Umm, yeah. I just discovered this trailer, and I'm officially excited about October 9. It incorporates 3 things I adore: roller derby, Drew Barrymore, and the ass-kicking Zoe Bell. If I could skate, I'd totally be a roller derby girl. I may get brave one of these days and try it out. :) In the meantime, I'll be watching and re-watching this trailer.
I have been reluctant to get into Green Lantern. I just have. Mostly b/c I'm not a fan of superheroes in space, and GL books always seem so wordy with their "Lantern of sector blah blah blah...". But Mr. GV loves them so much, and I have been errant in my duties as a good geeky wife to read GL. If I'm being honest, I'm behind on a lot of books. I'm working on it.
Which brings me to my point. Last week I read Blackest Night 0. Oh, wow. If you haven't read it, go right now and find a copy. Black Hand has to be one of the creepiest mofos in the DCU. Geoff Johns writes a damn good story, so much so that I would read a comic about Toucan Sam if he wrote it.
On to this week. Two BN titles shipped this week: Blackest Night #1 and Tales of the Corps #1. No spoilers here, just to say that something happens in BN #1 that almost rivals Walking Dead #48 as a shocker. In Tales we get a few good stories. My favorite is Johns' story about Saint Walker. It's heartwrenching, beautiful, and almost brought me to tears.
Mr. GV, you tried to tell me. You owe me an "I told you so."
But wait, there are more comics to review this week! I'll pick one from last week, and one from this week.
First, from DC last week is Paul Dini and Guillem March's Gotham City Sirens. This one is an easy subscribe for me. I'm a huge fan of Harley and Ivy, and Selina has grown to be a really cool character. This story is all girl power, but there's enough cheesecake to keep the fellas interested. I have to admit, I like Harley in her schoolgirl outfit, but I'm ready to see her all harlequinned up in subsequent issues. I think it's definitely worth a test drive.
Second up is a launch title from my pals at Dark Horse: Creepy. Horror comics fans will recognize Uncle Creepy from the old 60s comics, but the stories are all new. Eric Powell (such a crush of mine) drew the cover and even got a letter published on the "Dear Uncle Creepy" page. I totally bought the comic for the cover, and b/c I can't resist a Dark Horse #1, but the stories are wickedly good. I can't decide which one is my favorite. It's a tie between the story about the "Hell Hound Blues" record and the dastardly fat farm. The stories are a welcome addition to any horrorphile's collection.
That's it for the moment. As I catch up on my stash, I'll post more reviews. We're going to see Harry Potter this weekend, so I'm sure there'll be some words on that.
Take care, gentle readers!
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Now playing: Parry Gripp - The Girl At The Video Game Store
via FoxyTunes
Labels: comics, geekitude, Green Lantern, I told you so's
As any good geek is wont to do, I went to a small local convention last weekend. While there, I got to meet Charles Vess. If you're not familiar with his work, see Stardust. That, however, is not my reason for mentioning the con. Actually, let me go back a few months.
If you're an avid reader (and, really, why shouldn't you be?), you'll recall that Mr. GV and I met a local writer named Jeremy Massie. Super super nice guy, and I enjoyed talking with him. We wished him the best of luck at the time, and after reading the issue of The Deadbeat he gave us, looked forward to some time reading the rest of the series. Fast forward to last weekend. Jeremy was there with copies of his book, and we stopped to talk with him. Again, I can't stress enough the coolness of this guy. We talked for a few minutes, I picked up a copy of The Deadbeat, and even got my picture made with the Deadbeat himself. In the midst of our conversation, Jeremy was working on a sketch. (I won't reveal any details, just that it is an idea for an upcoming book.) As we talked, he said, "Hey, if I finish this before you leave, it's yours." (Like I said, cool guy.)
So on to the review. Mr. GV read The Deadbeat first, and his reaction piqued my interest enough to at least start it. Wow. It's more than I expected, especially for what is essentially a 4-issue series. I devoured the whole book in one sitting. Yes, it's that good. The story centers around the Deadbeat, a superhero who spends more time at the local watering hole than actually being a hero, and the return of his estranged daughter. Really, that's all I'm going to tell you, because it's your civic duty to pick up this book. It's funny, heartwarming, and bittersweet, with some pretty cool action to boot. I'm a fan of indie books, and the style usually associated with such books, so Massie's art is right up my alley. He does a lot with black and white, but it's simple enough not to detract from the story. And what a story. From start to finish the story keeps you engaged and wondering what's going to happen next. Not to mention what happens in the last few pages. Excuse me, I need some tissue. *Sniff sniff* Massie's very good with the whole father-daughter thing.
Long story short, go. buy. this. book. Make this guy famous, because he totally deserves it.
The schizophrenic look of the blog has settled a bit, I think. I just couldn't find anything I liked. I think this one is good for a while. I liked the segmented layout of the gray and pink layout, but I didn't like anything else. So here's how it's going to look for a while, at least until I can figure out how to make my own.
