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Totally. I didn't know that Pacheco was even sick. That guy really knew how to draw superheroes. Like, close to Alan Davis level talent.

Evil Dead II/Corrective Measures/Santo in the Treasure of Dracula/Santo Vs The Riders of Terror: all to be covered on the podcast soon. Blue Demon: Death Night/Lux Aeterna: reviews forthcoming Santo: Fist of Death/Santo in The Vengeance of the Mummy/Hellbaby/To All a Good Night: podcast fodder This is Gwar: tick this in the rewatch column. Also for the podcast. The Girl on the Train: this is so convoluted. skip it. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: this was an absolute blast. Features: 107 Shorts: 8 Documentaries: 13 Rewatches: 2

Fair. My theatre is also about five minutes away but is way more expensive than that and has only one screen. I have been able to see a few movies there this year (Nope, Black Phone) but the next closest theatre is over an hours drive away, so my policy has been wait for streaming for a while. In Canada, at least how I understand it, is you need either the Roku box or a Roku TV to use it. And that I won't be doing. Also, if I'm using a streamer that has ads, it's going to be Tubi thanks to all the beautiful trash they have.

Regarding BA: my recent policy regarding Marvel movies and big studio superhero movies that don't make me go "holy shit I have to see that" is to wait for streaming. I'm intrigued by Weird. But I'm not getting Roku to see it. This is a different part of my policies. No new streamers just to watch one thing. I say this after having grabbed a trial of Starz channel on Prime to watch a few movies I need for the podcast but also Heels is on there.

That lotion one was great. Very much a TotC or Creepshow vibe, but better than either of those shows. Even though I pretty much called where this was going from jump it didn't affect my enjoyment of it. Finished Tales of the Territories too. The Stampede episode is fucking excellent. Good show.

Rebecca: captures all the mundane mystery of the original with very little of the flair. Feels completely sterile and a huge disappointment for me considering it's Ben Wheatley. Too slow and the acting doesn't save it. Hard pass. The Evil Dead: talking about this on an upcoming show. Been a while since I've seen it. Features: 94 Shorts: 8 Documentaries: 13 Rewatches: 1

Satan's Little Helper: I FINALLY watched this after meaning to for years. I'll talk about it on the next episode. Features: 92 Shorts: 8 Documentaries: 13 Rewatches: 1

^and second episode! And Titans season 3 is pretty great.

It's the latest episode, titled Halloween with Desmond 2: https://anchor.fm/lobby-boys-pod?fbclid=IwAR1HJn87zGoi9WruitovD02h6T0ecoCbAKtfqZJ6jGZ8pa1U9y5QseqADps

Wolverine: Black White & Blood #1: This was quite good. I'm impressed. DIE!namite #2: This is stupid fun. I am digging it big time. Cutting Edge: The Siren's Song #1: distinct feeling I've read this before and didn't like it. I still feel the same. Hellboy and the BPRD The Seven Wives Club: I think I've read enough Hellboy. I just discovered that. So many of his adventures are like "show up, beat up a ghost, damage some local architecture, manage to stumble into way to beat the threat. Repeat. Iron Man #3: this is really good. Miskatonic #1: I spent the whole issue on the edge of yes/no because it really reminded me of Alan Moore's Providence #1 (awful), but then the ending makes me want to read more. Scarenthood #1: This is fun. Took few pages for me to get into the art, but this would make a great movie. Taskmaster #1: It's too jokey for my tastes. I just dig this character a lot. A Dark Interlude #1: Oh right, the sequel to Fearscape. I liked Fearscape, but I'm done with that world. I don't need more. Barbalien Red Planet #1: this is probably the best of the Black Hammer stuff that I've read since the original mini. Dark Wing #1: Not for me. Grendel, Kentucky #3: ready for hell to break loose next issue Action Comics Annual #6: from 1994 for a new exclusive podcast on my Patreon. Marvel's Voices indigenous Voices #1: anthologies are almost guaranteed to be more bleh than good and this is that. However, I really wanted to read this for Stephen Graham Jones first comic book work, and I was not disappointed. An obvious high point in this otherwise lacklustre anthology. Rorschach #2: this is quite good. Sea of Sorrows #1: hmm...I'll give it one more. Grendel, Kentucky #4: kind of a disappointing ending, but a fun series overall. It just pales in comparison to something similar like... Something Is Killing the Children #12: Still the best. Savage Circus #1: I see what they're doing, but I don't need more. Symbiote Spider-Man: King in Black #1: ok...not exactly sure what's going on, but I liked it. Widowmakers Red Guardian and Yelena Belova #1: fun one shot. Justice League Dark #28: still amazing Colonel Weird: Cosmogog #2: this is very cool. Fantastic Four Antithesis #4: What a weird fun romp. Decent goodbye for Neal Adams Marvel #1: Like any anthology, it's mostly bad. I Walk With Monsters #1: pretty good. I'll try more. Maestro #4: is this just the origin of Maestro? I feel like we got that in the original story. Didn't we? I don't remember. Oh well, this is good. Firepower #5, 6: this just got ratcheted up. I love it. Marvel #2: ok, this one was pretty good. Power Pack #1: pass. I'm glad they're making books for kids, but has anybody told the kids? Werewolf By Night #2: ok this is awful. E-Ratic #1: usually I would like to be clued in to what the fuck is going on by the end of a first issue, but Kaare Andrews rarely disappoints, so I'll give this more. Looks beautiful and is very intriguing. Hellboy and the BPRD Her Fatal Hour and the Sending: this was decent. I know I said no more Helllboy, but I wasn't going to trash the ones I already had. The second story was really good. The first was forgettable. Justice League Endless Winter #1: this was alright. King in Black #1: fuck! Cates, man. I HAVE to go back and read that whole Carnage run. Wew are simpatico on storytelling, I think. I also created a character of similar standing with the exact same name (Knull) but I suppose I could just change it a tiny bit more and keep it. This is rad. I'm down for the whole thing. Knock Em Dead #1: wow. Fucking cool idea. I wish I'd thought of it. Knull: Marvel Tales #1: this was very helpful to bring me up to speed on him, but I think KiB did it in flashback really well too. X of Swords: Destruction #1: this was kind of cool. The Captain Britain Corps is cool to see, but it should have been drawn by Alan Davis. X-Men #15: this was alright. Fantastic Four Road Trip #1: a fun body horror romp. MODOK Head Games #1: this is the THIRD MODOK-related release with this title in the past three years. It isn't great for branding. But I think they went a little overboard with the goofiness, but it still balanced everything else pretty well. It's definitely a sequel to the animated show. Interesting. Red Atlantis #2: this was the holy fuck moment. That Texas Blood #6: I just figured it out. This is Criminal if done by Jason Aaron. That's the vibe. This was a gut punch. The Union #1: ok, this is weird. No denying that one of the absolute greatest costume designs of all time is Union Jack (and Captain Britain as well!), but this kind of smells. I'll give it one more. Batman Black & White #1: you know...it was pretty good, but I think it was too long. It had me boringly flipping through JH Williams art. Issues: 463 Trades: 7 Omnibus: 15 Graphic Novel: 7

Prince of Darkness: watched this one again to guest on the Lobby Boys podcast Barbarian: This was the Halloween film choice and it did not disappoint. I'll probably talk about it this week on the show. Features: 91 Shorts: 8 Documentaries: 13 Rewatches: 1

GDT's Cabinet of Curiosities has a great first episode.

The Patient is now finished and has to be one of the best shows of the year. Excellent acting and some beautiful writing.

House of the Dragon: in true GoT fashion, so much of this season (as many GoT seasons were) was a tease. It left me excited for next season, but much of it rings hollow on its own. It suffers from all of the things that GoT suffered from, but it is without the excellent characters that defined that series. Titans: I watched season one when it aired four years ago, and now I'm halfway through season 2 (after the past couple days). I really enjoy this show for the most part. It works for me. Part of that is Minka Kelly (how in the fuck is she my age?). It's great to see great actors given villain roles in this show and that they got both Dr. Light AND Deathstroke right in this show is a miracle of adaptation.

Watcher: reviewed in this week's episode of DM Everything Everywhere All at Once: finally got around to seeing this. It's a little confusing and hard to follow at times, but the acting is charming and the visuals are exciting. It has a lot of heart. Definitely earns the many best of lists it will be on. Luckiest Girl Alive: not what you think it is. I've never given Mila Kunis props as a serious actress (probably because the only non-comedy I've seen her in is American Psycho 2) but she was pretty great. This is a really intriguing story told in two timelines that is both super-typical of a certain subgenre but also has some really surprising moments. The ending SUCKS. But overall, pretty good. Side note: I'm not enjoying movie endings lately, so I thought that maybe I was in a shitty mood and needed to smoke more pot, but I adored the ending of EEAAO, so I might still just smoke more pot to see if it helps anyway. Features: 89 Shorts: 8 Documentaries: 13 Rewatches: 1

X-Men #10: this was just ok. The Rise of Ultraman #1: this was not even ok. I had high hopes. Sun-Eater #1: pretty good. I'll do more. Vampire The Masquerade: Winter's Teeth #2: not as good as the first issue. Not as bad as to make me give up. Bliss #2: still weird and cool. Empire Captain America #3: these are great little tie-in series Batman: Three Jokers #2: weird, but I'm enjoying it. Really for Fabok's art more than anything. Very much got some Doug Mahnke meets Gary Frank vibes. Old Haunts #2: loving this Lords of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1: this is an event low-point, but it's a pretty good event. Empyre Avengers #3: see the Cap comment. X-Factor #1: This was nauseating. Hate the team, hate the tone. Really disappointed. I'm trying really hard to get back into X-men but it's like it's actively trying to make it difficult. Empyre X-men #2, 3: still, this was good. Legacy of Mandrake the Magician #0: Someone REALLY wants to write Zatanna. Justice League Dark #25: fucking still so great. Heavy #1: I love the idea. I don't know about the storytelling. Empyre #6: This had a transcendently awesome moment. That's what people really remember from these things. Captain America gets to have them more than anyone else, but they're usually pretty good. So is this one. You Look Like Death Tales from the Umbrella Academy #1: no thanks The Angels Wanna Wear my Red Shoes #2: exactly the same feelings as the first issue. I'll continue, but it isn't because of the art. Something is Killing the Children #9: still great. Hellblazer Rise and Fall #1: fun first instalment. Firepower #1: I don't know how long I'll be able to continue with this. I get it and it's beautiful, but I find it difficult to care. Cimmerian People of the Black Circle #1: I will say no to manga Conan. Giant Size X-men Fantomex #1: I guess this one takes place before the Storm one. It was good. I've read at least thirty issues of X-books with Fantomex in them, but if you put a gun to my head and told me to tell you his mutant power, I absolutely could not. Empyre Fallout Fantastic Four #1: This was excellent. Really beautiful stuff. And ends with a holy shit moment. I'm interested to look back and see if that's been followed up on yet. This book is two years old. Old Haunts #3,4: this is great. X-Men #11: While I mostly have no idea what is really going on, this series is good. Firepower #2,3: still good. I guess I'm in! Web of Venom Wraith #1: This was fucking cool. Cosmic horror to the gills. I'll have to read more. Bliss #3: still great. Something is killing the children #10: fucking fantastic. X-Men Marvels Snapshots #1: a fucking GREAT Cyclops origin-adjacent story. X-Men #12: Apocalypse has ANOTHER kid I never knew about. Fantastic Four Antithesis #1, 2: Mark Waid and Neal Adams on FF is worth it. Adams' work is tight and really good. You can tell that he went to Marvel and was like "I want to draw Galactus and Annihilus. Make that happen." Not a bad swan song, so far. Fearless Dawn Meets Hellboy: this is the first I've read of FD and I don't see myself reading any more. Empyre Aftermath Avengers #1: this might contain the first ever gay Jewish space wedding, so that's pretty cool. It's also an excellent story. Some great moments. Empyre X-Men #4: out of all the tie-ins, this one is probably the worst. It isn't that bad though. Justice League Dark #26: Still so fucking excellent Firepower #4: great Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular #1:'tis the season. This is from 2 years ago. haha! So behind! Lost Soldiers #3: intense still, but there isn't a lot of...story cohesion. DC The Doomed and The Damned: another Halloween thing from two years ago. This was pretty solid. More than half the stories were good. That's solid for these. DIE!namite #1: This is the Marvel Zombies of the Dynamite comics extended universe of property comics and I am here for it. Grendel, Kentucky #2: this wasn't as good as the first issue, but I'll keep going. Rorschach #1: fucking great The Devil's Red Bride #1: Cool premise, but not for me. The Vain #1: Fine. But not for me. Vampire The Masquerade Winter's Teeth #3: ok, I'm out. This is going nowhere. Iron Man #2: ok, this is fucking cool. Maestro #3: this is wild. Madam Satan #1: was this a pilot issue? Not great. Something is Killing the Children #11: probably my favourite comic right now. Werewolf By Night #1: this was alright. I'll check out another. X-Men #13: ok, still a littler bewildered, but this was a good issue. I am always a sucker for Apocalypse's long and weird and constantly growing ancient history. Batman Three Jokers #3: this was pretty solid. Bliss #4: still pretty good. Colonel Weird Cosmogog #1: really good. Fantastic Four Antithesis #3: haha! Ok, I was gonna drop this, but I need to see the fourth issue now with that cliffhanger. Ridiculous. Giga #1: pure boredom Heavy #2: ok, I'm out. Justice League Dark #27: fucking wild. Old Haunts #5: pretty solid ending Sympathy for no Devils #1: not for me X of Swords Stasis #1: Jesus none of this makes any sense. What were they thinking at the X office? Issues: 417 Trades: 7 Omnibus: 15 Graphic Novel: 7

I can't keep up with everything I've watched on TV. Can barely keep up with the movies. HOUSE OF THE DRAGON is...just fine. Paddy Considine stole the show in the last episode. Pretty great moment. We binged THE WATCHER on the weekend. It's wild . Based on that weird true story about the family who started getting ominous letter when they moved into a new house. Some comedic actors in serious roles give some leeway to the wild nature of the tone. There's a lot of "come the fuck on!" in this show and the ending sucked balls. But overall it was pretty fun.

Tales from the Territories had a great first episode about Memphis wrestling. First episode of Dahmer was rough. Not going to be something I can binge.

Empyre: Avengers #1: This is good shit Empyre #2-4: see above Justice League Dark #24: still great Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1: not the best single issue, but whatever The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes #1: this is weird and cool. Not a huge fan of the art. Empyre: Captain America #1, 2: good shit Empyre: Savage Avengers #1: Venom and Conan the Fucking Barbarian murder plant people and then have tacos. Conan learns from a dying farmer how to use his combine before he dies. Haha! Amazing. Lost Soldiers #1: Intense. I'm in. That Texas Blood #2: This is great. X of Swords: Creation #1: ugh. I've been reading lots of X-men comics, but I still feel lost. Why are we in Otherworld now? Maestro #1, 2: this is surprisingly good. Giant-Size X-Men: Storm #1: decent Iron Man #1: this was really good. Batman: The Hill #1: Loved the art. Very McCrea. The story was awful though. Patriotika #1: just godawful. That Texas Blood #3: this is really solid Lords of Empyre: Swordsman #1: i totally missed the whole thing where Swordsman's corpse was possessed by a Cotati vegetable man. This is news to me. But it's weird and cool. Empyre Avengers #2: Scarlet Witch, Man-Thing, Kazar...hell of an Avengers lineup. Lost Soldiers #2: still intense. Grendel, Kentucky #1: wow, this was fun. Fire Power vol 1 Prelude: a graphic novel first volume in a Kirkman/Samnee kung fu series. The art is gorgeous (obviously) but the story is just a connect the dots of every kung fu cliche of the past 60 years. Vampirella Trial fo the Soul: feels like a "pilot in a one shot" but I enjoyed it. These Vampi comics are wildly inconsistent in story quality, but this seemed decent. I'd read a bit more if there was some. That Texas Blood #4: Fucking great. Supernaut #2: can't do this unfortunately. Great ideas. Muddled and incomprehensible final product. I was originally pissed they got to this title before me, but it will still be used. My idea is better. Fishkill #1: seems like it's trying to be Fell REALLY badly. Empyre #5: how did I not see this twist coming? Dark Knight Returns The Golden Child: Jesus fuck... Batman Three Jokers #1: hmmm...interesting. Fabok's art will bring me back for more. Vampire: The Masquerade Winter's Teeth #1: solid. The Batman's Grave: Complete Collection: yes...Warren Ellis...but! Bryan Hitch with Kevin Nowlan inks? Hell yeah. The story here is basically one 12 issue discussion on whether Batman should kill with Bruce and Alfred. Alfred is for it! Until he isn't! Not breaking any new ground here. But it's beautiful. Captain America Epic Collection Arena of Death: whatever Marvel did to Rik Levins should be investigated by the Human Rights Commission. His Image wannabe style here is godawful. The art highlights are the stupid 93 Annual where they introduced the augmented new hero, the rooster-themed super boxer, Bantam. That and the US Agent miniseries is really good. The Cap stuff if godawful both art and writing. sad to say. There's only one more Epic Collection worth of Gruenwald's writing left to come to finish the 137 issue run. I'll happily gulp it down. Issues: 350 Trades: 7 Omnibus: 15 Graphic Novel: 7

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Punisher MAX #1-22: this is the Jason Aaron/Steve Dillon run. Having SD on art definitely brings the tone a little closer to the Marvel KNights Ennis stuff, but the overall feel is a mix of that and the Ennis MAX run. Aaron uses this MAX series to have an elderly Punisher meet a brand new Kingpin (Fisk) and also features Bullseye and Elektra. It's pretty fucking fantastic, actually. Wynd #1: based on the cover art, I wasn't too interested, but it is by Tynion and I think I've liked everything I've read of his. It was the art that did it to me. Too cartoony for me. Justice League Dark #16-22: still one of the best books Dc has put out in years. I would love to write a Shadowpact/JL Dark series more than anything else, and this desire is only increasing. Titans Together #1: this is...not good. The Cimmerian: Red Nails #1: so, I think that Conan has gone into the public domain in Europe. And they can make euro-comics as long as they don't put his name on the cover. And it's fucking rad. This is the first issue adapting my (probably) favourite of Howard's Conan stories and it looks beautiful (SLIGHTLY cartoonish, but they draw it back and keep it textured with an almost watercolor sheen). It's even got the square word balloons! I'm in love. Something is Killing the Children vol 1: this series is so fucking good. Time to catch up! All America Comix #1: No thanks. Bleed Them Dry #1: Also no thanks. Old Haunts #1: This was really good. I'm down for more. Something is Killing the Children #6-8: fuck this is great. Justice League Dark #23: still great That Texas Blood #1: solid first issue. I'm down for a little more. Empyre #0: Avengers: ok, I'm down for this crossover. Empyre #0: Fantastic Four: also great. The Grievling #1: kind of cool. Don't really like the whole two issue miniseries thing, but I'll read #2. Empyre #1: so good. Giant Size X-Men Magneto #1: ok, this was fun. Shazam LIghtning Strikes #1: this was pretty fun. The Cimmerian Red Nails #2: great end to this story. Need to get my hands on the other series. Bliss #1: this was pretty good. I'll check out more. Empyre X-Men #1: ok, this kicked ass too. Batman - The Smile Killer #1: just quit it with the "he's just Bruce Wayne in a mental institution" stories. Fuck sake. World's Finest - Batwoman and Supergirl #1: awful. Titans Together #2: ok, hell no. Mortis #1: great art. hard to follow story. Sacred Six #1: I'm out. Snake Eyes Deadgame #1: Liefeld's Snake-Eyes series. Awful. Supernaut #1: this should be right up my alley, and it...isn't. One more issue. God. Awful little chunk this evening. Issues: 318 Trades: 6 Omnibus: 14 Graphic Novel: 6

Omen III: The Final Conflict: I could have taken an entire five season TV show of Sam Neill as Damien Thorn. Edit: I guess I forgot to add Damien: The Omen II. Omen IV: The Awakening: basically filmed in my old neighborhood back in 1991. That was about the birth of the "Hollywood North" era of Vancouver. The Omen (2006): the biggest slog to get through, but probably will bring the most interesting conversation of the lot. Chaw: review forthcoming The Omen Legacy: forgot to count this, and to mention in my upcoming podcast on the series that Damien's first nanny (the "it's all for you, Damien" girl) is Jack Palance's daughter. Proteges of the Black Rose/Straight to VHS/ Uncharted/The Awakener/Tam Lin: reviews forthcoming Features: 86 Shorts: 8 Documentaries: 13 Rewatches: 1

Six episodes in and She-Hulk introduces conflict. Who is writing this shit? *I'm aware that there are many kinds of conflict, but things in the past five episodes (indeed, including most of the sixth episode) were farts in the wind as far as being inconsequential.

I really made a promise to myself to calm down on comic spending. But then they had to announce this... https://www.dcbservice.com/product/sep221108/what-if-into-the-multiverse-omnibus-hc-vol-01-milgrom-cvr This is the What If? heyday. The best WI? stories (at least the top 10) are in this collection. After issue 39, there's like three or four decent issues. Good stuff.

I always come back to this: