One day after Valentines and it's Blaze on with Ghost Rider finally hitting the screen. Can't comment on much outside this constant drive to whiff the film poster hanging at the entrance of the Comic Shop. Them smaller ones which disappeared quicker than the larger ones certainly giving up more than their share of nasal delights.

And these are the ramblings of a code head.

Quick, making full of the head squeeze as the story jams into a tiny slit across the frow, and it's the expected reading sensation of Casanova #7. Where, like any short form worth its salt, a story starts and ends between the covers. It's diversionary, it's quick, it's enough to pass the cheap time on the walk from one end of a suburb to the other.

Which can't really be said same for a tome like Hellshock Definitive edition volume 1. Jae Lee's story started and aborted many years ago finally finds the last chapter to close out the book and wraps it up nicely all painful like with this collection. Not buying it though.

 

Odd choose your own adventure stream in the previous and Emo Boy #10 is out this week. For all intents and porpoises, emo boy is pretty much dead. Socially at least. And if the mark of life is dictated by the status of a website and the owner who runs it, there is no hope on the long end for the title itself.

That said, it's still a joke of a book and finding it as a read is great for those who love the overblown and the melodrama beyond that which can be delivered by Passions. Now that's some pedigree.

First two issues in the mini are well done, the good Doctor is making a move on history with his past flash a fleshout. No easier choice in the week than Doctor Strange: The Oath #3 then.

Unless it happens to be The Nightly News #2, a fly about shooting gallery of captions, dialogue and style that isn't at all like much of the offerings that exist out there at the moment. Rather flimsy though, like the slimlines of Fell and Casanova from Image. The mere heat of hands quickly turning the waves into the pages themselves.

 

The Jew-hating jurnlist known as Borat gets his own up in the green swimsuit of his this Thursday November 23. Possibly clashing with people who are trying to eat their food wrapped around things not of that hot lycra green he sports. Well, every one and everybody has their tastes and if it's of hair like that, a salad without dressing is surely a criminal offence.

What comes as no surprise other than a little bit of tardiness is the V For Vendetta 7 Inch action figure. Certainly nothing to do with a recent V related stand for issues that matter in the States. Finding answers and holding people accountable to their actions. Now that is a lot of V masks. Who's sweaty in the cold now?

Continuing to ruin the read before hand is knowing that Ultimate Spider-Man #102 might be on again with the whole whatever it's going on with. The "Spider-Woman" bit was mentioned about a couple of places, here's hoping the mind is wiped enough that when sitting down it only remembers the previous issues and less of the chatter from strangers.

Somewhere in the pile of all that is holey with the ordering system, Casanova #6 will fit right in. Nevertheless, it's ability to jump about like a cracker on a pepper bed is not without charm. Without sense in places, but not without charm.

And it's about time now whether or not Jack Of Fables #5 will be the last to be pulled aside of the series. All this delay in reading the previous issues seriously dents the hood of a non-existent car. But, there's something about wanting to pick it up fresh that's a driving force. Majorly.

One of the better stand-alone type comics out there will be Futurama Comics #28. No need to know anything preceding, the jump in is shallow and quick to get wet. Fun with a danish and a sploog of yoghurt for the hell of tasting what otherwise would be a normal morning breakfast in front of the weet-bix.

 

One more week before the madness of the con sets in and the chill of silence rolls in the shop for every one surely must be at Supanova right? October 19, mark that down in the diary as following October 18 and coming in before October 20. Unless those calendars are the new fangled ones with numbers and days on them. La-di-da mister, you're on fire donchaknow?

It's an odd feeling reading it, but then why should reading a comic be something safe and warm? Like what reading Casanova #5 most certainly will charge down the line. It's not like swimming in a vat of hot chocolate is all the rage. Well, if it is, where's the pool?

After the earlier hit this week of what can kill any thing in the Absolute format, Sandman #1 Special Edition seems rather, well, who knows? Not like DVDs are the only ones that can get away with calling each new reissue a "special edition"

And where it all kicks that guvyer looking superhero spider butt is Amazing Spider-Girl #1. Relaunching after that last long and impressive run. Not that there was really much reason to reboot it in the first place outside of it being far from the #1 it started and this one gets the jump on.

 

Much to do, so little frying time to do it. It's a walkabout issue with August 14 presenting a couple of hits into the pocket, a nifty thing now with the cheaper prices in effect.

Freezing the body core on reading a couple of comics in the morning, Ex Machina #23 and Casanova #4 are looking hot to warm the spine. Tight and super fine, their respective showings issues earlier today making them easy choices to pick up. The latter being pretty much the only one comic to rise in price. Give it as it takes.

The ten page preview of Sam Noir Samurai Detective #1 at Newsarama is a bit of a hard read. Opera makes light work of it though. And the preview isn't making it an easy sell, the style at this stage isn't enough to warrant picking it up.

Could be in like Wasteland #3. Where having already picked up the first two in this three part story makes walking away that less of a reason in sanity. On pause after this.

 

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.

 

Time is tight and the release of Superman Returns in just two weeks leaves the choice of films scarce for a June end deadline. Stick It or Cars? Flip a coin and watch the other one. Like all the major decisions are made.

Ex Machina #21 comes out this week. And it feel a little like Ultimate Spider-Man. What with the other week being a release week of another Mayor Hundred comic. Of course, splitting hairs about the two-part mini and the regular is too far a concern for all.

Finally, after what is probably reading another preview release on the Matt Fraction mailing list, Casanova #1 hits. There's the promise of a tight action packed story in the one issue with no requirement of having to pick up five other parts for the tale. Likes that a lots.