No Dog—Wednesday 2-3-10
No dog of the week. Darin and the Captain's spirited discussion of which title deserved to be dog of the week degenerated into no-holds-barred fisticuffs in the parking lot. Since our intrepid heroes managed to knock each other out (and hence are physically unable to cast a vote), there is no dog this week.
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No Dog—Wednesday 1-27-10
No dog of the week. Darin and the Captain were so giddy with comic goodness they couldn't find one negative thing to say. Now there's a first!
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Dark Avengers 13 vs Deadpool Merc with a Mouth 7—Wednesday 1-20-10
Even though we didn't straight up call it on the show—it was a pretty close tie for lame-o book of the week between Dark Avengers #13 and Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #7. Who cares about Sentry? I mean...when he chose sides with Osborn during the gathering of the Dark Avengers, I'll admit I raised an eyebrow in mild interest, but I've Never, Ever been interested in this blonde, long-haired character who wears a golden Disco Suit with a big S on his belt buckle, and who can basically do whatever Superman can do. Oh—and he's schizophrenic. Zzzzzzz. So I'm not vested in "The True Origin of The Sentry". You understand.
 Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #7 should just know better! With the glut of 'Pool stuff out there, creators should only ever do top-notch work on these titles to continue the bizzarre Marvel Zombie "Must..Buy..Deadpool.." daze they've got going with their buying public. One way to blow that is to bring co-creator Liefield into the mix! At the Retailer Summit in Baltimore, Marvel really hounded the fact this ish was going to be the first appearence of Lady Deadpool (an essential member of the upcoming Deadpool Corps), but to find out she was an insubstantial, other-dimensional character? I could have cared less—I thought for sure Dr. Betty from A.I.M. was gonna be Lady D—Wha...? huh? And how much was this lil' beauty? $3.99?! Even though it had a few extra pages this particular issue even washed out for a Hardcore 'Pool-o-phile like the Captain. Tsk,tsk,tsk.
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Toyfare—Wednesday 1-13-10
Wizard publications: Toyfare 150—What is that? A pamphlet for $4.99?? You're kidding, right?!
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Siege #1—Wednesday 1-6-10
Ah Marvel,you rascals—16 pages of previously unavailable story for $3.99?! Watch Marvel sap the goodwill from loooonnnnnggg-time readers. Watch comic collectors turn their backs on money-hungry hucksters Marvel in droves.
6 pages of "Rulk" preview? Really? Hey! That book is $3.99 too!! I'll be sure to pick up Siege 2, 3, and 4 out of the 50-cent boxes at the cons this summer. Somebody wake me when this is over, please. Careful Marvel!
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No Dog—Wednesday 12-23-09
No dog of the week. Darin and the Captain decided to give you a week off from their whinging and moaning. Happy holidays, you crazy bastids, and don't say we never gave ya anything!
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Justice League of America #40—Wednesday 12-16-09
Written by James Robinson and drawn by Mark Bagley. So on one side you have Vixen and Gypsy and Zatana vs. Black Lanterns Vibe and the Commander Steel predecessor guy—and on the other side you have Black Lantern Dr.Light hassling the current Asian female Dr.Light. The first group is destroyed by Vixen channeling the luminescence of a fish amplified through Plastic Man's stretched out glasses...Really?! JLA Dr.Light unleashes a megavolt of light on BL Dr. Light, doing him in. Last time I checked Black Lanterns could only be destroyed by combined light sources, so how come twice in this issue three different Black Lanterns were destroyed by single light sources? One even being from a glowing fish? I know these are just comics, but that's pretty stupid! Sloppy, Boring, and Dumb. The Hat Trick of Suck. Like Shat and Rollins said—"I can't get behind that!"
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No Dog—Wednesday 12-9-09
No dog of the week, and I can't think of anything bad to say about anything that came out this week. There must be something wrong with me.
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Empowered—Thursday 12-3-09 (delayed shipping because of Thanksgiving)
Although I'm no Manga fan, I greatly enjoy Adam Warren's art. However—Ugh! Too overly cute, full of words begining with the same letter (yawn). Oh,I get it—She thinks her butt's too big! She's got body image issues! Ha...heh...hee hee...huh? Oh. Next.
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Powers #1—Wednesday 11-25-09
This is another #1 for Powers. Although I'm a big fan of the concept, history, and characters of this series, I found this issue too fast a read. There were quite a few too many wasted pages for my dough. Me likey Bendis,Oeming,and Powers, but I was heard to remark during the reading of this comic more than once "Aw man,come on." Thanks, but no thanks.
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No Dog—Wednesday 11-18-09
Two weeks in a row with no dog—what's going on? No particular title this week—but let's all condemn the mid-sized TPB collections that are neither customary TPB size nor digest size, and (in some cases) cost more than the individual issues. Enough with the price gouging and huckstering already! There's nothing wrong with the regular TPB size.
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No Dog—Wednesday 11-11-09
There was no book (I picked up) this week that was disappointing but why not call out a loser when you see one? Let's say Marvels Eye of Camera 6 is the stinker this week. Why? Because didn't number 5 come out in like July or August? What? The shipping schedule for this book became Bi-Yearly after #5?! Oh. Forget it then—No dog of the week this week.
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Doom Patrol #4—Wednesday 11-4-09
It's only fair to say I've never been a fan of Doom Patrol. I had to buy this book in order to get the yellow ring. I really didn't want to have to buy the book in order to get the ring so maybe that made me resent this DP tale, but I found the storytelling lame and the art passable. I expected better from a "Blackest Night" tie in. Remember fans—these are just opinions...um, heh?
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Dark Reign-The List: Wolverine (Oneshot)—Wednesday 10-28-09
NOT the Dog of the Week, because it wasn't bad, but let's say...the less than steller book of the week. (ahem...)—Wait! Hold on! I already said it wasn't bad! Jason Aaron is still masterful. All I'm saying is the stuff I've been reading over in Weapon X seems less lighthearted and deeper then this tale. It was just O.K. for me—nothing personal. This book would have benefited by coming out in a different week then Dark Reign-The List: Punisher.
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #5—Wednesday 10-21-09
Wow—there must be some kind of difficulty happening for the Great Paul Dini. He was absent from Gotham City Sirens on the third issue,and now he's bailed on B:S.O.G.#5 already! Foul I say, Homeboy D! This seemed like a filler issue. Although it still had the smooth stylings of Nguyen (loved that Authority!) with Fridolfs, it was written by "guest writer" Chris Yost (who is admittedly no slouch). I was hoping for more of the Mr.Zsazz goings on but instead got a filler tale with Manbat and the Huntress—Huh? It looks like this might continue next issue. Help!...Interest...fading.... A filler on issue #5? Really?? The Manhunter back up? OK, I guess.I don't really vibe on that character. All I'm saying is: Why can't Dini be more consistant on these Bat books? For $3.99 no less. Shame on you DC. Mr. Dini—you're a pleasant guy but chop chop my friend.
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #6—Wednesday 10-14-09
These types of stories that have no real effect on continuity are why I'm not more on board with more DC titles. Not bad writing or art—just a long (and pricey) road that winds up not so impressively. Anti-climax anyone?
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Kill Audio #1—Wednesday 10-7-09
Would it be so much to ask for an understandable story with some likeable characters? A drug addled chicken? Really? Kill Audio wants to die but can't be killed. I get it. How fascinating. Next.
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Die Hard:Year One #1—Wednesday 9-30-09
Yippee ki yay? More like Yikes,er—uh, Ugh! Howard (The Chake) Chaykin wrote this and—well—see for yourself. I don't wanna dog out the Chake, and the art was passable—but for $3.99? Shame on me for buying this. Boom is doing great things but this isn't one of them. Wow! Or should I say "Arf!"...
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Marvel Zombies Return #4—Wednesday 9-23-09
Although Richard Elson rocked the house most skillfully, who bit the Hulk?? Zombie Giant Man (big teeth marks. ugh.)? Zombie Giant Man bites Hulk while getting socked at the same time?!? How'd he break the skin? D'oh! Why do I keep spending $3.99 on these? I know everybody wants to beat up on these, but—oof. Good work by Elson though—work more, my good man!
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