Yes, it is time once again for our occasional look into the stunning, the saddening, and the inscrutable in Previews.
Dark Horse is bringing the Aliens series back to comics, with a Previews cover and all. It’s not surprising; in times of economic uncertainty, the masses take comfort in nostalgia. It’s a strange urge towards sympathetic magic.
That still doesn’t excuse the existence of yet another Who Wants to be a Superhero comic, though.
What’s the over-under on when we find out what kind of giant space animal possessed Barry Allen in The Flash: Rebirth? I say three issues.
Issue 14 of Super Friends is going to be even better than the one with Mxy, Bat-Mite and Mopee.
I’m tempted to pick up the trade collection of Bayou, because it has lovely art and an intriguing story premise. Shame I can’t friggin’ stand the Zuda comics web-page for reading comics.
The anticipation for the return of Seaguy makes me slightly dizzy. I can’t wait to see what new and creative ways that people with agendas and axes to grind find to complain about it without bothering to read it!
I would like to say just one word to the people who have complained about the solicitations for the new Green Lantern action figures spoiling the returns of the Earth-2 Superman and Martian Manhunter as Black Lanterns: Duh.
Smash! From the unique and creative voices that brought you Supreme and Blob eating the Wasp!
Christ on a crutch…
Marvel Cross-Over Count
Dark Reign: 22
Secret Invasion: 1
War of Kings: 4
Messiah War: 2
Ultimatum: 1
Oh, and we’re also up to eight Wolverine titles. And a fourth Marvel Zombies series.
*sigh*
I can’t remember the last time I saw action figures with quite that much face and chest hair…
I notice that a collection of Tim Buckley’s Penny Arcade-Lite Ctrl-Alt-Del web-comic is coming, titled “This is a Great Idea.”
You know what’s not a great idea? Sending nude photos of yourself to underage girls.
When I was eight, I would have been excited over the prospect of five different monthly Transformers comics. Now it’s just sigh-making.
Every time I see a picture of Christopher Eccleston as Destro I think he’s wearing his Doctor Who costume. And then I imagine a Doctor Who/G.I. Joe cross-over. Which leads to U.N.I.T. vs. COBRA scenarios in my head.
See, Cobra-La was originally a Silurian outpost…
Reprint of all the Barry Ween comics: Good.
NEW Barry Ween comics: Better.
New Frumpy the Clown comics: Betterest.
Viz has a new series coming out called Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit. This is the solicitation copy:
People are apathetic, lazy, unmotivated. Rest assured that measures are being taken. Beginning today, we will randomly select a different citizen to be killed within 24 hours of notification.
I read that out to Mike, and something about it warmed the black little pits where our hearts should be.
Coming soon to a Hot Topic clearance rack near you!
At last, erotic Captain Jack cosplay just got a whole lot easier.
Er, not that I would know about such things…
Weird-Ohs Collectible Figures. Every time I see faux-nostalgia items like this I wonder who the target audience is meant to be. The kinds of people who collect figurines are too young for these characters to mean anything to them, and the age group that might recognize these characters don’t spend a lot of time in the sorts of shops that sell this stuff.
And then I remember that hipsters trying to be ironic will buy any old thing if it’s suitably old and obscure enough.
There are animation-style Firefly prints solicited for sale.
Let it die, guys. Seriously.
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So excited for Seaguy 2… As Chubby would say “Da fug?”
I’m still trying to figure out why the Blob (if that’s who that’s supposed to be) is carrying around a Slurpee. Is it part of the plot or a product placement deal gone wrong or what?
Off-subject, but I am glad to know I’m not the only one who uses the phrase, “Christ on a crutch.”
And that’s a kangaroo in the top left-hand corner of Super Friends, right?
Stanly–It’s a Kanga, traditionally used by the Amazons of Paradise Island as a mount, beast of burden and food source.
Eccleston is Destro? And the Mysterious Skin guy is Cobra Commander? On acting talent alone, that movie should end with Cobra winning.