is going to play a big part in upcoming events.

Question: how incestuous are Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch?

Bryan Hitch obviously models his drawings of them on Angelina Jolie and James Haven. You do the math.

The cover to volume 1, #8 (seen here) is an indication of the vibe, but the text has been pretty mild so far.

As far as my fears for the new Green Arrow art team, I loved the opening few pages, but the cartoonier nature (especially the hair of all of the characters) and the problems with scale for some of the charaters worries me. Oh, and I give this issue the cover of the week. James Jean's covers rule (the Fables cover was runner-up).

Arrgh! My shop didn't get Nightwing 101 in this week.

Eh. That's okay. It's not all that great so far. It's okay.

Jeff, I know, that's the thing. What's wrong with letting him go rescue his wife and kids? That sounds like a good thing. He might get himself killed, okay, but that's not how it's coming across to me. I don't see why it's bad for him to go rescue his wife and kids. I see how it's bad for Fabletown, but the problem is whose interests are being considered here.