Wow, this not-having-a-machine-at-home things bites. I've been just checking my email from the shop and yes, Courtney, I know I owe you a missive. I have spent the downtime productively and did the great sorting of 2003 - my comics are now hard-alphabatized from A to Z without any of the odd "lumping" I used to do, such as sticking Action, Adventures of Superman, and Action together and managed to cull any duplicates. Now, it comes to filling holes and, thanks to Aaron, I've got a whole list of Cary Bates Superman issues that I should purchase. Thanks. Really. Not having a job and wanting to read tales of the Superman Revenge Squad that aren't in stock here isn't making me happy.
I did manage to get some cheap issues of All Star Squadron at his suggestion and they're great fun. Roy Thomas does go a bit over-the-top with his dialogue (no surprise there, really), but seeing all those 1940s heroes as rendered by Jerry Ordway makes it all smooth and better. Rick Buckler, unfortunately, draws the first chunk of the series with Ordway inking, but it's competent. Apparently, McFarlane draws issue 47 with Vince Colletta inking - a combination that I find intruiging, if not actually palatable in concept.
Just picked up Buzzboy and Maximortal in trade. Woo.
Be good.
I did manage to get some cheap issues of All Star Squadron at his suggestion and they're great fun. Roy Thomas does go a bit over-the-top with his dialogue (no surprise there, really), but seeing all those 1940s heroes as rendered by Jerry Ordway makes it all smooth and better. Rick Buckler, unfortunately, draws the first chunk of the series with Ordway inking, but it's competent. Apparently, McFarlane draws issue 47 with Vince Colletta inking - a combination that I find intruiging, if not actually palatable in concept.
Just picked up Buzzboy and Maximortal in trade. Woo.
Be good.
