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that's your opinion. i find this book to be a whole lot of fun.

those who don't like Wolverine: First Class do not have a heart.

agreed

You would be correct. It was in a recent issue of Grant Morrison's Batman (i believe it was #672), but the sequence it appeared in was in a dreamstate. It also popped up in a recent issue of Action Comics during that Legion story but it was taking place in the future. I don't get my shipment in from DCBS until next week so i haven't read the issue yet, but i always liked Spoiler and i am happy to see that she is back. I'll be sure to post in here with my thoughts after i read the issue in question.

Looks awesome! More Joss Whedon TV shows is always a good thing.

they are oversized issues though if memory serves correct.

Des, i know i am a little late on this but in regards to that Last.fm page you mentioned, it was me who added the image (i am actually DeftonedSnothed on last.fm). The way the page works is that when someone listens to something through iTunes or Winamp (and has a last.fm plugin) a page will be created on last.fm for that item. In terms of Podcasts it logs whatever was in the artist tab of the file in as a new artist (in the case of Dread Media, the artist is Desmond Reddick). You can later add pictures, bios, etc for the artist.

i'll second that one too.

well i'll give it a shot! ROBIN YEAR ONE TP NEW PTG (i am sure you read this already but if you haven't. It's back in print and it's totally awesome!) AMERICAS BEST COMICS PRIMER TP *Special Discount* (not sure how familar you are with this comic line but i quite enjoyed it. it's 5 Alan Moore comics for $2.49 so i would say it's worth giving a shot) ASTOUNDING WOLF MAN TP 01 (RES) *Special Discount* (this is a pretty fun series, and at this price tag it's worth giving a shot) SPAWN NEO NOIR TP (C: 0-1-2) (i know you don't like Spawn but the team of David Hine and Brian Haberlin have made this book a must read every month, and totally transformed Spawn into the horror book it always wanted to be) CRIMINAL TP VOL 03 DEAD AND DYING (MR) (this is a no brainer. Brubaker and Phillips have made this a top of the pile book whatever week it comes out.) DUGOUT GN (i know you dug Adam Beechen's Robin, and he's writing this book so i figured it might be worth checking out) TIKI JOE MYSTERIES TP VOL 01 HIGH STAKES PATSEY *Special Discount* (another crime book which looks quite intriguing) THIRTEEN STEPS TP VOL 01 (MR) *Special Discount* (hands down one of my favorite mini-series of the last few years, and favorite new concepts) ZOT TP VOL 01 COMP BLACK & WHITE STORIES 1987 TO 1991 (C: 0- *Special Discount* (straight up superhero fun) TOO COOL TO BE FORGOTTEN HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2) (It's Alex Robinson's new book so it's already a must read) BACK ISSUE #29 (C: 0-1-2) *Special Discount* (I know you are a big X-Men fan and this is a big X-Anniversary issue and just a great magazine overall)

http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7095 So is he going to sound gay like Stewie, or gay like the alien in American Dad? This bit of news has almost killed all my excitement for this movie. why the fuck did they have to let that douche bag voice a character?

really? All the actions of the character would say otherwise.

Mike, the Buffy "Conversations With Dead People" board isn't just something they used in place of the word Quija, it's actually the name of an episode of Buffy in which that board was used.

When has Frank Miller ever cited Will Eisner as his only influence? I have heard him go on and on about how Jack Kirby is so great, and how all these old manga artists influenced his style, etc. so i have no idea where you got the impression that he snubbed Kirby in any way. Eisner is certainly his biggest influence but i have never heard him say it is his only influence. Miller as a comics writer/artist/creator is far from overrated. The guy had one creation that i feel was overrated and not up to his greatest potential (Sin City), and one book that even though i greatly admire it's ambition and intentions just didn't work for me (Dark Knight Strikes Again), but everything else is GOLD. Miller as a filmmaker though i feel is overrated. I will check out The Spirit movie though just because i love the Spirit comics and i just am really intrested in seeing Miller tell a Spirit story, and even though i am not a fan of his visual style at all i am willing to give it a shot.

100% agreed. All the more reason why Captain America should keep the name so he can show the world what America is supposed to stand for. The funny thing is i really don't think Captain America would translate to film all that well, but it's the one comic property that i constantly think of movie ideas for.

PREVIEWS VOL XVIII #7 (NET) *Special Discount* Includes a FREE Marvel Previews * Limit 1 per customer at 75% off. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #16 $1.79 HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN #1 (OF 3) *Special Discount* $1.49 MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 01 (C: 0-1-2) *Special Discount* BATGIRL #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount* BATMAN #679 BATMAN DEATH MASK #4 (OF 4) BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #3 (OF 12) CATWOMAN #81 DETECTIVE COMICS #846 *Special Discount* HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #5 (OF 6) HUNTRESS YEAR ONE #6 (OF 6) JOKERS ASYLUM THE JOKER #1 *Special Discount* JOKERS ASYLUM THE PENGUIN #1 NIGHTWING #146 ROBIN #176 ROBIN YEAR ONE TP NEW PTG SIMON DARK #10 TWO FACE YEAR ONE #1 (OF 2) *Special Discount* AMBUSH BUG YEAR NONE #1 (OF 6) *Special Discount* Limit 2 at 75% off BLUE BEETLE #29 *Special Discount* BOOSTER GOLD #1000000 DC SPECIAL RAVEN #5 (OF 5) FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #1 (OF 3) *Special Discount* INVASION TP *Special Discount* JONAH HEX #33 *Special Discount* BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #1 *Special Discount* Limit 2 at 75% off TINY TITANS #6 HELLBLAZER #246 (MR) MADAME XANADU #2 (MR) SANDMAN PRESENTS DEAD BOY DETECTIVES TP (MR) *Special Discount* AMERICAS BEST COMICS PRIMER TP *Special Discount* ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #8 *Special Discount* DEAD SPACE #5 (OF 6) I KILL GIANTS #1 (OF 7) *Special Discount* INVINCIBLE #54 LIBERTY COMICS A CBLDF BENEFIT BOOK (ONE SHOT) (MR) *Special Discount* Limit 2 at 75% off. PILOT SEASON THE CORE #1 *Special Discount* PRETTY BABY MACHINE #3 (OF 3) (MR) RED MASS FOR MARS #2 (OF 4) (RES) VIX #2 (OF 3) WALKING DEAD #53 (MR) YOUNGBLOOD #6 CRIMINAL 2 #5 (MR) CAPTAIN AMERICA #40 CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #0 *Special Discount* DAREDEVIL #109 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT UNCANNY X-MEN 500 ISSUES UNCANNY X-MEN #500 *Special Discount* WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #5 X-MEN ODD MEN OUT CONTRACT #1 (OF 3) *Special Discount* GLAMOURPUSS #2 TERRY MOORES ECHO #5 FEMME NOIR DARK CITY DIARIES #2 (OF 4) HALEY CVR B TITANIUM RAIN #1 (OF 12) (MR) *Special Discount* SIMPSONS COMICS #144 HIGH ROLLERS #2 (OF 4) ANTOINE SHARP THE ATHEIST VOL 2 #1 REG ED (MR) *Special Discount* COMIC BOOK COMICS #2 LOVE & ROCKETS NEW STORIES #1 *Special Discount* Jetta/ Shi #1 *Special Discount* free sketch with purchase TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #47 TALES OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #48 WASTELAND #19 (MR) DAN DARE #7 (OF 7) (NOTE PRICE) STRAW MEN #2 BACK ISSUE #29 (C: 0-1-2) *Special Discount* DARK KNIGHT TIN BANK (C: 1-1-3) DARK KNIGHT METAL LOGO #2 KEYCHAIN (C: 1-1-3) and i'll be picking up FINAL CRISIS #3 at the LCS.

i think that's one of my favorite pictures so far.

X-2: X-Men United is the best in my opinion. I am also quite fond of Blade II. Yes i do indeed like things lol. When a topic gets brought up on one of the said things i like, I will be sure to gush over it. In relation to Iron Man i had really low expectations for it going in, as i don't really care for the character and i wasn't impressed by much of anything that i saw ahead of time. I do like Jon Favreau, and Robert Downey Jr. though so i figured i would go see it to support them, and just maybe it might suprise me and be awesome.... but it wasn't. The real shame was that the first 30-45 minutes were really good but just like Ang Lee's Hulk the second it became a "superhero" movie, my intrested level dwindled and it just continued to drag on from there. That's the problem with these kinds of movie when you make your characters more intresting out of the costumes than in them because everytime they are in costume the whole flick just feels like it's slumming it. If the superhero side of the movie wasn't so generic, it might of come together better. I also have a distaste for live action movies that overly rely on CGI, so that didn't help the matter. It wasn't a terrible movie but it wasn't a great movie either. I also have no real nostalgia for Iron Man, The Avengers, or Nick Fury so all the little refrences didn't really do much for me which seemed to be the highlight of the movie for a lot of other people. On the plus side the cinematogrpahy was beautiful, and Downey Jr. was awesome as usual (although he was really just doing his same old schtick). Glad you dug it but it wasn't my cup of tea.

I didn't think it was all that great. The first 45 minutes were pretty cool, and i liked Robert Downey Jr in the role (when he was spouting off the one-liners) but after that the whole thing turned into a boring, cliched, dragged out predictable mess. Honestly who didn't see that villian reveal coming the second the character was introduced at the beginning of the movie ???? The terrible dialogue, the waste of a supporting cast, and the stupid drawn out battle at the end that looked it was a fucking video game. I seriously don't see how anyone thinks this is the best comic book movie ever ? It's not even the best Marvel movie either (not even close).

Anyone who says The Dark Phoenix Saga is overrated dosen't like good comics.

excellent Simpsons refrence there, Mike. Someone has to get Des the back issues or the Supernovas, and Blinded By The Light trades so that he can stop bashing Mike Carey's X-Men. It always kills me everytime an X-book goes up for review and Des tears it apart.

It's looking like probably Saturday or Sunday.

I saw the new trailer at NYCC. I quite enjoyed it, especially the classic "Kill The Batman" line at the beginning of it.

Yo Des, do you know if Weed Species is going to be coming out in Paperback as well ? Sounds like an intresting read. btw it was great to hear "Weeds" by LOA, i haven't heard that in ages. took me right back to 1998.

Actually Zak Penn didn't write the X-2 screenplay at all, he just helped hammer out the story and plotting with Bryan Singer, and David Hayter (and as you said it's mostly from a comic storyline anyway).