For the first time in months, I can almost count my comic pulls for the week on one hand. Almost. It's only 6 this week, half of last week's number, which has been about average these last few months. As I've mentioned a few times before, this year I challenged myself to add more comic books, and specifically more variety, to my reading list. Because of this, my weekly pull list has at least doubled in size on average, giving me plenty of reading material and plenty to talk about. Unfortunately like last week, no indie comics on my list, just Marvel and DC. This time of year publishers are doing a lot of Annuals, Specials, and One-Shots, which is why this week is so much smaller for me. That being said, the content of the six issues this week are just as good as ever, with an annual, two final issues, a first issue, and two second-to-lasts. Continue Reading to see all about my sweaty content for the week!
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I wasn't sold on this set during the reveal at San Diego Comic Con this year. With so much other comic book and action figure news, it wasn't my top five favorite reveals by a long shot. When it started popping up in GameStop stores recently, and other peoples pre-orders have arrived, I'd started seeing a lot of pictures of the two of them set up, and all the accessories they come with. Suddenly I understood--I need this two-pack in my collection. The color palette, the Miami Vice vibes, the bright pink Hit-Monkey, the suits....I get it now. When I had a reason for a small celebration today, these two were the first thing that came to mind. Continue Reading for the video of the unboxing and a brief summary of my thoughts. At this point, you should get the picture: it's always a good week for comics. Since earlier this year, I've been challenging myself to round out my personal pull list to include more variety, as well as just more in general. Compared to a year ago, my pull list has doubled in size on a weekly basis, so I'm reading a lot more as well as recommending a lot more. The more knowledge about comics I have, the more I can talk about it to you people! It's great. As I always say, it's a good time to be a nerd. There's all kinds of amazing comics coming out week after week, so I know you're missing out if you aren't hitting up your Local Comic Shop! Talk to your own local shops about getting in issues you're interested in, and what recommendations they might have based on your interests. If I can read twelve issues a week with a full-time job, you can read a few, too! In the meantime, I'll be continuing my weekly run-downs of comics I read and recommend, as well as other reviews, un-boxings, discussions, and recipes mixed in. Continue Reading to see what I've got this week!
I can't believe we're already halfway through October! The season of spook has begun, as shown on my comics list this week with the continuation of three issues from Marvel's current horror event: Absolute Carnage #3, Absolute Carnage: Avengers #1, and Absolute Carnage: Scream #3. Those three are out of the twelve total titles I'm talking about this week. Will I be able to keep this up? If I end up dropping any of these, I guess we know the answer to that. As usual, each book's solicitation will be included for a basic rundown from the publisher. There's a lot of great stuff happening in comics, all the time, so I'm listing some issues coming out this week that I don't read, but are well loved and enjoyed by others, at the end. There's also a lot of new titles starting up this fall and winter, and great starting points for ongoing ones. Meanwhile, Continue Reading for more comics talk! For what feels like the first time in a while, I have a nice, rounded feeling pull list this week. Its 4-and-3 Marvel and DC, plus a chic indie pick. A new series for each of the big two, as well. And that's not even mentioning the final issue of Johnathon Hickman's Powers of X series, which went alongside House of X that finished off beautifully last week. First and last issues makes for an exciting week in comics! Once again, I'll have additional suggestions at the bottom. For now, continue reading for the full weekly report! I don't know about you, but fall always puts me in the mood for baking. Last time it was the Peach Galette, which turned out splendidly! With the test-run out of the way, it was time to move on to bigger, more prep-intensive things: Chicken Pot Pie. Traditionally, chicken pot pie's consist of chicken chunks, a cream roux sauce, and garden vegetables such as peas, onion, carrots, and celery. Mix them together with a touch of French seasonings, dump them in a set of pie crusts, and there's dinner in the oven. I've always liked this dish, but as a former legendarily picky child, I have some changes in my version. I usually have a steady supply of potatoes on hand, and am not a fan of cooked carrots, so the orange was switched to pale brown. As for the celery, I traded it out for some nice yellow corn. I also used shredded chicken instead of cubed. This may seem like an insignificant change, but in my completely amateur opinion, shredded chicken has an easier go of mixing with the veggie and sauce mix. This makes for a pie that, when properly cooled and cut, holds together and has a full bite of flavor in each mouthful. Baked on the first day of fall, I'm calling it my Fall Equinox Chicken Pot Pie. Continue Reading for the full recipe, ingredients, notes, and pictures! DC Black Label's Harleen #110/4/2019 With the launch of DC's new "R-rated" comic line, DC Black Label, we've gotten some seriously unique and inventive comics that otherwise never would have happened. Batman: White Knight showed us a parallel universe just slightly off from ours, where Batman is becoming a public nuisance, and The Joker becomes sane. It's follow-up series, Curse of the White Knight, is currently on it's third issue, and DC recently announced the two series' are officially part of the "Murphy-verse" after writer and artist Sean Gordon Murphy. Murphy is also known for drawing the indie series Tokyo Ghost, which was written by his Curse of the White Knight co-artist, Matt Hollingsworth. Aside from the Murphy-verse, DC Black Label has brought us Batman: Damned, Batman: Last Knight on Earth, and Superman: Year One. All three of those titles have legendary creative teams who've been given much more freedom in their writing than a standard DC comic. It's no wonder every issue published under Black Label sells out! And there's more coming later this year, and early 2020. For now, I'd like to talk about the Black Label series next up on the list to premier: Harleen, by Stjepan Šejić. Harleen promises to be a retelling of her infamous Mad Love origin story, written by her creator Paul Dini. Under Black Label, this series will be able to explore more intensivley the psycological path Harleen Quinzel takes to becoming Harley Quinn. Continue Reading for more on the first issue of this series, and what it means for our favorite Clown Princess of Crime! Congratulations, reader, you made it through last week! I ended up with about 10 pulls, so this week will be a little lighter. I have a much more manageable six issues to read this week, with a few more recommendations at the bottom again if you can't find anything to read. My laptop is being worked on at the computer repair shop as we speak, so while I am still mildly struggling with everything on mobile, I will do my best to keep up with editing and formatting. |
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