ArtisticallyChill

This past Thursday night at Keith’s Komix was filled with fun as usual. Picked up a lot of great comic books to read over the weekend. Ended the night with some Monsterpocalypse as my Cthul Army barely beat out Sid’s Air Elementals. I won with a lucky 9-hit overkill Smash attack.

• BATMAN #707
• BONE Vol.2 THE GREAT COW RACE
• BOOSTER GOLD #41
• BRIGHTEST DAY #20
• GENERATION HOPE #4
• GREEN LANTERN #62
• GREEN LANTERN CORPS #57
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #54
• THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #10
• SCOURGE #3
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #5
• WOLVERINE & JUBILEE #2
• WONDER WOMAN #607

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY #20

Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI; Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO; Covers by DAVID FINCH & SCOTT WILLIAMS; 1:10 Variant Covers by IVAN REIS

The BRIGHTEST DAYS are numbered as this best-selling series heads toward its shocking conclusion, and fans won’t want to miss a single page of the action! “Aquawar” breaks out with Aquaman, Mera, Aqualad and a surprise guest star facing off against the terrorist forces of Black Manta and Siren to keep the vast waters of the world from sinking the United States!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: SCOURGE #3

By: Scott Lobdell, Eric Battle and Aspen Comics

They are taking over… From the innovative mind of acclaimed movie producer Gale Anne Hurd, and written by superstar writer and visionary Scott Lobdell, comes this summer’s biggest blockbuster new series – THE SCOURGE!

With New York City completely overrun by its infected inhabitants, all transformed into gargoyle-like monstrosities, Griffin risks life and death in order to reach his son half way across town! But even his SWAT team father might not be enough to save Jonathan Griffin from becoming one of the bloodthirsty Scourge! And, now that the army has arrived on the scene, has the situation gotten better…or worse??

Featuring the astounding artwork of series artist Eric Battle, THE SCOURGE #3 is set to infect the comic book community like never before!

GRAPHIC NOVEL PICK OF THE WEEK: BONE Vol. 2 THE GREAT COW RACE

By: Jeff Smith, Steve Hamaker and Scholastic Books

In “The Great Cow Race”, volume two of the nine-book Bone series, Fone Bone and his cousins plan to return home after visiting the village of Barrelhaven with Thorn and Gran’ma Ben. But Phoney risks everything on one last get-rich-quick scheme for the town’s annual Great Cow Race. As usual, Phoney’s plans go disastrously awry, and Boneville seems farther away than ever.

Meanwhile, omninous signs indicate war is brewing, and Fone finds himself helping his friends defend their valley from a formidable enemy.

These great new editions feature the ever lovin’ Bone and his adventures in leapin’ lizards, flyin’ off the page COLOR!!!

Serena has been liking Bone ever since Keith introduced the series to her with Vol. 1 – Out From Boneville. The characters, story and art all have a unique imaginative style that reminded Keith of Serena and her artwork. It moments like that that make Keith’s Komix our favorite place to be on Thursday nights!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

We picked up our comic books yesterday at Keith’s Komix since we were both work Wednesday night. A pretty light week which is good since the last few weeks have been rather expensive because we were catching up with our books due to the our comic-con trips over the last two months. This week Serena’s excited about the two new Aspen titles hitting the shelves, The Scourge and Fathom: Blue Descent. I’m still keeping up with Brightest Day and despite the story slowly unraveling, it has managed to keep my interest with the little tid-bits being revealed. There was no Monsterpocalypse going on last night. Keith gave a free movie pass to see STAR TREK at the AMC Streets of Woodfield in IMAX. While it wasn’t a true IMAX, the screen size was a bit bigger and the video and audio quality were definitely of IMAX quality. The only thing I didn’t like were that the seats weren’t remodeled to a stadium style seating. The mini-IMAX seating is just as the same as the regular theater seating.

We did have enough time after the movie to stop back at Keith’s Komix to see the gang and chat for a bit. Syd and I talked about the stupidity of DC retconning Wonder Woman’s origin when they dare not touch Batman’s or Superman’s origin stories. I also picked up more units and monsters for my Subterran army that Keith unboxed while looking for some Elemental Monsters and Units for Syd.

• BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL # 48
• BRIGHTEST DAY # 9
• BUFFY SEASON 8 # 36
• FATHOM: BLUE DESCENT # 1
• JSA ALL-STARS # 10
• THE MAGDALENA # 3
• THE SCOURGE # 1
• SUPERMAN/BATMAN # 75

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: BRIGHTEST DAY # 9

Written by GEOFF JOHNS & PETER J. TOMASI • Art by IVAN REIS, PATRICK GLEASON, ARDIAN SYAF, SCOTT CLARK & JOE PRADO • Covers by DAVID FINCH • 1:10 Variant covers by IVAN REIS

The resurrected have discovered their purpose for being back, but where will the knowledge lead them? Who is the new Aqualad? And what strange event is taking place around the White Power Battery in New Mexico?

SERENA’S PICKS OF THE WEEK:

FATHOM: BLUE DESCENT # 1

RETURN TO THE DEEP WITH MICHAEL TURNER’S FATHOM! Memories of the past come crashing into the present in this exciting all-new Aspen mini-series, FATHOM: BLUE DESCENT!

Aspen Matthews is the link between the world we know and the world below, but the secrets of her past have always remained shrouded in mystery-until now!

FATHOM: BLUE DESCENT journeys back to the life of Aspen’s true parents, members of the underwater race known as the Blue, and the strife they encountered before she grew to become the woman we know today. An all-new cast of characters-and some familiar faces as well-kick off this exciting premiere #1 issue in dramatic fashion! With FATHOM’s return at hand, some new creators and several familiar names are coming along for the ride! Taking charge of the writing chores is David Schwartz, known for his critically acclaimed Image Comics title Meltdown.

Art duties for all of Aspen’s curvaceous lines and intricate environments will be handled by Scott Clark of Stormwatch, Alpha Flight and X-Men fame. Together, this dynamic duo is looking forward to putting their stamp on FATHOM: BLUE DESCENT as never before! Over a decade’s worth of answers spill out onto the pages of this exciting, all new FATHOM: BLUE DESCENT mini-series!

THE SCOURGE # 1

They are taking over…
From the innovative mind of acclaimed movie producer Gale Anne Hurd, and written by superstar writer and visionary Scott Lobdell, comes this summer’s biggest blockbuster new series – THE SCOURGE!

The skies of New York City are no longer safe. In mere hours, the greatest metropolis on the planet is turned into an island of horrors, as a virus rapidly advances throughout the city transforming its citizens into savage, bloodthirsty gargoyles!! Amidst the outbreak, one man, NYPD SWAT officer John Griffin finds himself as the last remaining hope to prevent the cataclysmic spread of the virus from the island, locating his estranged son within the chaos, and saving the city itself from complete annihilation!

Featuring the astounding artwork of series artist Eric Battle, and colors by David Curiel, THE SCOURGE #1 is set to take the comic community by storm!

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf