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Sunday, November 06, 2016
Bookstore Haul: Vol 14 The Graphic Novel
Before each and every "Bookstore Haul" post, I put some preliminary sentences trying to sum up something I thought of as I browsed the aisles. This is one such sentence.

In reality, I don't know what I am going to say about the group of books I bought this past trip. Yes, they are comics. I'm hoping that the blue monday one is also a slice of life comic. The Bride's Story is sort of. It's really good. I'm hoping that blue monday is as well.

This is a sentence to end this segment. Bye bye!

blue monday volume 1 by Chynna Clugston Flores
Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori

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Friday, June 06, 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
In the X-Men movie universe, they never had the Dark Phoenix Saga. Therefore without Jean Grey, there is no Rachel Summers. Without her and her telekinetic powers in the X-Men movie universe, the filmmakers of X-Men: Days of Future Past substitute Kitty Pryde as the mutant to send Wolverine back in time.

Right there is all that's wrong with the X-Men movie universe. No Dark Phoenix, Wolverine as the main protagonist of Days of Future Past, Kitty Pryde having some kind of weird telekinetic power, Weapon X program in the 70s, Bolivar Trask as the mark, young Mystique. Just plenty of things that are not like the comic I know.

The only hope I had for the movie was seeing Jean Grey alive again. And Cyclops! But I was secretly hoping for Madelyne Pryor and sometime later -- Inferno!

3 of 5 stars.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Link of the Day [4.30.14]
I'm a Cyclops fan myself, and reading this piece in Grantland expands on why he's the quintessential x-man. Plus it's a funny read if you know his history. I especially like the author's take on the Jean Grey/Madelyne Pryor/Emma Frost thing. I, for one, think that the Cyclops wedding arc and the Inferno arc are some of the best issues of Uncanny X-Men. And don't forget about Joss Whedon's take on Cyclops in Astonishing X-Men, which made him almost likeable. Perhaps in another "Link of the Day," I'll link the author's choice of the wors x-man ever. He hit it right on the nose with that as well, mon Cherie.

http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/difficult-x-men-a-defense-of-cyclops/

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Saturday, September 14, 2013
"Okay, who did I hire as news director here?"
Wired commemorates 50 years of X-Men by offering up 10 essential X-Men story lines. The usual suspects are there, Giant Size X-Men #1, Days of Future Past, The Dark Phoenix Saga, as well as mid 90s comic desolation crossovers and latter day reboots. They've hit a good set of stories and arcs to give an overview of the who, what, and why of the X-Men. But like all lists that try to categorize something I have more than a passing knowledge of, it's missing a few arcs that I would deem essential.

I've been an X-Men fan since I started reading comics. I am still picking up the latest issues even when I have no idea what is going on. Now, I'm not familiar with the mid and late 90s X-Men, but I want to add to that list.

I would add a few of the first issues: The X-Men #1-3. I own a copy of #3 with the Blob as the villain. Any list about the X-Men should include the origin stories!

I would add the run of classic Chris Claremont from the mid-80s. These were the stories I grew up on. I would start with the Shi'ar/Brood arc (#155) and run through the Wolverine/Mariko wedding in Japan (#174). That's at least twenty issues of Claremont. It's not leaning on John Byrne, but Claremont on his own.

I would add the Fall of the Mutants arc. The story line I came back to reading the X-Men after a couple years off.

I would add Inferno because that was the last meaningful arc I read.

I have yet to catch up to all the X-Men comics. There's been a lot that happened to them. I should try to catch up on some kind of wiki.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Avengers
Joss Whedon wrote one of my favorite X-Men arcs, the first twenty-four issues of Astonishing X-Men including its Giant Sized Annual. In it, he resurrects Colossus, makes Kitty Pryde into a Buffy clone, and furthers Emma Frost ambition to be the hottest mutant alive. It's one helluva run on an X-Men book that rivals any of the Claremont/Byrne stories. Whedon forged a team from Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Wolverine, Kitty Pryde, and the Beast even though they battled each other throughout. Then he threw in an alien invasion that had to be stopped. All this and more happened too in Whedon's The Avengers.

What was good about Astonishing X-Men is that he added tons of action to the team and gave them a purpose. He changed their dour whining into something heroic. He made them heroes that would give all they can to save the world. He did it too with the Avengers.

They wrap up the Avengers in a great way bringing everything and everyone together from their individual movies. You've got Iron Man and his brashness, Captain America and his patriotism, Hawkeye and Black Widow and Thor. Then you have the Hulk. HULK SMASH!

It was great seeing Thor versus the Hulk. The two most powerful superheroes in the Marvel universe. They were beating each other up! And just like in Astonishing X-Men, they had to forge themselves into a team to defeat an alien invasion. And they did. And they were still a fun thing to watch.

4 of 5 stars.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Link of the Day [8.17.11]
It's come to this. With the closing of Borders, it's become hard to find manga. You can still use Amazon or you can go digital.

Try today's link. Is it worth it?

Maybe, I'll just read the fansubs.

http://www.jmanga.com/

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Link of the Day [6.15.11]
Apropos with Monday's Link of the Day. And also why it's become harder and harder to read X-Men.

http://io9.com/5808487/proof-that-the-x+men-have-the-crappiest-lives-of-any-fictional-characters

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Monday, June 13, 2011
Link of the Day [6.13.11]
In light of the travesty that is X-Men: First Class, here's something to chew about in reference to the DC and Marvel Superverse. When can we get an ending? Or are comics doomed to be about continuation and endless recycling of the story?

http://resnikoff.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/superhell/

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Friday, June 11, 2010
Spot On


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Monday, May 04, 2009
Best let the mysterious be
I agree: Wolverine is ridiculous.

Claremont, despite his histrionics, never violated the central tenet of Wolverine's appeal and left the Canadian's mysterious past mysterious. Alas, when he left the X-Men in 1991, suddenly everyone wanted to play with the coolest character in the Marvel universe. In just a few years, writers and editors clumsily managed to graft every single antihero trope onto his backstory. According to his new biography, Wolverine has been, at various times, a Canadian cowboy, a ninja, a private eye, a secret agent, a bootlegger, a mercenary, a bodyguard, a caveman, a victim of the Holocaust, a Vietnam vet, a World War II vet, a corrupt cop, and a lumberjack. Also, he was raised by wolves; he was raised by native Canadians; he is the reincarnation of a warrior from a race of humanoid dog people; he was at Hiroshima when the bomb fell, and all his girlfriends died (11 to date). Oh, and he's saddled with five children.


He was much cooler when we couldn't know who or what he was. Or even how he became what he is. When we look back at his lifestory, we get the sense that comics are filled with lame stories. Then we must grow up and accept that Wolverine is pretty lame himself.

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Saturday, October 04, 2008
Link of the Day [10.04.08]
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Monday, September 22, 2008
"I can't claim that I knew Ted well, but I do know that he had has passions. 'Star Wars' was one. And apparently he was also a devoted member of the K
Link of the Day [9.22.08]

The Big Bailout is coming, and it will only help the Masters of the
Universe who got us into this mess. I keep hearing from people that
Barack Obama is going to raise our taxes. With this shit happening, our
taxes are going to be raised just to fund the retirement of the Masters
of the Universe. They play around and get hurt, and now they come
crying to the government for help. And we'll let them. Isn't it about
time that those who believe in the free market to let the free market
work? Shit happens. Too bad. Get a job.

Anyway, if you're as angry at this predicament, remember this is all
part and parcel of the way Republicans run our nation. They don't take
any responsibility in the mess they make. They want the working man to
clean up after them, but don't want to help the working man themselves.
Vote Obama.

Also, contact your Congressman and Senator and express your dismay at
the Big Bailout and the lack of oversight going into it. The last time
the administration said it must act fast, we got the war in Iraq.
Sometime's we have to step back and wonder, "WTF."

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/09/lies-from-paulson-kee
p-stacking-up-what.html

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Sunday, June 08, 2008
Giant Size Astonishing X-Men #1
So have you finished off Josh Whedon's run on Astonishing X-Men?

I've been reading X-Men comics since forever, since whenever I started reading them. I came along around the same time as Kitty Pryde. She was the young, newbie, learning her powers, learning her place in the world, and learning her place on the team. She may not have been the most powerful of X-Men, at times she was annoying, yet, she was scrappy and smart, and a computer geek, too. You had to give her her due just because she could battle the brood, evil mutants and all sorts of nasty characters and still remain standing. Lacking the cosmic level power doesn't mean you can't still kick ass.

So, she joins her place in the X-Men team and becomes integral to it. I loved that. It was the good glory years of reading X-Men. Colossus and her, Wolverine and Nightcrawler, Cyclops, Storm that was the X-Men.

Whedon blows that up and sends Kitty Pryde hurtling forever through space. I thought Whedon was all about the strong girl. Kitty Pryde would've been that girl, the Buffy if you will. Yet, she's still hurtling through space. She saved the world. And got the thankless prize of hurtling through space.

We'll miss you Kitty Pryde. I hope you return soon.

We'll miss Joss Whedon's take on the X-Men. I hope some other writers can continue with fine stories.

I'll be waiting.

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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Link of the Day [5.31.08]
Kawaii Not, the comic for when cute goes bad!

http://www.kawaiinot.com/

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Friday, May 30, 2008
Link of the Day [5.30.08]
Chris Bishop is an illustrator who did the Pretty girl and robot series that I loved looking at. He also is exhibiting at ARTOMATIC in DC. CapitolSwell had mentioned it awhile back, but in reference to a friend of his showing. I hope he had a chance to admire some of Chris Bishops work.

Maybe one of these days, I can but his a piece. Until then let's enjoy the sublime, Girl versus Pig.

http://girlvspig.com/

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Quote of the Day [5.21.08]
“Life's disappointments are harder to take when you don't know any swear words.”

Bill Waterson, Calvin and Hobbes

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Quote of the Day [5.20.08]
"Good ol' Charlie Brown... How I hate him!"

Shermy, Peanuts, Charles Shulz

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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Softwarelicious
Tell me why again do I work at Initech?

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080306-live-coverage-of-the-iphon
e-software-roadmap-announcement.html

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Friday, December 21, 2007
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Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.

Charlie Brown in japan.

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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Leche, Queso, y Merv Griffin
Merv Griffin passed away earlier this month. When I heard about it always reminded me about the classic Milk & Cheese strip. Seems they're also selling this where you get your good leche y queso stuff.

R.I.P Merv Griffin

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