Putting this one up early since I’ll be in transit.
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Wednesday Comics #3 was awesome, even though I haven’t yet read it. 😉
Curses! Foiled by Diamond Distribution again. No Wednesday Comics for me this week, as Diamond couldn’t get all the ordered copies to my LCS on time.
Decided to do the mail order thing for July, August and September, so I am expecting a HUGE box of comics to arrive around August 1st. Its been tough since I have been buying comics every week since 1983 (had to stop for a month in 1999 when I was moving and unemployed, but once I got settled, was able to pick up all the issues I missed).
I did mail order for a couple years many years ago. I didn’t like being so far behind everybody else. No internet for me then, but I imagine the spoilers are impossible to avoid today.
I probably would’ve kept doing mail order, but the price of postage, even at one shipment a month, quickly became less than worthwhile. 🙁
Well I just counted and I am getting 92 comics this month alone (blackest night and many comics shipping 2x a month is adding to the amount). Right now postage seems to still be worth it, but thanks for the warning, I will need to check that out when I only collect 80 comics a month 🙂
I went mail order over 3 years ago. All TPB’s and HC’s thru Amazon. Books are 32%-35% off. No tax. Free shipping. And if you use the Amazon Visa, and extra 3% off. The only drawback is I’m quite a few months behind everyone else. And sometimes the publishers don’t include every issue in the collections.
I read the last issue of Lo3W.
Let’s just say that a certain Earth is about to get very unpleasant very quickly.
Well. Someone had to lose.
Still, it was nice to see that the Legion won for the same reason they usually do: by refusing to listen to anyone telling them it wss over and they’d already lost. (Of course, sheer numbers helps a bit too.)
Hope lives and its name is Legion.
I thought Legion of Three Worlds was great. I really do feel that both DC and Marvel need to perhaps allow writers to finish their work on mini series before putting out issue number one. I really hate the delays and having to go back and try to remember whats going on.
The plus side of this is that DC can do what Marvel has done with the Avengers and X-men and have multiple series running at the same time dealing with all these characters.
I loved Lo3W, even if the resolution of Superboy-Prime’s story is a total head scratcher.
Picked up Amazing Spider-Man #600 to read over lunch at work. Also over break, and a little bit after. Huge book, 104 pages with no adds (except on the inside front and back cover) for only $4.99. I wonder if Marvel is taking a loss on this one because it is an anniversary. Otherwise I think it would be hard to justify a comic that is only 22 pages, chock full of adds for $3.99.
I read AMSM #600 while watching the cats outside (with breaks mandated by the cats wandering too far out of the yard), and I really enjoyed it, to my surprise. First of all, NO REPRINTS. So many of these big Marvel specials have pages devoted to reprints of stuff I got when they first came out. But this is ALL ORIGINAL material.
The title story involves Doctor Octopus experiencing a very logical turn of events in his life, considering some of the opponents he’s gone up against. Plus, you have a new Spidey/Torch teamup, which is always fun. I especially like Johnny’s reason for helping Spidey out — Spidey mentions two girls he knows are in danger, and Johnny knows the kind of girls Spidey hangs out with.
There’s a funny Spider-Mobile story with a nice outcome; a story where Peter overhears a kid talking about what he’d do if he were Spider-Man; and some Spider-Man covers you’ll never see. (One of them is an homage to the cover of Action Comics #467, which has special significance to me. That issue featured the first appearance of the outfit Saturn Girl wore throughout the 1970s, which I designed.
Yes, No. 600 is $4.99. But it’s WORTH it!
I do mail order TRADES… So I am even further behind all you folks. That said, I read so much stuff… By the time I get around to reading crossovers, etc… I have totally FORGOTTEN any spoilers I may have read (except, of course, Captain America dying… but I assume most people were “spoiled” on that one even if they bought the comic the first day of release). The downside: you are farther behind with Trades. The upside, I can now read the whole story– and whole massive story arcs if I am really patient– in one stretch. No long waiting between issues– forgetting stuff in between. Makes these crazy mega crossovers that the Big Two are so fond of a lot easier to take– and understand. Still, I do find the urge to buy an issue here or there– like Cap #600… but it is rare. My friend does the same thing with movies. Has a HUGE HDTV and great Home Theater system that mimics the best cinema experience. Cranks up the HDTV and watches his movies on HBO or whatever. Sure, he’s behind the rest of movie-goers… but he’s older and has grown more patient with age. He’s more than got his money back on the system too… Plus he doesn’t have to endure the opening night crowds– where, invariably, some fanboy has already seen the movie TWICE during the day and is now screaming to his friend, “This is the part where the Joker does…!” He’s also quit reading most movie reviewers that seem to insist on spoiling movies in every review. And if he’s really dying to see something– he can still drag himself to a theater or just wait three months and a pristine Blu Ray copy of the film (with an extra 20 minutes, like the Watchmen) will be on sale at Amazon. I’ve followed that lead too. If Captain America is dead– and everybody knows it– I can wait an extra couple of months to read HOW he died. In many weird ways, knowing– but NOT actually reading– helps build the anticipation even further.
My friend does the same thing with movies. Sure, he’s behind the rest of movie-goers… but he’s older and has grown more patient with age.
When I was younger I went to the movies at leasy once a week. 10 years ago I “married” someone with slight agrophobia and the thought of large movie crowds and such drive him crazy, so we either rent on netflix or buy if we know we will love the movie. We also have a kick ášš theater in the home.
Another huge issue with mail order that I am finding out is that there are comics I order that I think I like and then the quality of the story, art of whatever takes a nose dive and I still have it preordered for 2 months.
My haul was far larger than it should have been, but a real standout, and I am NOT just sucking up here, was Halo: Helljumpers. I’m a big fan of Halo, but even more than the fun of the game is the scope of the overall story, as detailed in the novels, and I was overjoyed to find references to events depicted in the novels. More often than not I find that when a property is over several types of media each media forms it own history, and though they sometimes intersect they are not seen as a cohesive whole by the various creators. It’s refreshing to see that being far from the case with Halo. That said, the issue itself was only decent, but there are four more to go and I’ve got faith that it will pull together nicely.
Meanwhile (everything written about comics needs at least one “meanwhile”), Immortal Weapons #1 was a fantastically enjoyable read. The Iron Fist back-up is weak so far, but has time to improve, while the main story’s history of Fat Cobra was both entertaining and touching.
I bought this month’s issue of “Geek Monthly”; if you don’t buy this every month, you really should. It’s pure brain candy, and it’s a magazine that really understands just how eclectic the interests of most geeks really are. This month had an in-character interview with Spinal Tap, an article on breakthroughs in anti-aging science, a big Seth Green interview, and a wonderful 80s retrospective that brought back a lot of good memories.
I also caught up on my “Marvel Adventures” digests, picking up 1 Hulk (the Peter David one, actually), 1 Iron Man, 2 Marvel Super-Heroes, 2 Spider-Man, 2 Fantastic Four, and 2 Avengers digests. To me, these really are the best comics Marvel is doing these days; every issue tells a fun, enjoyable story with a beginning, a middle and an end, and the heroes do things like fight bad guys and help people. And in one of Peter David’s Hulk issues, the Hulk ties an evil Mummy Silver Surfer to his own surfboard with his own wrappings and steers him like a horse.
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #12 was an exciting depiction of a battle in mythic Hyboria. Plus, it had a great Linsner cover. This story’s (“Black Colossus”) earlier chapters were heavy on intrigue, but the action here was worth the wait.
FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF 3 WORLDS. Man! What can I say? Herogasm!! The work that George Perez puts into his artwork is nothing short of amazing! Long live the Legion! (I just had to say it.)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #2 was a little better than the last issue – possibly because it ties-in with events going on in the other Bat-centric books. Guillem March’s art just isn’t doing it for me. I’ll pick up the next issue to see if Paul Dini can redeem this title.
HALO: HELLJUMPER #1 (of 5)… and now we come to the PAD books! I’m pre-disposed to like just about anything that Peter writes, but the beginning of this mini just left me cold. Maybe it’s because I’m not a big fan of Halo, (or a lot of video games) but I didn’t really care about/identify with any of the cast of characters. I’ll come back for #2 and give the story a fair chance to win the reader(s) over.
WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #17: The title made me chuckle. A good, solid story Peter. I’m really enjoying this all-ages title. Looking forward to next issue, guest-starring Madrox!
–Until next time—
Amazing Spider-Man #600. No ads, double-sized story by Slott & Romita Jr. Back-ups relevent and mock covers.
Worth the $5 tag.
Incredible Hulk #600. Standard 32 page story that made little sense and still didn’t reveal this god-awful Red Hulk crap. Weak Stan Lee story and Savage She-Hulk back-up. Reprint of Loeb’s HULK: GRAY #1. 8 pages of future covers and 7 pages of all the Hulk covers.
Want a dámņ refund.
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Wednesday Comics #3 was awesome, even though I haven’t yet read it. 😉
Curses! Foiled by Diamond Distribution again. No Wednesday Comics for me this week, as Diamond couldn’t get all the ordered copies to my LCS on time.
Decided to do the mail order thing for July, August and September, so I am expecting a HUGE box of comics to arrive around August 1st. Its been tough since I have been buying comics every week since 1983 (had to stop for a month in 1999 when I was moving and unemployed, but once I got settled, was able to pick up all the issues I missed).
I did mail order for a couple years many years ago. I didn’t like being so far behind everybody else. No internet for me then, but I imagine the spoilers are impossible to avoid today.
I probably would’ve kept doing mail order, but the price of postage, even at one shipment a month, quickly became less than worthwhile. 🙁
Well I just counted and I am getting 92 comics this month alone (blackest night and many comics shipping 2x a month is adding to the amount). Right now postage seems to still be worth it, but thanks for the warning, I will need to check that out when I only collect 80 comics a month 🙂
I went mail order over 3 years ago. All TPB’s and HC’s thru Amazon. Books are 32%-35% off. No tax. Free shipping. And if you use the Amazon Visa, and extra 3% off. The only drawback is I’m quite a few months behind everyone else. And sometimes the publishers don’t include every issue in the collections.
I read the last issue of Lo3W.
Let’s just say that a certain Earth is about to get very unpleasant very quickly.
Well. Someone had to lose.
Still, it was nice to see that the Legion won for the same reason they usually do: by refusing to listen to anyone telling them it wss over and they’d already lost. (Of course, sheer numbers helps a bit too.)
Hope lives and its name is Legion.
I thought Legion of Three Worlds was great. I really do feel that both DC and Marvel need to perhaps allow writers to finish their work on mini series before putting out issue number one. I really hate the delays and having to go back and try to remember whats going on.
The plus side of this is that DC can do what Marvel has done with the Avengers and X-men and have multiple series running at the same time dealing with all these characters.
I loved Lo3W, even if the resolution of Superboy-Prime’s story is a total head scratcher.
Picked up Amazing Spider-Man #600 to read over lunch at work. Also over break, and a little bit after. Huge book, 104 pages with no adds (except on the inside front and back cover) for only $4.99. I wonder if Marvel is taking a loss on this one because it is an anniversary. Otherwise I think it would be hard to justify a comic that is only 22 pages, chock full of adds for $3.99.
I read AMSM #600 while watching the cats outside (with breaks mandated by the cats wandering too far out of the yard), and I really enjoyed it, to my surprise. First of all, NO REPRINTS. So many of these big Marvel specials have pages devoted to reprints of stuff I got when they first came out. But this is ALL ORIGINAL material.
The title story involves Doctor Octopus experiencing a very logical turn of events in his life, considering some of the opponents he’s gone up against. Plus, you have a new Spidey/Torch teamup, which is always fun. I especially like Johnny’s reason for helping Spidey out — Spidey mentions two girls he knows are in danger, and Johnny knows the kind of girls Spidey hangs out with.
There’s a funny Spider-Mobile story with a nice outcome; a story where Peter overhears a kid talking about what he’d do if he were Spider-Man; and some Spider-Man covers you’ll never see. (One of them is an homage to the cover of Action Comics #467, which has special significance to me. That issue featured the first appearance of the outfit Saturn Girl wore throughout the 1970s, which I designed.
Yes, No. 600 is $4.99. But it’s WORTH it!
I do mail order TRADES… So I am even further behind all you folks. That said, I read so much stuff… By the time I get around to reading crossovers, etc… I have totally FORGOTTEN any spoilers I may have read (except, of course, Captain America dying… but I assume most people were “spoiled” on that one even if they bought the comic the first day of release). The downside: you are farther behind with Trades. The upside, I can now read the whole story– and whole massive story arcs if I am really patient– in one stretch. No long waiting between issues– forgetting stuff in between. Makes these crazy mega crossovers that the Big Two are so fond of a lot easier to take– and understand. Still, I do find the urge to buy an issue here or there– like Cap #600… but it is rare. My friend does the same thing with movies. Has a HUGE HDTV and great Home Theater system that mimics the best cinema experience. Cranks up the HDTV and watches his movies on HBO or whatever. Sure, he’s behind the rest of movie-goers… but he’s older and has grown more patient with age. He’s more than got his money back on the system too… Plus he doesn’t have to endure the opening night crowds– where, invariably, some fanboy has already seen the movie TWICE during the day and is now screaming to his friend, “This is the part where the Joker does…!” He’s also quit reading most movie reviewers that seem to insist on spoiling movies in every review. And if he’s really dying to see something– he can still drag himself to a theater or just wait three months and a pristine Blu Ray copy of the film (with an extra 20 minutes, like the Watchmen) will be on sale at Amazon. I’ve followed that lead too. If Captain America is dead– and everybody knows it– I can wait an extra couple of months to read HOW he died. In many weird ways, knowing– but NOT actually reading– helps build the anticipation even further.
My friend does the same thing with movies. Sure, he’s behind the rest of movie-goers… but he’s older and has grown more patient with age.
When I was younger I went to the movies at leasy once a week. 10 years ago I “married” someone with slight agrophobia and the thought of large movie crowds and such drive him crazy, so we either rent on netflix or buy if we know we will love the movie. We also have a kick ášš theater in the home.
Another huge issue with mail order that I am finding out is that there are comics I order that I think I like and then the quality of the story, art of whatever takes a nose dive and I still have it preordered for 2 months.
My haul was far larger than it should have been, but a real standout, and I am NOT just sucking up here, was Halo: Helljumpers. I’m a big fan of Halo, but even more than the fun of the game is the scope of the overall story, as detailed in the novels, and I was overjoyed to find references to events depicted in the novels. More often than not I find that when a property is over several types of media each media forms it own history, and though they sometimes intersect they are not seen as a cohesive whole by the various creators. It’s refreshing to see that being far from the case with Halo. That said, the issue itself was only decent, but there are four more to go and I’ve got faith that it will pull together nicely.
Meanwhile (everything written about comics needs at least one “meanwhile”), Immortal Weapons #1 was a fantastically enjoyable read. The Iron Fist back-up is weak so far, but has time to improve, while the main story’s history of Fat Cobra was both entertaining and touching.
I bought this month’s issue of “Geek Monthly”; if you don’t buy this every month, you really should. It’s pure brain candy, and it’s a magazine that really understands just how eclectic the interests of most geeks really are. This month had an in-character interview with Spinal Tap, an article on breakthroughs in anti-aging science, a big Seth Green interview, and a wonderful 80s retrospective that brought back a lot of good memories.
I also caught up on my “Marvel Adventures” digests, picking up 1 Hulk (the Peter David one, actually), 1 Iron Man, 2 Marvel Super-Heroes, 2 Spider-Man, 2 Fantastic Four, and 2 Avengers digests. To me, these really are the best comics Marvel is doing these days; every issue tells a fun, enjoyable story with a beginning, a middle and an end, and the heroes do things like fight bad guys and help people. And in one of Peter David’s Hulk issues, the Hulk ties an evil Mummy Silver Surfer to his own surfboard with his own wrappings and steers him like a horse.
CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #12 was an exciting depiction of a battle in mythic Hyboria. Plus, it had a great Linsner cover. This story’s (“Black Colossus”) earlier chapters were heavy on intrigue, but the action here was worth the wait.
FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF 3 WORLDS. Man! What can I say? Herogasm!! The work that George Perez puts into his artwork is nothing short of amazing! Long live the Legion! (I just had to say it.)
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #2 was a little better than the last issue – possibly because it ties-in with events going on in the other Bat-centric books. Guillem March’s art just isn’t doing it for me. I’ll pick up the next issue to see if Paul Dini can redeem this title.
HALO: HELLJUMPER #1 (of 5)… and now we come to the PAD books! I’m pre-disposed to like just about anything that Peter writes, but the beginning of this mini just left me cold. Maybe it’s because I’m not a big fan of Halo, (or a lot of video games) but I didn’t really care about/identify with any of the cast of characters. I’ll come back for #2 and give the story a fair chance to win the reader(s) over.
WOLVERINE: FIRST CLASS #17: The title made me chuckle. A good, solid story Peter. I’m really enjoying this all-ages title. Looking forward to next issue, guest-starring Madrox!
–Until next time—
Amazing Spider-Man #600. No ads, double-sized story by Slott & Romita Jr. Back-ups relevent and mock covers.
Worth the $5 tag.
Incredible Hulk #600. Standard 32 page story that made little sense and still didn’t reveal this god-awful Red Hulk crap. Weak Stan Lee story and Savage She-Hulk back-up. Reprint of Loeb’s HULK: GRAY #1. 8 pages of future covers and 7 pages of all the Hulk covers.
Want a dámņ refund.