So I probably spend way too much time on CNet.com than I should, being the fairly tech savvy bloke that I am. But, hey, it's good tech news, pretty well presented, and to my great distraction, provides ample opportunity to review, comment, talk-back and generally make a pest of oneself. Kinda hand-in-glove with that come the various, sundry and sometime downright annoying multiplicity of e-mail newsletters you can subscribe to, or BE subscribed to if you're not careful. Again, n...

Ultimate Fantastic Four # 21 Well, I guess I'm only gonna do these as the spirit moves me.  Which I guess is okay for a blog, being what they are.  Wish I could do better with my fiction writing, but there it is.  Onward and upward.  WARNING: I do spoil the ending of this issue, so if you want to cut to the chase while staying pure, just go buy the damn thing!  Trust me, it's good! Ultimate Fantastic Four # 21 Writer:   Mark Millar Penciler: &n...

I think seven months off is a good enough break! (Sheesh, what have I been doing?) What can I say? City Of Heroes is a very absorbing game. That and I'm no longer working at a comic shop. Yet the addiction remains strong, and some "events" all but require commentary. Such as the following: Countdown To Infinite Crisis Writers: Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka & Judd Winick Pencilers: Rags Morales, Ed Benes, Jesus Saiz, Ivan Reis & Phil Jimenez Inkers: Michael Bair, Ed Ben...

Ultimate Elektra # 1 W: Mike Carey P: Salvador Larroca I: Crimelab Studios C: Liquid's Aron Lusen What Has Gone Before: In the Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra mini-series, we wereintroduced to Matt Murdock, blind college student with preternaturallykeen senses even for a blind man, his best friend Foggy Nelson, and thealluring yet elusive Elektra Natchios, martial arts whiz and daughterto an immigrant father, who owns a dry cleaning store. As aresult of her ef...

Ultimate Spider-Man # 64 W: Brian Michael Bendis P: Mark Bagley I: Scott Hanna C: J.D. Smith What Has Gone Before: With Peter's consent, Dr. Curt Conners has taken some samples of Pete'smiraculous blood for research purposes. Unknown to Pete, Connershas mixed Pete's DNA with that of Connors' own Lizard-infected DNA, andsome of the "Venom" anti-cancer material co-created by Pete'sdad. The result is a horrible mockery of life that possesses someof Pete's memories...

Identity Crisis # 2 W: Brad Meltzer P: Rags Morales I: Michael Bair C: Alex Sinclair What Has Gone Before: While aiding another hero’s efforts to foil an illegal arms sale,Elongated Man Ralph Dinby’s wife Sue is brutally murdered.  Thedeath rocks the superhero community, who, after the funeral, split upto hunt the perpetrator down.  All except Ralph, Hawkman, GreenArrow, Black Canary, Atom and Zatanna, who all seem to know who did it:Doctor Light! [See my...

Powers Vol. II, # 1 W: Brian Michael Bendis Ill: Michael Avon Oeming C: Peter Pantazis What Has Happened Before: Christian Walker, former superhero and current police detective, andhis partner, Deena Pilgrim, are assigned to the force’s Powersdivision, crimes that involve super-human victims or offenders. In the wake of a superhero going insane and nearly killing Pilgrim, theuse of all super-powers is banned by a presidential order. What Happens Now: The “good” ...

Comic Reviews for the week of 6-23-04 Yep, still not current, but I'm trying! A lot more work than I'dthought, and even this won't be the complete record of everything Iread this week, but I'm making up for it in more detail than my lastround up. It feels like an easier thing to group 'em together asmuch as possible, instead of putting up an individual post foreach. Lemme know if you disagree. Anyhow, on with theshow.... The Authority: More Kev # 2 W: Garth Ennis Ill: ...

As promised, it's quick catch-up time for the books that came out lastweek.  It's not everything that came out, just what I read(natch!).  If you want more detail, or comments on other books,sing out. Adventures of Superman # 629 Writer: Greg Rucka Pencils: Renato Guedes Inks: Edde Wagner Colors: Tanya & Richard Horie Quick Take: Part 3 of "Battery"; Replikon's son fights the BigS; Lois gets embedded in "Ra'eb" (Iraq, for those of you in RioLinda)...

The Authority # 13 Writer: Robbie Morrison Pencils: Dwayne Turner Inks: Sal Regla Color: Wildstorm FX My reading of The Authority is by no means complete. Just haven'thad the time to read the trades, though two of my fave writers, WarrenEllis andMark Millar, have written for it in the past. I came onto thecurrent ROBBIE 1 Morrison run to keep up on the "Coup D'etat" mini-series, sinceit seemed like thesort of thing on which I, as a comic book slinger, should be ...

Yeah, I think it can, since not only was writing comic reviews the prime impetus for starting up with blogging, it's something I'd really like to do. I've started a couple, but between work and TV (less of a concern than it used to be) and the crystal meth-like addiction that is City Of Heroes, I've yet to finish more than the one review, and I assure you, I have read a comic or two since Identity Crisis # 1! So I finally have one ready to go, and I'll finish the other before moving on to t...

So I put up my very first blog post…and nothing happened. Thanggod! For as private an S.O.B. as I am, it’s always a very queasy thing to put myself “out there” in such a way. May have a post that typifies this in the future, but for the moment, let’s get on to one of my cited purposes: There’s been a severe level of hype surrounding the next big “crisis” multi-issue event from DC Comics, “Identity Crisis.” [IDC, hereafter] Though it’s been talked up for months and even the DC rep to th...

    " Whoever fights monsters should see to it that inthe process he does not become a monster.   And when you looklong into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you ."         --Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, BeyondGood and Evil     " Once more unto the abyss, dear friends, oncemore.... "         --William Shakespeare, KingHenry the Fourth , Act III, Scene I (and through my bad me...