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.

I think we're getting a picture of a sort of complex situation with Flycatcher. One wonders if he didn't have a sort of "deal" with Bigby, to keep himself from running off. I'm not sure we entirely understand the situation.

I definitely got the impression that Flycatcher is being kept busy for his own good. Protecting their own, and all that. I was irritated by the seventh kid, because DUDE, OBVIOUSLY. I think that Snow only figured it out when we did, though, and that's why she handed the other six to Gramps right away. What I didn't understand was why the kid couldn't be rehabilitated and integrated. Poor thing.

I got GL Rebirth for reasons I'm not sure of. And, damn, am I out of touch with that universe. I'm guessing bits of it will come together.

I also bought X23 -- which has potential. They're certainly doing the angst thing.

I'm glad that NightwingYear One is biweekly -- damned slow storytelling. Where's Devin?

Trying to say what I meant more concisely: I don't think Flycatcher is completely in control of his own behavior. I think there's certain imperatives involved. For instance, it's not just that he WANTS to go back to the Homelands, he HAS to. But he probably also has to obey the law, so as long as he was tied up in "paying off" his community service, he could stay.

They certainly made it sound like Flycatcher couldn't stay around unless they forced him to, but would be happy staying around. I agree with Victor on the compulsion tip.