It's good to know..

And now for something I'd like to call, "A Single Image Illustrating Why You Should Be Reading The Punisher".


The Punisher #11
Writer - Rick Remender
Artist - Tony Moore

Looks pretty crazy, right?
Well, all you need to know is this comic takes place mere moments after the events of Dark Reign : The List - The Punisher. In that comic, Wolverine's evil son, Daken or (sigh) Dark Wolverine if you prefer, cut The Punisher to pieces. Literally. Arms cut off. Beheaded. The whole deal. He then proceeded to toss the assorted severed bits into an open sewer. The pieces of the former Punisher were collected by monsters and taken to a vampire scientist (he's a scientist who is a vampire, not a scientist in the field of vampire) who put Frank back together a la Frankenstein's monster.
After he awakens (and goes on a short rampage), the vampire scientist asks..



THIS COMIC IS BEYOND AWESOME!
I mean, what a great response. This guy lives in a world with rock monsters and rubber guys and spider men and aliens in capes and he was just been brought back from the dead. If you were The Punisher I think there'd just have to be a point where you'd go, "Yeah, you know what? Fuck it. What else can happen?"

Now I know..

And now for what I like to call, "A Series of Images Illustrating Why You Should Be Reading Daredevil".


Daredevil #501
Writer - Andy Diggle
Artist - Robert De La Torre

Let's Be Lumberjack Friends Again

Let's Be Lumberjack Friends Again
Originally uploaded by Colleen AF Venable

LBFA : The Teasening Part 2

LBFA : The Teasening Part 2
Originally uploaded by thechrishaley

The introduction page for our first book, LET'S BE FRIENDS AGAIN, VOL. 1 - UNDER PRESSURE by comic writing superstar, Benito Cereno.

I GOTTA BELIEVE!!

I GOTTA BELIEVE!!
Originally uploaded by thechrishaley

From Scott Pilgrim Vol. 3.
Art & Words by Bryan Lee O'Malley
Colours by me

Pre-Volume 6 Scott Pilgrim Cast Poster

Pre-Volume 6 Scott Pilgrim Cast Poster
Originally uploaded by radiomaru

It's a parody/homage of Gem Fighter/Pocket Fighter, Capcom, 1997.

Bryan Lee O'Malley is the champion, my friends.

Dang ol' Superman

Dang ol' Superman
Originally uploaded by thechrishaley

Want to hear me talk about Superman and Wednesday Comics?
www.letsbefriendsagain.com/2009/07/31/i-am-terribly-vexed/

I've got these wandering eyes..

Seriously, why didn't someone tell me they were going to be doing a new collection of the long out-of-print Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil comics?!
In a sweet hardcover collection no less?!

Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown..

You have got to be kidding me!

This was the one Marvel comic I HAD to buy every month.
First Nextwave, then Irredeemable Ant-Man, now this.
Marvel, what is your problem?
Do you not want me to give you my money?
Every time you make a book I love enough to get it monthly you cancel it.

Seriously, 3 Deadpool books and Marvel Zombies 4 are necessary, but we can’t have our one high quality Marvel book?

Also, is it just me, or does anyone think that if Marvel didn't give so many comics at least one and as many as three variant covers, the people who buy the variants might support some different books?
Is this wishful thinking on my part?

I'm a little scared..

I know I've been a bad blogger lately, but I wanted to point this out as it is both awesome and by a buddy.

This is Joe Quinones' entry for Project Rooftop's Wolverine : Look Sharp competition.
To see the whole thing, please visit Joe's blog to see the entire, spectacular design.

Ladies and gentleman..

I was going to do some fanart that would have essentially amounted to this, but why bother when it's already a real thing?

It's never been like that..

“When I was in high school, I didn’t have a parent figure. I didn’t have a sense of being cared about,” Waid said. “In January of 1978, I went to see ‘Superman: The Movie’ – it changed my life.”

Waid said that the film’s message of hope had a profound impact on him. “[It was] the single most transformative moment of my life.” A misty-eyed Waid then said that Superman was important because he “was someone who cared about everybody,” regardless of race or class or any other determining factor.

- via CBR

Where was I when you needed me most..

I don't really know anything about Buck Rogers, but I do know that I think these are a mighty fine lookin' pair of covers courtesy of John Cassaday and Alex Ross.

But what does it mean?

Sounds pretty sweet. I certainly can't see that ever changing or anything possibly going wrong with that arrangement..



WHAT?! OH SHIT! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?! WE'RE SO SCREWED!
WAIT!
Is there someone with incredible powers who could save the human race?



Magnus?!
Who the hell is Magnus?!
Where does he come from and who will he fight?



Okay.. that.. that seems like what I'm looking for but is he going to stick with it? I mean, is this like a hobby for him, or does he consider it a mission?



Wait, what kind of mission? What if the secret is that it's a bad mission!



Okay, well that makes me feel a little better.

To be continued...

I collect rocks to throw at visitors..

And we're back!
Let's do this thing!

- The Blu-Ray of Disney's Sleeping Beauty is incredible.

- Our panel at Mid-South Con was a fun experience.

- Those cans of air intended to be used when cleaning your computer or whatever are not a substitute for actual dusting. This seems like common sense, right? Apparently, it is not.

- The Venture Bros Season 3 will be available on DVD & Blu-Ray tomorrow. Are you as excited as I am?

- Thanks to The Savage Critic(s) here are Comics I am interested in reading that are also due in stores this week :
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #589
BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #3
CAPTAIN AMERICA #48
DAREDEVIL #117
FANTASTIC FOUR #565
IMMORTAL IRON FIST #24
INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS #1 (OF 4)
MIGHTY AVENGERS #23
MUPPET SHOW #1 (OF 4)
NEW AVENGERS #51
SUPERMAN #686
TOP 10 SPECIAL #1
SHOWCASE PRESENTS AMBUSH BUG TP VOL 01

You must understand this..

"Somewhere, in our darkest night, we made up the story of a man who will never let us down and that seemed worth investigating." - Grant Morrison via Wired

Put the keys into the car..

There are a lot of weird things to be found on ebay.

Hang 'em high...

Along with the Young Neil article on Savage Critics, this is the finest meditation on/exploration of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Universe I've read so far.
I highly recommend reading both it and the comments section if you've already read Vol. 5.

Autumn got dark..

A friend of mine just emailed me and told me he'd finished Scott Pilgrim Vol. 4 last night and that he'd really enjoyed but that Scott's stupidity almost got to be too much at points.

Immediately I thought, "Wait.. Scott's not stupid.. is he?"

I think it's not that he's stupid, it's that he's equal parts naive, obtuse, and self-involved. On a different character, those characteristics would make him the villain or completely unlikeable, but Scott is endearing because he doesn't engage in any of the acts that reveal those characteristics intentionally.
Sure, he's a selfish jerk sometimes, but it's not because he means to be. It's that he just has a hard time seeing the world beyond his world.

What do you guys think?

This ain't a scene..

Man, Werner Herzog was right about this comic!

The Sentry has suggested you take a picture.
I would be inclined to heed his request.