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.

Keep Watching.

D.L.         

2012 - End Of Week 27 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

Now that the first half of the year is over I find myself ahead on most of my challenges. Over 350 of 500 comics read, twelve books (or more) read and twenty graphic novels (or more) read. What I am really lacking is any kind of momentum on my Smallville Challenge. Going forward for the rest of the year I'm going to focus on completing that challenge.

On with the comics.

#349. Smallville Season Eleven #3.

#350. All Star Western #10.

#351. The Punisher #13.

#352. Mind Mgmt #2.

#353. Worlds' Finest #3.

#354. Spaceman #7.
#355. B.P.R.D. - Hell On Earth - Exorcism #1.
#356. The Incredible Hulk #8.
#357. Hell Yeah #4.
#358. Star Trek #10.
#359. Star Trek TNG / Doctor Who #2.
#360. Batman - The Dark Knight #10.
#361. Fatale #6.
#362. The Manhattan Projects #4.

#363. Hit-Girl #1.

#364. Batman Incorporated #2.

#365. Batman - Detective Comics #11.

#366. Nite Owl #1.

#367. Ozymandias #1.

#368. Fury Max #4.

#369. Rocketeer Adventures 2 #4.

#370. Epic Kill #3.

#371. Earth 2 #3.

#372. Amazing Fantasy #15 (*).

#373. The Infernal Man-Thing #1 (*).

#374. Wolverine #310 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

The big stand outs this week were:

1. (New) Before Watchmen: Nite Owl and Ozymandias and The Infernal Man-Thing all off to good starts.

2. The re-colored Amazing Fantasy looked nice.

3. The Manhattan Projects continues to be one of my favorite written and illustrated comics.

K.R.C.

D.L.  

2012 - End Of Week 26 - Comics

Greetings Friends,

I'm now at the half way point on my 2012 comic book challenge. Because of prior commitments this week I was only able to read three comic books. I know that is a pitiful number but I am way ahead of schedule in my challenge so it didn't hurt me too bad. Check them out.

#346. Justice League #10.
#347. Dark Horse Presents #13.
#348. The New Avengers #27 (*).

(*) denotes read as a digital comic book.

Only 152 comic books left to read.

Keep Reading Comics.

D.L.