August 4 sees an old world return for take two, a motley crew running through and a sad boy getting blue.

Marvel 1602: The New World #1 continues from the world reality left by Neil Gaiman. That series, 1602 was fine enough. Not entirely crash crazy on continuing the read. Like revisiting 2099 in a way.

Ultimate Spider-Man #81 goes straight in with the collection, for some reason. Can't recall anymore. Now sitting on an unread #77.

The sneak peek was empty and hollow, so perhaps Wildsiderz #1 will have something to bear? Teetering on this one.

At least there's some more cheapness in PVP #0. Locked in.

Stupid Comics #3 sounds like something foreign. Like the kind of feeling through ordering a few months back after a head full of marker ink. What this is remains to be seen on the day. Not looking for any clarification, going to buy on name alone.

With the first issue being rather poetic and grand and all things self-destructive in a enlightening way, Emo Boy #2 has a spot marked for its arrival.

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Superman Returns has been filming in Sydney for the past who knows how long now.

They've pretty much wrapped up the location shooting in the City by the turn of yesterday.

Walking up Martin Place today, they still have about a dozen or more of the Metropolis Museum banners on those flag poles.

Something for the pool room?

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With the shipment coming on July 28, nothing screams for a chance to part with the money. Nothing really different anyway.

Pulse House Of M Special edition #1 will get a look see given the pricing, cheap filler it should be. Hopefully this would be all that's needed to be kept appraised of the House of M crossover bonanza in the Marvel realm.

Does Amazing Spider-Man #522 seem as interesting as it could be? No telling what if at all.

Missed All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder #1 the first time? Perhaps a chance at missing it a second time, flushing them out off the shelves like nothing's keeping them, would be in order.

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere #2 might be good. If reading #1 was in order and done with on the few weeks back that it came out. Just in time for that Gaiman signing at Galaxy Books in the city last week. Missed that one on the bakery ticket. Art's looking nice though.

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Zombie King #0 (Image) - If you can find it, get it. First few pages are worth it alone. Best see for yourself why it's so funny. Or not so. That cow just would never have been right no matter what happened after that encounter.

Action Philosophers! #1 (Evil Twin) - So you have learning and comics. But deep learning, stuff the English teacher or History teacher would love to go on and on about. Thought, deep mental processing, and funky line work.

Sonic The Hedgehog #150 (Archie Comics) - Coming in half way, the story already takes place. And damn, that Sonic is one helluva playa with the ladies. Oh, wait... right.

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July 21. Nothing much happens. Leaving much time to wonder why it can't always be like this. Then again, it really is. Just before the weekend is sucked into a naked vacuum where by the only thing that stands between the sanity and the insane asylum is a week's long sleep. That never happens to be the case...

Astonishing X-Men #11 marks out life as the penultimate issue of the Whedon and Cassaday run. At least for the first year. Nice work here. Shame about the tardiness of the schedule. But there are other things to read while waiting.

Ex Machina #13 continues with part two of the new storyline. If it doesn't, then the issue looked at the other night -- about three weeks ago -- was certainly not #12. Anyway, it's an Eisner winner.

Feels like only last week that #79 hit. So seeing Ultimate Spider-Man #80 on for this week makes the rush to read #76 that more pressing. To an extent.

Red Sonja #1 answers the question, "What happened to Red Sonja?" All those variant covers going crazy and with no sense of monetary ratcheting. Late or just finally here, either way, it's apparently a comic that really exists. Way to go Dynamite!

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Rocking in home with a spot on the podium, The Comic Shop Villains took out the bronze in the Guildford Bowling League's trivia night for 2005.

Blasting out from the start, salt and vinegar crisps mixed with a plate of Doritos and a side of Twisties (cheese). Red was the fabric bleed for the night, every table sporting their blood on their sleeves. Playing on a handicap -- every other table had eight or nine -- the seven of the Comic Shop ran into the blaze.

Massive shock in the first round. Blank stares facing the answer sheet marked in a floundering effort for equal third last. With the fresh face of possible death at the hands, the Villains cranked out the uncanny with more and more useless fragments flying from all over the place. Logic is a mess.

Ever see the Addams Family car in the driveway?
Can a woman still breast-feed after cosmetic surgery?
Haven't you ever seen a horse and donkey spoon?

Facts, trivia and other irrelevant conversation information made for the night. Loud noises only up against it all.

From the depths of the first, the slow crawl back up the ladder was made on each round. A slight misstep taken in the fifth was a nerve wrecker. Only for a round though. Rocking in all the way home on the last round, jumping over the other tables with a stellar effort, third place at the end of the eight rounds of the night.

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