Archive for July, 2006

Joe Quesada’s NYC Loft

July 17, 2006, 12:06 pm

I was watching HGTV the other night, specifically, the "I Want That! Kitchens" show: it shows off new kitchen gadgets and designs (sue me, I like those shows). On last week’s episode, they were showing off a New York City loft’s kitchen. I thought the loft-owner looked familiar. Sure enough, it was Joe Quesada (after [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, July 12th, Final

July 12, 2006, 7:57 pm

Well, no Nightwing this week, but that’s probably for the best. All three of the remaining comics were pretty good.

52: Week Ten: This was a definite improvement: Clark Kent needs to learn how to be a journalist and Black Adam needs a conscience. And it looks like Mr. Mind might be making an appearance. After [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, July 12th

July 10, 2006, 8:41 pm

Small week for me, so a short post. Yay! As usual, here’s how I think this week’s comics will rank, from worst to best:

Nightwing #122: DC lists this for this week, but ComicList doesn’t show it. Maybe it’s delayed while Bruce Jones looks for a plot.
52: Week Ten: I had high hopes for this comic, [...]

Why Would I Pay $3 For This?

July 9, 2006, 1:22 pm

Last week, I picked up the Franking Richards: Super Summer Spectacular, since the buzz around seemed generally good. So I plopped down my three bucks. I think it was probably worth about a third of that.

I’m not sure who the audience is for this comic. If you are me, then you’ve probably already read Calvin [...]

Last Comic in the Pile, July 5th, Final

July 7, 2006, 7:54 pm

Wow, had a little trouble finding the Gail Simone comics this week (I don’t do comic subscriptions), so this was almost a short post. But a visit to another store got me caught up.

I also want to shout out to 2 Guys Buying Comics’ Randy, who’s doing the same thing I am (ranking from worst [...]