Comics

Old Comics /  by MELINDA Schmidbauer

I have decided I want to decoupage a table for the comic book lounge, and I want to use old comics to do so. Of course, I can’t use Mark’s comics, so I recently purchased a bulk lot of comics online. Basically, quarter comics. There were a lot of middling old Marvels and DC’s, mostly from the early ’90s, as well as several independents.

 

 

In particular, there were several from Valiant, a now defunct comics publisher. And one of those from Valiant was “The Second Life of Dr. Mirage.” I loved this comic. While still in the superheroic vein, it did not have all the “back story” that the DC Comics Mark was reading did. I could pick this up, and start from the beginning. And, in fact, I am going to go back and reread them again. If you get a chance, read the eleven issues that were published. You won’t be sorry.

 

 

Origins and Omens /  by MELINDA Schmidbauer

I am not sure if the “Origins and Omens” stories are telling me anything or not. Mark seems pretty sure that the stories are foreshadowing, but -- especially in the Green Lantern book this past week -- I wonder if they are just something a little fun for the writers and artists. I did think the whole “Tom Sawyer paints a fence” Green Lantern thing was pretty cute, but the black paint as an omen was a little too over the top!

A Comic Week /  by MELINDA Schmidbauer

Well, I was off work two days this week for snow days, and my sewing machines were in the shop, so I read comics. I admit, with the holidays, all our recent travel, sickness, and work, I haven't read comics for about a month. My stack of comics to read was about two feet high. I spent Thursday reading all old stuff. Friday, I picked up the comic books for the week. The last issue of Final Crisis was in, so it was time to attack that.

 

 

 

 

 

So, Friday night I read Final Crisis 1-7, Final Crisis Revelations 1-5, Final Crisis Rogues Revenge, and three or four more Final Crisis titles. I think that may be the podcast this week.

One plea -- please read Terry Moore's Echo -- it is so good, and the first graphic novel has been named a "Great Graphic Novel for Teens."