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I'll see if I can grab that for a a lower price than cover. Ideally, much lower. Haha! I actually think I have most of that run still somewhere in my longboxes. Or maybe I sold it. I can't remember.

May as well start my May post: Hairball #1: this was fun. I didn't expect this angle. The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country: The Glass House #1: THIS is the follow-up to that first series. That makes more sense as it picks right up where that one left off. The Corinthian is back and there's a new victim of the monster. Right away, this feels like Vertigo and has absolutely pulled me in. Koshchei In Hell #4: beautiful ending. Where Monsters Lie #3: about fifteen minutes has passed in these first three issues. It's crazy. Breath of Shadows #3: ok, they better shit or get off the pot next issue. Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #3: this plot moves at a snail's pace. Captain America: Cold War Alpha: oh...that Cap series wasn't ending, just crossing over with the SamCap one. I gave that up, so we'll see how much sense half this crossover makes. Carnage #12: ok, this keeps creeping on. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Dogs of War #1: ok, I'm down for more solid DS9 era comics. This was fun. Fantastic Four #6: did not enjoy the art here, and quite frankly, they've wasted a lot of time in these first six issues. I think I'll probably drop it. Guardians of the Galaxy #1: not the best first issue. It gets one more. Moon Knight #22: packed a lot of story into 20-odd pages. Great single issue story. Predator #2: still great Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #3: i just love the art. I don't really care about the story here. Children of the Black Sun #4: good issue Eight billion Genies #8: I was prepared to be let down, so this wasn't too bad. Monarch #3: talk about snail's pace. I'm out. Traveling to Mars #5: still great Nemesis Reloaded #4: this was the best issue of the bunch Maniac of New York: Don't Call it a Comeback #2: still excellent Red Zone #2: a hell of a lot of fun. Phantom Road #2: i thought issue one was intriguing, but this issue fucking ruled. Good shit. The Seasons Have Teeth #1: ok...the embodiment of seasons are kaiju. I'm down. Radiant Black #23: cool. The Ambassadors #2: this was a great issue. The Giant Kokju #1: a raunchy comedy kaiju comic. I might give it one more. I found it kind of meh. Star Trek: Defiant #2: man...I could read Worf and Spock arguing forever. example Spock says "is it not logical that if this Kahless is a perfect clone of the real Kahless, then perhaps the original Kahless is also not as noble as once thought." Worf replies: "Before we pull at the threads of my entire civilization, perhaps we should..." Brilliant stuff. So fun. Star Trek #6: without Worf, this series continues to rule. Man, good fucking Trek comics. Exorcists Never Die #1: I think I'll pass on this one. Batman/Superman World's Finest #14: this was excellent. Lots of fun moments here. Black Adam #10: ok, setting up the two issue finale. Good stuff. Issues: 687 Trades: 12 Omnibus: 2 Graphic Novel: 10

Since I've been enjoying so much modern GR, I've recently thought about rereading this too. All that stuff with Blackout and Deathwish and then Madcap and Suicide and Texiera art...man, and that's all before the Midnight Sons stuff.

Has anyone watched this? I'm almost finished, but I have read the novel and I'm extremely confused by the physics of the entity.

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre: review forthcoming Dream Scenario: an absolutely beautiful movie that at one time has a lot to say and then maybe nothing to say? I'm still sitting with this one, clearing the path to my thoughts on the film. Which should say that it's not a typical movie night watch. Cage is brilliant. So is Julianne Nicholson (who I'm also watching in The Outsider right now). Features: 43 Shorts: Documentaries: 4 Rewatches: 1

I've been a defender of Discovery the whole run. I thought the first two seasons were some of the best Trek ever. Then, things changed with seasons 3 and 4 (which I didn't appreciate as much), but I still thought it was doing something new and different. This season, man...introduce a whole staff of replacement crew that have more lines of dialogue than the show regulars who have been there since episode 1? Fucking weird. And it's not even characterization. It's the typical "what if we send a subspace probe and..." BS that is in every Trek episode. This time, it's dialogue delivered by new actors and zero focus on the main crew other than Michael. I still love Michael, but I fucking hate Book, and he is ALL OVER this season. Five episodes in and it's the worst season of new Trek I've seen.

I'm pretty sure the "woke agenda" people saw two women (one of them is an Asian!) and a black guy being cast and that's all they needed. Probably because of the dumb.

Narrator: but there wasn't more, and that made him sad... One more episode to go in this season's Invincible which has ruled as well. I'm slowly devouring Legion as I missed it the first time, missed it on Disney+ (I cancelled that shit) and it popped up on Crave. Dan Stevens is truly amazing. I'm assuming the Sensational Sherri episode of Dark Side of the Ring is the final episode of the season because it's the only one I cried at. That's a pretty good indicator. They did a good job, but I think maybe it's time to retire the premise. This season hasn't been so much as grim as it has been kind of repetitive. Almost every episode is about a wrestler that gets in their own way. That all said, Sherri Martel lived a very fucked up life, and it was fascinating. Heartbreaking to see Jake the Snake talking about her. Also puzzling to see pictures of Jake Roberts at 18 looking like a 36 year old. I would like to see this filmmaking team switch back to Tales from the Territories. It's a little fresher.

Once the narration kicks in at the beginning o the first episode of CONAN O'BRIEN MUST GO, I knew it was a show for me. I've watched the first four episodes so far and I hope there's more

Glad I'm not alone!

Ok...I was on to something here. I finally started to watch Mindhunter. It has its moments. The guy who plays Kemper is about as charming/chilling as an actor can be onscreen. It feels a bit info-dumpy, but that makes sense considering it's based on a book about the methodolgy of hunting serial killers. Watched episode one of Fallout. Not sure I'll watch another yet.

Will do!

So crazy. I had been planning on visiting that statue THIS COMING WEEKEND. I no longer am, but this was shocking to see. My buddy has a book launch in Bloomington and that's where the eclipse is in totality. I wanted to see this statue, the Ray Bradbury museum and a bunch of other nerdy shit too. I'm bummed.

I'm excited to see it, but I'm waiting for a guy I know to produce some quality boots. Disney+ raised prices and this is literally the only thing I had any interest in watching there this year. Dark Side of the Ring is going swimmingly with these tiny bios. The Harley Race one that just came out was great.

Superman #1: this is the Dawn of DC beginning. Lexcorp has been left to Superman and renamed Supercorp while Lexs is in jail. Interesting start. I'll do more. Breath of Shadows #2: this wasn't as good as the first issue, but I'll give it one more. The Ones #4: this was a lot of fun. The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives #3: this series is nowhere near as good as the last one. TSU, I mean. I'm not sure I ever read the old DBD series. Captain America Sentinel of Liberty #10: still good. Cosmic Ghost Rider #1: ok, I'll try another. Haven't liked CGR in the past. The Vineyard #4: great ending. Thor #31: good start to this arc. A little confusing. Titans United: Bloodpact #6: they really brought it together at the end. Ghost Rider #12: I think I knew where this was heading several issues ago. It's the only thing that makes sense. Koschei in Hell #3: good shit. Torrent #1: not really interested. I Am Iron Man #1: hmmm...after the last volume, it would take something great to live up to it. Not sure I want to read a woman coming back in time to mess with Stark. Maybe I'll give it one more. Phantom Road #1: extremely little happens but its a good pre-credits sequence. Trojan #2: whoa. haha...cool. I Hate This Place #6: this series kicks ass, Wasp #2: I would enjoy both wasps on an adventure, but not an adventure against a bunch of robot wasps. Also not the hugest fan of the art. I'm out. Radiant Black #22: great issue. L.E.G.I.O.N. annual #5: this is another one for my exclusive podcast. What a read! The podcast episode is more than twice as long as the usual episode. Red Zone #1: now THAT's a fucking first issue. Rogue & Gambit #1: and that is not. I'm out. Spider-Man Unforgiven #1: kind of fun. Venom #17: still great Where Monsters Lie #2: excellent. Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #5: this art is ridiculously good. Good story beats here too. I just came to check out Silvestri's Batman, but really enjoy this. Traveling to Mars #4: somber. Good stuff. X-23 Deadly Regenisis #1: nah...I'm good. Justice Society of America #3: this is awesome Superman Lost #1: holy fuck, this rules. Great writing, incredible art. I am in for the long haul. Multiversity: Harley something something #2: this took only a few pages to bore the shit out of me. I'm out. The Lonesome Hunters #3, 4: fucking incredible series. So pure and beautiful. Simple, elegant, scary, wondrous. Everything. Trojan #3: loving this too A.R.C. #1: a oneshot about a network of vigilantes stopping poachers. Cool story. Almighty #2: yeah, this one lost me too. Blood Tree #2: ok, this one has the cinematic hallmark of far too elaborate killings from a serial killer, but I'm intrigued. Black Tape #2: two issues in a row, I try to quit it, but each time, there's a fucking fantastic cliffhanger. Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #2: good issue. I'll do more. Fantastic Four #5: ok, they're righting the ship. Moon Knight #21: great issue Children of the Black Sun #3: excellent issue New Mutants: Lethal Legion #1: ok, I gave this a shot and then was gonna drop it even though I kind of like the team roster, but then Count Nefaria is revealed as the villain and I'm in for the long haul. My favourite obscure Marvel character. Predator #1: Was the last miniseries called the same thing? I think it was. This was good, regardless. Rogue Sun #11: ok issue Space Job #2: not sure if I can take this joke any further. Stoneheart #1: No thanks. It reads like someone's D&D game. Out. The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #6: this series is just fucking nuts and I love it. Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #2: this issue nailed it. Hulk #13: this one had me bored. Red Goblin #2: this is fun. I've missed so much Spider-Continuity in the past twenty years that I have to look a few things up occasionally, but being back into the Spider-books (at least nominally) has been pretty fun. Secret Invasion #5: fun. Art Brut #4: this was an excellent mini. Monarch #2: ok, swerve! Nemesis Reloaded #3: glorious violence and action with little connection to character. Not sure if I read the other two or just quit. The Forged #1: I'll pass. No/One #1: also pass. The Last barbarians #2: I was along for the ride until the D&D talk. A character goes into a store and the guy is like "this armor has a +3 against boradswords!" Fuck all the way off. Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #2: yeah, I'm out. The Harrower #2: fun. this issue was basically five minutes of a horror movie, and I'm down with it. Star Trek #5: still awesome. Looking forward to Worf's spinoff. Book of Death: The Fall of the Valiant Universe: this trade collects one of those crossovers where each title has its own story, this case, being the end of each characters' life. This was solid. Avengers: War Across Time #3: this is so good. Beyond the art by Alan Davis, I mean. Star Trek: Defiant #1: one issue in and this spinoff could already be better than the other ST book. Captain Worf versus Kahless on the Defiant with spoiler: B'lanna Torres, Ambassador Spock, Ensign Ro...and...I can't even say that one. Hellcat #1: this was pretty good. Icon vs Hardware #1: just not a fan of any of this new Milestone stuff. Still love the OG run though. Gold Goblin #5: excellent. BLack Adam #9: not a huge fan of this issue. But the series has been good overall. Batman/Superman World's Finest #13: this is fun. Batman: one Bad Day: Ra's Al Ghul #1: this was fucking excellent. GCPD The Blue Wall #6: a pretty stellar follow-up to Gotham Central. Stargirl: The Lost Children #5: meh Swamp Thing Green Hell #3: I was here for the art, but the story ended up winning me over too. Carnage #11: crazy Doctor Strange #1: the doctor is alive again and tidying up the messes left behind. I'm down. Even though next issue features one of my least favorite Marvel villains: Nightmare. Joe Fixit #3: this series is great. Dead Romans #1: Not for me Plush #5: still crazy. Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #5: for my patreon-exclusive podcast. The Neighbors #1: I really enjoyed this. Blue Book #2: this is soooooo good. Love Oeming's work and that the script gives him lots of room to play. Great comics! Lord of the Jungle #4: fun. X-O Manowar: Unconquered #1: ok, I'm down. The Complete Torpedo vol 4: I think I'm counting these as trade paperbacks if I remember correctly. The stories have definitely started to grate on me. I'll wait a bit before reading volume 5, the final one. I've got things to say about it, I just want to be able to read all of it first. Bulls of Beacon Hill #2, 3: oh, I am sold on this. This is cool. Gotham City: Year One #6: not only career highs for both Phil Hester AND Tom King, it's one of the finest series published by DC in the last quarter century. Masterful writing. Hall of fame art. The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives #4: i think I know what this is. The last series felt like Vertigo. This doesn't. This feels like a Hellboy/BPRD universe story. I've sensed something wrong from the start. That was it. Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1: ok, I'm into this. Avengers Beyond #1: ugh...this is the All Out Avengers follow-up that I am infinitely less interested in than I was that series even though it's the same story. The beyonder is one of my least favourite Marvel characters. Of all the godlike cosmic entities on Marvel's history he is the nmost superfluous. Waller vs. Wildstorm #1: holy fuck. What a fun exercise. Tell a black ops spook story in the DCU combining the Wildstorm universe as well. It ain't canon, but it's fun to see Deathstroke as a member of Team 7. Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #2: awful. What a disappointment. Clobberin' Time #1: this was fucking fun. More Steve Skroce on weird shit and more of the rogue Watcher. Daredevil #9: this series just keeps getting better. Deadpool #4: eh...I'm not the biggest fan. Invincible Iron Man #4: man, I will keep reading the main Iron man book as long as they keep telling great stories like this. interestingly enough, the art looks like it was done by an alternate Rob Liefeld with a better handle on anatomy. Intriguing. Sabretooth & The Exiles #5: eh, it's fine. Too much multiverse shit lately. Thor #32: this was a lot of fun. X-men Unforgiven #1: this is actually kind of fun. Indigo Children #1: alright, I gave this a shot but IC is literally the one "out there" conspiracy theory that I really hate. I've seen and taught kids whose parents told them that they were Indigo Children and the kids take it to heart and it ruins their fucking lives. So fucking rage-inducing. But this was pretty good. haha! Local Man #2: dam, this is really good. Lovesick #6: holy shit. I thought this was the last one. One more. The Ambassadors #1: ok, this is an interesting take. I'll do more. Lovecraft: Unknown Kadath #7: still fucking great. Only one more to go. Something is Killing the Children #30: still good. Hellboy in Love #4: this was decent. Lady Baltimore: The Dream of Ikelos: this was quite good. I really enjoy the Lady Baltimore stuff. I should go back and give Baltimore a shot. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #4: ok, this issue answered why the story was inconsequential. It reveals a huge secret about a common alien species in modern trek that seems consequential, but in the end it doesn't matter. I suppose it's smart writing to tell the story inbetween episodes that this miniseries was, but it is a bridge too far for me. Dead Seas #4: still good. Book of Shadows #4: pretty good ending. Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #6: one more to go! I don't tend to like Batman stories involving zombies/super soldiers etc. but this has been fun regardless. Heart Eyes #5: this is such a surprising miniseries. Up until the end. Amazing. The Joker: The man Who Stopped Laughing #7: fun as hell. Avengers: War Across Time #4: honestly, wouldn't be reading this if it wasn't drawn by Alan Davis. Thankfully, it is. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #11: excellent series. Cosmic Ghost Rider #2: ok, part of this is fun, but I don't understand. Is this in the future? If so, why's Valkyrie there? Ghost Rider #13: awesome fun. I am Iron Man #2: ok, this is a weird series. Something about him becoming Iron Shogun next issue, so I'm good to pass on the rest. Joe Fixit #4: fun as hell. Love the obscure villains. Love the Joe Fixit era. LOVE the trick Spider-Man plays in this issue. Fantastic. Planet of the Apes #1: this is the modern Marvel series. It's a solid first issue that takes place during the Simian flu (essentially during the first film). Venom #18; man...they have really pushed this character so far beyond one would ever think they could back when he was created. Even without Bryan Hitch's art. CAFU is great. Blood Tree #3: yeah, still good. I Hate This Place #7:still great Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow #1: ugh. Not for me at all. Junk Rabbit #1: off...same Issues: 656 Trades: 12 Omnibus: 2 Graphic Novel: 10