NEW YORK COMIC CON '12



 Inside the con. The BEST Batmobile!



Hi Friends,

After a seven week absence, I'm back. Sorry for the radio silence. I've been reading a few comic books and trades as always. And watched some movies and TV (The Walking Dead, The Talking Dead and Comic Book Men).

 





 Time Square.



The big news is I went to the New York Comic Con again. As the San Diego Comic Con has gotten too huge and impossible to attend (130,000 people), I have pretty much switched up my allegiance to New York. Don't read in here that New York is small. New York is a big show (116,00 people), but getting a ticket, airfare, food and hotel is much easier.





The Amazing Chip Kidd.





New York is missing a few things that make San Diego so cool. Namely night time programming that include movies, gaming, the kick-ass costume contest and of course the Eisner awards. And of course the beautiful weather.







 Charles Burns and Chris Ware.





But New York is closing the gap on other things like a massive dealers room and large Artist Alley. The Artist Alley was held in a separate room this year and was huge. San Diego could learn from this. San Diego still is by far the king when it comes to programming (panel) rooms. However New York has made some serious strides.







The main entrance of the Dakota.









Shops many levels deep inside Penn Station.



When I was in New York this year I also went to three book stores: Jim Hanley's Universe, Forbidden Planet and Strand. During my time at Strand they had a three man panel, meet and greet/signing. The authors/artists/designers were Chip Kidd, Charles Burns and Chris Ware. I brought some of my favorite works from each creator and got them signed. This was definitely a high light of my trip. 



My Woody Allen sandwich at Carnegie Deli.



 Other high lights include: walking through central park, eating at Carnegie Deli and going to Grand Central Terminal. I also went to the Dakota where John Lennon lived.

Check out some photos.





Keep Reading Comics.



D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 36 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

After seeing the new Batman movie, I decided to read Batman Knightfall. I have all the singles but never bother to read it. So those 19 issues plus my weeks pull equaled a whooping 30 comics for this week.

#484. Smallville Season 11 #5.

#485. True Blood #4.

#486. Black Kiss 2 #2.

#487. Dark Horse Presents #15.

#488. Detective Comics #0.

#489. Hell Yeah #5.

#490. Epic Kill #5.

#491. Archer & Armstrong #2.

#492. The Punisher #15.
#493. Silk Spectre #3.

#494. The First X-Men #2 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic.

 

Knightfall:

#495. Batman #492 (KF #1).

#496. Detective Comics #659 (KF #2).

#497. Batman #493 (KF #3).

#498. Detective Comics #660 (KF #4).

#499. Batman #494 (KF #5).

#500. Detective Comics #661 (KF #6).

#501. Batman #495 (KF #7).

#502. Detective Comics #662 (KF #8).

#503. Batman #496 (KF #9).

#504. Detective Comics #663 (KF #10).

#505. Batman #497 (KF #11).

#506. Detective Comics #664 (KF #12).

#507. Showcase '93 #7 (KF #13).

#508. Showcase '93 #8 (KF #14).

#509. Batman #498 (KF #15).

#510. Detective Comics #665 (KF #16).

#511. Batman #499 (KF #17).

#512. Detective Comics #666 (KF #18).

#513. Batman #500 (KF #19).

And that will do it. Another challenge down.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 35 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

I read some very good comics this week. Check them out.



#469. Star Trek / Doctor Who #4.
#470. Batman Beyond Unlimited #7.
#471. Steed and Mrs. Peel #0.
#472. Trio #4.
#473. Detective Comics Annual #1.
#474. Aquaman #12.
#475. Winter Soldier #9.
#476. Spaceman #9.
#477. The Bionic Woman #3.
#478. Justice League #12.

#479. B.P.R.D. - Hell on Earth - The Return of the Master #1.

#480. Magic Boy and the Word of God.

#481. XO Manowar #4.

#482. The Infernal Man-Thing #3 (*).

#483. Minutemen #3 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.




The big winners this week were:

Batman Beyond Unlimited #7. I've said it before. Besides the Before Watchmen books, this is my favorite DC comic out now.

XO Manowar #4. This comic reminds me why I liked the original XO so much.

Magic Boy and the Word of God by James Kochalka Superstar. Another nice (early) work by Kochalka. Seek it out.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 34 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

I'm rapidly closing in on my goal to read 500 comic books this year. Check it out.

#454. The Punisher #14.

#455. Untold Tales of Punisher Max #3.

#456. Brilliant #4.
#457. Super Crooks #4.
#458. America's Got Powers #3.

#459. Dr. Manhattan #1.

#460. Star Trek #12.

#461. Lobster Johnson - The Prayer Neferu (one-shot).

#462. Batman - The Dark Knight #12.

#463. All Star Western #12.

#464. The Rocketeer - Cargo Of Doom #1.

#465. Spongebob Comics #11.

#466. Toy Story #3.

#467. Toy Story #4.

#468. Wolverine #312 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

The big winners this week were:

Dr. Manhattan #1. Finally we get some back story on Watchmen's most powerful (and strangest) character. This issue features good writing and art. Check out the Paul Pope cover!

Spongebob Comics #11. Some funny stories inside including "Dear Diary" starring Patrick and Squidward. Check out the Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory parody cover.

Batman - The Dark Knight #12. Nice stand alone Scarecrow (origin) story with David Finch art.    

Only thirty two more to go.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 33 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

I'm back with a few more comics read. Check them out.

#444. Elephantmen #42.

#445. Batwoman #12.

#446. Harbinger #3.

#447. Fatale #7.

#448. Butcher Baker #8.

#449. Rorschach #1.
#450. Saga #6.

#451. Black Panther #1 (*).

#452. Avengers #29 (*).

#453. Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

The big winner this week is Rorschach #1. This issue is another fine start of a Before Watchmen limited series. Highly recommended.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

Smallville - A Retrospective - 20

Greetings Friends,

More Smallville watched. Enjoy.

Season 3 Episode 9 Asylum (original air date 1-14-04).

Bellview Sanitarium. Lex Luthor is here painting and taking his pills. No he is spitting them in the paints. Clark comes to visit Lex. On his way into the great room, Clark passes three different people he helped put there. Lex asks Clark to help break him out. He refuses. Later Lex tries an escape but doesn't make it. Lionel visits Lex the next day in the asylum. Lex tells his dad that he is cured. Lionel doesn't believe him. Lex remains in solitary confinement. On the asylum ward, the three patients that Clark had a hand in placing there are conspiring on stealing Clark's powers and destroying him. There is a package delivered to one of the patients. It's a meteor rock. One of the other conspirators realizes the meteor rock is what is needed to stop Clark. So he kills the patient who got the rock. At the hospital Clark and Chloe confront Dr. Foster about her upcoming electroshock therapy on Lex. While at therapy for her broken leg, Lana meets a new friend, Adam. Later Dr. Foster is found dead from a mysterious car wreck. Knowing about the impending electroshock therapy, Clark tries to rescue Lex. But Clark is blindsided by the patient who has possession of the Kryptonite rock. Meanwhile at the rehab, sparks fly with Lana and Adam. A dazed Clark is hooked up to the asylum's electric generator. With the Kryptonite holding him down, the third patient is now going to try to steal his powers. In the electroshock room, Lionel watches on as a new doctor gives Lex a shock. Clark looses his powers. During the fight Clark is able to shock the patient and get back his powers. With both remaining patients down, Clark races up to the electroshock room. He is too late. Lex already got the treatment. Later Clark visits Lex at the mansion. He's all better now. Or is he?

Season 3 Episode 10 Whisper (original air date 1-21-04).

During a robbery at the Smallville jewelry store, Clark tries to intervene. One robber uses a sonic scream and Clark is blinded in the process. The screaming robber gets away. The other is caught. The next day Clark is back in high school with Pete as his seeing eye dog. At the same time Chloe gets a phone call from Lionel. He wants more info on Clark. At school, Clark's hearing goes crazy sensitive. He over hears some of Chloe's phone call. Later Lex visits Clark at home. Clark tells him his dad's job offer was a shame. Lex pays for Lana's hospital/rehab bill because he feels responsible. While at home Clark gets a visit from Chloe. He asks her how long she's been working with Lionel. She comes clean. But Clark doesn't except her apology. Later while out by the road Clark and Pete are talking. A wrecker pulls up and the robber with the sonic scream unleashes his power. Clark is down and Pete is kidnapped. Later at the Kents, it becomes apparent that Pete was kidnapped because his mom is the judge on the case. At the mansion, Lex tells Lionel he won't except his shame job. Back in town, Clark hears the familiar sound of the truck that was there when Pete was kidnapped. Clark almost rescues Pete, but the kidnappers get away with him. Clark's vision is slowly coming back. Clark over hears one of the jewel thieves tell the other to get rid of Pete. Clark catches up to them at a junk yard. Clark rescues Pete just before he's crushed in a car crusher. During the rescue, the robber is crushed under a mountain of wrecked cars. Because Lionel suspects Chloe told Lex about the shame job and her threats toward him, Lionel kills her column in the Daily Planet and her father looses his job. Meanwhile, Clark's vision is back. At home Lana tells Clark that she has met someone else. As she is driving off, he can hear her crying.

Keep watching. I will.

D.L.             

2012 - End Of Week 32 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

Week thirty two - just twenty weeks left for my challenge. Not that I will need that many.

#433. A Game Of Thrones #9.

#434. Blue Estate #12. 

#435. Batman #12.

#436. Ozymandias #2.

#437. Archer & Armstrong #1.
#438. Mouse Guard - The Black Axe #5.
#439. Spongebob Comics #10.
#440. The New Avengers #29 (*).

#441. Captain America #16 (*).

#442. Wolverine #311 (*).

#443. Space Punisher #2 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

The big winners this week were:

Ozymandias #2. The Before Watchmen comics have all been some of the best DC books in a long time. This is no exception. 

Mouse Guard - The Black Axe #5. It's Mouse Guard. Nuff Said.

Space Punisher #2. This is a fun story with nice painted art.

 Eleven more comic books down. Only 57 more to go.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

Smallville - A Retrospective - 19

Greetings Friends,

Season 3 Episode 7 Magnetic (original air date 11-12-03).

Lana's lab partner Seth runs a booth at the fair. When he has an altercation with a thug, he gets hit with a snow globe. Inside the snow globe is Kryptonite flakes. When the snow globe breaks against his head some of the Kryptonite flakes enter into his blood stream. After an MRI he gets powers over Lana and gravity. At the mansion, Lex's man Darius has info about his (dead) grandparents. Chloe Sullivan has been looking into the Luthor past also. Lana agrees to go out with Seth. On their date at the closed fair, Seth shows Lana his power over metal by turning on the fair rides. When Clark shows up Lana accuses Clark of stalking her. At school, Clark tells Seth to leave Lana alone. Seth tells Clark to stay out of his way. At the hospital, Chloe and Clark scan Seth's files and conclude that the MRI affected him. At the Torch, Lex's man Darius steals Chloe's computer and wrecks the place. At the Talon, Seth offers to take Lana away using his power. she agrees. Lana is caught by Lex as she takes the Talon's money. He can't stop her. Clark uses his heat vision to melt the road and stop them in their stolen car. Seth gets away but Lana goes to jail. Chloe confronts Lex about the theft but he tells her that his man is now dead. At the jail Seth uses his power to break Lana out. Clark locates Seth and Lana at the fair grounds. As a fight breaks out Seth shoots Clark to no effect. Clark uses electricity on Seth and shorts him out. Later Lana, doing community service at the hospital,  gets her job back from Lex. Chloe comes clean to Lex telling him that his dad was black mailing her to spy on Clark. Chloe is looking into Lionel to black mail him. She tells Lex that Morgan Edge was his father's closest boyhood friend. At the barn,  Lana comes by to apologise to Clark.

Season 3 Episode 8 Shattered (original air date 11-19-03).

Morgan edge is back! But with a new face and voice. Lex convinces him to confess that he and Lionel killed his grandparents for the insurance money. Morgan confesses on tape. While watching the video play back in his office, two ninjas try to kill Lex. He narrowly escapes. Lex hides out at the Kent farm and tells Clark what has happened. Clark goes to the mansion to get the contents of the safe. It is gone and all the debris from the skirmish has been cleaned up. Clark tells Chloe that she is in danger. Back at the Kent farm, Lionel is there looking for Lex. He says that Lex has had a psychotic break. Clark covers for him. Later Clark finds Lex in the barn tending to blankets like they were a baby. He tells his parents that Morgan Edge is back with a new face. And oh yeah, Lex is crazy. He over hears them. Lex tells Clark "your either with me or against me." Clark leaves with Lex to find Morgan Edge. Clark and Lex search a factory where Lex saw Morgan. Now it's a sweat shop. At the mansion, the psychiatrist Dr. Claire Foster and Lex's dead man try to bring Lex to the hospital. He's not having it. Lex and Clark go hide. Later, Chloe tells Clark that Lex has had a break from reality before when his younger brother Julian died. At the barn Lex gets away from Lana but Lana is trampled by a horse. Lana goes to the hospital. Lionel meets Clark at the hospital and berates him for not giving up Lex. Clark conclueds that Lex was drugged at the mansion. Was it food or drink? Clark takes down Darius (Lex's man). He admits that he was paid to do it. At Luthor Corp a deranged Lex confronts Lionel about killing his grandparents. Morgan Edge is tracked down by Lex. Morgan Edge tells Lex that Lionel was behind it all: Killing his parents. Drugging Lex. Repairing the damage at the mansion. And setting up the sweat shop. Before Lex can kill Morgan, Clark breaks in to stop him. Morgan has Kryptonite rocks which he punches Clark with. Lex shoots Morgan. Morgan makes it to his car and tries to run down Lex but Clark saves him by pushing him out of the way. Lex sees the car get destroyed when it hits Clark. Lex " I was right about you all along Clark. Your not even human." Dr. Foster doesn't believe Lex and takes him away.

Good Stuff!

Keep Watching. I will.

D.L.     

Smallville - A Retrospective 18

Greetings Friends,

I'm back with a few more episodes watched. Enjoy.

Season 3 Episode 5 Perry (original air date 10-29-03).

A comet has hit the sun causing solar flares. At a bar Perry White has been drinking. Later while driving drunk, Perry swerves to miss Clark and hits a telephone pole. The next day perry is at the farm. He wants Clark to drive him around town to find stories about the meteor craters. At the mansion, Lex has finished his five psych evals. Meanwhile working on the tractor, Clark tries but cannot lift it. He tries again and throws it high into the sky. The tractor lands at a bus stop and is witnessed by Perry. Perry doesn't leave town. Instead he goes to the Torch and talks to Chloe about the Kents.  Clark, Jonathan and Pete talk about Clark's powers and the sun flares. Clark comes to the conclusion that the sun has something to do with his powers. At the farm, Perry White challenges Clark about what is going on. Clark tries to run off but because of the solar flares, Clark super speeds off. Perry sees it. Later at the mansion, Perry offers Lex info on his dad in return for info on Clark. Lex cracks and threatens Perry. At the farm, a solar flare causes Clark to loose control of his heat vision. Later, Perry decides to jump from the look out peak. Clark dives after him and they both end up dangling from a rope. Clark's powers are gone so Pete has to use his car to pull them up. At the top Pete, Lana and Perry see Clark's mangled hands. He is not invincible. Lex agrees to go through psycho therapy again. Clark gives Perry a ride to the bus stop. Perry tells Clark that if he makes it to Metropolis to look him up, he owes him one.

Season 3 Episode 6 Relic (original air date 11-05-03).

There was a murder in 1961. Was the right man convicted of the crime? The husband of the murdered woman blames a drifter that looks like Clark. And in the picture, the drifter is wearing a necklace with Kryptonian markings. In the caves, Clark and Jonathan find the same markings on the walls. Clark touches the image and receives visions of the past. Could Jor-El be involved? Later as Clark is walking down the street, he is thrown into the sixties and meets Louise. Later in the barn, Lana and Clark go through some of her aunt's belongings. Clark gets another vision from the past. The drifter and Lana's aunt (Louise) were lovers. At Luthor Corp. Lex asks Lionel why his grandfather was arrested for robbery. Lionel confesses that his parents weren't rich. That he was from suicide slums. Meanwhile Clark and Lana investigate the old barn were Louise was killed. Clark gets another vision that Lachlan Luthor killed Louise when the bullets ricocheted from hitting Joe (the drifter). At home Clark touches his grandfather rifle and gets another vision. His grandfather met Joe. Clark then goes through more of his grandfather's possessions. At the courthouse, Clark pretends to be Joe. The Mayor thinks hes seeing a ghost and admits that he was behind Lachlan trying to kill Joe. And Louise was an accident. The Mayor is arrested and Lana's uncle gets out of jail. At the mansion, Lex confronts Lionel about his grandparents death. Lionel then admits that his parents were murdered. Lex suspects his dad. Clark and Jonathan go to the caves. Clark sees that Joe put the Kryptonian necklace in the wall. The necklace was a document of information. Clark sees that Joe (Jor-El) hid the metal piece from his father. His trip to earth was a rite of passage. Clark suspects that the Kents finding him was not an accident but was planned by Jor-El.         


Keep Watching.

D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 31 - Comics

Greeting Friends,

Another week down and 9 more comics read. Check them out.

#424. Fury Max #5.

#425. Epic Kill #4.

#426. Black Kiss 2 #1.

#427. Detective Comics #12.

#428. Nite Owl #2.

#429. Planet Of The Apes Annual #1.

#430. Trio #3.

#431. Smallville Season 11 #4.

#432. The First X-Men #1 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

The big winner this week was Nite Owl #2. This series features an interesting story by J. Michael Straczynski. The coolness is great art by Andy with inks by dad Joe Kubert.   

K.R.C.

D.L.

Smallville - A Retospective - 17.

Greetings Friends,

Season 3 Episode 3 Extinction (original air date 10-15-03).

Lana has a new stalker. While she swims alone in the school pool, he attacks her. Before she drowns he is shot by a mysterious gunman. While trying to figure out who the shooter is, Chloe asks Clark back to the Torch. At Luthor Corp., Lionel welcomes Lex back as an executive. At the Talon, Clark, Lana and Chloe discuss the fact that the stalker had gills. Clark ponders that these people have gotten their power from the meteor rocks. Lana and Chloe point out that they always try to kill them. At Luthor Corp., Chloe tries to get out of her deal with Lionel. When he threaten to fire her father she realizes that she is stuck. It is revealed that the mysterious killer has killed freaks before. Smallville student Vin (and friend of dead gill boy Jake) is confronted by Clark. In Vin's locker there is a picture of Vin's dad (who was killed by a freak of the week). Clark and Pete investigate Vin's cabin. There they find weapons and pictures of possible targets. Lex is one. Clark races to Metropolis just in time to save him. But Vin gets the upper hand on Clark with Kryptonite rocks. Clark tells Lex that Vin believes people have been altered by the meteor rocks. Lex tells his dad that he hasn't been sick a day in his life since the meteor shower. Out in the woods, Vin has made a Kryptonite bullet. At the farm he shoots Clark. Clark goes down. His dad and mom have to pull it out to save him. At school, Clark and Vin have it out for the last time. Clark gets shot multiple times but since he's wearing a lead chest plate it has little effect. At the mansion Clark tells Lex that Vin has been captured. Lex tells Clark he thinks he was affected by the meteor rocks. At the farm, Lana tells Clark that if he was affected by the meteor rocks it's okay.

Season 3 Episode 4 Slumber (original air date 10-22-03).

At Crater Lake, Lana and Clark are skinny dipping. A girl is being chased. Clark tries to save her but she is swallowed by the ground. At the farm, mom and dad give Clark a new truck. At school, Sara the girl from the woods is walking the halls. Clark sees her. But does anyone else? At the mansion, Lex hits Clark with a samurai sword. It shatters. Lex tells Clark life as he knows it is over. At the farm Sara is back. Clark then wakes up after a day and a half sleep. Clark and Lana go to her old house. Sara and her uncle live there now. Sara has been in a coma since her car wreck. Clark finds out that Sara's parents were killed in the car wreck. Sara is now rich. Driving his truck Clark falls asleep and enters Sara's dream world. Clark wreaks the truck. In the dream world, Sara and Clark battle Sara's uncle. Lana confronts the uncle about drugging Sara. And Lana is drugged also. Clark wakes up and rescues Lana. At the hospital, Clark meets Sara who is now awake. At Luthor Corp., Lex agrees to a psych evaluation.

Keep Watching.

D.L.          

Smallville - A Retrospective - 16.

Greetings Friends,

I'm back with some more Smallville watched. Check it out.

Season 3 Episode 1 Exile (original air date 10-1-03).

It's months later, Clark, now living in Metropolis and going by Kal, is wearing the red Kryptonite ring. He's breaking into ATMs to steal money to buy the finer things in life. He also stops a bank robbery and keeps the money. This attracts the wrong kind of attention. At the farm, Pete and the Kents read about the robberies and know that it is Clark. A funeral is planned for the missing Lex. At Clark's apartment, Crime boss Mr. Edge sends some goons to kill Clark. That doesn't work out too well for them. This prompts Mr. Edge to offer Clark a job. At the caves, Lionel meets Chloe for a meeting to demand more info on Clark. Lex, alive on an island finds himself living with a crazy man. Later, during a fight with Chloe Clark's chest scar glows red hot. He takes the ring off. At the farm, the Kents are being evicted. Lana finds Clark in Metropolis. She decides to stay with him. Clark decides to take his job offer. On the island, Lex has a brake from reality. The crazy man wasn't real. Jonathan visits the caves on his way to go find Clark. He throws down the disk. The cave walls emit a beam of light that blasts Jonathan. Jonathan makes a deal with Jor-El. He gains powers to bring Clark home. Later in Metropolis, Jonathan battles Clark. They both fall out of the sixtieth floor of the Luthor Corp. building battling all the way to the ground.

Season 3 Episode 2 Phoenix (original air date 10-8-03).

During the battle the ring is shattered. Clark reverts to normal and Jonathan looses his new found power. The burn leaves Clark's chest. At Luthor Corp. Lionel is inspecting the break in damage. Lex shows up with a gun. Lionel tells Lex that Helen just wanted the money. Lionel asks Lex - What do you think happened to the vial of blood once you were dead? Clark tells his dad that he stole his blood back from Lionel. Jonathan destroys the vial. Lionel accuses Mr. Edge of stealing the vial. At the mansion Lex confronts Helen. She tells Lex what happened on the plane. At the farm Mr. edge shows up for the package. Clark tells him not to come back. Lex pays Clark a visit at the farm. Mr. edge is back and holding Mr. and Mrs. Kent hostage. Clark takes a piece of Kryptonite and cuts himself for a blood sample. This sample is taken by Mr. edge to Lionel. The sample is tested and is a perfect match of the vial that was stolen. Mr. Edge tells Lionel he got it from the source. A kidnapped Clark breaks free. Lionel, suspecting of a set up, has his men shoot it out with Mr. Edge. Morgan dies and Clark gets away. At the farm, Lana helps to free the Kents. Lex and Helen are on honeymoon #2. During the flight Lex tells Helen he knows. During the flight Helen exits the plane. Lex makes up with his dad. At the farm, Lex gives the Kents the deed to the farm. He explains that their wedding present led him to safe harbor. Clark and Lana  talk about their unresolved relationship.         

Keep Watching.

D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 30 - Comics

 Greetings Friends,

Thirty weeks down. Even more comics read this week. Check 'em out.

#408. All Star Western #11.

#409. B.P.R.D.  - Hell On Earth - Exorcism #2.

#410. Planet Of The Apes #16.

#411. Exile On The Planet Of The Apes #4. 

#412. Winter Soldier #8.

#413. Batman The Dark Knight #11.

#414. Comedian #2.

#415. The Manhattan Projects #5.

#416. Hit-Girl #2.

#417. Spaceman #8.

#418. Elephantmen #41.

#419. True Blood #3.

#420. The Bionic Man #11.

#421. Batman Incorporated #3.

#422. The Avengers #28 (*).

#423.Captain America #15 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

This is a strange group of books this week. A lot of these books won't be on my reading list much longer. This week both Planet Of The Apes books finish up. When Bendis and Brubaker are done with the Avengers and Captain America so am I. Spaceman one issue left. Bionic Man probably only one more to read. That's half of my books this week.

The big winners this week are Hit-Girl (good story and art) and The Manhattan Projects (great story and art). Give them a try.

K.R.C.

D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 29 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

I'm back with another week of good comic book reading. Check 'em out.

#392. Dark Horse Presents #14.
#393. The Secret Service #3.

#394. Justice League #11.

#395. Baltimore - Dr. Leskovar's Remedy #2.
#396. Warlord Of Mars - Dejah Thoris #13.
#397. B.P.R.D. - Hell On Earth - The Devil's Engine #3.
#398. X-O Manowar #3.

#399. Untold Tales Of The Punisher Max #2.

#400. Saga #5.

#401. Silk Spectre #2.

#402. Star Trek #11.

#403. Batwoman #11.

#404. Star Trek / Doctor Who #3.

#405. Batman Beyond Unlimited #6.

#406. The Infernal Man-Thing #2 (*).

#407. A Red Mass For Mars #1 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

The big winners this week were:
Silk Spectre #2. Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Conner are still killing it with this fun title.
Star Trek and Star Trek / Doctor Who both titles are entertaining with great art.
But the big winner once again is Batman Beyond Unlimited which features three fun stories. Check it out.

  

Only 93 comic books left to read.

K.R.C.


D.L.

2012 - End Of Week 28 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

Another week down and 17 more comics read. Check them out.

#375. Batman #11.
#376. The Bionic Man #10.
#377. Sunset (first look).
#378. Chew - Secret Agent Poyo #1.
#379. Eerie #1.
#380. Harbinger #2.
#381. Bloodshot #1.
#382. Li'l Depressed Boy #12.

#383. Planetoid #2.

#384. The Bulletproof Coffin #6.

#385. The Massive #2.

#386. Space Punisher #1 (*).

#387. Captain America #14 (*).

#388. The New Avengers #28 (*).

#389. Minutemen #2 (*).

#390. Uncanny X-Force #27 (*).

#391. Creepy #9.

(*) denotes read as a digital comic.

The three best books this week are Sunset, Minutemen #2 and The Massive #2.

Sunset is a low cost ($1) sample of an original crime graphic novel. In nice black and white!

Minutemen continues the story of how the Minutemen came together and their early adventures. Darwyn Cooke!

Finally The Massive continues the story of team Ninth Wave.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.

Smallville - A Retrospective - 15.

Greetings Friends,

I'm back with some Smallville viewing. Check it out.

Season 2 Episode 22 Calling (original air date 5-13-03).

Lex is summoned to the hospital. Dr. Walden is getting an MRI. The doctor in charge says that some of his higher brain functions have returned. At the farm Lana brings Clark a birthday cake. This leads to their first meaningful kiss. Lex asks the Kents to set in for him at the rehearsal dinner. At the Talon Chloe catches Lana and Clark in a lie about what they were doing last night. Someone broke into Dr. Brice's office. The only thing that was stolen was the sample of Clark's blood. After Lana and Clark's night together, Lana wants to say it was a mistake. While talking to Lana in a field, Clark hears someone saying: "The day is coming". At the hospital it's Dr. Walden saying "the day is coming". Dr. Walden uses a force power to brake out of his holding cell. Dr. Walden then goes to the caves and uses his power to turn on the cave wall. At the mansion, Lionel catches Helen going through Lex' files on the Kents. Lionel suggests Lex stole the object from Dr. Brice's office. Later at the caves Lionel finds Clark looking for Dr. Walden. Lionel tells Clark that he once had an object that would fit into the impression in the wall and he is now the conservator of the caves. He also notices that the walls might have changed. Clark tells his parents that the wall message now reads: "The day is coming when the last son will begin his quest to rule the third planet". At the mansion, Lex and his dad are having a heated debate about the caves. Dr. Walden breaks in. He says he can read the walls, what the message says and the last son is Clark. And they need to kill him! Dr. Walden then gets tranquilized by his doctor. Lex tells Clark about Dr. Walden's rant. At the Torch Lionel asks Chloe to do a complete investigative report on Clark. She refuses. In an ambulance bound for the hospital, Dr. Walden brakes out. After his best man speech, Clark is called back to the farm by the disk. There he finds Dr. Walden who tries to kill him. During their battle there is an explosion that kills Dr. Walden. During a talk about trust, Helen suspects Lex in the break in. He denies it. But when she leaves the room Lex pulls out the vile with Clark's blood in it. Clark gets back the disk. At the morgue, Lionel notices that Dr. Walden body is charred except for the disk shaped impression on the palm. Lionel gets the hand. Clark gets his kiss from Lana but an upset Chloe sees it. The ship summons Clark to the cellar.

Season 3 Episode 23 Exodus (original air date 5-20-03).

In the cellar the ship has started on it's own. It morphs into a sphere and communicates with Clark. It tells Clark to let go of his past. The ship explodes and envelops Clark. The next morning Clark tells his parents. In the cellar the ship is back together. At the mansion Lex tells Helen he was behind her office break in. He gives her back the vile of (Clark's) blood. She takes it and tells him it's over (is it?). In the the caves Lionel is having machinery installed. Lionel shows Clark that hes had a key made out of Kryptonite. Lionel notices that Clark has an aversion to it. At sunset the ship attacks Clark and brands him on the chest. Clark hatches a plane to destroy the ship. With Pete's help, Clark steals the Kryptonite disc from Lionel. Back at the barn (with the disc) Clark is confronted by Chloe about his and Lana's relationship. Clark misses Lex and Helen's wedding. Clark places the disc in the ship and it blows up. The energy wave destroys the cellar and flips Jonathan and Martha's truck. After the wedding, Lex and Helen are flying away for their honeymoon. A dejected Chloe takes Lionel offer. Clark puts on the red Kryptonite ring and leaves town. On the plane, a drugged Lex wakes up to find everyone gone and the plane going down.

That raps up season two.

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D.L.