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As always, presented in reading order…
Runaways Vol. 3 #4 (Marvel) - I’m still not sure how I feel about Terry Moore and Humberto Ramos on this book.  Look at what they have to follow: a few years’ worth of Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and then an arc written by Joss Whedon.  I’m not [...]

Kind of a light week, so let’s get to it.
The Stand: Captain Trips #3 (of 5) (Marvel) - I picked this up for Christina (she’s a huge fan of the novel– I’ve never read it), but I’m digging it so far.  Mike Perkins’ art is phenomonal, though I’m not really qualified to judge Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s [...]

These reviews are going to short and sweet. I’m posting them in my reading order (which means my favorite books/writers are towards the bottom of the stack) and not any logical order.
Scalped #21 - I read through eight months of this Vertigo series a month or two back because my comics budget had been [...]

As most of you hardcore nerds probably already know, Iron Man comes out at the end of the month. It will hit stores on Tuesday, September 30th. That’s only two weeks! Can’t wait for that one. Both a regular version and a 2-disc collector’s edition will be released for DVD and Blu-Ray. Interesting fun fact: [...]

There’s an auction over at Ordinary People Change the World to restore and preserve the home of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel. There’s so much cool stuff to bid on (or you can just make a donation) including shirts signed by Jerry Siegel before his death. Below is a list of just a few [...]

I read the other day that the Legion of Superheroes is going to appear on Smallville in the show’s upcoming eighth season.
Let me start by saying two things:
One- I am not, by any means, the world’s biggest Legion fan.
Two- I’ve been a vocal critic of Smallville since the series began.
My issues with Smallville are another [...]