Summer Glau of FIREFLY and keeping the faith with SERENITY, (both of the Whedonverse) slamming back the lights and signing the prints and items at Supanova Sydney.



Volunteer at the waiting line on preview night really wasn't much help. Especially given that the stooge waits to tell whomever's lining up that each personal item is $30, prints are $30 and other such things range on from there.

No signs are about the place and there are no other people giving the heads up. Just one bloke at the end of a line one hour long.

Now, waiting for that hour to grab and autograph from Summer Glau will push many into forking the cash over. After all, it's been an hour in the line, only a few steps before being right in front of her and why not?

Well, that's exorbitant and an unexpected charge up from the backside in the dark. Bowlegged all night long afterwards, and the clean up is something of a mess.

Charging for the autograph is one thing. Not telling any one about that fact until they're right at the table, that's just not right at all. Worse still when that fee doesn't make the line move any faster. Slower still.

Nevertheless, the woman is scorching.

 

Ever is the intent to read the new stuff. This going along with the old stuff makes for a lot of stuff to read in aggregate. April 7 sees a bunch of losers, a bunch of firsts and a bunch of philosophers take to the "interesting" pile.

Ultimate Spider-Man #75 continues the Hobgoblin story. Part 4 of a six part arc. Having only read the first part a couple of weeks ago, it looks like Harry could be getting far more stroppy than we've seen before. After all, the guy comes back from wherever the looney bin was and finds that punk kid Parker having relations with his girl MJ. Yeah, like when was that really? You missed the boat Harry. Let's see what do to bring it back.

GLA #1 takes on the Avengers in a way not unlike that of Formerly Known as the Justice League did for the JLA. These Great Lakes Avengers are said to be the losers of the bunch, the dumb lucks struck by their own hand. The cover should be a good indication of the whole flavour of the title.

Vertigo First Taste is a gold mine of the Vertigo Comics stable. Y: The Last Man #1, 100 Bullets #1, The Books of Magick: Life During Wartime #1, Saga of the Swamp Thing #21, Transmetropolitan #1 and Death: The High Cost of Living #1 all jammed together into a tight little US cover price of only US$4.95. Bargain.

Action Philosophers #1 really sounds like someone was off their rocker when concocting this one. Nietzsche, Plato and kung fu master BodhidharmaFu appear in a "a hip and humorous way" and let's just hope that means fun. Be a weird way to teach the new kids a bit about the old folks outside a take through Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.