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In honor of the holiday
Jul. 4th, 2006 09:49 amHappy Force of July, everybody! Don't get blasted by Dr. Light or strangled by Ravan, okay?
Jul. 4th, 2006
$1 worth of suck
Jul. 4th, 2006 10:15 amSo, I figured that DC's 80-page Brave New World, featuring six lead-ins to upcoming books, couldn't be that bad, especially for $1.
Wow, was I wrong.
Four of the six stories completely blew. One of those in particular, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray's take on Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, not only sucks as much as their disastrously bad run on Hawkman, but gets bonus points for conjugating the second person singular form of "to say" as "say's." But it would have blown (or blow'n, as they'd have it) even if a copy editor had been allowed near the story.
Of the other two stories, Gail Simone's new take on The Atom is the better of the two, but I find it hard to care about yet another person taking on that identity. I enjoyed the Adam Cray storyline once, but in the end, Ray Palmer deserves some good stories of his own. If I hear good things about the run, it's one I might check out in trade
The other interesting tale, Judd Winick's take on the Marvel family, has nifty potential, but his runs on Outsiders and Batman have long since convinced me that no matter how nifty his dialogue is, his plotting and storytelling instincts regarding the DCU are just terrible.
Of course, the interesting twist (as noted on the cover itself) is that the framing arc features none other than The Monitor. Because we all know that the presence of The Monitor is a sign of a non-muddled post-crisis universe, just like Harbinger and Pariah sticking around did wonders after the last Crisis. The framing sequence is written by Tony Bedard, so therefore doesn't suck, but it's not long enough to qualify as anything meaningful.
Disclaimer: My current opinion of the DCU is not particularly high, which probably influences these opinions. The only books I'm not willing to miss are Shadowpact (which has pretty much turned into Elementals) and Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes, which has probably surpassed Fantastic Four as the best writing Waid's done. Not that I'm much fonder of the Marvelverse right now (it's not like a still-living Bucky sucks any less than a still-living Jason Todd), but at least the Ultimate Marvel books are fun.
Wow, was I wrong.
Four of the six stories completely blew. One of those in particular, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray's take on Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, not only sucks as much as their disastrously bad run on Hawkman, but gets bonus points for conjugating the second person singular form of "to say" as "say's." But it would have blown (or blow'n, as they'd have it) even if a copy editor had been allowed near the story.
Of the other two stories, Gail Simone's new take on The Atom is the better of the two, but I find it hard to care about yet another person taking on that identity. I enjoyed the Adam Cray storyline once, but in the end, Ray Palmer deserves some good stories of his own. If I hear good things about the run, it's one I might check out in trade
The other interesting tale, Judd Winick's take on the Marvel family, has nifty potential, but his runs on Outsiders and Batman have long since convinced me that no matter how nifty his dialogue is, his plotting and storytelling instincts regarding the DCU are just terrible.
Of course, the interesting twist (as noted on the cover itself) is that the framing arc features none other than The Monitor. Because we all know that the presence of The Monitor is a sign of a non-muddled post-crisis universe, just like Harbinger and Pariah sticking around did wonders after the last Crisis. The framing sequence is written by Tony Bedard, so therefore doesn't suck, but it's not long enough to qualify as anything meaningful.
Disclaimer: My current opinion of the DCU is not particularly high, which probably influences these opinions. The only books I'm not willing to miss are Shadowpact (which has pretty much turned into Elementals) and Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes, which has probably surpassed Fantastic Four as the best writing Waid's done. Not that I'm much fonder of the Marvelverse right now (it's not like a still-living Bucky sucks any less than a still-living Jason Todd), but at least the Ultimate Marvel books are fun.
Two notes on porn
Jul. 4th, 2006 12:56 pm1. This looks to be the greatest porn movie ever. And likely one of the most expensive. All porn movies should have pirates and stop-motion animated skeletons. (NSFW, needless to say)
2. If there's even one intelligent producer in the porn industry, there damned well should be a movie in the works called Trouser Snakes on a Plane.
2. If there's even one intelligent producer in the porn industry, there damned well should be a movie in the works called Trouser Snakes on a Plane.
Go Kobayashi!
Jul. 4th, 2006 06:21 pmFuck Italy beating Germany in soccer (fuck the Italian team in general -- I'm rooting for France/Portugal). The real sports event of the day took place at Coney Island. Takeru Kobayashi set a new hot-dog eating record! Woohoo!
As for me, I only ate one hot dog today at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
irana's party, but I also put down a pork chop, jerk chicken, curry chicken, and 3/4 a D-burger (plus side dishes and desserts). I figure I'd partner well with Kobayashi in a pro-am.
As for me, I only ate one hot dog today at
irana's party, but I also put down a pork chop, jerk chicken, curry chicken, and 3/4 a D-burger (plus side dishes and desserts). I figure I'd partner well with Kobayashi in a pro-am.