Okay, let me just say, I wasn't a big fan of the Salvation Run concept. I fugured this was just DC's event de jour and I have attempted to avoide as many of these as I can. I actually only took a look after JLA refrenced it...yes I know that was the trap and I willingly walked in.

I loved it.

It reminded me of the old Suicide Squad stories, the dynamics were thre and teh characterizations were wonderful. I was especialy pleased with the way Luthor was portrayed. This was a really well done series and surprisingly tehre are very few tie ins.

So why can't they coordinate it correctly??? Catwoman is WAY out of synch with SR, and the JLA sub-plot was completely useless, especially being seperate as it was(add another issue to SR or something. It could have been a good sub-plot if it had been contained within the series). The Suicide Squad mini had nothing to do with SR, but it ran concurrrently to the series (even though it takes place some time before SR - confusing anyone?). Now, the last issue dosen't even come out this month! No SR For May! June is the release date! In the mean time, Grodd shows back up in Flash, Catwoman shows Selenia back on Earth...so does JLA....

DC, you guys are the big boys. This isn't Rob Liefield's Image or Post-Shooter Valient. You need to do better. The Superman titles have shown (at least in the past) incredibly tight continuity. The Bat titles (with as vast a selection as there are) have given it a good shot. This series shouldn't have been too hard. It was small, and it had genuinely good ideas behind it. I know you will probably collect it in a trade paperback, but if you keep buchering the serial titles you'll soon find that you have no more stories to collect in trades.

Better luck next time.

Spidy 560 and JLA 21

I'm ashamed to be a DC fan.

Can I just admit it? I've been a DC fan all my life. If you want flashy art, you go to Marvel. If you want great storytelling and innovation, you go to DC.

No so anymore.

JLA is just getting DUMB. The secret room floating in space that you teleport to from the front of the Hall of Justice...okay, I felt my IQ drop six points just writing that sentence.

At least we got to see some of Superman Wonder Woman and Batman...since the seriese OBVIOUSLY isn't about them...no this is really about the second stringers...of course that's not why most folks buy it. They buy it because Superman is usually on the cover. And what's with Lex Luthor being back in the green armor? I know it's been going that way for a while, but honestly; are the writers so lazy that they can't find a compelling way to tell a story with him unless he can hit someone? John Byrne managed to do it. Heck, Salvation Run managed to do some pretty amazing things with him (even though it still devolved into hitting)

Perhaps they need to take a hint from the guys over at SpiderMan.

Now I'll be the first to say the whole getting rid of the marriage thing was a mistake, but

A. Come on. We know it's not forever

B. They did it right.

Seriously. The devil wants to dissolve their marriage because it is "pure, and made holy in the eyes of he who I hate most". Dude, I almost fainted. In a society that constantly attacks marriage on a philisophical level for the sake of cheap laughs, this is GOLD.

Shake ups at the Bugle, Pete snapping paparazzi pics and....let's just call her the "Mystery Lady" ( How did i not see that coming?) and everything fits together perfectly in a compelling story. I've been hooked on Spidey's "Brand New Day" since the first issue. I haven't missed one.

Oh well. It's time to head over to the comics sho wit my list of mostly Marvel titles. I better get my dark glasses so no one will recognize me.

New layout and IRON MAN!

I used to be able to do the daily thing with updating, I'm not so sure I can nowadays.

So! New Layout. I will post when I really have something to say!


And today, I have something to post about.







Has any one been playing with the Iron Man from Free Comic book Day?
Seriously, how good is this figure? I played him against an old Iron Man from one of the earlier series and it was a surprisingly even match...except the older one costs 160 points to play, and the FCBD one cost 100. They both pack a real punch dealing 3 clicks of damage a pop, but with the lower cost, FCBD Iron Man is a WAY better piece.

The other thing worth mentioning is the paint job. The sculpts on both my Iron Men are nice, but the FCBD fig has a nice and dark paint job, muting the bright primary colors. it's a more realistic looking piece and I just love it. it's strong resemblance (though not identical) to teh movie version dosen't hurt either.

Definately worth the hassle it took to get him (We went to Kieth's Comics in Elyria and they wouldn't give me one! The clerk said he was saving it for the kids. Thanks to Recess Games in Great norther for my Iron Man!)