graphic thoughts

I get my comics every month in a big ol’ box from my formerly-local comic shop.  It is lovely and convenient and sometimes irritating because I only get my comics once a month.  But this is a good thing, too.  It focuses my comic time to one big blast a month rather than several times a month taking up time I’d like to focus on other things. This is a small “week” for me.

Birds Of Prey #106
(I can’t say I care for this cover very much…)

Countdown #49
No opinion on series yet — I’ve only read the first issue!

Wonder Woman Vol 3 #9
I don’t think Jodi Picoult’s done a very good job capturing Diana at all, though the story has been somewhat engaging, but we’re all just marking time until Gail comes on board.

Countdown #50
First issue (#51) set up an interesting scenario AND focused partially on Mary Marvel.  Cool

Justice League Of America Vol 2 #9
Rolling along with the good

Oyayubihime Infinity Vol 5 TP
Terrific, engaging romantic fantasy that keeps you guessing about who will end up with whom and makes you want EVERYONE to end up happy in the end.

Supergirl Vol 5 #17
I just found out Joe Kelly is leaving in two more issues!  Who will take over?  What will become of the revitalized Kara Zor-El?!

Oops.  Oddly enough, I already have them, too.  I’d requested that 52 #52 be sent to me right away and they packed up all my pending comics and sent them along, so I’m current until the 16th.

Very thin week, though:

COUNTDOWN #51 
This seems to be starting well, and I’m all intrigued by Mary Marvel–she’s third on my list of Top Three Comic Heroines (Black Canary, Supergirl, Mary Marvel)–so this’ll be good.

Y THE LAST MAN VOL 9 MOTHERLAND TP
I am criminally behind on this series but have been collecting the trades.  I think I’ll eventually just spend a weekend day reading the whole series.

This weekend is Anime Central, and I’ll be spending a lot of time in the dealer’s room and art show.  Hooray!

A big comic-buying week for me!  I’m pretty excited about a lot of these titles, too.

52 Week #51
Only One More Issue!  I hope Countdown can come close to the greatness of this series.

Blue Beetle Vol 6 #14
*loves*

Gals Vol 10 TP
Last issue!  I’ll miss Kotobuki Ran and her friends and all of their crazy, wacky hijinks, but I’m sure it’ll wrap-up great.  I note that this is one of the few manga series I’ve seen which preserves the Japanese naming conventions (family name first, personal name last) and honorifics were left on.  I don’t have a preference either way; when English language things are translated, “our” names are often reversed to their style and honorifics added, so I don’t see this as being in any way disrespectful any more than translating the works in the first place is.  I just enjoyed seeing it done here.

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