Let us take a gander at Marvel's November solicitations: Marvel confuses me: apparently Microman and Mantor the Magician are 'Marvel Milestones' whereas Spider-Man & The Black Cat #1–3 are 'Marvel Must Haves'. Are they for real, or do they just like alliteration? Reading on Kevin Smith’s blog about how he…
A lot to get through today: Image solicitations, my comics for the week, some reviews and bits. It’s like buses … Image solicitations for November Award for most hilarious line of blurb goes to the Image Comics HC: 'ALL PREVIOUS ORDERS HAVE DECOMPOSED'. This is part of the Image problem,…
I was supposed to be in Olso this past weekend for a friend’s wedding, but the problems with BA meant I didn’t go. This really bummed me out, which is why I haven’t posted the last couple of days. However, the posting of DC solicitations for November have cheered me…
I never read any CrossGen comics when they came out. I didn’t pay attention to the many press releases concerning their comics and was only dimly aware about the trouble they had and the eventual bankruptcy. This was primarily due to a lack of interest on my part in their…
Comics I'm looking forward to reading the most this week: 100 Bullets #63 Fables #40 Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #3 Gravity #3 Ultimate Annual #1 I’m anticipating all these books, especially Zatanna, but it got me thinking about what I get on a monthly basis and trades I wait for later.…
Lovely comics I shall be buying this week: Hellboy: The Island #2 Astro City: The Dark Age #2 Legion of Super-Heroes #8 Pulse #10 Runaways #6 I'm not sure if I should be waiting for Astro City: The Dark Age to be collected. It's going to read better in trade…
Bring on the Marvel hype! House of M (or, House of Hmmmmmmm) comes to a hopefully satisfying conclusion or it really will be a waste of time and hype, and the internet won't so much crack in half as fall asleep. Should Bendis be allowed to write huge crossovers in…
I’ve got to pay my comic blog union dues. The list can be found here (as long as poor CBR are working okay still) or you can get them from the source here. Now, is it me, or does the image for All-Star Batman & Robin #3 play into the…
Why don’t I ignore my sabbatical and just carry on posting as if my last post were yesterday? Let's just say I was taking the 'Clandestine' part of the title too seriously ... The impetus for blogging again, apart from having an ego that believes my opinion is vitally important…
Let us look into the future ... (or here, if you don't have the sight) So, House of M begins. Is anybody particularly excited about this? Spinning out of Avengers: Disappointed, the New Avengers and the Astonishing X-Men team up to give Scarlet Witch a spanking or something. (Don't you…