So yeah, I haven’t updated in a while. Fuck you.
Ok, really, I don’t blame you. I blame the people behind City of Heroes for taking up way to much of my time.
So this is the first in a series of Calvin centric strips that I have been planning. There should be about 3 – 5 more in this series, then I will be trying to bring Dylan back to the center character and use the whole main gang again. It occurred to me that I haven’t used Tim or Kepa in a while, let alone poor Nick. I mean, he leaves for the Air Force and I just stop using him in the strip. That’s sad.
whoa, I’m not much for blondes normally(nothing against them, I do like some, but in general) but shiat.
Time for more comic reviews.
City of Heroes#1
~from Blue King Studios written by Rick Dakan, Art by Brandon Mckinney, digital colors by Moose Bauman, Letters by Neil Hendrick
Well, as you may know, I am an avid player in the City of Heroes MMORPG game, but the comic is a little lacking. Not to say it wasn’t any good, but I honestly don’t think anyone who doesn’t play the game would enjoy this comic. It has your standard comic art and colors, so nothing about that stands out. It’s not bad art, but its not great art either, just satisfactory. The writing in the book very much seems hashed out. I found it fun, but then again I play the game. I wouldn’t really recommend this one for you to read, unless you play the game. Other wise you wont be going, ‘oh hey! He’s a scrapper, and I think she’s a blaster, oh I think I did this mission! Oh my go look! Its vohziloks!’ and so on, and so forth.
Astonishing X-Men #2
~from Marvel comics written by Joss Whedon art by John Cassaday
Nothing says read me now like a book written by Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer), as you can tell I’m a fan. When I first heard he was going to be writing an X-Men story arc for Marvel comics, I was excited. Ok that’s not a strong enough word, I wet myself. Then I creamed a little. Then I soiled my self with glee. I think the direction I which he is taking his x-team is very interesting indeed, and his pick of teammate is very nice indeed. You have you standard Cyclops, Wolverine and Beast, but he is using the Emma Frost(the White Queen), which I know Grant Morrison used in New X-Men, so nothing new there, but he is also using Kitty Pryde(aka the Shadowcat), which I think is fan-fuckin-tastic.
I have read the first two issues, and so far they seem to be two set up books. Both of them are setting the theme of what seems to be a quite interesting 12 issue arc that I have no idea where it might be going. Usually two issues of set up is bad, and just plain annoying, but joss pulled it off. I mean, its not all set up, the story does move through them, but just basically the first issue dealt with why the new team, why the team members, and a new problem, a Mutant Cure. The second deals more with the team fighting together, a new villain Ord, and an interesting tid bit at the end you should read and find out.
The Witching
From DC/Vertigo written by Jonathan Vanken, art by Leigh Gallagher, inks by Ron Randall
What can I say, a comic about 3 cute witches just pulled me in. the art is very cutsie and fits the mood of the writing very well. Like most issue number ones, it is mainly set up for the series, and this one has very good set up indeed. I found that while reading it, even though at times I said to myself ‘what the fuck?’ then re-read it and then said ‘oh, ok’, I couldn’t stop reading it. I am eagerly anticipating the next issues, and to see where this series goes. I’m especially interested in it since it is in the Sandman universe. Well, yes I know all of Vertigo is in the same universe, but I mean it deals with characters from Sandman and so on. And if I say anymore I would probably give something away that I shouldn’t, so I will end this here.
Ezra
~from Arcana Studio written by Sean O’Riely, art by Alfonzo Ruiz, colors by Grupo EsComic! Cover by Greg Horn
I wasn’t expecting anything from this comic, really I wasn’t. I picked it up for one reason and one reason only, Greg Horn did the cover. That man does amazing things with Photoshop, things I can only dream of. I was expecting some mediocre at best story and haphazard art to go along with it(no offense guys, just didn’t expect it to be good). But it was, good that is. Not just good, it makes me want to buy the Ant series Arcana Studio puts out to see if its any good. Maybe I will, if I do, you will surely find out. But yes, pick up this book, it will surprise you, it’s very fun.
The Darkness/Batman
~from DC Comics/Top Cow Productions written by Lobdell/Leob, art Silvestri/Finch/Lansang
Ok, so I know this is an older book (came out in 1999), but Dylan was reading it, and told me I should, and I figured since I owned it, I should probably read it huh? Well yeah I did. It wasn’t bad. The art is amazing, and the story is believable. Certain things I don’t like, and think could have been handle better, but then again I know NOTHING about the Darkness going into reading this crossover book. If you like either character, go ahead and read it, don’t expect ‘The Killing Joke’, ‘Dark Victory’, The Long Halloween’ or ‘Hush’ quality here, but its fun.
Movie reviews~
Bad(er) Santa~ I’m not going to say much about this movie, mainly because I am fucking tired, but in a nutshell it was fucking brilliant.
I would write more, but its 4:30 am and I have to work tomorrow. I’ll just say that Futurama is a fucking brilliant beautiful show and I have been shitting way to much lately.
Oh, and I hope to be bringing back the dirty jokes to Y2christ soon, its been way to clean lately.
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