I thought of Patti Smythe.

Or I would have, had I read the comic.

It was more than a bit of sarcasm. Apparently my comic store must be atypical in still having stacks of each DoV issue that could stop a rifle bullet, but as that customer response jibes with my opinion of the story I assumed it was a more widespread phenomenon.

The reviews on the story have been mixed, at least from what I've seen. Personally, I've liked bits of it (the Ragman, Detective Chimp), but I have been surprised at how simple the overall story seems. (Actually, it seems to me that all of the "Countdown" mini-series are moving at a much faster pace than I expected).

BTW, can any explain to me when OMAC fits in the timeline, especially w.r.t. Birds of Prey?

I think BoP hasn't quite caught up with OMAC, as IIRC Babs was still looking for Ted last issue.

It was precisely then, Steph. The close up shot on the tears in her eyes really sold it for me.

I thought this week's House of M was a bit annoying. I'm guessing we're in something to do with her head, or the realities she's creating, but I don't want to spend a lot of time there, because it feels a bit like an exercise in wankery.

I flipped through Neverwhere. The art is pretty much the only reason I'd get it, since I have the book. It's not the right art. Maybe in trade.

I'm very skeptical about anything that Wanda could do, even in desperation, erasing Stephen Strange's identity and building a false one that he would buy (ditto for Professor X if he shows up in the same manner). He's the one who saw through all her delusional reality twisting before, and made her see through it with the Eye of Agamotto. If this isn't explained as her actually retroactively changing the timestream itself I'm going to be very peeved .

From The NYT: Collectables aren't a good investment.

Are collectibles a sound financial investment? If the past is any guide, the answer is no. Historically, collectibles have yielded a much lower return than stocks and carried more risk.

ATTN DavidS:

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ATTN DavidS:

Thanks, Tom! I missed it, of course. (Another baseball night for Emmett.) And that's my local bookstore where I did my first reading too. To be honest, my one meeting with Clowes was so good and weridly random it would be hard to top it with a reading.

So, Ple what's been rocking your world?

Manhunter, Batman, Action Comics, Batgirl, BoP, Gotham Central, and Wonder Woman, for starters.

Firestorm was, but I don't have enough data on the new writer.