ArtisticallyChill

It is crazy that there are that many petitioners whiners out there who claim they are going to boycott the game. I say ‘claim’ because I don’t think they’ll be singing that same tune when the game officially comes out. When has Valve ever really done the consumer any injustice that really grabbed the attention of the game media outlets? I can’t think of any incidents, only moments of praise for the developer. These so-called petitioners need to chill and just wait for the game to come out. Left 4 Dead 2 is tentatively set for a November 17, 2009 release date. I can’t wait!

Thanks again, Adam, for another nicely done Soapbox.

~ LoneWolf

• blogPost: Twittering My Life Away – 2009-06-24 http://tinyurl.com/mddmma #
• R.I.P Farrah Fawcett – http://ping.fm/9lCu6 #
• @fradgl Yes, Michael Jackson just died. in reply to fradgl #
• @fradgl But so far the only one to pronounce him dead is TMZ. They’re usually not a reliable source. in reply to fradgl #
• @fradgl LA Times confirms with LA Fire Department that Michael Jackson WAS NOT BREATHING upon arrival at UCLA medical center. in reply to fradgl #
• CNN is only saying he is hospitalized. No confirmation of his death from Wolf Blitzer. #
• @pixelatedGeek RE: Michael Jackson – So far I’m hearing ‘hospitalization’ from my local news and CNN. Anything on your side? in reply to pixelatedGeek #
• @oldhat Michael Jackson was dead to me a long time ago. in reply to oldhat #
• Crap. Do I bother keeping tabs on news about all this? Or should I resume course and get to playing some videogames after work? #
• Wolf[man] Blizter just announced that Michael Jackson is in a coma at UCLA medical center. #
• Blitzer just announced that CBS and LA Times are reporting that Michael Jackson is dead. #
• And now back to my regular programming… wrapping up work and gonna see if I can play some of The Conduit before dinner. #
• Michael Jackson dead at the age of 50. I can’t say that I’m all that sad. He was dead to me a long time ago. #
• So how soon is it to say, “Well at least parents have one less thing to worry about when it comes to their kids.”? Too soon? #
• Two childhood guests of Neverland Ranch revisit some old memories. http://ping.fm/r6MrY #
• Next stop, that Special Hell: http://ping.fm/rthRW #
• is playing The Conduit. http://ping.fm/HK8vX #
• @oliviamunn CNN just dissed Farrah Fawcett, saying that they were gonna talk about Farrah but her death is in the past now. So it’s all MJ. in reply to oliviamunn #
• @oldhat I’m pretty sure there won’t be any cherubs. Remember that scene in GHOST at the end? I’m thinking it’s more like that for him. in reply to oldhat #
• @oliviamunn Will you be having a dedicated time slot for signings and pics? It’ll be my first trip to SDCC so I wanna make it memorable! in reply to oliviamunn #
• @oliviamunn I meant besides the time stated on your site. in reply to oliviamunn #
• blogPost: It’s New Comic Book Day! http://tinyurl.com/nut9lm #
• San Diego Comic Con 2009 is 4 weeks away! #
• RT @mark_wayne: Photo: if michael bay made romance flicks http://tumblr.com/xe425lghd #

Yesterday’s visit to the comic book store was, as all visits are, a lot of of fun. Our pull was split between Marve and DC. Serena insisted on picking up the first of the Dark Avengers and Uncanny X-men crossover. She liked the interiors so it looks like we’ll be picking up this story arc. I don’t even have a clue what it is about because I haven’t been interested in picking up anything ‘Dark Reign’ related. I may have to continue picking up Wolverine as # 75 focuses on Daken, currently posing as Norman Osborn’s Wolverine of his ‘Dark’ Avengers, and is starting point of a 3 issue story. I’m still adamant at cutting down my Marvel titles as I’m picking up more DC titles that just seem more interesting to me. Plus, Blackest Night is just around the corner and I’m pretty sure I’ll be picking up the tie-ins for that.

• ASTONISHING X-MEN # 30
• DARK AVENGERS/UNCANNY X-MEN: UTOPIA # 1
• DARK WOLVERINE # 75
• DETECTIVE COMICS # 854
• ECHO # 13
• GOTHAM CITY SIRENS # 1
• GREEN LANTERN # 42
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 34
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 28
• RUNAWAYS # 11
• TEEN TITANS # 72
• UNCANNY X-MEN # 512
• WOLVERINE: WEAPON X # 3
• X-FACTOR # 45
• X-FORCE # 16

PICK OF THE WEEK: DETECTIVE COMICS # 854

Written by Greg Rucka
Art by JH Williams and Cully Hamner
Cover by JH Williams
Variant Cover by JG Jones

“Elegy” part 1 of 4! A new era in the history of DETECTIVE COMICS begins as Batwoman is unleashed on Gotham City! Marked by the blood-red bat, Kate Kane is a soldier fighting her own private war – one that began years ago and haunts her every waking moment. With a script by Greg Rucka and breath-taking art by JH Williams III, you’ve never seen anything like this!

Featuring the debut of a new co-feature starring The Question written by Rucka! Odds against you? Alone and nowhere to turn? Willing to fight, but you don’t know how? When you’re searching everywhere for an answer, sometimes all you need to do is ask the right Question. Renee Montoya again dons the faceless mask to help those in need, all the while searching for her own answers in this new adventure with art by Cully Hamner (BLUE BEETLE).

CAUGHT BY SERENA’S ARTISTIC EYE: DARK AVENGERS/UNCANNY X-MEN: UTOPIA # 1

Cover by: Simone Bianchi
Writer: Matt Fraction
Pencils: Marc Silvestri
Inks: Top Cow – Joe Weems
Colored by: Frank D’Armata
Lettered by: VC – Chris Eliopoulos

THE STORY:
The Dark Avengers take on the Uncanny X-Men! Kicking off the 6-part crossover event, rising star Matt Fraction (UNCANNY X-MEN, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN) is joined by X-artist supreme Marc Silvestri (X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX, CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE ONE-SHOT) to bring you a story that shakes the foundations of the Marvel Universe. When mutant riots break out in San Francisco, Norman Osborn declares martial law and sends the Dark Avengers in to quell the riots and take down the X-Men. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t miss the first Avengers/X-Men crossover in over 15 years!

~ LoneWolf