Been a long time since the Aussie dollar has been able to hold steady against the US greenback. With that, and the continuing gooey good feeling of being in a brand new store, there's new prices hitting the shelves for comics coming in beginning from this week.



Dropping its pants across the sundeck, the biggest benefit comes to those who pick up titles with a US cover price of $2.99 and $2.95. That's pretty much the industry standard so a lot of people will find more change in their pockets. One level that doesn't change is the $2.50, staying on the previous price.

Same deal with the fresh new trade collections. They drop a bit on the chin with the gut sucking it up a little.



Problem now is trying to figure what else to get with the extra cash left over from a weekly comics budget.

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Setting up a mailing list never looked like it was going to be easy. Sitting around for the better part of the sun outside in the day is testament to that supposition.

Triggering and tweaking variables and settings to no end, it's a lot of work trying to figure out what's needed and wading through user tips and guides from all over the place. Worse still when the looks of them on the surface are bounties with answers.

Closer inspection revealing less so and not everything out there to help does. Especially when server set ups have their own configurations and quirks that can't always be accounted for.

Hours later and the first mailing list announcement hits. A doozy too, making large news about the change in prices for new comics.

Most of them coming down, but for rare comics like Fell and Casanova, a little bump up. On the whole, great stuff for collecting and a bit of a blow for those who don't have enough space as it is. Hard to pass up more comics when buying more is made cheaper.

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From the looks of Jaime Pressly swinging a contortion as she fly kicks through the air, DOA: Dead Or Alive looks classy and nothing like Tekken. Never played the game before, and from what memory serves, was basically about volleyball and being sent large image files from other players with creative screen caps of it.

Looks like Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12 might be a good point to step off and call it a match. Word is that with the series not really looking that crash hot, it's about time to cut the unread and move to other titles or even companies.

Such as the promising look of Cross Bronx #1 from Mike Oeming. Wary of this though, the cover image mentions something about "four issues monthly." Doesn't feel good with that year long DC Comics project, can't see it being too convincing in any other field.

(In it for a second, but it's an easy call on the voice and quick glimpse of Sarah Carter in the ads for the movie.)

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Uninteresting with a slice of daschund juice leaking from the wrong side on the upside. So apparently from the looks of things, the Blue Beetle is part of this New Mexican posse that goes about doing things in a hummer. Or a suburban tank. Whatever the damn vehicle is, it's still a hefty beast.

Something else about the government and the field force of magic roots the beetle scarab back into a sense of reality. Of course, this being the comicbook lore, that line is teetering on its own guts. If only the sense of danger were more pressing this would be a more enjoyable read.

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Case the pub and watch the history channel flicker through the war times of Germany and the sequel to the World War. It's a grand slam boxing ring of seeing just who is the bigger jerk between Logan and Jackie Estacado's father, Danny.

Drinking, talking, walking around in shadows, more beer, and more talking is about the extent of this crossover. Sure, things start off with pools of bad blood between the X-Man and the Darkness bearers, but then drizzles to nothing come the last page. All sound and fury, but never quite getting it up in the morning or when the sheets are off.

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For those who like listening to conversation with no faces between three people, this Metzler gear is hot. Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman sitting around flicking through photos and bios like the marketing people behind Australian Idol isn't the better part of the issue.

What's underneath it all is the story of Red Tornado. A bloke not unlike the Vision from the glint of history seen. Robotic in circuitry, it's a human story nonetheless and the work up the to end is a class act with Ed Benes art making it all look easy solid.

Two standard covers splitting the team and a variant by Michael Turner means nothing to those looking for a nice story. Doesn't even really introduce much of the Justice League of America outside the few that get the nod from the roundtable. But then, that's the way rosters work, right?

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