I am going to talk about comics now.
Fantastic Four #554 worked better than I thought it would. It's the sort of comic you could hand off to someone not thoroughly indoctrinated in the Marvel universe and they'd be up to speed pretty quick, even if Millar's about as subtle as a jackhammer in a nursery. As Sims pointed out, there's some weird continuity glitches - the Doombots are a cute touch until you think about it, for instance - but as a soft reboot issue it's a nice package. Close in style, if not tone to The Ultimates, if that makes sense.
More comics need to be like Jack Staff #14. There's a bit in there I'm terribly eager to borrow, actually, if I can just work out exactly how to do it. If you've not, you probably should get started on the series.
So, I read what seemed like a new issue of Alias, but weirdly enough, it had New Avengers listed as the title on the cover. I liked it well enough, I suppose, but it pointed out why I'm not reading the series on a regular basis - an entire issue of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones (who I love, do not get me wrong) yelling at each other over her decision to "sell out" to protect their baby while Cage rants about the Skrull invasion isn't what I call an "Avengers" sort of plot.
There is no greater cure for the ills that have affected me than Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace. Hans Von Hammer's resolve and fortitude should serve as an inspiration to all.
More comics need to be like Jack Staff #14. There's a bit in there I'm terribly eager to borrow, actually, if I can just work out exactly how to do it. If you've not, you probably should get started on the series.
So, I read what seemed like a new issue of Alias, but weirdly enough, it had New Avengers listed as the title on the cover. I liked it well enough, I suppose, but it pointed out why I'm not reading the series on a regular basis - an entire issue of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones (who I love, do not get me wrong) yelling at each other over her decision to "sell out" to protect their baby while Cage rants about the Skrull invasion isn't what I call an "Avengers" sort of plot.
There is no greater cure for the ills that have affected me than Showcase Presents: Enemy Ace. Hans Von Hammer's resolve and fortitude should serve as an inspiration to all.
