Creepy goodness

I have functional equipment, and I have read some really great books.

First up is Bayou by Jeremy Love with colors by Patrick Morgan

This came out a couple of weeks ago, and I totally fell in love with it. Unfortunately, (for me) I sold it before I could finish reading it. This is one I have to have in my personal collection. I just need to get it back in stock so I can buy it. Dark and beautiful, and not really for little kids, this would make a good title for teens and grown-ups. Click the image for Bayou's Zuda page to read it online.



Next up is Vertigo's House of Mystery Vol 2

You guys may remember my love for the 1st volume in this series, and my passion continues unabated. This title is so much fun, and so creepy that I read it in one sitting and I can hear it calling to me from the next room for re-reading. I especially love that they are starting to reference Cain and Abel in this new series and the when Abel walks back in to the book, it's like he has just been hanging out (at the House of Secrets?) and waiting. Sturges and company nail him perfectly, continuing to let this book settle into it's roots.



I have lots more on my shelf, and right at the top right now are Planetary and Dynamo 5, so expect to hear on those coming up.

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Audio Not Happening

Argh

After twiddling with my audio interface for far too long tonight, I am resigned that the audio gods just don't want me to record tonight. So instead, lets see some Free Comic Book Day pictures. You know you want to.

First, I arrived early to set up the table. These are the nice folks waiting at the gate for me to open. No, they aren't zombies. Why would you even think that?

After I opened the gate, fun was had by all. I had 150 foam wolverine claws that I gave away in the first 30 mins or so, and we had a steady stream of folks for most of the day. Then at 3pm, the 501st arrived, and with them came Batgirl, lady Robin and Gambit. Here's me and my crew with our honored guests.


Lord Vader and the Tusken Raider did a bit of shopping


And then I put them to work for a little bit.


This one's my favorite though:

Thanks again to all involved for making this years FCBD so much fun.

That said....

Ok, I think I have had time to process the Wolverine movie.

I think that over all it was not that bad. In fact, some of it was pretty good, in a "let the movies be their own thing" kind of way. I liked Lumberjack Wolverine and his relationship with Kayla Silverfox. I really liked the X-Team stuff with Wade and Fred and Wraith. Then they went and messed with Deadpool. I felt like an angry 13 year old kid during much of the final act as my current favorite character was turned into sort of an ugly joke. So tonight I want to talk about the awesome Deadpool that I love so much.

If you are new to the character, I think you should begin with Cable and Deadpool.

By the time this series began, Wade had settled into his role as The Merc With The Mouth, and all of his special peculiarities were comfortable and worn in. His 4th wall breaking, his love of Bea Arthur, his habit of talking to himself via his monologue boxes. This was a series I binged on. I think I read all 7 books (before Deadpool Vs the Marvel Universe was out) in 2 days. 100% total awesome.

I am currently reading the Deadpool Classics books, and I am halfway through book 2.


It's a lot of fun, especially the stuff I am reading now, but I'm glad that the Deadpool Classics Vol 01 was not the first thing I picked up. It took a while for him to develop his patter and his quirks. Even his speech bubbles start out with red outlines, instead of the yellow fill that I have come to be comfortable with. Like many things, Deadpool improved with age and experience.

I still need to read that new Deadpool Secret Invasion hard cover, but whenever I have time to read, it's sold out. I have a couple on order though, so maybe next week.

Man, I'm out of practice with these things. I better call it a night. We'll talk again this weekend.

Podcast Tomorrow

Oh wow, but Free Comic Book Day was fun this year. We had a crazy day and I got some great pictures on my boss's fancy camera. I will post some of them up here as soon as I can. Special Thanks to the guys from the 501st. Watching a small child attempt to force choke Lord Vader is a sight I will never forget.

My friends and I also went and saw Wolverine today. Boy. I need to process this. And go sit my loaner copy of Deadpool Classics and cry.

We'll talk more tomorrow

Site Changes

Morning!

It's Early O'Clock and I am writing to update you guys on a sad site change. I got an email from Rachel Nabors, the nice lady that runs Rubifruit, the link exchange I have been a part of for so long. She will be shutting it down in a few days so this morning I am removing the ads from the site. I wish her all the best. I really liked what Rubifruit was all about, and I was glad to be a part of it in what little way I could.

She also has a big surgery coming up, so if you feel like throwing a couple of bucks her way, I'd be very grateful.



As for myself, I am feeling much better after very likely accidentally poisoning myself on Sunday morning. My husband and were doing some yard work and I think I got dosed with some Round-Up. Either that or I had a nasty and sudden case of the flu. I'm doing a whole lot better today though. I might even pack a real lunch!


Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday! Make sure you get to your Local Comic Book Shop for your free comics. I personally am very excited about Resurrection from Oni Press.



You can find a preview of it here. You can also find a full listing of the offered comics at freecomicbookday.com. If you need help finding you local shop, or if you want to make a day of it and hit all the ones in your area, you can get a list of participating stores in your area Here.

Also, we have a special treat at my store this year. I will be hosting some folks from the 501st Legion from 3pm till 5pm. I don't know who all will be able to make it, but I am really hoping that Lord Vader will be able to make an appearance.

Hope to see everyone there!

Yay!

I found the box with all the cables in it, and when I plugged everything in, it worked. It's the little things in life that make me happy. This week I just have a little burst of a podcast for you, in which I ramble about the Watchmen movie(I know it's a little late, but what can you do?) and I recommend very highly the book Air from Vertigo




This book is written by G. Willow Wilson and the art is all by M.K. Perker. While I was reading this on a slow morning at the store, I kept thinking to myself, "this is so odd!" but as I continued on, I began to really enjoy the strange journey that this book takes. The art is very clear and accessible, and I really found myself rooting for main character Blythe as she goes on her quest to save her imprisoned love/possible terrorist. This series is also part of Vertigo's $1 issue experiment, releasing issue #7 for $1 at the same time as the trade. I love this idea, and I was really happy when someone picked up the copy that my store got as an impulse buy. In a sea of $4 comics, a dollar is practically free. Anything that gets people reading makes me happy.

I have a nice deep stack of books that I'm going to try to read this coming week. Right now I am in the middle of Deadpool Classic Vol 01 and my first impression is that it's really interesting to observe the evolution of a character. I should have more on this title next week.

Oh, and not that it really matters, but my husband sat next to Greg Rucka on the plane last week. I am so jealous I could explode. My husband doesn't follow DC that much, so he didn't know that I am super exited about the upcoming run of Detective starring Bat-Woman and with a backup featuring Renee Montoya. They had a nice discussion about the publishing industry, and my husband says that Mr. Rucka was a really nice guy. So there you go.


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