Discovering Cairo

Last month or so I finally started reading Fables (I've actually finished the first 12 volumes or so...yeah, I'm sure I'll eventually find time to post some collected files here ;-) from Vertigo publishing as I had resolved to (again) start reading DC comics (after reading so much Marvel's Dark Reign for most of the year) and I got so engrossed with it that I further resolved to (also) read more Vertigo (well, it's a DC imprint, and it produced one of my all-time faves Y: The Last Man after all!). After some quick search, I finally settled on G. Willow Wilson's Cairo:
I dunno why, but it seemed a good read coz it was first of all, it was very much a graphic novel and it was readable in one sitting or so (i thought --which I did..). Secondly, it kinda gave an exotic vibe just from the looking at the cover art...i dunno, it kinda reminded me of another favorite graphic novel of mine by one of my favorite comic book writers - Brian K Vaughan, specifically his graphic novel Pride of Baghdad (i guess coz both novels' titles were specific in its location). Finally, story-wise Cairo does have that "you-don't-really-know-who-or-what's-just-behind-the-corner" feel to it)  something which I'm a bit familiar with in G. Willow Wilson's writing when I read her Air series a few years back ( i think i featured it here awhile back too - which probably means I liked that one too). You might say there's an Air in CAiro! ;-) Get it? AIR..cAIRo?  

Two Bunnies and a Duck: Why Has Nobody Discovered this Yet!??

Two Bunnies and a Duck: This guy (he's gay actually, but I don't care) is great! His "shorts" are supoib! ("superb" --I'm using my Jersey accent on this one, dunno why) I mean, c'mon! Bunnies!!?? Brilliant!!! And, he's fairly consistent with his blog posts! (unlike me) Plus, he's also a Libra (like me! Un-strangely enough --we do have fairly the same interests, except for the "gay" stuff of course! ---check them out further on his website Scrubbles.net) Strangely though, he did not mention liking comic books... Speaking of which, I promise to post one within the week! *Crosses himself* Until then...I'm waiting for the duck to show up ;-)

Yet Another "Great" AS-M Arc: The Grim Hunt

Ok, i know...after all this time of not posting anything (seriously, like you really follow this blog ;-)...."Another Spidey arc" you say? Well, I must confess I'm really partial to Spider-Man (especially the Amazing Spider-Man titles ever since Brand New Day...whaaaat?!?) It's one of the few comicbook supes/series I "hunt down" (pun intended) when I get the chance to catch up on my readings. You'd probably get a pretty good idea of what the others are in my pull list as you browse through my blog (er, you are still reading this?) Anyways, there were a lot of good and great AS-M arcs in recent memory that I could have "featured" like New Ways to Die, American Son, Shed to name a few and of course The Gauntlet series which actually concludes in Grim Hunt but I felt GH in itself had the best elements of showcasing different characters in Spidey's life, both his "web of life family" and his nemesises (did i get this right?) that I didn't really know about. It also gave us "relatively" new readers (and for those long-time readers...a reminder) to Spidey's "mystical" connections (which I believe was started by Peter David & JM Straczynski in The Other crossovers and One More Day respectively, which incidentally will be explained in the upcoming AS-M arc). Finally, Grim Hunt is a sort of re-boot (without going much into details) for Spidey's circle of friends/family but also for his formidable adversaries and cohorts. A definite Must-Read!

 

Amazing Spider-Man 634-637: The Grim Hunt Arc

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ULTIMATES!!!!

Ok here goes after a looooooooong hiatus of not posting anything substantial (as if I ever did! =) I am often asked what my favorite comics are (ok, not really mostly just by voices in my head) but seriously, if I were to recommend a title or series, I would simply say, "Anything with an Ultimate on it". I know, I know, some comics "purists" might argue that it messes up the "originals" and that it gets confusing especially with storyline "continuity" (which I'm not really into anyway). If you've ever picked up an Ultimate title, you'll know what I mean. Especially if you ever read that "disaster" (literally and figuratively) that was "Ultimatum" by Jeph Loeb (I swear, he should just stick to those "color minis" and give Geoff Johns a run for his greenbucks or crayons) awhile back. Well, at least he managed to wipe the slate clean...literally! Not to worry folks the Ultimate titles are back on track, with Millar and Bendis bending it back together (ok, so Loeb still in it!, but what the hey...it's got that "new" Thor chick back) In the meantime, you may want to check out my "old" some of my favorite Ultimate titles  stuff

 

U L T I M A T E COMICS SPIDER-MAN

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U L T I M A T E IRON WARS

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U L T I M A T E COMICS AVENGERS

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Jeph Loeb's: New Ultimates

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Ok, its a Loeb...but to give you a clue of what it were if it's a Millar-McNiven release way back then...here's their "new" release:

Millar & McNiven's: N E M E S I S

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December Disaster to March Madness

Hello everyone! Well, at least to everyone who managed to find their way here to my blog....again‽‽‽ Thanks! ;-) I guess‽ Yeah, yeah, I know, you didn't really intend to go here but for some reason you are drawn to the fancy stuff I show in my blogs right? RIGHT‽‽‽ ;-) Just say yes, and let's move on. Well, since this is my first blog of the year, and in quite a loooooooooong time....again ;-( No excuses. Actually I do have a pretty good excuse. Let's just say if March has it's Madness...my December was a complete and utter SADNESS. I don't want to talk about it in here anymore but suffice to say I now can relate to Bruce Wayne (Bruce who? you know Batman! The Dark Knight!). Anyhoo, I thought I'd babble away first on what these blog(s) of mine is all about. First, it's all about comics, comics, comics and mostly COMICS!!! Okay, sometimes some ad surveys too but mostly I intend to share my comicbook picks here and maybe put in my two-cent reviews (yeah, they don't really make sense). Second, it's kind of therapy for me to do this again(I know, I may need a lot more therapy than just this)and start reading comicbooks again...so I hope you'll join in...er, sometime. Finally, and well, at the very least, it gives me a place to sneak stuff in like these: