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Bob’s Books 10/8/08

Ok it has so been a while, for that I apologize to the millions of fans who eagerly await my reviews. LOL! Moving along. To sum the books during my absence, Mostly crap and I am suffering invasion sickness.

Ever think that there are a lot of crappy comics out there and you just dont know why they are ALL getting their own run? Well, now you can vote on what comic you'd like to see be made into its own series and which comics get trashed. Top Cow introduced "Pilot Season" in 2007. They release some Pilot issues for you to check out, you figure out which one you like best, and then vote!

I personally voted for the Angelus last year, but Velocity and Cyblade won. They are REJECT Image characters, come on!!! WTF!?!

This was an ok week. Some books rocked but… you’ll read and see.

•JSA 18 – This is a damn gem! The Gog story continues and as the cover shows Magog is shown. I did not see that person becoming Magog. Seeing Kingdom Come Superman’s reaction was great too. Don’t miss out on this book.

This week was ok. Which surprised me with the quantity of crap i picked up. Expect spoilers.

•Conan the Cimmerian 2 – Thank god there is a connection between Conan and his grandparents. If not the first 2 issues would have been a waste.

•Batgirl 2 – Uh, I could of done without another “ I wanna kill my father story”. I mean if Batman is really going to be out of the picture use this damn issue to make Batgirl relevant.

•Action Comics 868 – “Brainiac Part 3” is just damn good. Gary Frank and Geoff Johns can do no wrong it seems. They are basically re introducing Brainiac and it is incredible. This story is also going to have lasting ramifications. Namely Kryptonians being let free on earth.

•Batman – “R.I.P. part??” do I care what part is it up to? NO! Batman of Zur-En-Arrh?! Yes Batman is capable of creating a different personality to protect him from such an attack. But damn!

Okay, I have to say; being left out of last week's round table discussion was hurtful. I'm so hurt I don't know if I can ever give another bit of commentary on one more comic. Or maybe to get my revenge, I'll just talk so low during the next show, it won't be more than a mere mumble. Ha! How do you like them there apples?!

OK, here goes 2 weeks worth of books. Spoilers to come.

•Terry Moore’s Echo 5 – I like this series. It is a great read and is heading in a wonderful direction. Moore has not let down yet and I don’t see it happening.

•Buffy the Vampire Slayer 17 – This damn series rocks. It is just funny and suspenseful. It’s the show all over again.

The word "animation" is based on the Latin word for the soul: "ani". "Animism" is a religious term coined by an 19 century anthropologist named Taylor, describing the process of a soul coming to reside in an inanimate object. Animation allows one to bestow movement to an immobile drawing and breathe life into it! It is an act of God!

Ok so Marvel is the best at what they do. This is a fact and i dare anyone to deny it. Anyways, this weekend was/is the Comic Con out at San Diego. The big daddy of cons if you will. Reading up on what is coming i was not surprised by the crap DC is going to do. But Marvel is doing sweet things! The main thing that caught my attention is War of Kings.
As you all should know the Kree and Skrulls were involved in the Annihilation events as well as the current invasion. Where are the Shi'Ar? Well they have arrived. Recent events have them ruled by Vulcan, brother to Cyclops and Havok.

It was an ok week. One huge X milestone and more Skrulls. A lot of them! Spoilers to come.

•the Exterminators 30 – I am sad to see this go. I mean you can’t really go on with a series on bugs but it was a good run and I hate to see them go. Damn vertigo does good stuff.

•Green Lantern Corps 26 – This is the gem of DC. No not this particular book but group. If it is green in DC then it is more then likely a good read. This book surprised me and in good ways. Get on this damn series now!