Bought/Thought May 23

[yenaled]

I buy Legion in trade, and that's made me want to read it so badly.

 

[PWN3R]

Thoughts on Pirates 3 (no spoilers, don't worry):

Prepare for a loooooooong movie. Almost 3 hours long, we went into a early preview last night for the 9:15 showing and didn't get out until 12:10 am. I enjoyed it much more than Spidey 3, although they really could have trimmed the movie down. At times, I thought I might enjoy it much more if I was on drugs, some of the scenes were so out there. Anyway, after being disappointed in the end of Spidey 3 and Heroes, you'll finally get a fight scene at the end of the movie worth the amount of time you have previously invested in the film or show. Probably won't be my favorite film of the summer...but, you'll get your money's worth. 8/10

Next up, I gotta see BUG.

Those scenes really surprised me and totally made the film so much better. This movie blew Spiderman out of the water. So fun, so packed, 3 hours have never gone by quicker.

Plus Keith Richards as Jack's dad pwns.

 

[Dread]

Personally, I've really liked Cap. I hate to tell people how to spend their money, but you know we've had a few common "underappreciated" titles, Dread. So, go get it.

I've been collecting Captain America since 1981, (even after selling off my first collection in '87, I have rebought all the issues from 212 to present) and I can honestly say that his book has NEVER been so good as these issues, 1-26. Hands down, this is the best Cap has ever been. Heck, it even made Union Jack interesting again!

Thanks for your opinions. Considering that if my LCS gets the Brubaker/Cap Omnibus, I can get it for 10% off (which will likely be a savings of some $7-$8 depending on the price), I may end up getting it.

 

[PWN3R]

It was only a matter of time before Dread gave in to Cap.:P

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

We knew he would. He reminds me of my younger brother. It takes me FOREVER to get him to try something new, always claiming he'll hate it, or justifying it some way, until he actually tries it or I force it down his throat, and then ends up loving it.

Charming, if I didn't hate my brother. *Growls.*

 

[PWN3R]

So not only do you simply loathe your **** sister, you hate your brother as well??

Awesome??

 

[Darthphere]

Man, I'll have reviews up tomorrow, or later today on the east coast. Didn't have time since I went to a Michael Chabon book signing, more on that later.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

No no, Dodge. Keep the book signing to yourself.

 

[Darthphere]

No no, Dodge. Keep the book signing to yourself.

There's a funny story about some old jewish ladies though.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Jewish jokes are about as original and fresh as black people telling black jokes, or Carlos Mencia.

 

[Darthphere]

Jewish jokes are about as original and fresh as black people telling black jokes, or Carlos Mencia.

But I'm not telling jewish jokes, I'm going to tell a story about two jewish ladies. Clear difference.

 

[PWN3R]

I could write posts that rival Dread's in length on how much I hate Mencia.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

But I'm not telling jewish jokes, I'm going to tell a story about two jewish ladies. Clear difference.

Sorry, I'm so absolutely used to monotonous Jewish jokes to the point I see the word "Jewish" in a post and cringe.

By all means then, go ahead.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

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[Anubis]

I buy Legion in trade, and that's made me want to read it so badly.

Yeah, I really do love that book. The first twelve issues is some of the best comics I've ever read. Really love this new direction Waid has taken the team. Even bringing in Supergirl didn't slow this title down. Waid should totally take over her book. Bring back that sweet, innocent ass kicker we all know and love.

 

[Anubis]

Bought:

Birds of Prey #106
Madman #2
The Spirit #6

Thought:

BOP #106 - All out battle between the birds and the Six. Action, action, action. Good match ups, crazy people on both sides, biting and scratching, and muttering crazy slogans while they maimed. Good stuff. Plus, Ice is back, and she's ready to execute every one of the motha f**kers! Rating: Freakin' Sweet

Madman #2 - Still don't really know what's going on. Lotta existential mumbo jumbo. Not that there's anything wrong with that. In the end, it all comes down to the fact that Allred f**king rocks. Rating: Sweet

The Spirit #6 - This was just a great issue. Amazing how Cooke can take this old school 1940's character and move him into the modern era and make it blend so well. We got a kick ass story about a punk band addicted to a blue meteor. Tragic, beautiful, and exciting. Cooke is fast becoming a master in the industry. Rating: Bee P***y!

 

[yenaled]

Yeah, I really do love that book. The first twelve issues is some of the best comics I've ever read. Really love this new direction Waid has taken the team. Even bringing in Supergirl didn't slow this title down. Waid should totally take over her book. Bring back that sweet, innocent ass kicker we all know and love.

Waid has been amazing on the book, what's annoying me so much about the JSA/JLA crossover is I can't help thinking "but where does my Legion fit into all this?" in a weird way it seems to lessen the title if it is just a future history of some other Earth. I'm also kind of anxious about Waid and Kitson leaving, it's hard to image the book being written by someone else.

Madman #2 - Still don't really know what's going on. Lotta existential mumbo jumbo. Not that there's anything wrong with that. In the end, it all comes down to the fact that Allred f**king rocks. Rating: Sweet

My shop said they didn't get this in this week :/

Damn them.

 

[Darthphere]

Reviews are so tiring...

Anyway, last night I went to a book signing for Michael Chabon's new book, The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel . If you don't know who he is, he also wrote the The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay which you should damn well read. Anyway, there were a lot old jewish people there and these two old ladies sat in front of me. These are probably the most stereotypical jewish ladies you'll ever meet. First, they had no idea who the author was, second of all they didn't buy the book and third of all they seemed to have no diea was going on. So the guy comes out does some lame anecdote and reads a passage from the book. He then takes some questions and then we end there. Now as we're moving to the signing table the old ladies turn around and ask me "Who is that man? and why is he speaking here?" I responded to them to be polite, but it astounded me why these two ladies were here and paid no attention to what the guy was talking about. One of them then asked me if I was going to temple next week. I backed away slowly, praying to god I never become that senile.

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Your story amuses me.

 

[Kitsune]

But I'm not telling jewish jokes, I'm going to tell a story about two jewish ladies. Clear difference.

Don't be a shmendrek.

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

Reviews are so tiring...

Anyway, last night I went to a book signing for Michael Chabon's new book, The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel . If you don't know who he is, he also wrote the The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay which you should damn well read. Anyway, there were a lot old jewish people there and these two old ladies sat in front of me. These are probably the most stereotypical jewish ladies you'll ever meet. First, they had no idea who the author was, second of all they didn't buy the book and third of all they seemed to have no diea was going on. So the guy comes out does some lame anecdote and reads a passage from the book. He then takes some questions and then we end there. Now as we're moving to the signing table the old ladies turn around and ask me "Who is that man? and why is he speaking here?" I responded to them to be polite, but it astounded me why these two ladies were here and paid no attention to what the guy was talking about. One of them then asked me if I was going to temple next week. I backed away slowly, praying to god I never become that senile.

This gets my seal of approval for not being a lame Jewish joke.

 

[SouLeSS]

Literally the smallest week I've ever had. Which was good because all I had was 15$ on me and I didn't have my wallet on me for my credit/debit cards.

Countdown - 49 -- What the hell is going on? 52 Worked really well with the different storylines, but countdown seems like it's only getting a page or two (front/back, so 2-4pages) per story, and it's kind of jumbled. If things don't pick up, I'm gonna drop it =(

Robin - 162 -- Well, the arc about the gangs and being pumped on meta-human drugs is over. And, I'm going to assume Killa-Nilla is gone too. Which is a shame. Oh, and Casandra Cain is apparntly exactly the same pre and post Deathstroke seryum so...maybe they'll explain it? Probably not though.

 

[Phaedrus45]

Pick of the Week!

Gutsville #1 - If you want to read the most original book of the year, it came out today. It's called Gutsville. You'll want to check it out.

What this book actually is, is about half of what I thought it was going to be. Based on the previews, I knew it took place during colonial times. It does, but it doesn't. I'm not sure if it's present day, but it's at least within the last 50 years. I know this because of the last page.

I don't know how to review a book like this. Here's the gist:

For a 157 years, people have been living in the belly of a giant sea creature. They were originally colonists, but they obviously never made it the land set for colonization. So, they've built a town in the belly. It's named Gutsville. And there are elephant sized rats and other mutant creatures. And everyone is dressed and the town looks like Jamestown, circa the 1600's.

There's a guy, Albert. He's an artist, and his father, John, was the Ratcatcher. His job obviously, was to kill the mutant rats. He's killed by...something. Albert goes through his dad's stuff and finds maps. The maps were drawn by John during his rat hunts. One map shows of a second belly. The second belly could lead out of the beast. Albert decides to leave.

Then the creature swallows something. Like many, many, many times before, the townsfolk close their doors and windows to keep out the bile that rains down. But this time, the creature has swallowed something huge.

A Russian submarine splashes down into the belly.

I don't how anyone could read what I have written and not want to run out and pick up this book. It's written by Simon Spurrier and illustrated by Frazier Irving (Silent War).

It's probably a work of genius.

I picked up this book last week, too; and, boy, it's quite the weird trip. You are right in saying this is a hard book to review. First, you can't just do the normal quick read, like with a normal Marvel or DC book. The way in which the language is written makes the reader go over the dialogue a couple times. The strangeness of the characters also make for the need of rereading. I found after reading a scene, I'd go right back and read it again for understanding of what happened. And, for the first time in quite a while, after reading this issue, I turned back to page one and read it again. I don't know if it's the best of the week; but, you're right that it's the most original.

 

[PhotoJones]

I picked up this book last week, too; and, boy, it's quite the weird trip. You are right in saying this is a hard book to review. First, you can't just do the normal quick read, like with a normal Marvel or DC book. The way in which the language is written makes the reader go over the dialogue a couple times. The strangeness of the characters also make for the need of rereading. I found after reading a scene, I'd go right back and read it again for understanding of what happened. And, for the first time in quite a while, after reading this issue, I turned back to page one and read it again. I don't know if it's the best of the week; but, you're right that it's the most original.

Glad to see someone else picked it up.

And the way the book is written does make the reader have to sometimes reread the word balloons, but I found that for me at least, I got into the story deeper. Spending more time with the artwork and words made me feel like I was watching a movie more than just reading a comic book.

At any rate, I can't wait for issue two.