This week’s shipping
list includes such notables as Exiles
#57 (finishing the Kulan Gath story),
Strange #3, Supreme Power #14,
Ultimate Fantastic Four #14, and
Ultimate Nightmare #4, all of which I’ll be
picking up. Also shipping are the new batch of
What If issues, a couple of special editions
of New Avengers #1, and a new issue of
Superman / Batman.
Have your luggage ready.
If you haven’t already heard, there’s (depending on your source) a 1 in 45 or a 1 in 37 chance that Asteroid 2004 MN4 could wander into the planet on April 13, 2029, causing widespread destruction and other unpleasant effects reminiscent of the plots of bad movies from 1998. Information may be found here and here.
Happy New Year!
UPDATE: As reported in the responses, more recent estimates significantly reduce the odds of impact.
Christmas Review – “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians”
Hang up that mistletoe.
Soon you’ll hear “Ho! Ho! Ho!”
On Christmas Day
You’ll wake up and you’ll say
“Hooray for Santy Claus!”
S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S
Hooray for Santy Claus!
You spell it S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S
Hooray for Santy Claus!
Hooray for Santy Claus!
Christmas Review – “Miracle on 34th Street”
Christmas Eve. The countdown continues today, and
concludes tomorrow, on the off chance that some
people are still online.
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Ben Browder joins “Stargate SG-1”
Fans of Farscape may not have new episodes
to look forward to, but at least they can keep track
of one of the actors. Details have been here
for about a week; sorry it took this long to report.
TV Review – “Crusade: The Complete Series”
Firefly
American Gothic
Farscape
Crusade
Why does the best genre entertainment have to die
an unexpected and unnatural death?
Christmas Review– The Junky’s Christmas
This 1993 adaptation of William S. Burrough’s short story may be the least-shown animated seasonal special in history (with the possible exception of The Glowworm’s Christmas), but it also ranks among the best– provided you’re not a child.
Comic Review – “Ultimate Elektra Vol. 1: Devil’s Due”
This should appear as a trade paperback just in time
for the movie.
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Weekly Comics Discussion
Today’s
shipping list includes Green Lantern Rebirth
#3, and Ultimate Elektra #5. I’ll pass
on Astonishing X-Men #7 this week, and pick
up the trade paperback later. (I’m eventually
switching all my titles back to trades, with the
possible exception of Supreme Power, because
waiting just one month gets hard sometimes.)
Christmas Review – “Mickey’s Christmas Carol”
This wraps up the Disney reviews. Timeshredder will review a short film titled A Junkie’s Christmas for us tomorrow, and then it’s Miracle on 34th Street and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians to wrap up the rest of the week.
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