Marvel Editorial Pisses me off as well

Don't want to bash too much on DC editorial without bashing Marvel as well.

Just finished Sensational Cry baby (oops I mean Spiderman) this is part 3 of the One more day story line.

I know this Joke is cliched and I am no where near the first person to say or type it but they really should have called the Story line "One More Buck".

Why are they charging me one more dollar for this piece of shit. For Gods sake it is no extra Fucking Story a little OHOTMU entry and a reprint.

This last thing is what pissed me off today. They bill this as (and I quote) "Special Bonus: a classic reprint of the first appearance of (spoiler if i say character name)". This was a classic Silver surfer story and is great. I am really getting into this classic story and am looking forward to the end of it. But no they decide not to give me the FUCKING ENDING. The put nicely "For the Rest of this story please check out the silver surfer omnibus. This was nothing more then a fucking advertisement. Please don't call an ad a special bonus. YOU ARE A COCK TEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This reprint is just one step above the stupid Goldfish ad or the Ballpark hot dog ad.

The other thing that pisses me off is that not only is this an advertisement but it is an ad for the Most expensive way to get this other story. For the record I can get this story for the $75.00 that is in this omnibus, 49.99 in a marvels Masterworks, or even 16.99 in the Essential Silver Surfer. Fuck You Marvel. How about pointing to all avenues to read this fucking thing. maybe then you will sell a fucking book. After you just Bent me over and shoved your greedy hand up my ass you have the balls to ask me for 75 more dollars. Much like the DC thing if i had a life and didn't research some of this shit then I would have no clue and might think that the only way i can get this is for 75 bucks.

Well I am getting very angry now.

TJ

My Haul and why DC Editorial Pisses me off

OK well the day is finally here ( no not the bay silly heads comic day)

Here is what i picked up at my LCS this week:

Countdown
Batman
Goddamn Batman (formally known as All star batman)
Green Lantern Corps
Sensational Spiderman
Criminal Macabre

If you read my last post about how stupid i am then you know that i read countdown already. being a creature of habit though meant that i could not have the Roast beef on a Thursday though (I think the world would end if i did this) i went with the tuna.

Countdown was fucking great. this title keeps getting better and better.

I would use this time to talk about the Virtues of this issue but instead i am going to bitch about this little thing that was in the end feature of the Villains.

The Villain Spotlighted in this weeks issue for the Backup was Deadshot. It was good but when you get to the end and it tells you Key story lines The second item it list is Showcase presents Suicide Squad. FUCK CAN EDITORIAL GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!!!!!!!!!! I mean we all know that this book was taken off the fucking table to be printed sometime in 2008 (yeah right). When the book was supposed to come out they still had it up on the DC website as shipping that week. This pissed me off a little bit but i know that the DC website is quite possible the most out of date website on the net. Hell they actually had Green lantern as Coming out weekly a while ago when it was being delayed only because they had no fucking clue when it was coming out.

But this is a different story. This is in the pages of one of the "flagship" books. The Fucking Spine of the DC universe as they like to call it doesn't even know that DC is not putting this book out. If i wasn't someone who followed shit i would of asked My LCS "Gee Moose (that is the guys nickname) this Deadshot seems like a rollicking good read. They list the Showcase presents Suicide Squad as a good grouping of stories to read. Where can i Find it." I can't believe that they would point readers (and I have to believe that the people reading these things are mostly new readers that do not know of the characters) to a book that does not exist. Why not point me towards the McFarlane Capullo Batman Spawn as well.

Well that is off my chest.

Talk to y'all later.

TJ

Why don't I listen to anyone

Well as noted in a lot of post (as well as the one right below this) I listen to a lot of podcast.

There were so many podcasts that were warning people that comics will come Thursday this week but i thought this couldn't be. How could a holiday the week before fuck up the schedule for the coming week. Mind you i work for a mail order company and know that UPS was not doing anything on Friday unless it was an air package.

I left my house this morning and did not bring a book. i went to the ATM to take out my comics and lunch money. (i have a ritual where right after i go to the comic shop i go to the sub shop next door and read countdown over a nice roast beef sub). When i first got into work i went to comiclist.com and printed out the Checklist of books i wanted to get from the LCS.(not looking at the top of the checklist with tomorrows date). and was already to go at lunch and pick up my books.

I was listening to Indie Comic Book Noise hosted by Bruce Rosenberger(sorry if i mispelt the name there Bruce.) which can be found at www.comicbooknoise.com. In this great podcast he started out by warning us of the delay. I thought Fuck I hope this isn't true. So i went back and checked the list and noticed the change of date on top.

FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!! this has thrown my schedule off for the week. i am a person that hates change in any way. No i am left here at work with no book to read a lunch or anything else to do but my actual work.

Guess i will have to blog more.

TJ

Hear my Grouchy Voice

Hi All,

So you've read about podcast and my love of listening to them at work. (It is a great way to drown out the voices of all the assholes you work with and fill it with comic talk). But i don't think i have ever truly talked about my favorite podcast (and the one that I am a very minute part of).

The Comic Book Savant is James Harris. He does a single voice podcast that is based out of NC. He doesn't actually have a focus like raging bullets is DC or Marvel Noise is Marvel (duh) but more talks about the medium, what he is reading or watching, reviewing trades, and getting his community involved.

He is my best friend in podcasting and always has a supportive voice for anything that i am doing. I met up with James at the CGS 300 event and we got to talking about my blog and his show and how they can compliment each other. He came up with the great idea of me doing a segment on the show to help promote my blog. I don't know if he originally intended it to be weekly or not but i have made it so.

So if you like reading my blog then i know you will love his podcast. I started doing the segment on his trade your pick episode 10 and have gone pretty much weekly from there.(i missed one week but hey shit happens).

You can get all these episodes at http://www.comicbooksavant.com/cbs/episodes.cfm.

Please if you are reading this blog and have not given him a shot do yourself a favor and download an episode or two. you get to hear me and one of the best single voice podcast out there.

Talk to you later

TJ

Thirteen Steps #2

The next review for today is Thirteen steps #2

This Book is written by Hester and Satterlee and Peciled by Mellon.

The art is great. It is in black and white and usually i am averse to this but this book has changed my opinion on this. The art is a little cartoony but it fits perfectly with the story. I love the facial expression and how distinct they are.

The writing is very well paced. I kept wanting to read the next page and I also found myself wanting for more when the last page was turned. What more can you ask for in a story.

The story is very unique. We have a small town Baseball player that is unhappy with himself. We follow his family and his love life as well as his interaction with his religion. Oh one thing i forgot to mention is that he is a fucking werewolf and after he does a kill he is incredibly remorseful about this. It is due to this remorse that he seeks out a step program for the unnatural. In this issue we follow our protagonist through his many tribulations and the end is an amazing scene that happens in the woods. Fuck i want to say more about this but i really don't want to spoil it for anyone.

Support an indie title, people. this book is really good. And if you do not like horror books then still give this book a try because i think it is more about the relationship of the hero (if a werewolf can be a hero) then it is a horror book.

maybe more later.

TJ

Brave and the Bold #8

Today's review is Brave and the bold #8



This book is written by Mark Waid and Pencilled by George Perez

The art is amazing. it has that really clean George Perez style that we all love (or should love dammit). Very clean lines, very defined, not scratchy at all.

The writing is pretty good. Even though all of these stories do have a connecting arc they are all basically one and dones. In that vain it is written very well; meaning it does have a beginning middle and end. I usually like these types of stories as a change of pace from the long story arc's that we are now used to. Does anyone remember a time when the long arcs was an event and everything used to be this type of story.

Now to the story. I was not going to get this book any more because i am trimming my budget and unfortunately i am stuck in so many over reaching arcs that the one and done is the easiest thing to chop of the list. I go into my friendly LCS on that Wednesday with list in hand and notice that the title is a Flash story. Fuck i say to myself (quite loudly to the owners dismay), i really would like to read this. So 2.99 later i am the proud owner of this comic. Here were my hopes when i bought this: 1) a good one and done flash story 2) learn a little bit about the doom patrol because i have never read anything by them before 3)since it is sort of out of continuity i would be free of the baggage that is going on in the current Flash title. Well I truly didn't get any of these (except number one kind of). Let me start at the end; We have all of the baggage of the current flash run the Fucking retard twins are in this god damn book more then the Doom Patrol. This wasn't really about the flash or the doom patrol at all but about the Fucking kids. I hate these kids. i don't know if Waid is trying to get us to feel for the kids like we did for impulse but I don't think it is working and the death of these two would only make the reader happy. Please Mark. lets leave the kids at home and give us the FUCKING WALLY STORIES WE WANT. Sorry got a little angry there. i think i have touched on all three points by just going over the last one 1) more of a one and done Flash Kids story (minus) 2) Doom patrol just used a plot device to try to find out about the kids (minus there) 3) It seemed to fit right into the continuity of the current Flash Title (minus there).

Oh well i think i can now safely drop this book. What's that they say at the end; hawkman is going to be in the next issue. Well maybe i will give one more a shot.

Talk to you all later.

TJ

American Flagg! 1-3

Okay for the Black Friday review I will be doing The first arc of American Flagg!







This is a series that was put out by First Comics starting in 1983.


It is Written and Pencil by Howard Chaykin.

The art is fantastic for the time frame that it was drawn in. If you compared it to some of todays art then you might find it a little lacking but if you remember that this is 1983 then i think you will be blown away. the thing that i think is so innovative even by today's standards is the way sound effects are drawn into the panels and this is a Chaykin staple. He will draw the sound effect as part of the art. i really wish i had a scanner to show you all if you have never seen it. For example one scene has a motorcycle pulling away and the screech marks are the word screech in stead of having that word somewhere else in the panel. (Fuck its hard to explain this.)
The writing is amazing. Each voice is incredibly different. The plot moves perfectly. It really was a page turner for me.

The story was weird but if you like futuristic almost apocalyptic tales then i fell you will really enjoy this book. It takes place in the year 2031 and life is not as what we would expect.(maybe it is if you see how things are kind of going now a days.) Television rules the country and has become its police force. The television company is called the Plex and the police force is the Plexus Rangers. Our main character is a washed up soap star name Ruben Flagg. He has been replaced on his show "Sexus Ranger" by a CGI version of himself because computer graphics do not age. In his forced retirement from TV Ruben decides that he will become a real cop and is the new rookie on the force. Through his training and first few days on the job he notices the high amounts of corruption that is involved in this form of government and he feels it is his job to fix it. There is a large amount of sex and violence in this book and it really should not be read by the younger crowd. For example as a gift for his joining the force he goes up to his room and is approached by a whore who is there as a gift to blow him. What a great first day present.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone that likes chaykin or futuristic sci fi.

TJ

What I am thankful for

Well here is the obligatory thanksgiving post of the things that i am thankful for:

In no particular order (well except the first one)

My beautiful wife who is due to give birth to my first child any day now.

Football

Comics

My podacsting friends (Geek Brunch, Dollar Bin, CGS)

All my other friends that are not related to comics podcast (Dave, Kevin, Barlo).

The Comic Forums where i found some great people that have become friends.

James Harris of the Comic Book Savant who gives me a forum to voice my opinions.

Beer

Wild Turkey (the drink not the meat. I actually hate turkey)

And of course all my readers. thank you for taking a minute out of your day and putting up with my ramblings.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

TJ

My Haul

What a fantastic week for my LCS. 8 books. I don't think that I have bought this much there since i switched to DCBS for most of my shopping.

And I am so excited to read all of it:

Countdown
Countdown to Mystery
Brave and the Bold
Flash
Detective
Action Comics
Checkmate
The Boys

So far I have read countdown and The boys and I have been blown away by both of them. (as opposed to blown but wouldn't that be nice if after a good read a pair of lips came out. WOW can you tell I'm a little punchy today.)

Countdown focuses mainly on on Super thing Prime and he is still my favorite character in the DCU. What a fucking bad ass. he just loves scarring the shield into things. There is also a segue(is that how you spell that fucked up word) with Mary Marvel and Eclipso that helps people understand that eclipso is no ones bitch (well she is a bitch being Jean Loring but i think you get what i mean).

The Boys is just the boys. read this book people it is sooooo fucking good. Ennis really is hitting it out of the park here.

I am afraid to read anything else now because these were so good. Lets hope we don't fall into mediocrity.

TJ

Dynamo 5 Vol 1 TPB

and the last review of the morning is Dynamo 5 TPB Vol 1

This is written by Jay Faerber and Pencilled by Mahmud Asrar.

The art is out of this world. It is perfectly matched for the light heartedness of this book. The lines are clean and the facial expressions on the characters are amazing. I don't know if Asrar has done anything else but i think that he would be so well suited for a mainstream superhero book.

I have never read anything by Faerber before but i will be searching things out. Eh really knows how to write teens. The dialect and the humor is spot on in this book. That being said this book isn't all fun and games and Faerber can switch the tone of the book at a moments notice and he does it really well.

The Story here takes a bit character in Faerber's other book, Noble Causes, and expands on him, sort of. You see captain dynamo is dead and he might not have been the nice guy that was originally believed. He was an adulterer and his wife finds out that he has 5 children with 5 other women. She recruits them and activates their powers. Each one of the children have one of the Good Captains powers. We learn this through a amazing plot device that i have not seen that often. One of the kids is kidnapped and through a truth serum he reveals what has happened. The only problem I had with this book (and it is so minute that i am almost ashamed even to mention it) no where in the beginning are there names laid out or their powers. It would have been nice to be able to look at characters and and not have to spend the time at first trying to figure out "Wait who is this and what can they do". I like things laid out for me. You can figure it out but Just give me the thing in the beginning.

I would suggest this book to anyone that wants in on the ground floor of a Superhero universe. You do not need to read Noble Causes to understand this book (hell, I didn't). And here is the kicker that should make everyone that reads this Buy this book. It is only $9.99. If you go through my favorite online TPB retailer In stock Trades (http://www.instocktrades.com/) you can get this for it is only $6.49. For 176 pg (issues 1-7) that is amazing.

Buy it people.

TJ

Captain American #31

Next in the Weekend Slime Review a Rama Is Captain America

The is written By Ed Brubaker (like you didn't know that) and Penciled by Steve Epting.

The art is gorgeous. It so matches this book. It has a sort of photo realistic style but with the serious tones of this book. Now note that I said photo realistic not Photo reference. i really do not like photo reference and there is a distinct difference.

The writing is amazing. If Garth Ennis is my writing God the Brubabker is the Holy Spirit and Geoff Johns completes the trinity. He really knows how to pace a story. I know it has become cliche to say this but he has a ton(and that is a scientific number) reading this book and the main character is not even in the Fucking book. I don't even like Captain America but i have bee reading this book since issue 10. For a writer to get me to care about a character that I never had interest in he has to be pretty good.

The story follows along with the Death of Cap storyline. We are going along for the ride with Tony Stark, Agent 13, Falcon, Winter Soldier and a whole other bunch of characters. For me to reveal anything that is going on here would spoil the shit of the story and really do not want to do that.

Buy this book people. It is the best thing that Marvel is putting out right now.

TJ

The Sword #1

For a glorious day of weekend reviews we will start of with The Sword #1

This was written and pencilled by The Luna Brothers

The art was great. I can see why some say that the Luna Brothers art is love or hate but i am definatly in the Like camp (yeah i know that is not love but let a boy get there).

The Writing was very good as well. I have heard that the brothers writing can be very cryptic and sometimes hard to follow and I like cryptic but this book was pretty straight forward. The pacing was very well done. And each character was voiced differently. really what more can you ask for in the writing.

The Story was really good for a number 1. We are basically following the life of an English Professor and his family, especially his daughter who is a handicapped girl in a wheel chair. The whole book is basically a day in the life of this family until we get to the end when two strangers show up at the end and we are left with a Question of Mistaken Identity or Is it? (insert creepy music here)

I would give this book a shot and i am looking to try the girls. if anyone can tell me anything about that series leave me some comments. i love reading them.

TJ

My Haul

What a fantastic Week for comics.

I had to feel like a piece of shit though when in this huge release week i went to the LCS only got 4 and had to lie out my ass when he asked me sadly "Only 4 this week?".

Well The four books i got from the LCS:
Nightwing
Countdown to Final Crisis
Welcome to Tranquility
Simon Dark

Now here is the kicker that i can't wait for:

From DCBS this week(which i will et at the end of the month)
Totem #1
Batman and the Outsiders #1
Booster Gold #4
Salvation Run #1
Suicide Squad #3
Wonder Woman #14
Badger Bull #1
Circle #1
Mice Templar #2
Sword #2
Punisher #52
Thor #4

Wow that is the most i have ever received in the week. And here was my guy sitting with his hand out asking "Only Four?" what a jerk off i felt like. but then he made some comments against my political persuasion and i felt happier then ever that i am not giving this jerk off all my money. My how fickle i am.

TJ

My child is coming any day

The last ultrasound of the baby

Punisher #51

To start the Day i will review Punisher #51

This was written by God (i mean Garth Ennis) and penciled by Goran Parlov

The art in this book is very good but also a little jarring from the last issue of this arc. The last issue was done masterfully by Howard Chaykin. This issue was a lot more cartoony and in the beginning i didn't think it fit this book. It did grow on me though and i really did begin to like it by the end. I think this trade will be hurt by this though when the reader will be going straight from Chaykin to this.

The writing is Garth Fucking Ennis. 'Nuff Said.

This story continues along the story from issue #50 where Barracuda is showing Frank a Special package that he found for him. Frank is dealing with the turmoil in his life and this new found parcel is not helping matters. I really don't want to go to far into the story line though because if you are trade waiting it will really spoil your shit.

Read this book people. it really shows you the brilliance of Garth Ennis and how a Max line book should be written.

Talk to y'all later.

TJ

Robin #168

Next on the menu is Robin #168


This Book is written by Peter Milligan and Drawn by Freddie Williams II (FEW II to those of us in the know).


The art is amazing. I love Freddie's art and I am so glad that he is replacing the Awful Acuna (IMHO) on the flash. Also Freddie is a great guy. i got to meet him at CGS 300 and he was so down to earth and amazing. If you see him at a convention make sure you check him out.


The writing was OK. It was not horrible but it didn't blow me away. There were things in this story that i couldn't tell if i didn't care for the writing or the plotting.


Now to the story. This is part one of the resurrection of Ra's al Ghul story line. It starts out with Robin alone in Wayne manor and Alfred trying to coax him to bed (his own bed you fools get you mind out of the gay pedophile gutter).
He feels a responsibilty to the city with the big dog away. Damian is away from the clutches of his mother and grandfather and is returning to Wayne manor. batman is away and doesn't seem to want to return to Wayne manor.


Now this is the part that i didn't care for. Robin is written like a spoiled brat. Now I haven''t read this book before but is this how robin is written in this book. is he just s sniveling little brat. if so then I am glad that FEW is no longer on this book. If this is the representation of the book I would never pick it up after this.


I liked this book though and would recommend it for anyone interested in the Ra's Al Ghul storyline because it does move the story along quite nicely but if you are looking for a good robin story then stay as far away as possible.


TJ

Booster Gold #3

The first of todays reviews is Booster Gold #3

This Book is written by Geoff Johns and Jeff Katz and Pencilled by Dan Jurgens and Norm Rapmund.

I can't remember if i blogged on any of these issues yet but if you are not buying this comic I can no longer be friends with you (Just Kidding)(sort of).

Holy Fuck is this book good. A lot of people don't like some of the things that Johns does because he is bringing some of the silver age campyness and continuity baggage with the characters he is writing right now (which is the whole Dc Universe). I am here to call these peoples Morons (Just Kidding)(sort of).

The art in the book is great. If Jurgans doesn't know how to draw this book he may as well quit the industry because he created this character. I can't tell you how much the art in this book matches the writing. It really is perfect.

The writing is top notch. Johns really gets the humor that is needed in this book. You can't have a writer on this book that would be grim or serious. this is a light heartedness that needs to be in a Booster gold title.

The story in this issue is more time travel goodness. The time line that Booster needs to fix in this issue is that of Pa Kents great grandfather. There is a bounty put on the Head of the Doctor that is supposed to deliver him. This brings Booster back to the old west where he meets up with Jonah Hex. we learn that the one who is screwing up the time lines is a new Supernova who we have yet to learn who it is.

If you like time travel please do yourself a favor and pick this book up.(Now I know i typed this before)

TJ

Museum Exhibit

Last weekend me and my wife went to a museum exhibit here in the Beautiful Garden state.

It was at the Montclair Museum of Art and it was the evolution of superheros and superhero comics.

You can view the info here: http://www.montclairartmuseum.org/exhibitions.cfm?id=18

This was amazing. Right when you walk in you are greeted with a gallery exhibiting the Kubert family art. Next you make a turn then sitting right in front of you is the holy Grail of comics. Action Comics #1 and Detective Comics #27. I don't think the wife was impressed until i told here that we were looking at about $1 million in comics. On the next wall was a vintage copy of Seduction of the innocent and the explanation of the CCA. You turn the corner and we learn about Marvels origins and there was the Best copy of amazing Fantasy #15 that i have ever seen. Next we see original art from the Green Lantern/ Green arrow series that brought social consciousness into the medium.

Next room was the 80 and we see original Gibbons art from Watchmen as well as Miller stuff from Dark Knight Returns. All day they were showing the History Channel Documentary "Super Heroes Unmasked. I got this from netflix a couple of weeks ago so i didn't need to see it but i would also recommend this to anyone that hasn't already seen it.

Lastly, Downstairs they were holding a mini Convention. This the wife was not so impressed with. I think she got really scared when I started crawling around on the floor for 50% off books. She didn't understand that the boxes weren't in any real order and she would have to spend the time going through each box to find something she wanted. I also think she was unhappy that some smelly fat guy would be jammed next to here doing the same thing and that was me, nevermind a complete stranger.

At the Convention I picked up:
the spectre Eclipso trade from Infinite crisis (fucking pot there goes the memory i have no clue what this book's title is)
The Harbinger HC
6 issues of Hitman
And a Mad Magazine trade for her.

In all I spent $22 for all of that. Good times.

I would highly recommend anyone in the area go and see this exhibit while it is there.

TJ

My Haul and My Box(es)

Very Light week for me this week.

From the LCS this week I got:

Countdown to Final Crisis
Robin
Spawn

But luckily my DCBS box came in Tuesday and in that was:

Indie
THIRTEEN STEPS #2
STREETS OF GLORY WRAP CVR #2
POTTERS FIELD #2
Dark Horse
UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE #2
DC
ACTION COMICS #856
ACTION COMICS #857
BOOSTER GOLD #3
CRIME BIBLE THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #1
GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #1
JLA HITMAN #2
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #14
SUICIDE SQUAD RAISE THE FLAG #2
TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS CYBORG SUPERMAN #1
TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS SUPERMAN PRIME #1
Image
DYNAMO 5 VOL 1 POST NUCLEAR FAMILY TP
SORROW #2
SWORD #1
Marvel
CAPTAIN AMERICA #31
MARVEL MAX SAMPLER 2007
PENANCE RELENTLESS #2
PUNISHER #51
THUNDERBOLTS #117

And I come home yesterday thinking of all the great reading i have ahead of me and sitting on my door was my first EBay purchase: 1-26 of American Flagg!

If i even think about buying another book then i need everyone here to find me and punch me in the nuts. i need to be saving money right now not spending like a fuck with no responsibilities.

I also went to a great museum exhibit this past weekend but i will blog about that later.

TJ

New Frontier Vol 1

Todays review is New Frontier Vol 1

This book e was written and pencilled by Darwyn Cooke

First the art. Fucking amazing. Although I have read in some reviews that people think it is kirbyesqe that leaves me to wonder if said reviewers have ever looked at anything Kirby drew. That being said i think that Cooke has his own style which is astonishing. the splash [pages are beautiful to take in and the attention to detail in what seems (but most definitely is not) a very simplistic style. I have not read or seen anything else that Cooke has done but i will be looking for his spirit stuff after seeing the style in this book.

Now to the writing. It is very well written. You can tell each characters voice and see a definition in character by what they are saying. They way he writes wonder woman makes me hope that he would one day be a writer on the main wonder woman book. Well done sir! I applaud your writing ability.

Now to the shit oops i mean story. This is where this book fell apart. The story starts off on an island where dinosaurs still live. A military groups is marooned there and their leader saves everyone else and decides to take on the beast himself. We are then thrown into a superman and wonder woman story where they are in SE Asia trying to help people retake there home land from a horrible military group. We meet Hal Jordan who is getting employed by Ferris Air and the Martian Manhunter who is getting accustomed to living as a human. Later we meet Rick Flagg and the Challengers of the unknown as well.

Now here is the problem i had with this story. This is a $19.99 trade that is basically all set up and nothing else. We meet the characters; We see them interact a little; We see the beginnings of a Story; End of story go spend $19.99 if you want to see the whole thing. Now before you start ripping me a new asshole let me explain that I know this is Vol 1 of a two part story but i feel that for the price tag that is on this thing we should have gotten little more the a "how do you do" from the fucking characters. I hope this picks up. Although this was another instance where i am glad that my wife is a librarian because even though i do not get to look at the beautiful art for the rest of my life I was able to get it for free by checking it out of the library.

Talk to you later. Today was DCBS Box day

TJ

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol 1

Time to start of the New month with a bang

This book was written By Allan Moore and Pencilled by Kevin O'Neill

The art work is great. You can tell the O'Neill was in love with these characters. Each character is given there own unique look and the facial expressions he draws are beyond unbelievable.

The writing is Allan Moore. That is really all you have to say. if you walk up to a stranger and say Allan Fucking Moore you most likely will get one of two reactions. A) you will get slapped in the face because the person doesn't know who you are talking about and is highly offended that you walked up to them and used the f word (or they are Rob Leifeld) or B) you will get a smile as they recall the tales that this man has spun.

The story is a secret league that the British government has put together in order to collect a device to help with a flying war machine (at least that is what we are lead to believe in the beginning.) The league consist of literary characters Mina Murray, Allan Quartermain, Jekyll and Hyde, Captain Nemo, and Hawley Griffen (the invisible man.) In fact after reading the wiki page on this it turns out that even the background charaqcters in this book have some sort of literary bockground (this man is a genious.) The story has all sorts of twists and turns that i would be doing a horrible disservice too if i tried to describe it here.

If you see this review and think of the movie go an take a knife and stab yourself in the leg. the movie is a piece of shit that should have been destroyed. This book is amazing

Pick it Up

TJ