Sunday, January 15, 2006

The fruits of my ill-advised comic shopping spree

The fruits of my ill-advised comic shopping spree

I got a lot of comics today. I'll leave it to the interested reader to tally up what this haul must have cost me. I'll tell you that it was worth every penny and more.

THE HAUL (In no particular order...)

  • The Originals
  • The Walking Dead Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
  • Promethea (Book 4)
  • Seven Soldiers of Victory Volume 1
  • Ocean
  • Conan: The God In The Bowl And Other Stories


    • I'm currently reading and enjoying Ocean, and I am very, very pleased with my haul in its entirety.

    Watching:
  • Samurai Champloo - Volume 2

    D


    • posted by Drew @ 11:05 PM   9 comments

    9 Comments:

    At January 16, 2006 4:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

    hey drew, are you on netflix? i just joined and will be viewing movies on a continuous basis now, so feel free to give me recommendations.

    katy

     
    At January 16, 2006 7:46 PM, Blogger Nic said...

    man conan vol 2 is SOOOO good.
    Too bad busiek is leaving the book to go revamp (yet again) Aquaman for DC. but Tim 'Grimjack' Truman is taking over! Hand picked by Busiek. I cannot wait. oooh.

    -N

     
    At January 16, 2006 8:12 PM, Blogger Drew said...

    Katy--

    I am indeed on Netflix. Add me to your Friends list at my gronix@excite.com address. (Same goes for any other Netflixers who read this comment.) I'll set you up straight with the good and the bad.

    Nick--

    I've heard only vague things about the Conan stuff. People talking in hushed but reverent voices. Gatherings in alleys where geeks stand passing around tattered copies of Frost Giant's Daughter and breathing heavily. Nearly every comic reader I know has contacted me and asked if I've read it. I'm excited to read both volumes and join the secret society.

    D

     
    At January 16, 2006 9:41 PM, Blogger EP said...

    Promethea volume 4 - man, I think that might be my favorite. So goddamn beautiful.

     
    At January 16, 2006 9:42 PM, Blogger EP said...

    And what can I say about Conan that hasn't already been said?

    All Hail King Busiek!

     
    At January 17, 2006 9:32 PM, Blogger Drew said...

    So the thing about Promethea is that it pretty much seems like a textbook for magic in comic form. It's pretty great, especially considering my curiousity in the occult has grown in the past year.

    Alan Moore always gives me the mad hookups.

    D

     
    At January 17, 2006 9:33 PM, Blogger Drew said...

    By the way, have you read thru Promethea 5?

    D

     
    At January 18, 2006 1:29 PM, Blogger EP said...

    Yeah...

    While beautiful, it came off kinda hurried. I liked Tom Strong's part, but in the end, it seemed like Moore got a signal from above or something.

     
    At January 27, 2006 12:44 AM, Blogger Nic said...

    I am of a small minority that found the whole of ABC to be... well rather lacking. With the exception of TOP TEN.

    And I worked in a Comic store for a time and got caught up on most of that stuff for the most part.

    -N

     

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