@Tiggi Sorry man, the past few weekends have been busy with birthdays. I will do it on Sunday and contact you Monday with the list.

@Mag: no worries bud, just wanted to make sure we were still on, and also I want to get an idea of how much I need to save

I originally got it for DS, but now i am also addicted - reading Locke and Key, halfway through 3rd collection volume now

Read Pride of Baghdad.
Wow, what a story, I was really moved. Based on a true story of 4 lions who escaped from captivity after an air raid hit a Baghdad zoo.
Beautiful panels with a color palette that compliments their surroundings and moves effortlessly with the story.
The ending made me tear up.

I'm enjoying these Spawn reprints

Started reading the Team Fortress 2 Comic shorts they have available on their site, some funny stuff

I've also read the awesome Portal 2 comic "Lab Rat". Awesome art, I love the style


I'll be buying the collection this month I really think it's worth the money

Almost done with Y: The Last Man, read volumes 8 and 9 last night, will finish up by reading 10 tonight.
Wasn't too difficult to pick up again, a few things I didn't remember (I last read it around the beginning of last year) but managed to get up to speed fairly quickly without needing to re-read previous volumes.

There was a huge revelation in Vol.9 which I'm not sure how I feel. I hope it's just a "supposed cause" instead of the actual cause, since it seems a bit weak to me. But I hear the ending is quite satisfying and people always have had good things to say about it so I'm sure it'll be fine, will give a short review on it after I finish it.

Anywho the one thing that came to mind last night is whether or not it would be worthwhile purchasing the deluxe hardcovers at a later stage. I've got the trades and the downside of it is that they're printed on pretty regular paper which causes color to look a bit washed out and not at all vibrant. You'd suspect it's on purpose considering how bleak the series is meant to be, but that's not it at all. First of all "bleak" is the last word I'd use to describe it, and secondly there are set pieces of art that just scream for a better print.
It's not a series that focuses on art though, it's far more story driven so it's difficult to say if I'l personally look into getting the hardcovers since the benefits aren't as substantial.

Forgot to come back to this.
So did finish Y: The Last Man about a week ago. To put it simply, very good series, I was quite satisfied with the ending. My first reaction to there being no further explanation of the plague was mixed as I said before, it felt a little too preachy to be scientifically plausible with proof being plentiful yet ambiguous. But after reading a comment by the author, saying that he didn't want to give ppl a definite answer, instead providing many version of what could've caused it, with one being more plausible then others, and letting readers choose for themselves, it made me respect the writing more.
Besides, the plague was just a catalyst for the story, a means to drive the story forward and give characters purpose. Each individual was strong enough to stand on their own, and (speaking for myself at least), all believable and likable.
There were some moments in that final volume that shocked me and moved me. Heck there were moments in the entire series that warranted an emotional response, so kudos to that. Not even an ending that came across as purposefully controversial or gratuitous, really don't think I could've written it better.
Overall, highly recommended reading.

Then last night also decided to start reading volumes of the Amazing and Ultimate arcs of Spider-Man I have, starting with the first volume of the rebooted (if you could call it that) principal Spidey line, Coming Home.
Wow, what a start. This was pitch-perfect, textbook Spidey. The dialog was sharp, having me chuckle quite a bit with some brilliant Spidey-quips, something I've really missed. The art itself was solid, despite the simpler, day to day activity scenes of Peter going about his business. Ultimately the volume starts of the series with a bang, beating Spidey to a pulp, nearly killing him and having him mend his wounds, not to mention taking a few risks that really feel like they'll pay off (which I won't spoil).
I'm sure there will be volumes that won't be as good, what with different writers and artists taking their stab, but I for one am glad to be returning to the series, and look forward to reading more of my top comic love .
I'd recommend it to fans but not to anyone else since it's a heck of a commitment. This is Marvel's flagship moneymaker, and to follow such a long standing line can be quite (financially) daunting.
Even I'll be reading this intermittently in-between other series with shorter runs and conclusive ends, picking up sequential volumes at random.

@Tiggi
Ultimate Spider-man is the best comic Marvel has IMO.

And for those, like me, looking forward to it:




As Dark Horse did with Buffy, DC is continuing Smallville Season 11 in comic format. It will be written by Smallville and Batgirl writer, Bryan Q. Miller, and illustrated by Pere Perez.

Series debuts digitally on April 13, with new chapters every week, followed up by a print collection a month later.

@DG: I've heard nothing but praise for it, and glad to hear the feedback is overwhelmingly positive for Miles Morales.
I'm getting more Amazing trades over Ultimate since the older Amazing's are a tad harder to find (before Brand New Day at least), but I'll get get around to Ultimate eventually

Read Sandman Vol. 1 last night. Wow what a trip. Firstly the style is quite unique, a distinctive late 80s/early 90s look couple with Gaiman's guided vision of dynamic, dream-like art. Interesting to read the intro insert where the editor (and in a closing essay, Neil himself) speaks of how the story was still coming together, and much of the appeal and larger, over-arching elements only really come into fruition later into the books. In any case it was still a heck of a compelling read, showing the titular Sandman, Morpheus, captured by humans, forced to endure many years in a cell until such a time he could escape and reclaim his possessions in order to restore his power. The quest to do so finishes up by the time the book ends, with a colorful (and often horrific) set of characters introduced along the way. Each individual chapter seems to follow a specific theme, and while some don't really do much and feel a little too "out there" (probably because of it being early stages in the series as mentioned before), a few have real lasting power and quite a number of memorable moments.
Ultimately I can already see why its namesake is so revered, and look forward to reading subsequent volumes.
Really nothing else out there quite like it.

@Tiggi
I don't think I can praise Ultimate Spidey enough, it got me reinterested in the character outside of the cartoons again. So I'm really looking forward t the upcoming Ultimate Spider-man cartoon. And yes, Miles Morales is actually a good story arc, glad to see Bendis is still creating characters you can root for.

Read Amazing Spidey Vol.2: Revelations last night.
Compared to Vol.1, quite a duller read, but a necessary one. The choices taken by the writer in the first volume are dealt with in full, and most of the volume is spent with.
This particular volume also had what I guess you could call a tribute piece at the start, dealing with the events of 9/11 which was quite somber but very well written, as well as a 2 issue bonus at the end dealing with Rhino which was also quite amusing. Essentially it just made it a very short volume as far as actual meaty story goes, but as I said, necessary to move the story forward.

More Spawn!! Really enjoying them

This story takes place after the Maximum Carnage story line! Pretty cool!



More Spawn

Read Amazing Spidey #3 a few days back. Back into the action, a solid volume with Spidey get a heck of a beating, and some great scenes between him and MJ, along with an appearance by Doc Oc.
Some interesting fore-shadowing teasers of whats to come, so keen to see where it goes.

New Justice League 1-7, I am really enjoying it.

Carnage USA 1-4:




Excellent story, even more fantastic artwork. Highly recommended for anyone whose read Carnage VS Venom, Carnage.

@DG I thought Carnage Family feud & Carnage USA where one in the same

@Knight
I'll have to take a look out for info for that and let you know. I'd assume Family Feud was between Venom, Carnage and Carnage's kid that attached to the cop. Theres just way too many symbiotes in the Marvel Universe now.