ArtisticallyChill

Just got back from San Diego this past Tuesday night. Our first visit to Keith’s Komix since we left for vacation had 2 weeks worth of comic books waiting in our pull. So we decided to pickup half of the stack as well as set aside a few graphic novels Serena wants for references. I brought my laptop to show Keith our vacation pics and Serena shared her portfolio review experiences – from the awfully nice let down by Disney to the awesome one on one portfolio review with a DC Editor. This year’s trip to San Diego Comic-Con was a blast and we can’t wait to go again next year!

• BRIGHTEST DAY # 6
• THE FLASH # 4
• GREEN ARRROW # 2
• GREEN LANTERN # 56
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS # 50
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST # 6
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 47
• JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA # 41
• THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 8
• MINDFIELD # 2
• WONDER WOMAN # 600
• WONDER WOMAN # 601

PICK OF THE PILE: BRIGHTEST DAY # 6

Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Cover by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS • 1:25 variant cover by IVAN REIS

Deadman discovers the truth behind the formation of the White Lantern and what it means to the twelve returnees and the rest of the DC Universe. Plus, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Firestorm discover the price for their resurrections…and why they may be doing more harm than good to the world.

I also put all the BRIGHTEST DAY tie-ins in this pick up as well so that I can get caught up by the next week FTW!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE PILE: THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ # 8

COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: Eric Shanower
PENCILS: SKOTTIE YOUNG
INKS: SKOTT YOUNG
COLORED BY: JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
LETTERED BY: JEFF ECKLEBERRY

THE STORY:
Where is Ozma? The mind-blowing answer is finally revealed this issue! But not before a major magical showdown between Glinda and Mombi that features transformations, the pearl of truth, and a footrace between the Saw-Horse and a Griffin. Yet even when the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and their friends find Ozma, how are they going to get Jinjur off the throne of Oz?

This has been a fantastic follow up to THE WONDERFUL LAND OF OZ! If you missed this series, definitely pick up the trade when it hits your LCS.

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

• If you need to get a hold of me, call Serena. I think my phone is officially frakked. #
• Getting caught up with Top Chef. The problem is that it made me hungry. So I made myself some mini cheese quesadillas. NOMS #
• Catching up with Deadliest Catch. Beginning with the episode just after Capt. Phil passed. It's kinda hard to watch. #
• @wilw Catching up with last week's Eureka and look who's in this episode… you! BTW, Happy Birthday! #
• via filmSchoolRejects – Thor Comic-Con Footage Hits the Web; And It’s Awesome – http://ping.fm/DRwWS #
• Caught up with Lie To Me. Sandwich Supper. Then Warehouse 13. #
• LOL "You call that an ink defense?!" – Zoidberg, catching up with Futurama. #

My cell phone has been glitching since before our flight from San Diego. I thought it was a memory problem because of all the text messages I sent and received during the vacation. I cleared them all out but my screen is totally frelled. It works fine every time I turn it on, but after a while it just goes blank like it’s dead or the screen freezes.

This is definitely not the best time for me to be without a working phone. My contract doesn’t end until the end of August. By then I’ll be eligible for a free upgrade but that would mean signing another 2 year contract with T-Mobile. Sadly, after about a decade of staying with the same service, I’m ready to make the jump. These last two years with T-mobile have been riddled with too many calls not going through or coming through and text messages not being sent or received quickly enough. Also, the @Home service we got never works when we need it to. Calls never get put through properly and the router itself was poorly designed to handle broadband internet. I would have to constantly reset the router every time the internet connection would drop.

So I guess I’ll have to deal with my phone dying and hope that I’ll have enough money by the end of August to make the switch.

~ LoneWolf