tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83136162011-04-21T11:20:48.482-07:00Random rantings on comics, animation, movies or anything that catches my eye or annoys the hell out of me.Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-40342351735149837142009-01-09T21:06:00.001-08:002009-01-10T21:20:00.136-08:00

I'm not a big Tori Amos fan. I think I've heard a couple of songs. Maybe. I didn't plan to buy this book. It's big. It's expensive. And it's a bunch of comic short stories based on the song lyrics of a performer I, to be truthful, have no interest in. Then I saw the book. Wow. Just, wow. From the cover to the last page. Did I mention wow?The cover is a retro steam punk kind of thing

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-10138925253265500372008-12-11T10:35:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:36:03.533-08:00

Testing...testing. I've been gone for while. I'm back now. Buckle up.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1136551599048942172006-01-06T04:26:00.000-08:002006-01-06T04:51:40.833-08:00

This year's comicbook resolution is to spend less on comics. Nice, eh? Someone posted a similar resolution on The Pulse and got a snide remark for their trouble. I have to agree though. Last year I spent too much money on crap books. Last year's resolution was to try more new stuff. I found some neat books that way, but most of what I tried was just plain bad. Once again Sturgeon's Law is

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1136550378969548212006-01-06T04:15:00.000-08:002006-01-06T04:47:03.693-08:00

Here's what I picked up at the comic shop this week.Shonen Jump Feb 06Seven Soldiers:Frankenstein 2 of 4Ironman #5Y The Last Man #41Down #2Down #3The Contract With God Trilogy HardcoverDr. Slump Volume 5Overall a pretty good week.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1136134687952198642006-01-01T08:57:00.000-08:002006-01-01T08:58:07.963-08:00

I haven't been hungover like this on New Year's Day in a loooong time. Sometimes it's good to be stupid.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1131816126317099082005-11-12T09:17:00.000-08:002005-11-12T09:23:29.840-08:00

It's 5 hours after I started and it's only about half-way through the 2765 items I am transferring to my iPod. Man, USB is slow. My old firewire iPod can be reformatted and everything transferred over in less than 30 minutes. Granted, my Mac is an older G4 with USB 1.0, not the recommended USB 2.0, still, it's glacial. Hey Apple! Fire wire compatability on the next one, okay?

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1131800035981524702005-11-12T04:28:00.000-08:002005-11-12T04:53:56.043-08:00

The first Saturday I've had off in a month and I wake up at 4 am. Nice. I just can't sleep lately. So I'm downstairs in my studio updating my new iPod. I have an older one. The last model before Apple added the click wheel. The one with the row of buttons above the wheel. It's pretty good. I gave it to my wife to keep the rugrats entertained in the car. I got the new one. Like the last

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1121079944487031432005-07-11T03:47:00.000-07:002005-07-11T04:06:27.923-07:00

Let's get this out of the way. I liked the movie. It's not a bad film. There are problems, no doubt, but I had a pretty good time and my kids loved it. Especialy my eight year old daughter. Jessica Alba has relaced Hillary Duff and Lindsey Lohan as her favorite actress. The Hillary poster is about to be replaced with Jessica as Sue Storm, The Invisible Girl. This is major in my house.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1120078892881839232005-06-29T13:59:00.000-07:002005-06-29T14:04:40.963-07:00

A very lean week.W.I.T.C.H. Vol 1Planetary #23Kitty Pryde Shadow and Flame 1 of 5Previews

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1120051276100285082005-06-29T06:04:00.000-07:002005-06-29T06:27:36.866-07:00

I don't know. Blabber blabber blabber. Really. I don't know. I read Ultra #1 by the Luna Brothers. Someone gave it to me so I read it. Well drawn and actually well written. Great babes. I didn't read anymore. I wanted to, but I didn't want to be seen buying it. It would have felt like buying sleezy porn. I bought Girls #1. It was interesting. Well drawn. Well written. It felt like

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1120048624752432302005-06-29T04:55:00.000-07:002005-06-29T05:51:34.840-07:00

Congratulations to Viz for putting together a great package of girls comics from Japan. Over three hundred pages of girls manga for $5.99. Let's not quibble, it's 6 bucks, but it's 6 bucks well spent. The leadoff story alone is 100 pages long. 100 pages. 6 dollars. It's a bargain compared to American comics without a doubt.I bought it for my wife, but I certainly enjoyed it myself. Much

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1119829432876099202005-06-26T16:39:00.000-07:002005-06-29T13:59:40.216-07:00

Yes, it's back. The weekly list. Here's everything I picked up this week.Hellboy - The Island #1Powerpuff Girls #63Astro City - The Dark Age #1Balck Panther #5Shojo Beat Vol1 #1Powers Vol2 #11Girls #2Queen & Country - Declassified #1Molly & PooWanted Hardcover CollectionReviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1119736195013725222005-06-25T14:34:00.000-07:002005-06-25T14:51:27.223-07:00

Reasons to buy Street Angel Volume OneNice art by Rugg. Very reminiscent of David Lapham's Stray Bullet's. Rugg's art is a little looser on the backgrounds and a bit crisper on the characters, but definitely in the same vein.Witty and entertaining, if somewhat bizarre, writing by Rugg and Maruca.Bizarre writing by Rugg and Maruca.Jesse Sanchez - the Street Angel. A homeless orphan, she uses her

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1118627582881582942005-06-12T18:37:00.000-07:002005-06-12T21:25:35.516-07:00

If you want to know what a teenager is thinking about, read Teenagers From Mars. If you are a teenager, read Teenagers From Mars. You will recognize your freinds or maybe even yourself.Mars is not a planet. It's a smallish rural town that is just big enought to have a thinly disguised Walmart and a comicbook store. The main characters are dissatisfied with their environment, oppressive, and

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1118541819823705092005-06-11T18:58:00.000-07:002005-06-11T19:03:39.823-07:00

While I was righting that last entry on Revenge of the Sith I was listening to Hilary Duff on iTunes. I ripped her CD Metaporphasis for my iPod so my daughter could listen to it in the car. I flipped though my tunes before I started writing and decided to listen to Hilary. There are some cute pop tunes on the disc. It's fun.Now that I am completely humiliated I will go away.Comics review

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1118541309289948622005-06-11T18:28:00.000-07:002005-06-11T18:55:54.886-07:00

Oh, this is so hard. Here goes. IreallylikedRevengeoftheSith. There. I said it. No? Alright. Crap. I...really...liked...Revenge...of...the...Sith! There. Happy?See, I'm an old man. I saw Star Wars in Jr. high school when it first came out. No! I will not call it 'A New Hope' so piss off. It's Star Wars. The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite of the Star Wars flicks. Star Wars

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1112836392368678612005-04-06T17:58:00.000-07:002005-04-06T18:14:09.800-07:00

This book was a good read. Okay, I said it. I couldn't resist the price and page count. Good writers. Solid artists. 80 pages for a buck. And it turned out to be a good read. The Blue Beetle got his props. Of course he's dead now so I don't know how much it all counts for. I'm not going to read anyore of this crossover, unless someone at DC wants to send all the books to me for free. No

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1112835475969318872005-04-06T17:55:00.000-07:002005-04-06T17:57:55.970-07:00

Here they are.Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1Ultimate Secret #1B.P.R.D THe Dead #5Ocean #5Astonishing X-Men #9

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1112465690189712082005-04-02T10:10:00.000-08:002005-04-02T10:16:36.690-08:00

Here's the quick version. I saw it. I liked it but I was a bit stunned. It is the comic on the big screen. That being said, it may tank at the box office. Nothing has very been done like this movie before. Only the Weinsteins would have the balls to let Robert Rodriguez make this movie. Rodriguez has either redefined the noir crime drama on film and is going to be hailed as one of the

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1112114199505567162005-03-29T08:11:00.000-08:002005-03-29T08:37:47.400-08:00

March has been a great month so far. Three weeks straight of terrific books. Of course some of that reflects my buying habits. I've been cutting back a lot lately so there's less crap on my reading list. Here are some highlights from March.100% Paul Pope I'm still not sure what happened in this story, but I had a great time reading it. Beautiful art and storytelling.. Amazing writing. I'm

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1111761721054873792005-03-25T06:41:00.000-08:002005-03-25T06:46:30.560-08:00

Good comics.Fillerbunny in My Worst Book Yet aka Fillerbunny #3Trigger #4JLA Classified #5Seven Soldiers:Shining Knight #1Seven Soldiers:The Manhattan Gaurdian #1

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1111761530166453902005-03-25T06:37:00.000-08:002005-03-25T06:41:11.823-08:00

And heeerrreee they are.Wolverine #26Black Panther #2Ultimate Spider-Man #74elk's run #1The Incredible Hulk #79the Question #5 of 6The Ultimates 2 #4Paul Pope 100%

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1110837711992651802005-03-14T13:58:00.000-08:002005-03-14T14:05:08.576-08:00

Here's what I picked up last week.Nightmares and Fairy Tales: Once Upon a TimeSleeper: a crooked lineChannel ZeroChannel Zero: Jennie OneScurvy DogsUltimate Fantastic Four #16GloomCookie #23Fables #35

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1109995615676442592005-03-04T19:38:00.000-08:002005-03-04T20:06:55.676-08:00

I've read several novels by Orson Scott Card and enjoyed many of them. If I hadn't enjoyed them I would not have gone back for more. He's the writer of the Ender series which has a wide and slightly fanatical following. I tired of his work after a while though. He only has a few things to say so he says them over and over again and mostly in the same way. So it wasn't a surprise that

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1109915497009620632005-03-03T21:29:00.000-08:002005-03-03T21:51:37.010-08:00

So Rising Stars is done. Gee, that's just, great. I guess. It's only been, what, a hundred years since it started? And that's only one of the problems. When the book first came out it was fresh and new. Now it reads and looks like every other super-hero team book out there. Hint #1: strike while the iron is hot.It was a great high concept book that also was very strongly based in the

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1109894076895728942005-03-03T15:51:00.000-08:002005-03-03T16:06:21.800-08:00

Powers #6 Bendis and OemingI'm still reading. This issue was better that the last one. Given the fact that I'm pretty burned out on Bendis and feel like Ive heard everything he has to say, and it all sounds the same, "I'm still reading" is pretty amazing.Solo #3 Paul PopeThis is the only one of these that I've picked up. It's a nice idea. I like Pope's work and was not dissappointed.Stray

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1109893867852739132005-03-03T15:43:00.000-08:002005-03-03T15:51:07.853-08:00

I'm way behind on this so without further adeiu here are the books I've purchased over the past month.Powers #9Solo #3Stray Bullets #26The Ultimates 2 #3JLA Classified #4Queen and Country Declassified # 1 0f 3Astonishing X-Men #8The Incredible Hulk # 78Ocean #4 of 6Green Lantern Rebirth #4 of 6Wolverine #25Strangers in Paradise #71Ultimate Nightmare #5Soldiers of Victory #0B.P.R.D. The Dead

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1107880786689666322005-02-08T08:20:00.000-08:002005-02-17T05:05:28.970-08:00

This is the last of the pocket books for now so I thought it would be a good time to take a look at Strangers in Paradise as a whole. I'm only up to book 3 right now, but I have read the entire series and I have to say it's better in small doses. The pocket books are nice because now I can get rid of all the individual issues, but it reads better as a monthly. In big chunks the inherit

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1107781097815858682005-02-07T04:49:00.000-08:002005-02-07T04:58:17.816-08:00

Books from the past two weeks. Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book 4 Bill & Ted's most Excellent adventures volume one Black Panther #1 Superman Strength Two of Three the Question #4 of 6 Black Widow #5 Planetary #22 True Story Sweear to God #12 Ultimate Fantastic Four # 15 We 3 #003 of 003 Y The Last Man #30 Ultimate Spider-Man #72

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1107365138985180842005-02-02T09:23:00.000-08:002005-02-02T11:33:52.686-08:00

The last two of the Apparat books have come out so it's time for a look at the whole shebang. My favorite of the bunch was Frank Ironwine By Warren Ellis accompanied by Carla Speed McNeil. Frank Ironwine is pure, unadulterated Warren Ellis. From the zen master detective, Frank Ironwine, who goes on a bender after soving a case then sleeps it off in a garbage bin to the new case he's called on

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1106667560365575052005-01-25T07:19:00.000-08:002005-01-25T07:45:26.770-08:00

Scott McCloud does Jack Kirby. That about sums it up. Fun writing and great layouts, both by McCloud. The finished art doesn't thrill me as much. Aluir Amancio is doing a passable Kirby, but it's got something else over the top of it. I see some McCloud in there, which makes sense since he did the layouts, but there's something else that doesn't quite fit and it makes everything feel off to

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1106666253982655512005-01-25T06:45:00.000-08:002005-01-25T07:17:33.983-08:00

When I was 8 or 9 years old, my best friend showed me an old comic he had. It was old to us anyway. It was an early issue of Doctor Solar. I don't know what issue it was, but it blew my socks off. I'd never seen anything like it. The cover was the first thing that grabbed my feverish kid brain. I'd never seen a painted cover before. And the insides. Whoa. This was not what I was used

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1106500290710157552005-01-23T09:05:00.000-08:002005-01-23T09:11:30.710-08:00

It's a brand new year and I'm already way behind. Here are are the books from the past three weeks in no particular order. The Ultimates 2 #2 The Pulse #7 The Incredible Hulk #77 Soulsearchers and Company #69 Simon Spector Issue 1 Angel Stomp Future Issue 1 Strangers in Paradise #70 Powers #8 Trigger #2 Wolverine #24 Ultimate Spider-Man #71 B.P.R.D. The Dead #3 Fables #33 The New Avengers #2

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1104450913826883292004-12-30T15:40:00.000-08:002004-12-30T16:02:05.036-08:00

This is one of the Apparat books. The imaginary comic line the Ellis created. The books were all supposed to ship in the same week, but that went out the window when Ironwine shipped a few weeks back. I really enjoyed Ironwine. It was Columbo for the twenty-first century. Ellis essentialy said so himself. I'm not sure what quit city is supposed to be. It's an interesting concept. Emma

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1104449998823018132004-12-30T15:31:00.000-08:002004-12-30T15:59:51.266-08:00

This book is on it's way off my buy list. Too much material I've already read in here and the rest is not well written. Who really wants to read a 30 year old inteview with Barry Smith done by Dave Sim? The only interesting information to be gleaned from the interview is that Barry Smith was a pompous, self-important ass well before he added the "Windsor" to his name. I like Smith's work from

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1104449464017385622004-12-30T15:28:00.000-08:002004-12-30T15:31:04.016-08:00

This weeks books in no particular order. Strangers in Paradise Pocket Book 2 The Incredibles #1 & 2 Ultimate Nightmare #4 quit city #1 The Amazing Spider-Man #515 The Invincible Iron Man #2 Ultimate Fantastic Four #14 Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1104449273196787972004-12-30T15:24:00.000-08:002004-12-30T15:27:53.196-08:00

This weeks books in no particular order. Queen & Country #28 Black Window #4 Wolverine #23 Astonishing X-Men #7 Following Cerebus #2 Creatures of the Night Ulitmate Elektra #5 GloomCookie #22 Black Hole #12 Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1103572080439840822004-12-20T11:47:00.000-08:002004-12-20T12:50:47.063-08:00

So it's all done and there is a new beginning. Let's start with the ending. Avengers #503. It's not bad. The art is good. The writing is what it is. I think it works, but I didn't really like it. There are some great bits. It all fits together so neatly. The Scarlet Witch has been unstable for a long time and this is the ultimate culmination of everything that has happend to her over the

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1103216043268116572004-12-16T07:53:00.000-08:002005-03-26T13:35:40.420-08:00

I have three weeks worth of books to look at so let's get to it.B.P.R.D. The Dead #2 - Mike Mignola, John Arcudi and Guy Davis B.P.R.D. is a great book. I've been enjoying it more that the Hellboy books that have been coming out in the past couple of years. Hellboy feels like he's hit a wall as far has further character development is concerned. I'm haveing a lot more fun watching Liz, Abe

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1103211877203064792004-12-16T07:32:00.000-08:002004-12-16T07:44:37.203-08:00

In the order they came out of the bag. Little Lulu #1 - Lulu Goes Shopping Strangers in Paradise - Pocket Book 3 Trigger #1 Ocean #3 The Powerpuff Girls #57 Ultimate Spider-Man # 70 The Wizard King Trilogy - Book One:THe King of the World American Spelndor - Our Movie Year Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1102776578548488392004-12-11T06:43:00.000-08:002004-12-11T06:49:38.623-08:00

In the order they came out of the bag. Powers #7 B.P.R.D. The Dead #2 Fables #32 Rising Stars #23 Demo #12 Uncle Scrooge #333 Shonen Jump #25 Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1102776207335450962004-12-11T06:39:00.000-08:002004-12-11T06:50:58.166-08:00

In the order they came out of the bg. the Question #2 The Ultimates 2 #1 The Avengers #503 The Avengers Finale The New Avengers #1 Y The Last Man #29 Tales of the Vampire Trade Paperback Sleeper: All False Moves Reviews to follow

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1102003770179600952004-12-02T07:54:00.000-08:002004-12-06T07:35:48.790-08:00

Oh, this book sucks! Suckity suck suck suck. It's a reprint of a '90s revival of an 80's series from Calibre and it sucks. I couldn't even read it. I ordered it based on an interesting description of the premise and a piece of decent looking sample art. I am such a moron. The writing is a mess and the art is impossible to follow. Each individual panel is not bad, but the story telling is just

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1101918710901427402004-12-01T08:22:00.000-08:002004-12-01T08:31:50.900-08:00

Thank goodness that's over. My last pre-ordered issue coincides with the wrap up of the Sins Past arc. If you want to know what I think of this arc take a look at my post on issue #513. I'm not going to re-hash it here. This is just a good-bye to the book. After an great bunch of stories by Staczynski early in his Spidy run, it ends, for me, with a whimper. It was very predictable, right

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1101917960741618992004-12-01T07:55:00.000-08:002004-12-01T08:22:30.596-08:00

Frank Ironwine is pure, unadulterated Warren Ellis. From the zen master detective, Frank Ironwine, who goes on a bender after soving a case then sleeps it off in a garbage bin to the new case he's called on to solve. There are no apologies here. Like it or don't. I like it. I've been looking forward to the Apparat stunt for a while now. For those of you out of the loop on this, Ellis talked the

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1101916513459938782004-12-01T07:42:00.000-08:002004-12-01T08:32:15.556-08:00

I am really enjoying this book. This is a mean, sharp edged Black Widow. This is how I imagine someone who has been through the cold war and gone through the crap Natasha Romanova has gone through would turn out. She's smart, sexy and ruthless. I don't know if Phil Dexter is an orginal creation of Richard Morgan, but he's a great character who plays well against Natasha's coldness. Goran Parlov

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1101412104851746532004-11-25T11:45:00.000-08:002004-12-01T07:41:48.490-08:00

Here are this week's books in the order they came out of the bag. Writers on Comics Scriptwriting 2 The Amazing Spider-Man #514 Powers #6 Ultimate Elektra #4 Ultimate Fantastic Four #13 Frank Ironwine #1 Green Lantern Rebirth #2 Black Widow #3 Cerebus Book Sixteen: The Last Day Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1101166385663367142004-11-22T15:22:00.000-08:002004-12-01T08:20:36.083-08:00

I can't say enough good things about this book. The art is solid. The characters are well delineated and lots of fun. There's a story and it holds everything together, but the book is really about the people and their interactions. In a nutshell, Michael Paris has inherited a Graveyard in the town of Raven's Hollow. The boneyard, as it's known locally, is inhabited by monsters. Paris sides with

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1101141111616003892004-11-22T08:12:00.000-08:002004-11-22T08:55:34.080-08:00

It been a while, but Wolverine is finally back. Millar and company have really nailed what the character is all about. This run of issues reminds me a lot of the original Chris Claremont and Frank Miller Wolverine mini series, minus the pretentious over done narration. Oh, come on. I loved that series and it still holds up okay, but it was very pretentious even back in the early '80swhen

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1101139912298081162004-11-22T08:08:00.000-08:002004-11-22T08:11:52.296-08:00

This week's book in the order they came out of the bag. Ultimate Spider-Man #69 The Pulse #6 Fantastic Four #520 Books of Magick:Life During Wartime #5 Wolverine #20-22 Stray Bullets #35 Captain America #1 Bonyard Volume3 Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1100632910747809382004-11-16T11:02:00.000-08:002004-11-16T11:24:18.063-08:00

So the word is out. Disney, through it's Cal Publishing subsidiary, has bought Crossgen. Apparently the biggest prize was J.M DeMatties and Mike Ploog's Abadazad. Since Abadazad was a creator owned series Disney cut a separate deal with DeMatties and Ploog to secure ownership rights to the property along with whatever contractual obligations DeMatties and Ploog had to Crossgen and vice-a-versa.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1100546243637931172004-11-15T11:15:00.000-08:002004-11-16T07:29:11.810-08:00

BWAAAH HAHAHAHAH! HAHAHAAAAAAaaa. Haha. Heh. You should buy this. It's funny.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1100201231007782202004-11-11T11:18:00.000-08:002004-11-11T11:29:12.096-08:00

This book is shaping up nicely. Lots of nice big pretty pictures to look at courtesy of Chris Sprouse and company, but still plenty of story to move it along nicely. It doesn't feel as decompressed as some of Warren Ellis' more recent books, but that could just be me. Maybe I'm getting used to it. The story, set around 100 years in the future, revolves around a space station in orbit about the

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1100179840090681182004-11-11T05:26:00.000-08:002004-11-11T05:30:40.090-08:00

Here are this weeks books in the order they came out of the bag. Syphons Grapic Novel/Trade Paperback Ocean #2 The Invincible Ironman #1 the Gray Area #3 Fables #31 Colonia #11 Challengers of the Unknown #6 The Pro Hard Cover Edition Absolute Planetary Book One

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1100017212395630952004-11-09T07:42:00.000-08:002004-11-09T08:25:44.673-08:00

Dave Gibbons black and white graphic novel is a beautiful thing. He has brought all of his considerable talent as a storyteller to bear and it shows. The art is crisp and beautifully finished and Gibbons makes great use of the black and white format to create simple page layouts that are nontheless dynamic and often frenetic. The storytelling and pacing are, as always with Gibbons work,

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1099951622899651392004-11-08T14:03:00.000-08:002004-11-08T14:07:02.900-08:00

I was going to write a review of this film, but Heidi over at The Beat did such an awesome one that I'm just sending you over there.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1099777610448029092004-11-06T13:35:00.000-08:002004-11-06T13:48:19.016-08:00

This is the way X-Men should be. I took me a few issues to warm up to it. There were bits I liked in the first couple of issues, Kitty's exchange with Emma in issue #1 being a prime example, but I wasn't sure if it was going to develop into something that would last. After reading this latest issue I think it's safe to say there is something very shiny going on here. Whedon has laid the

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1099776892152811042004-11-06T13:31:00.000-08:002004-11-06T13:34:52.153-08:00

In the order they came out of the bag. Ulitimate Spider-Man #68 Soulsearchers and Company #68 Astonishing X-Men #6 Ultimate Fantastic Four #4 the Question #1 Frankenstein Mobster #6 Thieves and Kings #45 Y The Last Man #28 The Originals Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1099024787209131012004-10-28T21:24:00.000-07:002004-10-28T21:43:23.043-07:00

Well, now I know why JR Jr left Spider-Man or I guess so anyway. I suspect he didn't want to be be a part of what J. Michael Straczynski has done to Gwen Stacy. After all, his dad drew a good deal of the books that showed her relationship with Peter and he inked (over beautiful pencils by Gil Kane) the issue in which she died. Maybe I'm off base here and JR Jr's departure from Amazing Spider-Man

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1099023634431581332004-10-28T21:16:00.000-07:002004-10-28T21:20:34.430-07:00

Here are the books in the order they came out of the bag. Junction 17 Release 1.0 Green Lantern Rebirth #1 Strangers in Paradise #69 Strange #2 Amazing Spider-Man #513 Robocop #7 Daredevil #66 Planetary #21 We3 .002 Black Window #2 Ultimate Elektra #3 The Complete Peanuts 1953 to 1954 Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1098802825430256292004-10-26T07:59:00.000-07:002004-10-26T08:00:25.430-07:00

I'm back after a nice long vacation. I'll be getting back to comics reviews later in the week.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1096042749988443372004-09-24T09:14:00.000-07:002004-09-24T09:20:36.253-07:00

This week's books in the order they came out of the bag. The Life Eaters Ultimate Fantastic Four #11 The Avengers #502 Astonishing X-Men #5 Black Window #1 Ex Machina #4 Ulitamte Elektra #2 Harry Johnson #1 Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095371596372707902004-09-16T14:27:00.000-07:002004-09-16T14:53:16.373-07:00

This has not been a good week for comics. One out of four just isn't good. I've been a fan of Dr. Strange for a long time. My favorites are still the Lee/Ditko issues, although there have been some great teams on the character over the years. Roy Thomas and Gene Colan, Steve Elnglehart and Frank Brunner and later a short run by Roger Stern and Marshall Rogers. I was looking forward to the

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095367480619538772004-09-16T13:39:00.000-07:002004-09-16T13:49:12.786-07:00

This is another one I'm going to drop. It's sad. I've been following Tim Hunter's carreer since the very beginning. The series has always been about hope and wonder and Magic. Now it's mean and vicious and, I suspect, weird just for the sake of being weird. There are finally some hints of what's really going on in the world, but three issues in the limit for me if I'm not getting into the book.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095357196923469942004-09-16T10:39:00.000-07:002004-09-16T14:54:14.250-07:00

It's starting to move now. The first issue was okay, but dragged a little. This one's got some great bits in it and is reminiscent of The Authority. Trevor Hairsine is one of the many Brian Hitch look-a-likes we've been seeing in the last few years, but he does a good job of it and it suits the science fiction spin Ellis puts on his super-heroes. Nice inks by Nelson DeCastro and exceptional color

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095351610946871172004-09-16T09:00:00.000-07:002004-09-16T09:20:54.986-07:00

Question: Why am I still reading this book? Answer: I don't know. I started with issue one of the new series because I'm a fan of Kevin Smith's writing. I kept buying it when David Mack and then Brian Michael Bendis took over. I've continued reading it, I think, out of habit. I'm not even sure where we are in the story. A while ago it jumped ahead a year and Matt was now the Kingpin of New York.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095349256126826462004-09-16T08:31:00.000-07:002004-09-16T13:45:03.766-07:00

These are the comics I bought this week in the order they came out of the bag. Innocence Film Comic #1 and #2 Books of Magic: Life During Wartime #3 Ultimate Nightmare #2 Colonia #10 Strange #1 Following Cerebus #1 Daredevil #64 In the Shadow of No Towers Reviews to follow.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095265285717261902004-09-15T09:19:00.000-07:002004-09-15T09:47:36.583-07:00

I’m re-reading Warren Ellis’ run on Stormwatch and The Authority for the 3rd or 25th time. It’s still a brilliant take on super-heroes. I’ve worked my way through the Stormwatch material and am just waiting until I have the time to dig out Absolute Authority vol1 to read The Authority run. That run of books turned super-heroes upside down. It’s one of the reasons I’ll take a look at anything

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095262789557581132004-09-15T08:31:00.000-07:002004-09-15T08:51:09.136-07:00

Pastilles are apparently gummi bears for adults. They are made in Switzerland. I like the grapefruit. My 7 year old daughter is partial to the blackcurrant. They're great for a quick sweet fix. The only place I've ever seen them is at Trader Joe's. If you don't have Trader Joe's, your life must be very sad.

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095197292664418772004-09-14T14:13:00.000-07:002004-09-15T08:52:25.196-07:00

I just got out of a 1 hour mini seminar with well known story lecturer Robert McKee. The studio I work at managed to get him in to do a talk. It was an amazing hour and tempts me to invest the 600 bucks to take the full 30 hour course. Mostly he talked about Hollywood's reliance on form over content. In brief. The American Novel is dead. Theatre is dead. "Film is in the crapper" "The best

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095174330762346392004-09-14T07:29:00.000-07:002004-09-15T08:49:28.156-07:00

I finished reading William Gibson's Pattern Recognition a few weeks ago. Great Book. Read it. Gibson's foray into the mainstream is just as compelling and thought provoking as his sf work. But that’s not what I'm talking about today. I've become slightly infatuated with Buzz Rickson's reproductions of US flying jackets. The main character, Cayce Pollard, wears a black Buzz Rickson's MA-1

Kennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10902254694204461446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8313616.post-1095106003317364902004-09-13T13:15:00.000-07:002004-09-13T13:13:04.640-07:00

Greetings and welcome. I've wanted a place to spew random thoughts and corrupt innocents for a while now and this is it. For now. Mostly I'll talk about comics and movies, but anything is fair game. I'll post at least weekly, listing what comics or dvds I'm buying this week. Reviews will follow as I get throught the pile. Inbetween I'll post whatever comes to mind. Try to keep up. On the TV:

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