Astounishing 19 is out tomorrow. According the list I was looking at, it's the start of Joss' last (6-issue?) run on the series.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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Discussion of Buffy and Angel comics, books, and more. Please don't get into spoilery details in the first week of release.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 27, 2006 6:09:16 am PST #9977 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Zenkitty - Dec 27, 2006 7:22:47 am PST #9978 of 10000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I need to catch up on the Astoundings. I only read the first run. Is there a paperback collection, perchance?
Also, saw a preview for the FF/Silver Surfer movie last night. The Surfer looks utterly fantastic. I'll see the stupid movie just for him. I wonder if they'll explain exactly why he's on a surfboard, though. I never understood that. Other than, cool idea.
Is he, in the movie, still supposed to be the vanguard of Galactus? Because that would be swell.
(whitefonted in case he is, and someone might not know about that.)
sumi - Dec 27, 2006 7:27:04 am PST #9979 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Vols. 1 & 2 are out in paperback and the paperback of vol. 3 is coming out in February. (On Valentine's Day according to Amazon.
victor infante - Dec 27, 2006 9:29:23 am PST #9980 of 10000
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
ZenKitty, he is indeed supposed to be the Herald of Galactus in the movie. As to "why a surfboard," well, things were different in the '60s...
Kevin - Dec 27, 2006 10:58:11 am PST #9981 of 10000
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Frankenbuddha - yeah, 6 issue. Preview pages here: [link]
esse - Dec 27, 2006 5:42:47 pm PST #9982 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
I got into a conversation with a friend about the Ultimates line, and now I'm thinking about going back and reading Spidey from the beginning of Ultimates. Is anyone following the run of Civil War? I'm surprised at how intrigued I am, but I suspect it is at least in part due to my lingering displeasure with Crisis.
CaBil - Dec 27, 2006 5:55:57 pm PST #9983 of 10000
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Civil War is making me angry. In a storytelling sense, they are literally breaking their world. I have no idea how they are going to turn this off without a complete and total asspull.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 27, 2006 6:39:54 pm PST #9984 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm skipping around among titles I like, but the conflict has been presented in such ridiculously black-and-white terms that they might as well have substituted Victor von Doom for Tony Stark.
Oh, and since Millar is the brain behind the whole story, I suspect it will end with some giganto weapon being used to sodomize someone. They did have Mjolnir appear in the lead-up to the event, didn't they?
esse - Dec 27, 2006 6:44:44 pm PST #9985 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Heh. I don't doubt that for a moment, Matt.
Question: do you think it's living up to the critical hype as a commentary on the current political situation in the US? I confess, that's part of why I'm thinking of investing the time in reading it. But I'm curious to know what you think.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 27, 2006 6:46:07 pm PST #9986 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Honestly, it's so ham-fisted that if you haven't been reading up to this point, you probably shouldn't bother.