Happy Comic Book Wednesday folks! What are you reading as of late?
Wednesday is always a great day to head down to your favorite shop and look at the new titles. I'm giving a shout-out to Local Heroes in Ghent, back in Virginia from whence I originated. They're on Facebook, and they're good about posting highlights and new titles.
The only true gripe I have about Comic Book shops is their hours. Having a full time job means unless I have Wednesday off, sometimes I have to save another day for a Comic Book run. Can't really fault them, though.
So this week, Tuesday was my comic book day. Awesome. I'm trying to keep comic-book buying under control, since Portland's own Wizard World convention is just another week away. But after spending part of my weekend playing Lego Marvel Super Heroes (more about that in a future post), I am just too curious about Deadpool. I never jumped on the Deadpool bandwagon back in the early aughts of 2000. Perhaps it was the name that I had more associated with Clint Eastwood's last Dirty Harry movie ("The Dead Pool" - 1988, featuring Liam Neeson and an early Jim Carrey), but for one reason or another I never picked up on his character. I wasn't a big fan of Marvel's "Punisher", whose primary attribute seems to be that he can hold two big guns at once. Deadpool to me looked like The Punisher ramped up to 11.
Still, there's something somewhat irrepressible about the character. He's got his own video game now, with some prime voice talent (Nolan North, voice of Nathan Drake in "Uncharted", Hank Pym in "Ultimate Avengers", and many, many others) and he seems to be a character ready for screwball comedy.
A friend of mine recommended I start with "Cable & Deadpool". Not on the shelf at the nearby TFAW, I opted for "Deadpool: Dead Presidents" instead, on the recommendation of staff. Will be tackling that today.
Also picked up...
"Avengers World #1" - Writers: Jonathan Hickman & Nick Spencer, Artist: Stefano Caselli & Frank Martin.
I knew I should have waited for the whole book! Starting off fresh--again--it looks like the new team is taking on A.I.M. Some good geek banter, and a particularly awesome full-page of Thor, Hyperion, and Captain Marvel coming to the rescue of a storm-bedraggled East Coast.
First issues can be irritating because they always leave you wanting more. Just as things are picking up....Nope, sorry, tune in next month!
The book comes with a download code for a digital copy of "Iron Man Annual #1", so I have something to keep rolling...
Hey, some non-print media news!
Joss Whedon finally gets to build the epic Trilogy that he's been destined to deliver since "Serenity". Tragedy on the horizon? A sure bet.
Inevitably, but still exciting. Heck, I get still excited about his cameo in "Heroes", and that show's been off the air for years, now.
I always wondered whether Ed Norton would return to the Marvel Universe to play the Sorcerer Supreme, but...This is interesting too. My litmus test for Marvel casting seems to be "Would this guy look good standing in full costume next to Samuel L. Jackson?"
Thanks for stopping by! More soon.
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