Author Archives: W. Blaine Dowler

As you may be able to tell, my formal training is not as a writer. My degrees are in physics and education. In my day job, I work in supplemental education, which is why my productivity is lowest when report card season hits.

Weekly Comics Discussion

This looks like a pretty
good week. DC is offering Superman: True
Brit, a graphic novel outlined by John Cleese
and written by one of his assistants. Marvel is
offering Sentinel Vol. 2: No Hero,
Secret War #3 (finally), Ultimate
Nightmare #3, Ultimate X-Men #52, and
X-Men: The End Book One #4. I’ll try to get
True Brit reviewed in the next day or two,
and get Supreme Power #7-12 reviewed before
the TPB hits shelves next week.

Fox DVD Sale in America

Some time ago, we told you about a Fox TV DVD sale
that hit Canadian retailers, with prices that were
over 50% off. Now, Amazon.com is reflecting similar
prices for the first seasons of 24,
Futurama
(which I picked up in the Canadian sale and will
review soonish), Roswell,
Angel,
The
Simpsons, Buffy
the Vampire Slayer, King
of the Hill, and MASH.
(The Canadian sale included Dark Angel,
which I’ll eventually review, Firefly, and
pretty much every other first season Fox show. The
Amazon.com sale doesn’t seem to be doing this.) At
any rate, they have a quantity cap on them, but for
$14.99, it’s hard to say no to those you don’t
already own. If I had any Christmas shopping left to
do, this would finish it. (Well, fine, I still have
my father left to buy for, but the rest is done.)