Weekly Comics Discussion – Wednesday, November 16, 2005

This week’s shipping
list includes several items I’ve ordered. I’ll be
taking home Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2 in TPB
form, Essential X-Factor Vol. 1,
Fantastic Four #532, Green Lantern
#5, Marvel Milestones: Ultimate Spider-Man,
Ultimate X-Men, Microman and Mantor, Ultimate
Spider-Man #86, and Ultimate X-Men Vol.
12 in its TPB form. Other Marvel notables being
released include Books of Doom #1 (of 6), a
second printing of Friendly Neighbourhood
Spider-Man #1, Marvel Must Haves:
Spider-Man / Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do #1-3
(recommended to those who didn’t catch them several
years ago, as the series will finally get finished
over the next few months), and Thing #1 by
writer Dan Slott. DC is releasing All Star
Superman #1, which I’m betting will be the top
seller of the month (or, at worst, second to
Infinite Crisis), Mad Kids #1 (a Mad
magazine aimed at a younger crowd), and Supergirl
#3.

Supernatural Discussion – “The Journey Home”

If we’re going to see long term story arc development,
tonight’s episode is bound to have it. Also, I have
to say that this is the first WB series that’s made me
want a soundtrack album, and yet somehow, it’s the
first that hasn’t told me exactly who I was listening
to at the end of the episode. I’m not sure we’re
going to get one.

Kolchak cancelled

The new version of The Night Stalker has been
cancelled effective immediately. That means that, of
the nine produced episodes, only six will have been
broadcast. This week, a two hour edition of
Primetime Live will appear in its time slot.

Braga: I’m Done With Trek

No joke people. One-half of the wonder twins is quitting the Trek game, at least for the “foreseeable future.”

I’m actually choking back tears of joy.

Some choice quotes from the article:

“There will be a lot of fans cheering about that.” – Umm, so you knew you sucked and yet did nothing to improve anything?

“Star Trek was very good to me.” – And yet you refused to return the favor? Bastard.

“…there just comes a point where I’m not sure what else I would have to give.” – Which translates into: “I’ve got nothing left to rip off.”

Aquaman gets his own series

The full details are here.
In short, Arthur Curry (who will not be called Aquaman
in the show, nor will that word appear in the title)
will be shown in his formative years, as he chooses to
protect the oceans. It will be headed by Miller and
Gough, but it won’t be a Smallville spinoff,
and won’t even have the same actor that
Smallville used. It will be on the WB
network.